The Summer of 2025 brings lots of new experiences and exhibitions to Southern California, among them a special summer concert and there are two new penguins who are now living and swimming in Long Beach. They are featured in the Sunday “Gayle on the Go!” report.
The award-winning Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles is preparing for its 17th Annual Season Finale Concert at The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall July 20, 2025, with a featured guest performance by singer and Grammy-nominated songwriter Sheléa. The event marks the conclusion of ICYOLA’s 17th performance season and celebrates the remarkable talent and dedication of its young musicians. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased HERE.
Returning to The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles after a glorious performance during the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Mahlerthon event, this season’s finale promises an unforgettable afternoon of orchestral music and entertainment. Performances will not only feature the exceptional youth orchestra and drum corps but also a tribute to the late Quincy Jones and the Black Divas of Soul. Also, the concert will include a lineup of performances from the drum corps, beginning education program, and a new composition written by ICYOLA members. The new composition, “Elements,” was born from a collaboration between the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) and ICYOLA, written by members of the orchestra alongside LACO composition mentors, and will be performed by fellows from the LACO Fellowship and the ICYOLA Orchestra.
ICYOLA’s 17th Annual Season Finale Concert is a ticketed event. Tickets are available for purchase online or over the phone at (213) 788-4260. KEEP UP WITH ICYOLA:WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | X | YouTube | LinkedIn
About ICYOLA: Founded in 2009, the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) is a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and the largest orchestra of color in the country. ICYOLA’s mission is to help transform the lives and minds of young people in inner-city Los Angeles through high-quality music education. The organization also teaches its members the great music of the world, provides opportunities for them to perform that music in the most magnificent settings of their community, and prepares them for advanced study and high-caliber success in music and otherwise. ICYOLA instills the ancillary benefits that music instruction provides : problem-solving skills, critical thinking, self-reliance, self-confidence, self-discipline, and the crystallization and pursuit of meaningful purpose.
17th Annual Season Finale Concert
Sunday, July 20th @ 3pm
Walt Disney Concert Hall
135 North Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213 972 7211
icyola.org
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The Aquarium of the Pacific welcomes two new Magellanic penguins: Inca and Milo. The public can see them in the June Keyes Penguin Habitat. The new penguins came from two Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accredited facilities. The Aquarium of the Pacific participates in the AZA Species Survival Program (SSP) for Magellanic penguins.
Inca is an eleven-year-old penguin, who is a voracious eater. She is currently “outeating” all of her fellow penguins, who are all fed restaurant quality herring, capelin, and on rare occasion, squid.
Milo is a five-year-old penguin with a calm demeanor. He has already started preening (grooming) his fellow penguins, which is a natural behavior done to preserve their body heat.
These medium sized penguins are a temperate species native to the coasts of Argentina and Chile in South America. The public will be able to see the new penguins when the Aquarium opens at 9:00 a.m. or on the live webcam. The “Penguin Cam” is made possible by explore.org, the philanthropic media organization and division of the Annenberg Foundation.
The New Magellanic Penguins: Milo and Inca
Aquarium of the Pacific
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 590-3100
aquariumofpacific.org
Reservations required
