LA's Weekend: Books, Music, Art & More

0:00LA's got a packed weekend ahead with the big LA Times Festival books hitting USC where you can snag books, chat with authors, chefs, and publishers all under one roof. It's the spot to load up your tote and vibe with fellow readers through Sunday. Music heads, gear up for heavy hitters like Avatar, flesh got apocalypse, and frozen soul crushing in. Friday at the Novo, then Guar spilling guts with. Soul-flash Saturday at the Balasco. Switch gears to Saksquatch's furry Saks vibes at the Roxy or My Life with the thrill-kill cult at the Terragram. Art lovers, catch Rubin Ochoa breaking down his installations on Southern California's built-world Saturday at 2pm in Irvine, free at the Langston. Orange County Museum of Art. Meanwhile, Ed Russia's short film on Elysian Parts screens at 11.30am in Silver Lake, narrated by Benicio Del Toro. Pop over to Altadena for the great poppy festival starting at 10am. Saturday, snapping pics amid blooming fields and grabbing a

1:02passport from. Pasadena Jasees Sunday brings Gordon Mata Clark's boundary-busting films at 1pm in historic Philippine town for 15 bucks. Theater fans relive the fight to save Santa Monica Pier with free nightly plays through Sunday at 8pm right on the pier or catch Michael. As the yellow's teen soap Beverly Hills at the Kirk Douglas Theater through Saturday from $34. Adopt the fruit tree downtown Saturday morning and keep the good times rolling into Earth month. That's the story for today. California News Today Driven by AI