Absolutely love this rain. We should mostly be through it, so take some time outside this weekend to enjoy the temporarily super-clean air.

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- Michael MacDonald

FRIDAY 2/20:
🚲 Critical Masa
Esquina Bicycle Shop, Boyle Heights
5:30pm meet, 6pm roll
Free!
Erick Huerta’s Critical Masa bike ride heads to DS Night Market in Chinatown tonight.

🎷 Aaron Shaw
2220 Arts, Historic Filipinotown
8pm
$20 (tickets)
(music sample)

📽️ Groundhog Day
Vidiots, Eagle Rock
7pm
$13 (tickets)
(trailer)

🛍️ Somos NELA Community Market w/ Clockshop
2806 Clearwater St, Elysian Valley (aka Frogtown)
6pm-9pm
Free!

SATURDAY 2/21:
🚶‍♀️ Rec 2 Rec Eagle Rock Walk
Yosemite Rec Center, Eagle Rock
7:45am meet, 8am-9:30am walk
Free!
My friend Claire Bowin is leading a 4-mile community walk on Saturday morning. Should be a fun way to get some steps and Claire will share some interesting information about the Richard Neutra-designed mid-century modern Eagle Rock Rec Center along the route.

🗳️ Estuardo for LA Gathering
Private Residence, East Hollywood
5pm-7:30pm
$50 requested contribution (RSVP)
My friend David Somers is among the very best public servants we have in Los Angeles. He works for the Department of Transportation by day, and helps to lead the wonderfully progressive EAA (the union that represents many of our city employees) in his personal time. He is co-hosting a fundraiser for Estuardo Mazariegos, who is running an exciting campaign to represent South Central LA in City Council (CD9), who I’ve Mentioned previously.

🐴 San Marino Lunar New Year Festival
Lacy Park, San Marino
10am-3pm
Free!

🚂 Glendale Model Railroad Society Open House
619 Hahn Ave, Glendale
1pm-4pm
Free!

⚽ LAFC hosts Messi’s Miami
The Coliseum, Expo Park & AppleTV
6:30pm
$95+ (tickets)
LAFC’s home opener is the feature match in a special venue

SUNDAY 2/22:
🖼️ 99CENT
6121 Wilshire, Miracle Mile
6pm-9pm opening party
Free!
Special one-week art flea market inside the abandoned 99¢ Store.

🏛️ Annual Museums Free-For-All Day
20+ Museums including LACMA, Wende, & Academy Museum
All day
Free!

🪴 PlantCon 2026
Magic Box LA, South Central
10am-6pm
$38 adults, $16 kids (tickets)

🎷 Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes
Sid The Cat Auditorium, South Pasadena
7pm
$33 (tickets)
(music sample)