MUSIC
Patti Smith And Her Band Perform Horses 50th Anniversary – 8pm, November 15: In the fall of 1975, Patti Smith gathered her band in Electric Lady Studios in New York to record her debut album, Horses. Released by Arista Records, it has come to be regarded as a seminal and landmark recording that continues to have resonance and relevance for succeeding generations of musicians and artists.
Smith honors the longevity and lasting influence of the album with a series of special shows, performing Horses in its entirety. She is accompanied by two members of the original group, Lenny Kaye and Jay Dee Daugherty, along with keyboardist and bassist Tony Shanahan, a part of her band for 30 years. Jackson Smith also joins on guitar, as does Jesse Paris Smith on piano. Special Horses concerts have been set for seven cities in Europe—Dublin, Madrid, Bergamo, London, Brussels, Oslo, and Paris—and nine cities in the US—Seattle, Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington, and Philadelphia. Please join us to help celebrate the final ride of our irreverent thoroughbred. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Ave, L.A.
CULTURE
The Rio World Runway Show – 7pm – 10pm, November 11: The Rio World presents A Poem and a Protest, an immersive evening of fashion, music, performance, and art. Honoring creative spirit and cultural expression while celebrating the Latinx community of Los Angeles, the event debuts The Rio World’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection—a striking balance of brilliance and resilience. Vibrant, hand-crafted designs express optimism and imagination, while structured, utilitarian pieces embody strength and purpose. Together, they form an elegant armor for the modern nonconformist. Guests are invited to experience fashion as living art, discover their new favorite work in The Broad’s galleries, and revel in a night celebrating identity, artistry, and community. The Broad, 221 S. Grand Ave. LA.
Mindy Seu, A Sexual History of the Internet (West Coast Premiere) – 7pm, November 15: How have technologies shaped and been shaped by sexuality? This version of the story begins with your phone. A Sexual History of the Internet, 2025, is a polyvocal lecture whose citations are read aloud by the audience — performance as re-citation. Instagram Stories form a script; with enough voices, that script becomes a chorus. Seu asks her audience to reimagine these technologies with her and together break the intended use of these digital tools. WAREHOUSE at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, 152 North Central Avenue LA.
An Evening With Annie Leibovitz: On Her New Book, “Women” – 7pm, November 11: Join famed photographer Annie Leibowitz in conversation at The Wiltern on November 11th discussing her new book, Women. The Wiltern, 3790 Wilshire Blvd, LA
COMEDY
Baby Wants Candy: Musical Improv, Live and Livestreamed – 7pm, November 14: The world’s most popular completely improvised full band musical! Baby Wants Candy is a critically acclaimed comedy ensemble with casts in Chicago, LA, NY and an international touring company. The audience shouts out a title of a musical that has never been performed before. Accompanied by a full band, the first title the group hears becomes the title and theme for that evening’s completely improvised musical. Every night is the opening and closing night of that musical. UCB Franklin, 5919 Franklin Ave, LA
THEATRE
Paranormal Activity – November 13 – December 7: James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape the past…but they soon discover that places aren’t haunted, people are. An original story set in the world of the terrifying Paranormal Activity film franchise, this thrilling new play is from celebrated playwright Levi Holloway (Broadway’s Grey House) and originally directed by Punchdrunk’s Felix Barrett (Sleep No More) with illusions by Tony Award-winner Chris Fisher (Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Harry Potter & The Cursed Child). This world premiere play will haunt you long after the lights go out. We can’t say anything else. Ahmanson Theatre 135 N Grand Ave, LA
