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Best things to do this weekend in LA and SoCal: September 5-7

Parable of Portals at Sierra Madre Playhouse, L.A. Kids Book Festival, a Guatemalan soccer showdown, Red Bull Origin hits Dogtown, This is Spinal Tap at Cinespia and more of the best things to do this weekend.

Residents tasked with naming Long Beach’s newest baseball team

The city will soon welcome a new minor league team to Blair Field

One mane to the left wears a green t-shirt that in gold letters with white trim says "McGuire #25." To his right, another man wears a navy blue shirt that says "Canseco #33" in white letters with gold trim. The two face away from the camera looking at a baseball field in front of them. At the center of the field a baseball player is about to make a pitch.

Darth Vader's red lightsaber is heading to auction for the first time

The prop was used during the filming of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

A prop lightsaber from the Star Wars films is displayed against a blank gray background.

Best things to do this week in LA and SoCal: Sept. 2-4

Oasis mania begins, Troubies take on Oedipus at the Getty Villa, Esperanza Spalding at Blue Note L.A. and more of the best things to do this week.

Esperanza Spalding, a Black woman wearing a black dress, sings and plays guitar on stage with curtains draped behind her and a male guitarist playing in the background to her right.

Latino Theater Company marks 55 years since the Chicano Moratorium with ‘August 29’ play

The historic day is the subject of a play put on in collaboration with local Chicano community college students.

Six actors on stage against a backdrop of red stage lights.

Best things to do Labor Day weekend in LA and SoCal

See Weird Al, enjoy two dance world premieres, join 'Robot Karaoke,' try treats at a gelato festival and more hot Labor Day weekend picks.

Weird Al Yankovic performs in a white shirt and black tie, singing on a blue-lit stage with a guitarist in background.

'Hacks' creators talk about bringing the latest season of the Emmy-nominated show to LA

From the Americana at Brand to late night TV, the minds behind the comedy Hacks on setting the show in our backyard.

One woman appears on the TV to the left. Two women and a man to the right of the TV look at the actor on the screen.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are in their engagement era

The singer-songwriter announced the engagement Tuesday on Instagram, with the caption: "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married."

Donna Kelce stands with her son Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift after the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills on Jan. 26 in Kansas City, Mo.

Best things to do this week in Los Angeles and Southern California: August 25-28

Join LGBTQ+ night at Shucked, learn merengue at MOLAA, see Bela Fleck and the Flecktones at the Ford, The Insider screens at the Vista, Blue Note L.A. opens and more of the best things to do this week.

Fans across the country raise their voices at 'KPop Demon Hunters' singalongs

There are dozens of screenings of KPop Demon Hunters this weekend nationwide, including in Alhambra and Pasadena.

Three woman in costume stand behind a child facing a camera off screen and smiling.

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