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title: "Things To Do: WeHo Carnaval, Cemetery Tours, and LA’s Best Bento"
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 Plus, Comic Con!, Unscary Halloween at Vidiots, ‘The Thing’ at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, KCRW School Night, and so much more.  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­    ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­  

| Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. You're getting KCRW's recommendations of things to do this week. Enjoy! Plan Your Week with KCRW's Picks Looking for more KCRW-curated Things To Do? Use our new Explore feature in the KCRW App! See all these events plus so much more, categorized and mapped! The Highlights West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval \| Saturday \| FREE Join thousands of costumed revelers for a wildly creative Halloween street party filled with outrageous outfits, live entertainment, and unforgettable people-watching. Image courtesy of the City of West Hollywood Historical Cemetery Tours in Long Beach \| Saturday \| FREE Dig into the graves (not literally) of Long Beach’s past as costumed reenactors bring local history to life through the stories of notable residents buried in its historic cemeteries. The PumpkinFest at Cal Poly Pomona's Kellogg Ranch \| Saturday \| PAID Get the perfect pumpkin pics in a pumpkin patch, then get lost in the corn maze, and enjoy festive farm activities celebrating the harvest. L.A. Comic Con at the LA Convention Center \| Fri–Sun \| PAID Want to get a little more life out of your Halloween costume? Geek out over comics, cosplay, gaming, and pop culture with celebrity appearances, artist showcases, and a colorful community of fellow fans. Food for Thought Eat LA's Best Bento Boxes \| Anytime \| PAID KCRW’s Good Food team wants you to take a delicious detour through LA’s bento scene, discovering beautifully packed boxes filled with Japanese flavors and culinary creativity. Plus, find even more restaurant roundups like this in the KCRW app! Chef Marcus Samuelsson in Conversation with Laurie Ochoa & Sandra Jackson-Dumont at Hammer Museum \| Wednesday \| PAID Discover how ingredients like teff, plantains, and rice tell stories of ancestry, migration, and cultural exchange, shaping LA’s diverse food traditions. Westside Food Bank 5K Hunger Walk \| Sunday \| FREE/DONATE Get your steps in for a good cause at this 5K walk supporting Westside Food Bank’s mission to fight hunger and food insecurity across LA. Season’s Screenings Vidiots Annual “Unscary” Halloween in Eagle Rock \| Saturday \| FREE Bring your little goblins and ghouls for a sensory-friendly Halloween filled with pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating, not-so-spooky films, a costume parade, and Bob Baker Marionettes! Beck+Col Red All Night at The Nimoy \| Friday \| PAID Enter a psychedelic slasher nightmare where monstrous plants, colorful forest creatures, and zombies collide in a blood-soaked exploration of individualism and collective solidarity. Screening of The Thing at Hollywood Forever Cemetery \| Sat \| PAID Experience John Carpenter’s chilling sci-fi horror classic under the stars, where paranoia and terror take hold as an alien shapeshifter infiltrates an Antarctic research station. More Things To Do after this sponsor. Sponsor An Intimate Evening for War Child USA Music, comedy, fantastic food, and a whole lot of heart take over L.A.’s iconic El Rey Theatre on November 12th to support children living with war. Join War Child USA for an intimate evening featuring an acoustic performance by Grammy Award-winning Aimee Mann, a short comedy set from Sarah Silverman, delicious bites from Chef Roy Choi and Kogi BBQ, stories from the field from War Child Founder Dr. Samantha Nutt, a live auction, and more. Come for the entertainment, stay for the impact: proceeds support children and families affected by conflict worldwide, and a generous donor will match contributions up to $150,000. An Intimate Evening for War Child November 12, 2026 \| 7 PM El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles Purchase Tickets Take to the Stage KCRW School Night at The Airliner \| Thursday \| FREE/PAID Discover your next favorite band with live sets from Taleen Kali, Lina Cooper, and Sun Spoiler at KCRW’s showcase of emerging artists. The show is free with an RSVP for 21+ and $10 if you're under 21. Nine O’Clock Players Production of OZ \| Sunday \| PAID Follow the yellow brick road with Dorothy, Toto, and their colorful companions in a musical adventure filled with magical encounters, catchy songs, and wicked surprises. Thanks for the reader recommendation, Katie! Young Storytellers: The Biggest Show at the Wilshire Ebell Theater \| Thursday \| PAID See young imaginations come to life as LA students turn their ideas into original stories with help from mentors, then watch actors Max Greenfield, Kristen Schaal, Sam Richardson, and more bring their creations to the stage. We’ll be back next Monday with another round of recommendations. Until then, if you’ve found something we should know about, just hit reply! We’d love to hear from you. Have a great week, Joey & KCRW Staff Download the KCRW App     KCRW 1900 Pico Blvd.  Santa Monica, CA 90405  You received this email because you are subscribed to KCRW's 5 Things to Do This Week from KCRW. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive. Unsubscribe from all future emails. |
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