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Making Memories Festival

Local Music. Local Food. Local Cause.

Sunday, November 12, 2023 at LA State Historic Park

The Making Memories Festival is a multicultural music and food festival benefiting Alzheimer's Los Angeles. The event showcases performances by local bands and features food from LA's favorite food trucks. Informational booths and experiences focusing on brain health and other healthy lifestyle resources are also part of the festivities.

FEATURED PERFORMANCE BY

Ozomatli

Ozomatli logo
Ozomatli band members standing on building rooftop

photo by Lisa Johnson

with special guests J.Rocc, Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse, La Misa Negra, and Monalisa

J.Rocc standing outside with hills in the background

J.Rocc

Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse

La Misa Negra

DJ Monalisa at her turntable

Monalisa

Alex Gervasi

Alex Gervasi

Host Alex Gervasi

UCLA ACA Lion Dance Team

With a special venue blessing performed by the UCLA ACA Lion Dance Team

Exhibitor Fair

Always Best Care Senior Services
Alzheimer's LA Memories in the Making
Alzheimer's Los Angeles
Amoeba Music
Assisted Living Locators, Los Angeles
BeStructured
Biogen
BP Hospice
California Phones
Caring Angels Home Care
Cedars-Sinai
CicLAvia
Cognito Therapeutics
Communities Actively Living Independent & Free
Cross Country Workforce Solutions
Designated Exceptional Services for Independence (DESI)
Eisai
Eli Lilly
Forest Lawn
Good Life Roots
Kaleo Marketing
Land Rover DEFENDER
LA Care Health Plan
LA Public Library
Melawater
Mewsic Moves
OPICA Adult Day Care Center, Inc.
Otsuka
Silverado Beverly Place
The We Care Project by USC
UCLA Equity for Latinx-Hispanic Healthy Aging (ELHA) Lab
UCLA Health
USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging
Welbrook Senior Living

Unique T-Shirt

We’ve partnered with Bonfire to offer a limited-edition Festival shirt featuring exclusive artwork from local artist Ivan Minsloff! Order online and have the shirt shipped anywhere you want worldwide! Proceeds from every shirt sold benefit Alzheimer’s Los Angeles.

EVENT SCHEDULE

(Subject to change)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2023

10:00 AM – VIP Early access gates open (see VIP add-on)

12:30 PM – Gates Open (puertas abren) / Monalisa

1:05 PM – Venue Blessing w/ UCLA ACA Lion Dancers

1:45 PM – La Misa Negra

2:45 PM – Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse

4:00 PM – J.Rocc

5:15 PM – Ozomatli

ABOUT THE VENUE

en español

Los Angeles State Historic Park, 1501 N. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90012

The festival will be held outdoors, rain or shine!

Transportation & Parking
Limited event parking is available for $30/car and is collected on behalf of the Los Angeles River Parks District. We encourage carpooling, ride services, biking, or taking public transportation to the festival. The Metro Rail Chinatown Station on the gold line is less than a block away from the park. The drop off zone for ride share is at the Chinatown Metro Station at 1231 N Spring Street.

Tickets & Arrivals
Please follow signs toward Attendee Check In upon arrival. Ticket confirmations with a QR code will be emailed to ticketholders 24 hours prior to the event. Show your ticket confirmation email to the volunteers at check in to gain entry.  Re-entry will be permitted with wristband.

What Can I Bring?
Limited seating will be available. Guests are welcome to bring their own chairs and blankets for the lawn. Some blankets will also be available for purchase. No outside alcohol will be permitted.

Alcohol
Alcohol will be available on site for purchase for those with a valid ID. No outside alcohol will be permitted.

Is there an age limit for this event? Is there a kid’s ticket price?
The Making Memories Festival is open to people of all ages; however, we encourage parents and/or guardians of minor children to review the scheduled musical acts and performances that will be featured during the event prior to reserving tickets. Tickets for children 10 and under are free with an accompanying adult.

Accessibility
Alzheimer’s Los Angeles is committed to making our event accessible to all who wish to enjoy it. The beautiful Los Angeles State Historic Park is entirely ground level and accessible, including four handicap parking spaces near the park entrance. Please note, the event takes place on grass. ASL interpreters will be available throughout the program and during all live performances. If you have accessibility questions, please contact us: events@alzla.org.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Zenith logo
Eisai logo
Ely Lilly logo
Alfred E. Mann Family Foundation logo
Amoeba Music logo
BeStructured logo
Biogen logo
Cedars Sinai logo
Cerity Partners logo
Cognito Therapeutics
Cross Country Workforce Solutions Group logo
Land Rover Defender logo
Hirsch Family Foundation logo
UCLA Health logo
Welbrook Memory Care logo

Volunteers

Volunteers play a vital role in the success of the Making Memories Festival. We are currently recruiting over 70 volunteers to work a 4-hour shift on Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday during the event. As a volunteer your entry into the Making Memories Festival is on us! Snacks and water will be provided. For volunteer questions, please contact Ashley Ruiz at aruiz@alzla.org.

Land Acknowledgment: Our event will take place at LA State Historic Park, which is located in the known territory of the Tongva people. One large Tonvga village, Yang Na, sat within a mile of today’s park. The Tongva were renamed Garieleño after Mission San Gabriel was founded in 1771. Learn more at https://lastatehistoricpark.org/history/