👋 OH HEY 👋

Mads here! We’ll get to all the fun Halloween things in a moment, but first…LFG DODGERS 🧢 

Wanna know where to watch the rest of the World Series this week? Here are some of my favorite spots showing the games (but honestly any bar you walk into will be playing them, so…):

• The Short Stop, Echo Park 🍺 A Dodgers watering hole.

• La Sorted’s, Chinatown 🍕 Literally named after Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda in the 80s & 90s. Their new Chinatown location is all Dodgers-themed as well.

• 33 Taps, Silver Lake ⚾ A more classic sports bar option.

• Barney’s Beanery, All over 🍻 A more divey sports bar option.

• Videre, Mid-City 🏙️ If you wanna watch on a rooftop.

• Tiny’s Hi-Dive, Sawtelle 🪩 My personal pick for a westside dive bar.

• Full list here!

^{Top Left: Thunderbird (by @thebirdla), Top Right: Everson Royce Bar (by @eversonroycebar), Bottom Left: The Douglas (by @thedouglas.la), Bottom Right: Videre (by @viderela)}

Okay, now on to the coolest things to do in LA this week.

🗓️ THINGS TO DO 🗓️

^{The coolest events happening in Los Angeles this week.}

• Marina Del Rey, Tuesday 10/29 ❤️ SOSO Club is throwing a singles only Halloween dress rehearsal. There will be a ton of candy…

• Cypress Park, Tuesday 10/29 🐖 Lita is an Iberian/Portuguese restaurant from New Jersey, and they’ll be taking over Barra Santos on Tuesday! This is gonna be a memorable meal for sure.

• Atwater Village, Wednesday 10/30 🧿 Addicted to this: a spooky bead-a-long with Okay Gems at Nico’s. You’ll drink wine and go home with a custom necklace.

• Virgil Village, Wednesday 10/30 & Thursday 10/31 🥢 Budonoki is dressing up as a Parisian bistro for this 2-day Halloween pop-up! Expect izakaya takes on French bistro classics like salade lyonnaise, moules frites, and steak au poivre.

• Venice, Thursday 10/31 🕺 It’s “Murder on the Dancefloor” at Gran Blanco! A+ for the party name.

• East Hollywood, Thursday 10/31 👻 These Halloween party names keep getting better and better: it’s Stabula Rasa at Tabula Rasa.

• DTLA, Thursday 10/31 🪩 The Let’s Go! Disco is putting on their Killer Disco. You could win $300 in cash for winning their costume contest.

• Hollywood, Thursday 10/31 🍿 Looking for something a little different on Halloween, yet spooky nonetheless? Head to this special screening of the Stranger Things Season 2 Halloween episode.

• Hollywood, Thursday 10/31 🎃 There will be live music and a costume contest at Desert 5 Spot on Halloween. Yee haw!

• Atwater Village, Thursday 10/31 🕺 It’s a basement Halloween dance party at Nico’s! Costumes are absolutely required.

• Echo Park, Thursday 10/31 🏳️‍🌈 Stud Country is the queer church of country dance, and they’re putting on a Goth Ball at Club Bahia. Costume inspo includes: a dead cowboy, heavy eyeliner and leather, or a Victorian ghost in a powdered wig.

• DTLA, Thursday 10/31 🩷 Looking for a Y2K Halloween party? Well, here you go.

• West Hollywood, Thursday 10/31 ✨ This is cute: a Galloween Girls Night at Charmed LA. Come in costume for 1 free charm!

• Venice, Thursday 10/31 👻 It’s a haunted disco at Belles Beach House on Halloween! There will of course be a costume contest.

• Highland Park, Friday 11/1 👯 Wanna meet some friends? We Met On York BLVD is a fun community gathering with the mission of trying to get individuals offline and making connections with each other in person. Their next gathering is on Friday!

• Little Tokyo, Friday 11/1 🎶 A listening party in a Japanese garden? Sign me up.

• Mar Vista, Friday 11/1 🍔 Oh this one is gonna be good: LA BURG will be popping up at Saba Surf on Friday!

• Larchmont, Saturday 11/2 🥤 Sua Suprette is turning 1, and you’re invited to their birthday! Swing by on Saturday to say hi and try their signature anniversary drink: Iced Koatji Raw Chocolate Lotus Shake.

• Glassell Park, Saturday 11/2 📚 LITLIT is officially back! Join the LA Review of Books for Los Angeles' annual fair celebrating small presses, small mags, and indie publishers from all over the West Coast.

• Hollywood Hills, Saturday 11/2 🛍️ This is going to be special: a private pop-up at the historic Lew House in the Hollywood Hills on Saturday. It’ll be a celebration of covetable female-founded brands in LA.

• West Adams, Saturday 11/2 🎠 Celebrate Día de los Muertos at Midcity Mercado’s block party on Saturday. Free entry! Free carnival rides! Free workshops!

• Newport Beach, Saturday 11/2 👚 Take a field trip down to Newport Beach for the Less is More x The Good Loop clothing swap! Refresh your wardrobe.

• Santa Monica, Saturday 11/2 👩‍⚕️ Are you a nurse? Well then, join Daisy Social Club at The Park Santa Monica rooftop for a special wellness event celebrating nurses. You’ll enjoy a free Mat Pilates class followed by a mix and mingle with vendors featuring free products and exciting giveaways. RSVP here!

• Venice, Saturday 11/2 💀 Celebrate the Day of the Dead at Zinque Venice on Saturday. Festive decorations! Face painting! Tequila cocktail specials!

• Santa Monica, Saturday 11/2 😆 It’s another comedy show with Comedy Jamwich on Saturday. Your ticket comes with free drinks all night long!

• Culver City, Saturday 11/2 🍷 Good Boy Wine is putting on their second annual experimental outdoor sound x wine x dance experience at Platform! It’s the daytime wine party of my dreams.

• Lincoln Heights, Saturday 11/2 - Sunday 11/3 🍻 Finally a way to actually celebrate fall in LA: Applefest at Benny Boy Brewing! They’re jamming so many cozy fall apple vibes into those two days, you’ll think you’re at the orchard itself.

• DTLA, Saturday 11/2 - Sunday 11/3 🌚 Night Market Neighborhood is an all-weekend celebration with 88rising at the Guess Jeans Campus. You can expect mahjong, outdoor movies, a flea market, and food!

• Culver City, Saturday 11/2 🛍️ LA’s beloved HD Buttercup is hosting a Holiday Flea Market! Running from November 2nd to November 30th, you can explore an incredible selection of vintage clothes, home goods, food, and more. Head to 3225 Helms Ave. on Saturdays from 10 AM to 6 PM or Sundays from 11 AM to 6 PM for a perfect weekend shopping spree.

• Historic Filipinotown, Sunday 11/3 📖 A Good Used Book is back with another Sunday Funday Market! Expect ceramics, handmade ice cream, new & used books, and Skyduster Beer.

• Frogtown, Sunday 11/3 🍽️ Wildbad is a new immersive tasting dinner series. The food at Sunday’s supper club will be by Chef Natalia Iorlano, CDC of Hatchet Hall.

• Venice, Monday 11/4 🍁 Love this: a cozy autumn-themed pottery workshop by Cruz Creations at Greenleaf on Abbot Kinney.

📍PLACES TO BE📍

^{New openings, places you should know about, what I’m adding to my starting lineup, etc.}

^{Top Left: Stagger Coffee (📷 by @staggercoffee), Top Right: Wildcrust (📷 by @wildcrust.la), Bottom Left: Luke’s Lobster (📷 by @lukeslobster), Bottom Right: Flō Coffee Bar (📷 by @flo.coffeebar)}

• Stagger Coffee, Koreatown ☕️ New coffee shop in Ktown with donut lattes. Yum.

• Tomat, Westchester 🥬 Recently opened rooftop terrace and restaurant garden. Looks fresh & tasty!

• Fountain Grain & Greens, East Hollywood 🥗 Your next lunch spot: grain bowls and salads from this new farm driven kitchen.

• Luv2eat Express, Hollywood 🇹🇭 The famous Luv2eat Thai Bistro has opened up a quick-serve restaurant next door focused on Thai street food.

• Picnic Coffee, Silver Lake ☕️ Colorful and nostalgic new coffee shop in Silver Lake. Very neighborhoodly.

• Luke’s Lobster, Santa Monica 🦞 The famous East Coast lobster roll chain has opened a location in Santa Monica!

• Olive and James Cafe Tea, West Hollywood 🍵 Apparently the matcha here is some of the best in the city. I’ll be the judge of that…

• Flō Coffee Bar, Venice ☕️ What used to be a speciality coffee cart has now opened a chic location in Venice.

• Wildcrust, Eagle Rock 🍕 Pizza newcomer! Wood-fired Neapolitan style pizzas and plates out of Eagle Rock.

• Good Neighbor Bar, Altadena 🍿 By the team behind Everson Royce Bar comes this new neighborhood spot in Altadena. They have free popcorn at their World Series watch parties!

💬 ONE FINAL THING 💬

See ya around,

Mads

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