A.r.t. Artists Real Talk

 Ari Simon is one of those guys that runs shit behind the scenes in Downtown LA. He knows a hell of a lot about said scenes, and he has had a hand in a few different areas of local government. He is best known for his events and survey of the neighborhood, Get Downtown – a map and print publication that also has a heavy online presence and killer newsletter.      0:35 - What is GET DOWN TOWN?    • Tower Theater’s first talkie http://www.getdowntown.la/ http://www.towertheatrela.com/history-of-broadway   6:15 - Ari’s involvement in DTLA - A2B    10:15 - Working with the Historic Core BID    ● What is the BID? http://historiccore.bid/about-the-bid/   15:35 - DTLA Perspective - The differences between then and now    ○ 6th St - The most underrated street in DTLA   23:25 - The DTLA Cultural Stakeholders Group    ○ The Broad comes to Los Angeles http://www.thebroad.org/   25:07 - An Accidental Call to Action - Bringing venues together    26:53 - Eli Broad - One of the biggest art collections in the world  www.hig