The RoundUp by BLK Events LA | 2/18-2/22

From Frieze Art Week to stage plays, oxtail socials & more, here's your one-stop shop for Black events in Los Angeles this weekend!

We have 70 amazing events to be excited about!

Stay updated for event reviews, and my Thursday roundup on Tiktok / Instagram, and follow my Instagram stories for events announced after the video drop!

All events are organized into categories by date and linked for easy access. Have fun, Stay Black!

🗓 = recurring weekly | ❤️ = Jocelyn-approved | 🌈 = Queer-led ✨ = Popular

🤝🏾 = Jocelyn’s going! | LA Fire Relief: 🙏🏾

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Art + Community

All week!

1. 2/18-2/23: FRIEZE Art Week ✨

   1. An article highlighting Black exhibitions across LA!

Thursday 2/20

1. Town Hall at Sip & Sonder in Inglewood ❤️🌈✨

2. Local’s Night Takeover ft. Offhand Wine Bar at Santa Monica Pier ❤️✨

3. Wine Industry Meetup at 1010 Winebar in Inglewood ✨

Friday 2/21

1. 2/21-2/24: Douglas Lyons’ DON’T TOUCH MY HAIR at the Atwater Village Theatre

2. FRIEZE Weekend ft. Rugiyatou Ylva Jallow at NeueHouse in Venice Beach ✨

3. Black Is, Black Ain’t: Opening Reception at Little Pot Ceramics Studio in Jefferson Park 🌈✨

4. Free Haircuts for Altadena Residents at Alinement - The Wellness Barbershop in Mid-City ✨🙏🏾

5. The Function ft. The Blackout Game Night at Sip & Sonder in Inglewood ❤️✨

Saturday 2/22

1. 2/22-2/23: FRIEZE Weekend ft. New Growth by Calvin Clausell ❤️✨

2. A Very Queer Charity Benefit with Queer Aunties LA (Location with Ticket Purchase) ❤️🌈✨

3. ArtHouse Film Lab Grand Opening in Chinatown

4. Adopt A Plant: Fire Victims Fundraiser at The Plant Chica in Leimert Park ❤️✨🙏🏾

5. Bonfire Stories Comedy Show at LTE Studios in Arts District ❤️✨

6. Pasadena Community Fridge Launch at We Are Neighbors and Friends in Pasadena ✨🙏🏾

7. InFocus: Black Cinema at South Park Center in DTLA ✨

8. No Boys Allowed: 3rd Annual Galentines Pajama Jam in Arts District ✨

Sunday 2/23

1. At the Super: Art During Revolutionary Times at The Line LA Hotel in K-Town 🌈✨

2. Hands In the Soil: Holding Space Wellness Day at Arlington Garden in Pasadena ✨🙏🏾

3. Black Family Archive: For the Love of LA in at Black Image Center in Culver City ✨🙏🏾

4. All Love Racquet Club: The Cookout Tennis Event Honoring Black History at Rancho Cienega Recreation Center Tennis Court in Baldwin Hills ✨

5. LA LGBT Center: Highly Loved Day of Care for Black Queer Folks at The Works LA in Pasadena 🌈✨🤝🏾🙏🏾

Live Music

Thursday 2/20

1. Jammin' On the Hill at Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen in View Park-Windsor Hills ❤️✨

2. What Don’t Y’all Do? Live Show ft. Buddy and Liv.e at SoHo Warehouse Garden in Arts District ✨🙏🏾

Friday 2/21

1. Orchestra Noir: Y2K Meets 90s Tour at Fox PAC in Riverside ✨

2. A Night with Willie Jones at Coke Studios LA Live in DTLA ✨

Saturday 2/22

1. Orchestra Noir: Y2K Meets 90s Tour at The Wiltern in K-Town ✨

2. Black From Home & Friends at the Mint in Pico-Roberston ✨

Sunday 2/23

1. Leimert Park Jazz: The Melanin Horns at AzizGallerie in Leimert Park ❤️✨

Parties

Thursday 2/20

1. Hip-Hop & R&B at Dot Speakeasy in Hollywood ❤️✨🗓

2. Honey Roots: Carnival Edition at Ethiopix Lounge in Lil Ethiopia ✨🗓

3. Interlude at LoveNote in DTLA ✨🗓

Friday 2/21

1. Black Women Spin: A Black Girl Party “Doechii” Edition at WAX ON HI-FI in DTLA ✨

2. Leisure Lounge at Continental Club in DTLA 🌈✨

3. Show Me Love at The Peppermint Club in West Hollywood ❤️✨

4. Nside Voices: Ntermission at Sauced Rooftop in DTLA ✨

5. Spray Day 3: Graffiti Party at 9Thirty LA in Arts District ✨

6. Radio Runway at Bar Franca in DTLA 🌈✨

Saturday 2/22

1. Carnival is Black History: A Conversation & A Party at Soho House in Arts District ✨

2. DREAMBASH: Anime + R&BAE Party in DTLA ✨

3. Taste Ent: Queens of Music at Fountain LA in K-Town 🌈✨

4. Capicua: Dia De La Independencia Party at Casita in Hollywood ✨

Sunday 2/23

1. Rhythm N Brunch at Jungle in Hollywood ✨

2. Oxtail Social at 1010 Wine Bar in Inglewood ✨

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