The city of Beverly Hills’ Concerts on Canon summer season kicks off with a Pride Night concert on June 1 at 6 p.m. at Beverly Canon Gardens. The Pride Night concert and celebration will include past winners of the Music Forward Foundation’s LGBTQIA+ Emerging Artist Awards: Leopold Nunan and Kymistry. Leopold Nunan, also known as Leo from Rio, is a dance music award-winning artist from Brazil. Kymistry is an emerging contemporary R&B artist known for her neo-soul sound. Also joining the festivities will be Brian Sonia-Wallace, West Hollywood’s Poet Laureate and founder of Pride Poets. In addition to reading, the Pride Poets will be on hand with vintage, manual typewriters to craft on-the-spot, personalized poems for the audience.
This free outdoor concert series will take place weekly until Aug. 24 with two 45-minute musical sets at 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. The 2023 summer line-up includes the following:
