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This Week In Los Angeles
October 15thTaste of Soul takes over Crenshaw, Stones Throw turns 30, the Dodgers dig in, and members get free seats at Cosm. |
 DTLA at sunset. Photo: Venti Views on Unsplash. |
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MORNING MESSAGE Good morning, LA. You don't have to wait until you feel ready. Ready shows up after you start. Take one step today, even a small one, and let it count. Be patient with yourself, be kind to your people, and keep going. — Scottie |
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INTO THE WEEKEND The best things to do in LA this weekend | SAT 10/17 · DTLA · LATE Dirty One Club Lagos, 330 S Broadway · 9 PM–2 AM · Tickets on Posh Saturday night at Club Lagos. Stay till close. GET TICKETS → Flyer: Dirty One via Posh |
 | FRI 10/16–SUN 10/18 · HIGHLAND PARK Stones Throw 30 Lodge Room outdoor stage, 104 N Ave 56 · Fri from 5 PM, all weekend · Three-day label birthday LA's beloved indie label turns 30: three days of its artists on one outdoor stage. GET TICKETS → Flyer: Stones Throw Records |
 | SAT 10/17 · HIGHLAND PARK · 21+ Boo-ze, Bites & Frights: A Nightmare on Elm Street Heritage Square Museum · 7 PM · Street Food Cinema double feature Freddy under the stars at Heritage Square, with food trucks and a bar. GET TICKETS → Flyer: Street Food Cinema |
 | SUN 10/18 · DTLA · FREE Smorgasburg LA: Diwali ROW DTLA · From 10 AM · Free entry · Food market, festival of lights edition The Sunday market goes Diwali: South Asian vendors, sweets and lights. DETAILS → Flyer: Smorgasburg LA |
ALSO THIS WEEKEND - Epik High · Thu 8 PM · The Novo · Tickets →
- Charli xcx · Sat · Kia Forum · Tickets →
- Getty Family Festival · Sat · Getty Center · Free · Details →
- Cali Love Part 4: E-40, The Game, Mack 10 & more · Sun 2 PM · Pershing Square · Free, 21+ · RSVP →
- Silverlake Conservatory 25th Benefit · Sat 7 PM · Hollywood Palladium · Tickets →
- Taste of Soul · Sat · Crenshaw Blvd · Free · Details →
- LIBRA SEASON (Epik's DUTTY 30) · Sat 9 PM · ProspectPark DTLA · Tickets →
- Original Farmers Market Fall Festival · Sat–Sun · Third & Fairfax · Free · Details →
- Miley: Bass Persuades · Fri · Hollywood Bowl · Tickets →
- Dinosaur Jr. · Fri · The Bellwether · Tickets →
- Wale · Sat · Blue Note LA · Tickets →
- Rams vs Cardinals · Sun 1:05 PM · SoFi Stadium · Tickets →
COMING UP 10/21 | Comedy Block Party · Oct 21 |
10/22 | UNDRGRND · Harvelle's, Long Beach · Oct 22 |
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IN THE NEWS What LA is talking about | SPORTS Brewers won Game 2, 7-4. Ohtani starts Game 3 at home. |
 | LOCAL Homelessness, LAPD and the Palisades Fire, three weeks before Nov 3. (via ABC7) |
 | FOOD Matilda's at Santa Monica Airport sells 3,000+ pastries a week. (via Eater LA) |
 | FOOD Last call on the garlic noodles. (via Eater LA) |
 | SPORTS 11 and 9 for Kessler, 28 for Reaves; Luka rested. (via LA Times) |
QUICK BITES - Last Saturday's Top 5: Signs You're a Real LA Native. Yes, #5 is still Ralphs in DTLA. Watch the reel →
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FROM THE TEAM  Keokia Childress & Carol Raines Brown on the future of Inglewood New Scottie N FRNDS: Kia and Carol talk about where Inglewood is headed and who it's for. ▶ WATCH THE EPISODE → |
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THIS WEEK IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY Club SBRBN x Cosm | x |  |
This week, members get FREE tickets to Cosm. Club SBRBN members get free tickets to watch Ohio State @ Indiana at Cosm LA in Inglewood, Sat Oct 17 at 9 AM PT. Join today and you also get: - Members Only Discounts
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- Giveaways & Freebies
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$9.99/mo or $99/yr JOIN AND CLAIM YOUR TICKETS → |
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DO YOU KNOW LA? Taste of Soul turns 21 this Saturday on Crenshaw. Which Black-owned LA newspaper's publisher founded it?Lock it in. The answer is at the bottom. No scrolling ahead. |
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THE SBRBN LIST The best Black-owned businesses this weekOur top 3 this week. Go spend your money with them. 1 | The Serving Spoon EAST INGLEWOOD · SOUL FOOD BREAKFAST · BLACK-OWNED |
2 | Six Seven Five Lounge INGLEWOOD · JAZZ & R&B LOUNGE · BLACK-OWNED |
3 | 1010 Wine and Events NORTH INGLEWOOD · WINE BAR · BLACK-OWNED |
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PUT YOUR PEOPLE ON Know someone always asking what to do?Send them your link. Sign-ups count toward rewards. Your personal link: {{rp_refer_url}} You have referred {{rp_num_referrals}} so far. SHARE MY LINK → [3 referrals → REWARD TBD] · [10 referrals → REWARD TBD] · [25 referrals → REWARD TBD] |
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DO YOU KNOW LA? · THE ANSWER A) The Los Angeles Sentinel Sentinel publisher Danny Bakewell Sr. launched Taste of Soul in 2006 as a free celebration of Crenshaw and Black LA. See this year's lineup → That is the week. See you outside. — Scottie & the SBRBN team P.S. Not sure where to go tonight? Ask the Club SBRBN app. It is free → |
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CLUB SBRBN Members get more of LA. | ✓ | Members Only Discounts | | ✓ | Exclusive Content | | ✓ | Giveaways & Freebies | | ✓ | FREE Access to SBRBN Events | | ✓ | Local Partner Perks | | ✓ | Access to the SBRBN Directory |
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