BeautyCon
WHEN: August 12-13
WHERE: Los Angeles Convention Center
WHAT: A gathering of the foremost beauty gurus on Instagram, IRL
WHY: For the beauty-obsessed, get some FaceTime with the makers of your favorite YouTube tutorialists. And finally learn how to do that flawless #wingtip.
AntiPatriarchal Masculinities
WHEN: August 3- September 10
WHERE: Los Angeles LGBT Center, The Village at Ed Gould Plaza
WHAT: Artist Sugiyama uses portraiture to explore the possibilities of breaking the binary through non-oppressive masculinity.
WHY: Anti-Patriarchal for the win.
Ovarian Psycos: Clitoral Mass
WHEN: August 5, 11 A.M.
WHERE: Los Angeles State Historic Park
WHAT: L.A.’s favorite queer bicycle brigade takes to the streets for its 6th annual Misa Negra bike ride.
WHY: The ride is open to all, and, in the words of the psycos themselves, we need solidarity now more than ever.
Modern Tarot with Michelle Tea
WHEN: July 27, 7:30 to 9:30 P.M.
WHERE: Otherwild
WHAT: Iconic queer writer Michelle Tea spills the T on tarot readings and mystical magic while reading from her new book.
WHY: It’s in the cards, babes.
Scare L.A. 2017
WHEN: August 5-6
WHERE: Los Angeles Convention Center
WHAT: Halloween comes early as L.A.’s spookiest citizens come together to haunt the city en masse. And drink.
WHY: Why wait ‘til October?
Eat Only When You’re Hungry
WHEN: August 10, 7:30 P.M.
WHERE: Skylight Books
WHAT: Lindsay Hunter reads from her new book about an estranged father and son.
WHY: Special guest Roxane Gay will also be in attendance.
The Spirit Guild Tour
WHEN: August 2, 4:30 P.M.
WHERE: The Spirit Guild, 586 Mateo St.
WHAT: A tour (and tasting) of L.A.’s finest clear alcoholic beverages.
WHY: Gin and vodka are both gluten-free.
