Perfect Date Night With Your Spouse At The Hollywood Bowl

When I was younger I was all about night life, going to clubs and parties. As I get older, I enjoy more cozy outtings, where I can connect with my husband while having a great time. One of our favorite places for date night is the Hollywood Bowl, specially during the summer.

We usually pack a picnic bag and get on the motorcycle down the 101 to the Hollywood Bowl. We leave early because we want to avoid traffic and because we like to have a picnic at the different locations while enjoying some champagne and sparkling water.

The variety of concerts offered at the Hollywood Bowl, allow us to choose things that we both like, and we try to alternate between his choices and my choices or we find something we both really love.

Being under the starts, enjoying a great show in a safe place is very romantic. I totally recommend looking into one of the concerts and planning a date night at the Hollywood Bowl, you will be thanking me later!

The food

You can enjoy the picnic areas before the concert. The Hollywood Bowl opens a few hours before the scheduled performance to allow people to use the picnic areas and tables. Pack a picnic basket and a bottle of your favorite beverage. You read that right. You can take food and drinks, even alcoholic drinks to the Hollywood Bowl. 

You can also choose to buy food at the Hollywood Bowl. They have a variety of choices, not only junk food, although you can find a burger and nachos is that is what you like. But the restaurants offer gourmet food. We were recently tasting their menu and it is delicious, one of our favorites were the Pork Ribs. You might want to try the Food and Wine at The Bowl. This year the culinary program is brought to life by James Beard Award-winning chef Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne (of celebrated local restaurants Lucques, a.o.c., Tavern, and The Larder).

Latino concerts that you do not want to miss

Where are all my Latino readers? Here is a list of all the latino concerts you do not want to miss at the Hollywood Bowl this summer
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​Gustavo Dudamel & Omara Portuondo: Aug 14th
About This Performance
PART OF CLASSICAL TUESDAYS 2
Cuban singer Omara Portuondo has been continually performing in public since the age of 15, a legendary singer, part of the historical project Buena Vista Social Club, whose voice reflects a long, creative life of passion and music. She has been singing professionally for an incredible 70+ years and this concert will be her debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel.
Full programming will be announced at a later date, but the performance will include songs and orchestral selections from the Americas.
Please note: The National Ballet of Cuba has been forced to withdraw from the previously announced The Nutcracker with Dudamel concerts at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday, August 14, andThursday, August 16 (both at 8pm), due to challenges with visas. Concerts with Omara Portuondo and Oscar D’León, both with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel, have been announced in their place. 
Programs, artists, dates, prices and availability subject to change.
 
Gustavo Dudamel & Oscar D’Leon: Aug 16th
About This Performance
PART OF CLASSICAL THURSDAYS 2
Venezuelan singer and bassist Oscar D’León will be making his Los Angeles Philharmonic debut. Heavily influenced by Cuban musicians, he taught himself to play bass by listening and playing along to records.  Now known as the “Lion of Salsa,” he has an impressive body of work and has toured and recorded extensively. 
Full programming will be announced at a later date, but the performance will include Salsa and orchestral selections from the Americas.
Please note: The National Ballet of Cuba has been forced to withdraw from the previously announced The Nutcracker with Dudamel concerts at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday, August 14, andThursday, August 16 (both at 8pm), due to challenges with visas. Concerts with Omara Portuondo and Oscar D’León, both with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel, have been announced in their place. 
Programs, artists, dates, prices and availability subject to change.
 

Rodrigo y Gabriela: August 17th/18th
About This Performance
PART OF WEEKEND SPECTACULARS - FRIDAY 2
This powerful match-up of the Mexican guitar duo and Dudamel makes for a night of rhythmic revelry. Rodrigo y Gabriela and the orchestra will mesmerize with their charismatic chemistry, epic licks and intimate instrumentals – another captivating Bowl night. 
Programs, artists, dates, prices and availability subject to change.
 

Juanes: September 5th
About This Performance
PART OF JAZZ AT THE BOWL 2
Juanes, described by The New York Times as “Latin America's hottest singer-songwriter… a soulful poet with electric guitar,” brings his catalog of hits to the Bowl stage. His rock and pop fused with smartly crafted, multi-layered songwriting – and a deep reverence for the traditional folk and other indigenous rhythms of Colombia and Latin America – will have you on your feet!
Winemaker Wednesday, 5–7pm
Get to the Bowl early for a complimentary wine tasting in the Plaza Marketplace featuring some of California’s hottest vintners, hand-selected by the James Beard Award–winning director of our wine program, Caroline Styne.
Programs, artists, dates, prices and availability subject to change.
 

​Norteno at the Bowl: September 15th
About This Performance
Socio-political corrido pioneers Los Tigres del Norte will headline the Bowl’s first-evert concert dedicated to música norteña, to celebrate Mexican Independence Day!  They will perform with orchestra, including all-star musicians from the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA). Los Cachorros de Juan Villarreal and Rosendo Cantú y sus Cadetes de Linares make it a star-studded norteño night.
Programs, artists, dates, prices and availability subject to change.

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