Plus, the Autry Museum’s block party and the Alive Together 5K
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For its fall edition, The Other Art Fair brings 160 artists to showcase their works at Barker Hangar. Events and experiences throughout the weekend include a Colette Dazé Semmel-curated Fair Lounge; written fortunes by artist Gina Su; food truck bites and more.
tep Up teen Vanessa Galeno received her Inspiration Award at the 2025 event at Skirball Cultural Center. The annual event aims to raise $1 million for mentorship programs for teen girls and young women through age 29.Credit: Le Studio Photography
Presented by Toms, Step Up’s 2026 Inspiration Awards honors actress, model and philanthropist Ali Larter; teen honoree Natalia; and Leila Milano, SVP, Global Digital Distribution & Product Counsel, TelevisaUnivision during its luncheon at Skirball Cultural Center.
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The Autry Museum of the American West throws its annual block party on Saturday, complete with carnival games, music, food, a preview of the Promised Lands: California’s Unratified Treaties and Native Resilience exhibition and more.
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From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., San Vicente Boulevard (eastbound between Montana and Barrington Avenues), transforms into a free neighborhood party featuring local food, entertainment, family activities restaurants, fitness and wellness brands and community organizations.
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Nail brand DND Gel takes over Carrera Café for National Coffee Day, bringing cherry mocha coffee, cherry mocha manis and a photo opp to the coffee shop. The specialty beverage is available through Oct. 2, while free coffee and manicures are until supplies run out on Saturday.
Ggiata x Porto’s Cuban cheesesteakCredit: Shelby Moore
Check out Melrose Hill’s finest at Ggiata’s third annual block party presented by Square. From 4 to 10 p.m., attendees can enjoy food, art and music right at Melrose and Western Avenues. Don’t miss the Ggiata x rocky’s matcha collab, an exclusive Ggiata x Porto’s colla sandwich, the Étra Meatball Eating Contest and the Taste of Melrose Hill Raffle.
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A stone’s throw from its new Grove store, New Balance pops up at The Original Farmers Market with its Reconsidered program, offering the chance to trade in gently used New Balance shoes for a voucher toward a new pair; complimentary sneaker cleaning kits for trade-ins and more.
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From noon to 6 p.m., catch NYX Professional Makeup at Muscle Beach in Venice with its Rithickulous Beach activation. The pop-up celebrates the brand’s new Rithickulous Brow Volume Mousse and features gym equipment, a brow bar, photo stations and challenges with the chance to win prizes.
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Didi Hirsch hosts its annual Alive Together 5K at UCLA in an effort to raise funds and awareness for its suicide prevention center.
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HOKA, Barry’s and Civil Coffee join forces to throw a community workout at The Shops at Sportmen’s Lodge in benefit of LA Family Housing. The morning begins at 8:45 a.m. with a Barry’s-helmed resistance workout, followed by snacks, beverages and raffles.
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Palestinian-American artist Charles Karim Aweida debuts their new exhibition this week, presenting an exploration of origin, memory inheritance and absence through the experience of the Palestinian diaspora.
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Prince St. Pizza marks its latest band collab pizza with Megadeath, available now and through Sept. 27. The pie, Vic’s Pepperoni, features Prince St.’s original sauce, shredded mozzarella and all-beef pepperoni.
Ring in National Lobster Day on Sept. 25 with Yama Sushi Marketplace’s limited-time lobster roll, offering a Japanese-inspired approach to the New England classic.
Jen Atkin’s Mane teams up with Cinnabon on a limited-edition beauty kit featuring lip gloss, a mirror brush, and a surprise from Cinnabon. The brands mark the occasion with a Sept. 26 celebration across two floors of Westfield Century City Mall where visitors can pick up treats, gifts and sweets.
Redbird joins in on the fun of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art debut with complimentary pancakes on Sept. 26 and 27 for those who show their ticket from their museum ticket. (Pro tip: If you can’t make it into the museum yet, no problem. Just tell your server “May the force be with you” to secure a short stack for your table.
Sliding into the week, Logitech rings in National Coffee Day on Sept. 29 with a pop-up at La La Land Cafe on Third Street, offering a matcha-inspired release of their Pebble Mice and Deskmat collections.
If Champagne is more your thing, secure a spot at The Art of Blending Krug & Sound at Larrabee Studios between Sept. 28 and 30. The experience offers the rare chance to see inside Larrabee’s Studio 6; a multi-course menu from Verse chef Oscar Torres, paired with Krug pours; and the opportunity to watch the creation of an original composition. Those who can’t make it can get a taste at Verse in Toluca Lake, which is pairing Krug Grande Cuvée 173ème Édition with dry-aged kingfish through the end of the month.