It’s the Superbowl on Sunday (kickoff is 3:30pm). For those that celebrate, I hope you have a fun party with friends, but for those like me that don’t, this is one of the best days of the year to do other things around town, like going for a hike, to a museum, or to a movie.
As always, please let me know if you know of any cool events coming up so I can include them in the Mentions.
- Michael MacDonald
Here are some things to do this week:
FRIDAY 2/6:
🎤 The Automated Animator
The Pop Hop, Highland Park
6pm-8pm
$5 (tickets)
Interesting talk on AI in animation and how it figures into longstanding attacks on living wages for animators.
🛍️ Somos NELA Community Market w/ DJ Ocelot
2806 Clearwater St, Elysian Valley (aka Frogtown)
6pm-9pm
Free!
Bi-monthly community market spotlighting local vendors.
📽️ Two Les Blank Films on Louisiana Cuisine + Q&A
Hammer Museum, Westwood
7:30pm
Free!
(trailer 1, trailer 2)
SATURDAY 2/7:
🗳️ Alek Bartrosouf for Glendale Fundraiser
Private Residence, Glendale
5pm
$100 (tickets)
Readers of this newsletter have seen my friend Alek’s name often as he has regularly hosted postcard-writing Civic Sunday events just about as long as this newsletter has existed. I’m incredibly excited that he’s stepped up to run for the open Glendale City Council seat and he has a ton of momentum to actually win this. Please consider helping out his campaign with a contribution, large or small.
🖼️ Rabi - “We Buy Souls”
Good Mother Gallery, Du Ray Place (aka West Adams)
11am-5pm
Free!
Playing off of the omnipresent “We Buy Houses” signs that developers post in low income and gentrifying communities, artist Rabi has posted “We Buy Souls” posters across Los Angeles for the last four years, and in return has received 40,000+ thought provoking voicemails. The exhibit that collects this public work is open Thurs-Sat until 2/14.
🩹 Repair Fair
Scribble, Highland Park
2pm-5pm
Free! (rsvp)
SUNDAY 2/8:
🐦 Rainbow Canyon Bird Walk
Rainbow Canyon Trailhead, Mount Washington (pin drop)
8am-10am
Free! (RSVP)
My twelve year old birder friend Surya’s monthly bird walks continue, and this month you can help out in installing bird boxes that we made in December. Bring binoculars if you have them (they will have some extras too).
🧘 Resonance: A Yoga & Sound Journey
Arlington Garden, Pasadena
12pm-1:30pm
Free! (rsvp)
THURSDAY 2/12:
🎶 Odeya Nini
The Schindler House, West Hollywood
6pm
$15 (tickets)
(music sample)
