Lectures on Tap: The Catalan Numbers in Mid-Wilshire
Event Details
- Date
- Oct 27, 2026, 7:30 PM
- Ends
- Oct 27, 2026, 9:30 PM
- Venue
- Mid-Wilshire
- Address
- Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles
- Price
- 39.19
- Tickets
- Get Tickets →
- Source
Event info via Eventbrite
- Organizer
- Lectures on Tap
Some math shows up where you least expect it. The Catalan numbers (1, 1, 2, 5, 14, 42 and onward) count everything from the ways to pair up parentheses to the ways to slice a polygon into triangles. On Tuesday, October 27, Lectures on Tap hands that sneaky sequence to a bar full of curious people in Mid-Wilshire. If you are sorting through things to do in Los Angeles this week and want something that leaves you knowing more than when you walked in, this one fits.
When: Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM Where: Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA 90036 (the Eventbrite page has the confirmed bar) Price: From $39.19 on Eventbrite
What to expect
Lectures on Tap is a series that puts professors, experts and storytellers in front of a drinking crowd. The idea is simple: take a subject that usually lives in a lecture hall and move it to a room where everyone has a drink in hand. The mood stays loose, so questions and tangents are part of the night.
This installment goes after a famously slippery bit of mathematics. The title promises a sequence that keeps sneaking into unrelated counting problems, which is a good setup for a talk aimed at general audiences rather than people with a math degree. Expect worked examples and a few "wait, that is the same number again" moments.
The listing does not name the speaker, so check the Eventbrite page for updates before you go. Plan on a talk, not a party, with space to ask questions.
Practical info
Tickets are sold through Eventbrite, and the listing runs two hours. Mid-Wilshire is easy to reach by car along Wilshire Boulevard, but weeknight street parking near the bars can be tight, so leave extra time or take a rideshare. The venue is not named on the listing page, so confirm the exact address in your ticket email.
If you like a night out that feeds your brain, browse our arts and culture picks for more upcoming events in Los Angeles. Lectures on Tap also runs other talks around the city, including nights in Hollywood, so you can make it a regular habit.