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Best Things To Do This Weekend In Los Angeles And SoCal: Nov. 17 - 19
Holiday season lights, seen here in 2022, return to the Mission Inn Festival of Lights in Riverside on Nov. 18.
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Check out the opening of Desire, Knowledge, and Hope (with Smog). Celebrate the latest cars and car culture at the L.A. Auto Show. Immerse yourself in pop culture at ComplexCon.
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Sun, Jan 7L.A. Zoo Lights: Animals Aglow
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Los Angeles Zoo
5333 Zoo Dr., Griffith Park
View holiday lights and large-scale lantern sculptures of wildlife from California and from around the world.
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Los Angeles Zoo
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Sun, Nov 19Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas One And All!
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Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood
Music icon Mariah Carey has added a second show at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, Nov. 19 after the first date (Nov. 17) sold out in minutes.
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Hollywood Bowl
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Fri, Nov 17Wa-Kinda: Comedy from the African Diaspora
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The Elysian Theater
1944 Riverside Drive, Echo Park
Watch comedy from Wa-Kinda, the funnier side of Wakanda.
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The Elysian Theater
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Sun, Nov 19ComplexCon
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Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center
300 E. Ocean Blvd. , Long Beach
The festival and expo returns, bringing together pop culture, music, art, food, sneakers and design.
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Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center
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Sun, Apr 14Desire, Knowledge, and Hope (with Smog)
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The Broad Museum
221 S. Grand Ave., Downtown L.A.
Desire, Knowledge, and Hope (with Smog) is a new exhibition drawn entirely from The Broad's collection, featuring works by L.A.-based artists.
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The Broad Museum
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Fri, Jan 531st Annual Festival of Lights
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The Mission Inn
3649 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside
Millions of lights illuminate The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, which is decked out in its holiday best with animated angels, elves, and holiday decor.
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The Mission Inn
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Sun, Nov 19The 44th Occasional Doo Dah Parade
Known as the "twisted sister" to the pomp, circumstance, and hoopla of the Rose Parade, the Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade returns this weekend.
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Sun, Nov 19An Afternoon With David Sedaris
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The Soraya
18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge
Humorist and author David Sedaris returns to The Soraya.
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The Soraya
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Sun, Nov 19Flash Gordon
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Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood
Binge all 13 chapters of the Flash Gordon (1936) serial on the big screen.
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Hammer Museum
Outdoor Pick
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Sat, Nov 18Great Los Angeles Walk 2023
The annual event — traditionally held the Saturday before Thanksgiving — brings hundreds of Angelenos together to hit the sidewalks on a trek through Los Angeles
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Viewing Pick
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Fri, Nov 17The Hitch-Hiker
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Vidiots
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Eagle Rock
Watch this film noir thriller co-written and directed by Ida Lupino.
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Vidiots
Dine and Drink Deals
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Mon, Dec 4Giardino del Tè
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The Resort at Pelican Hill
22701 Pelican Hill Rd. South, Newport Coast
The swanky hotel offers a Giardino del Tè (Gin & Tea Tipple) service in partnership with award-winning No.3 Gin.
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The Resort at Pelican Hill
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Sat, Nov 18Sip & Savor: Tea, Well-Being, and Health
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Japan House L.A.
6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
Learn Japanese tea traditions, history, philosophy, sensory evaluations, and brewing techniques.
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Japan House L.A.
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Sun, Nov 19Kato: Sunday Cellar + Shop
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Kato Restaurant at The Row
777 South Alameda St., #114, downtown L.A.
For one day, Kato restaurant opens its doors to their Michelin Star Wine cellar.
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Kato Restaurant at The Row
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