Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Mother's Day Madness: Mother's Cookies x Magnolia Bakery & Helpful Honda Hosts Free “Build Your Own Bouquet” Pop-Ups at Ralphs

 

Mother's® Cookies and Magnolia Bakery are teaming up for a limited-time Strawberry Banana Pudding, and LA is one of three cities getting it this May. This is Magnolia Bakery's first-ever Banana Pudding Bar partnership, and it's built around Mother's brand-new Sparkling Strawberry Mythical Creatures Cookies — think unicorns, dragons, and mermaids in vibrant pink and lavender frosting with shimmering silver sprinkles. A little bit more about the collab: 
The pudding layers oven-roasted strawberry puree, vanilla wafers, and crumbled Mythical Creatures cookies, topped with a full-sized fantasy shortbread for something that's equal parts nostalgic and totally new. Can't make it in? You can order from the comfort of your apartment on DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats.

Helpful Honda Hosts Free “Build Your Own Bouquet” Pop-Ups at Ralphs Across SoCal for Mother’s
Day Weekend
May 9–10 | Celebrate moms with complimentary custom bouquets across Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, North Hollywood, and Riverside

To celebrate Mother’s Day, the Helpful Honda People, on behalf of the Southern California Helpful Honda Dealers, will host complimentary “Build Your Own Bouquet” pop-up stations at select Ralphs locations across Southern California. They will surprise hundreds of moms, moms-to-be, grandmothers, and mother figures—spreading love and joy, one bloom at a time. Each event is first-come, first-helped. 

WHEN & WHERE: 

Free Public Helpful Honda “Build Your Own Bouquet” Pop-Ups


SATURDAY, MAY 9 | 10 AM – 2 PM
First come, first helped. Location: outdoors 

    Ralphs, 5245 W Centinela Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90045
    Ralphs, 380 E 17th St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627

SUNDAY, MAY 10 | 10 AM – 2 PM (MOTHER’S DAY!)
First come, first helped. Location: outdoors

    Ralphs, 10900 Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601
    Ralphs, 3350 La Sierra Ave, Riverside, CA 92503

  The SoCal Honda Dealers, in collaboration with Ralphs Grocery Company, aim to help moms and mom figures feel appreciated and recognized on their special day. Complimentary, customized flower bouquets are a great way for mothers to enjoy some extra love. 

Surprising moms during Mother’s Day weekend with the Helpful Honda “Build Your Own Bouquet” Pop-Ups is just one more way the SoCal Honda Dealers are continuing their commitment to being helpful in the community. 

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Weekly What To Do: Ride The D & More This Week, Ride All Kinds Of Things

 
 
Woah, the biggest names in comedy are back to fill, cram and shove every venue possible for Netflix Is A Joke Fest May 4-10. You name the comedian, they're probably doing at least one show in the LA area this May. Check out the full line-up. There's sure to be someone you want to see.

Highlights include a Dodgers Comedy Night, The Naked Gun Screening with David Zucker, Seth Rogen and some of the comedians who did the Riyadh Comedy Festival

Seven in 4K
In person: production designer Arthur Max, set decorator Clay Griffith
Selected by the Production Design Branch
Starts at $5
Wed, May 6, 2026 | 7:30pm PT
David Geffen Theater

*What's in the box? 

 

Marciano Art Foundation Marciano Art Foundation
4357 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles
CA 90010 
Free, Must Reserve Tickets

For nearly six decades, Magdalena Suarez Frimkess (b. Caracas, 1929) has maintained a daily practice of creating an autobiography without words. Rather than telling her story by weaving together anecdotes of the rather dramatic turns her life has taken as she moved from Venezuela to Chile and finally the United States, she has instead chosen to sculpt in clay, over and over again, a personal pantheon of cartoon deities, demi-gods and mortals who have acted as her very own Greek chorus. A painter and sculptor by training, Suarez Frimkess has invoked a cast of characters from the animated world of cartoons: Minnie and Mickey Mouse, Little Lulu, Popeye and Olive Oyl, Felix the Cat, Betty Boop and Condorito, the anthropomorphic Chilean comic strip bird known for his absurdist slap stick humor.

May 7-31
Thursday through Sunday and Memorial Day
11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, CA 91768
$12 and up 
$ parking 
 
 
 
It's all the tropes of a county fair, so check out what they have before you go.
 
"The 2026 Fair wants you to Play Your Way as we salute recreation, imagination and the many ways we let loose. From whirling rides and friendly contests to creative triumphs and big bites of deep-fried delight, the Fair is transforming its grounds into the county’s biggest playground."

 

The 2026 LA Art Book Fair
May 7–10, 2026
at ArtCenter College of Design
Free-$30
 
Initiated in 2013, the LA Art Book Fair is a celebration and international gathering for artists’ book publishers to distribute their work, connect with broad audiences, and nurture new and longstanding relationships with publishers and artists. LAABF 2026 returns to ArtCenter with a shared commitment to the educational possibilities of this community event. Signature programs such as the discussion series, The Classroom, and music programming on The Stage, will be accompanied by recent programmatic features like the Reading Room and expanded presentations of books, prints, and ephemera in our Project Spaces.
 
 
 
MAY 7-9
Redcat 
Free 
 
Each year, the School of Film/Video presents a juried selection of special screenings that feature new short and feature-length films by students in its four programs—a culmination of hard work, experimentation, and dedication throughout the year. 
 
 
 
Thursday, May 7  •  7 PM - 8 PM
727 North Broadway
#133 Los Angeles, CA 90012
$11.49
 
 
 
OFF THE MENU!!
Celebrating LA Dining Culture through Art!
I’m excited to announce my first LA solo exhibition in over a dozen years!
I’ll be showing my “action” drawings I do on menus during meals around my hometown of Los Angeles.
And I’m thrilled to be doing so at the best possible location, JOHNIE’S COFFEE SHOP, on the corner of WILSHIRE & FAIRFAX!
Johnie’s has not been open to the public in 26 years!
We are also happy to also celebrate the new @metrolosangeles D line opening the same day!

 

 

 

The Metro D Line Subway Extension Opens May 8, 2026

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

Beyond Life and Death: The Way of True Freedom Book Signing with Author Jet Li
May 8 | Join martial arts champion and international movie star Jet Li as he signs copies of his insightful new book at the Academy Museum Store.
Regular admission: $35
    
Once Upon a Time in China with Jet Li
May 8 | After his book signing,  join us with Jet Li for a screening where he stars as Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-Hung in Tsui Hark’s wuxia (a genre focusing on martial artists in ancient China with fantastical elements) epic. In person: Actor Jet Li
Starts at $5
 


Small World, a group exhibition begins Saturday, May 9th at 11:00am PT

Giant Robot presents Small World, a group exhibition featuring a wide range of artists working across illustration and contemporary art. The exhibition opens with work available online beginning Saturday, May 9th at 11:00am PT.

Curated by Cassia Lupo, the exhibition will also include a live Instagram tour on @giantrobotstore, offering audiences an inside look at the artwork and participating artists. A public reception will be held during the day from 12:00pm to 6:00pm.

 

 

Felicia Chiao Plate Release and Cookie Potluck

Giant Robot 2 presents a special event celebrating the release of ceramic plates by Felicia Chiao. The Felicia Chiao Plate Release and Cookie Potluck will take place on Saturday, May 9th at 12:00pm in Los Angeles. Produced in Japan, the ceramic plates feature Felicia Chiao’s distinctive character driven artwork translated into functional objects. The release offers fans and collectors a chance to experience her work in a new format. Felicia Chiao will be in attendance to sign plates, prints, and additional items during the event. The event also invites visitors to be part of a casual cookie potluck. Guests are encouraged to bring cookies to share. The event will be held at Giant Robot 2, located at 2062 Sawtelle Blvd in Los Angeles.

Grand Guignol Silent Shorts
In person: Bret Berg, head of theatrical, AGFA
Sat, May 9, 2026 | 2pm PT
Ted Mann Theater
$5

Today’s program highlights the most impactful of these shorts, including several... by prolific British filmmaker Fred Paul, whose undiscovered work was recently unveiled at the British Film Institute. This screening features brand-new 4K restorations by Severin Films with all-new music by David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) with Tony Green and LA-based silent score veteran Michael Mortilla. 
 
BEN 10 PARTY featuring series creators Joe Casey, Duncan Rouleau & Steven T. Seagle
Sat, 09 May 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM PDT
Collector’s Paradise North Hollywood
5118 Lankershim Blvd | North Hollywood, CA 91601
 
RedSkyFalls (Réplica): 61st La Biennale di Venezia – Portuguese Pavilion 
 
Alexandre Estrela: RedSkyFalls is an installation that responds in real time to Earth’s internal rumblings – an artificial ecosystem with pre-digital sensibility. In RedSkyFalls, the mountainous landscape of a computer desktop serves as a habitat for aquatic plants and small luminous organisms with an animal intuition, the Réplicas, nestled inside the grooves of aluminium plates. Alexandre Estrela: RedSkyFalls is on view at the Portugal Pavilion of the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia from May 9 to November 22, and is curated by Ana Baliza and Ricardo Nicolau.
 
 

 
LABYRINTH
RELEASING IN THEATERS FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY, MAY 10–11

Shiori is a typical high school student who dreams of online stardom, but struggles to capture attention. After an embarrassing video of her goes viral, she gets trapped in her smartphone and replaced by a charismatic alter ego. As the doppelganger charms the internet and devises a nefarious plot to replace mankind with brainrot, Shiori must partner with other online outcasts to stop her digital counterpart and reclaim her life in the real world.

 
Summer Events at Rooftop Cinema Club LA: Mother’s Day, Chance the Rapper
Sunday, May 10th: Mamma Mia! at 8:15pm
Tuesday, May 12th: Gilmore Girls (Mother’s Day edition) at 8:15pm

Even More To Do:
 
Saturdays and Sundays April 4 – May 17, 2026 · 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Only minutes from Pasadena at the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area
15501 E. Arrow Highway, Irwindale, CA 
$28.00 - $275.00
 
We offer the public an opportunity to experience a true Renaissance of our Renaissance, one that was introduced 60 years ago. The Faire is one of the most diverse places on Earth and an escape from the stresses and demands of the modern-day. We offer cutting-edge performances, artisans, and culinary delights.
 
 
 
 
 
UCB, a cheapo comedy show almost every night, see comedians before they make podcasts and have
stories about the UCB and before they hit the big time.



 
Little Tokyo Farmers' Market Saturdays
9:00 am - 2:00 pm every Sat
Isamu Noguchi Plaza
244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Free
 
"Join us at the Little Tokyo Farmers’ Market, a vibrant new Saturday tradition in the heart of Little Tokyo. Presented in partnership by JACCC and Food Access LA, this weekly market brings together fresh, affordable produce, rich cultural experiences, and meaningful community connection."
 

 

American Cinematheque-A celebrated independent theater group that brings both the talent and catalog of films to make for some of LA's best movie nights.
 


Check out classics and cult movies just a few stories above street level. Rooftop Movies at The Montalbán. & Rooftop Cinema Club

 New Bev-Tarantino owned independent theater with old school style
 
Brain Dead Studios-manages to fill its schedule almost every night
611 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
 
Vidiots -A one-of-a-kind hub for film lovers, filmmakers, and everyone curious about cinema. A small theater is more than made-up for with the constant content and special screenings.
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Alamo Arcade Mortal Kombat Tournament This Weekend

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Forbidden Solitaire Review: I'll Tell You When My Hand Has Had Enough

 By Jonathan Bilski

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My poor hand! Not the cards I was dealt in Forbidden Solitaire, out now, that perfectly captures PC games of old, but my left hand inserted with all kinds of rubies and diamonds. A Lucky's Charms box of colorful gems will be sticking out of what looks like a very costly visit to the emergency room by the end of the game. And, I loved every minute of "slotting" in another bauble in this CD-Rom inspired card-slasher, fantasy/horror game with memories of Inscryption coming to mind when I played.
 
Forbidden Solitaire is not just the game, you get the game and a story with it. You see, as it goes, you pick up the game from a Good Will-like store and brag to your sister about getting it and starting playing it. A long the way you learned it got banned by parent's group in the 90's...and maybe for good reason. So, you've already gotten a hook in you, before you have a crystal in your poor, poor left hand. And, even before the stuff before the cult stuff starts up, but maybe you should heard that from the game.
 
Booting up the game. Which you do, As you enter a character's PC. Woah. You're back in a different time. The graphics, the sound effects. Oh 90's PC gaming. It's pulled off so well, yet knowing that the games gonna run well on a modern computer puts my heart at ease. Sorry, just... For someone who played stuff on older PCs...it sucked. This didn't.
 
The solitaire portion flows easily in as you have to battle dark forces in an ever-changing fortress/keep. In the game within the game, you're trying to unlock immortality...through, of course, solitaire, ahahahaha. You've got to love that concept. 
 
There's two modes of solitaire exploration and battle. In battle you can die from losing health. In exploration. You can die from running out of cards before finding or unlocking what you need to. You'll buy different Jokers/modifiers to help clear/find cards pull off combos etc. Just meet that weird eyeball guy in the shop. He also sells those sweet, sweet power-ups to embed in your left hand. 
 
I just need one more. I don't have a problem! My hand always looked this stylish and infected!
 
There's fun little change ups here and there to make the game harder like adding maggots to cards that eat away at health or freezing cards that then making them unusable that make you have to rethink and strategize and hopefully have better jokers.
 
In between the solitaire there's some truly ugly 90's era PC graphics that get the job done showing off as you descend into the madness on your in computer game quest. Add, another layer to that as your sister starts tracing some bad goings-ons at the company that made the game. She messages you during game-play pausing it reminding you there's more to this.
 
The game does remind you, "Hey, you're just playing solitaire, right?" "Right?"
 
Night Signal Entertainment who gave us Home Safety Hotline teamed up with Grey Alien Games who specializes in making solitaire games. Together they made the perfect baby that is this game. Having a realistic gameplay element with solitaire from a game that seemingly existed from the 90's and all the spooky stuff that I don't want to ruin that Night Signal brings to the table is kind of amazing here.

It took me roughly about 10 hours to beat the game. In that time, I thought the story and game-play was well-paced. A game worthy of playing nightly for an hour or two.
 
Forbidden Solitaire totally hits you for what it wants to be, a weird game, well-made and a story that's a perfect creepy pasta for the digital age. It's earned it's place with Inscryption with a creepy story all its own. I've loved the effort to emulate the 90's and the time to make a solitaire portion so playable that teamed up with a publisher known for it. I don't want to divulge much of the story, because you finding it out makes it the best part. Got to hand it to them over at Night Signal Entertainment it was hard to put Forbidden Solitaire down.
 
*Yes, Fangamer or some other game merch site should make temporary tattoos/stickers of the gems you insert into your left hand from this.
 

Available From:
$14.39 - GOG.com
$14.39 - Steam
$15.99 - itch.io

 Game provided by publisher for review purposes

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PlumberPunk by Glen Brogan

 

Great new piece PlumberPunk by Glen Brogan mixing a bunch of Super Mario/Nintendo lore and Blade Runner vibes.

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Monday, May 4, 2026

DCon Pasadena Saturday Sold Out

Well, didn't expect that. But people seem to be missing the toy and design fair since it moved to Anaheim and then Vegas. Now, that it's back in June, it looks like people don't want to miss it. You can only grab a weekend ticket or a ticket for Sunday now here.

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Super Duper Vision: Infinity Vision, Disney's Sad, Sad Way To Scam You Because They Don't Have IMAX Screens When Avengers: Doomsday Comes Out


Super Duper Vision or as Disney has coined it "Infinity Vision" is a "new premier format" to watch Avengers: Doomsday in. Though, how that premier format doesn't need physical items to be screened in such a special and one would assume, higher price tag manner is interesting. As IMAX points below it's more than likely because they made a deal to screen the third Dune movie on IMAX screens that Disney has come up with this "scheme" or " new format."

 

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