What's Happening in LA This Week + Mingling at Museum & Gallery Restaurants

EVENT

Go Beyond the Binary With a Dance Performance That Explores the Life of Alan Turing, Father of AI

As part of Getty’s PST ART: Art & Science Collide, Caltech presents Turing Tests, Apples, and Queens: Collective Storytelling Through Fairy Tales and Artificial Intelligence by Invertigo Dance Theatre. This performance, reimagined for a Caltech Stage, uses dance, video projections, and audience interaction to tell the story of WWII codebreaker and early computer scientist Alan Turing, who was criminally prosecuted for being gay. December 6 and 7.

Tickets on sale now: $40 premium/$30 general/$10 students.

TOP STORY

Linger And Mingle At Seven of the Best Museum and Gallery Restaurants in L.A.

No longer, just mediocre cafeteria food with a Jell-o salad served on a tray, this fall, join a few world-renowned chefs who have opened in world-class museums and galleries across L.A. County because after all that culture and contemplation, you just might need a good meal to keep going. And, if art is really not your thing, all of these suggestions are destination dining spots in their own right.

When iconic Berkley-based food activist Alice Waters opened her first LA restaurant…

EVENT

The Nutcracker @ Degas Dance Studio

Join us for an enchanting production of The Nutcracker December 8th at the historic Alex Theater presented by Degas Dance Studio. With guest performance by world renowned Ballerina Petra Conti.  Professional and pre-professional student dancers, dazzling costumes, and visually captivating digital backdrops projected onto an LED wall, bringing this beloved holiday classic to life. It’s a perfect opportunity to share in the joy of the season with your family and create memories that will last a lifetime.

TOP STORY

‘Moana 2’ Offers Nothing New

It’s safe to say that Disney has officially run out of ideas. The studio known for its creativity and imagination has become a vision of monotony. Ever since moving toward IP-driven entertainment, the studio has put the dumb in Dumbo, the disenchanting in Disenchanted, and now the moan in Moana, with a sequel that follows a wonderful original with a stagnant sea of familiarity.

With so much to live up to, the sequel was never going to be as good as Moana, but it could have set sail on a more distinct course. Rather than giving the Polynesian princess (Auli’i Cravalho) an entirely new story…

EVENT

Jiaoying Summers @ The Ice House!

A fantastic evening of entertainment at an affordable price guaranteed!

🍻Happy Hours: 6:30pm – 7:30pm & 10pm – close (bar & patio only)

🍹All cocktails, wine & select food items $5 off and beer at $8

Thursday, December 5

8PM • Loni love

8PM • JIAOYING SUMMERS

Friday, December 6

7:45PM • Momo Rodriguez, Nika King, Ray Lau

8PM • MARK CURRY

9:45PM • The Jester’s Court

Saturday, December 7

8PM • Shindig Show w/Paul Rodriguez & Frankie Quinones

9:30PM • SEAN PORTER AND FRIENDS

Sunday, December 8

5PM & 7PM • Cool Beans Comedy Showcase

TOP STORY

Panxa Cocina Turns 10 And A Lost Property In Palm Springs – Here’s What’s Popping Up

Panxa Cocina in Long Beach is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a month of celebratory specials, cocktails, entertainment, and festivities. Starting Saturday, Dec.  14,  the kick-off 10th Anniversary White Party shifts the festivities into full gear with a full-service dinner menu, specialty drinks and games, and prizes.

Expect signature dishes like Panxa’s stacked enchiladas, charred queso Oaxaca, Chimayo posolé, and fried bread taco, as well as returning favorites like the Road Runner Special ($10) featuring Modelo, shot, and a taco. All-night Happy Hour specials, including Ensamble Mezcal ($9) and Tequila Ocho Repo ($10) shots, will also be available. A special guest DJ will spin tunes all night long, along with games, prizes, and tattoo art for all attending guests…

EVENT

Senses Fail X Saves the Day @ House of Blues Anaheim

It’s New Jersey vs The World! Senses Fail and Saves the Day are teaming up to perform both albums, “Let It Enfold You” & “Through Being Cool” live in full at House of Blues Anaheim on December 9th – limited tickets available grab yours now!

TOP STORY

Peter Holsapple of the dB’s is Moved by ‘Shazam’

The New York power-pop vet makes the case that the Move gem is still heavy more than half-a-century on.

Peter Holsapple: Being a kid growing up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina exposed me to a lot of Southern Rock — Allman Brothers…