Kevin O'Keeffe

Blacking out on the weekends usually is a forgettable experience -- by definition. But the Blackout hosted by nonprofit Free L.A. -- a multimedia, one-night-only event -- promises to be anything but. The Blackout is an extension of the organization's mission: to showcase and nurture up-and-coming arts and entertainment talent......

How do nocturnal animal lovers enjoy the zoo? Simple: They go to the L.A. Zoo's Roaring Nights. An extension of the zoo's normal operating hours, Roaring Nights, which debuted July 11, has two more nights ahead for patrons 18 and older. It's more than just an extension, though -- Roaring......

Updated, with a comment from the L.A. Times, below Recently laid-off L.A. Times arts reporter Jori Finkel is L.A.'s most wanted woman -- by museum directors, at least. After Variety first broke the news that Finkel would be one of 11 employees laid off as the paper looks toward potentially......

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