Los Angeles Haunted Hayride Returns with Elvira’s Wicked Touch

Los Angeles Haunted Hayride

This fall, Griffith Park once again flickers to life under an orange haze and the echo of cackling laughter—the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride is back for its 17th season, and this year, the Mistress of the Dark herself, Elvira (Cassandra Peterson), moves into Midnight Falls. The result? A perfect collision of camp, horror, and Hollywood nostalgia that only LA could pull off…

Santa Monica Muse

Muse restaurant cuisine

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…

Community Gift

Glorya Kaufman Community Center

The new Glorya Kaufman Community Center in Culver City, supported by The Wende Museum and major benefactors, offers free arts, wellness, and education programs in a vibrant cultural hub featuring exhibitions on Cold War and Ghanaian architecture…

Mind-Boggling Brilliance

UnRavelled play

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

Hair braiders from Jaja’s African Hair Braiding

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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