A look at what’s going on this weekend — and your Eastside weather forecast.
🗓️ Eastside Weekend
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Friday, Dec. 19
East L.A.—Get crafty and Make Your Own Felt Book Ornament at the City Terrace Library. 📖🔖
Echo Park—Drop in to the Writing Gets Lonely: Open Writing Studio at Heavy Manners Library. Whether you are writing a manuscript, screenplay, article or diary entry, just write in community! ✍️
Highland Park—Catch a Film Screening of Rickshaw Girl based on the award-winning children’s novel at The Pop-Hop. 🎥
Saturday, Dec. 20
Cypress Park—Start or finish your holiday shopping at the Vintage Market. Shop clothing and home decorations, get tooth gems, tattoos, or get a tarot reading! 🛍️
Debs Park—Bring a blanket and spend your Afternoon at the Audubon Center with Two Point (Sharada Shashidhar + Caleb Buchanan). Enjoy live music under the peppercorn tree. 🎶🌳
Echo Park—Design Your Own Deck of Cards in a creative workshop at Heavy Manners Library. Learn the basics of card composition, layout design and illustration. 🃏
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Highland Park—It’s the longest day of the year! Join Kinship Yoga for their 6th annual Solstice Sounds. 🎶🧘🌃
Highland Park—Dance for good at the WERKIT: Sober Benefit Dance Party happening at Scribble. Funds will support the Scribble community and the Los Angeles Poverty Department. 🎶🫶
Lincoln Heights—Head to the Pieter Performance Space for The Sound Healer Collective Open House & Mixer. Learn about the nonprofit’s goals and missions, experience a sound bath, and connect with board members and sound healers. 🎶
Sunday, Dec. 21
Eagle Rock—Get grounded and set your intentions at the Winter Solstice Sound Bath happening at the Women’s 20th Century Club. 🎶❄️
Pasadena—Visit Old Pasadena for a Food Tasting Walking Tour. Taste foods from ethnic eateries and sweet havens. 🍽️
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