Time Out Los Angeles editors

Looking for last-minute plans? Figuring out how to stop from slipping into yet another night on the couch? Find out the best things to do today in Los Angeles with picks for our favorite screenings, concerts museum exhibitions and more. Sometimes, you make plans to go out months in advance. Other times, you’re left scrambling for plans a few hours from now—consider this your social emergency savior for those situations. So stay occupied no matter what day it is with these things to do in Los Angeles today. (On the other hand, if you’re a bit more of a planner, you can also check out our calendars for things to do this week and weekend, as well as our month-by-month overview of events below.) RECOMMENDED: Full Los Angeles events calendar

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Illustration: Mike Perry When will the 11th edition of Time Out Los Angeles be available?The release date for the next issue of Time Out Los Angeles is TBA.  Will it still be the Time Out I know and love online? Absolutely. We feel passionately that it’s the same inspiring, high-quality content you currently enjoy (though we’ve also dreamed up some cool new features and sections). You’ve trusted us in this city for over five years, and that trust means everything to us. We’ll still be L.A.’s No. 1 source of inspiration and information on the latest restaurants, bars, theater, movies, concerts, festivals and exhibition openings in the city, and it’ll all still be filtered through our trademark critical eye. How can I get copies of Time Out Los Angeles to distribute at my business?We’re so glad you’re excited to share Time Out Los Angeles with your customers! If you’re interested in having copies sent to your business, please send an email to timeoutdist@timeout.com. How can I read and share the magazine if I’m not local to L.A.?Glad you asked, and don’t fret—we have a digital version for our far-flung fans! Check the magazine out online here. What if I have feedback?We’d love to hear your thoughts! You can always reach us at edit.la@timeout.com.

The masters of alfresco rooftop movie viewing have a surprise for their fourth season of screenings: a new location. In addition to screenings on the roof deck of LEVEL in Downtown L.A., Rooftop Cinema Club now also shows your favorite flicks atop the exclusive NeueHouse in Hollywood. [Full disclosure: Time Out is the exclusive ticketing partner for Rooftop Cinema Club.] You don’t need to bring your own blanket or camping chair—Rooftop Cinema Club provides you with your very own comfy lawn chair, as well as blankets on request for the ultimate cozy experience. And instead of listening to the movie over loudspeakers, you’ll get a set of wireless headphones so you never have to miss a word. All screenings start at 8pm; tickets cost $17–$18. Check out the rest of the schedule here.

The masters of alfresco rooftop movie viewing have a surprise for their fourth season of screenings: a new location. In addition to screenings on the roof deck of LEVEL in Downtown L.A., Rooftop Cinema Club now also shows your favorite flicks atop the exclusive NeueHouse in Hollywood. [Full disclosure: Time Out is the exclusive ticketing partner for Rooftop Cinema Club.] You don’t need to bring your own blanket or camping chair—Rooftop Cinema Club provides you with your very own comfy lawn chair, as well as blankets on request for the ultimate cozy experience. And instead of listening to the movie over loudspeakers, you’ll get a set of wireless headphones so you never have to miss a word. All screenings start at 8pm; tickets cost $17–$18. Check out the rest of the schedule here.

The masters of alfresco rooftop movie viewing have a surprise for their fourth season of screenings: a new location. In addition to screenings on the roof deck of LEVEL in Downtown L.A., Rooftop Cinema Club now also shows your favorite flicks atop the exclusive NeueHouse in Hollywood. [Full disclosure: Time Out is the exclusive ticketing partner for Rooftop Cinema Club.] You don’t need to bring your own blanket or camping chair—Rooftop Cinema Club provides you with your very own comfy lawn chair, as well as blankets on request for the ultimate cozy experience. And instead of listening to the movie over loudspeakers, you’ll get a set of wireless headphones so you never have to miss a word. All screenings start at 8pm; tickets cost $17–$18. Check out the rest of the schedule here.

The masters of alfresco rooftop movie viewing have a surprise for their fourth season of screenings: a new location. In addition to screenings on the roof deck of LEVEL in Downtown L.A., Rooftop Cinema Club now also shows your favorite flicks atop the exclusive NeueHouse in Hollywood. [Full disclosure: Time Out is the exclusive ticketing partner for Rooftop Cinema Club.] You don’t need to bring your own blanket or camping chair—Rooftop Cinema Club provides you with your very own comfy lawn chair, as well as blankets on request for the ultimate cozy experience. And instead of listening to the movie over loudspeakers, you’ll get a set of wireless headphones so you never have to miss a word. All screenings start at 8pm; tickets cost $17–$18. Check out the rest of the schedule here.

The masters of alfresco rooftop movie viewing have a surprise for their fourth season of screenings: a new location. In addition to screenings on the roof deck of LEVEL in Downtown L.A., Rooftop Cinema Club now also shows your favorite flicks atop the exclusive NeueHouse in Hollywood. [Full disclosure: Time Out is the exclusive ticketing partner for Rooftop Cinema Club.] You don’t need to bring your own blanket or camping chair—Rooftop Cinema Club provides you with your very own comfy lawn chair, as well as blankets on request for the ultimate cozy experience. And instead of listening to the movie over loudspeakers, you’ll get a set of wireless headphones so you never have to miss a word. All screenings start at 8pm; tickets cost $17–$18. Check out the rest of the schedule here.

The masters of alfresco rooftop movie viewing have a surprise for their fourth season of screenings: a new location. In addition to screenings on the roof deck of LEVEL in Downtown L.A., Rooftop Cinema Club now also shows your favorite flicks atop the exclusive NeueHouse in Hollywood. [Full disclosure: Time Out is the exclusive ticketing partner for Rooftop Cinema Club.] You don’t need to bring your own blanket or camping chair—Rooftop Cinema Club provides you with your very own comfy lawn chair, as well as blankets on request for the ultimate cozy experience. And instead of listening to the movie over loudspeakers, you’ll get a set of wireless headphones so you never have to miss a word. All screenings start at 8pm; tickets cost $17–$18. Check out the rest of the schedule here.

The masters of alfresco rooftop movie viewing have a surprise for their fourth season of screenings: a new location. In addition to screenings on the roof deck of LEVEL in Downtown L.A., Rooftop Cinema Club now also shows your favorite flicks atop the exclusive NeueHouse in Hollywood. [Full disclosure: Time Out is the exclusive ticketing partner for Rooftop Cinema Club.] You don’t need to bring your own blanket or camping chair—Rooftop Cinema Club provides you with your very own comfy lawn chair, as well as blankets on request for the ultimate cozy experience. And instead of listening to the movie over loudspeakers, you’ll get a set of wireless headphones so you never have to miss a word. All screenings start at 8pm; tickets cost $17–$18. Check out the rest of the schedule here.

The masters of alfresco rooftop movie viewing have a surprise for their fourth season of screenings: a new location. In addition to screenings on the roof deck of LEVEL in Downtown L.A., Rooftop Cinema Club now also shows your favorite flicks atop the exclusive NeueHouse in Hollywood. [Full disclosure: Time Out is the exclusive ticketing partner for Rooftop Cinema Club.] You don’t need to bring your own blanket or camping chair—Rooftop Cinema Club provides you with your very own comfy lawn chair, as well as blankets on request for the ultimate cozy experience. And instead of listening to the movie over loudspeakers, you’ll get a set of wireless headphones so you never have to miss a word. All screenings start at 8pm; tickets cost $17–$18. Check out the rest of the schedule here.

For a venue to make Time Out’s EAT List, the food has to be amazing—that’s a given. But we want more than that. We’re looking for a combination of cooking, atmosphere and experience that makes a place truly memorable. Some of these places are established icons of Los Angeles’ dining scene, some are instant classics and others are incredible finds on the cusp of culinary stardom. We’ve visited every place on the Time Out EAT List in person (in the case of some of them, several times). We like to let places settle in, revisit them and explore the menu. We go incognito, and book, pay and tip like everyone else. We get treated like regular diners—sometimes we even get the worst seat in the house. We won’t include a place just because it’s innovative, or expensive, or hard to book: It always has to deliver on flavor and value. It’s somewhere you’d tell your friends about; that you can’t wait to go back to. Prices are based on two people, three courses, drinks and service, and we rate out of five stars: One star: Avoid!Two stars: Not that greatThree stars: GoodFour stars: Really goodFive stars: Unmissable The EAT List is updated regularly, so you can be sure that it is always a picture of the very best of L.A.’s current food scene.

West Hollywood’s ultra-chic restaurant and rooftop bar, E.P. & L.P., is serving much more than handcrafted cocktails and modern American bites. The spot also hosts Melrose Rooftop Theatre, an outdoor screening series that runs much of the year on the rooftop space attached to its open-air bar, L.P. Its all-VIP seating setup means everyone gets their own bean bag to watch a mix of cult classics and newly released films, with the audio piped in to provided sets of wireless headphones. Opt for the dinner-and-a-movie package and you’ll get a pre-show starter, main and dessert—or you can skip it and just opt for a cocktail during the movie.

The hilarious tale follows a distant heir, who maneuvers himself ever closer to the inheritance, and the sundry characters (played by one man) standing in his way. Peggy Hickey directs and choreographs.

Meet me at FIGat7th, the intersection of life + style in the heart of Downtown L.A. where you can shop, dine, and play at 35 retailers and restaurants, including H&M, Zara, Target, and, exciting news--Nordstrom Rack coming in October! Plus, FIGat7th is all about the summer fun with exclusive special events, including the FIGFest outdoor concert series every Friday in August!

With the first weekend of Coachella behind us, we decided it was time to recap the best of the 2016 fest. So we assembled an esteemed pool of voters (approximately four of us) to decide these not at all arbitrary awards. Though their yearbook superlative-like names may sound silly, we're deadly serious in handing out such honorable distinctions for some of the sights and sounds that have stuck with us from Coachella 2016. Congratulations to all of the winners. Best Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles-inspired ensemble:     Least likely to have ever done cocaine:     The more cowbell award: LCD Soundsystem     Most likely to be back for Stagecoach:     Lifetime libido achievement award:     Most likely to feel the Bern: Run the Jewels     Best almost-synchronized balloon dance:     Best on-the-go mixologists:     Most DGAF photobomb:     The green thumb award:     Most likely to spend $400 and an entire day at a single stage just to see GNR:     Ladies' choice award:     The three sets in a single weekend hustler award: Diplo     Most adorable Rancid fan (tie):     Most likely to get away with being high:      

There are a lot of languages spoken in Los Angeles, but we don’t often give credit to our local language—or, ordinary phrases that take on a whole different meaning in L.A. You know that “traffic” here can mean anything from a couple of cars on a two-lane street to a full-on parking lot situation on the 10, but here are a few other phrases that mean something entirely different in L.A.. “He’s over the hill.” Elsewhere: He’s getting old.In L.A.: He’s a resident of the San Fernando Valley. “Animal style.” Elsewhere: ;)In L.A.: A fantastic way to make In-N-Out even more delicious. “Taco” Elsewhere: A large, crunchy tortilla filled with a cross between sloppy joe filling and lunch meat, sour cream and cheese.In L.A.: $1 minimalist perfection. “When it rains, it pours.” Elsewhere: It’s raining very heavily/a lot of good or bad things (such as freelance work or gigs, or lack thereof) are happening at once.In L.A.: It just doesn’t, period. “The industry” Elsewhere: Any industry.In L.A.: Making movies, baby. “Let’s get lunch!” Elsewhere: Let’s get lunch tomorrow. Hell, today if you’re free.In L.A.: Let’s plan on getting lunch at a vague time in the near future with the intention of rescheduling multiple times until our texts are just one long string of “sorry!”s and “next week, for sure!”s. “Juice” Elsewhere: A drink that’s usually made from oranges, apples or other common fruits.In L.A.: An $8 beverage consisting of several fruits and vegetables that are cold-pressed and then bottle

1. Settle in for a screening of Cinema Paradiso at NeueHouse and Dazed and Confused at LEVEL as Rooftop Cinema Club continues its summer season. Tickets to the 8pm screenings cost $18. 2. Scope out feline-inspired masterpieces from dozens of artists during the Cat Art Show at Downtown’s Think Tank Gallery. Visit the gallery for free from noon to 5pm. 3. See works from up-and-coming an under-recognized artists at “Made in L.A.” Visit the free biennial exhibition at the Hammer Museum from 11am to 8pm. For more events, check in with Time Out throughout the day.

1. Settle in for a screening of Thief at NeueHouse as Rooftop Cinema Club continues its summer season. Tickets to the 8pm screening cost $18. 2. Scope out feline-inspired masterpieces from dozens of artists during the Cat Art Show at Downtown’s Think Tank Gallery. Visit the gallery for free from noon to 5pm. 3. Catch a comedy set from Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler when they host their Monday Night variety show, Hot Tub, at the Virgil at 8pm. Tickets cost $5.   For more events, check in with Time Out throughout the day.

1. Head to Pasadena’s Paseo Colorado for the annual Pasadena Chalk Festival, held from 10am to 7pm. Watch where you step as dozens of chalk art masterpieces cover the sidewalks during this free Father’s Day weekend tradition. 2. Pack a picnic and spending the evening with Flying Lotus and Little Dragon at the Hollywood Bowl. Avant-hip-hop producer FlyLo shares an evening with the dreamy, dancy quartet Little Dragon. Tickets to the 7pm performance cost $15 to $320. 3. Step into a replica of the Oval Office and squeeze out a hurried tweet from a golden toilet as The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library closes out its run at 631 North Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood from 10am to 10pm. For more events, check in with Time Out throughout the day.

1. Enter fried-dough heaven on Union Station’s south patio during the DTLA Donut Festival, featuring goods from Trejo’s Coffee & Donuts, Fat Uncle Farms, Primo’s Donuts and more. Visit the free fest from 9am to 4pm. 2. Watch a matinee of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, followed by The Birds in the evening, in the ornate Los Angeles Theatre as Last Remaining Seats continues its month of screenings in historic movie palaces. Tickets to the 2 and 8pm screenings cost $22 each. 3. Bust a move as the beloved KCRW Summer Nights sets up at Pasadena’s One Colorado with a performance from shey baba and a DJ set from Chris Douridas. The free event starts at 7:30pm. For more events, check in with Time Out throughout the day.

1. Scope out feline-inspired masterpieces from dozens of artists as the Cat Art Show kicks off its opening weekend at Downtown’s Think Tank Gallery. Visit the gallery for free from noon to 5pm. 2. Watch The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound, a documentary about women who moved west for waitress jobs along the railroad, as Union Station kicks off its free, food-themed Filmmm series at 8:30pm. 3. See a screening of West Side Story and walk around the “Leonard Bernstein at 100” exhibition during Outdoor Movies at the Skirball. Tickets to the 8:30pm screening cost $12 and include access to the museum two hours prior. For more events, check in with Time Out throughout the day.

1. Watch relationships crumble and classic tunes come alive during “Don’t Stop! The Misadventures of Fleetwood Mac.” This scripted musical comedy at Largo captures the band in its pompous, raucous prime. Tickets to the 8pm show cost $30. 2. Settle in for a screening of Romeo + Juliet as Rooftop Cinema Club continues atop LEVEL in Downtown L.A. Tickets to the 8pm screening cost $17. 3. See works from up-and-coming an under-recognized artists at “Made in L.A.” Visit the free biennial exhibition at the Hammer Museum from 11am to 8pm. For more events, check in with Time Out throughout the day.

1. Take a seat in the Theatre at Ace Hotel for a screening of the 1967 Sidney Poitier thriller In the Heat of the Night. Tickets to the Last Remaining Seats event, which starts at 8pm, cost $22. 2. Settle in for a screening of The Shawshank Redemption as Rooftop Cinema Club continues atop LEVEL in Downtown L.A. Tickets to the 8pm screening cost $17. 3. Wind down with a flight of three wines and a culinary creation during Wine Wednesday at Everson Royce Bar. The weekday special at the Arts District bar runs from 5 to 8pm and costs $25. For more events, check in with Time Out throughout the day.

1. See works from up-and-coming an under-recognized artists at “Made in L.A.” Visit the free biennial exhibition at the Hammer Museum from 11am to 8pm. 2. Immerse yourself in the world of the Muppets creator at “The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited.” Head to the Skirball between noon and 5pm. Admission costs $12. 3. Settle in for a screening of Lost in Translation as Rooftop Cinema Club continues atop LEVEL in Downtown L.A. Tickets to the 8pm screening cost $17. For more events, check in with Time Out throughout the day.

1. Dino fans, flock to the Greek Theatre for an outdoor screening of Spielberg’s Jurassic Park in celebration of the film’s 25th anniversary. Tickets to the 7:30pm screening cost $15. 2. Get your hands on some of the biggest upcoming releases in the gaming world as publisher EA hosts EA Play at the Hollywood Palladium. The free event is open from 10am to 8pm. 3. Catch a comedy set from Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler when they host their Monday Night variety show, Hot Tub, at the Virgil at 8pm. Tickets cost $5. For more events, check in with Time Out throughout the day.

1. Make your way into West Hollywood for LA Pride and the annual pride parade. The parade kicks off at 10am and makes its way west mostly along Santa Monica Boulevard between Fairfax Avenue and La Cienega Boulevard. 2. Get your hands on some of the biggest upcoming releases in the gaming world as publisher EA hosts EA Play at the Hollywood Palladium. The free event is open from 2 to 8pm. 3. Head to the Ahmanson Theatre for the final day of performances of Soft Power. The contemporary comedy reconsiders recent U.S. political history through the lens of a Chinese executive. Tickets to the 1pm performance cost $30 to $130. For more events, check in with Time Out throughout the day.