portYokosuka: last known USS George Washington at sea since 2026-08-03 (USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker, as of 2026-09-21) · stale; typical: on patrol (prior) · Sasebo: last known USS Tripoli in port since 2026-07-27 (USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker, as of 2026-09-21) · stale; typical: on patrol (prior)
Kenneth Anger’s Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome w/ Brian Butler
Occult and esoteric film in the ledger (Anger, Butler); presentation, not a live score. Same Anger/PRS lane as the Hollywood Kali yes. [stamped yes] [occult and esoteric film, Kenneth Anger, Brian Butler, Philosophical Research Society]
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.
Indie pro-wrestling promotion; the probe said minor promotions count too. Distance ~34 mi, so glance. [pro wrestling]
Unknown alt-rock act at an auditioned-yes venue, so a lineage lookup applies. The owner stamped another Echo act no. — near Kenneth Anger’s Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome w/ Brian Butler (+20) [The Echo]
Stop Making Sense
Auditioned-yes venue (weak yes), 4 miles away, and a dance-party format. The film itself isn't in the ledger and is probably digital, so glance first. [The Frida Cinema]
resolved: I couldn't find the print format for this screening. The Frida Cinema's listings don't say whether it's 35mm, DCP or digital. What they do confirm: - The Frida lists a "Stop Making Sense Dance Party" on Fri, Oct 16 at 8:30 pm. - Doors open at 7:30 PM and the party starts at 8:30 PM. The Frida's listings do flag other films as 16mm (for example, "Presented by See It On 16mm"). This one has no film-print label, so it is probably a digital presentation. That is my inference, not something the listing states. Source: thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/
Pre-Code Hollywood Essentials Talk & Book Signing
Pre-Code Hollywood is a ledger film-history subject, delivered by the book's co-author at the Philosophical Research Society (the Hollywood Kali talk there was a yes). [film and television history, history lecture]
resolved: The event is real. The Art Deco Society of Los Angeles lists it as "Pre-Code Cinema Essentials." - **Date and time:** Saturday, October 17, 2026, 2:00–4:00 PM . - **Venue:** Philosophical Research Society, 3910 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027 . - **Speaker:** Kim Luperi, co-author of *Pre-Code Essentials*. A book signing with the authors follows the talk. - **Format:** It's an in-person event. The listing also says the location is to be announced , which conflicts with the venue it names. I'd confirm the location with the organizer. Source: https://artdecola.org/events-calendar/pre-code-cinema-essentials-2026
Printers Fair
Printers fair is a ledger paper and ephemera fair: 125 vendors of posters, hand-made paper, memorabilia and antiquarian books at the Printing Museum, inside LA County. [paper and ephemera fair, antiquarian book 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.
SoCal Shoebox Round-Up! — Let's Go Rockabilly!
Shoebox Ford and rockabilly gathering: classic kustom scene where the crowd dresses the part and buys jackets. [Kustom Kulture]
An Evening Celebrating Vampira with Comedian Dana Gould and More
Vampira archival footage and interviews plus a collector's display of her items, at the PRS, where the Hollywood Kali archival talk was a yes. Fits film history and the esoteric-film adjacency. [film and television history, 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 (Nikkei) history at Manzanar, a weight-3 topic adjacent to the transpacific lecture he stamped yes; in 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.
RSD Moto Beach Classic
Custom-motorcycle beach show (Roland Sands, Deus-type vendors) in the chopper/kustom lineage; a crowd that dresses the part and buys jackets, 9 miles away and free. [Kustom Kulture]
resolved: **Promoter:** Roland Sands and the RSD team put on the event. It's at Sea Legs at the Beach, Bolsa Chica State Beach, 17851 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach . **Vendors:** I couldn't find a confirmed 2026 vendor list. The official site names only prior vendors, including Roland Sands Design, Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys and Mission Foods . Its past-vendor list also includes Deus Ex Machina, Vance & Hines, Dunlop, Yamaha and Law Tigers ( motoclassicevents.com/vendors ). **Event details:** The event is free to attend. Event hours are 10am–6:30pm. Vendors are on the asphalt, not sand. Sources: motoclassicevents.com and rolandsands.com.
Sneaker Con
Ledger sneaker convention, 8 miles away; a plausible day-job reason with streetwear retail leads. [stamped yes] [Sneaker Con, fashion event]
The Silent Treatment | The Birth of Universal City
Resolved: silent-era screening of Damon and Pythias (1914) plus Behind the Screen (1915) on Universal City's studio history. That is ledger film and television history (silent film, studio history), at the Autry, a weak-yes venue. It isn't a western, but the stamp history shows the Autry hook worked. [film and television history, Autry Museum of the American West]
resolved: **It isn't a western.** The Oct 17 program is about early Hollywood history. - It's a screening of *Damon and Pythias* (1914), preceded by the short *Behind the Screen* (1915), which shows how silent movies were made at the newly opened Universal City. - *Damon and Pythias* is an epic about loyalty and friendship set in ancient Greece. - The Autry link is that the program was inspired by the exhibition *Life, Liberty, and Los Angeles*, which looks at Carl Laemmle's vision for Universal City. Times are 2–4:30 p.m. Other entries in the same series have been westerns, such as *The Best Bad Man* . Source: [Autry event page](https://theautry.org/events/film/silent-treatment-birth-universal-city-featuring-behind-screen-1915-and-damon-and)
Harvest Festival
Farm-supply harvest festival 6.7 mi away with no lineup or description; unclear what's on offer. — near Sneaker Con (+20)
Renny Conti - Split Second Tour with James Eichman & Gusty
Indie-folk act unknown to the ledger, but the Echo is auditioned_yes, so rule 16 allows one lineage lookup. — near Pre-Code Hollywood Essentials Talk & Book Signing (+20) [The Echo]
KCRW Presents: Thee Sinseers: Love Stories Tour
Live 60s-style retro soul on Colemine, adjacent to the 45s soul lineage. The band isn't named in the ledger, so glance before going. [45s soul night]
resolved: **Sound: mostly vintage 60s-style soul, with a modern feel.** - The East L.A. band blends '60s R&B with smooth Chicano soul. - A reviewer said their music hearkens back to the past, but the group manages to avoid sounding anachronistic. - Their new album, *Love Stories*, uses earthier instrumentation, with standup bass and guitars run through amplifiers for a warmer sixties-adjacent tone. - Their label, Colemine, says "To say that Thee Sinseers play oldies would be a misnomer." It's not contemporary R&B. Expect retro soul, doo-wop and ballads, played live with horns and harmonies.
Rodan
Rodan is a kaiju film, a ledger topic at weight 3. Vista Theatre is a print-first house, so a print is likely. [+15: 35mm print] [stamped yes] [kaiju]
Racial Malleability: A Transpacific Approach to the Concept of Race in East Asia
Transpacific race in East Asia is a ledger topic and the same listing was stamped yes (a lecture on his own subject). Clearly adjacent. [stamped yes] [Japan–America and East Asian identity, history lecture]
Dr. Aomawa Shields | Distinguished Speaker Series
Exoplanet astronomer, the same listing Ben stamped yes (hard SF, alien stuff); speaker delivers on his subject. [stamped yes] [astrobiology and exoplanets, history lecture]
Yiddish in the Land of Sunshine: Jewish Radicalism, Labor, and Culture in Los Angeles
Jewish radicalism, labor and Yiddish culture in Los Angeles, a lecture subject squarely in the ledger; this exact listing was stamped yes. [stamped yes] [history lecture, Yiddish, Jewish history and politics]
Synthetic Media and the Crisis of Truth
Synthetic media teach-in, the same listing already stamped yes. AI is a ledger yes, and a community teach-in on synthetic media was a yes. [stamped yes] [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
Game Design and Community With The Physics
Same listing the owner already stamped yes (game design talk at Disneyland). [stamped yes] [game design]
GIANT (1956) Screening
Giant is the Texas epic in the ledger's Western film entity, and a Western on screen is a go. Digital projection is likely, but the film decides it, and the venue is within the LA County radius. [stamped yes] [Western film]
Rose Bowl Flea Market
Rose Bowl Flea Market is a ledger entry, with plenty of militaria, workwear and denim. It is a sourcing hunt for base garments within the LA County same-day radius. [stamped yes] [Rose Bowl Flea Market, militaria show, 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)
HOLLYWOOD KALI: An Archival Exploration of Kali's Influence on Hollywood
Same listing already stamped yes. Archival film history with an esoteric angle, at the Philosophical Research Society. [stamped yes] [history lecture, occult and esoteric film]
The Silent Light
Häxan (1922) is a silent occult classic with a live metal score by the band Silent Light. It is occult and silent film history at an auditioned-yes venue, and a live score is not a tribute act. [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/
AFI FEST | SUMO: SPIRIT WEIGHS NOTHING Screening & Filmmakers Talk
A sumo documentary screening with the filmmakers present. Sumo is a ledger yes, and this is a specific film on it, not Japanese cultural performance. It is within LA County. [sumo]
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Silent-film classic at a print-first house; silent film and film history are ledger-adjacent, and LA County is in range. [+15: 35mm print] [film and television history]
The Berlin Series on 16mm Before The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari on 35mm
Silent-film program with Caligari on 35mm preceded by a 16mm shorts series; silent film is a ledger topic. The listing names the 35mm print, so the code applies the print lift. [+15: 35mm print] [film and television history]
When Violence Targets the Body: Reproductive Violence in Genocide and War
Lecture on reproductive violence in genocide and war, from the USC Center for Advanced Genocide Research. It is adjacent to the ledger's genocide studies topic and the Vilna/Holocaust historiography cluster. The lookup settled the subject, and USC is inside the LA County same-day radius. [genocide studies, history lecture]
resolved: The listing is real, and the details match what you gave. I'm not sure what "stamped maybe" meant, so I've given the main facts. - **Time and place:** October 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time, Taper Hall, Room 309K. You can join in person or on Zoom. The USC calendar lists it as Thu, Oct 22, 12pm to 1:30pm PDT . - **Speaker:** Bhaswati Bhattacharjee, a PhD candidate in English Literature at Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, India, and the 2026-2027 Margee and Douglas Greenberg Research Fellow. - **Organizer:** USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research. Sources: dornsife.usc.edu/cagr/events/ and calendar.usc.edu/taper_hall_thh If you meant a different fact, such as cost, RSVP or registration, tell me and I'll look for it.
Uncertain Empire: Jews, Nationalism, and the Fate of British Imperialism – Elizabeth E. Imber
Scholar talk on Jews and empire, which is a ledger alias under Jewish history and politics. Lookup found no confirmation of this Royce Hall date, but the subject is clearly adjacent. Same talk was stamped maybe, so glance. [history lecture, Jewish history and politics]
resolved: I couldn't confirm the Nov 19, 2:00 PM Royce Hall event. No listing for it turned up in my searches. The talk and book do exist. Imber's talks on *Uncertain Empire* that I found were at other venues and dates: - Clark University, March 31, 12:00–1:30 p.m. - UCL, online, 19 Mar 2026, 18:00–19:00 - University of Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 4:30 pm PDT The book itself is published by Stanford University Press in April 2025 . I'd check the host department's page, such as UCLA's, for the Royce Hall date and time before relying on that listing.
The Myriad Worlds of Manga: Wartime and Postwar Manga
Manga history talk with a stated subject (wartime and postwar manga); adjacent to Tezuka and the comics cluster. 37 mi, within LA County. [history lecture, Osamu Tezuka]
Interpreting imago Dei - Human Dignity as a Foundation of Human Rights
Same lecture Ben stamped yes (Pope Leo's focus on imago Dei); human dignity and rights sits next to his text and religion interests. [stamped yes] [history lecture, theology in the news]
MGM’s Award-winning, Star-studded TV Series…Almost Lost -- “Mr. Novak”
Lookup confirms a society program on rescuing a nearly lost MGM TV series, which matches the ledger's film and television history topic (lost television, preservation, studio history). The subject is listed, so it goes under the lecture rule. It is a local historical society, so the draw is the subject, not a named scholar. [film and television history, history lecture]
resolved: The event listing is real. The Culver City Historical Society's site lists it as its October 27 Membership Meeting and Program, "MGM's Award-winning, Star-studded TV Series…Almost Lost — 'Mr. Novak'." - **Location:** Veterans Memorial Building, Culver & Overland Ave. - **Day:** The listing says Tuesday, which matches Oct 27, 2026. - **Time:** The snippet I found didn't show the time, so I couldn't confirm 7:00 PM. **Background on the show:** *Mr. Novak* was an MGM Television series starring James Franciscus as a high-school teacher. It won a Peabody Award in 1963. Source: https://www.culvercityhistoricalsociety.org/
Universal Monster Weekend
Universal studio-history classics (Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf Man) at the Frida, an auditioned-yes venue, with an author intro. This is the film-history topic, though not a ledger director. [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
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Caligari is silent-film history, a ledger topic; no print is stated, so assume digital and score the film alone. [film and television history]
STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR! + Q&A w/ Dir. Linus O'Brien!
Documentary on a cult film with its director in the room, at the Philosophical Research Society (conditional venue). Adjacent to film history and a performing cult, but the film isn't a ledger entity. [film and television history]
needs: Strange Journey: Rocky Horror documentary subject and screening details
Mod Ref Sample Sale
A fashion-brand sample sale at ROW DTLA, an auditioned_yes venue, with a plausible day-job angle. It is a weak ledger match and depends on what is for sale. [stamped maybe] [sample sale, ROW DTLA, fashion event]
Custody Film Premier
Auditioned-yes venue counts as a weak yes, and the film is unknown. Its director or genre would settle it. [The Frida Cinema]
needs: Custody film premiere: director, genre, Frida Cinema
Film Series “Everything in This House is Gay (and Asian)”
A series at JANM on Asian American identity touches the transpacific identity interest, but the films (Wedding Banquet, Saving Face, Nowhere) aren't in the ledger. [Japan–America and East Asian identity]
needs: JANM series: does it address Japanese American or mixed-race identity beyond the Andrew Ahn Q&A
resolved: The third film in the series is *Nowhere* (1997). - The series opens Oct 15 with *The Wedding Banquet* (2025), followed by a Q&A with director Andrew Ahn. - *Saving Face* (2004) screens Thursday, Oct 22 at 7:00 PM. - *Nowhere* (1997) follows on Oct 22 from 9:00 to 11:00 PM. Tickets are $5 for adults and free for JANM Members. Your listing's 12:00 AM start looks like a placeholder, because the first screening is at 7:00 PM. Source: janm.org event page.
The Mouth of the South
Title echoes the wrestling manager nickname Jimmy Hart; could be a wrestling-adjacent show, but it might be a play about someone else. [pro wrestling]
needs: who is 'The Mouth of the South' at Atwater Village Theatre
Street Fighter
No year given. Sonny Chiba's Toei 'Street Fighter' would sit next to chanbara and yakuza film; the 1994 Van Damme film wouldn't. [chanbara and yakuza film]
needs: which Street Fighter film: Sonny Chiba 1974 or 1994 Van Damme
THE SCHIZOPHONICS - Burning Floor Tour w/ Plastic Nancy & Shimmer Bed
Garage-rock bill the ledger doesn't know; The Echo is auditioned_yes, so a lineage lookup is allowed. [The Echo]
needs: lineage: The Schizophonics
Experience Rockabilly Music
Rockabilly nights draw the Kustom Kulture crowd that dresses the part, but no act or promoter is named, so the crowd is unknown. [Kustom Kulture]
needs: promoter and lineup: Club L rockabilly night
Anime Days
Anime-themed mall event within 10 miles. Adjacent to the nerd anchors, but it could be anything from vendors and Gunpla to a kids' craft table.
needs: what's on: Anime Days Anaheim GardenWalk (vendors, guests, Gunpla?)
Full Circle
Philosophical Research Society is a ledger venue (one stamped yes and several no on its lectures), but the listing gives no subject. [Philosophical Research Society]
needs: what is Full Circle at Philosophical Research Society (speaker/subject)
Surfwax Ghost
Reads as a named act (Surfwax Ghost) not in the ledger, with no scene named and no description. A gallery venue has no known status, so there's no hook. [stamped maybe]
The Commemoration of the Chinese Massacre of 1871
Commemoration ceremony with vigil and no named speakers; only weakly adjacent to LA history and memory, and it isn't a scholar's talk. [stamped maybe] [Los Angeles history and memory]
resolved: I couldn't find a published speaker list or program for the 2026 event. - **2026 event:** The museum's site lists Saturday, October 24, at 7:00 pm PDT, the 155th anniversary. You can attend in person or online. The listing doesn't name any speakers. The museum also lists a separate event: "Never Forget: 1871," a live musical production by Nathan Wang, on Monday, October 19 at 7:30 PM with the Ebell of Los Angeles. - **Past years, for reference only:** The 2024 program had speakers Mayor Karen Bass, Rep. Judy Chu, Assemblymember Mike Fong, Gay Yuen and keynote Paula Yoo. Programs have typically ended with a candlelight vigil and a traditional Chinese bowing ceremony. For the current lineup, check camla.org.
35mm Halloween-o-thon Horror Double
Horror double bill with no named films or directors from the ledger, 32 miles out; nothing to resolve toward a go. [+15: 35mm print] [stamped maybe]
Courageous Companions: Animals in American Wars
Military-history theme at the OC Fair & Event Center, which hosts militaria and living-history shows. Could be either a kids' exhibit or a real militaria event.
needs: host and format: Courageous Companions: Animals in American Wars
Darker Waves 2026 - Huntington State Beach
Festival six miles away with no lineup in the listing. [stamped maybe]
MAUM Market
ROW DTLA is a weak auditioned_yes venue, but a generic market with no named vendors or vintage focus is 31 miles out, so a lookup is not worth it. [stamped maybe] [ROW DTLA]
StyleWeek OC: Newport Beach Film Festival Opening Night Gala
StyleWeek OC is a fashion event (day-job adjacency) under a film-festival gala; program unclear and 5 mi away. [fashion event]
needs: lineup: StyleWeek OC
Redneck Rodeo
The rodeo hook is in the title, 2 miles away. It may be a country-party night rather than a real rodeo, and which one settles it. [Western]
needs: what is this: Redneck Rodeo
Newport Beach Film Festival
Nearby festival screening with no film named; the film would decide it.
needs: lineup: Newport Beach Film Festival
Newport Beach Film Festival
Nearby festival screening with no film named; the film would decide it.
needs: lineup: Newport Beach Film Festival
GAYC/DC Live
No description and no named work or act, but it sounds like an AC/DC-style tribute band (live music) 4 mi away; subject can't be told without a lookup.
needs: what is this: GAYC/DC Live
Wildcat Jackson Talking to Spirits
No description, so the subject can't be told. It is 2.4 miles away at a museum that hosts talks and exhibits.
needs: what is this: Wildcat Jackson Talking to Spirits
Club Meeting
No description and no named act within 10 miles, so the subject can't be told; one lookup would settle it.
needs: what is this: Club Meeting
The Ber Months 2
No description and no named act; subject can't be told, 8 mi away at a food market.
needs: what is this: The Ber Months 2
Coriander
No description and nothing to say what it is, but it's within 10 miles, so one lookup is worth it.
needs: what is this: Coriander
Live Music Fridays
No description and no named act, 4 miles away; the subject can't be told from the listing.
needs: what is this: Live Music Fridays
Coming Home to the Body & Belonging
No description and the subject can't be told from the title; local, so one lookup settles it.
needs: what is this: Coming Home to the Body & Belonging
OCC Shorts at Newport Beach Film Festival
Shorts block inside a film festival with no named film or director, but within 10 miles with no description, so one lookup is allowed.
needs: what is this: OCC Shorts at Newport Beach Film Festival
Bara Hari
No description, and it is unclear whether this is an act or something else; at 8 mi one lookup can settle it.
needs: what is this: Bara Hari
HMOC Open House
Museum open house within 10 miles with no description, so the subject can't be told. A local heritage museum might have something adjacent.
needs: what is this: HMOC Open House
Sanctuary Session: Welcoming Fall
No description and no named act, so the subject can't be told; 4 miles away at an arts and humanities venue.
needs: what is this: Sanctuary Session: Welcoming Fall
WORLD PREMIERE at Newport Beach Film Festival!
No description and no film named, but it's a film-festival premiere 5 miles away. The film itself would decide it.
needs: what is this: WORLD PREMIERE at Newport Beach Film Festival!
German Spotlight & After Party
No description and nothing named, but it's 3.8 mi away. The title alone doesn't say whether it's a film program or a party.
needs: what is this: German Spotlight & After Party
German Spotlight & After Party 2026
No description, so the subject is unknowable; it is a cinema 3.8 miles away, so one lookup is worth it.
needs: what is this: German Spotlight & After Party 2026
Fight Club OC
No description and nothing to say what it is; it is within 10 miles, so one lookup settles it.
needs: what is this: Fight Club OC
Decoding Our Disconnect
No description and no named act, so the subject can't be told. It is 5.6 mi away, inside the 10-mile range for a 'what is this' lookup.
needs: what is this: Decoding Our Disconnect
Halloween Nights at Sevilla Costa Mesa – October 30 & 31
No description and no named act, so the subject cannot be told. It is within 10 miles, so one lookup is allowed.
needs: what is this: Halloween Nights at Sevilla Costa Mesa – October 30 & 31
Ekankika Mahotsav
No description and no named act, 9 mi out; the subject can't be told from the title.
needs: what is this: Ekankika Mahotsav
UH2BT: You Had To Be There
No description or named act, so the subject can't be told. It's within 10 miles, so it gets one lookup.
needs: what is this: UH2BT: You Had To Be There
Other Voices Events
Four miles away with no description, so the subject can't be told from the title.
needs: what is this: Other Voices Events
For You Fest
Festival 9 mi away with no lineup in the listing; one lineup lookup would settle it.
needs: lineup: For You Fest
Magic at the Majestic!
Nothing in the listing says what kind of magic; it is within 10 miles, so one lookup can settle it.
needs: what is this: Magic at the Majestic!
Creep It Real Festive
No description or named act, and it is 2.4 miles away at a museum, so one lookup can settle it.
needs: what is this: Creep It Real Festive
Shock Your Foundations!
No description or named act, so the subject can't be told at all. Within 10 miles, so it gets one lookup.
needs: what is this: Shock Your Foundations!
goRacial Malleability: A Transpacific Approach to the Concept of Race in East Asia
Transpacific race in East Asia is a ledger topic and the same listing was stamped yes (a lecture on his own subject). Clearly adjacent. [stamped yes] [Japan–America and East Asian identity, history lecture]
goDr. Aomawa Shields | Distinguished Speaker Series
Exoplanet astronomer, the same listing Ben stamped yes (hard SF, alien stuff); speaker delivers on his subject. [stamped yes] [astrobiology and exoplanets, history lecture]
goYiddish in the Land of Sunshine: Jewish Radicalism, Labor, and Culture in Los Angeles
Jewish radicalism, labor and Yiddish culture in Los Angeles, a lecture subject squarely in the ledger; this exact listing was stamped yes. [stamped yes] [history lecture, Yiddish, Jewish history and politics]
goSynthetic Media and the Crisis of Truth
Synthetic media teach-in, the same listing already stamped yes. AI is a ledger yes, and a community teach-in on synthetic media was a yes. [stamped yes] [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
goHOLLYWOOD KALI: An Archival Exploration of Kali's Influence on Hollywood
Same listing already stamped yes. Archival film history with an esoteric angle, at the Philosophical Research Society. [stamped yes] [history lecture, occult and esoteric film]
goPre-Code Hollywood Essentials Talk & Book Signing
Pre-Code Hollywood is a ledger film-history subject, delivered by the book's co-author at the Philosophical Research Society (the Hollywood Kali talk there was a yes). [film and television history, history lecture]
resolved: The event is real. The Art Deco Society of Los Angeles lists it as "Pre-Code Cinema Essentials." - **Date and time:** Saturday, October 17, 2026, 2:00–4:00 PM . - **Venue:** Philosophical Research Society, 3910 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027 . - **Speaker:** Kim Luperi, co-author of *Pre-Code Essentials*. A book signing with the authors follows the talk. - **Format:** It's an in-person event. The listing also says the location is to be announced , which conflicts with the venue it names. I'd confirm the location with the organizer. Source: https://artdecola.org/events-calendar/pre-code-cinema-essentials-2026
goWhen Violence Targets the Body: Reproductive Violence in Genocide and War
Lecture on reproductive violence in genocide and war, from the USC Center for Advanced Genocide Research. It is adjacent to the ledger's genocide studies topic and the Vilna/Holocaust historiography cluster. The lookup settled the subject, and USC is inside the LA County same-day radius. [genocide studies, history lecture]
resolved: The listing is real, and the details match what you gave. I'm not sure what "stamped maybe" meant, so I've given the main facts. - **Time and place:** October 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time, Taper Hall, Room 309K. You can join in person or on Zoom. The USC calendar lists it as Thu, Oct 22, 12pm to 1:30pm PDT . - **Speaker:** Bhaswati Bhattacharjee, a PhD candidate in English Literature at Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, India, and the 2026-2027 Margee and Douglas Greenberg Research Fellow. - **Organizer:** USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research. Sources: dornsife.usc.edu/cagr/events/ and calendar.usc.edu/taper_hall_thh If you meant a different fact, such as cost, RSVP or registration, tell me and I'll look for it.
goUncertain Empire: Jews, Nationalism, and the Fate of British Imperialism – Elizabeth E. Imber
Scholar talk on Jews and empire, which is a ledger alias under Jewish history and politics. Lookup found no confirmation of this Royce Hall date, but the subject is clearly adjacent. Same talk was stamped maybe, so glance. [history lecture, Jewish history and politics]
resolved: I couldn't confirm the Nov 19, 2:00 PM Royce Hall event. No listing for it turned up in my searches. The talk and book do exist. Imber's talks on *Uncertain Empire* that I found were at other venues and dates: - Clark University, March 31, 12:00–1:30 p.m. - UCL, online, 19 Mar 2026, 18:00–19:00 - University of Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 4:30 pm PDT The book itself is published by Stanford University Press in April 2025 . I'd check the host department's page, such as UCLA's, for the Royce Hall date and time before relying on that listing.
goThe Myriad Worlds of Manga: Wartime and Postwar Manga
Manga history talk with a stated subject (wartime and postwar manga); adjacent to Tezuka and the comics cluster. 37 mi, within LA County. [history lecture, Osamu Tezuka]
goInterpreting imago Dei - Human Dignity as a Foundation of Human Rights
Same lecture Ben stamped yes (Pope Leo's focus on imago Dei); human dignity and rights sits next to his text and religion interests. [stamped yes] [history lecture, theology in the news]
goMGM’s Award-winning, Star-studded TV Series…Almost Lost -- “Mr. Novak”
Lookup confirms a society program on rescuing a nearly lost MGM TV series, which matches the ledger's film and television history topic (lost television, preservation, studio history). The subject is listed, so it goes under the lecture rule. It is a local historical society, so the draw is the subject, not a named scholar. [film and television history, history lecture]
resolved: The event listing is real. The Culver City Historical Society's site lists it as its October 27 Membership Meeting and Program, "MGM's Award-winning, Star-studded TV Series…Almost Lost — 'Mr. Novak'." - **Location:** Veterans Memorial Building, Culver & Overland Ave. - **Day:** The listing says Tuesday, which matches Oct 27, 2026. - **Time:** The snippet I found didn't show the time, so I couldn't confirm 7:00 PM. **Background on the show:** *Mr. Novak* was an MGM Television series starring James Franciscus as a high-school teacher. It won a Peabody Award in 1963. Source: https://www.culvercityhistoricalsociety.org/
goJOHN RUSKIN, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, AND THE FIRST BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT
Scholar lecture on Booker T. Washington, Ruskin and the New Negro Movement; somewhat adjacent via African American intellectual history, but no ledger scholar or subject. [stamped maybe] — near When Violence Targets the Body: Reproductive Violence in Genocide and War (+20) [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
go1619 - From Slavery to Resistance in Harlem's 'New Negro' & Cuba's 'Negrismo Movements' w/ Guest Dr.
The subject is listed: Harlem's New Negro and Cuba's Negrismo, which is Black Atlantic intellectual history. The listing calls it a Zoom event, so it may not be in person. [Black Atlantic and African American intellectual history, history lecture]
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/
maybeUSC KHL 40 Lecture Series #1 Korean Messiah with Jonathan Cheng
The listed subject is the Kim regime's origins as a quasi-religious movement with Presbyterian roots. That is somewhat adjacent to messianism, Jewish and religious history and cult dynamics, and a glance is warranted. [stamped maybe] [religious movements and messianism, history lecture]
needs: stamped maybe: This is something completely outside of my interest set but piqued my interest nonetheless; good job on not filtering it out.
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.
maybeHollywood AI Short Film Festivals — 6 World Premieres + Live Filmmakers
AI short films fall under the ledger's AI topic, which counts as a yes. The host lifts or lowers it, and the host and film lineup are unknown. [AI and synthetic media]
needs: organizer and film lineup: Hollywood AI Short Film Festivals
skipThe Boundless Biddy Mason: An Odyssey from Slavery to Freedom Across the American West
Somewhat adjacent: an author talk on Biddy Mason covering LA history and the American West, but the speaker (Kevin Waite) and subject are not ledger entities. [history lecture, Los Angeles history and memory]
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
maybeAI Ethics Book Club: Exit Interview
AI is a ledger yes and the host only lifts or lowers it. A brewery book club with no description could be great or a drinking circle. [AI and synthetic media]
needs: what is Exit Interview book club AI; who leads it
skipRoute 66: Travelers and Tribes
Lookup confirms a Navajo cultural director on Route 66's economic impact on tribal communities. Somewhat adjacent to territorial Arizona/New Mexico, Western and Native American history, but no ledger scholar or subject, so skip. [history lecture]
resolved: The event is confirmed. Two sources list it at the time and place you gave. - **Date, time and place:** Nov 12, 2026, 7:00–8:30 pm at the Pasadena Museum of History. General admission is $18 and PMH members pay $13. - **Speaker and topic:** Shawn Price, Dine'Tah Navajo Cultural Program Director and historian, will discuss the highway's economic impact on tribal communities. - **Address:** 470 W. Walnut St., Pasadena. - **Second source:** Pasadena Now also reports the 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 start. I wasn't sure what "stamped maybe" meant. Pasadena Now did report a separate Route 66 stamp unveiling at the museum, but that is a different event from this talk. Sources: pasadenahistory.org, pasadenanow.com
skipFree Presentation Part IV The Southern California Rebellion and the Mexican Cession
Mexican Cession and Southern California rebellion history is only loosely adjacent to territorial Southwest and Western interests, with no named scholar. [history lecture]
maybeDean’s Distinguished Lecture
University lecture 4 miles away with no subject or speaker listed. The subject would settle it. [history lecture]
needs: lecture subject: Dean's Distinguished Lecture
maybeExploration Talk: Inherited Stories, Evolving Identities
Latine generational identity and creative expression is only faintly adjacent to the identity-and-heritage interests; no ledger scholar or subject. [stamped maybe] [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
skipDavid LaChapelle Artist Talk
Fashion and photography artist talk is somewhat adjacent to the day job, but no ledger entity and no subject is listed. [history lecture]
maybeEMSI LA2026 "Erasing and Restoring Memory at El Pueblo de Los Ángeles"
Panel on the Siqueiros mural and censorship. Somewhat adjacent via LA history and memory (conditional, weight 1), but no ledger scholar or subject. [stamped maybe] [history lecture, Los Angeles history and memory]
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/
skipEMSI LA2026 "Erasing and Restoring Memory"
Same Siqueiros plática as the other LA Plaza listing. Mild LA history and memory adjacency, no ledger scholar or subject. [history lecture, Los Angeles history and memory]
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/)
maybeHer Best Role Yet: Women Over 50 On Screen
Subject is women in film over 50, only loosely near film history, and no speaker could be found. 35 miles away. [stamped maybe] [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.
maybeThe Jealous Curator: Real Artists Wear Black and Other Lies
Book talk on art and creativity with no listed speaker. Not adjacent to any named subject. [stamped maybe] [history lecture]
skipAnnual Symposium on the History of Women in Los Angeles
Symposium on LA women's history; adjacent to Los Angeles history and memory but no ledger scholar or subject match. Venue is 35 miles out. [history lecture]
skipCara Romero in Conversation
Artist conversation with no listed subject; mild adjacency via the Autry and Native American and Western material, but nothing in the ledger decides it. [stamped no] [history lecture, Autry Museum of the American West]
skipJinn and the Hidden Realms: A Talk by Dr. Ali A Olomi
Talk on jinn is somewhat adjacent to his religion and esoteric interests, but it is not a ledger subject or scholar. It is listed for a glance, not a verdict. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipNina Fresco Presents First Around the World: The History of the Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Local-history library talk on the Santa Monica Municipal Airport. Somewhat adjacent via aviation and Los Angeles history, but no ledger subject or scholar. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipLiving Mythology & the Mind's Eye - A Talk with Ike Baker
Mythology and the mind's eye is somewhat adjacent to esoteric and religious-movement interests; the venue (Philosophical Research Society) is mixed in the stamps. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipFanchon & Marco: Theatrical Pioneers of the Art Deco Era
He stamped this exact listing no. Mild adjacency to film and theater history, but it is a breakfast-club talk and he passed on it. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipCalifornia History Book Talk: California Dreams by Miriam Pawel
Book talk on California history. Only loosely adjacent to Los Angeles history and Western territorial history, and 37 mi out. [history lecture]
skipA Conversation with Stephanie Shih
No subject listed; a photographer talk at LACMA is only loosely adjacent to the fashion and Asian American interests. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipMesmerized: The Lasting Legacy of an 18th-Century Health Fad
Lecture on mesmerism's history; only loosely adjacent to esoteric and occult subjects. No ledger scholar and no named speaker. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipOn Photography: Patssi Valdez & Christina Fernandez
Artist talk on photography by two speakers not in the ledger; loosely adjacent to the Moriyama and creator-specific exhibition interests, but 40+ miles out. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipPicasso. Passion for Ceramics with Salvador Haro González | Opening Lecture & Book Signing
Lecture on Picasso's ceramics; a creator-specific art subject, but not one of the listed creators or subjects, so only loosely adjacent to the exhibitions cluster. [history lecture]
skipLil Jon discusses I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me
Lil Jon memoir book talk; only loosely adjacent to the Black dance-music lineages, and no ledger scholar or listed subject. [history lecture]
skipAuthor Talk | *He Has the People: Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860*
Lincoln and the 1860 election is not a ledger subject. Slight adjacency: American political history, and the Autry is a known venue. Listed for the lecture page. [stamped no] [history lecture, Autry Museum of the American West]
skipLecture & Demonstration: Samurai Spirit Alive
Japanese cultural demonstration in America is a wait-for-the-trip no. Samurai theme is only loosely near chanbara film. [history lecture]
skipNovember Meeting: Frida Cinema with Amy O'Neill
Same listing already stamped no. The Frida is a venue he likes, but this club meeting has no film or subject he wants. [stamped no] [The Frida Cinema, history lecture]
skipRedlining in L.A.: What Have We Learned and What More Can We Do?
Lecture on LA redlining; loosely adjacent to Los Angeles history and memory, no named speaker or ledger subject. [history lecture]
skipAwareness Fest: Cracking The Code: Phil Sharp and The Biotech Revolution
A biotech talk is hard science, and the festival framing has no ledger person; only weakly adjacent. [history lecture]
skipAwareness Fest: Cracking The Code: Phil Sharp and The Biotech Revolution
A biotech talk is hard science, and the festival framing has no ledger person; only weakly adjacent. Duplicate of the other Awareness Fest listing. [history lecture]
skipBook Talk: Miss Kathi, Humanitarian Work in North Korea
Book talk on humanitarian work in North Korea. Only loosely adjacent to East Asia interests, with no ledger subject or scholar. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipA Talk Through Pier History
Local-history talk on Santa Monica Pier. Weak adjacency to LA history and memory, no ledger scholar, 41 mi away. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipCalifornia Art History Lecture by Jean Stern with Gold Medal Artist Meet & Greet
Lecture on California art history; loosely adjacent to the Autry's Western/American West interest but not a ledger subject. Far away (38 mi). [history lecture]
skipWho Was Frankenstein's Monster?
A library talk with a literary subject and no named speaker. It is only loosely adjacent to the hard SF and Shelley-era interests, so it is listed rather than surfaced. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipArtist Walkthrough: Chase Hall
Artist talk on a contemporary painter, listed as a lecture; only weakly adjacent through museum culture, with no ledger subject. [history lecture]
skipPublic Lecture in Armenian: Ազգ, Անդրազգ, Սփիւռքազգ
Armenian diaspora and nation lecture, delivered in Armenian. The diaspora theme is only weakly adjacent, and an earlier stamp on the same lecture was no. [history lecture, diaspora studies]
skipMusic Alive in the Archive: Legacy and Promise--65 Years of the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive
A survey-style archive symposium. The one named performance is a gagaku concert, and Japanese cultural performance in America is a no. Only loosely adjacent to the Japan interest. [ledger no outranks the no stamp] [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
Library talk on Conan Doyle's private library; bookish and collecting-adjacent but not one of the named subjects, and no named scholar. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipFrom Debdou’s Little Seville to America’s Guess: Rural Artisans and Global Designers
Owner stamped this exact lecture no. Only faint adjacency via designers and the day job. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipNative American Heritage Month: Migration and Family History
Generic Native American family-history event, only loosely adjacent to the Comanche and treaty-law interests. A similar stamped library event was a no. [history lecture]
skipWriters Bloc Presents Melissa Murray and Katie Porter
Same Writers Bloc event as a stamped no (Murray and Porter at Moss Theater); a political talk with only distant adjacency to the scholar subjects. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipLiving Diaspora, Thinking Diaspora: Khachig Tölölyan in Conversation with Talar Chahinian and Sossie Kasbarian
Lecture on diaspora studies by an Armenian studies scholar. Diaspora studies is only a weak ledger neighbor, and the stamped Armenian diaspora lecture was a no. The lookup confirmed details but added no subject that ties it to Ben's interests. [history lecture, diaspora studies]
resolved: The event is confirmed. The sources give the same details you listed. - **Date and time:** Tue, Nov 3, 7–9pm PST . - **Location:** Leavey Library (LVL), LVL 17 , 650 West 35th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089. - **Cost:** Free and open to the public, but RSVP is required. - **Context:** It is part of Tölölyan's residency as the USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies' second Seminal Scholar-in-Residence. It is the third and final public event of that residency. Sources: - USC Event Calendar (calendar.usc.edu/leavey_library_lvl) - USC Institute of Armenian Studies (dornsife.usc.edu/armenian/2026/09/16/institute-welcomes-khachig-tololyan/) - Asbarez (asbarez.com/khachig-tololyan-to-begin-scholars-residency-at-usc-armenian-institute/)
skipDylan Thuras
Atlas Obscura co-founder in a speaker series; a survey of curiosities, only faintly adjacent to oddities and travel. Glance only; no listed subject. [history lecture]
skipAncient Mexican Ceramics
Ancient ceramics sits outside the ledger; only a faint material-culture adjacency. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipArtist Talk: Wilson/Reafs
Contemporary gallery artist talk with no subject listed, only faintly adjacent to fashion and art interests. Listed as a glance, not a verdict. [history lecture]
skipFelicia Chiao: Closing Event and Artist Talk
Closing-day artist talk by an artist not in the ledger. Only faint adjacency to East Asian identity, and 40 miles away.
skipStars and Make Believe: Doing Astrocartography Amidst Global Displacement
Astrocartography talk at the Philosophical Research Society; only faintly adjacent to the diaspora and displacement themes, and similar PRS talks were stamped no. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipExhibition Walkthrough: Stuart Horodner on 'Jack Whitten. The Numinous'
A curator walkthrough of a Jack Whitten show. He is an unlisted painter, so adjacency is weak (art-gallery exhibition format only). [history lecture]
skipJon L. Pitt Lecture
A lecture with no subject listed and no ledger scholar. Adjacency is low, though the OCMA venue gives a faint arts link. [history lecture]
skipSpirits of the 1920's with Rob Zabrecky
Talk on 1920s spirits at the Breakfast Club, 36 mi out. No ledger subject or scholar, and it leans toward booze. Only loosely adjacent to LA history. [history lecture]
skipArt in Context: Garden Party! Monet’s Giverny to the Modern Landscape
Art lecture on Monet's Giverny and modern landscape. This is only faintly adjacent to the day-job and exhibition interests, with no ledger subject or scholar. [history lecture]
skipTrojan Family Weekend Speaker Talk: Voices of Change: Dean Franita Tolson on Law's Transformative Power
Law dean's talk on law and civil rights; only loosely adjacent to treaty law and political philosophy. Listed as a lecture, not a ledger scholar. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipExploration, Colonialism, and Celebrity: Joshua Reynolds’s Portrait of Mai
Art-history talk on Reynolds, colonialism and celebrity: only loosely adjacent to the history and material-culture interests, and no ledger subject or scholar is named. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipThe History of the Chrysanthemum
Horticultural history talk; only faint adjacency to Japan-linked material culture, no ledger scholar or subject. [history lecture]
skipOur Planetary Mirror: Reimagining Humanity on the Scale of the Earth
Owner stamped this exact lecture no. A planetary-scale humanities talk with no ledger subject. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipCole Rockarts with Sandy Hudson, “Fired Up About Unions”
Owner stamped this exact book talk no. Labor politics talk with little adjacency to the ledger. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipPanoramic Vistas, Visionary Dreams
Owner stamped this exact listing no. Weak adjacency only. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipNational Geographic Live - Discovering the Galapagos
Nature and exploration travelogue. A survey, and outdoors and natural history are on the skip list. [history lecture]
skipTongva Legends: The Seven Sisters
Same listing already stamped no; Tongva folklore storytelling has no ledger adjacency. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipIan Bremmer
Geopolitics speaker in the Distinguished Speaker Series, the same series as the Clinton listing he stamped no. Only faintly adjacent to political philosophy. [history lecture]
skipJean Stern Presents: The Artists of Catalina
Art-history talk on California regional painters; only faintly adjacent (Los Angeles history, art), no ledger subject. [history lecture]
skipBook Talk - "Safe Passage"
Book talk with no subject or author in the listing; no stated adjacency to the ledger. [history lecture]
skipFBI Guest Speaker: Kristen Von Kleinsmid
Speaker named but no subject listed; an FBI talk sits close to the true-crime skip list, so adjacency to his interests is weak. [history lecture]
skipAfter Hours: Titanic - The Life and Times of Titanic Survivor Edwina Troutt MacKenzie
Local museum talk on a Titanic survivor; only loosely adjacent to the film and history interests, nothing in the ledger. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipWAGS Hybrid Meeting: Collette Hokanson "The Genealogy Puzzle: Putting the Right Pieces Together"
Genealogy society talk on research methods. It is only loosely adjacent to the history interests, with no ledger subject or scholar. [history lecture]
skip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
College-admissions roundtable in Chinese; the AI/STEM angle is only a weak adjacency to the AI interest, and no listed subject or speaker is in the ledger. [history lecture]
skipInteresting Stories & Characters in the History of Medicine Pt 2
Medical history lecture 47 miles out; no adjacency to the ledger subjects, like the stamped-no science lectures. [history lecture]
skipOf Time and Material: Katy Hessel, Torkwase Dyson, Nora Lawrence, and Sarita Dubin In Conversation
Contemporary art conversation among critics and curators; no clear adjacency to the ledger subjects, only loose material-culture overlap in the title. [history lecture]
skipLectures on Tap - The Cases That Changed Forensic Psychology
Forensic psychology case talk; little adjacency to the doc's subjects beyond a faint true-crime flavor. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipKarl Rove – National Civics Day
Civics talk by a political figure; little adjacency to the listed subjects (political philosophy only at a stretch), and no scholar or subject listed. [history lecture]
skipAuthor Talk: Thao Ha
An author talk with no listed subject or ledger scholar; no adjacency visible. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipArnold Schoenberg and That Ol' Atonal Music: A Conversation
Atonal classical music falls under the classical-and-minimalism no. [history lecture]
skipNicole Levin “Diary of a Mad Girl” – Discussion and Book Signing
Book signing with no ledger subject or scholar; no adjacency to the listed subjects. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipTalk & Book Signing with Banafsheh Sayyad
Book talk with no subject listed and no ledger scholar; no clear adjacency to any of the subjects. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipMeet Fox News' Trace Gallagher
Cable-news host meet-and-greet at a presidential library; no ledger subject or scholar, so adjacency to my subjects is essentially none. [history lecture]
skipIn Conversation with Michael Wolff
A political-journalist conversation. It has no adjacency to any subject in the doc, and similar 'In Conversation' talks were stamped no. [history lecture]
skipMelissa Auf der Maur and Shirley Manson in Conversation
Musicians in conversation at LACMA; no ledger subject, and the closest analogue (Jane Fonda in conversation) was a no. [history lecture]
skipEvening with An Author: Mikki Brammer
An author talk at a seniors center. The subject is unlisted and shows no adjacency to the document's subjects. [history lecture]
skipTaryn Delanie Smith discusses Welcome to the Afterlife
Book talk on afterlife spirituality; no adjacency to the ledger subjects. [history lecture]
skipAdam Grant with Jennifer Garner
Celebrity-conversation talk on organizational psychology; no adjacency to the owner's subjects. Like the Clinton and Writers Bloc stamps. [history lecture]
skipChef Marcus Samuelsson in Conversation
Chef conversation; food is on the skip list and nothing in it is adjacent to the document's subjects. [history lecture]
skip“Is Nonfiction Dead?”: Answers to Burning Questions from the Publishing Post-Apocalypse
Publishing-industry talk. No ledger subject or scholar, so little adjacency. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipMaria Geyman in Conversation for With Tea
Author conversation at a food-oriented venue. Tea and food are off-ledger and the author is unlisted. [history lecture]
skipBobbo Byrnes at Indie Author Day
Local author talk at a library. No ledger subject, with only faint adjacency to books and writing. [history lecture]
skipBook of the Month with Carla Fountain at Fair Trade Long Beach
A book club-style talk with no subject or ledger author named, so no adjacency to the ledger's subjects. [history lecture]
skipIn Conversation with Matt Fraser
Same listing already stamped no; conversation with no adjacency to his subjects. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipScience and Your Health with Investigator Pam Lee, MD
He stamped this exact listing no. A personal-health lecture, with no adjacency to any of his subjects. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipDiscovery Lecture Series
Marine-science lecture series with no listed subject or speaker; not adjacent to any of the owner's subjects, and the same series was stamped no. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipDistinguished Speaker Series: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Same series and speaker as the stamped no (Hillary Clinton at Long Beach Convention Center); political celebrity, no adjacency. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipGrand Avenue Talking Tour
A museum tour of Grand Avenue, close to the architecture-tour skip list; no listed subject or speaker, so there is no adjacency to the ledger. [history lecture]
skipLectures on Tap - The History & Science of L.A.’s Wild Parrots
Bar lecture on LA's wild parrots; natural-history subject with no adjacency to the document's interests, and a drinks-night format. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipIn Conversation with Sophia Bush
Celebrity author conversation at a bookstore with no subject listed; near zero adjacency to listed subjects (similar to the Fonda and Clinton no stamps). [history lecture]
skipArt Works - Jane Fonda in conversation with author Ken Grossinger
Jane Fonda author conversation; this exact listing was stamped no. Adjacency to his subjects is essentially none: celebrity access as the draw. [stamped no] [history lecture]
skipAging Like a Pro: Sleep Smarter
A general health talk with no adjacency to the document's subjects. [history lecture]
skip'Faraway Home' at the Newport Beach Film Fest
A film-festival screening is scored on its film. Faraway Home is not in or adjacent to the ledger, and the listing has no director.
skipPBW & Perfectly Imperfect Presents: iKeda
The Echo is an audition yes, but the lineage lookup is already resolved: a London indie/electro/bassline artist, not the electro lineage or any other ledger scene. [electro]
resolved: **iKeda:** I found no source describing a DJ set. Listings call it a live show, and Live Nation tags it Dance/Electronic. iKeda is a London-based artist working across indie, electro and bassline, with a sound rooted in club energy. Her live presence balances vulnerability and intensity. **PBW:** I couldn't confirm who PBW is. No result defines it. Perfectly Imperfect is an online newsletter and social media platform that has expanded its event promotion/sponsorship to markets such as Los Angeles . **Crowd:** The Oh My Rockness listing says All Ages .
skipAnnual Symposium on the History of Women in Los Angeles
Symposium on LA women's history; adjacent to Los Angeles history and memory but no ledger scholar or subject match. Venue is 35 miles out. [history lecture]
Film Series “Everything in This House is Gay (and Asian)”
Local’s Night – Dogtown and Z-Boys
State of the City Address
Awareness Festival: The Truer History of The Chan Family
Community Book Circle
FBI Guest Speaker: Kristen Von Kleinsmid
Opening Reception for “Squeezed Out” – The Art of Barbara Hendricks
Thursday Night Club Run
Once Upon A Mattress
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
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
Country Music Blowout!
Hollywood AI Short Film Festivals — 6 World Premieres + Live Filmmakers
Unlimited Dosa Night
One Act: Work-in-Progress Screening at Film Independent
Monday Night Salsa & Bachata Socials
Track Tuesday
Italian Pizza Party
Blind Runner
Wednesday Salsa Bachata Nights | Classes+After Party
Celebrating LatinX AIDS Awareness Day 2026
Evening with An Author: Mikki Brammer
David LaChapelle Artist Talk
The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor
Mr Radical, Delta-P, Youth Liberation, Front, Faceplant, Headbored