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Best things to do in LA and SoCal: Oct. 28-Nov. 3
'Red at Night' captures the spirit of the season at the Nimoy.
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Trick or treat! Whether you’re dressing up as something silly (maybe grab a friend and go as Aerial Tramway and Red Heart) or scary (pick your favorite political meme), it’s Halloween weekend, so stay safe and have fun.
Plus, don’t let election research get you down — if you haven’t voted yet, there’s still plenty of time to check out our OC and LA Voter Game Plan guides. You can take your mail-in ballot to a drop box, or head directly to the polls on Tuesday. Plus, there are plenty of incentives to cast your ballot; just show your “I Voted” sticker for discounts and freebies like donuts, discounts on food and more at participating local venues.
Elsewhere on LAist, you can check out a noodle spot in Monterey Park where the owner tickles the ivories for diners or get a preview of November’s O.C. Book Fair.
Music
Jam your way through this week with Monster Mashes and Election Day bashes! Licorice Pizza’s music picks include:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
- Luna Day’s record release show at Licorice Pizza
- My Chemical Romance at the Hollywood Bowl
- Icelandic Eurovision sensation Daði Freyr at the Wiltern
Saturday
- Lodge Room’s spooky post-punk night with Desire, Mothermary & Johnny Jewel
- Dillon Francis at Exchange L.A.
- “Weird Al” Yankovic’s UHF screening with a live orchestra at the Greek
Sunday
- New country star Stella Lefty plays the Troubadour
- Mexican rock band Caifanes will be celebrating the Day of the Dead at Toyota Arena
Monday
Tuesday
Events
Joni Mitchell
Thursday and Friday, Oct. 29-30, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
L.A. Louver
45 N. Venice Blvd., Venice
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
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The L.A. Louver opens its doors again for a special two-day pop-up exhibit of paintings from singer and renaissance woman Joni Mitchell. The 82-year-old songstress and grandmother of folk rock — who's seen a real renaissance onstage the last couple of years, as she's performed with Brandi Carlile and others — is showing 23 paintings in a series called "NEWS," done between 2001 and this year.
Chef Marcus Samuelsson in Conversation with Laurie Ochoa and Sandra Jackson-Dumont
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m.
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
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Chef Marcus Samuelsson’s remarkable story spans from Sweden to Ethiopia to Harlem. He’s sitting down with L.A. Times food editor Laurie Ochoa and cultural strategist Sandra Jackson-Dumont to talk about how “the cross-pollination of cultural traditions in Los Angeles has enriched the food and the art that we make and consume.” Samuelsson will also sign copies of his newest book, Back to Green: Rediscovering a World of Delicious, Healthy Eating.
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Aerosmith and Friends: California Dream On
Thursday, Oct. 29, and Sunday, Nov. 1
Hollywood Bowl
2301 Highland Ave., Hollywood Hills
COST: SOLD OUT, RESALE AVAILABLE FROM $300; MORE INFO
Steven Tyler and Joe Perry will make their return with a Hollywood Bowl performance.
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The Hollywood Bowl’s two “Aerosmith and Friends” all-star concerts feature Guns N’ Roses, Billy Idol and Steve Stevens, Heart, the Black Crowes, Sammy Hagar, Tom Morello, Chad Smith, Nuno Bettencourt, Sully Erna and Run-DMC — along with a rare appearance by Aerosmith themselves. If you don’t wanna miss a thing, you have two chances to catch this event; they'll all play the historic venue on both Thursday and Sunday. – Lyndsey Parker
Día de los Muertos events
Sunday, Nov. 1, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Forest Lawn Cemeteries
Various locations
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
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Forest Lawn’s Covina Hills, Cypress and Glendale locations will each host Día de los Muertos events featuring marigolds, handcrafted Catrina and alebrijes (spirit guides), artworks and community ofrendas (altars).
CAP UCLA: Red All Night
Friday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m.
The Nimoy
1262 Westwood Blvd., Westwood
COST: $19.14; MORE INFO
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CAP UCLA kicks off Halloween weekend with a screening of Los Angeles-based artist duo Beck+Col’s latest horror film, Red All Night, at the Nimoy. A traditional slasher turns psychedelic in this unpredictable horror, which will be accompanied by live performance elements. Forest monsters, zombies, the evil Smile and more collide in this surreal alternate universe.
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LA Opera: Hercules vs. Vampires with live soundtrack
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31
United Theater on Broadway
929 S. Broadway, Downtown L.A.
COST: FROM $56; MORE INFO
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The LA Opera’s annual old-movies-with-creepy-slash-super-cool-operative-orchestration is simply one of the best Halloween nights around. This year, they're taking on the undead with a screening of a cult classic — Mario Bava's 1961 Hercules in the Haunted World — that was revamped (no pun intended) with an operatic score into Hercules vs. Vampires. It will be performed with a live operatic soundtrack at the United Theater on Broadway. Don’t forget your costume; Halloween night features a costume contest with a $10,000 grand prize!
HUNG DANCE: BIRDY
Thursday, Oct. 29, 7 p.m.
USC Visions and Voices
Bovard Auditorium
3551 Trousdale Pkwy., University Park
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
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Taiwanese dance company HUNG DANCE, along with their choreographer and artistic director LAI Hung-Chung, make their L.A. debut in BIRDY, which uses a mix of electronic and Chinese classical music to create a unique story that explores the “freedom and limitations” in Taiwan and the journey to modernity through dance.
Hollywood Horror
Thursday to Saturday, Oct. 29-31, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Bollman House
1530 N. Ogden Drive, Hollywood
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
Head to Hollywood’s Bollman House to get a real Halloween horror fix. They’ll use architectural projection mapping to transform the home’s façade all weekend long with animated illusions and tributes to movies including Psycho, The Shining, Frankenstein, Jaws, Nosferatu, 1950s monster classics and more. The Henry O. Bollman House was designed by Lloyd Wright (Frank Lloyd Wright’s son) in 1922 — a true piece of Hollywood history!
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