portYokosuka: last known USS George Washington at sea since 2026-08-01 (USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker, as of 2026-08-03) · stale; typical: on patrol (prior) · Sasebo: last known USS Tripoli in port since 2026-07-26 (USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker, as of 2026-09-21) · stale; typical: on patrol (prior)
Sneaker Con
Sneaker Con is a ledger fashion trade show and a plausible day-job visit. It's 7.7 miles away. [Sneaker Con, fashion event]
Pre-Code Hollywood Essentials Talk & Book Signing
Pre-Code Hollywood is a ledger subject (film and television history), and the talk is by a scholar, Kim Luperi. Book signing follows. Venue is PRS, where Hollywood Kali got a yes. [history lecture, film and television history]
resolved: I couldn't find a list of specific films for the talk, or a description of how deep it goes. The event page doesn't give either. - **Format:** The Art Deco Society of Los Angeles lists it as a lecture by Kim Luperi. A book signing with the authors of Pre-Code Essentials follows the talk. Tickets are $22 for ADSLA members and $26 general admission, plus fees. - **Likely content:** The talk probably draws on the book. The book has deep dives into 50 notable pre-Code pictures. It covers production histories, censorship details and commentary. Films in the book include Grand Hotel, King Kong, I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang and Ann Vickers. Sources: artdecola.org event page, ttdila.com, iseeadarktheater.com, Goodreads.
Printers Fair
Printers fair with 125+ vendors of posters, ephemera, memorabilia and antiquarian books. It sits in the paper and ephemera fair ledger entry, and Carson is in LA County. [paper and ephemera fair]
resolved: I couldn't find the actual vendor list in the search results. The names aren't in the text I retrieved. - **Where it lives:** The fair's official site has a "2026 Vendors" page (printersfair.com), but the page content didn't come through. The fair is run by the International Printing Museum in Carson, California. - **Dates:** The 2026 fair runs October 17 & 18, 10am to 4pm. - **What to expect:** Exhibitors offer custom posters, printings, hand-printed cards, memorabilia, hand-made paper, and antiquarian books. The museum says there are more than 125 vendors. - **Featured artist:** Richard Kegler of Dry Inc. and P22. - **Questions:** ipm@printmuseum.org or (310) 515-7166.
The Silent Treatment | The Birth of Universal City
World premiere of a 4K silent-film restoration with a film-preservation speaker; the ledger counts restoration premieres and silent film as film history, and the Autry is a known venue. [film and television history, Autry Museum of the American West]
resolved: **The Silent Treatment | The Birth of Universal City** is confirmed on the Autry's site. - **Date and time:** Saturday, October 17, 2026, 2–4:30 p.m. at the Autry in Griffith Park . - **Films:** *Damon and Pythias* (1914), preceded by the rarely seen short *Behind the Screen* (1915), a look at making silent movies at the newly opened Universal City. - **Premiere:** It is the world premiere of a new 4K restoration of *Damon and Pythias*. - **Tie-in:** It is inspired by the exhibition *Life, Liberty, and Los Angeles*. - **Admission:** Free for Autry Members, or included with museum admission. Reservations are recommended. - **Speaker:** Cassandra Moore of NBCUniversal film preservation says she will discuss the restoration. Source: https://theautry.org/events/film/silent-treatment-birth-universal-city-featuring-behind-screen-1915-and-damon-and
An Evening Celebrating Vampira with Comedian Dana Gould and More
Vampira archival footage and a collector's display, with a talk by Dana Gould. This is film and TV history with ephemera, at a venue whose Hollywood Kali talk got a yes. [film and television history, history lecture, Philosophical Research Society]
resolved: The listings I found don't name the specific footage or interviews. Discover Los Angeles says there will be a screening of Vampira interviews and archival footage, plus a display of Kevin Segall's collection of Vampira items. It adds that Emmy winner Dana Gould will talk about his friendship with Maila Nurmi, aka Vampira. The Eventbrite listing describes the evening as exploring the work and story of Maila Nurmi, the original "Glamour Ghoul." It doesn't list any titles either. Sources: - https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/things-to-do/get-an-early-start-to-halloween-in-la - https://www.eventbrite.com/d/ca--altadena/the-philosophical-research-society/
Dan Kwong: Manzanar Baseball Livestream
Japanese American history at Manzanar, a Nikkei subject the ledger rates yes. The lookup settles the subject, but it is a livestream viewing party rather than a talk, and it is a long drive within LA County. [Japan–America and East Asian identity]
resolved: **In person, with a livestream.** It's a free, public viewing party at 18th Street Arts Center, 1639 18th St., Santa Monica. It runs Saturday, Oct 17, 10am–5pm, and the center asks for an RSVP. The city calendar lists it as 10am to 6pm , so the end time differs by source. **The piece:** It isn't a single scripted work. Attendees watch the livestream together. The stream shows the Manzanar Baseball Project grand opening doubleheader , played at the restored Manzanar field. Players from California's Japanese American baseball leagues wear period uniforms and use vintage equipment. Sources: 18thstreet.org, Santa Monica city events calendar, Argonaut.
SoCal Shoebox Round-Up! — Let's Go Rockabilly!
Rockabilly shoebox Ford round-up. The Kustom Kulture crowd dresses the part, so it's a shop-selling venue. Details are thin. [Kustom Kulture]
wear: none mapped
KCRW Presents Thee Sinseers: Love Stories Tour
Resolved: East LA Chicano soul that releases 45s, with Philly sweet-soul falsetto and arrangements in the lineage. Fits the 45s-soul and Philly-soul lineage; no Memphis link. [45s soul night, Philadelphia soul]
resolved: **Short answer:** It's neither one exactly. Thee Sinseers play East LA Chicano soul ("souldies"), and the closest of your two options is Philly-style sweet soul. - Reviewers hear The Stylistics and The Delfonics in the falsetto, and The Chi-Lites and The Intruders in the romantic melancholy and lush arrangements. Those are all Philly and Chicago sweet-soul groups. - The local lineage runs through Sunny and the Sunliners and Thee Midniters. - Their influences also include 50s doo-wop, torch songs and some garage rock. - They released 45s on Colemine and Penrose. Penrose was founded by Daptone co-founder Gabriel Roth. - I found no Memphis lineage in the sources.
RSD Moto Beach Classic
Custom-motorcycle beach show; the Kustom Kulture crowd dresses the part and buys jackets. Nine miles away. [Kustom Kulture]
wear: none mapped
Abbott & Costello Frankenstein
Classic Universal studio-era film at the Vista, a venue known for film prints. Whether it's 35mm or digital decides it. — near Pre-Code Hollywood Essentials Talk & Book Signing (+20) [film and television history]
Kenneth Anger’s Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome w/ Brian Butler
Kenneth Anger's film presented by Brian Butler of the Anger estate (occult and esoteric film in the ledger). It is a presentation rather than a live score, shown at the Philosophical Research Society, where the owner already said yes to the Kali archive night. [occult and esoteric film, Kenneth Anger, Brian Butler]
resolved: I found no evidence of a live score by Brian Butler for the Oct 16 event. - **The event is listed.** Eventbrite lists the screening for Fri, Oct 16, 7:30 PM at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Feliz. The description says Brian Butler returns to reveal the hidden mythic currents behind Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome. That wording points to a presentation or talk, not a live musical performance. - **The 2025 version of the event was a presentation.** The Aug 1, 2025 screening was billed as "Film as Magical Ritual — A Presentation by Brian Butler." It was shown on 16mm. - **Butler's role.** He is an artist, occultist and official representative of the Kenneth Anger Estate. The listings don't mention a live score, so it's probably not part of the event. For certainty, email events@prs.org or call 323-663-2167.
A minor pro-wrestling promotion; the doc says minor promotions count, and the stamped probe card says the brutaller the better. It's 34 miles out, so confidence is lower. [pro wrestling]
The Devils
Ken Russell's film about demonic possession sits near the occult-film entity, and the Vista often runs prints; the format decides it. — near Kenneth Anger’s Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome w/ Brian Butler (+20) [occult and esoteric film]
Dr. Aomawa Shields | Distinguished Speaker Series
Exoplanet astronomer pitched to a general audience; Ben stamped this exact talk yes (hard sci-fi alien interest). [astrobiology and exoplanets, history lecture]
Racial Malleability: A Transpacific Approach to the Concept of Race in East Asia
Transpacific race in East Asia is a ledger topic (Japan–America and East Asian identity); the same lecture was stamped yes ('a lecture on me'). [history lecture, Japan–America and East Asian identity]
Yiddish in the Land of Sunshine: Jewish Radicalism, Labor, and Culture in Los Angeles
Jewish radicalism and Yiddish culture in LA: the ledger's Jewish Los Angeles and Yiddish subjects, and a near-identical listing got a yes stamp. [history lecture, Jewish history and politics, Yiddish]
Rodan
Rodan is a kaiju film (ledger weight 3) at the Vista, a repertory house that often shows film prints. [kaiju]
The Berlin Series on 16mm Before The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari on 35mm
Silent-film program with Caligari on 35mm and a 16mm Berlin series: a print screening, completeness as a draw, and silent film is a ledger topic. [+15: 35mm print] [film and television history]
GIANT (1956) Screening
Giant (1956) is a Texas epic and a Western on screen, a ledger entity. It's in LA County, and a 35mm print would add to it. [Western film]
AFI FEST | SUMO: SPIRIT WEIGHS NOTHING Screening & Filmmakers Talk
Sumo documentary with filmmakers in person. Sumo is a weight-3 ledger topic; a film about it is not Japanese cultural performance. [sumo]
HOLLYWOOD KALI: An Archival Exploration of Kali's Influence on Hollywood
Archival lecture on Kali's influence on Hollywood, a film-history topic with a ritual-religion angle; the owner stamped this exact listing yes. [history lecture]
Game Design and Community With The Physics
Game-design talk. The owner stamped this exact listing yes, since the Disney hosting makes it likely to be interesting. [game design]
The Silent Light
Häxan (1922) is a silent occult classic with a live metal score, at the Frida, an auditioned-yes venue. It is a live score, not a tribute act, and silent film plus occult film are both ledger topics. [occult and esoteric film, film and television history, The Frida Cinema]
resolved: I couldn't find a film called "The Silent Light" at that event. The listing appears to be a different event. - The Frida Cinema's Oct 27, 8:00 pm slot is "Haxan + Live Metal Score by Silent Light." - The film is Benjamin Christensen's 1922 silent occult classic Häxan . That makes the director Christensen and the year 1922. The run time is 105 minutes . - "The Silent Light" is the band. Michael Formanski founded it in 2015 to perform live heavy metal scores for silent films. - The listing has no separate programmer's note. The closest thing is the description: a one-night-only live performance on October 27th, 2026. Source: thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/
Rose Bowl Flea Market
Ledger-listed market; the resolved listing shows lots of militaria, workwear and western shirts, which is shop sourcing for theater rings and jumpsuit lots. [Rose Bowl Flea Market, militaria show, vintage westernwear, workwear and denim history]
wear: none mapped
resolved: **Event confirmed:** The Rose Bowl Flea Market is listed for November 8, 2026 at 5:00 AM . Early Bird entry runs 5:00–8:45 AM, and general admission runs 9:00 AM–3:00 PM. There are no onsite ticket sales. **Vendors:** I found no vendor list for Nov 8. Only general descriptions of the market turned up: - There is a lot of militaria, and a few dealers specialize in workwear or Rockabilly. Embroidered Western shirts are standard stock. (Put This On, an older article.) - Heddels says there are few better places to find vintage American military, workwear and denim. - Most dealers are generalists, but enough specialize in military surplus to add depth. (Permanent Style, 2026)
Universal Monster Weekend
Universal studio-history classics (Dracula, Frankenstein) with an author's intros, at an auditioned-yes venue 4 miles away; print format unknown. [film and television history, The Frida Cinema]
resolved: The Universal Monster Movie Weekend at The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) includes these films on Sat, Oct 24: - **Dracula** (1931), 10:30 AM. The weekend begins with Tod Browning's 1931 Dracula. Author Julian David Stone will introduce it. - **Frankenstein** (1931), 12:30 PM. It also has an introduction by Stone. Frankenstein + Introduction by Julian David Stone, Sat, Oct 24, 12:30 pm - **The Wolf Man**, 6:00 PM. Sat, Oct 24, 6:00 pm - **Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein**, 8:00 PM. Sat, Oct 24, 8:00 pm The Frida's coming-soon page also lists another Universal film with Claude Rains, which looks like The Invisible Man. Its date and time weren't in the results. Sources: thefridacinema.org/coming-soon, revivalhouses.com
MGM’s Award-winning, Star-studded TV Series…Almost Lost -- “Mr. Novak”
Author talk with clips on a nearly lost 1960s MGM TV series: lost television is a ledger topic. Scholar talk on film and TV history, close to the Autry/Silent Treatment interest. [film and television history, history lecture]
resolved: **Clips only, not full episodes.** The Culver City Historical Society's program page says clips and photos will be shown and Harter will guide you through the classic show's incredible history. The speaker is author Chuck Harter, who wrote a book on the series. The page doesn't mention any full-episode screening. The event is on Tuesday, October 27 at 7pm , at the Veteran's Memorial Building, Culver & Overland Ave. Source: https://www.culvercityhistoricalsociety.org/oct2026-program/
The Myriad Worlds of Manga: Wartime and Postwar Manga
Lecture on wartime and postwar manga, clearly adjacent to the comics cluster (Tezuka's era) and to Japan history. It risks being a survey, so glance at it. [history lecture]
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Silent-era classic at the New Beverly, which usually runs film prints. Listing doesn't confirm the format, so glance before going. [film and television history]
Uncertain Empire: Jews, Nationalism, and the Fate of British Imperialism – Elizabeth E. Imber
Book talk on Jews, empire and Zionism's alternatives, adjacent to Jewish history and politics in the ledger; the owner stamped this exact listing maybe, so glance. [history lecture, Jewish history and politics]
resolved: **Book argument:** Imber places Zionism and its alternatives within the wider political and intellectual world of the British Empire between the world wars. She develops "uncertainty" as a defining condition of Jewish thought and action. Some Jews pictured Palestine as a British dominion that would use imperial power to build a Jewish state. Others built ties with anticolonial movements and imagined independent national aspirations. Many Jews also had to reconsider whether Palestine could work as a refuge and a political solution. **Sources:** Stanford University Press (sup.org/books/uncertain-empire); AAJR 2025 Baron Book Prize announcement; Jewish Book Council. I didn't confirm the Nov 19 Royce Hall event details.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Caligari, a silent classic, at the same 9:45 slot as the 35mm double bill; likely the same print screening, though the listing doesn't state the format. [film and television history]
Old Hollywood Walking Tour
Old Hollywood tour starting at a cinema bookshop is adjacent to film and television history, but a survey tour could be too broad. — near GIANT (1956) Screening (+20) [film and television history]
STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR! + Q&A w/ Dir. Linus O'Brien!
Documentary on a cult film's history with director Q&A, at a venue Ben has liked. Adjacent to film history but far, and the subject is not in the ledger. [film and television history, Philosophical Research Society]
needs: Strange Journey Rocky Horror doc: Linus O'Brien Q&A format and screening details
Homicidal & Mr. Sardonicus
William Castle double bill at a repertory house. Classic-film history is adjacent, and a 35mm print would settle it. [film and television history]
needs: New Beverly Homicidal Mr. Sardonicus 35mm print or digital
The Great Junk Hunt
Antiques and vintage flea market 2 mi away. The lookup found no vendor list and no workwear or militaria vendors, so only low adjacency; close enough to settle on distance. [flea market, vintage clothing show]
needs: vendor list: Great Junk Hunt Costa Mesa Nov 14
resolved: **Confirmed (2026 event):** - The Costa Mesa market runs Fri, Nov 13 from 4–9pm and Sat, Nov 14 from 9am–4pm at the OC Fair & Event Center. (thegreatjunkhunt.com/markets) - It has four buildings to explore. Parking is $12. **Vendor types (from the 2025 edition):** - It features over 100 curated vendors. Categories include vintage décor, farmhouse, antiques, boutique clothing and upcycled goods. (PRLog) **Not found:** I found no vendor list and no mention of workwear or military items. I can't confirm those vendors will be there.
The Cat and the Canary
1939 Paramount comedy-horror at a repertory house; a 35mm print would make it a draw, a digital one would not, and the format is unconfirmed. [film and television history]
needs: print format: The Cat and the Canary 1939 New Beverly (35mm or digital)
resolved: **Version:** The New Beverly listing is for the 1939 Paramount version. Elliott Nugent directed it, and it stars Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. It is not the 1927 silent film. The listing shows it on Saturday, Oct 24 at 2:00 PM, with a runtime of 1h14m. **Print:** I couldn't find the format. RevivalHouses.com marks the other Oct 24 shows, such as Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, as "In 35mm." The 2:00 PM Cat and the Canary entry has no such note. That suggests it may not be a 35mm print, but the listings don't confirm this. Check the New Beverly's film page or call the theater. Sources: thenewbev.com/schedule, revivalhouses.com, Veezi ticketing.
Ken Russell’s The Devils
Ken Russell's occult-tinged, sectarian-hysteria film is adjacent to esoteric film. Print format (35mm vs digital) decides it. [occult and esoteric film]
needs: print format: The Devils at Aero Theatre
Custody Film Premier
Auditioned-yes venue is a weak yes, but the film's director and genre decide whether it's in my lane. [The Frida Cinema]
needs: director and genre: Custody film premiere
Musica Y Mujeres Present: Open Table Night
Open-format vinyl night where the crowd and DJ are the draw; promoter spins ska, reggae and rocksteady, which sits next to dub, but no DJ is named for this date. [dub soundsystem]
needs: who's on the decks: Musica Y Mujeres open vinyl night, Club 616
resolved: I couldn't find a named DJ or lineup for the Oct 17 event. - **Promoter:** Musica Y Mujeres. Club 616's page says the open tables are presented by Musica Y Mujeres. The listing is titled "Open Vinyl with Musica Y Mujeres." - **DJ/lineup:** None is named. The only Club 616 page I found for this event is dated 6/21/2025, not Oct 17, 2026. It doesn't list a DJ. - **Related event:** In another Club 616 listing, Musica Y Mujeres spins ska, reggae, rocksteady and more. This suggests the promoter's own DJs play, but it isn't confirmed for Oct 17. Sources: https://www.616sa.com/events/musica-y-mujeres-present-open-table-night-b2b615c6 and https://www.616sa.com/events/musica-y-mujeres-strictly-vinyl-5
Premiere of Debating Statues and Saints at NBFF
Film festival screening within 10 miles. The film's subject (statues and saints) and its director would decide it, and the subject could be history or religion.
needs: film subject and director: Debating Statues and Saints
Named act is unknown to the ledger, but The Echo is an auditioned_yes venue, so one lineage lookup is allowed. [The Echo]
needs: lineage: Tōth
THE SCHIZOPHONICS - Burning Floor Tour w/ Plastic Nancy & Shimmer Bed
Named act not in the ledger, but The Echo is auditioned_yes, so a lineage lookup is allowed. [The Echo]
needs: lineage: The Schizophonics
Creepshow Screening
The film is not in the ledger, but the Vista is known for film prints and a 35mm print is a draw; the format settles it.
needs: format: Creepshow at Vista Theatre (35mm print?)
Abbott and Costello
Classic-comedy screening at a repertory house known for film prints; which film and whether it's a 35mm print would decide it. [film and television history]
needs: which film and print format: Abbott and Costello at Vista Theatre
Formula Drift RD8 Saturday Main Event 2Day Ticket
Pro drifting is a sport, which the doc skips, but the crowd is the JDM car-scene audience that buys jackets. A pit or vendor area would settle it, and it is 18 miles away. [JDM car meet]
wear: none mapped
needs: vendor/car show area: Formula Drift Long Beach
Blu DeTiger - The Want You Baby Tonight Tour: 6 Special Nights
Unlisted act at an auditioned_yes venue (The Echo), so rule 16 allows one lineage lookup. A funk-and-disco bassist could land in a Black dance-music lineage, but the Oliver Malcolm show at the same venue was a no. [The Echo]
needs: lineage: Blu DeTiger
Legend of the Mountain
King Hu wuxia classic, adjacent to the chanbara cluster; a print or restoration screening would make it a draw. [chanbara and yakuza film]
needs: format: Legend of the Mountain screening (35mm print or digital)
War of the Worlds
First-contact classic is adjacent to the hard SF/first contact anchor, but whether this is a faithful staging, a radio-play or a student production decides it.
needs: which production and format: War of the Worlds at University Theatre
Mod Ref Sample Sale
Fashion sample sale at an auditioned-yes venue, which gives a day-job angle; whether the brand and the sale scale are worth the drive decides it. [sample sale, ROW DTLA]
needs: Mod Ref brand and sale scale
MAUM Market
ROW DTLA is an auditioned_yes venue (weak yes), but nothing says what the market sells. Vintage or dealer vendors would make it a go. [ROW DTLA]
needs: vendors: MAUM Market ROW DTLA
The Mouth of the South
Title is a famous wrestling-manager nickname (also Ali's), which is a possible hook into the wrestling lineage. Nothing in the listing says whether it's a play or something else.
needs: The Mouth of the South: subject and performer
K-Trail
Ahn House hosted a lecture I stamped yes, and Korean-American heritage sits next to my transpacific interests. A morning start could mean a hike, which would be a no. [Japan–America and East Asian identity]
needs: what is K-Trail at Ahn House
Experience Rockabilly Music
Rockabilly night 8 miles away: the crowd that dresses the part overlaps the Kustom Kulture jacket buyers, but there's no band or promoter in the listing. [Kustom Kulture]
needs: what is this: Experience Rockabilly Music
Redneck Rodeo
Western-flavored title, but nothing says if it's a country night or a real rodeo. 2.4 mi away, so one lookup settles it.
needs: what is this: Redneck Rodeo
Bass Pod
No description and 4.5 mi away; could be a bass-music night, and the lineage and who's on the decks would decide it.
needs: what is this: Bass Pod
The Ber Months 2
No description and no named act, so the subject can't be told. It is 8 mi away, close enough for one lookup.
needs: what is this: The Ber Months 2
Coriander
No description and no named act or work, so the subject can't be told, but it's 8.4 miles away, inside the 10-mile lookup radius.
needs: what is this: Coriander
Live Music Fridays
No description and no named act, 4 mi away, so the subject can't be told; one lookup settles it.
needs: what is this: Live Music Fridays
Witches Brew Night Market
Downtown Santa Ana night market with no description, 4 miles away. It could be a vendor or dealer pop-up (Objects) or just a themed food and drink crowd.
needs: what is this: Witches Brew Night Market
Bara Hari
No description and nothing to say what it is, but it is 8 miles away, which is inside the 10-mile lookup radius.
needs: what is this: Bara Hari
HMOC Open House
Local museum open house 2.4 mi away with no description; the subject cannot be told from the listing.
needs: what is this: HMOC Open House
Sanctuary Session: Welcoming Fall
No description or named act, so the subject can't be told; it is 4 miles away, so one lookup is cheap.
needs: what is this: Sanctuary Session: Welcoming Fall
WORLD PREMIERE at Newport Beach Film Festival!
No description and no named film, and it's within 10 miles, so one lookup is allowed to find what is premiering.
needs: what is this: WORLD PREMIERE at Newport Beach Film Festival!
German Spotlight & After Party
Cinema listing 3.8 miles away with no description and no named film; one lookup would show whether it is a film program of interest.
needs: what is this: German Spotlight & After Party
Lightworkers Special Screening
No description and nothing says what the film or subject is; 6.7 mi away, so one lookup is cheap.
needs: what is this: Lightworkers Special Screening
German Spotlight & After Party 2026
No description and no named film or work, 3.8 mi away at a cinema; a 'German Spotlight' could be a film program, and one lookup would settle it.
needs: what is this: German Spotlight & After Party 2026
Fight Club OC
No description, 2 mi away. Could be a combat-sports or wrestling card, or something else entirely. Wrestling is the only hook; boxing and MMA are not ledger items.
needs: what is this: Fight Club OC
All Abilities Celebration
No description and no named act or work, 0.4 mi away; subject can't be told at all.
needs: what is this: All Abilities Celebration
Wildcat Jackson Talking to Spirits
No description, and 2.4 mi away. The name sounds Western or spiritualist, which could land on go, but there is no way to tell what it is.
needs: what is this: Wildcat Jackson Talking to Spirits
Cartographer
Bare title at a music venue 8 miles away with no description; subject can't be told (band or cartography talk).
needs: what is this: Cartographer
The Boo Ha Ha - Zombie Homecoming
At 1.94 mi with no description, so it's unclear whether this is a haunt, a party or something else.
needs: what is this: The Boo Ha Ha - Zombie Homecoming
Decoding Our Disconnect
No description and no named speaker or act, within 10 miles; the subject can't be told at all.
needs: what is this: Decoding Our Disconnect
B&L Presents Rave & Buster's
Rave at Dave & Buster's: the arcade is only the venue, so the arcade rule doesn't apply. Nearby, no lineup, and only a promoter name (B&L) to go on; the DJs and lineage would decide it.
needs: what is this: B&L Presents Rave & Buster's
Ekankika Mahotsav
No description and no named act, so the subject can't be told. It is 9 miles out, close enough for one lookup.
needs: what is this: Ekankika Mahotsav
Film Lab Palestine
Within 10 mi, no description, and the film program's subject can't be told from the title alone.
needs: what is this: Film Lab Palestine
Catrinas Night Out
Within 10 miles, no description and no named act, so the subject can't be told; one lookup settles it.
needs: what is this: Catrinas Night Out
UH2BT: You Had To Be There
Cryptic title, no description, 8 miles away; the subject can't be told without a lookup.
needs: what is this: UH2BT: You Had To Be There
Other Voices Events
No description and no named act, 4 miles away; the subject can't be told without a lookup.
needs: what is this: Other Voices Events
Close to Modern
No description and no named act or work, so the subject can't be told; it's 4 mi away, so one lookup is cheap.
needs: what is this: Close to Modern
Darker Waves 2026 - Huntington State Beach
Festival with no lineup in the listing, 6 mi away; the lineup would settle it.
needs: lineup: Darker Waves 2026
For You Fest
Festival with no lineup in the listing, 9 mi away; the lineup would settle it.
needs: lineup: For You Fest
Creep It Real Festive
No description, 2.4 mi away; the subject can't be told, and a museum host is a weak hook.
needs: what is this: Creep It Real Festive
Shock Your Foundations!
Nearby listing with no description and no named act or work, so its subject can't be told. One lookup would settle it.
needs: what is this: Shock Your Foundations!
goDr. Aomawa Shields | Distinguished Speaker Series
Exoplanet astronomer pitched to a general audience; Ben stamped this exact talk yes (hard sci-fi alien interest). [astrobiology and exoplanets, history lecture]
goRacial Malleability: A Transpacific Approach to the Concept of Race in East Asia
Transpacific race in East Asia is a ledger topic (Japan–America and East Asian identity); the same lecture was stamped yes ('a lecture on me'). [history lecture, Japan–America and East Asian identity]
goYiddish in the Land of Sunshine: Jewish Radicalism, Labor, and Culture in Los Angeles
Jewish radicalism and Yiddish culture in LA: the ledger's Jewish Los Angeles and Yiddish subjects, and a near-identical listing got a yes stamp. [history lecture, Jewish history and politics, Yiddish]
goHOLLYWOOD KALI: An Archival Exploration of Kali's Influence on Hollywood
Archival lecture on Kali's influence on Hollywood, a film-history topic with a ritual-religion angle; the owner stamped this exact listing yes. [history lecture]
goPre-Code Hollywood Essentials Talk & Book Signing
Pre-Code Hollywood is a ledger subject (film and television history), and the talk is by a scholar, Kim Luperi. Book signing follows. Venue is PRS, where Hollywood Kali got a yes. [history lecture, film and television history]
resolved: I couldn't find a list of specific films for the talk, or a description of how deep it goes. The event page doesn't give either. - **Format:** The Art Deco Society of Los Angeles lists it as a lecture by Kim Luperi. A book signing with the authors of Pre-Code Essentials follows the talk. Tickets are $22 for ADSLA members and $26 general admission, plus fees. - **Likely content:** The talk probably draws on the book. The book has deep dives into 50 notable pre-Code pictures. It covers production histories, censorship details and commentary. Films in the book include Grand Hotel, King Kong, I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang and Ann Vickers. Sources: artdecola.org event page, ttdila.com, iseeadarktheater.com, Goodreads.
goAn Evening Celebrating Vampira with Comedian Dana Gould and More
Vampira archival footage and a collector's display, with a talk by Dana Gould. This is film and TV history with ephemera, at a venue whose Hollywood Kali talk got a yes. [film and television history, history lecture, Philosophical Research Society]
resolved: The listings I found don't name the specific footage or interviews. Discover Los Angeles says there will be a screening of Vampira interviews and archival footage, plus a display of Kevin Segall's collection of Vampira items. It adds that Emmy winner Dana Gould will talk about his friendship with Maila Nurmi, aka Vampira. The Eventbrite listing describes the evening as exploring the work and story of Maila Nurmi, the original "Glamour Ghoul." It doesn't list any titles either. Sources: - https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/things-to-do/get-an-early-start-to-halloween-in-la - https://www.eventbrite.com/d/ca--altadena/the-philosophical-research-society/
goMGM’s Award-winning, Star-studded TV Series…Almost Lost -- “Mr. Novak”
Author talk with clips on a nearly lost 1960s MGM TV series: lost television is a ledger topic. Scholar talk on film and TV history, close to the Autry/Silent Treatment interest. [film and television history, history lecture]
resolved: **Clips only, not full episodes.** The Culver City Historical Society's program page says clips and photos will be shown and Harter will guide you through the classic show's incredible history. The speaker is author Chuck Harter, who wrote a book on the series. The page doesn't mention any full-episode screening. The event is on Tuesday, October 27 at 7pm , at the Veteran's Memorial Building, Culver & Overland Ave. Source: https://www.culvercityhistoricalsociety.org/oct2026-program/
goThe Myriad Worlds of Manga: Wartime and Postwar Manga
Lecture on wartime and postwar manga, clearly adjacent to the comics cluster (Tezuka's era) and to Japan history. It risks being a survey, so glance at it. [history lecture]
goUncertain Empire: Jews, Nationalism, and the Fate of British Imperialism – Elizabeth E. Imber
Book talk on Jews, empire and Zionism's alternatives, adjacent to Jewish history and politics in the ledger; the owner stamped this exact listing maybe, so glance. [history lecture, Jewish history and politics]
resolved: **Book argument:** Imber places Zionism and its alternatives within the wider political and intellectual world of the British Empire between the world wars. She develops "uncertainty" as a defining condition of Jewish thought and action. Some Jews pictured Palestine as a British dominion that would use imperial power to build a Jewish state. Others built ties with anticolonial movements and imagined independent national aspirations. Many Jews also had to reconsider whether Palestine could work as a refuge and a political solution. **Sources:** Stanford University Press (sup.org/books/uncertain-empire); AAJR 2025 Baron Book Prize announcement; Jewish Book Council. I didn't confirm the Nov 19 Royce Hall event details.
goRoute 66: Travelers and Tribes
A historian on Route 66 and tribal economies, adjacent to Western and Southwest territorial history; a glance at best. [history lecture, territorial Arizona and New Mexico]
resolved: **Speaker:** Shawn Price, Director of the Dine'Tah Navajo Cultural Program and a historian. **Subject:** The highway's economic impact on tribal communities. **Event details:** Nov. 12, 2026, 7:00–8:30 pm at the Pasadena Museum of History. General admission is $18, or $13 for members. Source: Pasadena Museum of History (pasadenahistory.org). The Albuquerque Museum also lists a Route 66 Travelers and Tribes talk by Shawn Price , which is consistent.
goInterpreting imago Dei - Human Dignity as a Foundation of Human Rights
Same lecture Ben stamped yes before; adjacent to theology in the news and his interest in the Pope Leo dignity theme. [history lecture, theology in the news]
goThe Boundless Biddy Mason: An Odyssey from Slavery to Freedom Across the American West
Scholar book talk with a listed subject: Biddy Mason across the American West. Adjacent to Western history and LA history; strongest adjacency is the Western angle. [history lecture, Los Angeles history and memory, Black Atlantic and African American intellectual history]
resolved: The speaker is most likely **Kevin Waite**, the book's author, though the listing text I found doesn't name him. - The Homestead Museum's listing describes the event as an author's talk and book signing on Oct 25, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM , with an RSVP link. - Kevin Waite is the Watson Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Texas at Dallas and the author of The Boundless Biddy Mason . The University of California Press publishes it in October. **Sources:** - Homestead Museum: homesteadmuseum.org (events listing) - Zócalo Public Square: zocalopublicsquare.org/the-mother-of-black-los-angeles-finally-gets-her-due/ - UC Press: ucpress.edu/books/the-boundless-biddy-mason
goFree Presentation Part IV The Southern California Rebellion and the Mexican Cession
The Mexican Cession is how the Southwest territories came to the US, so it's adjacent to territorial Arizona and New Mexico and the Western cluster. Speaker unknown, and the distance isn't listed. [history lecture, territorial Arizona and New Mexico]
goWhen Violence Targets the Body: Reproductive Violence in Genocide and War
Scholar talk on genocide and war from USC's genocide research center; adjacent to the ledger's genocide studies and Holocaust-history interests. [genocide studies, history lecture]
resolved: **Speaker: Bhaswati Bhattacharjee.** - She is a PhD candidate in English Literature at Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, India. She is also the 2026-2027 Margee and Douglas Greenberg Research Fellow. - The talk is on October 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time in Taper Hall (THH) Room 309K. You can attend in person or on Zoom. - The USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research is organizing it. Sources: - https://dornsife.usc.edu/cagr/2026/09/10/when-violence-targets-the-body/ - https://calendar.usc.edu/taper_hall_thh
goCalifornia Art History Lecture by Jean Stern with Gold Medal Artist Meet & Greet
Listed subject is California art history, with a gold-medal artist meet-and-greet, at the Autry. Somewhat adjacent to western Americana; the venue is a weak yes. Meet-and-greet access is not the draw. 39 miles out, so a glance. [history lecture]
goUSC KHL 40 Lecture Series #1 Korean Messiah with Jonathan Cheng
Lookup settles the subject: the talk traces the Kim regime's origins to Presbyterian roots and treats it as a quasi-religious movement, drawing on historical sources. That is somewhat adjacent to messianism and sectarian religion, so it gets a low-confidence go. Ben stamped this one maybe before the lookup. [history lecture, religious movements and messianism]
resolved: The talk is about both historical sources and North Korean politics. It centers on the history of the Kim regime's origins. I found no USC listing, so this comes from Cheng's other talks on the same book. - His book *Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea's Personality Cult* (2026) argues the regime drew on Kim Il Sung's Presbyterian upbringing and Pyongyang's past as the "Jerusalem of the East". - The book draws on "a raft of historical sources", and Cheng's interest goes back to his Princeton history senior thesis. - Cheng argues the Kim regime is best understood as a quasi-religious movement. - Cheng is the China bureau chief for *The Wall Street Journal* and was previously its Korea bureau chief.
goLiving Diaspora, Thinking Diaspora: Khachig Tölölyan in Conversation with Talar Chahinian and Sossie Kasbarian
Founding scholar of diaspora studies, a ledger topic, speaking in English. It is a weak adjacency to Jewish and transpacific diaspora interests; the Armenian focus keeps confidence low. [diaspora studies, history lecture]
resolved: **Subject:** The conversation will explore how Tölölyan's own diasporic journey has intersected with and informed his intellectual work and the development of diaspora studies. **Context:** - It is the third and final public event of his residency at the USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies. His conversation partners are two of the three current co-editors of *Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies*. - Tölölyan is described as one of the founding architects of modern diaspora studies. - It's in LVL 17, free and open to the public, and requires an RSVP. The listings don't give a more detailed topic list for this event. Sources: calendar.usc.edu; dornsife.usc.edu/armenian
go1619 - From Slavery to Resistance in Harlem's 'New Negro' & Cuba's 'Negrismo Movements' w/ Guest Dr.
Listed subject is Harlem Renaissance and Cuban Negrismo intellectual history, adjacent to the Black Atlantic intellectual history entry. Speaker resolved as Dr. Mario Ortiz. It is on Zoom, so distance doesn't matter; glance-level. [history lecture, Black Atlantic and African American intellectual history]
resolved: The guest speaker is **Dr. Mario Ortiz**. Pasadena Village lists the event as "1619 - From Slavery to Resistance in Harlem's 'New Negro' & Cuba's 'Negrismo Movements' w/ Guest Dr. Mario Ortiz," on Zoom, Fri 10/16/2026. The listing is on the Pasadena Village homepage. Pasadena Village is at 236 W. Mountain Street, #113, Pasadena, CA 91103, phone 626-765-6037. The listing calls it a Zoom event, so it may not be in person. Check the Pasadena Village page for the link. Source: https://www.pasadenavillage.org/
goJinn and the Hidden Realms: A Talk by Dr. Ali A Olomi
Scholar talk on jinn and Islamic esoterica at a venue that has hosted a yes (Hollywood Kali); somewhat adjacent to esoteric and religious-movement interests, so glance. [history lecture, religious movements and messianism, occult and esoteric film]
goEMSI LA2026 "Erasing and Restoring Memory at El Pueblo de Los Ángeles"
Talk on LA's censored Siqueiros mural and memory matches the ledger's LA history and memory topic. The adjacency is modest. [Los Angeles history and memory, history lecture]
resolved: **Talk angle:** The plática is an interactive conversation about David Alfaro Siqueiros' mural *América Tropical* (1932). It serves as an introduction to Latinx cultural identities, citizenship, and censorship, and it draws connections between the 1930s and today. **Panelists:** Edgar Garcia is a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Stevie Ruiz is a Professor of Chicana/o Studies at Cal State Northridge. The other panelist is Summer Ibarra, a UCLA graduate student. Laura Dominguez moderates. **Details:** The event is in person on Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026, from 7–9 p.m. at LA Plaza, 501 N Main St. The listing doesn't give a separate angle for Garcia or Ruiz. Source: https://dornsife.usc.edu/la2026/la-plaza-de-cultura-y-artes-and-el-pueblo-de-los-angeles/
goEMSI LA2026 "Erasing and Restoring Memory"
Same plática on LA's censored Siqueiros mural and memory, matching the ledger's LA history and memory topic. [Los Angeles history and memory, history lecture]
resolved: The event is "Plática: Erasing and Restoring Memory at El Pueblo de Los Ángeles." It takes place Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026, 7:00–9:00 p.m., in person at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, 501 N Main St., Los Angeles. It is an interactive conversation about David Alfaro Siqueiros' *América Tropical* (1932). The talk covers Latinx cultural identities, citizenship and censorship, and links the 1930s to today. Attendees get a curated list of noteworthy stops at El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument. **Speakers:** Panelists are Edgar Garcia (Loeb Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Design), Summer Ibarra (UCLA graduate student) and Stevie Ruiz (Professor of Chicana/o Studies, CSUN). Laura Dominguez (LA2026 Postdoctoral Fellow, EMSI) moderates. Source: USC Dornsife LA2026 page (https://dornsife.usc.edu/la2026/la-plaza-de-cultura-y-artes-and-el-pueblo-de-los-angeles/)
skipCara Romero in Conversation
Artist conversation at the Autry with no subject listed; weakly adjacent to Western and Native American material, but nothing in the ledger decides it. [history lecture, Autry Museum of the American West]
skipNina Fresco Presents First Around the World: The History of the Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Somewhat adjacent: local LA aviation history and memory (conditional weight-1 subject); the airport history is the only hook, nothing in the ledger. [history lecture, Los Angeles history and memory]
skipLiving Mythology & the Mind's Eye - A Talk with Ike Baker
Talk on mythology and the mind at PRS (esoteric venue, adjacent to occult/religious-movement interests) but no clear ledger subject. Weakly adjacent; speaker unknown. [history lecture]
skipLecture & Demonstration: Samurai Spirit Alive
Samurai lecture-demonstration is Japanese cultural performance in America (wait for the trip); only loosely adjacent to chanbara film. [history lecture]
skipWho Was Frankenstein's Monster?
Library talk with a literary subject; Frankenstein is faintly adjacent to hard SF, but no speaker is named and it is 29 mi away. [history lecture]
skipCalifornia History Book Talk: California Dreams by Miriam Pawel
California history book talk, somewhat adjacent to Los Angeles history and the Western territorial interest. No ledger scholar, so it is a glance, not a verdict. [history lecture]
skipOn Photography: Patssi Valdez & Christina Fernandez
Artist conversation on photography. Weakly adjacent to Los Angeles memory and image-making, with no ledger subject. [history lecture]
maybeDean’s Distinguished Lecture
University lecture within 10 miles with no subject or speaker listed; the series lookup settles it. [history lecture]
needs: lecture subject: Dean's Distinguished Lecture
skipJOHN RUSKIN, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, AND THE FIRST BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT
Somewhat adjacent: African American intellectual history and the dignity of labor in art; a conditional weight-1 subject, not a ledger scholar. [history lecture, Black Atlantic and African American intellectual history]
resolved: **Speaker:** Dr. Michael Bieze . His publications include two books on Booker T. Washington and the 2005 article "Ruskin in the Black Belt." **Thesis:** Before the Harlem Renaissance, Booker T. Washington helped create America's first Black Arts Movement (the New Negro Movement). As principal of Tuskegee, he supported artists who turned Ruskin's ideas about nature, art, the dignity of labor, and education through experience into images of racial uplift. They used self-representation to push back against Jim Crow repression. **Event details:** The Ruskin Art Club listing is titled "Ruskin in the Black Belt." It runs Thursday, October 22, 2026, 5:00–6:30 PM. It's in Friends Lecture Hall (2nd floor, Room 240), Doheny Memorial Library. Sources: ruskinartclub.org/calendar
skipDavid LaChapelle Artist Talk
Artist talk by a pop and fashion photographer. Mild adjacency to the day-job fashion world, but no ledger entity and no listed subject. [history lecture]
skipMusic Alive in the Archive: Legacy and Promise--65 Years of the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive
Somewhat adjacent: musicologist-with-recordings territory via the archive's field recordings, but the listed program is gagaku (a ledger no) plus workshops, and it's 41 mi away. [history lecture, gagaku]
resolved: **Found (partial):** The sources name performers and an introducer. They don't give a full symposium speaker list or specific recordings. - Two-day event (Oct 24–25) with a symposium, workshops and concerts. Archivists, alumni, faculty and community members take part. The event will feature a symposium, workshops, and concerts, with international, national, and local archivists, alumni, faculty, and community members. - Saturday: LA's 33 Strings lead a Japanese music workshop, and Kinnara Gagaku presents a gagaku concert. Professor Robert Garfias will introduce the concert. - Sunday: Masanga Marimba, led by alumnus Dr. Ric Alviso, leads a workshop and the evening concert. - Archive: More than 160,000 items, including unique field recordings. Source: schoolofmusic.ucla.edu event page.
skip“Through the Magic Door”: Stories from the Private Library of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Conan Doyle's private library is only somewhat adjacent, through antiquarian books and the occult. The listing names no scholar or ledger subject. [history lecture]
skipHer Best Role Yet: Women Over 50 On Screen
Somewhat adjacent to film history, but no speaker or subject could be found; a glance, not a verdict. [history lecture]
resolved: I couldn't find the speaker or subject of "Her Best Role Yet: Women Over 50 On Screen" (Nov 12, 6:30 PM, The Ebell of Los Angeles). I ran three searches. None returned a listing or description for this event. The results covered only The Ebell's general information and other events. The Ebell's 2026-27 season page lists events such as Chuck Lorre: The Art of the Sitcom, but it doesn't mention this one. To confirm the details, check The Ebell's events calendar at ebellofla.org or email tickets@ebellofla.org.
skipFanchon & Marco: Theatrical Pioneers of the Art Deco Era
Theatrical history is only loosely adjacent to film and studio history; the owner stamped this exact listing no. [history lecture]
skipClinical Frameworks for AI Safety: Multi-Turn Benchmarking Across Escalating Severity
Lookup found no abstract or host. AI is only adjacent (the host decides), and a clinical benchmarking talk at a medical campus reads as technical, not general-audience. [history lecture, AI and synthetic media]
resolved: Nothing found. I couldn't locate a listing for "Clinical Frameworks for AI Safety: Multi-Turn Benchmarking Across Escalating Severity" or any Dr. Aschbacher talk, so I have no abstract or speaker bio to give you. - I ran two searches. The USC events calendar results showed other Oct 14 events, such as Cancer Research Day and "AI & The University". None matched this talk. - The Keck Soto Street Building (SSB) calendar page that came up only showed older events. - Your best bet is the USC Keck events calendar (keck.usc.edu/calendar), filtered to the SSB venue. The event's own listing page, or the organizer, would likely have the abstract and bio.
skipHistory by a Hair: Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings & Solving a 200-Year-Old Mystery
Jefferson and Hemings DNA/hair history is only weakly adjacent to African American intellectual history; 32 mi. Listed for a glance, not a verdict. [history lecture]
skipMesmerized: The Lasting Legacy of an 18th-Century Health Fad
History of mesmerism as a lecture. Somewhat adjacent to esoteric history, but no ledger subject or scholar named. [history lecture]
skipCourageous Companions: Animals in American Wars
Military-history talk on war animals; only loosely adjacent to the militaria and uniform interests, with no named speaker or ledger subject. [history lecture]
skipCreativity, Spirituality, and Artificial Intelligence
Lookup found no lecturer or host for this talk; the AI host decides, and the only match was a different LMU fellowship event. Spirituality-and-AI is only loosely adjacent, and it is 38 miles away. [history lecture, AI and synthetic media]
resolved: I couldn't find the lecturer for the Oct 14, 6:30 PM event at Family Theater Productions. Neither search turned up a listing for it. The closest match was a Loyola Marymount University (LMU) event with a similar title, "Creativity, Spirituality, and Artificial Intelligence: ACTI Fellowship Presentations." It took place Monday, September 15, 2025. That is a different date and host. Its presenters were LMU faculty fellows, including Saeri Dobson and Jane Brucker . I can't confirm any link to the Family Theater Productions event, so I wouldn't attribute those names to it. The event's own listing, or Family Theater Productions directly, is the best place to check.
skipSynthetic Media and the Crisis of Truth
Synthetic media is a ledger topic, but the host decides. The lookup found a journalist/adjunct professor at a community teach-in run by APEX Advocacy, an advocacy organizer, with no AI-credentialed host. That reads as media-literacy advocacy, not the AI depth the host rule asks for. Weak adjacency only. [AI and synthetic media, history lecture]
resolved: The session is led by journalist and adjunct professor Christopher Sebastian. The organizer is APEX Advocacy, and the event is a free, interactive community teach-in. It's at the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice, 5278 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90019. It runs Saturday, October 24, 3–5 PM. Source: Eventbrite listing, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/synthetic-media-and-the-crisis-of-truth-tickets-1999413414345
skipAnnual Symposium on the History of Women in Los Angeles
Symposium on women's history in LA. Slightly adjacent to Los Angeles history and memory but no ledger scholar, and a survey in framing. [history lecture]
skipA Conversation with Stephanie Shih
Conversation with a food photographer; faint adjacency to Asian American identity, but no listed subject. [history lecture]
skipStars and Make Believe: Doing Astrocartography Amidst Global Displacement
Astrology-flavoured talk at PRS; only faintly adjacent to the displacement and esoteric themes and no ledger subject, so a glance only. [history lecture]
skipBook Talk: Miss Kathi, Humanitarian Work in North Korea
Book talk on North Korea humanitarian work; only loosely adjacent to the East Asia interests, no ledger subject or scholar. [history lecture]
skipExploration Talk: Inherited Stories, Evolving Identities
Listed subject is Latine generational knowledge and creative expression, with a CSULB professor speaking. Only loosely adjacent to the identity interests; no ledger subject. [history lecture]
resolved: **Speaker:** CSULB Professor Dr. Abigail Rosas . **Subject:** Latine generational knowledge and the role of creative expression. The full title is "Inherited Stories, Evolving Identities - Latine Generational Experience and Creative Expression." **Details:** Doors open at 5:30 PM, and the lecture runs 6:00–7:00 PM. Tickets are $10 per person and free for members. The venue is at 6400 East Bixby Hill Road, Long Beach, CA 90815 . Sources: rancholosalamitos.org, lbcvibe.com
skipAuthor Talk | *He Has the People: Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860*
Book talk on Lincoln and the 1860 election. Held at the Autry, but the subject is Civil War-era national politics, not Western or territorial history, so only weakly adjacent. [history lecture, Autry Museum of the American West]
skipA Talk Through Pier History
Local-history talk with no named speaker; only weak adjacency to LA history and memory, 41 mi out. [history lecture]
skipFrom Debdou’s Little Seville to America’s Guess: Rural Artisans and Global Designers
Same lecture Ben stamped no (rural artisans and global designers). Only a faint Jewish-history and fashion adjacency. [history lecture]
skipOur Planetary Mirror: Reimagining Humanity on the Scale of the Earth
Same Philosophical Research Society lecture Ben stamped no; a planetary-scale humanities talk with no ledger subject. [history lecture]
skipIan Bremmer
Geopolitics speaker in the same series as the Clinton no; only weak adjacency to political philosophy and AI talk. [history lecture]
skipDylan Thuras
Atlas Obscura co-founder speaking; subject isn't listed. Some adjacency to oddities and travel, but oddities lots are a no and the talk reads as a survey. [history lecture]
skipLil Jon discusses I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me
Celebrity book talk by a crunk artist; faint adjacency to Southern rap lineages, no ledger entity. [history lecture]
skipRedlining in L.A.: What Have We Learned and What More Can We Do?
Panel on LA redlining policy. Loosely adjacent to LA history, but no ledger scholar and it is a policy discussion rather than depth on my subjects. [history lecture, Los Angeles history and memory]
skipMirrored Trajectories, Diverging Systems: Argead Macedon and Qin Compared
Comparative ancient history lecture (Macedon vs Qin); only faint adjacency to the East Asian and scholar clusters, and no ledger scholar or subject named. [history lecture]
skipWill Thrall: The Great Hiking Era
Talk on hiking history; hiking is non-Western outdoors and only loosely adjacent to LA history, so low adjacency. [history lecture]
skipAncient Mexican Ceramics
Ancient Mexican ceramics; no ledger subject, only faint museum-culture adjacency. [history lecture]
skipFBI Guest Speaker: Kristen Von Kleinsmid
Talk by an FBI speaker, subject unlisted. Faint true-crime adjacency, which is on the skip list, and no tie to Philadelphia organized-crime history. [history lecture]
skipArnold Schoenberg and That Ol' Atonal Music: A Conversation
Atonal and classical music conversation; classical and minimalism tested as no, with a slight LA-Jewish émigré link. [history lecture]
skipFelicia Chiao: Closing Event and Artist Talk
Gallery closing and artist talk by an artist not in the ledger; no description, and the distance is unknown, so the nearby lookup exception does not apply.
skipDia De Los Muertos Traditions
Library program on Day of the Dead customs; the subject is only loosely adjacent to the Vodou and cult-worship interests, and it is 30 miles away. [history lecture]
skipPublic Lecture in Armenian: Ազգ, Անդրազգ, Սփիւռքազգ
Lecture in Armenian on nation and diaspora; adjacent to diaspora studies but he can't follow the language (similar stamped no). [history lecture, diaspora studies]
skipOf Time and Material: Katy Hessel, Torkwase Dyson, Nora Lawrence, and Sarita Dubin In Conversation
Art-world panel on materials and practice; only faintly adjacent (textile and craft angle), no ledger speaker or subject, and 36 miles out. [history lecture]
skipTaryn Delanie Smith discusses Welcome to the Afterlife
Book talk on an afterlife memoir; faint adjacency to religious movements only, no ledger scholar or subject. [history lecture]
skipSpirits of the 1920's with Rob Zabrecky
Talk by an entertainer with no subject listed, at a venue where the similar Fanchon and Marco talk was a no; only weakly adjacent to film and television history. [history lecture]
skipTrojan Family Weekend Speaker Talk: Voices of Change: Dean Franita Tolson on Law's Transformative Power
Law dean on law's transformative power; only faintly adjacent to treaty-law and political interests, no listed subject on a ledger topic. [history lecture]
skipExploration, Colonialism, and Celebrity: Joshua Reynolds’s Portrait of Mai
Art-history lecture on 18th-century portraiture and colonialism; only faintly adjacent to the document's subjects. Glance, not a verdict. [history lecture]
skipThe Jealous Curator: Real Artists Wear Black and Other Lies
An art-world book talk with little adjacency to the ledger's subjects. [history lecture]
skipJean Stern Presents: The Artists of Catalina
Art-history talk on Catalina artists. Only weakly adjacent to my subjects: regional California history, with no western or ledger link. [history lecture]
skipBook Talk - "Safe Passage"
Book talk with no listed subject or speaker; the title 'Safe Passage' gives no adjacency, so it stays a glance. Nothing to anchor it to the ledger. [history lecture]
skipAwareness Fest: Cracking The Code: Phil Sharp and The Biotech Revolution
Biotech talk at a festival, 39 miles out; hard-science/biotech with no general-audience pitch and no ledger adjacency. [history lecture]
skipAwareness Fest: Cracking The Code: Phil Sharp and The Biotech Revolution
Biotech talk at a festival; distance unknown. Hard science with no ledger adjacency, and festival framing without a person of interest. [history lecture]
skipWAGS Hybrid Meeting: Collette Hokanson "The Genealogy Puzzle: Putting the Right Pieces Together"
Genealogy-methods talk at a county genealogical society; little adjacency to Jewish, Western or other cluster subjects unless the speaker's research is one of those. [history lecture]
skipNicole Levin “Diary of a Mad Girl” – Discussion and Book Signing
Book talk on a memoir with no listed subject tied to my interests; little adjacency. [history lecture]
skipTalk & Book Signing with Banafsheh Sayyad
Book talk and signing with no listed subject; signing line is access, not depth. Little adjacency to the document's subjects. [history lecture]
skipInteresting Stories & Characters in the History of Medicine Pt 2
Library talk on medical history; little adjacency to any cluster, and 47 mi out. [history lecture]
skipLectures on Tap - The Cases That Changed Forensic Psychology
Forensic psychology case talk; little adjacency to any cluster. True-crime-adjacent, and 35 miles away. [history lecture]
skipKarl Rove – National Civics Day
Political civics talk with no listed subject; only faint adjacency to political philosophy, and Ben stamped the Clinton speaker no. [history lecture]
skipArt in Context: Garden Party! Monet’s Giverny to the Modern Landscape
Art-history talk on Monet and the landscape; barely adjacent, since the ledger covers Japanese prints and Yokoo, not Impressionism. [history lecture]
skipThe History of the Chrysanthemum
Horticultural history talk; little adjacency to Japan, western or shop subjects beyond the chrysanthemum's Japanese associations. Listed as a glance. [history lecture]
skipPanoramic Vistas, Visionary Dreams
Same listing was stamped no; no subject here that touches my clusters. [history lecture]
skipBook Launch: Tom Cole's Chimes: A Monologue
Book launch for a theatrical monologue; no adjacency to the document's subjects. [history lecture]
skipAwareness Festival: The Truer History of The Chan Family
Family-history talk at a festival; no adjacency to any ledger subject. [history lecture]
skipAuthor Talk: Thao Ha
Book talk by an author with no listed subject and no ledger link; no adjacency to Ben's subjects, and 36 miles out. [history lecture]
skipAfter Hours: Titanic - The Life and Times of Titanic Survivor Edwina Troutt MacKenzie
Local-museum talk on a Titanic survivor; no adjacency to the clusters. [history lecture]
skipArtist Talk: Wilson/Reafs
Gallery artist talk with no listed subject; no discernible adjacency to my clusters. [history lecture]
skipLectures on Tap - The History & Science of L.A.’s Wild Parrots
Natural history of urban parrots has no adjacency to my subjects; listed only for the lecture page. [history lecture]
skipMelissa Auf der Maur and Shirley Manson in Conversation
Musicians in conversation at LACMA with no listed subject, and no ledger scholar; little adjacency to his subjects. [history lecture]
skipJon L. Pitt Lecture
Lecture with no subject or speaker listed, so no adjacency to any cluster can be read; the ledger has nothing to match. [history lecture]
skip“Is Nonfiction Dead?”: Answers to Burning Questions from the Publishing Post-Apocalypse
Publishing-industry talk with no adjacency to the ledger's subjects. [history lecture]
skipMaria Geyman in Conversation for With Tea
Book conversation at a cookbook shop with no listed subject; food-adjacent, no tie to my subjects. [history lecture]
skipWriters Bloc Presents Melissa Murray and Katie Porter
Political-law book talk with no adjacency to the document's subjects. Same kind of listing as the Writers Bloc stamp, which was a no. [history lecture]
skipDiscovery Lecture Series
Marine-science lecture series at an aquarium. It matches Ben's earlier 'no' stamp and has no adjacency to his subjects. [history lecture]
skipHidden in Plain Sight: Human Trafficking Education for Action
Human-trafficking awareness talk; no adjacency to the owner's subjects. [history lecture]
skipIn Conversation with Michael Wolff
Political-journalism conversation; adjacency is low and nothing in the listing touches the ledger's subjects (Writers Bloc and Clinton talks were stamped no). [history lecture]
skipAdam Grant with Jennifer Garner
Talk by a pop-psychology author with a celebrity host. It has no adjacency to any subject or cluster, and the Clinton talk was a no. [history lecture]
skipChef Marcus Samuelsson in Conversation
Chef interview; food is on the skip list and the talk has no adjacency to my subjects. [history lecture]
skipIn Conversation with Sophia Bush
Celebrity conversation with no subject in the ledger; Matt Fraser and Jane Fonda talks were stamped no. [history lecture]
skipNational Geographic Live - Discovering the Galapagos
Travel and natural-history talk on the Galapagos: non-Western outdoors and a survey format. [history lecture]
skipArt Works - Jane Fonda in conversation with author Ken Grossinger
Celebrity-conversation author event with no adjacency to my subjects; same listing was stamped no. [history lecture]
skipTongva Legends: The Seven Sisters
Same listing was stamped no: Tongva folklore, with no tie to the interest set, and 36 mi away. [history lecture]
skipIn Conversation with Matt Fraser
No subject adjacent to any cluster; the owner stamped this exact listing no. [history lecture]
skipScience and Your Health with Investigator Pam Lee, MD
A medical science talk with no adjacency; the owner stamped this exact listing no. [history lecture]
skipDistinguished Speaker Series: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Same listing was stamped no: a political celebrity speaker with no adjacency to my subjects. [history lecture]
skipAging Like a Pro: Sleep Smarter
Library health talk on sleep; no adjacency to any cluster. [history lecture]
skipAsk a Nurse: Nurses at the Bedside
Health-profession community talk at a library; no adjacency to any cluster. [history lecture]
skipRaising Financially Successful Kids
Personal-finance parenting talk at a library. No adjacency to any of his subjects or clusters. [history lecture]
skipLive Film Score Screening-Night of the Living Dead
Live score to Night of the Living Dead; horror, not kaiju or a ledger composer, and it sits outside the Hill, Okamoto, Morricone and Ifukube lineages. 36 mi.
skipThoughts On Bowling
Named act is not in the ledger and names no ledger scene; the venue is unknown. No lookup.
skipArt Works - Jane Fonda in conversation with author Ken Grossinger
Celebrity-conversation author event with no adjacency to my subjects; same listing was stamped no. [history lecture]
Line Dancing with Tina
FREE Open Mic Night
Classic Cinema Night: Taxi Driver
Speed Networking | NetworkNite | Business Professionals
Will Thrall: The Great Hiking Era
Wednesday Night Swings
Fractais Tropicais
Movie Night Hookah And Vibes
Film Series “Everything in This House is Gay (and Asian)”
Local’s Night – Dogtown and Z-Boys
Awareness Fest: Cracking The Code: Phil Sharp and The Biotech Revolution
State of the City Address
Awareness Festival: The Truer History of The Chan Family
FBI Guest Speaker: Kristen Von Kleinsmid
Opening Reception for “Squeezed Out” – The Art of Barbara Hendricks
Thursday Night Club Run
The Mouth of the South
Walking Food Tour
The Haunted Pumpkin Market
Nieman Live Music
Max Low
Awareness Festival: It's Your Rights
Devil's Quarter
Future Beats Festival™
Clown Town: A Dark Circus Event
SALA After Dark
Y2K Perreo Party – Old School x New Reggaeton
The Reflexx -- 80's New Wave Party! with Special Guests Clive Farrington and Tim McGovern
SoCal Shoebox Round-Up! — Let's Go Rockabilly!
Beer Yoga
Grand Avenue Talking Tour
Annual Ukrainian Film Festival
Art on the Block
Paint and Sip
Artist Talk: Wilson/Reafs
Cause Cinema w/ Jon Fitzgerald
Dayshift - Costa Mesa
Flamenco Saturdays
Teen Paranormal
GLOW at Twelfth House
Afrobeats-OC Presents Libra Affair
2000s Party
Cassie B
Sevilla Nightclub Costa Mesa | VIP Bottle Service Reservations
DJ Gucci Mar Copy
Pistons & Brunch Car Truck Motorcycle Show
首届名校之门 · 圆桌会谈｜哈佛 & 伯克利前招生官 × AI/STEM专家面对面
Liveball - Early Intermediate
Environ-mental
Felicia Chiao: Closing Event and Artist Talk
Country Music Blowout!
Hollywood AI Short Film Festivals — 6 World Premieres + Live Filmmakers
Unlimited Dosa Night
Awareness Festival: Awareness Alchemy Closing Film and Awards Ceremony
One Act: Work-in-Progress Screening at Film Independent
Monday Night Salsa & Bachata Socials
Track Tuesday
Italian Pizza Party
Wednesday Salsa Bachata Nights | Classes+After Party