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Best things to do this weekend in Los Angeles and Southern California: April 10-12
Patrick Martinez's work is on display through Saturday at the Charlie James Gallery.
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If you’re also wallowing in disappointment about your L.A. Olympics tickets (preliminary handball, anyone?) or lack thereof, I’m right there with you. Let’s hope future drops have a few more reasonable tickets available for those of us who don’t have $1,000 to see Katie Ledecky swim her heart out.
Much more attainable? Couchella, the annual streaming event for Coachella, which is on this weekend and next, right in your own living room. And slap on that SPF if you’re desert-bound. This weekend is also the kickoff for L.A. Climate Week, with events ranging from a planet-friendly Food Day Festival in West Hollywood to a conversation on climate futures in Malibu; it’s also the last weekend for the Getty exhibit How to Be a Guerrilla Girl.
Elsewhere on LAist, you can say, "mazel tov," to proud bald eagle parents Jackie and Shadow and grab your tickets for the Moth Mainstage on April 15 in downtown L.A. and April 16 in Irvine for the first time!
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Patrick Martinez: Left in Ruins
Through Saturday, April 11
Charlie James Gallery
696 Chung King Road, Chinatown
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
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Patrick Martinez’s neon signs with activist messages have become part of the L.A. landscape over the past several years. His work in neon responding to the immigration raids in L.A., along with new paintings, drawings and sculptures, gets an inspiring solo show at Charlie James Gallery in Chinatown — make sure to get there before it closes Saturday night.
LA Climate Week
Through Wednesday, April 15
Various locations
COST: VARIES; MORE INFO
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L.A. Climate Week is here again, with dozens of events encouraging more planet-friendly living. Join the L.A. River Crawl through Elysian Valley on Saturday, check out Arts & Culture Day for a Living Planet downtown, taste healthy foods at the Food Day Festival at Plummer Park on Sunday or take on the tall order of making climate issues funny at the Let’s Not Die! Open Mic night at Frogtown Brewery.
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The Baptist Witches of Shelbyville
Through Friday, May 1
Whitefire Theatre
13500 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks
COST: $40; MORE INFO
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Mamie Gummer (Emily Owens, M.D., The Good Wife) and Gigi Bermingham (Loot, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) take the stage at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks for the new Southern Gothic comedy, The Baptist Witches of Shelbyville. Written by Julie Shavers and directed by Daniel O’Brien, the play follows a woman returning to her hometown for the Fourth of July.
Bob Baker Day
Sunday, April 12, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 20
Los Angeles State Historic Park
1245 N Spring St., Downtown L.A.
COST: FREE (SUGGESTED DONATION $25); MORE INFO
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It’s back! The 12th annual Bob Baker Day takes over the L.A. State Historic Park for a full afternoon of puppets, art, food and local vendors. Take a break at the L.A. Public Library’s “Rest Nest,” plus check out stalls from the Academy Museum, the Colburn School, Heritage Square Museum and many more. And, of course, check out puppet, music and clown performances all day long on two stages.
BagelFest West
Sunday, April 12, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Audrey Irmas Pavilion
3643 Wilshire Blvd., Koreatown
COST: $69.40; MORE INFO
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Settle the "best bagel in the West" battle once and for all (or at least for now, until the next NYC or Montreal transplant arrives) at BagelFest West. From the Bay Area’s Boichik Bagels to local favorite Belle’s to Inglourious Bagels in Carlsbad and even Hey Bagel in Seattle, the West Coast doesn’t play when it comes to the delicious, holey breakfast delight. You can taste more than 20 different bagels with your ticket — so come hungry and ready to carb-load.
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Emma Straub in conversation with Susanna Hoffs
Friday, April 10, 7 p.m.
Skylight Books
1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
Straub in 2016. She'll be at Skylight this weekend.
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Emma Straub’s novels are some of my smart, modern favorites — like All Adults Here and The Vacationers. She’s also the owner of a lovely bookstore in Brooklyn, Books Are Magic. She brings a little of that magic to Skylight Books in Los Feliz (where she’ll be chatting with absolute '80s icon and author Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles) about her new novel, American Fantasy. You can also catch Straub talking about her books and career when she heads to the Clifton C. Miller Community Center in Tustin on Monday as part of A Slice of Literary Orange.
FusterCluck 6
Saturday, April 11, 7 p.m.
The Earl Gallery
4408 W 2nd Street, Mid-City
COST: $15 ADVANCE, $20 DOOR; MORE INFO
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Part art market and gallery, part stand-up comedy show, part excuse to eat fried chicken, FusterCluck gathers up-and-coming local comics for a stand-up show at The Earl Gallery.
Dar Williams
Sunday, April 12, 7 p.m.
Troubadour
9081 N. Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood
COST: $44.84; MORE INFO
Dar Williams plays The Troubadour this weekend.
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The 1990s are alive and well, as Lilith Fair favorite Dar Williams plays the Troubadour. The singer-songwriter’s latest (and lucky 13th!) studio album, Hummingbird Highway, draws on her more recent experiences as a playwright and songwriting instructor. I will now have "What Do You Hear in These Sounds" in my head for a week.
Gold Diggers: YEAR
Sunday, April 12, 7 p.m.
5632 Santa Monica Blvd., East Hollywood
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
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Enter a mystery year once a month on Sunday night, kicking off this week at Gold Diggers in East Hollywood. Born out of a DJ night that started in San Francisco in 2008, the actual YEAR is a surprise until you walk in the door — it could be any time from 1963 till now. Curated by Dennis “The Menace” Scheyer, the night features a specialty cocktail, experimental films and art, and a surprise live performance. Here’s a hint for this month’s YEAR.
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