FILM
It’s Princemas! Presented by Museum of Home Video – 7:30 PM, December 16: Celebrate the true reason for the season with a very purple party paying tribute to Minneapolis’ finest pint-sized performer! We’ll be sharing a wild assortment of carefully curated music videos and live performances to help get your holiday groove on! Come down and prance like you’re at Paisley Park—and BYORB (Bring Your Own Raspberry Beret). Hosted by the Museum of Home Video. Vidiots, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd. Los Angeles.
Daughter of the Dragon in 4K with Anna Wong, niece of Anna May Wong in attendance – 2:30PM , December 15: Anna May Wong remains the most recognizable Chinese American Hollywood actor of her time. Her unparalleled career spanned four decades, beginning in the silent era, and included work in Europe on worldwide stages and on television. After Wong’s breakthrough romantic role in The Toll of the Sea (1922), she stars opposite Japanese silent film idol Sessue Hayakawa, both in their first American sound film, with both speaking standard English at a time before Hollywood latched on to the practice of directing Asian characters to deliver accented and broken English dialogue. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, 6067 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles.
25th Anniversary of Love & Basketball with Gina Prince-Bythewood – 7 PM, December 20: Added to the National Film Registry in 2023, Gina Prince-Bythewood’s directorial debut feature, Love & Basketball, has reached cult-classic status since its 2000 release. Her nuanced depiction of balancing success and romance is beloved by many audiences, including a loyal following of millennials who believe in the power of love and of basketball. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, 6067 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles.
MUSIC
Ellington’s Nutcracker & Tchaikovsky’s “Winter Daydreams” – December 18-21: Los Angeles favorite Thomas Wilkins returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall for a holiday inflected program. In 1960, Duke Ellington merged the Tchaikovsky ballet with his own aesthetic, transforming the Sugar Plum Fairy into Sugar Rum Cherry and “The Dance of the Reed-Pipes” into “Toot Toot Tootsie Toot” creating an instant American classic with his spin on the Russian chestnut. But Tchaikovsky gets his full due with his enchanting First Symphony, which the composer lovingly called “a sin of my sweet youth.” From its chilly opening along a winter journey and through misty landscapes, the composer eventually arrives in a spring filled with the blooms of flowers and young love. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles.
COMEDY
Breaking Bread: An Improvised Family Dinner – 8 PM through December 20: Breaking Bread welcomes you to pull up a chair at both the figurative and literal dinner table, where a family gathers for their annual holiday feast—complete with all the charming chaos that comes with the territory. With suggestions from the audience, each family member is assigned a secret, sparking an evening of mingling, mischief, and unexpected revelations. The celebration reaches its peak in the second act when dinner is actually served, and the comedic sparks of family drama fly right alongside the food. After all, when it comes to family, you never quite know what might unfold…Outside In Theatre – ArtSpace, 5317 York Blvd., Los Angeles.
Quick & Funny Musicals Presents The White Lotus – 8:30 PM, December 16: White Lotus Season 4, but it’s a musical! Tone-deaf rich people. Downtrodden staff with K-pop aspirations. And of course, Tanya will be there. These gays are trying to sing to me! The cast includes Juanita Andersen, Jamie Ary, Jenna Bryson, Tara Cox, Shilpa Das, Matthew Patrick Davis, Randi DeMarco, Lindsey Ford, Nour Hajar, Jabari, Gwen Hollander, Sean Meagher, Marnina Schon, Tristan Turner, and Andrew Young. UCB Franklin, 5919 Franklin Ave, Los Angeles.
COMMUNITY
Holiday Gift Swap at the Studio City Branch Library – 3 PM, December 17: Bring a gift, get a gift! No gift? Come participate anyway! We will be hosting a gift swap where attendees can bring any gently used clean clothes, toys, and unused holiday gifts to participate in a free exchange. Leave what you do not need and take what you can use or give as a gift this holiday season. Studio City Branch Library, 12511 Moorpark St., Studio City.
MAUM Market – 12 PM, December 20: Join us for a day of discovery, design, and community at MAUM Market—a curated marketplace celebrating Asian makers and friends of MAUM. Explore one-of-a-kind ceramics, stationery, jewelry, home goods, art, and delicious treats from emerging and beloved small brands. The ROW DTLA, Dock St., 767 S Alameda St Los Angeles.
