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Library Foundation Announces Programs Director

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n the wake of the abrupt and still-unexplained dismissal of longtime ALOUD series leaders Louise Steinman and Maureen Moore, the Los Angeles Library Foundation, which oversees the program, has hired the nonprofit’s first director of public programs. The LFLA last week announced that Jessica Strand, who previously served as associate director of public programming for the New York Public Library, will be responsible for “leading the Foundation in its new public programming direction,” which includes overseeing programs including ALOUD, Lost & Found at the Movies and Teens Leading Change.

Strand will start Nov. 1, with her first season of programming expected to be announced in early 2019. Moore and Steinman were terminated in August, sparking an outcry in the local literary community.

LFLA President Ken Brecher has not publicly discussed the departures. Also last week, Ruben Martinez, a journalist, author and professor at Loyola Marymount University, issued an open letter calling on Brecher to resign.

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Art Returns to Geffen Wall

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ast week, the Museum of Contemporary Art announced the return of artist Barbara Kruger’s massive “Untitled (Questions)” at the Geffen Contemporary in Little Tokyo. Kruger’s work was scheduled to go up on Saturday, Oct. 20 (after Los Angeles Downtown News went to press), and will remain on an exterior wall of the building through November 2020. The piece, which includes a series of questions such as “who is beyond the law?” and “who is bought and paid for?” was commissioned by MOCA and originally mounted in 1990. “I continue to try to address the issues of control, loyalty, hope, fear, and the uses and abuses of power,” Kruger said in a prepared statement. “It’s both tragic and disappointing that this work, thirty years later, might still have some resonance.” The 30-by-191-foot work adorns the property’s northern face, along Temple Street. Originally it was on the south side.

Wozniak to Keynote Cryptocurrency Convention

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big name in tech is coming to Downtown Los Angeles this week. Steve Wozniak who with Steve Jobs founded Apple, will appear at the Crypto Invest Summit, a gathering for those in the cryptocurrency and Blockchain field. It takes place Monday-Wednesday, Oct. 22-24, and brings together investors, entrepreneurs and service providers. A number of panel discussions and

speeches are scheduled, and Wozniak, an early cryptocurrency investor, will give the keynote address on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. “We want Woz and the audience to debate and discuss Blockchain technology and its applications,” Josef Hold, the summit’s co-founder, said in a prepared statement. Additional information is at cryptoinvestsummit.io.

Prices Set for Hill Street High-Rise

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rolific Downtown developer Onni Group has revealed pricing for its new 53-story high-rise. The 825 South Hill project carries one- to three-bedroom apartments. Prices for a 540-square-foot one-bedroom unit begin at $2,330, while a 990-square-foot two-bedroom starts at $3,535. A three-bedroom apartment with 1,772 square feet of space rents for $7,700. The building has a podium with a pool deck as well as a rooftop terrace, three lounges and a fitness center. The building, which spans the entire block between Olive and Hill streets, is expected to open by early winter. Additional information is at 825southilldtla.com.

Event Recalls Chinese Massacre

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ne of the darkest and most overlooked incidents in Los Angeles history occurred 147 years ago this week. On Wednesday, Oct. 24, the Chinese

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American Museum will commemorate the 17 lives lost in what is known as the Chinese Massacre. The museum and El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument will hold an event from 7-9 p.m. at the Pico House (424 N. Main St.). It will recall Oct. 24, 1871, when a Los Angeles police office and a rancher responded to a gunfight between two Chinese gangs. As they investigated, the officer was wounded and the rancher was killed. Word quickly spread, and a mob of 500 Angelenos stormed what was then Chinatown. Over three hours, homes and businesses were looted, and 17 Chinese men, including a 15-yearold boy, were killed. The CAM event will include speeches and a wreath laying. Additional information is at camla.org/calendar.

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22, Fat Beats opened its first physical location since declining sales forced the owners to close their New York and Los Angeles shops in 2010 (it continued to do online sales). It is located at 916 S. San Pedro St. in the Fashion District. Specializing in hard-to-find underground hip-hop vinyl, the original Fat Beats in New York debuted in 1994 and became famous for employing a host of future hip-hop artists including Ill Bill, DJ Eclipse and Rhettmatic. The previous Los Angeles location was on Melrose Avenue. The Los Angeles store is open daily from noon-7 p.m. It joins fellow Fashion District vinyl emporium Pop Obscure Records, which is at 735 S. Los Angeles St.

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Life in the Typhus Zone

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owntown Los Angeles is in the midst of something few people would have ever expected: an outbreak of the flea-borne disease typhus. This shouldn’t spark panic à la the 2014 ebola frenzy, but it is serious and local residents and workers would be wise to take basic precautions. Few people die from typhus (indeed, many mistake it with typhoid fever, which is spread by contaminated food and water), but they can become very sick. There can be hospital stays and damage to organs.

The outbreak has garnered a lot of attention. It is severe enough that the County Department of Public Health has designated a 279acre portion of Downtown as the “Typhus Zone.”

The zone is bounded by Spring, Alameda, Third and Seventh streets. It includes Skid Row, and Public Health officials report that six of the nine cases identified in Downtown in a three-month period involve homeless individuals. Yet the area of concern spreads wider: The Old Bank District and the eastern side of the Historic Core lie within the zone, as does the southern tip of Little Tokyo and many blocks filled with old warehouses.

There could be more cases. Symptoms generally are not manifested until one to two weeks after exposure. Additionally, typhus is hard to detect and can be misdiagnosed as other ailments. Part of declaring the outbreak is to ensure that doctors know to look and test for the disease.

Government officials appear to be taking the matter seriously, and we expect them to be aggressive in their response. Mayor Eric Garcetti said he is dedicating an additional $300,000 to cleanups in the area and that trash will be picked up more frequently. That’s good, but government officials must work closely with community and business leaders who know the situation on the streets, as there are portions of Downtown where mountains of garbage often sit for days or longer.

Typhus is passed to people through fleas on animals such as cats, dogs, opossums and rodents; it cannot be transmitted person-to-person. While it can be effectively treated with a course of antibiotics, prevention is the first step. Pet owners are urged to apply flea medicine to animals that go outdoors. The Public Health Department recommends that area residents and workers use insect repellant and avoid petting or feeding stray animals.

The problem extends beyond the disease, as a typhus outbreak is a public relations disaster for Downtown. It’s the kind of thing, borne out of unseemly mounds of trash in too many parts of the community, that makes some residents question whether they want to live here long-term. People from beyond Downtown might go elsewhere for their evening or weekend entertainment after they hear about the outbreak, even though most of Downtown is not in the zone.

Government and health officials must take a sledgehammer to the problem and convince the public that absolutely everything is being done to address it. Haul away the garbage. Clean the sidewalks. Keep it going long-term to ensure there is not another outbreak. No one wants to spend time in the “Typhus Zone.”

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Regarding the article “Crime Concerns Aired at Community Event,” by Sean P. Thomas A greater police presence is desperately needed Downtown. I live near Fifth and Hill and am not safe there. People hang out there all day long selling drugs, using drugs, and harassing people passing by. Some are blatantly up to no good. On occasion I see police patrolling and there is a huge difference. The people doing no good immediately vanish when a couple of police officers are standing in the vicinity. But the police presence is the exception. People hanging out on that corner doing no good is the rule. The only people who feel safe at Fifth and Hill are the criminals.

—Marissa Nicosia Regarding the editorial “El Pueblo Shelter Is a Nice Start, But Only a Start” While reading about the new El Pueblo emergency shelter I kept nodding my head in agreement. I agree that the shelter is a good start and there must be more action to help homeless people. There is almost $20 million that has yet to be used for the emergency shelters that will help address the homelessness crisis that Los Angeles faces. Why isn’t the money moving toward the greater good? Also, in 2016 Los Angeles passed Proposition HHH to build 10,000 units of supportive housing, and $1.2 billion will be collected from taxpayers to help homeless EDITOR: Jon Regardie STAFF WRITER: Nicholas Slayton, Sean P. Thomas CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Tom Fassbender, Jeff Favre

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people. Unlike the El Pueblo emergency shelter there has yet to be any kind of permanent housing that has resulted from Proposition HHH funding.

It is very frustrating as a taxpayer not knowing where the money is going. At this time there needs to be more action instead of promises. It’s easy to say that the money will help homeless people, but so far it hasn’t done anything. People need to start asking questions of Eric Garcetti and other leaders on where the money is going.

—Melissa Lucas Regarding the article “The Past, The Present, the Spectacle, the Speculation and José Huizar,” by Jon Regardie How may lawsuits will the taxpayers have to pay off to get José Huizar out of trouble until they figure out he’s a menace to good government?

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Council Schmouncil Mitch Englander Will Become the Second Recent Councilman to Quit His Day Job. What Does This Say About L.A.?

By Jon Regardie ’m not a San Fernando Valley resident. But if I did reside in the portion of the Valley where horses and Republicans roam, then I’d be apoplectic about getting dumped by yet another Los Angeles City Councilman.

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THE REGARDIE REPORT On Oct. 11, 12th District rep Mitch Englander announced that he will vacate his seat by the end of the year. This makes him the second Valley council member to trade a lucrative public gig for the private sector in just two years. Valley constituents have long complained that they get the short end of the stick from city government, and what clearer evidence is there of that than their elected representatives essentially saying, “Working for you in City Hall was swell, but the swelling’s gone down.”

Englander was elected in 2011 and re-elected in 2015, with the presumption that he’d serve a full term. Due to a shift in city voting dates — they’re being aligned with state and federal races in the effort to boost L.A.’s anemic voter turnout — that term will run through 2020. Cam-

paign fundraising has already begun for the March 2020 primary (with a runoff in November, if necessary). He’s eligible for a third and final term.

I’m all for self-determination, and if you want to chase a check and improve your quality of life, then good for you. Additionally, if Englander decided that he didn’t want to run for re-election 17 months from now, and represent communities including Porter Ranch, Northridge, Sherwood Forest and Marshmallow Falls (one of those is made up — but only one) through 2024, you can’t really quibble.

The problem, however, comes when he turns his back on the 13,836 people who voted for him three years ago (he ran unopposed). These people, along with the hundreds of thousands of others who live or work in the district, soon won’t have a representative on the council and someone with the political muscle to advocate on their behalf in City Hall. A caretaker will likely be appointed and the experienced office staff will remain in place, but it’s hardly the same thing.

Making matters worse was last week’s

City Councilman Mitch Englander will leave the City Council to work for a company headed

by Tim Leiweke, the former Anschutz Entertainment Group boss who played a leading role in building Staples Center and L.A. Live.

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L.A. Times report that, the day before Englander’s See-Ya! announcement, he held a fundraiser for his officeholder account, with people chipping in up to $800 for a guy

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By Nicholas Slayton n the Central City Crime Report, we survey the recent week in public safety. All information is provided by the LAPD’s Central Division.

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■ A man was sitting in his Honda on Hill Street on the afternoon of Sept. 9 when an unidentified individual came up and grabbed him by the throat. The assailant pulled the owner out of the car and drove away.

■ On the afternoon of Sept. 9, an unidentified individual grabbed a box of diesel fluid from a Grand Avenue driveway. A security guard attempted to stop the thief, who pulled out a knife and fled the scene on a skateboard.

■ A would-be thief grabbed perfume from a Seventh Street department store on Sept. 9 and attempted to leave without paying. An employee stopped the suspect and called police.

■ On the evening of Sept. 9, a person at Seventh and San Pedro streets handed a bag to a man to hold for a moment. The man walked away with the bag.

■ An unidentified individual was trying on jewelry at a Seventh Street shop on Sept. 10.

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■ Someone tried to snatch a pedestrian’s bag at College Street on the night of Sept. 10.

The victim held on to the bag and called for help. The assailant pushed the victim down.

■ Two people were arguing on a Metro bus at Seventh Street and Broadway on Sept. 10.

A fistfight ensued, and one pulled out a knife and stabbed the other three times.

■ Someone approached an individual at Fifth Street and Broadway on Sept. 11 and hit the person above the eye with a sharp object. The victim was taken to a hospital.

■ A person left a backpack with a laptop in it on the floor of a car in a South Park parking garage on Sept. 12. When the owner returned, the window had been smashed and the bag was gone.

■ Two people began arguing at Pico Boulevard and Grand Avenue on the evening of Sept. 12. When one pulled out a knife, the other responded by spraying pepper spray.

■ Someone was sleeping in a parking lot at Spring Street and Cesar Chavez Avenue around midnight on Sept. 12. While the person was dozing their backpack was taken. nicholas@downtownnews.com

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Eight Can’t Miss Events at L.A. Comic Con Celebration of Comics, Nerd Culture and Cosplayers Expected to Draw 90,000 People

By Sean P. Thomas os Angeles Comic Con will likely never eclipse the scale and popularity of the famed San Diego Comic Con. But the eighth annual Downtown Los Angeles event, taking place Friday-Sunday, Oct. 26-28, packs plenty of nerd culture punch into the L.A. Convention Center.

Formerly known as Stan Lee’s Comikaze, and then simply Comikaze, it is expected to lure more than 90,000 people who will take in 50 panel discussions and events, and sample the

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As always, a highlight will be rubbing shoulders and snapping selfies with the brilliantly festooned cosplayers.

Tickets start at $25 for a day pass and $75 for the full run. Here are 10 of the weekend highlights.

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A Modern Twist on a Fashion District Market City Market South Project Carves Out an Office and Hospitality Hub in the Neighborhood

By Nicholas Slayton he dining scene in the Fashion District expanded over the summer with the openings of the bar and restaurant Dama and the Neapolitan-style pizza spot Superfine. The two sit inside City Market South, a former industrial campus of lowslung brick and concrete buildings.

The debuts marked a milestone in the first phase of the project. The eight buildings on a 2.5-acre site bounded by 11th, 12th, San Pedro and San Julian streets are now 87% leased. Only one space remains to be filled in the once-quiet complex that now functions as a modern creative office and dining hub.

“It turned out pretty much how we envisioned it,” said Mark Levy, co-founder of City Market South developer the Lena Group.

Work on the $12 million project started in 2013 and physical construction wrapped in 2015. Tenants have arrived in waves, the most notable being chef Steve Samson’s Rossoblu (Samson and his wife Dina are also behind Superfine).

The project includes about 36,000 square feet of office space and 28,000 square feet of restaurant and commercial space. The largest office tenant is ABGO, a film production company from the Russo brothers, the director duo behind movies such as Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War. They

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The 2.5-acre City Market South is a $12 million collection of office space and restaurants. Tenants include Italian eatery Rossoblu. The office component is anchored by AGBO, a film production company owned by the directors of Avengers: Infinity War.

moved into 7,000 square feet of space above Rossoblu in February and are building out an additional 2,000 square feet.

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Other office tenants include the special effects firm Drive Studios, architecture company Masa Studios and the Lena Group itself.

There is also an outpost of Cognoscenti Coffee and the fashion showroom Lovestitch.

Levy said that the Lena Group had originally considered a larger retail component, but decided against it because of limited foot traffic and daytime activity. Instead they built up the creative office segment, with some food and beverage options to keep the space active beyond the 9-5 working hours.

Larger Vision City Market South is the first phase of the larger City Market. That project, previously led by developer Peter Fleming (Levy now serves as president and CEO of the City Market of Los Angeles), would transform 9.45 acres into a $1.7 billion mixed-use complex with 945 residential units, hotels, creative office space, a school and more. It is scheduled to take more than a decade.

Levy acknowledged some delays and hurdles in City Market South. The Slanted Door restaurant, a high-profile offering from Charles Phan, was announced as a tenant next to Rossoblu, but backed out. Dama, from the hospitality duo Steve Livigni and Pablo Moix, with a pan-Latin menu from chef Antonia Lofaso, opened months later than expected.

City Market South arrives amid greater change in the Fashion District. Some new residential projects have opened in the area, and Brookfield Properties is undertaking an Continued on page 10

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MARKET, 9 overhaul of the California Market Center, adding a wealth of office space.

Still, a seismic shift akin to what occurred in the Arts District or the Historic Core is unlikely, said Gerry Ruiz, an associate with the firm Transwestern who studies the Downtown market. He noted that fashion retailers and fabric dealers continue to do well in the neighborhood, and that infrastructure is unlikely to move.

Office space rates in the area are competitive, say experts in the field. Whereas creative office space rents in the Historic Core and the Arts District tend to be around $3.50 per square foot, older spaces in the Fashion

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District currently go for about $1.75-$2.75 per square foot, said Gibran Begum, managing director with the firm Newmark Knight Frank.

Begum said that the tenant base in City Market South reflects the kind of clientele now looking for Downtown creative office space. He said media companies and architectural firms are increasingly drawn to smaller spaces rather than Financial District high-rises. The growing amount of retail and restaurants in the Historic Core and Fashion District are also providing greater incentives for firms to look beyond Bunker Hill and the Financial District.

He expects the area to grow as an office hub.

“Institutional owners are starting to note

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Mark Levy of developer the Lena Group has led the transformation of the Fashion District property.

the location of the Fashion District and see its built-in tenant base that already exists,” he said.

Levy also expects to expose people to the campus though the City Market Social House. The space has been frequently booked since it opened four months ago, including an after-party for the ESPY awards.

He said that the campus plaza, with a bocce ball court and numerous trees, is also available for rentals.

“Looking ahead, I think we’ll probably increase our event programming in the plaza,” Levy said. “We want to make this an activated

space for all uses.”

With most buildings accounted for, the developer is working to fill the final space, the former would-be Slanted Door spot. AGBO’s second office is expected to open by the end of the year.

Ruiz said it will take a few years before the area drastically transforms, citing the strength of the fashion industry. Instead of more projects like City Market South, he expects the trend to be toward smaller boutique shops opening in the neighborhood. nicholas@downtownnews.com

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ENGLANDER, 5 overlooks, or acknowledges and shakes off, is that his move reflects terribly on Los Angeles government. There are only 15 council seats. People campaign for a year or longer and raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to attain them. But council reps are bailing.

Seventh District Councilman Felipe Fuentes, who once was seen as a rising star in the state Democratic party, walked away in 2016 — he left 10 months before the end of his term to take a job as a Sacramento lobbyist. Now comes Englander. Maybe these pols think that “public service” is short for “public service until it pays off handsomely in the private sector.”

Serving Tim Leiweke Part of the frustration here is that Englander could be an important voice on the Council. He’s the body’s lone Republican, and while some Angelenos these days goofily think every GOP member should wear a scarlet R on his or her chest, the city and local governance is better when there’s occasional disagreement and real discourse on matters of importance.

Englander, an LAPD reserve officer who chairs the council’s Public Safety Committee, could be cantankerous, and sometimes kicked against the council’s penchant for groupthink — this was a good thing. In February he introduced a motion to exit the city from the clunky and expensive RecycLA trash-hauling fiasco. The move went no-

where, but at least Englander tried.

The most curious and intriguing things about Englander quitting the council involve where he’s going and the timing. Instead of serving his district, come Jan. 1 Englander will be serving Tim Leiweke, the force of nature who re-engineered South Park when he was president and CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group. Leiweke propelled the construction of Staples Center, L.A. Live and the 1,001-room Ritz-Marriott hotel. He nearly got a football stadium in Downtown Los Angeles, too.

Leiweke now runs Oak View Group, which he founded with the legendary music industry dealmaker Irving Azoff. On its homepage, the Westwood-based company has the self-italicized and bolded line, “We are here to be a positive disruption to business as usual in the sports and live entertainment industry.” Whoever came up with that deserves a $52 bonus — it’s simultaneously incredibly vague and darkly ominous.

In an email blast, Englander described the gig as something like manna falling from heaven.

“Recently, I was presented with an amazing opportunity in the private sector to work with some of the most brilliant and well-respected leaders in the industry,” he wrote.

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Is there more at play here? There usually is, and it can take months or years to discover all the underlying forces.

In Englander’s case, perhaps there was some frustration and a sense of a political ceiling. In June 2016, just a year after being re-elected to his council post, he sought to succeed Mike Antonovich as a county supervisor. Englander had a serious war chest and arguably the most name recognition of any candidate, but pulled just 12% of the vote and finished a distant fifth. He couldn’t even sniff the runoff from there, and could only watch as Antonovich staffer Kathryn Barger cruised into the mega-powerful post.

Englander’s escape from the council is just one side of the matter. The more interesting questions are, what does Leiweke have cooking, and what is so pressing that he needs Englander now, and can’t wait until the end of his term? If he made Englander a Godfather offer that the councilman just couldn’t refuse, then presumably it’s for something really big.

And Leiweke thinks really big. Staples and L.A. Live have transformed what was once a collection of faded motels and surface parking lots, and the projects were catalysts for the overall renaissance of Downtown. The proposed football stadium Farmers Field that

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Leiweke spearheaded and stumped for generated a 10,000-page environmental impact report, and Leiweke once referenced AEG spending $50 million on the football effort.

He’s used to powering through City Hall and the state legislature.

In the coming months, one of the best power parlor games will be trying to guess what Leiweke has planned and where it will rise. Los Angeles seems to have enough arenas, stadiums and mega-music venues, particularly with the $2.6 billion Rams/ Chargers stadium under construction in Inglewood and a proposed Clippers arena from owner Steve Ballmer nearby. But think about that pledge on oakviewgroup.com — the word “disruption” is that prominent for a reason.

Maybe Leiweke will return to Downtown — he always had a penchant for the community. Maybe he has another neighborhood in his sights. Perhaps he’s hatching a vision to create a competitor to the Staples/L.A. Live campus. All one can do is speculate at this point. But wherever and whatever Leiweke is eyeing, the effort to get it built will presumably benefit from having a recent former City Council member on his team.

Expect the vision to come into focus sometime next year. Coincidentally, that will be when 12th District residents wonder who they should go to when they need help from local government. One thing is for sure: They won’t be able to call Mitch Englander. regardie@downtownnews.com

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18 Halloween Events, Shows, Family Festivities and Parties in the Central City

By Nicholas Slayton alloween is more than a week away. In Downtown Los Angeles, however, the good times start early, and the festivities go well beyond trick or treating.

In the coming weeks, the Central City will be filled with haunted houses, spooky film screenings, parties and concerts. At the risk of cliché, there’s something for everyone, whether families with kids, horror and scare enthusiasts, or even Shakespeare fans.

In the following pages, Los Angeles Downtown News runs down 18 ways to celebrate Halloween.

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Grand Games: One of the most unique experiences in Downtown this Halloween season is Theatre Macabre, an immersive show in the Financial District. It is inspired by the Grand Guignol, the infamous Parisian playhouse that showed scandalous, pulpy performances. Every visitor’s experience can be wildly different, as the approximately two-hour trek depends on which path they follow and which of the 40 characters they meet. There are 25 rooms, multiple story options and plenty of bars. Consider it a real-life, spooky version of “Westworld,” just without robots (we think). Tickets are $150, and the location is revealed after purchase. Theatre Macabre is open Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 25-28 and Nov. 1-4.

At theatre-macabre.com.

Fangs a Lot: L.A. Opera’s Off Grand program is hosting a screening of the German horror film Vampyr at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Saturday, Oct. 27. Composer Joby Talbot (Franklyn, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) is working with the opera on a new score of the 1932 film, and will mix in live theatrical elements. The screening is followed by a Halloween party in the theater, the Fanged Fệte. There will be multiple DJs and, in keeping with the theme, vampire attire is re-

quested. They did not specify whether they mean Bela Lugosi or Robert Pattinson, but err on the side of caution. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door.

At 929 S. Broadway or acehotel.com/calendar/losangeles.

Kids’ Space: The annual Downtown trick or treating event/ mega-party at Grand Hope Park is back. The DTLA Halloween Party, orchestrated by the Downtown Center Business Improvement District, is the most family-friendly activity in Downtown this fall, and always draws a big crowd. It takes place from 5-8 p.m. on Halloween and offers up candy, face painting, candy, bounce houses, candy, arts and craft, and more candy. For the 11th edition, doors will be set up for kids to knock on. There will also be puppet shows, and did we mention candy? Tickets are $8 for kids ages 2 and up. Costumes are recommended for grownups, too. Tip: Buy your tickets in advance.

At 919 S. Grand Ave. or downtownla.com.

Fearful on First Street: Halloween results in some Downtown buildings getting a spooky makeover, but Haunted Little Tokyo turns the entire historic community into a frightfully fun spot. Events are taking place all month (they began Oct. 5). There’s a pumpkin patch at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, which is open from noon-5 p.m. though Friday, Oct. 26. The 1954 version of Godzilla will be screened this Thursday. The highlight arrives on Saturday, with a block party from 6 p.m.-midnight with music, food, entertainment and a collection of vendors. On Halloween night, Japanese Village Plaza will welcome trick or treaters.

Throughout Little Tokyo or golittletokyo.com/haunted.

Masks and Records: One of the biggest parties in Downtown this year is KCRW’s Masquerade. The Santa Moni-

ca public radio station’s annual Halloween party has traded MacArthur Park for Broadway’s Los Angeles Theatre. Starting at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, it features live music from White Denim, Reggie Watts and Jon Tejada’s collaboration Wajatta, Cherry Glazerr and Shannon Shaw, plus DJ sets from Santigold and almost every KCRW host. Acrobatic troupe the Lucent Dossier Experience will perform, and there will be a costume contest. Tickets start at $89.90.

At 615 S. Broadway or kcrw.com/events.

Grateful Dead: This week is about more than Halloween.

It also brings Dia de Los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead, which honors the dearly departed. The 12-acre Grand Park is once again partnering with Self Help Graphics to mark the occasion. From Sunday, Oct. 28-Nov. 4, the park will display 50 elaborate altars, each with its own theme or design, commemorating the dead. They are created by local artists and community groups and will be spread throughout the park. On Saturday, Oct. 27, the park will host its annual Noche de Ofrenda, a ceremony featuring prayers and dances from groups representing Aztec, Oaxacan and Michoacan traditions. The latter event runs from 7-9 p.m. and, like everything else in Grand Park, is free.

At 200 N. Grand Ave. or grandparkla.org.

Mas Muertos: Another Dia De Los Muertos celebration is at the 24th St. Theatre. Taking place Nov. 2, the venue’s 12th annual show includes the surf rockers Space Sanchos. There will also be Aztec dancers, mariachi performers, arts and crafts for kids and a set by Ozomatli’s Raul Pacheco. The event starts at 6 p.m., but 15 minutes before there is a procession to the venue (departing from the corner of Magnolia and Adams). Even better, admission is free.

At 1117 W. 24th St. or 24thstreet.org.

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Creeped Out: The Row DTLA complex in the Industrial District is known for a growing roster of shops and office tenants. This week, it gets its own haunted house. The Creep L.A. experience will fill a floor of one of the large concrete buildings, creating a terror-filled landscape. Groups of 25 will take a 75-minute trip through ghastly spaces, darkness-shrouded crypts and other scary spots, and a cast of characters will do their best to frighten the bejesus out of visitors. This is not for the faint of heart. Tickets start at $89 and Creep L.A. is open Oct. 24-28 and Oct. 31-Nov. 4.

At 777 S. Alameda St. or creepla.com.

Snake Dance: What’s the best way to forget the frightful elements of Halloween? Dancing! Ax murderers and haunted houses will be replaced by EDM on Halloween night at the Shrine Auditorium. That’s because DJ Snake is doing a rare performance. The hitmaker, who collaborated with Major Lazer on “Lean On,” has headlined festivals around the world, and even performed on top of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. He’ll unleash songs including “Made in China” and “Magenta Riddim,” and will presumably play the new single “Taki Taki,” featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B. The opener is a hiphop set from the succinctly named Mustard.

At 665 W. Jefferson Blvd. or shrineauditorium.com.

Haunted Broadway: The wonderland known as Clifton’s Republic is dynamic every day of the year with its collection of taxidermy animals, massive faux redwood tree and themed bars. So naturally, the four-story venue in the heart of the Broadway corridor is going all out for its Halloween party, dubbed The Haunting, which takes place on Saturday, Oct. 27. The venue will be filled with an assortment of macabre touches, with “haunted environments” and plenty of drinks at its many bars, including the Gothic Bar. There’s no cover from 6-8 p.m., and pre-sale tickets are $30. Villainous costumes are encouraged.

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Railroad Madness: In advance of Halloween, why not roll to… a train station? On Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 27-28, Downtown’s Union Station is being transformed into, of course “Boo-nion Station.” The free event, orchestrated by property owner Metro, takes place on the transit hub’s south patio. The family-friendly happening will include a hay maze, a “Treatson-Track” trail, and the hourly, all-ages Monster Mash Dance Party. The event runs both days from noon-6 p.m. there will be arts and crafts, stilt walkers and, perhaps best of all, an animal costume contest each day at 3 p.m. Parents, meanwhile, might enjoy the beer garden.

At 800 N. Alameda St. or unionstationla.com/happenings.

Scary Shakespeare: One rarely gets frightened when watching Shakespeare, unless the performance is really bad. But frights are intended at City West’s Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. The longtime specialists in The Bard are re-positioning Macbeth and playing up its proto-horror elements.

The Tragedie of Macbeth: An Immersive Experience starts in the building’s garage, which is transformed into the witches’ heath, and the audience then follows the cast throughout the First Street edifice. Visitors will take a seat at Macbeth’s banquet hall and see ghosts flutter across the walls. What better way to catch the classic tale of murder, madness and witchcraft than up close and personal? Shows are Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7 and 10 p.m.; Oct. 28 at 3 and 5 p.m.; and Nov. 3 at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.

At 1238 W. First St. or shakespearecenter.org.

Masked Madness: Downtown has several Halloween traditions, and one of the most popular is Lucha VaVoom. Every year, the show that mashes up masked Mexican wrestling, burlesque and spicy comedy returns to Downtown Los Angeles. This year’s program, titled “Circo de Vampiros,” fills the Mayan Theater on Wednesday-Thursday, Oct. 24-25. The luchadors include the Extreme Tiger, Dr. Maldad and the Crazy Chickens. Between the matches, admire artists such as Karis, the androgynous hula-hoop performer. Want more?

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There’s a performance by Viktoria Modesta, and Neon Music will do a version of Bauhaus’ Goth classic “Bela Lugosi’s Dead.”

Tickets start at $40.

At 1038 S. Hill St. or luchavavoom.com.

Symphony Hall Chills: There are plenty of scary movies these days, from It to Get Out to the Paranormal Activity series.

But if you want to see where it all began, head to, of all places, Walt Disney Concert Hall. On Halloween night at 8 p.m., Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Phil will give way to a screening of Nosferatu, F.W. Murnau’s silent adaptation of Dracula.

The 1922 work was unauthorized, but has stood the test of time as a game-changing and terrifying work of cinema. Clark Wilson will perform a live, haunting score on Disney Hall’s huge pipe organ, providing chilling tones as Max Schreck’s vampire hunts innocent victims.

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Creepy Crawlies: Another event for the family is in Exposition Park. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, has brought back its Spider Pavilion. Set up in a special venue in front of the museum, it is filled with dozens of varieties of arachnids spinning webs and climbing around. Guides will explain what the eight-legged creatures are doing, and provide insight into the unique qualities of golden silk spiders and pink toe tarantulas. The pavilion is up through Nov. 25, so there is plenty of opportunity to visit in coming weeks. Tickets are $20 for adults and kids 3-12 pay $12; the price includes museum admission.

At 900 Exposition Blvd. or nhm.org.

Powerful Party: The former power plant-turned-nightclub The Edison is back with its annual Cabaret de L’Enfer on Halloween night. The festivities start at 7 p.m., and stiltwalkers will wander by and aerialists will hang out above the partygoers. The full lineup has not been announced, but expect live music, DJs and burlesque. The Edison’s regular cocktail program and strong whiskey list are available. Presale tickets are $30, and it’s $35 at the door for those in costume. This is the perfect place for that steampunk outfit.

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Come Together: The nerdier side of Halloween will be on display at Los Angeles Comic Con. Taking place on Friday-Sunday, Oct. 26-28, it will draw more than 90,000 people who will check out comics, video games, anime and more at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The lineup includes panel discussions, plenty of merchandise and a cosplay competition.

Tickets start at $25 for a day pass. For more on Comic Con, see the story on page 8.

At 1201 S. Figueroa St. or comicconla.com.

Axes and Tribute: After a successful run in September, the punk rock musical Lizzie is back at the Arts District’s Resident on Halloween for a one-night-only performance. Lizzie is the story of the accused (and acquitted, for the record) axe murderer Lizzie Borden. The show mixes period outfits with loudand-fast songs from an all-women cast. Tickets start at $25.

Once the show ends, the venue’s Halloween party, Monster Hop, begins. It’s a rock-filled night in both the music space and the outdoor beer garden, with cover acts playing songs

by The Kinks, Motorhead and more. There’s also a costume contest. Party entry is $5.

At 428 Hewitt St. or residentdtla.com. nicholas@downtownnews.com

ROCK, POP & JAZZ

Ace Hotel 929 S. Broadway or acehotel.com/calendar/los-angeles.

Oct. 23: Christian pop from the duo For King & Country.

Blue Whale 123 Astronaut E. S. Onizuka St., (213) 620-0908 or bluewhalemusic.com.

Oct. 22: Mads Tolling, Jacob Fischer.

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one The painter and film critic Manny Farber is known for pushing boundaries in the art world. Get a glimpse of Farber’s point of view this week in the recently opened One Day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art. The exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art’s Grand Avenue campus draws influence from Farber’s landmark 1962 essay “White Elephant Art vs. Termite Art,” and is used as a launching pad to explore the work of contemporary artists. The exhibit, which continues through next March, features more than 100 works from approximately 30 artists, with pieces spanning from the 1950s to the present. They include “Chuck” by Leidy Churchman (shown here). At 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 626-6222 or moca.org.

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A classic love story gets wrapped around the tragedies of the Vietnam War in Vietgone, the season-opening work from Little Tokyo’s East West Players. Opening at the David Henry Hwang Theater on Thursday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m., Qui Nguyen’s play trampolines off his parents’ story. Set in the 1970s, the show follows Quang (played

by Paul Yen) and Tong (Sylvia Kwan), two refugees who fled the Vietnam War and fall in love while living in a relocation camp in Arkansas. The lovebirds soon hop on a Harley Davidson and take a music-filled jaunt across the country. At 120 Judge John Aiso St. or eastwestplayers.org

Music, theater, critical studies and integrated media collide in Machines and Strings, Part II at REDCAT on Wednesday, Oct. 24. First and most important: You can enjoy this even if you didn’t catch part one. Developed by the Los Angeles-based Isaura String Quartet, the eclectic concert features four world premiere performances from local and international artists. Tapping into the whole “machine” theme, the night will also feature Lydia, a mechatronic instrument attached to an upright piano created by the KarmetiK Machina Orchestra. Yes, really. Doors open at 8 p.m. At 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

Growing up as a gang member in East Los Angeles, Richard Cabral was in and out of prison. He got himself on the right track, with help from the legendary Homeboy Industries, and has gone on to build a successful career in television and film, including appearances on FOX’s “Lethal Weapon” and the ABC series “American Crime.” Cabral received an Emmy nomination for the latter show, and this week he goes in a different direction: The autobiographical one-man show Fighting Shadows is at the Rosenthal Theater at Inner City Arts. There are performances on Thursday-Friday, Oct. 25-26, at 8 p.m. Note: Friday includes a postshow Q&A with Cabral. There are also shows on Nov. 3-4. At 720 Kohler St., (213) 627-9621 or inner-cityarts.org.

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For more than 50 years, Roger Daltrey has been rocking out like few others ever have, Naturally, he has plenty of stories to tell. Listen up in Downtown Los Angeles this week as Daltrey discusses his life growing up in post-war London and heading up the legendary rock band The Who. Daltrey is coming to the Aratani Theater on Tuesday, Oct. 23, thanks to the speaker series Live Talks Los Angeles Angeles. Director and producer Judd Apatow will guide a talk sparked by Daltrey’s autobiography, Thanks a lot Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story Story. Tickets start at $45 for the 8 p.m. event and include a copy of Daltrey’s book. At 244 S. San Pedro St. or livetalksla.org.

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MONDAY, OCT. 22 The Moth Grandslam 448 S. Main St., (323) 284-5727, or theregenttheater.com.

8 p.m.: Ten people share true stories, all themed around the subject of a “tipping point.”

TUESDAY, OCT. 23 The Prison Concerts: Folsom and San Quentin (Jim Marshall’s Photographs of Johnny Cash) Grammy Museum, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) xx or grammymuseum.org.

7:30 p.m.: Celebrate the opening of the museum’s exhibit of Marshall’s shots by attending a panel discussion and learning the story behind the photographs.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24 Gretchen Wilkins SCI-Arc, 960 E. Third St., (213) 613-2200 or sciarc.edu.

7 p.m.: The architecture professor discusses the challenges and design opportunities posed by dense cities.

Zocalo Public Square National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, 111 N. Central Ave. or zocalopublicsquare.org.

7:30 p.m.: KCRW’s Warren Olney sits down with author Fox Butterfield for a talk titled “Do Americans Understand the Roots of Crime?”

Lucha VaVoom Mayan Theater, 1038 S. Hill St. or luchavavoom.com.

8 p.m.: The masked wrestlers and exotic dancers of Lucha VaVoom return for a Halloween show dubbed “Circo de Vampiros.” Expect brawls, burlesque and people shouting “boo!” Also on Oct. 25.

THURSDAY, OCT. 25 Kwame Anthony Appiah and Njideka Akunyili Crosby at Aloud Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St. or lfla.org.

7:30 p.m.: Author Appiah and artist Crosby sit down for a discussion about identity.

FRIDAY, OCT. 26 Los Angeles Comic Con Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa St. or comicconla.com.

10 a.m.: It’s a gathering of comic book, anime, gaming and film fans. Expect colorful costumes, artists and a variety of panels.

The event continues through Sunday.

SATURDAY, OCT. 27 Boo-nion Station Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St. or unionstationla.com/ happenings Noon-6 p.m.: Downtown’s transit hub becomes an all-ages Halloween destination, with arts and crafts, dancing, mazes and more. Also on Sunday.

The Fanged Fête Theatre at Ace Hotel, 929 S. Broadway or acehotel.com/ calendar/los-angeles.

10 p.m.: The theater becomes a Gothic dance party, with DJs and bars at a vampire-themed ball.

Noche de Ofrenda Grand Park, 200 N. Grand Ave., (213) or grandparkla.org.

7 p.m.: The park’s Día de los Muertos celebration opens with a night of Native American dance and ceremony.

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LISTINGS, 17 Oct. 23: Anthony Shaddock Quartet, Double Quartet.

Oct. 24: Harriet Stubbs has a new album out.

Oct. 25: Kevin van den Elzen, Dick Oatts, Josh Nelson, Anna Butterss, Nick Mancini.

Oct. 26-27: Eric Reed Quartet.

Oct. 28: Roseanna Vitro Group.

Bootleg Bar 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater. org.

Oct. 22: Singer-songwriter Karl Blau takes the stage, with country act The Easy Leaves opening.

Oct. 23: My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel is here solo.

Oct. 24: Billy Strings plays a psychedelic take on Americana.

Maybe it’s rockabilly. Maybe it’s just 2018.

Oct. 26: If you guessed that a band called Kitten played pop music, you win a prize. If you guessed they were ironically a hardcore punk band, we like your imagination.

Oct. 27: Ethereal vocals from Molly Burch.

Oct. 28: Multi-instrumentalist Sam Weber has a mustache.

The Escondite 410 Boyd St., (213) 626-1800 or theescondite.com.

Oct. 26: The Moon Jays, Joe Thalman and the Burden.

Oct. 28: Little Silver Hearts.

Exchange LA 618 S. Spring St., (213) 627-8070 or exchangela.com.

Oct. 25: Excision.

Oct. 26: Terrorstate features Allen Watts, Reorder, Robert Nickson, Sean Tyas.

Oct. 27: Prism.

Ham and Eggs Tavern 418 W. Eighth St. Oct. 22: Till I Fall, Hannah Bowers, Jess Kallen, Mackin Carroll.

Oct. 25: Bird of Paradise, The Damed, Le Fumo.

Moroccan Lounge 901 E. First St., (213) 395-0610 or themoroccan.com.

Oct. 22: 1960s throwback Habibi has an all-ages show.

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Oct. 23: Petra apparently plays a mix of pop-rock and funk.

We’re curious to see how that works live.

Oct. 24: Rapper Abhi the Nomad has been places.

Oct. 25: It’s a hardcore night, with music from Ex-Cult, Die Group, Enemy, and DJ Real Child from Hell.

Oct. 26: Tamara Lindeman performs experimental folk music as The Weather Station.

Oct. 27: Josh Hedley has a fiddle, a beard and a catalog of country songs.

Oct. 28: Experimental R&B from Sophie Meiers.

Resident 428 S. Hewitt St. or (323) 316-5311 or residentdtla.com.

Oct. 24: Cleopatrick, New Language, Northern National, Mermaed.

Oct. 26: The Halloween edition of New Wave for the Masses is heavy on New Order, Depeche Mode and Sisters of Mercy.

Oct. 27: Bootie L.A.: Halloween mixes costumes with nonstop dancing to pop hits.

Oct. 28: Carrie Prom includes Yeghikian and DJs G-Minus and Unholy.

Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., (213) 614-0737 or sevengrand.la.

Oct. 22: Modern Bluegrass Quartet.

Oct. 23: The Makers have figured out the scariest Halloween costume of all: the barfly slowly aging as he asks for another.

Oct. 24: Rosa Lee Brooks.

Oct. 25: Carnival of Soul.

Oct. 26: The California Feetwarmers.

Oct. 27: Junkyard Duo. Oct. 28: The Gypsy Fireballs.

The Novo 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or thenovodtla. com.

Oct. 24: R&B singer Tamia is on her “Passion Like Fire” tour.

Oct. 26: Denzel Curry.

The Redwood 316 W. Second St., (213) 680-2600 or theredwoodbar. com.

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Oct. 22: Northern Strangers, Scott Collins, Gun Hill Royals.

Oct. 24: The Wayfarers, The Exploding Flowers, Wyldewood Green, DJ Powerpop Jeff.

Oct. 25: Dead Rock West, Rob Leines, Sarah Rogo.

Oct. 26: Speed of Light, The Terpenes, Le Cos, Psilocybin Pony.

Oct. 27: Purgatory is a Halloween dance party night full of Goth and industrial music.

Oct. 28: Tarah Who?, Skarletta and the Apocalypse, Hot Licks, Frequency Within. It all sounds delightfully ominous.

The Regent 448 S. Main St., (323) 284-5727, or theregenttheater. com.

Oct. 24: Gawvi does trap music and Christian EDM, which we did not know was a thing.

Oct. 25: ESG, the legendary Alice Bag, L.A. Qoolside.

Oct. 26: Indie rock from the one and only Wild Nothing.

Oct. 27: Nothing but late ’80s and early ’90s house music at Scam and Jam. The Smell 247 S. Main St. in the alley between Spring and Main or thesmell.org.

Oct. 26: The Mad Walls, Automatic, Marcos Vaca.

Teragram Ballroom 1234 W. Seventh St. or teragramballroom.com.

Oct. 26: Pop-punkers Real Friends are here for you.

Oct. 27: Fittingly, Mellowdrone plays lo-fi alt rock.

Oct. 28: The Youngblood Brass Band.

THEATER

Dear Evan Hansen Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628-2772 or musiccenter.org.

Oct. 23-26, 8 p.m., 7:30 p.m., Oct. 27 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Oct. 28, 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.: The Tony Award winner for Best Musical, and the most-talked about Broadway show in the wake of “Hamilton,” comes to Downtown as part of a national tour. It follows teenager Evan, who creates a lie that spins out of control. Through Nov. 25.

Desert Rats Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., (213) 4890994 or thelatc.org.

Oct. 25-27, 8 p.m. and Oct. 28, 3 p.m.: Two brothers end up in Barstow and plan a kidnapping in this dark comedy about crime. Through Nov. 18.

Fighting Shadows Rosenthal Theater at Inner-City Arts, 720 Kohler St. or 2018fightingshadows.eventbrite.com.

Oct. 25-26, 8 p.m.: Emmy-nominated actor Richard Cabral tells the true story of his early life in gangs in this one-man show. Through Nov. 4.

Members Only Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., (213) 4890994 or thelatc.org.

Oct. 25-27, 8 p.m. and Oct. 28, 3 p.m.: A gay Latino boxer struggles to keep going in the 1980s in a new play by Oliver Mayer. Through Nov. 18

Satyagraha 135 N. Grand Ave. or laopera.org.

Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m.: The life of Mohatma Gandhi is explored in this production of Philip Glass’ opera. It draws from Gandhi’s early life in South Africa and the development of his nonviolent protest ideology. Through Nov. 11.

The Tragedie of Macbeth Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, 1238 W. First St., (213) 481-2273 or shakespearecenter.org.

Oct. 27, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., and Oct. 28, 3 and 5 p.m.: The Scottish Play becomes a site-specific haunted house in this production that roves through five spaces in the troupe’s City West headquarters. Through Nov. 3.

Vietgone David Henry Hwang Theater, 120 Judge John Aiso St. or eastwestplayers.org.

Oct. 25-26, 8 p.m., Oct. 27, 2 and 8 p.m. and Oct. 28, 2 p.m.: Two refugees from Vietnam find love… in an Arkansas relocation camp. Qui Nguyen’s play set in the 1970s has plenty of comedy and a soundtrack with hip-hop. Through Nov. 11.

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Oneohtrix Point Never: MYRIAD Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 8502000 or laphil.com.

Oct. 22, 8 p.m.: The electronic musician and composer stages the West Coast premiere of Myriad, a multimedia exploration of age.

Colburn Orchestra with Valery Gergiev Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 8502000 or laphil.com.

Oct. 23, 7 p.m.: The student orchestra heads across Grand Avenue to perform a night of Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev.

Seong-Jin Cho Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 8502000 or laphil.com.

Oct. 24, 8 p.m.: After winning awards for his performance of Chopin’s work, the pianist has a suite of songs for Downtown.

Bruckner’s Fourth, “Romantic” Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 8502000 or laphil.com.

Oct. 26, 11 a.m. and Oct. 27, 8 p.m.: Daniel Harding conducts the L.A. Phil for Bruckner’s symphony, plus Olga Neuwirth’s “Mascot/Clocks Without Hands.”

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Kickstarting Your Comic Room 301, Saturday at 11 a.m.

Have the next bombshell comic book idea but no idea how to launch and fund it? Rylend Grant, writer of the comic book ABERRANT, discusses how to turn your dreams into reality by detailing the ins and outs of the fundraising website Kickstarter. The panel will include other artists who also conducted successful Kickstarter campaigns.

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Saturday morning cartoons played an integral role in the lives of many. Count Hanna-Barbera director and animator Tom Cook among therm. The landmark artist will discuss his 40-year career in animation and the creative process used in launching Saturday morning favorites such as “Scooby Doo,” “The Smurfs” and “Superfriends.”

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“Marvel’s Runaways” Panel Main Stage, Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

Marvel Comics is killing it on the silver screen, but is also mounting quite the TV presence. That includes the hit Hulu show “Marvel’s Runaways,” about super-powered children on the run from their villainous parents. Cast members including Lyrica Okanao, Ariela Barer and Annie Wersching will discuss their characters and the show’s upcoming second season.

Superman’s 80th Anniversary Panel Room 304, Saturday at 12 p.m.

The last son of Krypton has experienced several milestones in 2018. In June, Action Comics (the original Superman comic) became the first to reach 1,000 issues, the same month that the character celebrated his 80th “birthday.” Jason Inman, cohost of DC’s web show “DC All Access,” will moderate a panel discussion on the Man of Steel’s run atop the comic book landscape.

Fan Films: Geekfest Film Fest Room 405, Saturday at 4 p.m.

Sometimes, fans are spurred to action. The traveling Geekfest Film Fest presents screenings of six fan-made films, inspired by and with (presumably non-licensed) characters from Star Wars, “Stranger Things” and other mega-popular vehicles. Other Geekfest events are scheduled throughout the weekend, including an awards ceremony on Sunday at 4 p.m.

Cosplay National Championship Main Stage, Saturday at 5 p.m.

There’s arguably no bigger stage for those who like to dress up than the Cosplay National Championship. The best and most ingenious cosplayers will battle it out for their share of $20,000 in prizes. Note: If the championship leaves you feeling inspired, there is a Cosplay on a Budget panel on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in room 410.

Antiques Nerd Show!

Room 403B, Sunday at 11:30 a.m.

You know that “Six Million Dollar Man” action figure with the karate grip that you kept in your basement for 40 years? That might be worth a small fortune now. Or maybe not. Take it to the Antiques Nerd Show and have a professional determine its value.

Los Angeles Comic Con runs Friday-Sunday, Oct. 26-28, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa St., or comicconla.com. sean@downtownnews.com