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  • A promotional graphic with faint circles and a line pattern on a black background with circle icons that show a question mark, a brain icon, a microphone, and a lightbulb. The overlaying text reads, "Go Fact Yourself LIVE with special guests Josh McDermitt and Sierra Katow". In 4 circles are headshots of each of the two hosts, J. Keith Straaten a white male and Helen Hong an Asian female, and the two guests, Josh McDermitt a white male and Sierra Katow, a light tone female.
    • Entertainment
    • Lectures & Talks

    Go Fact Yourself LIVE with Sierra Katow and Josh McDermitt

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

    Hosts J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong will welcome special celebrity guests and plus super-secret experts to try to stump them in their self-proclaimed areas of expertise.
  • On a periwinkle background depicts a picture of Get Lit host, Mason Granger, a black male in a baseball hat and a baseball t-shirt. The overlaying text reads, "The Prose Bowl A Night of Spoken Word With Get Lit".
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    • Performance
    • Literary

    The Prose Bowl: A Night Of Spoken Word with Get Lit

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

    Get Lit youth poets, standout local artists, and a nationally-renowned featured poet will get together for a night of spoken word performance with host Mason Granger.
  • Promotional graphic that showcases several illustrated cheeseburgers in sports related physical activity positions. At the top is the LAist logo, followed by the words, "Tournament of Cheeseburgers" in red. Below is a logo for Smorgasburg Los Angeles.
    • Food & Drink
    • Children and Family

    Tournament of Cheeseburgers at Smorgasburg LA

    • Smorgasburg LA at ROW DTLA
      777 S. Alameda St., Downtown L.A.

    We’re teaming up with Smorgasburg LA to celebrate this anniversary with a Tournament of Cheeseburgers event to highlight the independent operations and communities that make SoCal's burger culture unique.
  • Promotional graphic that shows an orange horizon and some bunker buildings in the background with barbed wire and palm trees around them. In the foreground, three people sit at a table with a microphone. The overlaying text reads, "Inheriting: How Do We Talk About Our Family Histories?"
    • Lectures & Talks
    • Educational

    Inheriting: How Do We Talk About Our Family Histories?

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

    Join us for a sound-rich night of storytelling and practical advice with Emily Kwong featuring stories from Asian American and Pacific Islander families, exploring how one event in history can ripple through generations.
  • A promotional graphic with faint circles and a line pattern on a black background with circle icons that show a question mark, a brain icon, a microphone, and a lightbulb. The overlaying text reads, "Go Fact Yourself LIVE with special guests Cory Doctorow and Aida Rodriguez". In 4 circles are headshots of each of the two hosts, J. Keith Straaten a white male and Helen Hong an Asian female, and the two guests, Cory Doctorow a white male and Aida Rodriguez, a brown tone female.
    • Entertainment
    • Lectures & Talks

    Go Fact Yourself LIVE with Cory Doctorow and Aida Rodriguez

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

    Hosts J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong will welcome special celebrity guests and plus super-secret experts to try to stump them in their self-proclaimed areas of expertise.
  • A dark blue background that includes a bullseye graphic with the text, "Bullseye LIVE with Jesse thorn and Paul Sheer". In a red circle to the right is a headshot of host, Jesse Thorn, a white man and a headshot of guest, Paul Scheer, a white man.
    • Entertainment
    • Lectures & Talks

    Bullseye LIVE with Jesse Thorn and Paul Scheer

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

    Join us for a special live taping of Bullseye with Jesse Thorn with special guest, comedian, actor, and podcaster Paul Scheer.
  • A promotional graphic with faint circles and a line pattern on a black background with circle icons that show a question mark, a brain icon, a microphone, and a lightbulb. The overlaying text reads, "Go Fact Yourself LIVE with special guests Lisa Ann Walter and Tre'vell Anderson". In 4 circles are headshots of each of the two hosts, J. Keith Straaten a white male and Helen Hong an Asian female, and the two guests, Lisa Ann Walter a white female and Tre'vell Anderson, a Black person.
    • Entertainment
    • Lectures & Talks

    Go Fact Yourself LIVE with Tre’vell Anderson and Lisa Ann Walter

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

    Hosts J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong will welcome special celebrity guests and plus super-secret experts to try to stump them in their self-proclaimed areas of expertise.
  • Illustrated promotional graphic that include kid friendly graphics of flowers, a bike, bunnies, music notes, butterflies, cars, and images of smiling young people reading. The text reads Super-Fun Saturday at LAist.
    • Children and Family

    Super-Fun Saturday 2024

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

    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.
  • Promotional graphic that has a blend of pink, orange, and yellow tones. Overlaying text reads, "We Are Where We Eat - How Restaurants Make A Neighborhood". Lower left corner shows a white logo labeled James Beard Foundation and the right lower corner has the LAist logo.
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    • Discussions/talks

    We Are Where We Eat - How Restaurants Make A Neighborhood

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

    A live event series in partnership with The James Beard Foundation that will go behind the scenes of some of L.A.’s favorite restaurants.
  • A promotional graphic with yellow and pink overlays. Pictured to the left is host Traci Thomas, a black woman, smiling and holding a book between her two hands. The title "One For The Books" is over the image.
    • Discussions/talks
    • Entertainment

    One For The Books

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

    Host Traci Thomas welcomes guests author Amanda Montell and actor Vella Lovell for book talk, trivia, and hot takes.
  • A dark blue promotional graphic that has film strips and spot lights in the background. White overlaying text reads, "FilmWeek with Larry Mantle Screening "Double Indemnity".
    • Entertainment
    • Discussions/talks

    AirTalk’s FilmWeek Screening "Double Indemnity"

    • Vidiots
      4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Eagle Rock

    This series is curated and hosted by AirTalk host Larry Mantle and puts the spotlight on films set in Southern California.
  • Promotional graphic shows three evening photographs at Skirball Cultural Center on a gray textured background. Overlaying text reads, "Late Night! Wild Things Happening" and includes the logo for "Site & Sounds" and "Skirball Cultural Center".
    • Children and Family
    • Art

    Site & Sounds: Skirball Cultural Center

    • Skirball Cultural Center
      2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Brentwood

    Come celebrate the imaginative worlds of Maurice Sendak in the new exhibition Wild Things Are Happening: The Art of Maurice Sendak with Late Night! Wild Things Are Happening event at the Skirball Cultural Center.
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