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    Weekend Events
    L.A. Comic Con, Holidayfest, and more
    Christine N. Ziemba
    Published November 30, 2023 6:30 AM
    Four people dressed in extravagant, colorful costumes pose outside the Los Angeles Convention Center.
    L.A. Comic Con returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center this weekend.
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    Mario Tama/Getty Images
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    Getty Images North America
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    This weekend:

    Don your best cosplay outfits as LA Comic Con returns. Shop for art at Giant Robot’s Post It Show 19. Attend any number of holiday crafts markets.

    Our picks:

    • L.A. Comic Con - Don your best cosplay gear and shop for collectibles and cool stuff, attend screenings or participate in gaming tournaments and cosplay contests.
    • Post It Show 19 - The annual show features hundreds of artists’ work on Post-it Notes. 
    • 12th Annual Venice Holiday Sign Lighting - The family-friendly event features more than 100 local businesses coming together for the sign lighting, and the new Holiday Taste of Venice and Windward Wonderland. 

    Don your best cosplay outfits as LA Comic Con returns. Shop for art at Giant Robot’s Post It Show 19. Attend any number of holiday crafts markets.

    Events

    • Busta Rhymes stands on stage in a red sweater, while performing in front of a blank video screen.
      Fri, Dec 1

      A Celebration And Conversation With Busta Rhymes

      • GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live
        800 W. Olympic Blvd., Downtown L.A.

      Busta Rhymes discusses his career, creative process and latest music.
    • Four people dressed in extravagant, colorful costumes pose outside the Los Angeles Convention Center.

      LA Comic Con

      LA Comic Con returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center this weekend.
    • A cast member starring in La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin gazes out over the crowd.

      La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin

      • The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
        555 W. Temple St., Downtown LA

      The city’s largest Christmas pageant includes more than 100 actors, singers and indigenous Aztec dancers as well as children and seniors from the community.
    • Glowing, red LED letters spell "Laugh" against a brick wall.
      Fri, Dec 1

      Platonic Juke

      • The Goldfish
        5043 York Blvd., Highland Park

      Platonic Juke is a standup show hosted by comic and writer Rachel Joravsky, with lineups that feature established and rising comedians and a focus on LGBTQIA+/POC artists.
    • A bald-headed figure cloaked in thin, off-white cloth looks down across their left shoulder.
      Sun, Dec 3

      Tonality Choir

      • Grace First Presbyterian
        3955 N. Studebaker Rd, Long Beach
      • Pico Union Project
        1153 Valencia St., Pico-Union

      Tonality choir presents the journeys of transgender and nonbinary individuals, showcasing their experiences in the face of adversity.

    • Someone takes a photo of a figure dressed as The Grinch in a Santa Claus costume.
      Sat, Dec 2

      South Lake Avenue Holidayfest 2023

      • Macy's Pasadena Plaza
        401 S. Lake Avenue, Pasadena

      In between live music at the South Lake Avenue Holidayfest, get free Santa photos, holiday activities (cookie making and ornament decorating stations.
    • A disc jockey performs under a blinding blue light.
      Sat, Dec 2

      Horror Hi-fi

      • Grandmaster Recorders
        1518 N Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood

      Alex Oxley and Roxanne Roll, the DJs of the Fleetmac Wood nights, bring their side project Horror Hi-fi to Hollywood for an evening of tech-noir, sad-girl disco, zombie-wave and Italo-giallo.
    • A flier for the Entertainment Workers Arts and Crafts Fair, held at Riverfront Stages, Stage 4 in Glassell Park.
      Sat, Dec 2

      Entertainment Workers Arts and Crafts Fair

      • Riverfront Stages - Soundstage 4
        3333 North San Fernando Rd., Glassell Park

      Entertainment industry workers who were hit hard by the strikes, are getting together to sell their arts and crafts.
    • A colorful flier for the "Post It Show 19," which features hundreds of artists’ work on Post-it Notes.

      Post It Show 19

      • GR2 Art Gallery
        2062 Sawtelle Blvd., Los Angeles

      The annual Post It Show 19 features hundreds of artists’ work on Post-it Notes.
    • A flier promoting the 43rd Annual Black Doll Show at the William Grant Still Arts Center.

      43rd Annual Black Doll Show

      • The William Grant Still Arts Center (WGSAC)
        2520 S. West View St., West Adams

      The annual Black Doll Show explores the protective, liberatory and loving ways that dolls, amulets, quilts, charms and other items are used in African-American spiritual traditions.
    • An illustration of a pink floral diary with the words "Share The Shame" sketched onto the pages' edges.
      Sat, Dec 2

      Mortified: 20th Anniversary Show

      • Dynasty Typewriter
        2511 Wilshire Blvd., Westlake

      Mortified has adults share their most embarrassing childhood memories (through journals, letters, poems, lyrics, plays, home movies, art).
    • A shopper wearing plaid examines a polka-dot plate for sale, while a seller behind a table beams up at them.

      2023 Holiday Marketplace

      • Craft Contemporary
        5814 Wilshire Blvd, Mid-Wilshire

      Craft Contemporary holds its annual marketplace with a curated selection of one-of-a-kind jewelry and homewares.
    • A sign that reads "Venice" hangs between two buildings before a beach backdrop.
      Sat, Dec 2

      12th Annual Venice Holiday Sign Lighting

      • VENICE Sign
        Windward and Pacific Ave., Venice

      The family-friendly event features more than 100 local businesses coming together for the sign lighting, and the new Holiday Taste of Venice and Windward Wonderland.

    Outdoor Pick

    • A woman wearing a black dress bikes with a cart in tow. Another woman riding in the cart smiles and waves at the camera.
      Sun, Dec 3

      CicLAvia - South LA

      • Various locations

      The latest edition of CicLAvia, presented by Metro, celebrates 13 years of car-free streets.

    Viewing Pick

    • A black and white photo of Charlie Chapman with a mustache.

      The Gold Rush

      • Old Town Music Hall
        140 Richmond St., El Segundo

      Watch the silent Charlie Chaplin film The Gold Rush (1925) in the beautiful old theater with live accompaniment by Robert York on the Mighty Wurlitzer

    Dine and Drink Deals

    Here are a few dine and drink options to indulge in this week.

    • A chocolate donut with sprinkles and a bite taken out of it.

      Chainfest

      • NYA Studios
        1541 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood

      Attendees get to sample bites from Chili’s, Dunkin’, Jack in the Box, Panda Express, Pizza Hut, Red Robin and SONIC Drive-In.
    • Three pomegranates turned into jewelry.
      Sat, Dec 2

      Taste of the Holidays

      • ace/121 Gallery
        121 N. Kenwood St, Glendale

      Glendale Arts welcomes local makers and artists offering culinary treats, handmade goods and art.
    • A large, indoor Christmas tree decorated with gold ornaments and fake snow stands below a massive chandelier.
      Sun, Dec 17

      The Nutcracker Afternoon Tea

      The hotel offers its fancy holiday high tea experience in the Lobby Lounge.