December's rabbit, rabbit

DECEMBER 1ST, 2023

HEADLINES

It’s that time of the month again. Let’s all take a deep breath and say Rabbit, Rabbit out loud…

Ahh, perfect.

Another great month starts now. And it’s Friday, LA. Let’s do this.

• CONSISTENCY 🚀 On Mondays, CuratedLA will post vintage LA content, Wednesdays we will chart it up with podcast and streaming rankings, and on Fridays, we will provide ‘On this day…'

⏪️ ON THIS DAY: DECEMBER 1ST

1. 🔍️ 1887: Sherlock Holmes first appears in print in ‘Study in Scarlet.’

2. 🏎️ 1913: Ford Motor Company institutes world’s first moving assembly line for the Model T Ford.

3. 👯‍♀️ 1953: Hugh Hefner publishes first edition of Playboy Magazine, featuring Marilyn Monroe as the magazine’s first centerfold.

4. 🎞️ 1956: The musical comedy film, ‘The Girl Can’t Help It,’ starring Jayne Mansfield, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, and Gene Vincent, premieres.

5. 🎸 1957: Buddy Holly & The Crickets make their Ed Sullivan Show debut, performing ‘That’ll Be The Day,’ and ‘Peggy Sue.’

6. 🎵 1971: John Lennon and Yoko Ono release single, ‘Happy Xmas (War is Over)’ in the United States.

7. ⛳️ 1973: Jack Nicklaus wins the Walt Disney World Open at -13 under-par. Nicklaus becomes first golfer to reach $2 million in PGA TOUR earnings.

8. 👮 1984: ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ premieres in Los Angeles.

9. 📻️ 1997: Westinghouse formally changes its name to CBS.

10. 👑 2003: The Return of the King, the third and final film in the Lord of the Rings series, premieres in Wellington, New Zealand.

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NEWSLETTER CURATED BY WYATT’S MIND

LOCAL

EATS

• PACIFIC PALISADES 🍕 Jemma Pizzeria goes into the recently vacated Roca at Palisades Village.

• HIGHLAND PARK 🍨 Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams opened a location in Highland Park yesterday. The new store is located at: 5601 N. Figueroa Street, 90042.

• LOS FELIZ 🕎 Kismet is celebrating Hanukkah with a special menu from December 7th - 14th: matzoh ball soup, latkes, smoked salmon, pickled herring fish plate, apple cake, and more!

• FROGTOWN 🐸 Frogtown Arts is curating a Holiday Hop with local eats and businesses on December 9th from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. Patrons can enjoy snacks and drinks from Frogtown Brewery, Spoke Bicycle Cafe, Lingua Franca, Just What I Kneaded, and more.

• BEVERLY HILLS 💎 Hip bagels arrive in Beverly Hills with a side of old-school deli vibes.

DEVELOPMENT

• THE 405 🛣️ The Express Lanes on the 405 are now open. The new lanes cover a 14-mile stretch from Seal Beach to Costa Mesa. The lanes are expected to save commuters 15 minutes of travel time.

• BURBANK 🎬️ $500m redevelopment of Warner Bros. Ranch underway.

• EAST HOLLYWOOD 🎞️ 131-unit affordable housing complex pitched for Berendo Street in East Hollywood.

• LA TO VEGAS 🎲 An in-depth look at Brightline West, our future high-speed rail system to Vegas, via CityNerd on YouTube.

EVENTS

🐶 7:00pm Skinny Puppy Belasco Theater
🥇 7:00pm Fool’s Gold The Bellwether
🤙 7:00pm Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, and Ricky Martin Crypto.com Arena
🤠 7:00pm Bootloose Fridays Desert 5 Spot
🎸 7:00pm Orgy, Nathan James, There Is No Us, Silos Whisky A Go Go
🎸 8:00pm I Love The 90’s Tour: Vanilla Ice, Rob Base, Tone Loc, Young MC, and C+C Music Factory Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
🎤 8:00pm Sarah Silverman and Friends Largo
🎙️ 8:00pm Esa-Pekka Salonen and Ravel Walt Disney Concert Hall
🎸 8:00pm Luna Teragram Ballroom
🎸 9:00pm Dillion Francis Mayan Theater
🎸 9:00pm Le Youth The Fonda Theatre
🎙️ 9:30pm Anthony Valadez Townhouse Venice

📆 Things To Do This Weekend in L.A. (We Like L.A.)
🔮 Best Things To Do In Los Angeles and SoCal This Weekend (LAist)
⌚️ Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, thru December 7th (Daily News)

*Best of the Best Events for December now coming Monday!

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CULTURE

ACTIVITIES

• L.A. COMIC CON 💥 L.A. Comic Con starts today at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event is LA’s ultimate destination for comics, gaming, cosplay, anime, and pop culture!

• RYAN STARTED THE FIRE 🔥 BJ Novak (The Office) has been added to Largo’s lineup for December 4th’s Dan Levy and Colleagues.

• TOLUCA LAKE 🎄 The 43rd annual Toluca Lake Christmas Tree Lot, operating daily from 8:00am - 8:00pm.

• BURBANK 🚇️ Metrolink’s Holiday Express Train departs from Burbank next Saturday, December 9th 2023.

• WARNER BROS 🎞️ Warner Bros. Studio Tour again welcoming guests to enjoy holidays on the lot.

• LA ZOO 🦓 Two festive happy hours will take flight during ‘LA Zoo Lights: Animals Aglow’

• ATWATER VILLAGE 🎅 Enjoy nightly caroling and festive feasting at The Tam O’Shanter, weekdays at 5:30pm, weekends at 4:30pm.

• SCISSORHANDS ✂️ Hollywood welcomes back Scissorhands: The Musical,’ running now through January 14th.

COMMUNITY

• GAS ⛽️ Average LA County gas prices drop for 61st time in 62 days.

• WEHO 🏳️‍🌈 The City of West Hollywood turns 39.

• JUDICIAL 🧑‍⚖️ Los Angeles County to open CARE Court one year earlier than it had initially planned.

• OIL PAINTS 🖌️ Documenting Los Angeles in oil paints, block by block.

• STARTING DECEMBER 📆 Eight free things to do to start your December here in Los Angeles.

• LOW THEFT 💪 Catalytic converter theft plummets in Los Angeles.

• DOWNEY 🌆 The City of Downey awards funding to five non-profits.

• DTLA ⛪️ Archdiocese of Los Angeles prepares annual celebration to Our Lady of Guadalupe.

• LONG BEACH 🏖️ The Long Beach Opera receives a $1.25 million gift from Carol Richards.

SPORTS

• RAMS 🏈 Cleveland vs. Rams at Home, Tickets. SPREAD: Rams by 3.5.

• CHARGERS 📣 Chargers vs. Patriots, away. SPREAD: Chargers by 6.

ENTERTAINMENT

• ACADEMY AWARDS 🏆️ An earlier time slot of 4pm set for the Academy Awards, moving up one hour earlier.

• 2023 REWIND ⏪️ A look back on America’s top trends thus far.

WE MADE IT, CUTIE!