Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Weekly What To Do: Thick As Personas

 
Wednesday, November 12, 7:00 pm LA - FRANKLIN
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
$11.96    
 
An improvised narrative musical set anywhere but here and anytime but now.
 
Thursday Nov 13, 2025 7:30 PM
HAMMER MUSEUM
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
90024
Free for good

The Flux Screening Series brings the creative community together for a night of outstanding short films and music videos, featuring wildly inventive filmmaker presentations and performances.

Our fall program travels through the sights and sounds of international cities. We are proud to present the world premiere of Kyiv from electronic music artist Apashe, featuring Alina Pash. Filmed on 35mm in the capital during the ongoing war, the video showcases an extraordinary lineup of Ukrainian artists and marks the latest collaboration between Montreal-based director Adrian Villagomez and Apashe. 
 
QUEENS OF THE DEAD
November 13, 2025, 7:00 P.M.
The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108, George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex, 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Free, RSVP

When a zombie apocalypse breaks out in Brooklyn on the night of a giant warehouse party, an eclectic group of drag queens, club kids, & frenemies must put aside their drama and use their unique skills to fight against the brain-thirsty, scrolling undead.
 
 
Japanese Food Expo in LA 2025
Nov 14 at 5pm to Nov 15 at 7pm PST
Hilton Los Angeles / Universal City
555 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, CA 91608 
$23.18


 
Opening Reception
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 7–10 PM
Exhibition on view through January 11, 2026
Gallery & Retail Hours
Wednesday – Sunday: 11 AM – 6 PM
Monday - Tuesday: Closed
Location
BEYOND THE STREETS
434 N La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
 
BEYOND THE STREETS is proud to present SHEPARD FAIREY: OUT OF PRINT, a landmark exhibition devoted to the artist’s lifelong dialogue with printmaking. Bringing together more than 400 original screen prints alongside new and re‑mixed works that combine screen printing and stenciling, the exhibition surveys Fairey’s enduring commitment to the image, the multiple, and the power of mass communication.
 

Persona 3 Reload - Switch 2 Release - Voice Actor Meet & Greet Event at Game Realms in Burbank California!
November 15th, Saturday, at 12 PM (noon) to 4 PM.
GAME REALMS
137 N Victory Blvd
Burbank CA 91502
$10 Admission Fee (Free Admission for kids under the age of 5.)
 
Saturday, November 15, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM 
Gardena Cinema, 14948 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena
$15 

 Grab your bowling ball and a White Russian and join us for a special FilmWeek screening of “The Big Lebowski.” Come watch Joel and Ethan Coen's 1998 L.A. crime comedy on the big screen with a few hundred other fans. We’ll be screening the film at the Gardena Cinema, a family-owned nonprofit independent theater that has been continually showing movies since 1946. While the film received mixed reviews when it premiered, it has since become a cult classic. In 2014, it was designated as a "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” film and added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. After the screening, AirTalk host Larry Mantle will talk with special guests about the impact and lasting legacy of the film.

And come dressed in your Lebowski best for a chance to win our costume contest!
 
The Paramount Swap Meet's Inaugural Día de los Muertos Celebration featuring a Catrina Contest
Sunday November 16, 2025
The Paramount Swap Meet invites the community to join us for the inaugural Día de los Muertos Celebration.
Paramount Swap Meet
7900 All America City Way
Paramount, CA 90723


This free, family-friendly event honors the vibrant Mexican tradition of remembering and celebrating loved ones who have passed while embracing the beauty of life, culture, and community.
 
 
 
 
 
Nov 15–16, 2025
Getty Villa
Villa Auditorium 
Free
 
The year is 2031. California has seceded from the union but the Barbarians are coming to take back the Golden State. In this adaptation of Aeschylus’s Seven Against Thebes, a playwright struggles with the challenges of creating theater in a world that’s falling apart. How do you speak truth to power when the truth might destroy you?

This program may contain language and situations that are not recommended for persons under the age of 15.
 
November 15th & 16th
Central Park
275 S Raymond Ave
Pasadena, CA 91105
Free 

Just in time for the holiday season, the Jackalope Indie Artisan Fair features over 200 curated booths showcasing trendsetting, locally-made goods. Explore original fashion and accessories, one-of-a-kind home décor, modern art & paper goods, children's items, and much more.

Come for the shopping, stay for the experience:
Enjoy a variety of delicious eats--both sweet and savory--live music, and fun, family-friendly activities happening throughout the weekend.
 
The Boy and the Heron Show Dates
Check with your local theatres or online ticketing site for specific showtimes.
Saturday, November 15 (English Language Dub)
Sunday, November 16 (English Language Dub)
Monday, November 17 (Japanese Language with Subtitles)
Tuesday, November 18 (Japanese Language with Subtitles)
Wednesday, November 19 (English Language Dub)
 
Tickets are on sale now for The Boy and the Heron – After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family’s estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito’s new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world, and the truth about himself – featuring the voices of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson and Florence Pugh.
 

The Feelings Dept is a 3 person group exhibition featuring artists Po Yan Leung, Kelly Sux and Lisa Kogawa at GR2 Gallery running from November 15th, 2025 to December 2nd, 2025. 

Artwork goes live 11/15 at 12 noon PT.

 
Join us for our 2nd Little Tokyo Estate Sale on 📆  Saturday, November 15, from 1 - 4PM. 📍Centenary United Methodist Church, 300 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA. 

Free parking and admission. NP members and our friends have donated a vast array of stunning, one-of-a-kind Japanese pieces, including dishes, platters, vases, scrolls, tea sets, textiles, crafts, and so much more. 

Proceeds will go to immigrant support and the continued needs of Eaton Fire Survivors. Come by on November 15 and take home some beloved family heirlooms. It's the perfect opportunity to get a jump start on your eco-friendly holiday shopping! 
 
Saturday, Nov 15, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PST
Japanese American National Museum
Democracy Center
100 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
$5 General, Free for Youth (under 18), JANM Members

Join author Debbi Michiko Florence and artist Mark Nagata for a special reading of Debbi’s new book Monster Maker: The Strange Creatures of Mark Nagata. Then stick around for a conversation with them moderated by Maria Kwong, JANM’s Director of Retail Enterprise and curator of Kaiji vs Heroes, the exhibition that first connected Debbi to Mark!

Monster Maker: The Strange Creatures of Mark Nagata is a biographical account of toy designer, painter, illustrator, and collector Mark Nagata.

Sun, Nov 16 @ 5:00 pm 
BRAIN DEAD STUDIOS
611 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
$$ 
 
Featuring video synth portraits on the patio, installations, direct animation stations, fun drinks, and a slew of special guest performances, video submissions, and call-ins!

T.A.P.E. is fundraising for greater access to personal home media! Funds will be used for building more A/V racks for digitizing magnetic tape media, equipment rental upgrades, professional financial services, and stipends for all volunteers cooperatively working together.
 
 
 
 
Nov 16 from 7pm to 10pm PST
First Baptist Church of Glendale, North Louise Street, Glendale, CA, USA
209 North Louise Street
Glendale, CA 91206
Free 
 
 
 
Join us for an epic evening of pipe organ music featuring a full 100 piece orchestra and choir.
 
 
Nov 18, 2025–Apr 12, 2026
Getty Center 
Free 
 
How to Be a Guerrilla Girl presents the inner workings of the anonymous feminist art collective alongside a new commission at the Getty Research Institute. Drawing on the Guerrilla Girls’ archive, the exhibition explores the steps the group took to create their eye-catching and humorous public interventions. The exhibition places the Guerrilla Girls’ well-known posters in the broader context of their data research, protest actions, culture jamming, and distribution methods. Coinciding with the Guerrilla Girls’ 40th anniversary, the exhibition tells the story of their collaborative process and longstanding commitment to call for equity for women and artists of color in the art world.
 
 
The re-imagined The Running Man is out in theaters Thursday. Not sure how to feel with Edgar Wright doing a straight up action movie that looks like pure nonsense.
 

 
 Even More To Do:
 
Oct 5, 2025 – Mar 1, 2026
HAMMER MUSEUM
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
90024
Free for good

Made in L.A. 2025 is the seventh iteration of the Hammer’s signature biennial exhibition that showcases artists practicing throughout the greater Los Angeles area. The 28 participants in the exhibition present work not only made in the city but also grounded in its complex and unfolding terrain. Neither myth nor monolith, Los Angeles is many things to many people, and its dissonance is perhaps its most distinguishing feature. The works presented in this year’s biennial include film, painting, theater, choreography, photography, sculpture, sound, and video. Attitude draws them together: Each engages with this city in ways alternately literal, formal, material, and metaphoric. Conceived or made in Los Angeles, they are of this city and nowhere else.
 
 
Oct 21, 2025–Jan 25, 2026
Getty Center
Museum West Pavilion, Plaza Level
Free
All exhibitions are included in your free, timed-entry reservation to Getty. Reservations are available six weeks in advance. Please note, there is a fee for parking.
 
 Drawing is a skill, gained like any other through study and practice. Combining the movement of the hand with the dedication of the mind, drawing was considered the foundation of the arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture since the Renaissance. Proficiency in drawing was critical for exploring, inventing, and communicating ideas visually, but how was this foundational ability actually learned? This exhibition explores artistic training and the mastery of drawing in Europe from about 1550 to 1850.
 
  
Free Hours at the Autry
Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.
Update: During this Wildfire season, The Autry closes off, please check day of event

Let the Autry cover your next visit with Free Hours at the Autry. Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. will be free to all Autry visitors. Enjoy access to all the Autry's exhibitions including Imagined Wests, Reclaiming El Camino and more by reserving your spot today!
 

Thanks to the generous support of the Autry Foundation, Free Hours at the Autry* are every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.
 
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.



 
Sat, Aug 30, 2025 - Sat, Dec 27, 2025
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.
 

Street Food Cinema-Outdoor cult or recent hits you'll love.

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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