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Three young friends and two colorful alien creatures looking up in awe, a still from Explorers, with Movies Under the Microscope title text

Movies Under the Microscope: Explorers at the NHM

Oct 16, 2026, 6:00 PMNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Explorers (1985) screens Oct. 16 at the Natural History Museum of L.A. County, followed by a talk with a physicist, an editor and a Futurama producer.

Black and white 1943 photograph by Ansel Adams of Japanese Americans watching a baseball game at Manzanar, with camp buildings and mountains in the background

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Dan Kwong: Manzanar Baseball Livestream at 18th Street Arts Center

Oct 17, 2026, 10:00 AM18th Street Arts Center

Dan Kwong's Manzanar Baseball Project livestreams at 18th Street Arts Center on October 17, a free gathering around the baseball leagues built inside Manzanar during WWII.

Book cover of The Citizen Artist, an anthology from High Performance Magazine 1978-1998, with a tinted photo of a woman in a hat and red lettering reading 20 Years of Art in the Public Arena

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Citizen Artist Reading Group: Free Virtual Session

Oct 18, 2026, 10:00 AM18th Street Arts Center

Join 18th Street Arts Center's free, virtual Citizen Artist Reading Group on Sunday, October 18, with guest Sara Daleiden and readings on art and civic life.

Kimberlé Crenshaw and a second speaker flanking the yellow-and-white cover of her memoir Backtalker: An American Memoir

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Kimberlé Crenshaw: Backtalker at Central Library

Oct 19, 2026, 7:00 PMMark Taper Auditorium - Central Library

Legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw discusses her memoir Backtalker at a free ALOUD and ACLU SoCal conversation in the Central Library on October 19.

Pink event flyer with the green cover of Queen of Lombard Street beside the text Lisa Kleypas in conversation with Maureen Lee Lenker, October 20th, 7pm

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Lisa Kleypas at The Ripped Bodice: Queen of Lombard Street

Oct 20, 2026, 7:00 PMThe Ripped Bodice

Lisa Kleypas launches her Victorian novel Queen of Lombard Street at The Ripped Bodice in Culver City, in conversation with Maureen Lee Lenker.

Voter Game Plan graphic of a hand dropping a ballot into a box marked with the Superior Court of California seal

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Judicial Elections Ballot Cram Session at The Crawford

Oct 21, 2026, 7:00 PMThe Crawford

LAist's one-hour Judicial Elections Ballot Cram Session on Oct 21 at The Crawford in Pasadena helps voters sort through the long list of judge races.

Event flyer with a portrait of author Barbara Kingsolver beside the cover of her novel Partita

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Barbara Kingsolver on Partita at Pasadena Presbyterian

Oct 21, 2026, 7:00 PMPasadena Presbyterian Church

Pulitzer winner Barbara Kingsolver discusses her new novel Partita on Wednesday, October 21 at Pasadena Presbyterian Church, hosted by Vroman's.

Panoramic photograph of tents lined along a Los Angeles street beneath palm trees, with a domed museum building behind

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David LaChapelle Artist Talk at Terraform LA

Oct 22, 2026, 6:30 PMTerraform LA

Photographer David LaChapelle sits down for an evening artist talk hosted by Samy's Camera and Phase One at Terraform LA on Melrose Avenue, Oct. 22.

Promotional graphic with the Women on the Move title over a wall of bookshelves, beside the cover of Ann Patchett's novel Whistler showing a saddled horse under a night sky

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Women on the Move with Ann Patchett (Free, Online)

Oct 27, 2026, 8:30 AMOnline (Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center)

Free online talk with novelist Ann Patchett on her books and writing process, streaming Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 8:30 AM Pacific. Register on Eventbrite.

Event poster showing artist Hank Willis Thomas seated in a yellow jacket beside the Einstein Visiting Artist Series title

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Hank Willis Thomas: Einstein Visiting Artist at Otis

Oct 27, 2026, 7:00 PMOtis College of Art and Design

Conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas visits Otis College of Art and Design on October 27 for a free evening in the Einstein Visiting Artist Series.

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Intersection with Tracy von Ahsen at 18th Street

Nov 3, 2026, 5:00 PM18th Street Arts Center

Free community evening with spotlight artist Tracy von Ahsen at 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica on Nov. 3, with food, art and conversation.

Event flyer for Fred Talks to Dave Karger of Turner Classic Movies on Sunday, November 8 at The Velvet Martini Lounge, with a smiling man in a light blue blazer in front of palm fronds

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Fred Talks to Dave Karger of TCM in Studio City

Nov 8, 2026, 1:00 PMThe Velvet Martini Lounge

Fred Bronson interviews Turner Classic Movies host Dave Karger live at The Velvet Martini Lounge in Studio City on Sunday, November 8, at 1 PM.

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A Century of Humanity: Jazz in LA at Central Library

Nov 12, 2026, 7:00 PMMark Taper Auditorium - Central Library

Stanley Clarke co-curates a free ALOUD night of jazz, poetry and LA stories at the Central Library's Mark Taper Auditorium on November 12.

Event flyer showing Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle and Rider Strong beside the cover of Book Meets World, with Nov 16 at 7PM

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Book Meets World Signing: Fishel, Strong & Friedle

Nov 16, 2026, 7:00 PMFirst Congregational Church of Los Angeles

Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and Will Friedle discuss and sign Book Meets World at the First Congregational Church of LA on Nov. 16.