This weekend, support community at Irresistible Resistance, go to a free outdoor synth show, get jazzy at the Miles Davis Centennial, help plant the first Miyawaki Forest in L.A. and more of the best things to do.
Highlights:
Fela Kuti’s longtime manager, Rikki Stein, will recount stories from a life with Fela, including their time on the road with Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead and more. The party at De La Playa Records & Leisure goes all afternoon.
Whether you’re a synthesizer nerd or just an outdoor music enthusiast, the electronic musician Geller will be performing an improvised synthesizer show outdoors somewhere in LA on Saturday afternoon. (RSVP for the exact location.)
There’s no snow here, but you can embrace the East Coast’s winter storm vibes at this apres-ski themed event in North Hollywood at Bier & Bavaria.
Soprano Tiffany Townsend’s bold new recital, developed with the Long Beach Opera, focuses on major stage moments of women in opera and the inner lives of these characters.
The first Miyawaki Forest in L.A. is being planted in Gloria Molina Grand Park, and you can be a part of it!
Note: Be sure to double-check event availability, as they may be affected by this weekend's ICE Out protests and general strike.
It’s been a heavy week, so it’s impossible for me to tell you to go out and forget about the heaviness. But there are some fun events you can check out right here in L.A. this weekend and beyond that support our immigrant communities. Events like Saturday’s Irresistible Resistance party in Boyle Heights and the ongoing anti-ICE dinner series with Roads and Kingdoms support local businesses, and are also frankly delicious.
There’s also a lot of good to celebrate, like the first trail accessibility program opening in the Valley — the launch event is Saturday, but more trails for all is a great thing forever.
Licorice Pizza has your Grammy weekend music picks. Friday is a good night for punk, with Punk Rock Karaoke at the Lodge Room, or check out Black Flag with the Dickies & Angry Samoans at the Observatory. Plus, Tan Universe will be live at Licorice Pizza. If you’re lucky enough to score a ticket, you could attend the Annual MusiCares Person of the Year gala honoring Mariah Carey. On Saturday, you could go old-school and see New Edition, Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton at the Forum, or Jason Isbell at the Orpheum, Cate Le Bon at the Belasco, the Album Leaf at Zebulon, or the one-and-only Charo at Cal State Long Beach. And, of course, the Grammy Awards are on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena, airing live on CBS and Paramount+. You can root for top nominees like Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and SZA.
Fela Kuti’s longtime manager, Rikki Stein, will recount stories from a life with Fela, including their time on the road with Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead and more. The party at De La Playa Records & Leisure goes all afternoon with food, drinks and music (of course).
Bier & Bavaria
Saturday, January 31, and Sunday, February 1 Lawless Brewing 5275 Craner Ave., North Hollywood COST: FREE; MORE INFO
There’s no snow here, but you can embrace the East Coast’s winter storm vibes at this apres-ski themed event in North Hollywood at Bier & Bavaria. There will be “real” snow in the parking lot, shotskis at the bar, raclette, live music and more. Put on your puffy coat!
Miyawaki Forest Planting
Saturday, January 31, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gloria Molina Grand Park 200 N. Grand Ave., Downtown L.A. COST: FREE; MORE INFO
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High-density, native species are planted to create a self-sustaining urban forest in a method called the Miyawaki Forest, developed by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki. Now, that science comes to L.A. in an historic environmental milestone as the first Miyawaki Forest is planted in Gloria Molina Grand Park. And you can be a part of it! The community will come together for a planting event to break ground and plant 200 plants within a 650-square-foot piece of land located in the park’s Block Two, between Olive Court and Hill Street, north of the Performance Lawn. The day also includes a land acknowledgement ceremony, a Legacy Workshop for students and more.
Tomat x Bad Luck Bagels
Sunday, February 1, 10 a.m. until sold out 6261 W. 87th St., Westchester COST: VARIES; MORE INFO
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I’ve spent a lot of time in East London’s Brick Lane, and it’s famous for its beigels (that’s bagels to you) and smoked salt beef. Get a little taste of Jewish London here in L.A. at UK transplant hotspot Tomat in Westchester with their Sunday morning Bad Luck Bagels collaboration, featuring smoked trout and pastrami on homemade bagels. A portion of the proceeds will go to CHIRLA.
Irresistible Resistance, with a performance from San Cha
Saturday, January 31, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Distrito Catorce 1837 1st St., Boyle Heights COST: FREE; MORE INFO
The tastiest way to resistance comes from Chef Jonathan Perez, who will be bringing his inventive Mexican cuisine to this food and music event supporting immigrant communities in L.A. There will be a performance from San Cha, a queer Latine musician and performance artist who "uses 'novela' inspired performances to tell stories about colonization and heartbreak with the aims of liberation and healing."
Public Sounds
Saturday, January 31, 2 p.m. RSVP for location COST: FREE; MORE INFO
OK, I don’t have a lot of info on this one, but synthesizers in the park sounds like a pretty great Saturday afternoon. So whether you’re a synthesizer nerd or just an outdoor music enthusiast, the electronic musician Geller will be performing an improvised synthesizer show outdoors somewhere in L.A. (RSVP for the exact location). Geller’s latest EP, Parallel Play, is out now.
The Fire Stories Project
Saturday, January 31, 1 p.m. Main Library Community Room Altadena Library 2659 Lincoln Ave., Altadena COST: FREE; MORE INFO
A playground burns in a residential neighborhood during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2025.
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Theater is a powerful way to tell stories and create empathy. As we recently passed the first anniversary of the Eaton Fire, this event pairs theater-makers from In Other People's Shoes with therapists working with young people to script their experiences of the fires and share them back with the community. The performance is done by professional actors reading the young people’s words verbatim. It’s also the last day the Altadena Library is open before it closes temporarily for renovations; there will be two more performances held at Pacific Clinics in Pasadena on Sunday, February 1, and at Lineage Performing Arts Center in Pasadena on February 2.
Miles Davis Centennial with MEB
Friday, January 30, 8 p.m. Carpenter Center 6200 E. Atherton St., Long Beach COST: FROM $38.75; MORE INFO
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Jazz legend Miles Davis would be 100 this year; celebrate the great with his music and an all-star ensemble led by Grammy Award-winning producer/drummer Vince Wilburn Jr., and featuring Darryl Jones, Robert Irving III, Munyungo Jackson, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Antoine Roney, Keyon Harrold, DJ Logic and special guest musicians at the Carpenter Center.
Crash Out Queens: A Tiffany Townsend Recital
Through Sunday, February 1 Long Beach Opera Altar Society 230 Pine Ave., Long Beach COST: FROM $95; MORE INFO
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Opera can be notoriously hard for novices to approach, but Soprano Tiffany Townsend is out to change that with a bold new recital developed with the Long Beach Opera. The piece focuses on major stage moments of women in opera and the inner lives of these characters. The program takes the audience through opera history with a new lens on the lives of the women portrayed, who are often “pushed to their psychological and emotional limits.” Townsend embodies a number of recognizable female characters in opera, and incorporates dance, music and imagination into the work.
Makenna Cramer
leads LAist’s unofficial Big Bear bald eagle beat and has been covering Jackie and Shadow for several seasons.
Published April 3, 2026 11:48 AM
The first pip, or crack, was confirmed in one of the eggs around 10 a.m. Friday, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley.
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Big Bear’s famous bald eagles — Jackie and Shadow — appear to be welcoming a new chick into the world.
Why now: The first pip, or crack, was spotted in one of the feathered duo’s two eggs around 10 a.m. Friday, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit that runs a popular YouTube livestream of the nest overlooking Big Bear Lake.
Why it matters: More than 26,000 people were watching the livestream shortly shortly after the organization confirmed a pip had been spotted, which signals that an eaglet is starting to poke its way out of the egg shell.
The backstory: As of Friday, the first egg is around 38 days old and the second egg is about 35 days old. Jackie and Shadow's usual incubation timeline is around 38 to 40 days, according to the nonprofit.
Big Bear’s famous bald eagles — Jackie and Shadow — appear to be welcoming a new chick into the world.
The first pip, or crack, was spotted in one of the feathered duo’s two eggs around 10 a.m. Friday, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit that runs a popular YouTube livestream of the nest overlooking Big Bear Lake.
More than 26,000 people were watching the livestream shortly after the organization confirmed a pip had been spotted, which signals that an eaglet is starting to poke its way out of the egg shell.
“Yesterday afternoon, evening and throughout the night we heard little chirps coming from the chick,” Friends of Big Bear Valley wrote on Facebook to more than a million followers. “This indicates that the chick was able to break the internal membrane and took its first breath of air.”
As of Friday, the first egg is around 38 days old and the second egg is about 35 days old. Jackie and Shadow's usual incubation timeline is around 38 to 40 days, according to the nonprofit.
There’s still time for the second egg to show signs of hatching, and a pip could be confirmed in the coming days.
What we know
Jenny Voisard, the organization’s media manager, told LAist earlier this week that hatching is an arduous process for chicks that takes some time.
For example, last season, the first chick hatched more than a day after the initial pip was confirmed, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley records. The second chick hatched about a day after pipping as well, and the third chick worked its way out into the world about two days after the first crack was confirmed.
In March 2025, Jackie and Shadow welcomed two eaglet chicks with one remaining egg in their nest.
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Jackie and Shadow's three chicks on March 7, 2025. One of the chicks later died, while Sunny and Gizmo successfully fledged a few months later.
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Jackie and Shadow's eaglets during a feeding of fish in April 2025.
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Sunny and Gizmo in Big Bear's famous bald eagle nest on Friday, April 18, 2025.
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Viewers watched as the surviving eaglets, Sunny and Gizmo, grew from a few ounces to several pounds in a matter of months before fledging, or taking their first flight away from the nest, last June.
But any chicks arriving this season will have to learn how to feed before they can fly.
The initial meals may be a bit awkward while the chicks learn to sit up straight. Jackie and Shadow could start feeding the chicks the same day they hatch, typically tearing off pieces of fish or raw meat and holding it up to their beaks.
Bald eagles don’t regurgitate food for their young, unlike other birds. But the feathered parents do pass along a "substantial amount of saliva” full of electrolytes and antibodies to their chicks during feedings, according to the nonprofit.
Voisard said new life coming to the nest is a reminder “why it’s so important to conserve their lands.”
Matt Dangelantonio
has always been fascinated by sports teams' jersey and logo designs, and loves a good alternate jersey.
Published April 3, 2026 10:54 AM
Shohei Ohtani wearing the Dodgers new blue road jerseys, which the team debuted Friday, April 3 against the Washington Nationals.
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The Dodgers debuted a brand new blue road jersey for its game against the Washington Nationals. The new blues will now be part of the team's regular season jersey rotation for away games.
Why it matters: The team says it's a first for the Dodgers, who have traditionally only worn their gray jerseys for away games. The Dodgers now have three road options — two gray jerseys, one that says "Los Angeles" across the front and another that says "Dodgers," along with the new blues.
Dodger Blue.
For the first time in history, the Dodgers will be wearing a blue jersey as part of their regular uniform rotation on the road. pic.twitter.com/ce3EVFVJTd
The backstory: You've probably seen the Dodgers wearing similar blue jerseys during spring training, but up until now they've not been an everyday option for regular season games. It won't be the first time the team wears a blue jersey during the regular season, though. In 2021, the Dodgers debuted blue "City Connect" jerseys, seen below, for that season.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts wearing the team's 2021 City Connect uniform.
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Elly Yu
reports on early childhood. From housing to health, she covers issues facing the youngest Angelenos and their families.
Published April 3, 2026 5:00 AM
Under a new law that went into effect this year, childcare providers are barred from asking about a child's or family member’s immigration status.
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Under a new law that went into effect this year, childcare providers are barred from asking about a child's or family member’s immigration status.
What’s new: California Attorney General Rob Bonta provided guidance this week to childcare providers on new legal requirements to protect children and their families from immigration enforcement activities.
The backstory: Lawmakers passed AB 495 last year aimed at helping and protecting families in light of immigration enforcement, including allowing a broader definition of relatives to step in as a caregiver if a parent is detained.
The details: Under the new requirements, childcare centers have to regularly update a child’s emergency contact to make sure someone can be reached in the case of a parent being detained.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta provided guidance this week to childcare providers on new legal requirements to protect children and their families from immigration enforcement activities.
Under a new law that went into effect this year, childcare providers are not allowed to collect information about a child's or family member’s immigration status, unless necessary under state or federal law. Bonta’s office says there currently is no such requirement, though that could change with federal programs like Head Start.
“Childcare and preschool facilities should be safe and secure spaces so children can grow, learn and simply be children,” Bonta said in a statement.
His office says daycare centers also should not keep information about a formerly enrolled child longer than is required by state law.
The new law also requires facilities to inform the attorney general’s office and the state’s licensing agency if they get any requests for information from law enforcement related to immigration enforcement.
Facilities also must ask families to regularly update a child’s emergency contact information to make sure someone can be reached in case a parent is detained by federal immigration officials.
Warnings and advisories: Wind advisory, High Wind Advisory
What to expect: Partly cloudy skies, warmer weather and strong winds courtesy of the Santa Ana winds.
Read on ... for more details.
QUICK FACTS
Today’s weather: Partly cloudy
Beaches: Mid-70s
Mountains: Mid-60s to around 70 degrees
Inland: 75 to 81 degrees
Warnings and advisories: Wind advisory, High Wind Advisory
The Santa Ana winds are here to welcome us into the weekend, bringing warmer temperatures.
The winds will reach Point Mugu to the Santa Clarita Valley, down to Orange County and parts of the Inland Empire valleys and foothills east of the 5 Freeway.
Peak gusts are expected to reach 35 to 55 mph. The western San Gabriel Mountains, Highway 14 corridor, Santa Susana Mountains and the western Santa Monica Mountains are under a high wind warning until 6 p.m., when gusts could reach 65 mph.
As for temperatures, highs for L.A. County beaches will reach the upper 70s and up to the low 80s for inland areas.
Parts of Orange County and Coachella Valley will see temperatures in the mid- to upper 80s, with the warmest areas expected to reach 88 degrees.
