1. Kick off the opening weekend of the Nisei Week Japanese Festival with the Grand Parade. The free procession through Little Tokyo steps off at 4pm on the corner of 2nd Street and Central Avenue.
2. Peruse clothes, accessories and art pieces from a number of quality handmade brands as the Unique LA Market lands at Barker Hanger from 11am to 6pm; admission is $15.
3. Scope out a half-century of Cuban posters for films that snuck across the embargo during the opening day of "Hollywood in Havana: Five Decades of Cuban Posters Promoting U.S. Films" at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. The museum is open from noon to 5pm and costs $7 to visit.
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