This Week in Los Angeles
Spooky Trivia - Wednesday, October 14, 7PM
@girlsonlygameclub. Girls Only Game Club brings its 3rd annual spooky trivia night to nicos bottle shop + baby battista bar, with questions covering niche camp films, goth lore, celeb costumes, and witchy rituals. Teams compete for the win, and the winning team takes home a bottle of wine per player.
Plot plays Go - Thursday, October 15, 7PM
@plooooooot. Plot kicks off its Go Night series with a session on navigating the possibility space of Go, the ancient strategy game also known as weiqi or baduk. Oliver Polzin, a naturalist, writer, and artist who has played Go since 1996, covers its legendary origins alongside the I Ching and Feng Shui as well as its modern significance in the AI era, including Lee Sedol’s defeat by AlphaGo and Shin Jin-seo’s win over KataGo, before attendees play together. Beginners are welcome, and guests can bring their own board and a friend.
Silver Gemstone Ring Workshop - Friday, October 16, 12PM
@claedo.studio. Claedo Studio walks participants through transforming pure silver clay into a custom ring, covering molding, carving, and firing techniques. Each guest leaves the same day with a one-of-a-kind finished piece reflecting their own style. Sessions run for 2 hours and each appointment is reserved for one individual only.
Gorp Girls Sturtevant Falls Hike - Saturday, October 17, 7AM
@gorpgirls. Gorp Girls LA and Trak Ground Wear lead a 3.4-mile hike with about 700 feet of elevation gain to Sturtevant Falls in the San Gabriel Mountains. Trak Ground Wear, developed with Dr. Eric Goodman of Foundation Training, gifts participants compression socks along with items from Freaks of Nature. All proceeds from the hike go to the Los Angeles Conservation Corporation.
Live Jazz with JIJI’s Jazz Club - Saturday, October 17, 8PM
@townhousevenice. Saxophonist David Cultura headlines a night of live jazz at Townhouse Venice, the neighborhood’s oldest bar and a longtime hub for live music. The set is part of JIJI’s Jazz Club’s monthly series, inspired by New York’s underground jazz scene, bringing an intimate, lively atmosphere to the historic room.