From Miz Cracker to the Marley Brothers: Hey SoCalendar Jan 31-Feb 6

Hey SoCal, stop posting your Wordle scores! No one cares!! So swap your social media for an actual social life, from gagging over Mz Cracker to grooving with the Marley Brothers, with a little help for this week’s Hey SoCalendar.

Monday

She’s A Woman Starring Miz Cracker

Dynasty Typewriter at the Hayworth | 2511 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90057 | Jan. 31 | eventbrite.com

Drag queen and comedienne Miz Cracker stars in a full hour of standup and music, discussing dieting, dating, COVID-19, her childhood and mistakes. Told with cheerful pessimism, she shares a message of self-acceptance.

Tuesday

Essential Oils Class

The Oil Connection | 1200 E. Route 66 #104, Glendora, CA 91740 l Tuesdays l eventbrite.com

Join your host Yvonne Nanos and learn what essential oils are, how to use them, and how to take care of yourself with natural options.With the purchase of a ticket, you will receive a custom essential oil roller blend created specifically for your individual needs!

Wednesday

Patton Oswalt, Irene Tu And Company

SuperNova Comedy | 1716 Whitley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028 | Feb. 2 | eventbrite.com

Get over your midweek blues with the help of some laughs from comedians Patton Oswalt, Irene Tu and more at this outdoor standup comedy show with full bar and food. 

Thursday

Enrique Martinez Celaya ‘SEA SKY LAND: towards a map of everything’

USC Fisher Museum of Arts | 823 W. Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90089 | Feb. 2-April 9 | fisher.usc.edu

This exhibit brings together 30 large-format paintings and sculptures created by Enrique Martinez Celaya. Each of the three galleries at the Fisher Museum will present the artist’s writings alongside paintings and sculptures dedicated to one of three motifs—sea, sky, and land. 

Friday

Rare Books LA

Pasadena Convention Center | 300 E. Green St., Pasadena, CA 91101 | Feb. 4-6 | eventbrite.com

Booksellers and bibliophiles gather to celebrate the centenary of James Joyce’s “Ulysses” and share their love of books, including more than 100 rare book, fine print and map sellers.

Saturday

Jazz At Naz

The Soraya | 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA 91330 | Feb. 5-19 | thesoraya.org

The first annual, month-long jazz Festival Jazz at Naz features five events including two major main stage performances plus three consecutive nights of The Soraya’s immersive Jazz Club – with audience and artists all hosted right on stage, an intimate and immersive experience. Jazz at Naz Festival begins with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis on Feb. 5 and two-time Grammy Award-winner Gregory Porter on Feb. 10.  The next weekend Jazz Club hosts Gerald Clayton Feb. 17; Gretchen Parlato Feb. 18 and Harold López-Nussa Feb. 19.

Sunday

Cali Vibes Fest

Marina Green Park | 400 E. Shoreline Drive, Long Beach, CA 90802 | Feb. 4-6 | calivibesfest.com

This three-day music festival will feature The Marley Brothers, Wu Tang Clan, Dirty Heads, Sublime, Shaggy, Sean Paul, Rebelution, Slightly Stoopid and more.

Mike Ciriaco will be back next Monday with another Hey SoCalendar. And If you need to catch up on current events, bring it back to your brain with our newest Deja News Party on, SoCal!