EVENTS YOU CAN ASSIST FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME
Source: Laist
TCM Classic Film Festival: Special Home Edition
This marathon celebrates the last 10 years of TCM’s great festival, which usually happens in Hollywood. The home edition features movies and festival moments from past years. The lineup includes A Hard Day’s Night (1964), with an intro from Alec Baldwin and Don Was at the 2014 festival and a Q&A with Eve Marie Saint before a screening of North by Northwest (1959) at the 2013 fest. The virtual shindig closes out with Victor/Victoria (1982) at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. Check out exclusive content and interact with hosts and special guests on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
COST: TCM subscription/access; MORE INFO
April 17 – 19; 3 – 11 p.m.
Couch LA
The livestream local music festival airs on the Badass Bands YouTube page with a combo of live and pre-recorded performances. The lineup includes Jeff Miller (Black Crystal Wolf Kids), Jessi Williams and Coyote, Austin Antoine, Bertrand Vellky, the Gooms, Lauren Ruth Ward and the Zmed Brothers. Funds raised will be split 50/50 between artists and local venue GoFundMe pages (going toward the staff of the Satellite and the Hi Hat).
COST: $10 donation; MORE INFO
April 17; 6 p.m.
Can I Live?
Watch the relaunch of Amber Rollo’s weekly livestreaming comedy show live from New York. The comedian, actor and writer teams up with fellow comedians for a night of stand-up on Zoom. The lineup features Remy Kassimir, Gabe Pacheco, Chris Calogero and J-L Cauvin. Once you purchase a ticket, you will receive a Zoom link to join.
COST: $5; MORE INFO
April 17
YCP Live Reads
At 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays in April, the Latino Film Institute live streams script reading sessions from its Youth Cinema Project. Talented folks from shows such as Narcos Mexico, Queen of the South, Gentefied, Vida, The Sinner, Los Espookys and One Day at a Time read stories created by participants from the various California school districts. Find the readings on the YCP website.
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
April 18; 11 a.m.
One World: Together At Home
Welcome to Live Aid for the COVID-19 era. Coordinated by Global Citizen with Lady Gaga, comedians, actors and musicians perform (from home) to show support for frontline healthcare workers and the World Health Organization. Participants include Alicia Keys, Amy Poehler, Juanes, Sofi Tucker, Jessie J, Hozier, Stevie Wonder, Awkwafina and dozens of others. The show is being broadcast on major networks and streaming services beginning at 11 a.m. PDT.
COST: FREE with RSVP; MORE INFO
April 18; 7:30 p.m.
The Verdi Chorus
The Verdi Chorus holds its first online concert, streaming its spring 2018 program The Force of Destiny. This is the only choral group in Southern California that focuses primarily on music for opera choruses, and the concert features selections from three Verdi works (La forza del destino, Nabucco and the opening party scene of La Traviata) as well as Strauss’ Die Fledermaus. The concert will be shown on the Verdi Chorus website and will then be available on Facebook for 48 hours.
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
April 18
Doggo – A Dog Themed Art Show
Giant Robot opens an art show focusing our four-legged friends and fur babies. Curated by Cassia Lupo it features more than two dozen artists including Allison Bamcat, Angela Song, Deth P. Sun, Felix Galvan and Nikki Lukas Longfish. The opening happens on Instagram Live on Saturday at noon PDT. The works will be on view through May 15.
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
April 19
Slow Down Sundays / #QuestosWreckaStow
Questlove has been easing audiences into a new week with his “Slow Down Sundays” extended sets streamed on several different channels including Twitch, YouTube, Periscope, Instagram and Twitter. The sets are chill, the mixes are hot and Questlove tells stories between tunes. He’s also raising funds for NYC’s Food Hub. If you haven’t heard his recent Bill Withers tribute, do yourself a favor and press play now.
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
April 19; 7 p.m.
King Trivia Live!
The trivia company moves its games from bars and restaurants to live streaming on Twitch twitch.tv/kingtrivia. They run trivia nights on Wednesdays and Sundays at 7 p.m. PDT with contests and raffle prizes available each night.
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
Ongoing
Free HBO
Because we all need more screen time, HBO has made several of its titles available without subscription. The network is offering unlimited access to 500 hours of programming through HBO Now and HBO Go. Catch up on documentaries, movies and series such as Barry, The Sopranos, Big Little Lies, Silicon Valley, Six Feet Under, Succession and The Wire.
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
The Stay Home and Read a Book Ball: Safer at Home Edition
The Library Foundation of Los Angeles celebrated its 32nd annual nonevent for bookworms on March 1. With all of us under #stayhome orders, it’s the perfect time to read a great book. Share what you’re reading and offer recommendations on social by using the #StayHomeandRead hashtag.
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
Docs from IDFA
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam has made more than 800 films from its extensive collection available online, either for free or for a nominal amount. The free titles include Ukrainian Sheriffs, a “tragicomic portrait” of two sheriffs in a remote Ukrainian village, and Slaves, an animated documentary about two former child slaves kidnapped by the Sudanese military. Not all titles are available to stream worldwide.
COST: FREE; MORE INFO