Plus, Wicked-inspired tea at The London West Hollywood and a rare books fair comes to Union Station
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Johanna Ortiz Pop-up at The Americana at Brand
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The traveling JO Caravan is at The Americana at Brand with a curation of gowns, ready-to-wear, resort wear, home and accessories.
From Crayon to Kitchen Contest — Oct. 1-15
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Eggersmann USA invites kids to design their dream kitchen for a gift card prize, culminating in awards celebration on Oct. 19 at the Eggermann showroom.
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Taylor Swift Album Release Festivities— Oct. 2-9
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Los Angeles takes part in the superstar’s album release fun all weekend long. Alongside seeing the The Official Release Party of a Showgirl at AMC, Swifties can visit TikTok’s pop-up at Westfield Century City from Oct. 3 to 9 to snap photos and explore the movie’s sets. Meanwhile, cat lovers can head to the Uber Showcats Pop-Up in partnership with Best Friends Animal Society. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., cuddle and adopt cats, create charm jewelry, take photos and head home with other themed goodies. Kick things off with an album listening party at the Downtown location of 33 Taps, beginning promptly at 9 p.m. If you can’t make it, The Showgirl cocktail is available at all locations and Swifite Trivia keeps the Taylor party going on Oct. 14.
Wicked-Inspired Afternoon Tea at The London West Hollywood — Oct. 4
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Available throughout the fall, The London West Hollywood presents its Wicked Witches Afternoon Tea Experience just in time for Halloween season and the forthcoming movie, Wicked: For Good. Menu highlights include crab toast with green chili, dill and lemon aioli, ube mousse cake and a Flying Monkey Frozen Soufflé.
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The Wallis Annenberg Petspace welcomes back PetCon for two days of celebrity pet meet and greets, adoptions, panels, activations and more.
L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade — Oct. 4
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The annual charity culinary event returns to Royce Quad at UCLA from noon to 4 p.m. for an afternoon of food, wine, cocktails, music and community.
Reflections in Song by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra — Oct. 4
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra performers at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA on March 30, 2024. Credit: Brian Feinzimer
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra performs with vocalist John Holiday at Cicada, diving into songs by Harold Arlen, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Billy Strayhorn and more.
Latino Theater Company Kicks off Fall Season — Oct. 4
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Ruth Livier, Xavi Moreno, Randy VasquezCredit: Grettel Cortes Photography
Through Nov. 2, catch the Latino theater Company’s presentation of The Little Kind of Norwalk, a fable about power, politics and survival.
Hollyrod Foundation DesignCare Gala — Oct. 4
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Hosted by Hollyrod founders Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete, the annual gala honors Don Cheadle and wife Bridgid Coulter, Faith Evans, Vernon Jackson and Sumit and Viraj Dhanda.
Rare Books LA at Union Station — Oct. 4-5
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Peter Harrington Rare Books visits Union Station from across the pond with a fair featuring pieces like the first telephone directory for Los Angeles (Los Angeles Telephone Book, 1882); an unpublished typescript essay on Darwinism by Kurt Vonnegut (1986); a first edition of Ulysses by James Joyce (1922) and more.