Best Things To Do This Weekend In Los Angeles And Southern California: Apr. 12 - 14

Whether you’re a fan of The Morning Show or The Late Show, there’s an event for you at PaleyFest. Featuring eight conversations, the nine-day event includes a 25th anniversary celebration of Family Guy (a live table read with Mila Kunis, Seth Green, Seth MacFarlane, and more) and a grand farewell to Curb Your Enthusiasm, moderated by Judd Apatow and the show’s cast. PaleyFest brings the stars in a TV lover’s dream to a live stage. Buy single tickets or splurge for the VIP pass and just plan to spend all week at the Dolby.

When we say this roundup features the weird and wonderful, a celebration of the early generation of personal computers has to top that list. Commodore 64 and Amiga enthusiasts, rejoice! The Commodore Super Show will host demos and presentations of the Commodore 128, 64, Amiga classic, PET (the first computer I remember using!) and more.

Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate in the country – almost three times the rate of white women. To bring awareness to this stark fact – and help change it – this week is Black Maternal Health Week. Here in L.A., Black Women for Wellness and CinnaMoms Crenshaw are hosting an art and film event to highlight the voices of Black mothers and the systemic challenges they face before, during, and after childbirth. The afternoon also features a live art installation — co-hosted by LAist! — and an opportunity to explore community resources.

If you have a K-12 student in your life who’s interested in architecture, design, engineering, and construction, take them down to the Design by Diversity block party hosted by Architecture for Communities Los Angeles (ACLA) to explore fun activities, meet mentors, and learn about college and career opportunities.

Interact Theatre Company just won an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award this week, so this is a great opportunity to check out their series of free performances of Pulitzer Prize-winning plays. The dark comedy Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis tells the story of a retired New York City police officer facing eviction. It's free to attend, but space is limited and seating is first come, first serve.

Had enough of this week? Shake shake shake shake shake it off at this Taylor Swift dance party. It’s free, there’s live music and it goes till late (past Midnights, surely). So put on your bright red lipstick and hit the dancefloor!

Architecture fans, get ready for a whole day of Frank Lloyd Wright at the Ebell, with a deep look at the quintessentially American architect’s underappreciated garden designs. Rediscover places across L.A. designed by Wright from a new angle, including Hollyhock House in Los Feliz. The day will host a range of landscape architects, historians, curators, and stewards of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed houses in conversation.

Lincoln in the Bardo author George Saunders’s short stories are the topic at hand for actors Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Jason Butler Harner (Ozark), Justin Chien (The Brothers Sun), Chris Gorham (The Lincoln Lawyer), Michael Provost (The Holdovers) & Kimmy Shields (Insatiable) at WORDTheatre. These events, the brainchild of producer Cedering Fox, are pretty unique and bring together world-class actors with favorite writers on stage. Saunders will host a Q&A after the performance.

Does a binge-watch of Fleabag have you thinking about guinea pigs? If so, head down to Annenberg Pet Space (where they have a great cat play space and even a big hamster wheel for cats) and attend their guinea pig adoption and education event on Saturday.

Shelters start to teem with pets available for adoption each spring and this year is no different. Find your new furry friend at Pasadena Humane with $25 dog adoption rates during the Love is Blooming event this weekend.

Stanley Kramer's classic comedy from 1963 screens this weekend. For the film nerds out there: Yes, it’s in 70mm Ultra Panavision. The film may seem almost quaint given how mad the world is these days! Kramer’s daughter (and goddaughter of Katharine Hepburn) Katharine Kramer will be on hand for movie trivia and a Q&A at 1:45 p.m.

If you’re as obsessed with Alexis Nikole – aka Black Forager – as I am, but are too afraid to eat the plants you find on your own (also like me), you won’t want to miss this foraging two-mile walk with Jason Wise (also known as Jason Journeyman)! A salad-making tutorial will follow it. The L.A. hills hold untold treasures of edible plants, so skip your Sunday supermarket trip and hit the trail instead. The event is also a fundraiser for Plant Community L.A.

It’s amazing how much the area by the Expo line train in Culver City has just exploded in the past two years. The Ivy Station Night Market has become a fun regular fixture and this week they host a Spring Fling with food trucks, craft vendors, music, and more.

Heading to the Padres vs. Dodgers game this weekend? Grab a drink before or after the game, as Lost Cove Tiki and Ugly Drum are popping up at Echo Park’s Le Fe with signature tiki cocktails and specials – including a Trader Vic's-inspired Dodger Blue Hawaiian. And on the food side, Ugly Drum will be serving up pit-smoked pastrami sandwiches, brûléed chicken liver, and more.

Koreatown has been without a fresh oyster spot, so the team at Open Market and East Hollywood hot spot Found Oyster decided to change that for a night. Friday, they will be shucking till they run out!