Christine N. Ziemba

Dance at Party/After-Party Sessions at MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary. Listen to storytelling at The Moth’s GrandSLAM. Celebrate Miya Folick’s latest release. Get a jump start on Memorial Day Weekend at Lightning in a Bottle.

Party like it's 1989 at the Cruel World festival. Dance the night away at "¡Que Rico! A night of Salsa, Latin Funk, and Mambo." Immerse yourself in creepy crawlies (figuratively) at NHM’s annual Bug Fair. Attend the Black on the Block May Festival.

Watch The Black Version of films come to life through improv. Listen to stories that people never thought they’d share in public. Attend The Paramount Showcase. Rock to the folksy, neo-soul of Wilder Woods.

Bring your besties to RuPaul’s DragCon. Shop at The Music Center’s vinyl fair. Attend Black documentary screenings. Hear tales from storytellers that they’d never want mom to hear.

Learn how to hula for AAPI Heritage Month. Listen to Keke Palmer talk about her new movie and visual album. Watch classic noirish thrillers and melodramas in 35mm.

Participate in the city’s first Scent Week. Dance through the weekend at the Desert Hearts Festival. Celebrate Giant Monsters/Giant Robot at First Fridays. Catch a live taping of Go Fact Yourself.

View tropical butterflies at a new immersive exhibition. Listen to stories about gossip. Bid adieu to Pop-Up Magazine. Celebrate May the 4th at the Academy Museum (Lightsabers optional).

Listen to tunes from Perla Batalla & Quetzal. Attend the Eclectic Music Festival and Arts Crawl. Catch Everything Everywhere All at Once under the stars with the Daniels. Feel the burn during Saturday Stairs.

Watch an unofficial Obama musical. Catch Ozomatli’s last residency show in Venice. Delve into the world of Proust. Attend the L.A. Chargers NFL draft party.

Celebrate Earth Day through conscious consumerism. Attend an Orphan Film Symposium. Immerse yourself in literature at the L.A. Times Festival of Books. Watch John Waters in all his glory live on stage.

Attend a book talk with Danny Trejo. Celebrate 4/20 with screenings of Reefer Madness + Marihuana. Join in the laughs with the Popular Kids Club. Hear about Grand Romantic Gestures at an LAist Studios’ WILD Spring Fling event.

Even if you’re not heading out to the desert, there’s plenty to do in SoCal this weekend. Get revved up for the Grand Prix of Long Beach. Spend an easy morning at Grand Park. Hit the open streets at CicLAvia. Test your endurance at a 16mm sci-fi marathon.