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Best things to do in Los Angeles and Southern California: October 13-16
Maydan Market, the highly-anticipated new food court in West Adams, is now open.
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On the heels of the nine-month marker since the Palisades and Eaton fires, and following last week’s arrest in the Palisades Fire case, AirTalk host Larry Mantle will sit down with local and state politicians to check in on where fire recovery efforts stand now and how far the city has to go. Join us on Tuesday, when we’ll be at the BroadStage in Santa Monica as part of AirTalk’s 40th anniversary with CD 11 Councilwoman Traci Park, State Senator Ben Allen and more to discuss how best to navigate this new reality.
Our friends at Licorice Pizza have a ton of incredible music picks for the week ahead, including British indie darlings Wolf Alice at the Wiltern on Monday, Parcels at the Forum on Tuesday, the recently reunited Rilo Kiley at the Greek, and indie rockers TV on the Radio at the Greek on Wednesday. On Thursday, Japanese band Shonen Knife plays the Roxy, and punk legends GBH are at the Regent.
Explore more from LAist: You can take a stand on whether the food scene in L.A. or O.C. takes the cake, or even check out a fix-it clinic in Long Beach for all your small repair needs.
Events
Thursday, October 16, 7 p.m.
Elbow
The Wiltern
3790 Wilshire Blvd., Koreatown
COST: FROM $29; MORE INFO
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Guy Harvey of Elbow performs onstage during Kelvingrove Bandstand Summer Nights 2025.
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English rockers Elbow helped define the British sound coming out from across the pond in the late '90s and have been at it together ever since, with ten studio albums to their name, including their latest release, 2024's Audio Vertigo. They also made one of my favorite U2 covers ever, “Running to Stand Still,” for the War Child charity album in 2009.
Through Wednesday, December 31
'The Other Side of Memory': Photographs by Luis C. Garza
Old Orange County Courthouse
211 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, head to Orange County for a look at rare black-and-white images capturing Chicano activism and community life in the 1960s and '70s. The exhibit is free and open Monday to Friday through the end of the year.
Through Wednesday, October 29, 2025
LA County's Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day 2025
Multiple locations
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
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L.A. County Parks are honoring Indigenous cultures throughout the month with community-building activities, drum circles, storytelling and much more. This Wednesday, head to San Dimas for native seed planting at an all-ages event.
October 13-14, 9:30 p.m.
Nosferatu’s Sweet 16
The Elysian
1944 Riverside Drive, Echo Park
COST: FROM $19; MORE INFO
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Halloween season is upon us, and with it, the weird and wonderful creative minds of L.A. are putting their spin on the fun. Puppet company Freak Nature is hosting Nosferatu’s Sweet 16 at the Elysian Theater, a stage musical and puppet show about “one very interesting vampire family band.” The puppet-and-haunted-house experience will get you in the spooky spirit. Even though it's a show with puppets, it is meant for ages 13 and up.
Wednesday, October 15, 5 p.m.
'Tracing Perfume: A Genealogy of Spice'
The Institute for Art and Olfaction
932 Chung King Road, Chinatown
COST: $49.87; MORE INFO
Ever wonder how perfume becomes perfume? At the Institute for Art and Olfaction, you can get a hands-on master class in exactly that. Dana El Masri explores the history of fine fragrance through classes that ask how different scents came to be part of the perfumers’ world. This edition looks at spices like cardamom, cinnamon, clove, ginger, black pepper, pink pepper and saffron. You’ll get a chance to experience the smells and learn about how perfumers make an industry from these now-common kitchen spice rack items.
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Through Thursday, October 30
Quinn Emanuel presents Rio Phoenix and Adee Roberson
Bradbury Building
304 S. Broadway, Downtown L.A.
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
A law firm might be an improbable place to see some excellent art, but every year, the Quinn Emanuel Arts Foundation hosts two artists in residence and opens up the space to the public. This year’s works are from artists Rio Phoenix and Adee Robinson. Phoenix’s lush landscape photographs pair with Roberson’s mix of projects that combine performance, video, painting, and sound. Both take advantage of the Bradbury Building’s unique architecture and relationship with the city around us.
Thursday, October 16, 8 p.m.
Live Talks: An Evening With Andrew Ross Sorkin
Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar
3200 Motor Ave., Culver City
COST: $25-$50 GENERAL ADMISSION, VIRTUAL: $48 (INCLUDES SIGNED BOOK); MORE INFO
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Journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, the bestselling author of Too Big to Fail, is back with his next take on finance history with 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History – And How it Shattered a Nation. Hear him discuss the ripple effects of the crash and how it affected American history in profound ways that still echo today.
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Viewing Pick
Wednesday, October 15, 7 p.m.
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Barnsdall Gallery Theatre
4800 Hollywood Blvd., East Hollywood
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
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Dig deep into the divides within society at this CD 13-sponsored screening of the 1972 film, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre. The Lens on Life series is a regular event led by Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez's office. This edition is partnering with the Luis Buñuel Film Institute and the Democratic Socialists of America, L.A. chapter, for a discussion afterwards.
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Maydan Market food hall opens
4301 W. Jefferson Blvd., West Adams
COST: VARIES; MORE INFO
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The food event of the season! West Adams is now the home of Chef Rose Previte’s ambitious project, Maydan Market. The 10,000-square-foot warehouse space combines a mix of culinary concepts, including Previte’s new outpost of her Washington, D.C., restaurants Maydan and Compass Rose, plus six other local food businesses, including Yhing Yhang BBQ, from Chef Wedchayan “Deau” Arpapornnopparat of Holy Basil, Lugya’h by James Beard Award-nominated Poncho’s Tlayudas, which originated as a pop-up in South Los Angeles, and Maléna, a new concept by the team behind Tamales Elena.
Tuesday, October 14, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
World Famous Pie Contest
Torrance Certified Farmers Market
2420 W. Carson St., Suite 225, Torrance
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
I’m a Great British Bake Off fanatic. If you are, too, bake up your best — no soggy bottoms here — and enter it into the World Famous Pie Contest celebrating 40 years of the Torrance Farmers Market. Festivities also include a pie-eating contest (some of us are better at that than making them!) and other prize giveaways.
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