Christine N. Ziemba

From parades and festivals to service opportunities, you can honor Martin Luther King Jr. this long weekend. There's also a queer Lakers viewing party, a found footage fest, a ghost hunt and a birthday party for Ben Franklin.

Take your pick of film screenings and Q&As. In the OC, there's a cheese and charcuterie party. And Joshua Johnson explores California politics.

The Drunk History Museum. A bookmobile fair. DineLA. A celebration of Selena. Hot toddies. A cinematic Shyamalan-A-Thon. Your weekend is calling...

Awards season is in full swing and you can reap the benefits with tons of free screenings and filmmaker Q&As.

Learn how to curl, meditate at a sound bath or run a new year's race to kick off those 2019 resolutions. Or just chill.

From decadent dinners to dance parties and family-friendly events, New Year's Eve features something for everyone.

Check out the ice cream scoop party at Humphry Slocombe's, offerings for International Bacon Day, Rose parade tastings and a pre-NYE party in Anaheim.

There are many ways to celebrate (or not celebrate) the holidays whether you prefer the traditional (It's a Wonderful Life) or the not-so (a hot dog bar and a Kwanzaa rap battle).

Christmas is just around the corner. Take the edge off that holiday stress with Questlove, Tenacious D, a candlelight vigil at Nakatomi Plaza and some old school yule traditions.

Eat, drink and be merry with Jonathan Gold cocktails, Creole creations, benefit concerts and a rooftop screening of Brazil.

Whether it's a body positive strip show, Handel's Messiah, a J Dilla pop-up or a screening of Barry Jenkins' new film, L.A. has you covered.

Play a game(show) hosted by Bruce Campbell. Hear from the reporter behind Dirty John. View the work of 11 female photojournalists.