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Chicken tamales on a plate beside their corn husk wrappers, with a small bowl of salsa and glasses of water on a wooden table

Festival Guides

La Habra Tamale Festival 2026 Guide: Free Admission, Three Stages, and a Tree Lighting on Euclid Street

The 13th annual La Habra Tamale Festival takes over Euclid Street and two parks on Saturday, December 5, 2026, with free admission.…Sep 17, 2026

A bidder inspects a whole tuna before the auction at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market

Sushizanmai Founder Kiyoshi Kimura Talks Sushi’s Global Rise at Japan House Los Angeles

Kiyoshi Kimura, the Sushizanmai founder known for record bids at Tokyo's New Year tuna auctions, speaks at Japan House Los Angeles on…Sep 17, 2026

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Artists to Watch

Artists to Watch: SOFIA ISELLA

LA independent SOFIA ISELLA has opened for Taylor Swift and Florence + The Machine and headlined London's Roundhouse, all without a label…Sep 17, 2026

Promotional art for Egypt Criss's album WARFARE

Egypt Criss Reclaims Her Voice With Powerful New Album ‘Warfare’

Egypt Criss has released Warfare, a 13-track album on Puddin Records made with collaborator Sammattick, led by the singles "Fighter," "You Wanna…Sep 17, 2026

A black spotted salamander with bright yellow spots resting on leaf litter

Salamander Crossing Brigades: New Hampshire Volunteers Have Carried More Than 100,000 Amphibians Across Roads by Hand

On the first warm rainy nights of spring, hundreds of volunteers stand in the road with flashlights, picking up spotted salamanders and…Sep 17, 2026

The white neoclassical Bank of Italy building with tall arched windows on the corner of East Main Street in downtown Ventura, with a palm tree beside it

Festival Guides

Ventura Winter Wine Walk 2026 Guide: 70-Plus Pours, a Free Holiday Street Fair, and Snow on Main Street

The Ventura Winter Wine Walk and Holiday Street Fair returns to Main Street on December 5, 2026, with 70-plus tasting stations, a…Sep 17, 2026

Book cover of Silk and Sensibility by Mengxi Seeley

Mengxi Seeley and Shadow Mountain Publishing Release Unique New Novel, ‘Silk and Sensibility’

Silk and Sensibility, Mengxi Seeley's retelling of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility set in Ming-dynasty China, is out now from Shadow Mountain…Sep 17, 2026

Cover art for Aristotle Jones's album Appalachian Soul Power

Aristotle Jones Launches Campaign to Establish July as “Appalachian Soul Month” With Release of New Album and Book

West Virginia's Aristotle Jones released Appalachian Soul Power, a 10-track album, and companion novel Mountain Alchemy on September 22, 2026, via Jonesin'…Sep 17, 2026

Petco Park's field and seating bowl at dusk with the downtown San Diego skyline behind the outfield

Festival Guides

Temper Festival 2026 Guide: Zeds Dead, Sara Landry, and a New Electronic Festival at Petco Park

Temper, a new electronic festival from LED Presents, debuts at Petco Park in San Diego on December 30, 2026, with Zeds Dead,…Sep 16, 2026

A crowd walking toward a large ornate stage archway at dusk at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino

Festival Guides

Countdown NYE 2026 Guide: Marshmello, DJ Snake, and Two Nights of Aliens in San Bernardino

Countdown NYE returns to the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino for two nights, December 31, 2026 and January 1, 2027, with…Sep 16, 2026

Petco Park lit up under stadium lights at night, seen from the stands

Festival Guides

Proper NYE/NYD 2026 Guide: Lane 8, Green Velvet, and New Year’s at Petco Park

Proper NYE/NYD rings in 2027 at Petco Park in San Diego on December 31 and January 1 with Lane 8, Green Velvet,…Sep 16, 2026

Preston, a yellow Labrador courthouse facility dog, wearing his working vest

Courthouse Dogs: How One Boy’s Service Dog Started a Movement That Helps Children Testify

In 2003 a Seattle prosecutor began bringing her son's service dog to court. Today about 400 trained facility dogs work in 41…Sep 16, 2026