What's Happening in Los Angeles
Friday, September 25
Sports
Manhattan Beach Pier
10 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Manhattan Beach mapTime: Check website for times
Cost: Check website for prices
There are 16 divisions of play in the 3rd annual tournament in an effort to make it the pre-eminent beach volleyball tournament in the country.
Saturday, September 26
Music
Watts Towers Arts Center
1727 East 107th Street, Los Angeles mapTime: 11:00 am-6:00 pm
Cost: Free
Latin, Japanese, African, Jazz, Native American, and other drummers will entertain you while ongoing tours of the famous Watts Towers are available.
Charity
Edgemar Center for the Arts
2437 Main Street, Santa Monica mapTime: 6:00 pm
Cost: Tix start @ $40
Come play with Annie Duke, Poker Icon & Runner-up on NBC's hit show "Celebrity Apprentice," Jerry Yang, 2007 WSOP Champion, and Maria Ho as well as Celebrity Guests John Singleton, Kevin Weisman, Actress and Maxim Model Christina Lindley , Brandon Cruz, Estella Warren & many more. Includes all-you-can-eat (and drink).
Parties
Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles mapTime: 9:00 pm-2:00 am
Cost: $5
Teaching the indie kids how to dance...and the club kids how to rock! 21+
Comedy
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8808 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine mapTime: 8:00 pm
Cost: Check website for prices
Cheech & Chong, Carlos Mencia, Joel McHale, Gabriel Iglesas, Jo Koy, Anjelah Johnson, Dr. Ken Jeong, Larry Omaha and Edwin San Juan.
Sunday, September 27
Concerts
Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles mapTime: 7:00 pm
Cost: Tix start @ $15
Get out your white suit or your hot pants and boogie down to Kool & The Gang, Chic and the Village People. With special guests Yvonne Elliman, Thelma Houston and Maxine Nightingale.
Book Signing
Book Soup
8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood mapTime: 6:00 pm
Cost: Free
Heather Belle and Michelle Fiordaliso discuss and sign their book about what to do when the sex is over–and you’re left with an Ex, especially in the age of Google, Facebook and Twitter.
Music
Rockaway Records
2395 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles mapTime: 10:00 am-7:00 pm
Cost: Check website for prices
30,000 CDs will all be priced at 99 cents each while every item in the store, including collectibles, will be on sale.
Film
Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles mapTime: 5:00 pm-8:00 pm
Cost: $10, $8 w/ student ID
Production Designers John Jefferies, Joseph R. Jennings, Herman Zimmerman and Scott Chambliss will participate in a panel discussion to be moderate...more
Tuesday, September 29
College
USC
Time: 12:00 pm-5:00 pm
Cost: Free
The world’s largest student film festival, on its ninth annual national tour, makes its first stop at the USC campus, giving students the tools they n... more
Concerts
Club Nokia
800 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles mapTime: 6:30 pm
Cost: Tix start @ $60
Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte, and Jonny Lang will all perform to benefit the L.A. Foodbank and Feeding America. David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow and many other celebrities will be in attendance.
Wednesday, September 30
Book Signing
Royce Hall @ UCLA
245 Charles Young Dr., Los Angeles mapTime: 8:00 pm
Cost: Free
The best-selling author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splended Suns" will discuss his life, work, his involvement in the filming of Kite Runner, his charitable work in Afghanistan and insights on Afghanistan's people and future.
Concerts
Gibson Amphitheatre
100 Universal City, Universal City mapTime: Check website for times
Cost: Check website for prices
The 90s grunge gods are still going strong. With special guests Ben Harper & The Relentless 7.
Thursday, October 1
Comedy
Theatre 68
5419 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles mapTime: 8:00 pm
Cost: $15
8 Jacks and one vivacious vixen take to the stage in the show's strange brew of career tribute, sketches, audience participation, improvisation and multimedia.
Food
Time: 5:30 pm-9:30 pm
Cost: Tix start at $25
Everyone is invited to show up hungry and graze on culinary delights from around the world. It’s an opportunity to experience the renowned cu...more
Wednesday, November 7
Film
Laemmle's Noho 7
5240 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood mapTime: Check website for times
Cost: Check website for prices
The premier showcase for the best new work by Valley residents as well as American and international independent filmmakers will include shorts, features, documentaries, music videos and more.
Wednesday, May 1
Music
The Wiltern
3790 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles mapTime: Check website for times
Cost: Check website for prices
Sigh. Where do I start with this band? Many years ago, there was a small, largely unknown, girl-fronted band I interviewed at the Vans Warped Tour....more
Saturday, September 28
Parties
World On Wheels
4645 1/2 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles mapTime: 10:15 pm-2:00 am
Cost: $12 includes skate rental
Shake, shake, shake your roller skating booty at this monthly 70s party. If skating isn’t your bag, there’s dancing and karaoke upstairs. Every 4th Saturday of the month.
Saturday, December 7
Film
Regent Theatre Westwood
1045 Broxton Ave., Los Angeles mapTime: 11:59 pm
Cost: $10
In the tradition of Rocky Horror and Showgirls, this black comedy is becoming an L.A. cult fave. Every first Saturday of the month.
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