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Best things to do this week in Los Angeles and Southern California: August 26 - 29
Take in night music and cinematic history at Hollywood this week with a screening of Singin’ in the Rain with the LA Phil providing accompaniment.
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Summer nights outside continue all across L.A. this week — from Singin’ in the Rain at the Hollywood Bowl to an eco-friendly book club meetup in Santa Monica. Plus there’s a free comedy night at Neuehouse in Hollywood, incredible Louisiana guitar legends at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, and a screening with artist Alison Saar at the Getty.
And just a reminder that it’s never too early to make your plan to vote. If you’re fired up following the conventions, make sure to keep LAist’s Voter Game Plan bookmarked as we head toward November.
For more to explore, at LAist.com you can also learn how and where to resell clothes after your next closet cleanout, visit a new art show at USC’s Fisher Museum that explores queer history, and read an ode to the original Japanese convenience store in LA, Famima!.
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Tue, Aug 27Go Fact Yourself LIVE with Sherry Cola and Greg Proops
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The Crawford
474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena
Hosts J. Keith van Straaten (he/him) and Helen Hong (she/her) will welcome comedians Sherry Cola (she/her) and Greg Proops (he/him), plus super-secret special experts to try to stump them in their self-proclaimed areas of expertise.
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The Crawford
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Thu, Aug 29Free Comedy Night
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NeueHouse
6121 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood
Bring your entourage to NeueHouse Hollywood for a comedy night featuring Jeremy Piven, Maz Jobrano, Erica Rhodes, Leah Lamarr, and more.
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NeueHouse
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Mon, Aug 26Book Club in the Garden
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Merrihew Gardens
1526 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer is this month’s green-themed book club read at Merrihew Gardens in Santa Monica.
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Merrihew Gardens
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Mon, Aug 26Writers Bloc: Brian Tyler Cohen and Jon Favreau
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Moss Theatre
3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica
The internet has been good to progressive pundit Brian Tyler Cohen. The YouTuber and podcaster joins Pod Save America host Jon Favreau at Writer’s Bloc for a conversation that’s sure to be dynamic following the DNC in Chicago as the presidential race heats up.
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Moss Theatre
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Tue, Aug 27MUSE/IQUE: Freedom at the Moulin Rouge
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The Huntington
1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino
It hosted a who’s who of performers from Harry Belafonte to Judy Garland to Sammy Davis Jr. and many more who built the backbone of the Las Vegas entertainment scene as we know it today. Worby always takes us on a unique trip through history with fantastic musical guests. If you miss it this week, the show continues on Sept. 4-5 at Skirball Cultural Center.
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The Huntington
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Tue, Aug 27Tab Benoit and Anders Osborne
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The Coach House
33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano
If you read this column regularly, you know I’m a big New Orleans Jazzfest fan and these two are bringing the 504 to SoCal this week as the guitar and songwriting legends play together on their extensive back catalogs and try out some new tunes.
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The Coach House
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Tue, Aug 27Alison Saar: Film Screening and Conversation
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The Getty Center
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Alison Saar’s art explores race, gender, heritage, and the human experience, and in director Rachel Rivenc’s film Alison Saar: Found Spirit, where audience members hear about the influence Los Angeles has on Saar’s work and her use of upcycled materials to tell underrepresented stories.
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The Getty Center
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Tue, Aug 27Singin’ in the Rain
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Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood
Watch 'Singin' in the Rain' with a live orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Hollywood Bowl
Dine & Drink Deals
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Mon, Aug 26Focaccia making class with Pasta Mark
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Partake Collective Food Hall and Commercial Kitchens
456 Elm Avenue, Long Beach
Learn new skills in this fun focaccia-making class at Partake Collective in Long Beach.
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Partake Collective Food Hall and Commercial Kitchens
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Mon, Aug 26Prince Street Pizza x Tastemade
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Prince Street Pizza
326 Lincoln Blvd, Venice
Hawaiian pizza comes to Prince Street Pizza in a collab Tastemade, celebrating “Pizza Week."
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Prince Street Pizza
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Read between the Wines Happy Hour
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V Wine Room
903 Westbourne Dr. , West Hollywood
At the V Wine Room, Monday through Thursday, all wine bottles opened the previous night is $2 off.
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V Wine Room
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