View the work of artist Kara Walker. Watch Gwen Stefani's return to the OC. Celebrate the past, present and future of trains and Union Station.
Our picks:
Kara Walker: Cut to the Quick, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, USC Fisher Museum of Art, University of Southern California University Park Campus, 823 Exposition Blvd., University Park- A major Kara Walker exhibition opens this week, featuring more than 80 works that span her 30-year career.
Honda Center’s 30th Anniversary Concert with Gwen Stefani, Honda Center 2695 E. Katella, Anaheim- Orange County’s own Gwen Stefani returns to Honda Center for the first time in over 15 years to headline the arena’s highly anticipated 30th anniversary concert.
Los Angeles Union Station Trainfest 2023: A Celebration of Past, Present & Future, Los Angeles Union Station, 800 N Alameda St., downtown L.A.-Trainfest returns to celebrate the past, present and future of train travel with activations and programs throughout the iconic Los Angeles landmark.
View the work of artist Kara Walker. Watch Gwen Stefani's return to the OC. Celebrate the past, present and future of trains and Union Station. Attend the Mexican Independence Day Parade and Festival.
Events
Friday, Sept. 8 - Saturday, Dec. 9
Kara Walker: Cut to the Quick, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation USC Fisher Museum of Art University of Southern California University Park Campus 823 Exposition Blvd., University Park A major Kara Walker exhibition opens this week, featuring more than 80 works that span her 30-year career. Uniting works created between 1994 and 2019, highlights of the exhibition include the complete Emancipation Approximation series and images from the Porgy & Bess series. The museum hosts a variety of public programs throughout the show’s run. COST: FREE; MORE INFO
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Friday, Sept. 8; 7 - 8:15 p.m.
The Prose Bowl: A Night Of Spoken Word with Get Lit The Crawford 474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena Celebrate L.A. poetry with Get Lit - Words Ignite! at this LAist event. Listen to spoken word performances by the Get Lit youth poets and a special feature by the poet Olivia Gatwood with host Mason Granger. Get there early to enjoy snacks from Recess Ice Cream, sips, and a DJ set from Austin Antoine. Doors at 6 p.m. COST: FREE - $25; MORE INFO
Jiaoying Summers At Hollywood Improv for Maui Hollywood Improv 8162 Melrose Ave., Beverly Grove Jiaoying is joined by a few of her comedic pals who want to send a message of love and support for the people of Maui during this time of rebuilding and recovery. The event raises funds to help provide food, shelter and medical supplies to the devastated community. Ages 21+. COST: $18, plus two-item minimum; MORE INFO
Biennial Printmaking Summit & Eastside Print Fair Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park Self Help Graphics & Art’s summit and print fair builds bridges among master printers, emerging and seasoned artists and youth interested in printmaking. The day features print demos, workshops and works by local artists. Participating artists include Ernesto Vazquez, Kalli Arte, Daniel González, Cielo y Tierra Collective, Huachumalotus, Xicana Tiahui, Other Books LA and Martha Carillo. COST: FREE; MORE INFO
Trainfest returns to Los Angeles Union Station to celebrate the past, present and future of train travel.
Los Angeles Union Station Trainfest 2023: A Celebration of Past, Present & Future Los Angeles Union Station 800 N Alameda St., downtown L.A. Trainfest returns to celebrate the past, present and future of train travel with activations and programs throughout the iconic Los Angeles landmark. Train enthusiasts of all ages can view rail equipment on the tracks from various decades and model train exhibits, participate in train-centric programs and take tours about the history, restoration and art throughout the building. COST: FREE; MORE INFO
Saturday, Sept. 9; 6:45 p.m.
A Night with Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes Peter Strauss Ranch 30000 Mulholland Highway, Agoura Hills Listen to an evening of acoustic music with Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes. Seating is first come, first served. Printed tickets are required for entry. All proceeds benefit the Santa Monica Mountains Fund. COST: $70; MORE INFO
Saturday, Sept. 9; 7:30 p.m.
Honda Center’s 30th Anniversary Concert with Gwen Stefani Honda Center 2695 E. Katella, Anaheim Orange County’s own Gwen Stefani returns to Honda Center for the first time in over 15 years to headline the arena’s highly anticipated 30th anniversary concert. $2 from every ticket will be donated to Children’s Hospital of Orange County’s music therapy program. This concert marks Stefani’s 10th performance at the venue, including the iconic live concert recording of No Doubt’s Live in The Tragic Kingdom on May 31 and June 1, 1997. COST: $30 - $325; MORE INFO
Beauty & Wellness Summit California Market Center 110 E. 9th St., downtown L.A. The media company Create & Cultivate presents its annual event for beauty and wellness professionals, creators and enthusiasts who want to stay on top of trends. Keynote speakers include Ayesha Curry, CEO & founder of Sweet July / Sweet July Skin, and Melissa Wood-Tepperberg, founder of Melissa Wood Health. Tickets include breakfast, lunch, drinks and snacks from various brands, networking opportunities and a gift bag from partners and friends valued at more than $800. COST: $150; MORE INFO
Echo Park Rising Various locations in Echo Park After a COVID hiatus, the 11th Echo Park Rising music, art and local business festival returns this Saturday with established and emerging local talent performances at music venues, bars, restaurants, outdoors and various businesses throughout the neighborhood. Performances include Jenny O at Sticky Rice (The Spirit House), The Mike Gamms Cosmic Comedy Hour at Spacedust and Bonavega at the Echoplex.COST: FREE; MORE INFO
SaturdayExplorer Series 24th Street Theatre 1117 W. 24th St., University Park The 2023 edition of 24th Street Theatre’s annual “Saturday Explorer Series” returns with four weeks of family friendly events curated by director and producer Matthew McCray. The series begins this weekend with Enter Stage Right,an action-packed adventure that teaches kids the ropes of putting on a play (while sneaking in a few math, history and language arts lessons). The program is best enjoyed by kids ages 6 to 10 and their families. COST: $10, $2.40 for residents of University Park; MORE INFO
72nd Annual Croatian Festival & Picnic Compton Hunting & Fishing Club 1625 Sportsman Drive, Compton St. Anthony Croatian Catholic Church holds a festival that features traditional Croatian food and drinks, performances from St. Anthony Kolo Club "Croatia" (traditional Croatian folk dance), a folk dance clinic and music from Croatian band Grupa Zrinski and Croatian songs from Petra Tulic. The festival includes a 50/50 raffle, carnival games, horseshoes, cornhole, a bocce tournament and outdoor sports. COST: $10, ages 12 and younger get in free; MORE INFO
The Mexican Independence Day Parade will return to East Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 10.
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Sunday, Sept. 10; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Mexican Independence Day Parade and Festival Cesar E. Chavez Ave., between Mednik and Record avenues East Los Angeles The parade returns for its 77th year to East L.A. with actor, producer and Live with Kelly and Mark co-host Mark Consuelos as grand marshal. Hosted by ABC7 Eyewitness News anchor Jovana Lara and weathercaster Danny Romero, the parade will broadcast live from 10 a.m. to noon on ABC7. The fun continues at the Grand Festival with live music, cultural entertainment, attractions and food on Mednik Avenue, between East César E. Chávez Ave. and First St., from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. COST: FREE; MORE INFO
Attend a summer camp for adults this Sunday at the L.A. Arboretum.
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Outdoor Pick
Attend a half-day summer camp for adults at The Arboretum in Arcadia on Sunday, Sept. 10, from 4 to 8 p.m. Sip on an “adult juice box” of wine and participate in nature-based craft, a fun science experiment and an amusing, adult-themed tour of the garden. Dinner brings you back to summer's past with nostalgic favs, including grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, goldfish crackers and other surprises. This week’s camp theme is Naughty By Nature, so get ready to explore the Arboretum like you’ve never done before — from plants considered aphrodisiacs to the botanical origins of the birth control pill and Ficus sex. Ages 21+ only. Tickets: $55.
The Autry screens the silent film "Ramona" (1928) with live accompaniment.
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The Silent Treatment: Ramona (1928) Watch this silent film as it was meant to be seen: on the big screen with musical accompaniment. Screening at the Autry Museum on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 2 p.m., the tragic love story is based on Helen Hunt Jackson’s 1884 novel Ramona, which inspired five film adaptations and a long-running pageant in Hemet. The book was written to expose the mistreatment of Native Americans, but readers were instead drawn to the romanticized life in colonial California. This version was directed by Chickasaw filmmaker Edwin Carewe and was considered a “lost film” until it was rediscovered in Prague in 2010 and restored by the Library of Congress. The film features live musical accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. Tickets: $8 - $16, and includes museum admission.
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Dine and Drink Deals
Here are a few dine and drink options to indulge in this week.
Vintage Wine + Eats in Studio City presents Natties and Patties — an old-school summer parking lot party on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 2 to 6 p.m. Tickets include a flight of natural wines, frosé and a Vintage-style "drive-thru" burger (with a veggie option available).
The Los Angeles Tequila Festival takes over the Los Angeles Center Studios in downtown L.A. on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., showcasing the rich heritage and craftsmanship of Mexico's tequila and mezcal spirits through tastings, mixology demonstrations, along with international cuisine from food trucks; music and outdoor games and activities, an artisan market and VIP experiences. Tickets: $95 - $165, $40 for designated driver. Ages 21+ only.
A few tickets remain for Women Who Whiskey Los Angeles’ Saturday evening tour and tasting of the Los Angeles Distillery in Culver City. The tour of the family-owned distillery takes place on Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. All genders are welcome, but must be 21+ to attend. Taste five award-winning whiskeys, including an American single malt, a bourbon, and a rye. Tickets: $48.
On Saturday, Sept. 9, from 5 to 9 p.m., attend an International Potluck and Housewarming with Tiyya Foundation, featuring over a dozen dishes created by Flavors from Afar chefs. The dinner celebrates the soon-to-open home of Tiyya’s new Los Angeles office and its social enterprise, the Michelin Bib Gourmand-awarded Flavors from Afar restaurant. The nonprofit is dedicated to serving families of refugees, asylees, and low-income immigrants in Southern California. Tickets: $150.
Sept. 10 is National TV Dinner Day, and Lazy Dog Restaurants are celebrating all month long. Their TV dinners ($10 each) — BBQ Meatloaf, Chicken Parmesan and Cheese Enchiladas — are made in-house and frozen in retro-style trays. Buy five and get one free; and get a free cooler bag by purchasing six or more TV dinners. Each meal comes with an entrée, side and dessert.
Veteran actor T.K. Carter, who appeared in the horror film "The Thing" and "Punky Brewster" on television, has died at the age of 69.
Details: Carter was declared dead Friday evening after deputies responded to a call regarding an unresponsive male in Duarte, California, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Police did not disclose a cause of death or other details, but said no foul play was suspected.
DUARTE, Calif. — Veteran actor T.K. Carter, who appeared in the horror film "The Thing" and "Punky Brewster" on television, has died at the age of 69.
Carter was declared dead Friday evening after deputies responded to a call regarding an unresponsive male in Duarte, California, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Police did not disclose a cause of death or other details, but said no foul play was suspected.
Thomas Kent "T.K." Carter was born Dec. 18, 1956, in New York City and was raised in Southern California.
He began his career in stand-up comedy and with acting roles. Carter had been acting for years before a breakthrough role as Nauls the cook in John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic, "The Thing." He also had a recurring role in the 1980s sitcom "Punky Brewster."
Other big-screen roles include "Runaway Train" in 1985, "Ski Patrol" in 1990 and "Space Jam" in 1996.
"T.K. Carter was a consummate professional and a genuine soul whose talent transcended genres," his publicist, Tony Freeman, said in a statement. "He brought laughter, truth, and humanity to every role he touched. His legacy will continue to inspire generations of artists and fans alike."
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Published January 11, 2026 7:29 AM
People hold signs as they protest in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2026 against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
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Demonstrations against the deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis are taking place all weekend across Los Angeles.
Check out ... these photos from some of the protests.
Downtown Los Angeles
A person in an inflatable frog suit holds a sign during a protest in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2026 against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
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A woman holds incense during a protest in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2026 against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
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A person holds up a sign during a protest in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2026 against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP via Getty Images)
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A tourist bus drives past as people protest in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2026 against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
Alison Brett (far right) of La Crescenta at the Ice Out For Good protest in Pasadena on Jan. 10, 2026.
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Casey Law of South Pasadena at Ice Out For Good protest in Pasadena on Jan. 10.
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By Chandelis Duster and Sergio Martínez-Beltrán | NPR
Published January 11, 2026 6:34 AM
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People have been taking to the streets nationwide this weekend to protest the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics following the death of Renee Good in Minneapolis, a 37-year-old woman who was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this week.
Where things stand: At least 1,000 events across the U.S. were planned for Saturday and Sunday, according to Indivisible, a progressive grassroots coalition of activists helping coordinate the movement it calls "ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action."
People have been taking to the streets nationwide this weekend to protest the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics following the death of Renee Good in Minneapolis, a 37-year-old woman who was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this week.
At least 1,000 events across the U.S. were planned for Saturday and Sunday, according to Indivisible, a progressive grassroots coalition of activists helping coordinate the movement it calls "ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action."
Leah Greenberg, a co-executive director of Indivisible, said people are coming together to "grieve, honor those we've lost, and demand accountability from a system that has operated with impunity for far too long."
"Renee Nicole Good was a wife, a mother of three, and a member of her community. She, and the dozens of other sons, daughters, friends, siblings, parents, and community members who have been killed by ICE, should be alive today," Greenberg said in a statement on Friday. "ICE's violence is not a statistic, it has names, families, and futures attached to it, and we refuse to look away or stay silent."
Large crowds of demonstrators carried signs and shouted "ICE out now!" as protests continued across Minneapolis on Saturday. One of those protestors, Cameron Kritikos, told NPR that he is worried that the presence of more ICE agents in the city could lead to more violence or another death.
"If more ICE officers are deployed to the streets, especially a place here where there's very clear public opposition to the terrorizing of our neighborhoods, I'm nervous that there's going to be more violence," the 31-year grocery store worker said. "I'm nervous that there are going to be more clashes with law enforcement officials, and at the end of the day I think that's not what anyone wants."
Demonstrators in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.
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The night before, hundreds of city and state police officers responded to a "noise protest" in downtown Minneapolis. An estimated 1,000 people gathered Friday night, according to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara, and 29 people were arrested.
People demonstrated outside of hotels where ICE agents were believed to be staying. They chanted, played drums and banged pots. O'Hara said that a group of people split from the main protest and began damaging hotel windows. One police officer was injured from a chunk of ice that was hurled at officers, he added.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemned the acts of violence but praised what he said was the "vast majority" of protesters who remained peaceful, during a morning news conference.
"To anyone who causes property damage or puts others in danger: you will be arrested. We are standing up to Donald Trump's chaos not with our own brand of chaos, but with care and unity," Frey wrote on social media.
Commenting on the protests, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told NPR in a statement, "the First Amendment protects speech and peaceful assembly — not rioting, assault and destruction," adding, "DHS is taking measures to uphold the rule of law and protect public safety and our officers."
In Philadelphia, police estimated about 500 demonstrators "were cooperative and peaceful" at a march that began Saturday morning at City Hall, Philadelphia Police Department spokesperson Tanya Little told NPR in a statement. And no arrests were made.
In Portland, Ore., demonstrators rallied and lined the streets outside of a hospital on Saturday afternoon, where immigration enforcement agents bring detainees who are injured during an arrest, reported Oregon Public Broadcasting.
A man and woman were shot and injured by U.S. Border Patrol agents on Thursday in the city. DHS said the shooting happened during a targeted vehicle stop and identified the driver as Luis David Nino-Moncada, and the passenger as Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras, both from Venezuela. As was the case in their assertion about Good's fatal shooting, Homeland Security officials claimed the federal agent acted in self-defense after Nino-Moncada and Zambrano-Contreras "weaponized their vehicle."
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By Felix Contreras, Isabella Gomez Sarmiento | NPR
Published January 11, 2026 6:10 AM
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Bob Weir, the guitarist and songwriter who was a founding member of the popular and massively influential American rock band the Grateful Dead, has died.
Details: According to a statement from his family posted on his website and social media pages, Weir died from underlying lung issues after recently beating cancer. He was 78.
Read on... to revisit the life of Weir.
Bob Weir, the guitarist and songwriter who was a founding member of the popular and massively influential American rock band the Grateful Dead, has died. According to a statement from his family posted on his website and social media pages, Weir died from underlying lung issues after recently beating cancer. He was 78.
A member of the Dead for its first three decades, and a keeper of the flame of the band's legacy for three more, Weir helped to write a new chapter of American popular music that influenced countless other musicians and brought together an enormous and loyal audience. The Grateful Dead's touring, bootlegging and merchandising set an example that helped initiate the jam-band scene. Its concerts created a community that brought together generations of followers.
Known to fans as "Bobby," he was born in San Francisco as Robert Hall Parber, but was given up for adoption and raised by Frederick and Eleanor Weir. In 1964, when he was still a teenager, Weir joined guitarist Jerry Garcia in a folk music band, Mother Mcree's Uptown Jug Band. In May of 1965 Weir and Garcia were joined by bassist Phil Lesh, keyboard player Ron "Pigpen" McKernan and drummer Bill Kreutzmann to form an electric, blues-based rock and roll band that was briefly named The Warlocks. After discovering that there was another band using that name, Jerry Garcia found a phrase that caught his eye in a dictionary and in December of that year they became the Grateful Dead, launching a 30-year run over which time they grew into a cultural institution.
Weir was a singular rhythm guitarist who rarely played solos, choosing instead to create his own particular style of chording and strumming that gracefully supported Garcia's distinctive guitar explorations especially during the extended jams which were the heart of the band's popularity.
Lyrics were largely a product of a communal effort between Weir and Garcia, as well as lyricists John Perry Barlow, Robert Hunter, that often blurred the lines between who wrote what. The opening lines to "Cassidy," which first appeared on Weir's 1972 solo album Ace and was played by the Dead on live recordings including the 1981 double album Reckoning, reflect the combination of metaphor, rhyme and storytelling set to memorable melodies that the band's audiences could memorize, analyze and sing along to:
I have seen where the wolf has slept by the silver stream I can tell by the mark he left you were in his dream Ah, child of countless trees Ah, child of boundless seas What you are, what you're meant to be Speaks his name, though you were born to me Born to me, Cassidy
Weir's emotive singing, on "Cassidy" and other songs like "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and the band's unofficial theme, "Truckin', " often included whoops and yells, in contrast to Garcia's calm and steady approach. His occasional tendency to forget lyrics was usually greeted by thunderous applause from fans.
After Garcia's death in 1995, at age 53, the surviving members of the band carried on in various forms and arrangements, the longest running of which was Weir's Dead & Company, which also featured Grateful Dead drummers Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart. Weir and the band concluded their "final tour" in July of 2023, but then returned to the stage for two extended residencies at the Sphere in Las Vegas, in 2024 and 2025.
A self-described "compulsive music maker," in 2018 Weir formed yet another band to mine the depths of the Grateful Dead catalog. It was a stripped-down guitar, acoustic bass and drums outfit that he called Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros. Its members included renowned bassist and producer Don Was.In October of 2022, Weir & Wolf Bros worked with a classical music arranger to present yet another iteration of the Dead's catalog, notable for never being played the same way twice, with a group that largely only plays what's written on the paper in front of them, the 80-piece National Symphony Orchestra.
In a 2022 interview with NPR, Weir explained the reason for that collaboration, and in doing so, seemed to offer a possible explanation for why the band's music stayed so popular for so long: "These songs are … living critters and they're visitors from another world — another dimension or whatever you want to call it — that come through the artists to visit this world, have a look around, tell their stories. I don't know exactly how that works, but I do know that it's real."
After Jerry Garcia's death in 1995, Weir kept the legacy of the Grateful Dead alive, touring with bands that came to include generations of musicians influenced by the group. Here, Weir performs with The Dead at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 2009.
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Weir's work to shepherd and sustain the Dead's legacy was rewarded by ever younger generations of Deadheads, the band's loyal following, who attended tour after tour, often following the band from city to city as their parents and grandparents did during in the 1960's, '70s, '80s and '90s.
In an interview with Rolling Stone in March 2025, Weir shared his thoughts on his legacy, as well as on death and dying, that had a hint of the Eastern philosophies that were popular when the Grateful Dead emerged from the peace and love hippie movement of San Francisco. "I'll say this: I look forward to dying. I tend to think of death as a reward for a life well-lived," he said.
