EXPLORE: KCRW’s Open House with the Autrey

If you haven’t been to the Autrey Museum of the American West lately or at all, join us this Thursday from 6-10 PM for a special Open House shindig featuring music and dancing with KCRW DJs Travis Holcombe and Francesca Harding, curated food trucks, activities, and access to the galleries where you can check out Imagined Wests, an exploration of the American West through pop culture, clothing, toys, art, archives, and other media. It’s all ages and free with RSVP!

DO: A Diaspora Dance Party

In LA, global communities mix and mingle, collide and compound — and songs hold the DNA of their cultural traditions. What does a diaspora move to, and what moves a diaspora? The answers are in the music! This Sunday, Zócalo and KCRW Present a dance party to the gateway of the region, the Port of LA, featuring sets by KCRW DJ Raul Campos, Wilmington DJ Mario “Dred” Lopez, and a very special emcee, the LA Times’ Gustavo Arellano. Dance, check out art activities by LA Commons, a pop-up Wilmington Art Walk, and connect to new music and each other!

MAKE: Egg-Based Pasta

Good Food host Evan Kleiman is back from Italy where she partook of gloriously fresh pasta all’uovo (read about her faves) and she wants you to know that, “Making fresh pasta at home is actually pretty easy with practice. I recommend taking an in-person class and failing that, then looking to the internet for mentors. In LA, we have master sfoglino Evan Funke, so here’s a class from him. If you want a deep dive into older Italian women sharing their secrets, go to the Pasta Grannies’ YouTube channel and go nuts watching them. They’re charming and have the skill only a lifetime of making pasta can bring. And if you’re a nerd who needs the sciencey explanation and exploration of the process, here’s the Serious Eats version."  

ATTEND: LA’s Moth GrandSLAM Championship

There’s a Spanish saying, “cada cabeza es un mundo,” meaning, “every head is a world,” and no one takes us exploring as many fascinating worlds as The Moth does in one night of a GrandSLAM event. The storytellers are 10 LA StorySlam winners invited back to the stage to battle for the title of LA storytelling champion. It all goes down on December 11th at the Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo and it’s sure to sell out. But don’t fret, KCRW listeners — we got you. Click below to take advantage of a 72-hour, KCRW only…

Coming to the Magic Box in Downtown LA on November 11th and 12, the Vkind Experience (VKX) is the first immersive plant-based food event of its kind. Attendees will eat their way around the world, tasting more than 20 chef-crafted dishes from all 7 continents in 11 global-themed installations.

GO: Making Memories Festival

Come on out this Sunday for the 3^rd annual Making Memories Festival at L.A. State Historic Park. The event — featuring local Grammy-Award winners Ozomatli, J.Rocc, Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse, La Misa Negra, DJ Monalisa, UCLA ACA Lion Dance troupe, local native artists, and more — will bring together music and community to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s Los Angeles during Alzheimer’s Awareness month. 100% of funds raised stay local and provide access to free care and support for individuals and families.