FILM
The Goonies in 4K – 11 AM, June 27: On the last Saturday of every month, the museum’s Family Matinee is an accommodative screening where we offer open captioning, keep the theater dimly lit, and maintain a lower volume specifically for neurodivergent viewers.
Hey, you guys! Come join the Goonies, a ragtag group of kids, on a quest for lost pirate gold in this classic 1980s adventure for the whole family. After finding an old map, the group, led by Mikey (Sean Astin), sets off to find the long-lost treasure of legendary pirate One-Eyed Willy, in hopes of saving their family homes from greedy developers. As the kids make their way through caves rigged with boobytraps, they are aided by the whimsical inventions of Data (future Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan) while avoiding… the Fratellis, a pair of thieving brothers (Joe Pantoliano and Robert Davi) led by Mama Fratelli (the inimitable Anne Ramsey) who plan to find the treasure themselves. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, 6067 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles.
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass – 7:30 PM, June 24: KCRW, Vidiots, and Sony Picture Classics invite you to a special advance screening of Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass.
In the charming town of Willowbrook, Kansas, hairdresser Gail Daughtry is engaged to her devoted high school sweetheart, Tom. Her life takes a turn when a trip to a book signing leads to Tom meeting – and sleeping – with his “”celebrity pass.”” Reeling from the betrayal, Gail impulsively joins her friend Otto on a trip to Los Angeles, where a psychic convinces Gail that the only way to save her marriage is to “”even the scales”” with her own celebrity pass: Jon Hamm. Thus begins an epic journey through Tinseltown as Gail and Otto join forces with a talent agency assistant, a paparazzo, and actor John Slattery, all in the search for Hamm. Along the way, they collide with celebrities and are hunted by a group of Italian assassins as they get ever closer to finding the elusive star. Vidiots, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles.
25th Anniversary Screening of Ocean’s 11 – 7 PM, June 24: The one that started it all! Join Danny Ocean and his ragtag group of characters in this heist classic. Gardena Cinema,14948 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena.
ASCO: Without Permission – June 26-28: From executive producers Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna ASCO: Without Permission challenges the limits of documentary conventions to tell the story of a revolutionary Chicano art group who turned 1970s LA into their defiant canvas. Merging activism with radical artmaking, ASCO challenged the established order of Hollywood, museums, and media and are now considered amongst the 20th century’s most significant artists. Director Travis Gutiérrez Senger mirrors their boundary-breaking spirit through a groundbreaking approach, weaving nonfiction, and fiction together with a new generation of artists. The result is more than a profile — it’s a reimagining of what’s possible in art and cinema, celebrating iconoclasts who were decades ahead of their time. Join director Travis Gutiérrez Senger at the Sunday, June 28th screening for a Q&A! Vidiots, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles.
Hairspray screening and DRAG SHOW! – 7:30 PM, June 28: A ‘pleasantly plump’ teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show. Hosted by Q.U.A.C.K. aka Queers United in Activism, Community & Knowledge with a Drag Show before the movie starts, so please bring lots of $1 bills for tips! Gardena Cinema,14948 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena.
MUSEUMS AND ART
From Number to Name 3: Welcome Back Home – June 26-28: Created over an intensive three-week process with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Kristina Wong, From Number to Name 3: Welcome Back Home? centers formerly incarcerated Asian Pacific Islanders—members of API RISE—as they navigate reentry into a world that is anything but welcoming.
The growing Asian American prison population and the impact of incarceration in our communities often goes unaddressed because of the cultural shame and stigma of incarceration in our families. The previous East West Players digital productions examined how incarceration specifically impacts API communities, and what it’s like when you “kill” your prisoner number and return to society.
Through humor, storytelling, movement, and sharp collective inquiry, performers reflect on the strange in-between space of being “free” while living under the looming threats of deportation, surveillance, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and the everyday obstacles of rebuilding a life after incarceration. DTLA RSVP for full details.
Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon – through February 28, 2027: Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon celebrates Marilyn Monroe—born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926—as a visionary actor and image-maker, examining how she created and shaped her public image in the context of the classical Hollywood studio system.
Presenting hundreds of original objects, including posters, portraits, photographs, production documents, letters,… and rarely seen personal materials—many on display for the first time—the exhibition offers unique insight into her agency in becoming a Hollywood icon. The exhibition also features an extensive array of Monroe’s screen-worn costumes, ranging from a dress featured in Love Happy (1949) to items from her final and unfinished film, Something’s Got to Give (1962). Major highlights include two costumes by Orry-Kelly from Some Like it Hot (1959), as well as the rarely exhibited famous pink dress by William Travilla from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, 6067 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles.
The Brady Experience – through July 17: Fans of classic television and nostalgia seekers alike will soon have their chance to step inside The Brady Bunch house, one of the most recognizable homes in pop culture history. The Brady Experience is officially opening its doors again, for limited dates throughout the summer. Tickets will be available exclusively through Bucket Listers—the media experiences brand known for turning everyday moments into unforgettable adventures. The announcement also follows news of the house being granted historic status by the Los Angeles City Council.
Owner Tina Trahan, a historic home enthusiast and the wife of former HBO chief executive Chris Albrecht, had previously pledged to use the property for fundraising and charitable events upon purchase of the home. After opening up last November for a sold out three day run, she will now be hosting visits throughout the summer in continued support of Wags and Walks, the local nonprofit dog rescue dedicated to saving at-risk dogs and helping them find loving homes. The Brady Experience, 11222 Dilling St., Los Angeles.
A New Song: Langston Hughes in the West – through September 13: One of the world’s most famous Black poets, Langston Hughes (1902–1967) is often associated with the writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance in New York. But starting in the 1930s, though the upheavals of the Great Depression, World War II, and McCarthyism in America, Hughes spent significant time in the West where he maintained deep connections and produced important work, including lectures, film scripts, plays, and his first book of short stories. Through recorded interviews, lyrical texts, archival photographs, and historic posters and prints, A New Song: Langston Hughes in the West reveals little-known aspects of Hughes’s work as a champion for justice and the special relationships he cultivated during his many sojourns in California, Nevada, and Mexico. California African American Museum, 600 State Dr, Los Angeles.
Willie Birch: Stories to Tell – through October 26: The first-ever career retrospective of renowned artist Willie Birch, this exhibition brings together groundbreaking works from 1968 to the present that chronicle his unique vision of Black American life and the interconnected nature of global art forms. Born and raised in New Orleans and trained in Europe, Baltimore, and New York, Birch often speaks about “retentions,” a term he uses to describe evidence of one culture’s narratives and traditions within another. Throughout his career, Birch has explored particularly how African traditions have been retained in music, art, and culture in America as part of the Black experience and beyond. California African American Museum, 600 State Dr, Los Angeles.
Free and Queer: Black Californian Roots of Gay Liberation – through February 28, 2027: Free and Queer: Black Californian Roots of Gay Liberation presents California as a pioneering site of sustained, Black-led struggles for LGBTQ equality, civil rights, and recognition. The exhibition recovers histories largely excluded from existing narratives and exposes powerful ways that print culture, artistic practice, and performance styles shaped, advanced, and interpreted Black queer social movements alongside political and legal activism. California African American Museum, 600 State Dr, Los Angeles.
THEATRE
Playwrights Union First Peek Reading Festival – June 27 and 28: The Playwrights Union’s 16th annual FIRST PEEK reading series of new work. Come see the first public reading of four original plays, first drafted during a month-long writing challenge to our participating playwrights this past February! Tickets are FREE (and we are happy to accept your donations). We encourage advance reservations due to very limited seating! If the reading you want to attend is sold out please contact the organizer to be put on a waitlist. Outside In Theatre, 5317 York Blvd., Los Angeles.
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous – through July 12: Anna Campbell is a trailblazing actress flush with accolades but short on cash. After returning to the U.S. to stage a career-defining comeback, she collides with a new generation that challenges her past, her politics, and her place in the movement. Award-winning playwright Pearl Cleage (Blues for an Alabama Sky) teams up with Tony Award nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson (The Piano Lesson) to deliver a sharp-witted and soulful new comedy about art, activism, and aging on your own terms. Geffen Playhouse,10886 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles.
The Last Palestinian – June 23, 28: A dramedy solo show which first debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe Fest in 2025, Randa Jarrar’s The Last Palestinian charts humanity’s spectacular downfall. Asheerah is the Last Palestinian alive. Wrapped in a shroud, she wakes up in 2055 and finds a friend, a hologram that carries the consciousness of Italian legal scholar and expert on human rights, Francesca Albanese. Asheerah learns, through Francesca’s history channels, how the world ended, and how those who resisted carried out justice before their demise. The Broadwater (Second Stage), 6320 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles.
Primary Trust – through June 28: Kenneth, a 38-year-old bookstore worker in a small upstate New York town, spends his evenings sipping Mai Tais at the local tiki bar with his best friend Bert. When he’s suddenly laid off, Kenneth faces challenges he has long avoided—with transformative and heart-warming results. Primary Trust is a touching story of new beginnings, old (and new) friends, and finding the courage to see the world for the first time. Mark Taper Forum, 135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles.
COMEDY
Improvised Traitors – 8 PM, June 26: A fully improvised, high-stakes show inspired by The Traitors. Watch as eight improvisers take the stage as characters, from zany originals to pop culture icons, and navigate betrayal, twists, and of course… murder. Expect drama, absurdity, and plenty of backstabbing. Past reality-TV guest performers have included Abi Maria Gomes (Survivor), Zeke Smith (Survivor), Deb Chubb (Love Island), and Leah Peters (Big Brother). May the dumbest scheme win. Hosted by Sarah Dooley with special guest Abi-Maria Gomes (Survivor Seasons 25 & 31) Featuring: Lucy Hamilburg, Sam Bodenstein, Nina Lucy Locke, Jazz Lewis, Jamie Gaul, Cassie Grilley, Katie Roletto. Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Ave., Los Angeles.
Menudo’s Feliz Hour 5:30 PM, June 27: 40 Latine Improvisers Come Together to Play & PARTY! LA’s longest running Latine improv team — MENUDO — hosts an all-star show featuring a rotating cast of the hottest Latine improvisers in town. Feliz Hour is more than a comedy show… es una celebración de la cultura! New forms and themes every month performed in English, Spanish, and Spanglish. Venga pues! Boricuas, colombianos, chicanos, venezolanos, salvadoreños — all are welcome. (Even gringos!) Hosted by Menudo: Anna Salinas, Carlos Orlando, Claudio Saavedra, Eli Gonzalez, Heather Alarcón Higginbotham, July Diaz, Adri Diaz. Sounds by BIGWILLYGETSILLY (Will Martinez). Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Ave., Los Angeles.
Kevin McDonald Leads Improv Workshop and Tells stories of the Kids in the Hall – June 27: Sketch From Improv is a hands-on workshop focused on turning improvised scenes into fully realized comedy sketches. Led by Kevin McDonald (The Kids in the Hall), you’ll explore how to recognize strong premises as they emerge in improv, identify compelling characters, and shape spontaneous moments into repeatable, stage-ready material. Dynasty Typewriter, 2511 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles.
UCB PRIDE PARTY: Are They Gay? – 4 PM, June 28: Who gets to decide who is LGBTQ+ or not? We do!
A parade of fictional characters and real-world figures will present themselves in front of a panel of queer comedians called the GAYTKEEPERS (Jess Svendsgaard, Jesse Esparza, Joan Ford) and make the argument that they should be part of the LGBTQ+ community. Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Ave., Los Angeles.
COMMUNITY
Fútbol y Cultura: El Mundial en Downtown – June 24: Fútbol y Cultura: El Mundial en Downtown transforms The Los Angeles Theatre Center into a gathering place for fans, families, and communities from across Los Angeles to celebrate the beautiful game. Watch the world’s biggest soccer tournament on the big screen while enjoying live music, food and drinks, cultural performances, and the vibrant energy of Downtown L.A. More than a watch party, Fútbol y Cultura is a celebration of the stories, traditions, and cultures that make Los Angeles one of the most diverse cities in the world. Your ticket purchase to this event directly supports Latino Theater Company’s artistic productions, arts education initiatives, and community programs that serve thousands of Angelenos each year. The Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles.
Los Angeles World Cup 26 Fan Zone – June 25-27: The Heart of the City at Los Angeles Union Station will serve as an official Los Angeles World Cup 26 Fan Zone for FIFA World Cup 2026™, taking place June 25–28. The FREE event will offer a high-energy destination for live match viewing, music, food, and immersive fan experiences in one of Los Angeles’ most iconic landmarks. Los Angeles Union Station, 800 North Alameda St., Los Angeles.
The Music Center’s ¡Dale! Fútbol Watch Party – 5 PM, June 26: Celebrate summer at The Music Center’s ¡Dale! Fútbol Watch Party in Downtown Los Angeles. Watch Spain v. Uruguay live on giant LED screens on Jerry Moss Plaza while enjoying family-friendly art activities, soccer-inspired fun and an exciting community atmosphere perfect for fans of all ages. The Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles.
The MisMatch Game: Queer & Present Danger Edition – 7:30 PM, June 26: We’re here! We’re queer! We refuse to disappear! Celebrate Pride month with an evening spirit-soothing R-rated game show insanity! Dance on the edge of decency with host Dennis Hensley and a panel of comic geniuses for a night so hilariously unhinged it ought to be illegal. Los Angeles LGBT Center, 1118 N. McCadden Pl., Los Angeles.
Drag Story Hour – through June 27: Pickle the Drag Queen and her fellow performers sashay into the Academy Museum for live story readings designed for the whole family. The host of Drag Story Hour Los Angeles and fellow artists read The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish by Lil Miss… Hot Mess; Feminist Baby by Loryn Brantz; and It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, 6067 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles.
Skate Hunnies Party on Wheels at the Academy Museum – through September 3: The Academy Museum is rolling with Skate Hunnies to host a party on wheels, taking you around the Wilshire-Fairfax neighborhood. We’ll finish with a music-filled night of dance-skating on the Academy Museum Walt Disney Family Piazza. Bring your own skates for this free, guaranteed fun event. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, 6067 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles.
Gay Ass Trivia at Precinct – 7 PM, Thursdays: Queen Sheeba hosts this weekly trivia night with prizes including bar tabs, shots, and bar apparel. Maximum team sizes of six people. No cover! Precinct, 357 S Broadway, Los Angeles.
May the Balls be with You: Drag Queen Bingo 7 PM, Tuesdays and Wednesdays: Legendary Bingo is LA’s most popular Drag Queen Bingo & charity event! Come play at Hamburger Mary’s every Tuesday and Wednesday! Hamburger Mary’s, 8288 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood.
