Weekend

iHeartSilverlake EastSide Food Festival
This inaugural event focuses on sustainability, supporting the locally owned and operated businesses within the community that make LA thrive. Meet the purveyors and experience cuisine from over 25 hand-selected vendors including Black Cat, Better Boosh (Kombucha), Donut Friend, El Condor, Elf, Gualaguetza, L& E Oyster Bar, Little Beast, Pine & Crane, Oinkster, and more! Additionally, there will be celebrity chefs, caterers, local brands, and surprises – all native to the EastSide communities of LA. In addition to the culinary aspect of the event, the iHeartSilverlake Eastside Food Festival will also have music from popular Los Angeles DJs, discussion panels with artists and musicians, locally renowned chef demos, a raffle to benefit the PATH organization, a bookstand from Skylight Books, featuring Los Angeles based food writers doing book signings and giveaways to attendees. $35/general admission of all you can eat, $50/premium ticket includes all you can eat and 3 drinks, $90/VIP for all you can eat and 6 drinks; Sunday, 4-8 pm; Mack Sennett Studios, 1215 Bates Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90029

75-Cent Chili Dogs at Pink’s
Pink’s is turning 75 years old and celebrating by offering you 75-cent chili dogs for seven days for 75 minutes, starting at 7 pm. Grab a spot in line to grab a dog and support a good cause. Friday-November 13; 709 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, 323.931.4223

Whiskey Live
Taste top Scotches, bourbons and whiskies from around the world straight up or mixed into cocktails while you enjoy great food and live entertainment at the Hyatt Century Plaza. Admission includes a souvenir Glencairn tasting glass, leather bound tasting journal, show brochure, full dinner buffet, live entertainment and access to the tasting event. $129; Friday, 5:30-10:30 pm; 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Century City

Bloomfest L.A.
Enjoy and live music, street art, studio and gallery mural tours, good food, great brews and more at this community street festival that celebrates the DTLA creative scene. Proceeds benefit area arts organizations (LARABA, LADADSpace & ArtShare). Free; Saturday, 11 am-11 pm

Kosmic Krylon Carnival
The Pasadena Museum of California Art hosts a carnival-themed benefit event honoring artist Kenny Scharf and PMCA Founding Board Member Merry Norris on the 10th anniversary of their Kenny Scharf Garage, which features Scharf’s spray-paint murals. Enojy music with DJ Alphabet, art-making activities, magic shows, carnival-themed hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, raffle prizes, and more. Proceeds go toward the museum’s mission, to present California art and design through exhibitions that explore cultural dynamics and influences unique to California. $125 in advance, $150 at the door; Saturday, 7-10 pm; Pasadena Museum of California Art, 490 E Union St., Pasadena, CA 91101; 626.568.3665 ext. 12

Prufrock Pizzeria Opens
Mitchell Frank’s newest spot, next to The Regent Theater in DTLA has a casual vibe and serves up Neopolitan-style pizzas baked in a 900 degree oven. 448 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90013

The Palm Reopens
The legendary house of surf & turf is back with shiny woods, leather booths, and a bright, modern dining room of white tablecloths and under exposed-beams.Let’s not forget the massive cartoon mural of LA covering an entire wall, with the Palm in the middle. Of course, they are serving up huge steaks, seafood, martinis and lobster tails. 267 N Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; 310.550.8811

West of the West Wine Festival
Celebrity Cruises is excited to announce its participation in the West Sonoma Coast Vintners and Orange Coast Magazine’s West of the West Wine Festival. This event will include tastings of 31 wines from the cool coastal climate of the West Sonoma Coast, considered one of the world’s leading regions for pinot noir, chardonnay, and syrah. Visit the Celebrity Cruises area and enjoy wine samplings from West Coast Sonoma Vintner’s Hartford Family Wines and Celebrity’s Vacation Planning Zone will feature info on the cruise line’s award-winning culinary and wine programs and a chance to win a Caribbean cruise. $200/10-11 am: VIP Preview Hour + Grand Tasting (online only), $175/11 am – 2 pm: Grand Tasting; Saturday, 10 am  – 2pm; Honda Center, Grand Terrace, 2695 E Katella Ave., Anaheim, CA 92806

Grandes Maestros & Latin Fastival
Experience performances by INCA, music and dances from Peru and the Andean region, presented by The Music Center; The L.A. Opera performing songs from Florencia en el Amazonas; Viver Brasil, a Brazilian dance company with full music ensemble and vivid costuming that embodies stories of Afro-Brazilian culture; and Malibu Mariachi, traditional Mexican mariachi music in the Grand Foyer. Workshop sinclude Rock Designs with Eiko Amano; and Papel Picado with Alvaro Asturias; Masks with Beth Peterson. There will also be craft stations, including tin art (presented by Barnsdall Arts), piñata making, and gourd dolls, face painting, tours, and food trucks like Piaggio on Wheels, Border Grill, No Judas Cuban Truck, Mucho Perro. The Latin Festival is included with General Admission; Tickets to the Grandes Maestros exhibit are $20 adults, $17 seniors and students, $10 children, free for children 2 and under, and free for Museum members; Sunday, 9:30 am–5 pm; 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007; 213.763.DINO

Champagne and Croquet
Barnsdall Art Park’s fundraiser is an afternoon of fun and games on the west lawn of Frank Lloyd Wright’s famed Hollyhock House, which reopens to the public soon. Enjoy a 3-flight sparkling wine tasting by famed Silverlake Wine and croquet games, with the Pasadena Croquet Association on hand to give instructions. Brunch will be available from Heirloom LA and coffee by Bru CoffeeBar and you are welcome to bring their own picnic and blanket! $35/adults, $5/kids, $25/members; Sunday, 11 am-3 pm;

Rock & Reilly‘s 3rd Anniversary/Reillyfest Block Party
Rock & Reilly’s will be throwing another great block party, this time Reillyfest—which will benefit WhoCares Teen Cancer America, in honor of the bar’s 3rd anniversary. The block party will feature entertainment from live rock bands, Bratwurst food trucks, photo booths, face painting and they’ll be pouring festive Oktoberfest beers including: Ballast Point Dead Ringer, Sam Adams Oktoberfest, Woodchuck Pumpkin, New Belgium Tour de Fall, Firestone Oaktoberfest, Leinenkugel’s Oktoberfest and more! $20; Saturday, 12-9 pm. Additionally, the bar will also unveil The Barrel Room an extension of Reilly’s downstairs. The new room will add 25 extra seats and feature a 7-seat bar with jumbo TVs. Reilly’s will also introduce make-your-own-style Whiskey Kits ($49) which include a personal bottle of Mother’s Milk Whiskey, Angostura bitters, beef jerky, blackberries, honey roasted peanuts, dark chocolate sea salt caramels, orange peels, ice and even a cigar.

Craft Beer Festival
Some of the world’s greatest and smallest artisanal beer, cider, and mead makers will meet with you and share their stories and knowledge. And many will be creating special brews specifically for the event — you won’t be able to find them anywhere else! Admission to the festival gets you the special-edition sample glass, the opportunity to meet more than 70 of the best beer, cider, and mead makers in the world, and additionally, a portion of admission ticket sales will go directly to our nonprofit partner, Sharefest. Each ticket is worth a two-ounce pour, and the pricing is as follows: $5 for 5, or a special deal of $20 for 24; Saturday & Sunday; 425 S Palos Verdes St., San Pedro, CA 90731

Blade Runner at Hollywood Forever
Ridley Scott’s version of the Philip K Dick novel changed science fiction forever. Its dark and glittering world hides questions of what it means to be human, and the performances in this film are deep, emotional, and moving. The film is completed by the music of Vangelis, while Harrison Ford plays a cop who must find and retire four replicant robots who have returned to Earth to find their creator. $15; Saturday, doors: 4:45 pm, movie: 6 pm; 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.

Thénardiers Inn – A Les Misérables Cabaret
Welcome to Thenardier’s Inn, a re-telling of the miserable tale put on by the man himself. Submerge yourself in the dancing, drinks, and girls of the Inn, while singing along with the classic characters and songs, in this 360 degree immersive theatrical cabaret. Escorted through the event by Master Thenardier, you are invited to his Inn, for an intimate yet rambunctious evening, where every seat is in on the action! Dress in your finest French Revolutionary fashion, and receive a drink. $30; Friday & Saturday, 8 – 10 pm; Creating Arts Studios, 3110 Pennsylvania Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404; 310.804.0223