Arts & Entertainment

Best things to do in LA and SoCal: Nov. 7-9

Arts-a-Palooza in San Pedro, local authors on stage at the Burbank Book Festival, hop on two wheels for Octavia’s Bike Ride and more of the best things to do this weekend.

Director Guillermo del Toro gives actor Oscar Isaac, dressed in costume as Victor Frankenstein, notes on set. In front of them is a prop body with its back cut open.

Best things to do in LA and SoCal: Nov. 3-6

Garbage plays the Palladium, Sarah Millican brings laughs to the Wiltern, a new group art show at These Days, free pizza in O.C. and more of the best things to do.

Shirley Manson holds her arms out as she sings into a microphone on stage. She's dressed in all black and has her platinum blonde hair pulled back into a sleek ponytail.

The rock band of classical music is performing at a cozy LA spot near you

The musician-led Salastina brings chamber music to L.A. and Orange counties.

A group of seven individuals posed indoors in an elegant, richly decorated room.
The group are musicians, as several are holding instruments: a cello, a flute, a violin, and another string instrument

From Freddy Krueger to Ghostface: Hollywood insiders on how they brought monsters to life

Making Monsters features conversations with directors, actors and others who helped bring iconic characters like Freddy Krueger, Ghostface and others to life.

A book cover featuring a monster with fangs, scales and large ears on a read background.

Best things to do Halloween weekend in LA and SoCal

Check out Burbank’s best Halloween decorations, Día de los Muertos events, a new must-see exhibit at MOCA, and more this Halloween weekend.

Best things to do in LA and SoCal: Oct. 27-30

From the 'Mars Symphony' to Halloween art installations and spooky flower arranging, here’s what to see and hear in SoCal this week.

A young girl and a man holding her are dressed in fall covers (light brown and dark brown and cream) and pose to take a photo at a Carved pumpkin booth. A woman holds a smartphone to take the phone.

June Lockhart, beloved mother figure from 'Lassie' and 'Lost In Space,' dies at 100

The actor, whose career spanned films, TV dramas and soap operas, was beloved for her roles in "Lassie" and "Lost In Space." She died on Thursday of natural causes, a family friend said.

Murray Mednick, award-winning playwright and long-time SoCal theater influencer, dies at 86

Mednick was a founder of New York’s off-Broadway movement and ran a longtime theater festival in Claremont.

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Blue Jays rout Dodgers 11-4 in World Series opener

Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history, as the Toronto Blue Jays overwhelmed the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener Friday night in Toronto.

Downtown LA’s cultural hub will be free this weekend for a few hours. Here’s what to see

A little over a half mile of the Grand Avenue will be packed with free art and music activities from popular L.A. cultural institutions.

Two people with medium light skin tones walk in front of a food truck holding red tote bags that say "Grand Ave Arts: All Access" while smiling. They're walking outside in front of an exhibit for Dataland and a food truck.

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