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Little Tokyo will welcome a new farmers market for the first time in years

The Saturday market will highlight Japanese American vendors in the heart of Little Tokyo in downtown L.A.

A daytime view of the Isamu Noguchi Plaza at JACCC, where the weekly farmer's market will be held beginning late August.

Will Seth Rogen get his awards moment?

The comedian satirizes the Hollywood game in 'The Studio.' He’s also playing it.

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Close up of Seth Rogen in a tux, wearing glasses, looking off frame.

Heads up crate diggers: VinylCon! is coming to LA this weekend

Around 80 vendors from West Covina to Holland will gather at the California Market Center in downtown Los Angeles.

An overhead shot of a vinyl record convention in Philadelphia. Dozens of attendees are digging through crates of records spread across a large showroom floor.

Where you can learn to play the Pokémon card game in Los Angeles

Whether you’re a nostalgic adult or looking for a screen-free hobby for your child, here are a few places to learn the Pokémon trading card game.

Two pairs of hands pick up trading cards with colorful images on them. Underneath the cards there's a mat on the table that features a yellow duck with a quizzical look.

In a tough Pokémon economy, is it harder to become the very best?

Demand from collectors and resellers makes it hard even to find the latest card sets in stores, but for young players, Pokémon is about more than money.

A girl with medium skin tone, glasses and long brown hair holds cards with purple backs. There is a man next to her with a dark brown beard and medium length hair that matches the color of hers. He is also playing a card game.

Best things to do this weekend in LA and SoCal

See Lucha VaVoom in their last show at The Mayan, explore the El Segundo Art Walk and join the Mrs. Roper bar crawl. Plus, John Williams' music at the Hollywood Bowl and more.

An image of a nighttime concert with audience members holding blue, green, and red lightsabers in front of a brightly lit stage and screens.

‘Abbott Elementary’ star Janelle James on why she and Principal Ava Coleman won’t be boxed in by expectations

The comedian reflects on the darkness and joy in her comedy after being Emmy nominated for the fourth time.

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A Black woman with long black hair smiles while resting her hand and arm on colorful blocks on a set. She's wearing a long sleeve silk blouse and brown pencil skirt.

Baseball can drag on. So this guy did a painting of Dodger Stadium at the game

And it's not just Dodger Stadium. The current Osaka resident also paints Japanese baseball games — and other things.

A person is holding a painting of Dodger Stadium during a baseball game.

What the heck is 'Wayzgoose?' Party for printers and lovers of book art today in Carson

The annual Wayzgoose celebration at the International Printing Museum has its roots in the 16th century, when printers of old would get a break from work.

two men stand at a table stacked with prints and talk. prints hang all around them.

The biggest Pokémon event in the world arrives in Anaheim, bringing generations of players together

The annual Pokémon World Championships is the top tier of competition for video- and card game-players and an exhibition, shopping extravaganza and reunion for fans.

Inside the room of a large convention center, a small child with medium-light skin tone stands for a portrait next to an adult woman with medium-light skin tone. The child holds a large Pikachu doll.

Legendary Blue Note club opens outpost in LA to jazz lovers

The owners behind the new venue hope it can be a home for more legacy jazz acts — and an incubator for up-and-coming musicians.

Six musicians in the middle of performing on stage at a dimly lit jazz club with blue lighting. The focal point is a saxophonist blowing into his instrument.

Want to get on 'Drag Race'? Five takeaways from the show's Emmy-winning (and again, nominated) casting director

Goloka Bolte reflects on what it's like to cast the drag queen reality competition.

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Four drag queens pose on a blue carpet with a blue and white background that alternates with the logos for "RuPaul's Drag Race," "MTV," and "World of Wonder." On the left is a person dressed in angel wings and faux flowers, then a drag queen in an elaborate brown dress and head piece, a drag queen in a baby pink ball gown withe enormous tulle skirt, and on the far right a drag queen with a long blonde wig, white dress with gold stars, gloves with long fringe, and a gold and white cowboy hat.

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