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    • Entertainment
    • Comedy

    Go Fact Yourself LIVE with Brendan Hunt and Ashly Burch

    On June 21st, actor, screenwriter and playwright Brendan Hunt (he/him) and actor, writer, director, and singer Ashly Burch (she/her), plus surprise guest experts will join J. Keith and Helen for a trivia show like no other!

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    Promotional image on a light pink background with a photograph of Nicole Rucker a Caucasian female wearing a light pink sweater, and eyeglasses with a slice of cherry pie in front of her. Flowers and picture frames are in the background of the image. She is holding a pen and a coffee mug on the other hand. Underneath the picture text reads “Cookbook Live with Nicole Rucker” and on top of the image on the left side the LAist logo and on the right side the James Bear Foundation logo.
    • Food & Drink
    • Cultural Events

    Cookbook Live with Nicole Rucker

    Cookbooks don’t just provide instructions for recipes; they connect food with storytelling, both visual and narrative, and are your kitchen guides to help create delicious memories with family and friends. Cookbook LIVE takes these stories from the page to the stage.

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    Promotional graphic on a gradient blue to peach background. Text in white is overlayed that reads “Six Months After The Fires: Stories Shared, Lessons Learned” On top of the image there’s a white LAist logo.
    • Lectures & Talks
    • Community Events

    Six Months After the Fires: Stories Shared, Lessons Learned

    It’s been nearly six months since January’s fires devastated Altadena, Pacific Palisades and communities across Los Angeles. As residents and businesses navigate the recovery process, what lessons can be learned from those who have already been down this road? In this live event, LAist climate and environment reporter Erin Stone (she/her) will talk with survivors of other fires to learn what can be expected—what glimmers of hope to look for and what roadblocks still remain.

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    A faint circle and line pattern black background with a circle icons that show a question mark, a brain icon, a microphone, and a lightbulb. The overlaying text reads, "Go Fact Yourself LIVE".
    • Entertainment
    • Comedy

    Go Fact Yourself LIVE with Paula Abdul and TBD

    On July 12th, singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality Paula Abdul (she/her) and TBD, plus surprise guest experts will join J. Keith and Helen for a trivia show like no other!

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    Promotional graphic red orange background with atom graphics in the background. Overlayed text reads “The Story Collider True, Personal Stories About Science Live”
    • Educational
    • Lectures & Talks

    The Story Collider LIVE: True, Personal Stories About Science

    The Story Collider returns to the Crawford this summer! Join us for a night of hilarious, heartbreaking, and heartwarming stories about science. Whether you haven’t touched a test tube since high school or have a closet full of lab coats, this is for you.

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    A promotional image for the 2nd Annual Tournament of Cheeseburgers, presented by LAist and hosted at Smorgasburg Los Angeles, featuring a playful and energetic aesthetic with cartoon cheeseburgers.
    • Community Events
    • Children and Family
    • Food & Drink

    Tournament of Cheeseburgers

    The most delicious tournament is back for another round! LAist’s second-annual Tournament of Cheeseburgers will celebrate the cheeseburger in all of its glorious forms, from smashed to vegan and everything in between.

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    Promotional image screen filtered image of Skirball Cultural Center in navy blue tone depicting courtyard area with people in the bottom right corner. Text overlayed reads “AirTalk Live At The Skirball” under that “The History of News Media In LA” under the text a round seal logo with the words “40th anniversary Air Talk with Larry Mantle” with a small LAist logo.
    • Only In LA
    • Lectures & Talks
    • Educational

    AirTalk Live at the Skirball: The History of News Media in LA

    Our celebration of the 40th anniversary of AirTalk continues with a walk down memory lane at the Skirball Cultural Center. Join host Larry Mantle as he and others talk about the history of news media in L.A. from radio, to the Los Angeles Times, to news choppers, and how things have evolved.

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    • Entertainment
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    Go Fact Yourself LIVE with Jon Lovett and TBD

    On September 7, “Pod Save America” co-host and “Lovett or Leave it” host Jon Lovett (he/him), plus other surprise guests, will join J. Keith and Helen for a trivia show like no other! Check back soon for more details.

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    Promotional image on a yellow background with a photograph of Kiano Moju an African American female wearing a yellow blouse. Shelving with plateware, kitchen utensils, cutting boards, a bowl with oranges are in the background of the image. Underneath the picture text reads “Cookbook Live with Kiano Moju” and on top of the image on the left side the LAist logo and on the right side the James Bear Foundation logo.
    • Food & Drink
    • Cultural Events

    Cookbook Live with Kiano Moju

    Cookbooks don’t just provide instructions for recipes; they connect food with storytelling, both visual and narrative, and are your kitchen guides to help create delicious memories with family and friends. Cookbook LIVE takes these stories from the page to the stage.

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    Promotional graphic collage of newspaper clippings and text in black and white. On top sits a white text box. Lettering reads "AirTalk Live at Bowers Museum." On the bottom left of the text box sits an AirTalk with Larry Mantle 40th Anniversary seal. On the bottom right of the text box sits a LAist logo.
    • Lectures & Talks
    • Politics

    AirTalk: Live in the OC at Bowers Museum

    AirTalk host Larry Mantle will take an in-depth look at Orange County politics, examining what's changed and what continues to endure.

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    Promotional image of Samin Nosrat on the left. Samin leaning with a tree in the background. Samin is wearing a green sweater and layered necklaces. On the right-hand side there is a sunset gradient that reads “Good Things: An Evening With Samin Nosrat In Conversation With Hrishikesh Hirway”
    • Food & Drink

    Good Things: An Evening with Samin Nosrat

    An uplifting evening with Samin Nosrat as she discusses her new book, GOOD THINGS, onstage with a local host. On October 18, LAist and Show And Tell will present a special live show where Samin will share stories around the inspiration for the cookbook, her development and selection of the recipes, and the culinary rituals she shares with close friends.

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  • Artist Betye Saar, wearing a blue top, explores a bamboo grove in the Japanese Garden at The Huntington.
    Nov 11
    thru Nov 30
    • Art

    Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight

    • The Huntington Library, Art Museum & Botanical Gardens
      1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino
    $13 - $29

    The site-specific installation features a vintage wooden canoe and found objects harvested by Saar from The Huntington’s 207-acre grounds.

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  • Designer Diane von Furstenberg poses for photographers in front of her collection of wrap dresses. Her dress is black and white. The displayed dresses are mostly cheetah print.
    Oct 17
    thru Aug 31
    • Art
    • Educational
    • Only In LA

    Diane von Furstenberg: Woman Before Fashion

    • Skirball Cultural Center
      2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Brentwood
    $18

    The Skirball opens a new exhibition of her life and work.

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  • A light installation of geometric shapes reflected by mirrors.
    Sep 15
    thru Jul 6
    • Art

    Olafor Elliason: 'OPEN'

    • The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
      152 N Central Ave., Downtown L.A.
    $18

    Icelandic-Danish artist Olafor Elliason's new installation uses light and geometry to engage with the museum’s unique architecture.

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  • Musician and singer St. Vincent in her "Digital Witness". music video. She's wearing a green dress, standing in a semi-surreal setting of green and yellow buildings and lamp posts and with disco balls on them.
    Nov 24
    thru Jul 13
    • Art
    • Entertainment
    • Children and Family

    'Digital Witness'

    • LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
      5905 Wilshire Blvd., Mid-Wilshire
    INCLUDED IN MUSEUM ADMISSION

    'Digital Witness' pairs recent artifacts of the digital age with recognizable moments from film innovation and more.

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  • A promotional image from Goldenvoice. The top half of the image has a blue-gray background and reads "Il Volo, World Tour 2025" "Sat. March 2 Peacock Theater" in metallic silver and white letters. The bottom half of the image has a light forest green background and has a scroll logo reading "ARCADIA 2025 Tour" with a star logo surrounded by line rays radiating outward. Above the logo is black text that reads "Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas with special guest Willie Watson." Next to the logo the text reads "The Greek Theatre July 13"
    Mar 4
    thru Jul 28
    • Sponsored
    • Music
    • Entertainment
    Sponsored

    2025 Concerts: Il Volo, Alison Krauss & Union Station

    Starting at $62+ per ticket

    Don’t miss out on some of 2025’s greatest concerts: Italian trio Il Volo brings their extraordinary voices to the Peacock Theater on March 2nd 🎵 and later in the year, Alison Krauss & Union Station take over the Greek Theatre for one unforgettable night of music under the stars.

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  • A square painting by Noah Davis. It has a lavender border and features a woman with short black hair and dark skin tone wearing a yellow sleeveless tutu and holding large yellow fan-like half circles in each hand that extend down to the ground. She is standing in front of a house with white horizontal siding with a dark window. There are boxes on the ground in the bottom right of the painting. The top left has a large brown tree branch with green leaves. There are green plants planted in the bottom left of the painting, with a off-white and yellow patio in the foreground.
    Jun 8
    thru Aug 31
    • Sponsored
    • Art
    Sponsored

    Opening Soon — See Noah Davis at the Hammer

    • Hammer Museum
      10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood
    Free

    Discover Noah Davis at the Hammer Museum. Featuring over 50 works, this powerful survey honors the life, legacy and expansive creativity of one of L.A.’s most profound cultural figures. Davis’s art continues to shape contemporary conversations around representation, identity and access to art.

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  • A whale's tail above the ocean water line off the coast of California.
    Feb 26
    thru Aug 31
    • Outdoor
    • Educational

    Whale Watching & Dolphin Cruise

    • Newport Landing
      309 Palm St. #A, Newport Beach
    $22 - $50 W/ Special Offer

    Go whale and dolphin watching at Newport Landing.

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    • Entertainment
    • Comedy

    Go Fact Yourself LIVE with Brendan Hunt and Ashly Burch

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena
    $0-20

    On June 21st, actor, screenwriter and playwright Brendan Hunt (he/him) and actor, writer, director, and singer Ashly Burch (she/her), plus surprise guest experts will join J. Keith and Helen for a trivia show like no other!

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  • A promotional image for Pasadena POPS. There is a background of a purple velvet curtain with the Pasadena POPS logo in the top middle. Below that is an illustration of a rectangular marquee with a creme colored background and a border of round yellow lights. The inside of the marquee reads "Broadway Legends" in orange font with a purple shadow and studded with round yellow lights in each letter. Below that reads "From Gershwin To Sondheim" in purple font. In yellow font at the bottom of the image reads "June 21." On the bottom left of the image is a photo of Joshua Henry from the chest up. He is a man with dark skin tone and curly black hair. He has a closely cropped goatee and is wearing a brown leather jacket. He is facing to the right of the frame and has his head turned toward the camera with a closed smile. On the right side of the image is Liz Callaway. She has light skin tone and short red hair. She is wearing a sleeveless black top and gold loop earings. She is looking to the left side of the frame and has her head turned to the camera with a smile.
    • Sponsored
    • Music
    • Entertainment
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    Pasadena POPS: Broadway Legends

    • L.A. County Arboretum
      301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia
    Tickets start at $35; Children 12 and under $15

    Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein opens the POPS season celebrating Broadway legends from Gershwin to Sondheim. Hear music from your favorite shows over the last century with everything from "I Got Rhythm" and "Send in the Clowns" to hits from Wicked, Hamilton and more!

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  • An image for Frameworks with Ivana Dama at the Wedne Museum. The image is a white background with a black and white photo angled diagonally in the bottom right corner. Ivana Dama is a woman with light skin tone and dark shoulder length hair. She is wearing a dark blouse and sitting at a table by a paned window with light coming in. On the table is a synthesizer with various wires.
    • Sponsored
    • Music
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    FRAMEWORKS | Ivana Dama: The Air Belongs to the Children

    • The Wende Museum
      10808 Culver Blvd., Culver City
    Free

    Sound artist Ivana Dama conjures haunting analog synthscapes with custom sensors that make the air itself playable. With live visuals and a free garden reception, this immersive concert is part of FRAMEWORKS, the Wende’s multimedia performance series celebrating the opening of their A-Frame Theater.

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    Promotional image on a light pink background with a photograph of Nicole Rucker a Caucasian female wearing a light pink sweater, and eyeglasses with a slice of cherry pie in front of her. Flowers and picture frames are in the background of the image. She is holding a pen and a coffee mug on the other hand. Underneath the picture text reads “Cookbook Live with Nicole Rucker” and on top of the image on the left side the LAist logo and on the right side the James Bear Foundation logo.
    • Food & Drink
    • Cultural Events

    Cookbook Live with Nicole Rucker

    • The Crawford
      474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena
    $0-60

    Cookbooks don’t just provide instructions for recipes; they connect food with storytelling, both visual and narrative, and are your kitchen guides to help create delicious memories with family and friends. Cookbook LIVE takes these stories from the page to the stage.

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  • A still image from the movie "Sister Act." Whoopi Goldberg stands in the middle wearing a nun's habit. To her left is Kathy Najimy as Sister Mary Patrick, and to her right is Wendy Makkena as Sister Mary Robert.
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Food & Drink
    • Entertainment
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    SFC x DTLA Alliance Present: "Sister Act"

    • Grand Hope Park at ASU California Center Grand
      919 S. Grand Ave., Downtown L.A.
    ADVANCE TICKETS: General Admission $22 | Reserved Section $27 | Children's General Admission $10 | Children's Reserved Section $15

    Street Food Cinema presents Sister Act in partnership with DTLA Alliance and ASU. When a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent, she ends up turning the convent choir into a soulful chorus, until the sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity. Enjoy tasty food trucks, live music, audience games, and a movie under the stars.

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