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Best Things To Do This Weekend In Los Angeles And SoCal: Oct. 13 - 15
Singer-songwriter Lila Downs performs at The Soraya this weekend.
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Watch a night of 'Comical Magic.' Attend a Haiku Duel. Check out the largest car show in the Valley. Stroll several art walks around SoCal.
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Sun, Oct 15Son of Monsterpalooza
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The Marriott Burbank Convention Center & Hotel
2500 North Hollywood Way , Burbank
Check out 150 monstrous vendors, exhibits, makeup demos and celebrity guests.
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The Marriott Burbank Convention Center & Hotel
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Fri, Oct 13ArtNight Pasadena: Fall 2023
Enjoy a free evening of art, music and entertainment at several of Pasadena’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions.
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Fri, Oct 13Wytches: Group Art Show Opening
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Dorado 806 Projects
806 Broadway, Santa Monica
This art show reclaims the narratives surrounding witches.
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Dorado 806 Projects
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Sat, Oct 14Haiku Duel: Venice Beach
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The Rose Room
6 Rose Ave., Venice
Watch 16 poets compete in a haiku-competition, based on audience suggestions.
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The Rose Room
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Sat, Oct 14Downtown Long Beach’s Art Walk
Long Beach's Downtown Art Walk returns with three activation hubs.
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Sat, Oct 14Lila Downs: 'Dos Corazones: Día de Muertos'
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The Soraya
18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter performs at The Soraya.
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The Soraya
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Sat, Oct 14Urban Wildlife Week: Wildlife2Watts
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Ted Watkins Park
1335 E. 103rd St., Watts
Take part in nature-inspired events during Urban Wildlife Week.
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Ted Watkins Park
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Sat, Oct 142023 Culver City Art Walk & Roll Festival
Take part in live music, art, beer gardens and shopping in Culver City.
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Sat, Oct 14Comical Magic
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The Yard Theater
4319 Melrose Ave., East Hollywood
The duo Pure & Weary (Katherine Biskupic & Leah Frires) host a variety show that pays tribute to the 1998 movie Practical Magic.
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The Yard Theater
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Sat, Oct 14Artist and Curator Walkthrough: 'Sonia Romero: Taken Root'
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Laband Art Gallery at Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Dr., Westchester
Join the artist and Laband Gallery Director and Curator Karen Rapp for a walkthrough of Sonia Romero: Taken Root.
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Laband Art Gallery at Loyola Marymount University
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Sun, Oct 15CicLAvia—Heart of LA
Traverse nearly eight miles of car-free roads in and around downtown L.A. on Sunday.
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Sun, Oct 15The Galpin Car Show
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Galpin Ford
15505 Roscoe Blvd. , North Hills
Attend the San Fernando Valley's biggest car show.
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Galpin Ford
Outdoor Pick
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Sun, Oct 15Hollywood Forever Cemetery Living History Tour 2023
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Hollywood Forever
6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood
Take the tour of the cemetery as the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles "digs up the dirt" on Hollywood history.
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Hollywood Forever
Viewing Pick
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Fri, Oct 13Freaky Friday (2003)
Dine and Drink Deals
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Sat, Oct 28Joseon's Korean Tasting Menu Pop-up
Indulge in a tasting menu that offers a modern interpretation of the cuisine created specifically for the Royal Family of Korea’s last dynasty.
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Fri, Oct 13'Haunted Tropics' at Lily's Bar
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Lily's Bar
6141 Franklin Ave., Hollywood Hills
Lost Cove Tiki presents the 'Haunted Tropics' pop-up at Lily's Bar.
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Lily's Bar
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Sat, Oct 14The Blending Lab Winery Grand Reopening
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Blending Lab
5151 W. Adams Blvd., West Adams
The Blending Lab Winery is re-opening its tasting room HQ location in the West Adams neighborhood.
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Blending Lab
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Sat, Oct 21Oktoberfest Pomona
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Fairplex
1101 W. McKinley Ave. , Pomona
Celebrate Oktoberfest at Fairplex in Pomona,
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Fairplex
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