Best Things To Do In This Week In Los Angeles and Southern California: Apr. 1 - 4

The kids are off from school, so send them to School of Rock’s five-day Classic Rock Rewind spring break, where they can jam all week long and get an education in the classics, from The Beatles to Led Zeppelin. If only there was a version for the grownups!

Our friends at KCRW are hosting storytelling night The Moth at the United Theater (formerly the Theatre at the Ace Hotel). Always an evening of laughs, tears, and incredible true stories, this month’s theme is "Where the Heart Is" and features host Amir Baghdadchi and an array of talented storytellers.

You know Stacey Abrams from her high-profile run for Georgia governor and her work founding Fair Fight Action to reduce voter suppression in that state. But did you know she’s also a crime fiction author? Abrams joins actor Dulé Hill to discuss her 2023 thriller novel Rogue Justice (and surely some real-life politics as well).

Inspired by the success of Broadway’s Black Out Nights, which is dedicated to bringing Black-identifying audiences to the theater, the Geffen is hosting a Black Partners Appreciation Night preview performance of Fat Ham, the Pulitzer Prize-winning riff on Hamlet. The show, about a queer Black man visited by his father’s ghost at a family barbeque, is followed by an afterparty in the courtyard. All proceeds benefit the theater’s community partners.

If you can’t make it on Tuesday, the show opens officially on April 4 and runs through April 28.

After a six-month pause due to a peptic ulcer that hindered his ability to sing at all, The Boss is back on tour and in the house for two nights at the Kia Forum this Thursday and on Sunday, April 7. Springsteen fans will be bandana-ed and ready to rock, so snag a ticket and get there early.

Jeopardy! and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire alum Muffy Marracco hosts Thursday night trivia at Silver Lake’s Edendale. The quiz starts at 8:30 p.m. and the winner takes a $30 pot – and of course, bragging rights. Reservations recommended.

Art activations, murals, and student projects take over the lawn at the USC Arts & Climate Collective annual festival. Walk through and enjoy tacos from Chichen Itza while taking in creative efforts that respond to themes of environmental justice and sustainability.

It’s outdoor movie season again and Mama Shelter hosts films under the stars in Hollywood, starting with the Coen brothers' classic The Big Lebowski. Snuggle up with a blanket, a cocktail, and free popcorn.

Nowruz ends on April 1, but you can keep celebrating the Persian New Year now and all year round with delicious Middle Eastern-inspired coffees and treats at Cafe Sheera, including date shakes, chocolate-covered dates, and baklava.

Chefs Colin Whitbread and Cody Requejo are focused on fishing sustainability. They bring their dry-aged sushi to Isla in Santa Monica for a special dinner series paired with biodynamic wines.

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