Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Weekly What To Do: Y'Know What's Coming, Starts with an O, But For Now That O Is For One Piece


HOLLYWOOD STREET CLOSURES FOR 2026 
OSCARS® WEEK

To accommodate the construction of press risers and pre-show stages along the Oscars red carpet, all lanes of Hollywood Boulevard are closed from Orange Drive to Highland Avenue from 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, until 6 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
 
 2026 Oscar® Nominee Spotlights at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures March 6-14
 
 
This program includes screenings of the nominated short films and panel conversations with select nominated feature filmmakers leading up to the 98th Academy Awards. 

March 6 | 6:30pm | Breaking the Oscars Ceiling 
March 7 | 11am | Animated Short Film
March 7 | 4pm | Animated Feature Film
March 8 | 11am | Documentary Short Film 
March 9 | 7pm | Live Action Short Film
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 


 
 

 
Holi & the Beach: LA's Biggest Festival of Colors
Saturday, Mar 7 from 11:30 am to 4 pm
Seaside Lagoon Redondo Beach
200 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
$12.24 as of writing this
 
A Holi experience like no other on the BEACH! Saturday March 7th. Join 6,000 people, food, vendors + colors & Celebrity DJ Lineups!
 
“Virtue and Vice: Allegory in European Drawing,” an exhibition exploring how European artists from
the 16th to 19th centuries made drawings to criticize bad behavior as well as praise virtuous actions. 

On view at the Getty Center from March 3 through June 7, 2026, the exhibition features 32 drawings that range from straightforward examples of charity, lust and greed, to complex allegories that depict virtue, decadence and friendship. These drawings were meant to be emotionally moving and taught lessons that condemned sinful behavior or praised honorable deeds.
 
First Fridays | 20th Anniversary Season — First Fridays celebrates 20 years as Los Angeles’ premier museum after-hours experience, where exclusive nighttime access to NHM brings music, science and culture together for an engaging evening of conversation and community. Throughout the night, guests are free to explore the Museum at their own pace, exploring galleries and exhibitions with live music, DJs, topical discussions, signature cocktails, pop-up experiences, and much more. More information is available at nhm.org/firstfridays.

Schedule: March 6 sold out
April 3, May 1. 6-10 pm.

Admission: $30 for Public | $20 for Members
 
 
The opening reception each month is the first Thursday of the month from 6 to 10 p.m., now it's March 5th.
 
DTLA Artnight is a cultural gathering and art walk organized monthly on first Thursdays where over 25 Galleries debut new exhibitions from their fine arts collections. These collections encompass a wide array of mediums from artists across LA, the U.S. and the world. 
 
 
55th Annual Dana Point Festival of Whales, taking place March 6-8. This year marks a major milestone, the 55th anniversary of one of the world’s longest‑running whale festivals, and the lineup is packed with community favorites, including the return of the Magical Migration Parade, the three‑day Carnival, the Concert on the Water and a full schedule of family‑friendly activities, lectures, art experiences and marine‑focused events. 
 
Sat, Mar 7 • 10 am
Pershing Square
532 S Olive St
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Free
 

 
 
Saturday March 7th, 8:00 pm
Redcat
$15.00 - $27.00 including fees
 
GRAMMY-nominated orchestral collective Wild Up presents The Odes, an evening that traces a living lineage of experimentation—from the Baroque’s theatrical excess to modernist innovation and contemporary music’s daring invention. The program unfolds as a conversation across centuries, where the oldest music feels the most new, and the newest pieces make tradition strange again.
 
On view: March 7, 2025 – March 28, 2026
Opening Reception:
Saturday, March 7th 6-10pm
DOVIE GOLDEN
Mood Swings
ERICA ROSE LEVINE
It Takes A Village
HEATERS
Group Exhibition
The Fresh Series (Session Eleven)
Spotlight on Local Creatives (with Marciano Ceballos | Darnell Waine | David Erven)
THINKSPACE PROJECTS
4217 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
 
 
 
Little Tokyo Flea Market x Studio Ghibli
Sunday, March 8, 12:00PM – 5:00 PM
Little Tokyo Galleria Mall
{ 1st & 2nd Floor + Outdoor Area }
333 S Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90013

 50+ AMAZING VENDORS 
Ghibli inspired merch and collectibles 
Ghibli themed Art
Flash Tattoos
 
 
 
CLEAN PLATE CLUB
Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Dynasty Typewriter
2511 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
Doors 6:30pm | 18+ General Admission Tickets:
General Admission - $25 Adv / $30 Day of Show
SPLASH ZONE - $65 (Includes very limited, first rows preferred seating and two courses from the show - one before the intermission, the second after intermission)

Delectable improv with Bobby Moynihan and friends. 
Plus live cooking on stage! from Dinner Time Live's Chris Ying!
With Special Guests
    Ryan Asher
    Angela Giarratana
    Eugene Cordeo
    Lily Sullivan 
    Tim Baltz


 
Film 
 
Thursday Mar 5, 2026 7:30 PM
HAMMER MUSEUM
Free for good
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
90024

In person: Brother Mouth, Nicholas Buckwalter, Danae Gosset, Conner Griffith, Craig Melville, Lost Noise, and Najeeb Tarazi. Followed by a courtyard after-party with a DJ set by Eno.

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. 
 
Nollywood In Hollywood March 6-7 is an annual showcase of the best three Nigerian films to the
Hollywood film industry, Nigerians in the Diaspora, and cinema audiences in Los Angeles. Arguably Nigeria’s biggest cultural showcase outside Nigeria, it was founded by Nigerian-American filmmaker, Ose Oyamendan and co-presented by O2A Media, Inc. alongside two of the most prestigious institutions in Hollywood, the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California and the American Cinematheque. The initiative includes seminars, training programs, and networking events.

 
CINE INSOMNIA IN MARCH - JAPANESE CINEMA
In Japanese with English subtitles

Fri, Mar 6: TAMPOPO (1985) A film by Juzo Itami. The first Japanese Noodle Western!

Fri, Mar 13: SAMURAI I: MUSASHI MIYAMOTO (1954) Starring Toshiro Mifune. First in director Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy!

Fri, Mar 20: LADY SNOWBLOOD: LOVE SONG OF VENGEANCE (1974) Director Toshiya Fujita’s sequel to LADY SNOWBLOOD!

Fri, Mar 27: TOKYO STORY (1953) A film by Yasujiro Ozu.
 
SAT MAR 7, 2026 2:00 PM
Aero Theatre | Episodes 1-8
$27.00 (member) ; $32.00 (general admission)

‘TWIN PEAKS: The Complete Series’
 
 
 
 
 
March 7 - April 4, 2026
Multiple Theaters
$

Series | THE APOSTLE, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, TENDER MERCIES, APOCALYPSE NOW: FINAL CUT, TRUE GRIT, WIDOWS, NETWORK, TRUE CONFESSIONS, THE GODFATHER, THE GODFATHER PART II, THE PAPER

 
Sunday, Mar 8 from 7:30 pm to 11 pm
Killer Fitness
822 N Hollywood WayBurbank, CA
$9.31

Get ready to travel back to the 90s with a sci-fi thriller that promises aliens, action, and a whole lot of Dolph!!! Join us for a wacky night of futuristic crime fighting with the 1990 classic I Come In Peace aka Dark Angel!
 
 
Tuesday, March 10th
Select Theaters
$ 
 
*If there are seats left, go to The Egyptian 
 
Netflix’s epic high-seas pirate adventure, ONE PIECE, returns for Season 2—unleashing fiercer adversaries and the most perilous quests yet. Luffy and the Straw Hats set sail for the extraordinary Grand Line—a legendary stretch of sea where danger and wonder await at every turn. As they journey through this unpredictable realm in search of the world’s greatest treasure, they’ll encounter bizarre islands and a host of formidable new enemies. A special limited theatrical screening of the first two episodes of the new season, ONE PIECE: INTO THE GRAND LINE.
 
 
 
 
Even More To Do:
 
   
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.



 
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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