CELEBRATE: LA Times Festival of Books

Come to the LA Times Festival of Books at USC April 18th–19th and stop by the KCRW tent (#031 in the Cardinal Zone). We’ll be celebrating the legacy of Michael Silverblatt and decades of Bookworm — and hosting a hands-on activity with our partners at Active Cultures, an LA public arts nonprofit exploring the connections between art, food, and ecology. Artist and writer Cass Marketo will lead a seed paper activity you can make and take home. While you're there: pick up a Bookworm bookmark, spin the KCRW prize wheel, explore your connection to soil and storytelling, and discover what KCRW and Active Cultures are working on. Come say hello — we’ll be at Tent #031 all weekend.

REV: 🏎️ Grand Prix of Long Beach

Start your engines, Long Beach is hosting a full weekend of racing and family entertainment! It’s three days and two nights of six different world-class competitions, including the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, Formula D Super Drift Challenge, and fan-favorite Stadium SUPER Trucks. Off the track, check out the Family Fun Zone, a smorgasborg of food trucks to choose from, music concerts, and many more activities.

COSPLAY: The Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire RENNCON 🎭

Don your gaunlets, greaves, girdles, and gowns, the Renaissance Faire is hosting their cosplay-themed weekend where you can meet your fellow costuming aficionados for some merrymaking around the maypole. Learn some period dancing, strut your stuff for a red carpet photo op, partake in multiple trivia events, and feast on the finest food, desserts, and drinks.

CONSERVE: NHM Earth Day Festival and More

Earth Day is next week, and Los Angeles is celebrating this coming weekend with a bloom of Earth Day experiences for you and your loved ones to enjoy: Natural History Museum’s Earth Day Festival (April 19th), LA Sanitation and Environment: Planet vs. Plastics Zero Waste Event (April 18th), Santa Monica Beach Cleanup (April 18th), Earth Day at the Beverly Hills Farmers Market (April 19th), Earth Day and Veg Fest at Palisades Village Green (April 19th), and the following weekends Pedal for the Planet Playdate (April 25th).

DONATE: Your Motorized Vehicles

Do you have a motorized mode of transportation taking up space in your yard, garage, or driveway? We’ll take it! Donate your car, motorcycle, RV, boat, and more — we’ll turn your trash into treasure, and you’ll also benefit by getting a KCRW Membership (with all the perks). Plus, it’s a tax-deductible donation that supports handpicked music, local news, and fun events, as well as NPR’s globe-spanning coverage.

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