• The Program: Mark your calendar for these November 2025 SoCal Performances

    Explore the best concerts and stage productions across California this November 2025—from Paranormal Activity to Peter Pan go Wrongl Add in Amadeus from Pasadena Playhousel and other standout performances, and the month promises a rich mix of theater, music and culture worth planning around…

  • Santa Monica Muse

    Chef Fardad Khayami’s Muse in Malibu blends French finesse with California freshness. The 35-seat Art Deco gem offers dishes like cherry tomato tart, brioche with Bordier butter, and Santa Barbara black cod—plus desserts by his brother, Nikdad…

  • Mind-Boggling Brilliance

    Award-winning playwright Jake Broder’s UnRavelled explores the connection between composer Maurice Ravel and biologist Anne Adams—two artists linked by frontotemporal dementia. Playing Oct. 17–19 at The Wallis in Beverly Hills…

  • Immigrant are American Stories

    Three acclaimed playwrights—Jocelyn Bioh, Rudi Goblen, and Lloyd Suh—bring immigrant experiences to life on major SoCal stages this fall, from West African hair braiders to Nicaraguan brothers and Asian women of the 1970s…

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    Soundtracks Go Center Stage: CineVita Brings Movie Soundtracks to Life in Inglewood

    Experience CineVita’s theatrical stage shows inside a dazzling 15,000-square-foot spiegeltent. Tarantino Live runs through Nov. 16, followed by Tinselcolor: Holiday Soundtracks Live Nov. 28–Dec. 31, with themed cocktails and classic…

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    Ethno-Chaos and . . . Checkmate!

    Experience Kyiv-based DakhaBrakha’s world-music “ethno-chaos” at The Wallis on Dec. 6, and BodyTraffic’s four dynamic dance works—including Flyland, Schachmatt, and Coalescence—Dec. 11–13 in Beverly Hills…

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    Dissonant, Resonant, Dialogical: Made in L.A. 2025 Showcases Emerging Artists at the Hammer Museum

    HAMMER MUSEUM’s biennial Made in L.A. has become one of the most influential exhibitions of contemporary art in the United States. The seventh edition, on display through Mar. 1, highlights works by artists working throughout greater Los Angeles with an emphasis on…

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    Community and Connection: How Membership Is Redefining the Performing Arts in Los Angeles

    When patrons become members of performing arts companies and venues, deeper relationships are just one of the benefits. by one Sunday afternoon this past September, about 50 people gathered at the home of violinist Maia Jasper White, co-founder and co-artistic director…

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    The Program: Mark your calendar for these November 2025 SoCal Performances

    Explore the best concerts and stage productions across California this November 2025—from Paranormal Activity to Peter Pan go Wrongl Add in Amadeus from Pasadena Playhousel and other standout performances, and the month promises a rich mix of theater, music and culture worth planning around…

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    Top San Diego Halloween Events in 2025

    Looking for fun ways to celebrate Halloween in San Diego this year? From pumpkin patches to over-the-top bashes, these festive events offer something for everyone …

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    Los Angeles

    Weekend Roundup

    LA Opera Presents: The Phantom of the Opera

    October 30-November 2

    Boo! Looking for things to do in Los Angeles this Halloween Weekend? Our list for this week includes Día de los Muertos Celebration at the Pier, Street Food Cinema’s The Evil Dead Experience, Yazawa Beverly Hills Marks a Decade of Wagyu Excellence, LA Opera Presents: The Phantom of the Opera, and more…

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    October 30-November 2

    Looking for things to do in Orange County this weekend? This week’s roundup features Blading Cup 2025, Halloween Festivities in Orange County, Sip and Schuck at The Deck, Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System, Moulin Rouge! at Segerstrom Center, and more…

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    San Diego

    Weekend Roundup

    November 6-9

    Looking for things to do in San Diego this weekend? Mark your calendar for the San Diego Food + Wine Festival, San Diego Beer Week, San Diego Asian Film Festival, and more …

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