{"id":282966,"date":"2026-04-24T01:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/282966\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T01:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:07:16","slug":"weekend-events-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/282966\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend events"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love seeing all the thoughtful responses to the new LACMA Geffen Galleries<\/a> that folks have shared with us \u2014 keep them coming. In the meantime, our arts team is answering your questions about the new museum addition, so if you have questions about it \u2014 anything from architectural history to how to get tickets \u2014 please send an email to bestthingstodo@laist.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re not headed out to get your country (and more!) on at Stagecoach this weekend, Licorice Pizza<\/a> has plenty of music picks this side of the desert. Friday concerts in town include Third Day at the Forum, Patrick Watson at the Belasco, the Cribs at Echoplex and Alice Phoebe Lou at the Wiltern. Saturday has Getdown Services at the Roxy, Coach Party at the Moroccan Lounge and Tom Petty cover band extraordinaire Petty Party at the James R. Armstrong Theatre in Torrance. Sunday has Traitrs at the Roxy, Gabriel Kahane at Sid The Cat and Bethel Music at the Wiltern. And finally, the West End Girl herself, Lily Allen, serves her sweet revenge at the Orpheum on Saturday and Sunday, while animated pop diva Hatsune Miku takes over the Peacock Theater.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere on LAist, you can find out when tickets go on sale<\/a> for the FIFA World Cup fan fest in L.A., give a clap for my favorite LAist headline of the week<\/a> about the landslide that threatened Rancho Palos Verdes\u2019 trails, and get tickets for Saturday\u2019s Go Fact Yourself live<\/a> with Meaghan Rath and Hrishikesh Hirway.<\/p>\n

Events<\/p>\n

Taylor Jenkins Reid<\/p>\n

Saturday, April 25, 1:30 p.m.
Buena Vista Branch Library\u00a0
300 N. Buena Vista St., Burbank\u00a0
COST: FREE, REGISTRATION REQUIRED; MORE INFO<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Author Taylor Jenkins Reid \u2014 the prolific brain behind favorite modern novels like Daisy Jones and the Six, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and many more \u2014 joins fellow author Laura Warrell (Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm) at the Buena Vista Branch Library as part of Burbank\u2019s celebration of National Library Week.<\/p>\n

Permission Poetics Slam Poetry Workshop<\/p>\n

Friday, April 24, 3 p.m.
Heavy Manners Library\u00a0
1200 N. Alvarado St., Echo Park
COST: $28; MORE INFO\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ready to unleash the slam poet inside you? Join writer and performer Erin Taylor for this workshop to help craft and perform your first slam poem, using the given theme of \u201cReunion\u201d as a guide. Snaps all around!<\/p>\n

Muumuus and Mimosas<\/p>\n

Sunday, April 26, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Santa Monica Blvd. between Doheny Drive and La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood\u00a0
COST: FREE; MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n

Pride is just around the corner, but first find your best Mrs. Roper muumuu and sashay your way down to the Rainbow District (Santa Monica Boulevard between Doheny Drive and La Cienega Boulevard) for Muumuus and Mimosas. The City of West Hollywood hosts this afternoon of festive programming across the neighborhood\u2019s various bars and restaurants, including brunch specials (natch), local vendors and more.<\/p>\n

CicLAvia West LA\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sunday. April 26, 9 a.m.\u00a0
Connecting Santa Monica Blvd. and Westwood Blvd.
COST: FREE; MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n

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Get on your bikes and ride \u2014 this time through Westwood and West L.A. for a CicLAvia on the West Side. Check out the map<\/a> before you go to make sure you hit up all the pop-ups along the three-mile route, including LAist’s<\/a>.<\/p>\n

York Boulevard Road Concert<\/p>\n

Sunday, April 26, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.\u00a0
York Boulevard, Highland Park\u00a0
COST: FREE; MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n

More than 40 site-specific performances, installations, music and interactive art will be featured along four miles of York Boulevard in Highland Park, all put together by The Road Concerts, and all free. Use any mode of transport that suits your fancy, see your neighbors and enjoy the art.<\/p>\n

City of STEM\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sunday, April 26, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
900 Exposition Park, South Lawn, Expo Park\u00a0
COST: FREE; MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n

Like a science fair on steroids, the annual City of STEM and Los Angeles Maker Faire is an all-ages event that brings together young scientists and inventors from across the county. It\u2019s free to attend, so get out there and get inspired by these young minds at work.<\/p>\n

Benita Bike\u2019s DanceArt<\/p>\n

Saturday and Sunday, April 25 to 26
Lineage Performing Arts Center\u00a0
920 E. Mountain St., Pasadena\u00a0
COST: $40; MORE INFO\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Los Angeles\u2019 five-member chamber modern dance company, Benita Bike\u2019s DanceArt, celebrates its 45th season with a weekend of shows including work created from 2017 up through this year. Benita Bike\u2019s DanceArt is known for creating original dance works for the stage and presenting those works both in concert settings as well as in unique \u201cExplore Dance\u201d programs produced at neighborhood sites.<\/p>\n

Celeste Dupuy-Spencer: Burning in the eyes of the maker<\/p>\n

Through Saturday, May 30\u00a0
Jeffrey Deitch\u00a0
7000 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood\u00a0
COST: FREE; MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n

The art world sadly lost one of its young greats last week with the death of Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, whose work was provocative, detailed and incredibly timely. Her death at just 46 makes this exhibit at Jeffrey Deitch even more important to see; it\u2019s on through May 30.<\/p>\n

LA Yarn Crawl<\/p>\n

Through Sunday, April 26
Various locations
COST: FREE; MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n

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Calling all fiber arts enthusiasts! Stock up on yarns of all colors of the rainbow at participating L.A. Yarn Crawl stores. With discounts, prizes, free patterns and more, all you knitters out there will be in sweater heaven.<\/p>\n