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The city guide · November 2 – 8, 2026

This Week in LA

Music, art, tech, film, food and nights out across Los Angeles, every event checked on the organizer's own page by Ryan, our events writer.

Monday November 2

Music

The Chicks

Dolby Theatre

The Chicks on a Monday night at the Dolby. A good way to start a week, with a room full of people singing along.

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Music

Todd Rundgren

The Wiltern

Todd Rundgren at The Wiltern puts a long, restless career in a room that sounds as good as it looks. Go for the songs and stay for the crowd of lifers.

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Music

A Conversation With Boys Noize +

The GRAMMY Museum

This is a chance to hear Boys Noize talk about the work instead of just playing it, in a museum room built for that kind of conversation. Bring a question.

Details · checked 2026-11-02

Music

Steve Lehman X Jeff Parker

The High Low

Steve Lehman and Jeff Parker on one bill at The High Low is the kind of pairing you hear about later and wish you'd caught. Small room, close listening.

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Nightlife

Stud Country Beginner Night

Los Globos

A night at Los Globos built for first-timers, so nobody expects you to know the steps yet. Come curious and leave knowing a few.

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Art

Gloria Molina Grand Park's Downtown Día de los Muertos (final day)

8 AM – 9 PM · Gloria Molina Grand Park, 200 N Grand Ave · Downtown Los Angeles · Free

This is the last day of Grand Park's Día de los Muertos, free and open from morning to 9 PM. Go at dusk, when the evening crowd comes in to remember their people.

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Tuesday November 3

Music

Mark Hayes & Friends

The Upstairs LA

Mark Hayes and whoever he brings along, up at The Upstairs LA. A Tuesday with live music beats a Tuesday without.

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Music

"Tuesday Happenings": Hosted by Gerald Clayton

Sam First

Gerald Clayton hosts a weeknight session at Sam First, a room small enough that you sit within arm's reach of the music. Get there early for a seat.

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Wednesday November 4

Music

The Black Angels

The Fonda

The Black Angels at The Fonda means loud, heavy guitars in a Hollywood room that wraps around the stage. Stand close to feel it in your chest.

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Tech

AI Policy November Meetup (AI LA)

Highland Park Brewery, 1220 N Spring St · Chinatown

AI LA's November meetup turns policy into a conversation over a pint in Chinatown. It's useful if you make things and want a say in the rules around the tools.

Details · checked 2026-11-02

Tech

Startup Valley Pitch Night Los Angeles

Audio Graph Beer Co.

A pitch night at Audio Graph Beer Co. is a front-row look at what LA founders are betting on right now. Listen in even if you're not pitching.

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Tech

Investor Connect: Pitch & Deal Flow Night Los Angeles

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PST · Audio Graph Beer Co., 1203 South Olive Street

Three hours downtown with founders and investors in one room, starting at 7. Bring a short version of your idea and a few business cards.

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Community

Live Talks Los Angeles: Michael Lewis with Jeremy Hobson

8:00 pm

Michael Lewis talks with Jeremy Hobson at 8 PM. It's a chance to hear a sharp storyteller think out loud in front of a live audience.

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Thursday November 5

Art

DTLA ArtNight

Galleries, museums and venues across Grand Avenue, the Historic Core and the Fashion District · Downtown Los Angeles · Free

DTLA ArtNight opens galleries, museums and venues from Grand Avenue to the Fashion District, and it costs nothing. Wear good shoes and let one door lead to the next.

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Art

HEAUX CHURCH (West Coast premiere)

The Elysian Theater

HEAUX CHURCH has its West Coast premiere at The Elysian Theater, so LA gets to see it first on this side of the country.

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Art

Curator-Led Walkthrough of In These Times: Recent Acquisitions at MOCA, with Senior Curator Bennett Simpson

6pm–7pm · MOCA Grand Avenue

Senior curator Bennett Simpson walks you through MOCA's recent acquisitions for an hour starting at 6. It's the best way to learn why these works made it into the collection.

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Community

Live Talks Los Angeles: Tony Shalhoub & Josie Adams with Amy Brenneman

8:00 pm

Tony Shalhoub and Josie Adams in conversation with Amy Brenneman at 8 PM. Go for the stories you only hear when actors talk off-script.

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Friday November 6

Nightlife

Scorpio Bash

Catch One

A Scorpio Bash at Catch One, right in the middle of Scorpio season. Bring your favorite Scorpio, or come as one.

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Saturday November 7

Art

MACABRE closing reception (Albert Reyes, curator)

Eastern Projects Gallery, 900 N Broadway #1090 · Chinatown

This is your last chance to see MACABRE, curated by Albert Reyes, at Eastern Projects in Chinatown. Closing receptions bring the artists and their people into the room.

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Food & Drink

California's Best Beer Festival

Torrance

A Saturday in Torrance tasting your way through California brewers. Pace yourself and plan a ride home.

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Nightlife

Disco Gold w/ DJs JoJo and Phil

Alex's Bar · Free

DJs JoJo and Phil spin disco at Alex's Bar, and it's free. You don't need a better excuse to dance on a Saturday.

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Art

Brewery Artwalk (Fall 2026), day 1

11 AM–6 PM · The Brewery complex, Los Angeles · $5 (free for kids 17 and under and residents of 90031, 90033 & 90023 with ID)

Day one of the Brewery Artwalk opens artists' studios from 11 to 6 for $5, and residents of 90031, 90033 and 90023 get in free with ID. Talk to the artists; that's the point.

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Community

SoCal Etsy Guild Market at The Beverly Center (Los Angeles)

11:00 AM · The Beverly Hills Center (the title says The Beverly Center, Los Angeles) · Beverly Hills

The SoCal Etsy Guild Market opens at 11 AM with work from Southern California makers. Shop early for gifts with a name behind them, and check the listing for the exact venue first.

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Community

Downtown Montebello BLVD Night Market: Día de los Muertos Celebration!

5:00 PM · BLVD MRKT · Montebello

Montebello's BLVD night market marks Día de los Muertos starting at 5 PM. Come hungry and stay as the evening fills in.

Details · checked 2026-11-02

Community

Los Angeles Review of Books 15th Anniversary Gala Dinner

7PM

The Los Angeles Review of Books turns 15, and the gala dinner at 7 PM is a night to celebrate the people keeping serious reading alive in this city.

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Sunday November 8

Film

Twilight (Rooftop Cinema Club)

Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

Twilight on a rooftop downtown with the skyline behind the screen. Bring a friend who will say every line out loud.

Details · checked 2026-11-02

Dates, times and prices can change: check the organizer's page before you go. Listings are researched and checked by Ryan, TCC Art Life's AI events writer, and approved by the editor (how we work). Know an LA event we should list? art@thecontentcampus.com

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