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A look at what’s going on around the Eastside this coming week — and your Eastside weather.
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Monday, September 28
🧑🧑🧒🧒D.T.L.A.—Check out the Chicano Art Exhibition at City Hall to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The exhibit, Corazón de Los Ángeles: The Art of Chicano Politics & Community Healing, features 16 works. 🖼️
9am – 5pm | Free | On display until Sept. 30
Pasadena—Learn about “Black Holes” and “Galaxy Simulations” at Caltech’s Astronomy on Tap event. 🍺🌌
Tuesday, September 29
Highland Park—Sign up for Coming Out Of Your Shell with Turtle Psych, a supportive mapping workshop, at Rosebud Coffee. 🗺️❤️🩹
🧑🧑🧒🧒Lincoln Heights—Plaza de la Raza’s Fall Session starts on October 5th. Sign up for classes ranging from exercise, dance, storytelling, music, art and theatre. Show off your new skills once the holidays come around. 💃🎨🎶
4 – 7pm | Check Brochure | Sept. 29 – Oct. 1
🧑🧑🧒🧒Silver Lake—Join Jewish Silver Lake for a Kids Sukkot Puppy Party! Enjoy Sukkot activities, crafts, magic, balloons and puppies! ✡️🐶🎈
Wednesday, September 30
El Sereno—Check out the second annual Latin Music Month Conference at The Luckman Fine Arts Complex. This event will feature eight industry panels, fireside chats, artist showcases, live podcast tapings, and dedicated networking sessions. 🎶🎤🤝
11am | $65+| Sept. 30 & Oct. 1
🧑🧑🧒🧒Highland Park—Get tickets to School House Rocks: RAEGAN and see playful puppets on stage with special guests, Reagan and Vanity at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater. 🎶🎭
Thursday, October 1
🧑🧑🧒🧒Atwater Village—Spend a Crafternoon at the library making Zombie Teddy Bears. 🐻🧟
4pm | Free | Kids & Teens
Highland Park—Catch a free showcase at Scribble with North Star Sessions. Featured artists are Nikki Fish, Arcadia Bay, and Trinity Mei. Plus show off your talent through an open mic draw between sets. 🎶
🧑🧑🧒🧒Los Feliz—Go on a time-traveling, global adventure at Skylight. Grab tickets to see Viva Los Feliz presents “Around the World in 80 Minutes” featuring a multimedia production about local happenings. This event will take place the first Thursday of every month for the rest of the year. 🎭🌎
Friday, October 2
🧑🧑🧒🧒Elysian Valley—Stroll the L.A. River for a fun night at Frogtown First Fridays at Somos NELA! Shop for handmade goods, art, and food while enjoying music and more. 🛍️🎨🎶
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Elysian Valley—See Frank Sriracha: Home is Where the Stage is at the Elysian Theater as the comedian accepts his Lifetime Achievement Award. 🎭
9:30 – 10:45pm | Check Website
Montecito Heights—Head to the Heritage Square Museum to see the Little Women Ballet Autumn Immersive Experience. Enjoy treats and Victorian dancing around historic houses. 🩰
6:30 – 9pm | $65+ | Oct. 2 – 4Saturday, October 3
Angeleno Heights—Explore L.A.’s Secret Victorian Neighborhood through a walking tour with the Los Angeles Conservancy. 🏘️👟
Boyle Heights—Hang with creatives at Las Fotos Project’s Night to Network. Plus enter to win prizes and gift cards. 🤝📸
5 – 8pm | Free (RSVP) | Ages 13 – 26
Boyle Heights—Stop by The Paramount for Heritage Night. See a lineup of artists presented by The SoCal Sound & Bilingual Sounds. 🎶🎊
Eagle Rock—Make a reservation for The Halloween Movie Cookbook — Authors’ Chat and Book Signing at the Women’s Twentieth Century Club of Eagle Rock. Learn new recipes for the season from the authors. 🧑🍳🎃📖
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Echo Park—Bring your beloved pets to the lake for Blessing of the Animals. Receive a blessing and a St. Francis medal by the Holy Spirit Community and St. Athanasius Church. ⛪🐶🐱🐦🐍
Glassell Park—See a lineup of musical performances through Huffima Production’s The Tapeworm Presents: Night Coffee II at Ponder. 🎶
🧑🧑🧒🧒Griffith Park—Gather your coven and head to The Autry for a Street Food Cinema screening of Hocus Pocus (1993). 📽️🍿🧙
🧑🧑🧒🧒Historic Filipinotown—Adopt a kitten or cat while shopping for books and food at A Good Used Book’s Saturday School: Kitten Rescue LA Edition. 🐱🛍️
Sunday, October 4
D.T.L.A.—Register for Urban Milpa to learn about Medicinal Teas in time for the fall season at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes. 🫖🌿
Eagle Rock—Pair your writing skills with spooky season at the Center for the Arts. Sign up for Horror Writing with Sandy Grossman, who will teach the basics of the horror genre. ✍️🧟👻🧛
4 – 6pm | $125 | 4-week workshop
Los Feliz—Take a Private Tour of the Magical Workshop & Automaton Collection of John Gaughan at the Philosophical Research Society. 🎩✨
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