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Best things to do this weekend in Los Angeles and Southern California: November 14-16
See artists like John Mooney and more at Venice Open Studios.
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There are some really special music events this weekend. Miguel is playing a set at The Broad on Saturday afternoon, and Patti Smith is rocking through her landmark album Horses on its 50th anniversary at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Plus, Tyler, the Creator’s sold-out Camp Flog Gnaw is happening all weekend long at Dodger Stadium. Licorice Pizza has even more music listings for you.
Elsewhere on LAist, you can find out how to make a treasure from the Getty your own or grab a ticket to AirTalk’s FilmWeek screening of The Big Lebowski in Gardena.
Events
Saturday, November 15, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Yaya Bey
The Airliner
2419 N. Broadway, Lincoln Heights
COST: FREE;
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Bring a non-perishable food item and your dancing energy for a free hip-hop and R&B DJ set from Yaya Bey, who’s performing an intimate show to support Feed the Streets. Do some good to support those in our community struggling with SNAP benefit cuts and have some fun — a double win.
Friday, November 14, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Innovation Social: Rhythmic Wave I: A Journey to 5054
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Music Center
135 N. Grand Ave., Downtown L.A.
COST: FREE WITH RSVP;
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Dance meets immersive technology meets Afrofuturism in Rhythmic Wave I: A Journey to 5054, a performance from Faith “Aya” Umoh. Umoh, who won last year’s MIT XR Grand Prize, is also a Royal Shakespeare fellow who blends her theater and dance experience with motion capture, ancestral Nigerian dance, and AI. She’ll be performing (for free!) at this latest iteration of the Music Center’s Innovation Social series.
Friday, November 14 to Sunday, November 16
CONGRESS Vol. XII
L.A. Dance Project
2245 E. Washington Blvd., Downtown L.A.
COST: FROM $55;
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More dance! CONGRESS invites the audience to participate in a salon-style environment, creating a conversation that bridges genres and builds community through movement. Eight choreographers come together at the event to “create a unique piece showcasing both L.A.'s rising stars and established creative voices.”
November 15 to 23, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. nightly
Mountains of the Moon
1600 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica
COST: $10;
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Calling all Deadheads, flower children and tie-dye enthusiasts — and I mean all that in the best possible way. Artist, skier and filmmaker Chris Benchetler is launching Mountains of the Moon, an immersive experience set to the music of the Grateful Dead. The week-long premiere event, in partnership with Arc’teryx, includes the film itself and background on how it was made.
Saturday, November 15, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Grandma’s House
Hollywood, exact location upon RSVP
COST: FREE;
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Grandmas are the best. Enter this unique experience — part museum, part culinary adventure, all heart — which takes you into the homes of several real-life and much-admired L.A. grandmas. The team behind the Netflix film Nonnas has created a series of themed rooms curated by the women who share their stories, recipes and keepsakes in this walk-through experience. The grandmothers featured are: Fran Jemmott , co-founder of the California Black Women's Health Project; Odilia Romero , a pivotal figure in advocacy for Indigenous migrant communities; and Pauline Bunt, a doting grandmother of four with Sicilian and Neapolitan Calabrian roots. The experience also includes bites from Komal chef Fatima Juarez, sharing the flavors of her native Mexico City.
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Sunday, November 16, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Venice Open Studios 2025
Multiple locations in Venice
COST: FREE;
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Take a peek inside many of the artist studios in one of the city’s most artsy neighborhoods: Venice. Learn about the beachside community’s art-centric history and visit artist spaces to learn more about the creative processes behind the work of locals like William Attaway (who did the shell mosaics on the Boardwalk) and Alejandro Gehry, and visit local favorite spots like Sunset Avenue gallery Arcane Space.
Saturday, November 15, 8 p.m.
An Evening With Baratunde Thurston
Carpenter Center
6200 E. Atherton Street, Long Beach
COST: FROM $33.75;
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Baratunde is coming to Long Beach.
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Comedian and host Baratunde Thurston (The Daily Show, America Outdoors) brings his take on the future, AI and more to the Carpenter Center in Long Beach. It’s part of the venue’s Wit & Wisdom series, and promises to be an evening of laughs and community.
Through January 10, 2026
Opening reception: Saturday, November 15, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Perspective and Plane
Louis Stern Fine Arts
9002 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood
COST: FREE;
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Perspective and Plane is a group exhibition pairing works by Louis Stern Gallery artists with those of artists from a different era, encouraging the viewer to reflect on the relationship between past and present. The show includes paintings, photography and sculptures by artists like Lorser Feitelson, Helen Lundeberg, Karl Benjamin and Alfredo Ramos Martínez, as well as contemporary artists like James Little, Mark Leonard, Mokha Laget and Cecilia Z. Miguez.
Outdoor Pick
Saturday, November 15, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Native Bees with Krystle Hickman
Los Angeles County Arboretum
301 North Baldwin Ave., Arcadia
COST: $20;
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National Geographic Explorer and community scientist Krystle Hickman leads a conversation about one of our most precious natural resources — bees — at the Arboretum. Her work centers on native bees and the ecosystems they call home.
Viewing Pick
Sunday, November 16, 5 p.m.
Organist Roger Sayer: Interstellar in Concert
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
40 South Commonwealth Ave., Rampart Village
COST: $33.85;
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While this is more of a listening pick than a viewing pick, I hope you’ll forgive the loose interpretation. The magic of the music of Interstellar, Christopher Nolan’s 2015 epic space adventure, was a collaboration between Hans Zimmer and organist Roger Sayer, who is performing pieces from the soundtrack at the First Congregational Church. Those acoustics! Get it! The concert also includes additional space-themed pieces, like the opening theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey and selections from The Planets by Gustav Holst. The concert *does* include a short documentary about the creation of the Interstellar soundtrack, followed by an audience Q&A.
Dine & Drink Deals
Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16
Benny Boy Brewing’s 4th Annual Applefest Fall Festival
1821 Daly Street, Downtown L.A.
COST: FREE;
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Celebrate all things cider at Benny Boy Brewing’s 4th annual Applefest Fall Festival — including actually crushing the apples. Get hands-on in the harvest and help sort, crush and press apples on Benny Boy’s old-fashioned rack and cloth press to make a community cider. Nearly 500 volunteers have collectively crushed and pressed 3 tons of apples at the annual event!
Saturday, November 15, 11 a.m. 3 p.m.
Joimo Kombucha 'Sips of Pure Joy' Tasting Event
1375 E. 15th Street, Arts District
COST: FREE;
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More fermentation is on the menu at Joimo Kombucha. Get a tour of the fermentation room, learn about the brewing process, and try free tastings of the pungent, sparkly, probiotic brew.
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