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    Jul 1
    thru Jul 2
    • Entertainment
    • Cultural Events

    Site & Sounds: Tonalism at Descano Gardens

    • Descanso Gardens
      1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge

    PAST EVENT: Late night, ambient music, visual elements, and the opportunity to be at Descanso Gardens as night falls.

    • Entertainment
    • Children and Family

    Brains On! LIVE: 10th Birthday Extravaganza

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

    PAST EVENT: Brains On! - the wildly popular science podcast for kids - is coming to Los Angeles to celebrate the show’s 10-year birthday!

    • Discussions/talks

    The Story Collider LIVE: An Evening of True, Personal Stories About Science

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

    PAST EVENT: A night of hilarious, heartbreaking, and heartwarming stories about science with The Story Collider.

    • Children and Family

    Super-Fun Saturday at LAist

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

    PAST EVENT: Looking to kick off your Saturday with something that will grow your kiddos’ brains and get the creative juices flowing? Join us at LAist for a morning of multilingual reading and kid fun.

    • Entertainment
    • Outdoor

    ‘Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!’ LIVE at The Greek Theatre

    • Greek Theatre
      2700 N Vermont Ave., Griffith Park

    Host Peter Sagal, leads a rotating panel of guests to pick apart the weirdest and most fascinating news — often to hilarious results.

    • Discussions/talks
    • Entertainment

    Elise Hu and Ailsa Chang Discuss Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

    PAST EVENT: Join NPR's Elise Hu and NPR’s Ailsa Chang as they discuss Elise's new book, “Flawless,” about the global rise of K-beauty.

    • Art
    • Discussions/talks

    Navigating Identities: A Conversation with River Garza

    • Autry Museum of the American West
      4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles

    PAST EVENT: Brian De Los Santos and River Garza will talk about the ways in which their cultural identities shape and inform how they show up in the world.

    • Entertainment
    • Discussions/talks

    Go Fact Yourself LIVE with Reggie Watts and Lisa Loeb

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

    PAST EVENT: Hosts J. Keith van Straaten (he/him) and Helen Hong (she/her) will welcome Reggie Watts (he/him) and Lisa Loeb (she/her) plus super-secret special experts to try to stump them in their self-proclaimed areas of expertise.

    • Discussions/talks
    • Entertainment

    WILD Spring Fling

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

    PAST EVENT: Co-hosts Erick Galindo (he/him) and Megan Tan (she/her) will share their wildest stories of what they did for love, games, music, and more with special guests Gabrielle Ruiz and Sam Sanders.

    • Discussions/talks
    • Online/Virtual

    To Live and Rent in LA - A Live AMA

    • Virtual/Online

    PAST EVENT: Housing reporter David Wagner and community engagement reporter Julia Barajas, along with a panel of experts in the field, will answer your questions live.

    • Discussions/talks
    • Music
    • Online/Virtual

    K-pop Dreaming: A Special Live Event with GYOPO

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

    PAST EVENT: Vivian Yoon (she/her), will delve into the origins of the worldwide phenomenon, from the influence of hip hop on the sound and dance, to the impact of American Imperialism on the origins of K-pop.

    • Discussions/talks
    • Education
    • Online/Virtual

    AirTalk LIVE: COVID Doctors Retrospective

    • Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium
      332 S. Michigan Ave., Pasadena

    PAST EVENT: Join Larry Mantle (he/him) and the AirTalk COVID doctors as we reflect on three years of living through a pandemic and to hear what they envision for the future.