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Check out these fun events happening around town. For more L.A. events, head over to SoCalPulse.com

JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT: KING PLEASURE

Through July 31

Step inside recreations of the artist’s studio and family home to view hundreds of items—including neverseen-before and rarely exhibited works—associated with the neo-expressionist painter at the Frank Gehry–designed Grand L.A. Also recreated is the VIP room at New York City’s Palladium nightclub, which showcased his paintings, as well as two paintings on a slatted wood fence behind his Venice, California, studio. kingpleasure.basquiat.com

Pasadena Showcase House Of Design

April 23–May 21

See how 32 top interior and exterior L.A. designers have applied their expertise to the renovation of a 1933 American Colonial estate in Pasadena. Each room in the 11,000-square-foot mansion has been reimagined by an individual designer, as well as a guest house and 2 acres of park-like grounds. Afterward, visit the Shops at Showcase for a curated selection of clothing, jewelry, and home décor from local merchants and dine at the on-site restaurant. pasadenashowcase.org

DINE L.A. RESTAURANT WEEK

April 28–May 12

Want to taste everything that the city’s diverse culinary scene has to offer but don’t have the time? Take advantage of this unique two-week dining event in which new, venerable, ethnically diverse, off-the-beaten path, and award-winning eateries offer prix fixe menus (read: a tad less pricey) at their establishments throughout the city. Consult the website for participating locations, and let the eating begin! dinela.com

Monster Jam Stadium Championship Series

April 29

What could be better than witnessing 12,000-pound monster trucks tearing up a track at 70 miles per hour, performing death-defying back flips, and basically ripping up terra firma? It all goes down as 12 drivers navigate aptly named vehicles such as Grave Digger, Son-uva Digger, and El Toro Loco at the home of the Rams, SoCal’s stateof-the-art Sofi Stadium in Inglewood. monsterjam.com