Best Things To Do This Week In Los Angeles And SoCal: Oct. 16 - 19

New York Times best-selling author Molly Baz discusses her new cookbook More is More: Get Loose in the Kitchen with actor and comedian Eric Wareheim. The bookstore Now Serving will sell signed copies of More is More on-site. Next door at Upstairs, the restaurant serves up specials featuring recipes from More is More for one night only. Baz's collaborative wine with The Marigny winery, Drink This Wine, and Wareheim's Las Jaras Wines will be poured at The Theatre and Upstairs.

Various Venues

Angel City Arts' Angel City Jazz Festival runs through Oct. 29 at venues through L.A., including REDCAT, 2220 Arts & Archives, LACMA, The Moss Theatre, Zebulon, Zipper Hall and The World Stage. The upcoming concerts include performances by Gloria Cheng, Linda May Han Oh & Fabian Almazan, Jon Jang & Hitomi Oba, Kirk Knuffke Trio, Todd Sickafoose’s Bear Proof, Tim Berne, Aurora Nealand and Hank Roberts, Harriet Tubman, Mat Maneri Quartet, Ennis Harris, NJL Awardees, Nicole Mitchell, Billy Mohler, Todd Cochran and Hubert Laws.

The J. Paul Getty Museum presents the exhibition William Blake: Visionary, which includes over 100 works by the English printmaker, painter, and poet William Blake. Known for his wildly unconventional creations, Blake is considered one of the greatest artists of the Romantic era. This is the first major international loan exhibition of Blake’s work on the West Coast.

The free streaming television service Pluto TV and genre film production company SpectreVision host a free screening of the 2018 action-horror film Mandy, starring Nic Cage and Nic Cage and Andrea Riseborough. The film follows Cage as he sets off on a bloody mission of vengeance against a cult. SpectreVision co-founders Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah introduce the film. They've also curated a marathon of films on Pluto TV-themed “Ladies’ Night,” celebrating women-led horror, including films like The Babadook, Beyond The Black Rainbow, and Goodnight Mommy, starting Oct. 18.

Tuesday's the third and final show of The Postal Service & Death Cab for Cutie's three-night run at The Bowl. Ben Gibbard's two bands celebrate 20 years of the albums Give Up and Transatlanticism — and he performs both with The Postal Service (Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello and Jenny Lewis) and with Death Cab for Cutie (alongside Nick Harmer, Dave Depper, Zac Rae and Jason McGerr). Both albums will be played in full. Iron & Wine opens.

Actor, comedian and author Bob Odenkirk and his daughter, illustrator Erin Odenkirk, talk about their collaborative work Zilot & Other Important Rhymes with Bob Odenkirk's Better Call Saul co-star Rhea Seehorn. They'll talk about how this collection of poems and drawings — reminiscent of Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky — started from a family project.

Critically acclaimed singer and actress Janelle Monáe stops at the YouTube Theater this week as part of The Age of Pleasure tour. Her album of the same name was released earlier this year. Opening acts include Dreamer Isioma and Nana Kwabena.

LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) gallery has served as an incubator for queer artistic experimentation in L.A. since its founding in 1978. The organization's living queer archive highlights moments of "queer cultural production" in LACE’s exhibition and programming history. This event brings together artists, curators and creatives who have contributed to this archive, with panelists — artist Cat Jones, activist artist and educator Jerri Allyn and writer, artist, and critic Matias Viegener — talking about the archive as well as the present and future of L.A.'s queer art scene. The discussion will be moderated by LACE’s Assistant Director of Programming Juan Silverio.

The Living Queer Archive at LACE panel discussion is part of ONE Archives’ Circa Festival. To learn more about the festival and see program listings, visit the Circa Festival website.

After a sold-out show at Hollywood Forever, the '90s rock band performs at the Wiltern for the 30th anniversary of Last Splash, which they'll perform in its entirety. Belly opens the night.

In LATINXoxo, Migguel Anggel tries to break from “Latin Lover” clichés and his Venezuelan father's gendered expectations through this mix of theater, queer comedy, physical movement and song. This work immerses the audience in a highly personal story that unravels the stereotypes that would otherwise constrain him.

Endorsed by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Los Angeles Fashion Week posits L.A. as an emerging epicenter of fashion creativity and innovation. Curated N4XT Experiences, LAFW brings fashion shows, immersive activations, talks, panels and live events to the studio, blending fashion, beauty, technology and sustainability.

Watch a screening of Italy's first-ever feature-length movie with a live original score by the Austin, Texas-indie chamber group Montopolis. The film is adapted from Dante's classic, with Dante himself visiting the ninth circle of hell with ancient poet Virgil as a guide.

Vicini Ristorante & Wine Bar (10645 W. Pico Blvd, West L.A.) celebrates National Pasta Day on Oct. 17 with a curated menu of pastas such as pumpkin mezzelune, tagliolini al limone with scallops, and beef tortellini in a chicken broth. Guests can indulge in a three-course prix fixe menu and may add wine pairings for $30. The menu includes dolci (dessert), such as a decadent chocolate ravioli with English cream or lemon crostata.

Café Gratitude Venice
512 Rose Ave., Venice

The collaborative dinner features live music, community and Indian-fusion-inspired dishes by Café Gratitude’s executive chef Dreux Ellis and chef Priyanka Naik, with the option to pair the menu alongside natural wines and non-alcoholic beverages. Taste the flavors of India with dishes such as amuse-bouche made with chaat masala, spicy tomato chutney and herbed coconut cream; a tamarind tofu bánh mì; and a mango mousse parfait for dessert.

Enjoy a four-course chef's tasting menu inspired by the island of Sardegna. Taste five wines and additional pours of exclusive vintages from Argiolas Winery's premium cellars. The night will be guided by Antonio Argiolas, owner and winemaker, and Angelini Osteria sommelier Andrea Salaris. Courses include fregola sarda with mixed seafood, and a wood oven slow braised lamb stew.

The Rex Steakhouse
221 Avenue I, Ste 100, Redondo Beach

Taste Fess Parker Family wines paired with chef Walter Nunez's cuisine at this tastemaker dinner. Learn about the winemaking, the family and its roots in Los Olivos. The night includes a welcome pour of Rodney's Dry Riesling; clams casino paired with Fess Parker Chardonnay; grilled octopus paired with Fess Parker Sta. Rita Pinot Noir; New York au poivre paired with Addendum Cabernet; and chocolate bread pudding paired with Epiphany Petite Sirah. *$50 deposit per person held to reserve seat.

LA Chef's Kitchens, a new food hall in Panorama City, has its grand opening on Thursday, Oct. 19 at noon featuring opening remarks by Jimmy Shomof of The Shomof Group, Councilmember Imelda Padilla, a ribbon cutting ceremony, music and tastings from all the kitchens. San Fernando Valley’s largest food hall with 16 unique kitchens including Greek Souvlaki Kitchen, No Worries Curry, Funculo and Nantli.