view this message online AUGUST 2011 DCBID News | New in Town | Downtown Specials | Calendar | Downtown Living   Summer Nights: Downtown Hotel Deals Enjoy the best LA has to offer as Downtown's hottest hotels treat you to an unforgettable urban retreat! Discover Downtown Los Angeles with live music, breathtaking theater, and LA's finest dining destinations and cocktail lounges. Get summer hotel deals at DowntownLA.com » Thank you for your support! Downtown Center BID Awarded "Best Downtown BID" Thank you for supporting us in the Downtown News' 2011 Best of Downtown contest. Business Improvement Districts have been essential to Downtown LA's growth, and we have been proud to serve the Downtown Center District for over 13 years. Downtown Specials Dinner Discounts for Downtown LA Residents L.A. LIVE Restaurants Including 10-20% off.   10% off for theater patrons McCormick & Schmick's Including complimentary shuttle to Downtown LA theaters. View more exclusive offers » Downtown Calendar Little Black Dress FREE EXHIBIT FIDM Museum & Galleries Now – August 13   Outdoor Cinema Food Fest FOOD TRUCKS & FILM Various locations Now – September 3 Grand Performances FREE CONCERTS Cal Plaza Now – September 25   The Personal is Political EXHIBIT MOCA, Grand Avenue Now – October 10 Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo EXHIBIT Japanese American National Museum Now – October 30   Katy Perry CONCERT Nokia Theatre August 5-7 Hard Summer Music Festival CONCERT LA State Historic Park August 6   Cool Your Heels in the Shade FREE SUMMER PARTY California African American Museum August 7 LA Craft Beer Crawl PUB CRAWL Throughout Downtown LA August 13   71st Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival FREE FESTIVAL Little Tokyo August 13-21 Taylor Swift Speak Now World Tour CONCERT STAPLES Center August 23-28   1001 Inventions EXHIBIT California Science Center Ongoing View more August events » Active Arts at the Music Center – FREE Dance Downtown: 60s Night August 12 Drum Downtown: Found Sounds August 13 Friday Night Sing-Alongs: Rat Pack August 19 Dance Downtown: Zydeco August 26 View the full schedule at MusicCenter.org » Pershing Square Summer Series – FREE Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts August 3, 10 & 17 Thursday Spaceland Concerts August 4, 11 & 18 Friday Night Flicks Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark – August 5 American Graffiti – August 12 Monty Python and the Holy Grail – August 19 Gladiator – August 26 Saturday Summer Concerts August 6, 13 & 20 View the full schedule at LAparks.org »         New in Town   Buzz Wine Beer Shop 460 S. Spring St. #C (213) 622-2222 buzzwinebeershop.com   Dinosaur Hall at the Natural History Museum 900 Exposition Blvd. (213) 763-3466 nhm.org   Flying Pig Cafe 141 S. Central Ave. (213) 621-0300 flyingpigcafela.com   Garage Pizza 100-1/2 W. 7th St. (213) 662-3390 garagepizzala.com   Hooters 1248 S. Figueroa (213) 222-9464 westcoasthooters.com   Nola's Taste of New Orleans 734 E. 3rd St. (213) 680-3003   Pattern Bar 100 W. 9th St. (213) 627-7774 patternbar.com   Perch 448 S. Hill St. (213) 622-2929 perchla.com   Silo Vodka Bar 221 W. 7th St. (213) 891-1063 silodtla.com Downtown Living   Join us on our FREE Saturday Housing Bus Tour August 6 & 20 9am-1pm Thinking about moving to Downtown LA? Our FREE housing tour is the best way to start! Check out new lofts, apartments and condos. Hurry, these tours will fill up! You must register online to guarantee your spot on the bus.   Search our online housing lists, including: • Completed Apartments • Completed Lofts • Completed Condos Search our Downtown Directory About the Downtown Center BID Contact Us