This Week's Los Angeles Area Events

Los Angeles CA

31 May, 2021

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LOS ANGELES, CA — Looking for things to do in the Los Angeles area? Your Los Angeles Patch community calendar is a great way to keep tabs on what's happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. Here are some events taking place in town this week. Wondering how you can get your event in the next roundup? You can add it to the calendar using this form. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Free Sing-a-long Sessions for Seniors from Music Mends Minds When: Monday, May 31st at 1:00 p.m. What: Music Mends Minds is offering free musical Zoom sessions, which are led by a board-certified music therapist and feature a mix of sing-alongs, solos and guest performers. Come make music with us every Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 1 PM - 2 PM! This is a great way to safely st... Learn More "identity": A Pop-Up Exhibition Exploring Asian Americanness When: Monday, May 31st at 2:00 p.m. Where: 953 Chung King Road What: In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, local contemporary artist, Dr. Anson Yew, presents a thought-provoking art exhibition at Exhale Unlimited Gallery in Chinatown, DTLA. Through Yew's story of paintings, and audiences can engage and continue having conv... Learn More Kids Webinar: Wildlife in Watercolor When: Tuesday, June 1st at 3:30 p.m. Where: Online event What: Watercolor along with Pasadena Humane Education Coordinator, Loni Watson, as she chats with Wildlife Manager, Lauren Hamlett, about amazing wildlife. In this month's episode, and we'll continue to learn about the animals of different geographic areas of the United States. We'll be... Learn More 12th New Media Film Festival When: Wednesday, June 2nd at 4:30 a.m. What: New Media Film Festival presents the top 10 New Movies and TV Shows covering history, addiction, community, grounding, & equality. In the era of content being watched on the viewers schedule and terms, it is no surprise that these Top 10 New Movies and TV Shows found new a... Learn More New Media Film Festival When: Wednesday, June 2nd at 4:30 a.m. Where: The Landmark What: NEW MEDIA FILM FESTIVAL® 1st FEST TO ADD NFT TO PROGRAMMING LINEUP First Festival For New Media Storytelling Showcases 119 Content Creators from 23 Countries June 2-3, 2022 Judges from BBC, Emmys, HBO, Marvel and PBS to present $45,000.00 in Awards Los Angeles, April 19, 2021 ... Learn More Free Sing-a-long Sessions for Seniors from Music Mends Minds When: Wednesday, June 2nd at 1:00 p.m. What: Music Mends Minds is offering free musical Zoom sessions, which are led by a board-certified music therapist and feature a mix of sing-alongs, solos and guest performers. Come make music with us every Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 1 PM - 2 PM! This is a great way to safely st... Learn More New Media Film Festival When: Wednesday, June 2nd at 4:30 p.m. Where: 10850 West Pico Boulevard What: New Media Film Festival® announces early lineup in the Music Video & Music Only categories New Media Film Festival® honors stories worth telling. Music tells great stories and this year includes a global collection of sound. Announcing early lineup nominees in the Music ca... Learn More New media Film Festival When: Wednesday, June 2nd at 5:00 p.m. What: New Media Film Festival®, an award-winning and innovative festival, is pleased to announce 50+ titles to stream when you want, whenever you want. During the COVID-19 global pandemic, New Media Film Festival® has aided content creators in distribution deals—giving them a means ... Learn More Featured Event: Taste of Hope - EAT. DRINK. GIVE June 3rd When: Thursday, June 3rd at 6:30 p.m. Where: MIracle Theater outside Venue 226 South Market Street, Inglewood, CA, 90301 What: It's been a challenging time for all of us, and when the world stopped, we kept going and got more creative in how we help our community. Our commitment to helping solve the homeless crisis in L.A. is still necessary. St. Joseph Center's Taste of Hope on June 3, 2021 is an out... Learn More Featured Event: Taste of Hope - EAT. DRINK. GIVE June 3rd (Deirdre Robinson) National Stuffed Shrimp Scholars Day When: Thursday, June 3rd at 12:00 a.m. What: nationalfood-health awareness holiday celebrated annually on June 3 promoting history, education, and scholarly knowledge of stuffed shrimp eating healthily on increased heart-cholesterol benefits for kids, families, and all! Learn More Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation- Spark Sessions When: Thursday, June 3rd at 5:00 p.m. Where: Virtual What: The Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulations (DCR) has launched SPARK, a multifaceted community and stakeholder engagement program that allows community members and stakeholders to share input with DCR through a variety of methods. SPARK Sessions are virtual, facilitate... Learn More 12th New Media Film Festival When: Thursday, June 3rd at 10:30 p.m. What: New Media Film Festival presents the top 10 New Movies and TV Shows covering history, addiction, community, grounding, & equality. In the era of content being watched on the viewers schedule and terms, it is no surprise that these Top 10 New Movies and TV Shows found new a... Learn More Featured Event: Through the Lens Of Resilience When: Friday, June 4th at 12:00 p.m. Where: Virtual Event What: The Patient Perspective Series presents Through the Lens of Resilience: A late-stage cancer survivor finds hope and healing in the stories that shape us, a program of Keck Medicine of USC and the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. Photographer and visual storyteller Lars... Learn More Featured Event: Through the Lens Of Resilience (Mary Aalto) MAP Lab Virtual Workshop Series! When: Friday, June 4th at 10:00 a.m. What: Introducing MAP Lab: Movement, Architecture, and Production. A brand new virtual workshop that culminates in the creation of your own (virtual) site-specific experiential film! In MAP Lab, you will have the opportunity to create your own tool kit for designing and composing mo... Learn More AltaMed PACE free food pantry pick-up When: Friday, June 4th at 10:00 a.m. Where: AltaMed PACE - South Los Angeles What: In honor of its 25th anniversary, the AltaMed Health Services Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) will distribute free grocery kits during drive-thru events for seniors and caregivers in Los Angeles. AltaMed will host a drive-thru event on Friday, June 4, from... Learn More Surgical Options for Parkinson's: Deep Brain Stimulation When: Friday, June 4th at 1:00 p.m. Where: Online What: Among the treatments for Parkinson's disease (PD), the most common are medications, which can work well up to a point. When motor symptoms are not adequately controlled with drugs, deep brain stimulation (DBS) may be an option. However, there are understandably many questions ... Learn More Free Sing-a-long Sessions for Seniors from Music Mends Minds When: Friday, June 4th at 1:00 p.m. What: Music Mends Minds is offering free musical Zoom sessions, which are led by a board-certified music therapist and feature a mix of sing-alongs, solos and guest performers. Come make music with us every Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 1 PM - 2 PM! This is a great way to safely st... Learn More Earth, Wind & Fire Charity Performance at Race to Erase MS 2021 When: Friday, June 4th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Rose Bowl Stadium What: LEGENDARY BAND EARTH, WIND & FIRE TO PERFORM AT 2021 "DRIVE-IN TO ERASE MS" LIVE GALA FRIDAY, JUNE 4 2021 AT THE ROSE BOWL STADIUMRace To Erase MS will celebrate its 28th annual gala this year with a drive-in event at the iconic Rose Bowl Stadium on Friday, June 4th, 2021,... Learn More LACO Close Quarters Free Digital Series Concludes When: Friday, June 4th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Streaming Online What: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra concludes its critically acclaimed CLOSE QUARTERS interdisciplinary digital series melding musical and visual arts with a joyous and optimistic episode featuring Tchaikovsky's enduring masterpiece Serenade for Strings laced with a poignant visual ... Learn More Pacific Opera Project Presents Bizet's Don Procopio When: Friday, June 4th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Heritage Square Museum What: POP is back and getting "Bizet" again with Don Procopio, an Italian bel canto opera buffa in the style of Don Pasquale or L'elisir d'amore composed by Georges Bizet (of Carmen fame). POP shenanigans will be on full display in this 1910s setting, a perfect fit for Heritage Squa... Learn More Featured Event: Adobe Photoshop 1-Day Workshop at Whittier College Extension When: Saturday, June 5th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Online What: Learn More and Register The Adobe Photoshop 1-Day Workshop at Whittier College Extension is taught online and starts at the beginning - teaching students the fundamental skills for formatting graphics for websites, social media, and print as well as image manipulation, restora... Learn More Featured Event: Adobe Photoshop 1-Day Workshop at Whittier College Extension (Whittier College) Featured Event: Estate Planning for Your Loved Ones - Webinar w/ Live Chat Q&A When: Saturday, June 5th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Online Webinar What: Estate Planning for Your Loved Ones - Webinar w/ Live Chat Q&A Get your estate planning questions answered by an experienced estate planning attorney during our upcoming webinar with Live Chat Q&A. Webinar Topics Covered: • Why DIY estate plans usually result in court ... Learn More Featured Event: Estate Planning for Your Loved Ones - Webinar w/ Live Chat Q&A (Hayes Law Firm) Featured Event: Friends Annual Meeting When: Saturday, June 5th at 12:00 p.m. Where: Zoom What: On Saturday June 5 at noon, our Virtual Annual Meeting will feature Guest Speakers Anne Miskey, CEO and Shawn Morrissey, Snr Director at Pasadena-based Union Station Homeless Services, who will talk about homelessness in our community, the challenges and changes of the past ye... Learn More Friends Annual Meeting (Sallie Cruise) Featured Event: Virtual Pacific Islander Festival 2021: Aquarium Of Pacific, LB When: Saturday, June 5th at 10:00 a.m. What: Virtual Pacific Islander Festival Saturday, June 5, 2021 - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Online via Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA From Aquarium of the Pacific: "The Aquarium of the Pacific will host its eighteenth annual Pacific Islander Festival, a free event ... Learn More Featured Event: Virtual Pacific Islander Festival 2021: Aquarium Of Pacific, LB (Susan C. Schena) Featured Event: L.A. Zoo's 'Beastly Ball' Virtual Fundraiser 2021: Los Angeles When: Saturday, June 5th at 6:00 p.m. What: Virtual Beastly Ball 2021 Hosted by Joel McHale Saturday, June 5, 2021 - 6 p.m. Online via Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA From Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens: "The Beastly Ball is the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association's largest an... Learn More Featured Event: L.A. Zoo's 'Beastly Ball' Virtual Fundraiser 2021: Los Angeles (Susan C. Schena) Featured Event: 'Angel City Chorale' Virtual Concert 2021: Los Angeles When: Saturday, June 5th at 6:00 p.m. What: Angel City Chorale PLAY IT FORWARD The Virtual Concert Event Saturday, June 5, 2021 - 6 p.m. Online via Angel City Chorale. Los Angeles County, CA From Angel City Chorale: "America's Got Talent's Golden Buzzer-winning vocal sensation Angel City Chorale, led by Sue Fink, Artis... Learn More Featured Event: 'Angel City Chorale' Virtual Concert 2021: Los Angeles (Susan C. Schena) Help Local Charity Raise 100K in 100 Days When: Saturday, June 5th at 12:00 a.m. Where: https://gf.me/u/zmryqh What: Local non-profit seeks Community support for programs providing relief to those in needOn Saturday, April 24, 2021, we distributed nearly 1,000 food boxes because of your donations -- YOUR DONATIONS MATTER!In 2020, over 3,000 food boxes were distributed to those food insecure ... Learn More Hike to End Homelessness! When: Saturday, June 5th at 8:00 a.m. Where: Hike. Walk. Run. Roll wherever you like! What: Hike to End Homelessness!Hike. Walk. Run. Roll. Have fun while making a difference from any place at any time!This year, we want you to move and groove from now through June. Set your personal hiking and fundraising goals and get moving, then celebrate your accomplishment and... Learn More 2nd Annual RUN for JUSTICE When: Saturday, June 5th at 12:00 p.m. Where: Leimert Park Plaza What: Begin Educating a Generation of Intellectual Nameless (B.E.G.I.N.) Presents its 2nd Ride for JusticeRide for Justice is a walk, run, bike and skate event promoting love, unity and community support amongst Los Angeles natives and residents. In its second year, the event aims t... Learn More Pacific Opera Project Presents Bizet's Don Procopio When: Saturday, June 5th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Heritage Square Museum What: POP is back and getting "Bizet" again with Don Procopio, an Italian bel canto opera buffa in the style of Don Pasquale or L'elisir d'amore composed by Georges Bizet (of Carmen fame). POP shenanigans will be on full display in this 1910s setting, a perfect fit for Heritage Squa... Learn More Featured Event: Community Blood Drive When: Sunday, June 6th at 9:00 a.m. Where: 8841 Calmada Ave What: COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE  Sunday, June 6th 9 - 3 pm Whittier SDA Church Gym: 8841 Calmada Ave. Whittier, CA 90605 1 blood donation can save up to 3 lives. To schedule your life-saving appointment with the American Red Cross, visit redcrossblood.org. Find a Drive, Enter Sponsor Co... Learn More Featured Event: Community Blood Drive (Lejone Morris) Check out more local events, or add your own, on the Los Angeles Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.