Featured Events
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Super-Fun Saturday at LAist
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 3, 2023Looking to kick off your Saturday with something that will grow your kiddos’ brains and get the creative juices flowing? Join us at LAist for a morning of multilingual reading and kid fun. -
The Story Collider LIVE: An Evening of True, Personal Stories About Science
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM on Thursday, June 8, 2023A night of hilarious, heartbreaking, and heartwarming stories about science with The Story Collider. -
‘Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!’ LIVE at the Greek Theatre
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM on Thursday, September 28, 2023In front of a live audience, host Peter Sagal, leads a rotating panel of guests, including comedians, actors, writers, and listeners of the show as they pick apart the weirdest and most fascinating news — often to hilarious results. -
Elise Hu and Ailsa Chang Discuss Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Thursday, May 25, 2023PAST EVENT: Join NPR's Elise Hu and NPR’s Ailsa Chang as they discuss Elise's new book, “Flawless,” about the global rise of K-beauty.
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Upcoming & Recent Events
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One For The Books
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM on Wednesday, March 22, 2023PAST EVENT: One For The Books host Traci Thomas (she/her), creator and host of The Stacks podcast, is talking about our obsession with celebrity culture, especially what we expect of famous women with special guests Rachel Lindsay and Chelsea Devantez. -
SPONSORED EVENT: Idyllwild Arts Open House
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM on Saturday, April 22, 2023PAST EVENT: Idyllwild Arts’ open house will give prospective and current families that opportunity to visit their campus and see students perform and showcase their talents. The day will feature a Fashion Show, Puppet Works Culmination, Voice Recitals, info sessions, and more. -
SPONSORED EVENT: "Play On!" a Main Stage Comedy
Every day from March 10, 2023 through March 12, 2023.PAST EVENT: "Play On!" is full-length comedy about a community theatre staging a new play, "Murder Most Foul," for the first time. The director attempts to get the production ready, yet the meddling playwright keeps changing the actors’ lines and adding a new character. Actors and stagehands try their best to keep up with the ever-changing edits, but excitement and antics prevail. -
AirTalk’s FilmWeek Oscar Preview
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM on Sunday, March 5, 2023PAST EVENT: Join us for this fan favorite event and be the envy of your office’s Oscar pool when you correctly predict all the winners! -
Retake LIVE - Culture Clash’s “Chavez Ravine: In Nine Innings”
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Saturday, February 25, 2023PAST EVENT: Culture Clash's Richard Montoya will talk with Retake host John Horn about how the filming of "Chavez Ravine: In Nine Innings" came to be and why this story continues to resonate almost twenty years after its premiere. -
SPONSORED EVENT: Black History Month Concert
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM on Saturday, February 18, 2023PAST EVENT: Idyllwild Arts Academy's Annual Black History Month Concert will feature a special 18-piece guest jazz orchestra to join their own Jazz and Classical music students, faculty, and alumni, and guest artists. -
SPONSORED EVENT: Art in Society Symposium 2023
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM on Friday, February 17, 2023PAST EVENT: The Idyllwild Arts 2023 Art in Society (AIS) Symposium explores the theme of finding your joy through acts of play, and how this maintains health and wellbeing. Guest artists include Rachel Gartside of the Royal Shakespeare Company and IAA alumni jazz duo Michael Dunaevsky and Carson Tanner. They will present interactive workshops involving musical and theatrical improvisation, and speak about their work as Citizen Artists. -
Go Fact Yourself LIVE with Bruce Vilanch and Josefina López
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM on Saturday, February 11, 2023PAST EVENT: Hosts J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong will welcome celebrity guests, with Bruce Vilanch and Josefina López, and super-secret special experts to try to stump our guests in their self-proclaimed areas of expertise. -
Culinary Connections - What’s Good In DTLA Food With How To LA
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Thursday, February 2, 2023PAST EVENT: Join hosts Brian De Los Santos and Gab Chabrán who seek to uncover what it took to persevere and succeed with food in downtown Los Angeles. -
Space in LA: Exploring the Lasting Legacy
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Thursday, January 26, 2023PAST EVENT: M.G. Lord will take a look at how STEM education is readying the scientists and engineers of tomorrow and what’s on the horizon for new missions to outer space. -
SPONSORED EVENT: Summer Opportunities Fair
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM on Saturday, February 4, 2023PAST EVENT: Plan your child’s summer adventure at the Summer Opportunities Fair, with local, national, and international summer camps and programs for kids ages 5-18. The fair showcases a diverse range of day and overnight programs, including college summer enrichment, art & theatre, music & dance, sports, academic enrichment, and for children with special needs. -
One For The Books
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Wednesday, January 18, 2023PAST EVENT: Join Traci Thomas, Kashana Cauley, and Michael Arceneaux for a great conversation on how books take on politics, both in fiction and nonfiction.