Say Sayonara To The June Gloomies With Our 12 Indoor-Fun Ideas
Mother Nature can be such a tawdry tease. On Memorial Day, we were busting out our (high-waisted) bikinis, and then the next thing you know, the fickle forecast calls for a month of doom and gloom. Listen, we know it's hardly the pits when The Weather Channel predicts a sunless 70 degrees, but it's not exactly unicorns and rainbows at the end of the week, either, when all you want is the beach!
However, since we're always here to be your 24-7 antidepressant, we got our head out of the clouds to help you weather the annoying wrath of every L.A. summer's infancy with these 12 ideas for indoor fun. Grin and bear it 'til July by getting your DIY on at a T-shirt-press palace, channel your inner Impressionist at an edgy art studio, or host a high tea at the Huntington Gardens. The sky's the limit, really — just pick your overcast poison!
Photos (clockwise from left): Via PAINT:LAB Official Facebook, LACMA Official Facebook, Arcadia Rock Climbing Official Facebook
PAINT:LAB
Since cloudy weather is such a rare occurrence here, it can sometimes drum up our dramatic sides. Why not get all moody on a blank canvas? This Venice art studio has anime and cartoon classes, nude figure instruction (model included), and they even teach plein air at the beach on the first Sunday of each month (best pack your gray paints for that one)!
PAINT:LAB, 2912 Main Street (between Ashland Avenue and Kinney Street); 310-450-9200.
LACMA
It's hard to hit the museum when your pasty legs beg for a bronzing, but you've got no excuse when the rays are in absentia! Have you seen Chris Burden's Metropolis II sculpture yet? Think 100,000 toy cars whizzing around a mini-"city" at dizzying speeds, sparking a major "How'd he do that?" moment.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard (at South Spaulding Avenue); 323-857-6000.
Arcadia Rock Climbing
Just east of Pasadena, you'll find one of the most massive rock climbing walls in all of the U.S. of A. It's a great way to take your dismal day to new heights, ha! Also, the organization hosts a super-cool overnighter, dubbed "Rock Inn," for a rock around the clock party.
Arcadia Rock Climbing, 305 North Santa Anita Avenue (at La Porte Street); 626-294-9111.
Other Notables:
The Rose Garden Tea Room and Café at The Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road (between Orlando and Stratford roads); 626-683-8131.
Dragon Books, 2954 North Beverly Glen Circle (at North Beverly Glen Boulevard); 310-441-8545.
However, since we're always here to be your 24-7 antidepressant, we got our head out of the clouds to help you weather the annoying wrath of every L.A. summer's infancy with these 12 ideas for indoor fun. Grin and bear it 'til July by getting your DIY on at a T-shirt-press palace, channel your inner Impressionist at an edgy art studio, or host a high tea at the Huntington Gardens. The sky's the limit, really — just pick your overcast poison!
Photos (clockwise from left): Via PAINT:LAB Official Facebook, LACMA Official Facebook, Arcadia Rock Climbing Official Facebook
PAINT:LAB
Since cloudy weather is such a rare occurrence here, it can sometimes drum up our dramatic sides. Why not get all moody on a blank canvas? This Venice art studio has anime and cartoon classes, nude figure instruction (model included), and they even teach plein air at the beach on the first Sunday of each month (best pack your gray paints for that one)!
PAINT:LAB, 2912 Main Street (between Ashland Avenue and Kinney Street); 310-450-9200.
LACMA
It's hard to hit the museum when your pasty legs beg for a bronzing, but you've got no excuse when the rays are in absentia! Have you seen Chris Burden's Metropolis II sculpture yet? Think 100,000 toy cars whizzing around a mini-"city" at dizzying speeds, sparking a major "How'd he do that?" moment.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard (at South Spaulding Avenue); 323-857-6000.
Arcadia Rock Climbing
Just east of Pasadena, you'll find one of the most massive rock climbing walls in all of the U.S. of A. It's a great way to take your dismal day to new heights, ha! Also, the organization hosts a super-cool overnighter, dubbed "Rock Inn," for a rock around the clock party.
Arcadia Rock Climbing, 305 North Santa Anita Avenue (at La Porte Street); 626-294-9111.
Other Notables:
The Rose Garden Tea Room and Café at The Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road (between Orlando and Stratford roads); 626-683-8131.
Dragon Books, 2954 North Beverly Glen Circle (at North Beverly Glen Boulevard); 310-441-8545.
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