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1650 Hillhurst Ave.Under the outdoor faux cabana of Joseph Cordova's venerable Los Feliz taco hut, Best Fish Taco in Ensenada — a spot that looks like a cross between a Corona Light commercial and Keanu Reeves' man cave — there are yuks aplenty. Normally you'd come ...Kris wants to do this9 days ago -
3325 Division St.Elephant Art Space's casual Sunday afternoon receptions are a whirl of dogs running in the backyard, kids crawling around, Christmas lights, exhibitions of stellar local and national up-and-coming artists and Tecate beer in cans with sizzling hot ...Rita wants to do this10 days ago -
5253 W. AdamsOne of L.A.'s leading tell-all storytelling shows, Don't Tell My Mother is packed with wall-to-wall stories of a consistently high quality. The performances usually are great, too. Not surprisingly, mothers themselves make frequent, usually unapol...Norma wants to do this18 days ago
All 2012 Arts & Entertainment Awards
- Best Afternoon House Party
- Best All-Ages Venue
- Best All-Ages Venue, East L.A. Edition
- Best Alternative To The Moth
- Best Aquarium-Slash–History Lesson
- Best Architectural Car Wash
- Best Archive Of Global Protest Art
- Best Argument That Chinatown Is Still A Vital Art Neighborhood
- Best Art Gallery For Math And Science Geeks
- Best Backyard Art Gallery
- Best Bar For An Adult Birthday Party
- Best Blues Club
- Best Celebrity-Studded Gallery Openings
- Best Cheap Date
- Best Chinatown Karaoke
- Best Cigar Lounge For Jazz Lovers
- Best Comedy School For Kids
- Best Comedy Show At A Taco Stand
- Best Comedy Show Below Sea Level
- Best Concert Venue
- Best Contemporary Art Mall
- Best Country Venue
- Best Dance Series If You Had To Pick Just One
- Best Drag Club Night
- Best Drive-In For Remembering L.A.'s Car-Culture Heyday
- Best Experimental Puppet Theater
- Best Film Series In Landmark Movie Palaces
- Best Folk Club
- Best Fourth Of July Fireworks
- Best Free Comedy Night At A Bar
- Best Free Concert Series
- Best Gallery Receptions That Feel Like House Parties
- Best Gay Bar
- Best Hidden Museum
- Best Highbrow Public Art
- Best Hip Dinner/Theater Combination
- Best Hotel Pool Party
- Best Improv Show
- Best Indie Movie Theater
- Best Jazz Club
- Best Jazz Jam Session
- Best Karaoke
- Best Library To Get Serious Work Done
- Best Mini Museum
- Best Movie Music Revue
- Best Multiplex Movie Theater
- Best Music At An Art Event
- Best Neighborhood Movie Theater To See A Blockbuster
- Best New Blue-Chip Weho Gallery
- Best New Mexican Heritage Museum
- Best New Museum
- Best New Performance Art Space
- Best New Theater
- Best Nostalgia Library
- Best Odd Sports–Watching Outing
- Best Oddball Carousel
- Best Off-The-Beaten-Path Stand-Up Comedy Party
- Best One-Woman Museum
- Best Opera With Alcohol
- Best Outdoor History Museum
- Best Outdoor Silver Head
- Best Performing Footwear
- Best Place For Good, Mystical Mojo
- Best Place To See Antique Maps
- Best Place To Study Photography
- Best Place To Tell Your First Story In Public
- Best Pocket Cemetery
- Best Police Encounter
- Best Public Library To Spoil You Rotten
- Best Punk Museum
- Best Reason To Visit The Natural History Museum
- Best Revamped Japanese Garden
- Best Rooftop Party
- Best Sexy Private Party Space
- Best Sketch-Comedy/Improv Mash-Up Show
- Best Skid Row Comedy Show
- Best Special Effects Class
- Best Spooky Art Emporium
- Best Stand-Up Comedy Show
- Best Storytelling Series For Embarrassing Yourself
- Best Street Art–friendly Print Shop And Clubhouse
- Best Studio Tour
- Best Sunday Night Improv
- Best Tabloid-Style L.A. Tour
- Best Theater Company
- Best Theater For Your Script Reading
- Best Ticket To L.A.'s Macabre Underground
- Best Tiki Bar
- Best TV Taping For A Casual Friday Night Out
- Best Venice Backyard
- Best Video Art Exhibit
- Best Water Park Downtown
- Best Writers' Workshop