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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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Keeping the Fire Burning: Maple Block Meat Co. Marks 10 Years of Smoke, Community, and Celebration

The scent hits first—oak smoke and caramelized ribs curling through the air on a crisp October afternoon in Culver City. You follow the crowd toward Maple Block Meat Co., where picnic tables are being set, taps are flowing, and someone’s…

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Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Keeping in Time: Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Transformative 17-Year Journey

On September 13, 2005, a 24-year-old Venezuelan conductor made his Los Angeles Philharmonic and US debuts at the Hollywood Bowl. The electricity of this union was immediately apparent. The headline on the Los Angeles Times review proclaimed, “He holds…

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people at Universal Studios Hollywood — Halloween Horror Nights

Top Halloween 2025 Events in Los Angeles: From Haunted Hayrides to Horror Nights and WeHo’s Carnival

By late October, Los Angeles hums with a different kind of energy. The sun dips early, streetlights cast longer shadows, and across the city—from Griffith Park to West Hollywood—fear turns into performance. Halloween here isn’t one night; it’s a full-blown season of spectacle…

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L.A. art Exhibition

Fall Into Art: Explore L.A.’s Must-See Exhibitions

October in Los Angeles is a feast for the senses, with the city’s vibrant art scene showcasing everything from blockbuster museum exhibitions to intimate gallery shows. Marvel over vintage cars at the Petersen Automotive Museum, and develop an appreciation of neon signs, light art, and visual culture at the Museum of Neon Art…

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Deda restaurant interior

Georgia On My Mind

GEORGIAN CUISINE—NOT fried green tomatoes or peach cobbler but khachapuri and mtsvadi from the European republic of Georgia—is well worth discovering. Pasadena’s recently opened Deda (“mother” in Georgian), just a short walk from Pasadena Playhouse, provides a proper introduction…

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