Friday
Get Literary at UCB: Get some light reading done this weekend as your favorite authors are brought back from the dead to get their lit grit on at the famed Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Hollywood. J.D. Salinger (Marc Evan Jackson) and Edgar Allan Poe (Craig Cackowski), with moderator H.G. Weeks (Paul F. Tompkins) will be there to discuss their lives and their works. Expect some Jerry Springer action as there is sure to be some on-stage sparring. Plus, you as a member of the audience can field your questions for what will surely be an entertaining, illuminating eve. All proceeds will benefit 826 LA.
Cost: $5
Time: 7 p.m.
UCB Theater | 5919 Franklin | Los Angeles 90028
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Saturday
Free Pretzel from Auntie Anne’s – Unless there’s a huge sale at one of the department stores or a free health fair of some kind, cheapsters tend to avoid malls like the plague. But this Saturday Auntie Anne’s pretzel shops are offering a free original or cinnamon pretzel! Stop by anytime from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and no coupon is needed. Why not have a field day this Saturday and re-enact your favorite scenes from Clueless and Mall Rats? Relive your idle days of youth when going to the mall and getting your ears pierced at Claire’s was the cool thing to do. To find an Auntie Anne’s near you, visit: http://locator.auntieannes.com/
Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Golden Dragon Parade and Festival – If you missed out on witnessing the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena on New Year’s, well too bad. Just kidding! In celebration of Chinese New Year, L.A.’s Chinatown is putting on its 111th annual Golden Dragon Parade (wowza, I didn’t know the world was that old!) So if you didn’t get your fix of school marching bands, community floats, and cute things in colorful costumes on January 1st, now’s your chance!
Cost: Free
Time: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Tiny Music - What is sure to be one of LA’s most intimate performances spaces is the Little William Theatre. Nestled in a tiny coatroom underneath the staircase in the front lobby of the Hammer Museum, short, mini-concerts will be held this Saturday afternoon. As part of the Machine Project’s collaboration with the Hammer, clarinet and guitar duo Alex Noice and Brian Walsh will be playing their visceral, original compositions for up to two people at a time. Now that’s what I call exclusive.
Cost: Free
Time: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Machine Project at the Hammer Museum | 10899 Wilshire Blvd. | Los Angeles, CA 90024 |
310.443.7000
Literary Pub Crawl: Come out and celebrate literature while getting sloushed at some of Silverlake’s finest drinkeries with a literary pub crawl. The night will start out with authors Aimee Bender, Joseph Mattson, and Martin Pousson doing a reading at Malo. You’ll then head over to the Tiki Ti across the street, the Good Luck Bar and end at the 4100 Bar. Sponsored by Goodreads, Book Soup, and PEN Center USA, you’ll be able to pay homage to great American writers through the means of a mint julep for Faulkner or a boilermaker for Bukowski.
Cost: Free (plus drinks)
Time: Starts at 7 p.m.
7:00 p.m. arrive at Malo, authors begin reading
8:15 p.m. arrive at Tiki-Ti
9:15 p.m. arrive at Good Luck Bar
10:15 p.m. arrive at 4100 Bar
Sunday
Flea Market at Space15Twenty: Swing by Space15Twenty’s courtyard for their monthly flea market where you’ll find vintage clothes and accessories, and arts and crafts by local designers galore. While you’re in the ‘hood, check out the Hollywood Farmer’s Market where there’s great pupusas for about $2 a pop and most of the produce is reasonably priced.
