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Christine N. Ziemba
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Former Events Columnist
Stories by Christine N. Ziemba
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Watch classics Sunset Boulevard and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Laugh along with Atsuko Okatsuka. Catch Future Islands live. Sample Gullah Geechee cuisine.
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Groove at a silent disco. Get bit at a vampire experience. Explore a groundbreaking graphic memoir. Check out a Cypress Park beer garden and a Culver City deli. Score free donuts, cookies and ice cream.
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Hear from tennis great Billie Jean King. Watch Fred Armisen and friends perform live. Attend the Dances with Films festival. Groove to Afrobeat.
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Take an adults-only sunset swim. Listen to Sheila E. headline a jazz festival. Attend an online escape room convention. Explore the art of Judson Studios. Find Refuge with Devendra Banhart.
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Get physical at a retro workout under the stars. Don't throw away another shot to see Hamilton. Check out a hip-hop dance-theater production. Sip gin, slurp soup dumplings and score a free sammie.
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Dance under the stars. Ride, walk or skate the streets at CicLAvia. Celebrate the anniversary of Cypress Hill’s self-titled debut.
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Watch a 1980s John Hughes teen flick. Catch a bunch of crazy shows at the Hollywood Fringe Fest. Tour a Ron Athey exhibition with artist Cassils. Eat your way through Black Restaurant Week.
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Catch the Perseids meteor shower. Watch a tribute to J. Dilla. Road trip to an oyster farm. Sip Oaxacan coffee. Relive the Cold War flicks of the '80s. Explore art inspired by cult films.
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Start the week by singing along to Grease. Learn capoeira under the stars. Attend an artwalk along a South Bay waterfront. Listen to live music by Quetzal. Swing along to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Or get nostalgic with LAist’s Mike Roe and guests as the TV Pilot Club revisits Living Single.
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Dance under the stars as Levitt Pavilion concerts finally return. Celebrate the 15th anniversary of Dave Chappelle's Block Party. Listen to classical music inside the dome of a 100” telescope. Immerse yourself in the art and mind of Van Gogh. Experience the art and culture of AfroLatinxFuturism.
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Dodge zombies at a new VR experience. Attend Montreal's famous comedy fest — in L.A. Commemorate the life and death of Emmett Till. Eat your fill at a vegan food fest. Sip brûlée boba drinks and tiki cocktails.
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Attend a Nina Simone tribute. Spend Friday night at the museum. Watch cat videos on the big screen. Bring the kiddos (and some earplugs) to a monster truck rally. Check out a live set by the first entirely LGBTQ mariachi band.