Super Bowl Spotlight: Jay-Z will headline the Feb. 14, 2027, halftime show at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium — his first time performing at the event after years of shaping it through Roc Nation. The announcement followed his two-night Los Angeles concert celebrating 30 years of Reasonable Doubt. Los Angeles Stages: Tom Jones postponed shows at the Greek Theatre and San Diego’s Rady Shell after coming down with the flu; both dates have been rescheduled for November, with original tickets valid. Hollywood Farewells: Walter Koenig, best known as Star Trek’s Chekov, died at 90 at his Los Angeles home. Co-star George Takei remembered him as a longtime friend. Local Film Industry: Los Angeles film and TV shoot days continue to slide, even as officials push to revive production. San Francisco, by contrast, is rolling out the red carpet for Hollywood and reporting a boost in filming. Museum Opening: The California Science Center’s $450-million Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center opens Nov. 13, bringing the space shuttle Endeavour into a dramatic launch-ready display.
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Screen Legacy: “Star Trek” actor Walter Koenig, who played Chekov, has died at 90 at his North Hollywood home. Pasadena Music: MUSE/IQUE founder Rachael Worby’s free “American Sound Takes Flight” concert on Oct. 28 brings Prince and Dolly Parton together with Copland and Paul Simon at Ambassador Auditorium. Independent Film: The Culver City Film Festival moves to Beverly Hills’ Lumiere Cinema Dec. 4–10, while a one-shot San Francisco musical executive-produced by Francis Ford Coppola is headed for special screenings and a theatrical release. Los Angeles Art: Gemini G.E.L. marks 60 years of printmaking with an exhibition tracing collaborations with artists including Robert Rauschenberg, David Hockney and Vija Celmins. California Culture: Route 66 turns 100 this year, renewing attention to the highway’s legacy in music, movies and the classic road trip. Hollywood Industry: Film and TV production in California continues to decline despite state tax incentives.
Animation: Eric Bauza, the Emmy-winning voice behind Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other Looney Tunes favorites, has died at 46. His family said he died suddenly; the Los Angeles County medical examiner listed hypertensive cardiovascular disease as the cause. Live Music: Jay-Z wrapped his 30-year career celebration at SoFi Stadium with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Too $hort and Blue Ivy joining the Los Angeles show. Hollywood: Andre Agassi is stepping into producing, helping cast Amazon’s tennis-academy drama Rally. Meanwhile, Los Angeles film and TV shoot days continue to fall despite California’s production tax incentives, and Netflix faces internal friction between its Hollywood and Silicon Valley teams amid layoffs and leadership upheaval. San Francisco Events: The city is pitching its walkable convention district, refreshed hotels and new venues to attract gatherings of all sizes.
Box Office: “Clayface” opened at No. 1 in North America with an estimated $24 million, while A24’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” drew a strong $19.5 million in its second weekend. Bay Area Music: Jerry Garcia’s family plans a San Francisco Bay Area center with an archive, exhibition space and live-performance venue, though no location or opening date has been announced. Los Angeles Live: Jay-Z closed his anniversary concert series at SoFi Stadium with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Too Short; Destiny’s Child also reunited in the crowd. Hollywood Forever Cemetery welcomed thousands to its annual Día de los Muertos celebration. California Film Industry: Production in Los Angeles continues to slide despite the state’s tax incentives, raising fresh concerns about local jobs and the future of the business. Onscreen and Off: Gen Z is helping revive DVD and Blu-ray rentals at L.A. shop Vidiots, while Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra plans a free Nov. 1 concert featuring young pianists and local soloists.
Film & Animation: Laika’s 16-year stop-motion odyssey “Wildwood” is reaching theaters as director Travis Knight makes the case for handmade artistry in the AI age. San Francisco Arts: The Asian Art Museum’s new “Vishnu Cosmic Ocean” exhibition offers a rare chance to see Cambodia’s nearly 20-foot Reclining Vishnu before it returns home. Los Angeles Music: Jay-Z closed his “Jay-Z 30” series at SoFi Stadium with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Too Short; Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams reunited in the crowd. Local Music: East L.A. soul group Thee Sinseers bring vintage-inspired R&B to their new album, “Love Stories.” Entertainment Industry: Los Angeles film and TV shoot days keep falling despite California’s expanded production tax incentives, raising fresh concerns about the industry’s local future. Bay Area Sports: Malaysian star S. Sivasangari won the Silicon Valley Open squash title in Redwood City, her fourth Gold-level victory.
L.A. Live: Jay-Z opened his JAŸ-Z30 tour at SoFi Stadium, with Blue Ivy performing piano and guests including Scarface, John Legend and DJ Khaled. Destiny’s Child also reunited in the crowd. Hollywood Work: Los Angeles film and TV shoot days continue to fall despite California’s expanded production tax credit, sharpening concerns about projects leaving the state. Screen News: Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor known for Alien, has died; Ridley Scott is also developing another Alien film with a familiar collaborator. Local Arts: San Francisco’s Balmy Alley remains a hub for political murals, while Los Angeles galleries are showcasing intimate, home-friendly works. Local Music: San Luis Obispo’s DIY scene is growing through student bands, house shows and creative collaboration; in the Imperial Valley, 15-year-old rapper WURDABROOO is writing and performing original hip-hop. Bay Area Sports: The Golden State Valkyries tied the WNBA Finals 2-2 and return to San Francisco for Monday’s Game 5.
Los Angeles Live: Jay-Z’s SoFi Stadium show got a family moment when 14-year-old Blue Ivy joined him onstage, playing piano and energizing the crowd. San Francisco Art: SFMOMA’s exhibition of BTS member RM’s collection has drawn more than 66,000 visitors, pairing 142 works from his collection with 36 from the museum. Hollywood: Ridley Scott is producing a new Alien film, with Raised by Wolves creator Aaron Guzikowski writing a story that connects to Scott’s Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. Los Angeles Courts: Stevie Wonder is seeking to evict his former fiancée from a Hollywood Hills home where she has lived rent-free since 1988. California Music: Bay Area band Agriculture released a full video of its Roadburn set and has upcoming shows in San Diego and Pioneertown.
Bay Area Music: Jerry Garcia’s family has announced plans for a San Francisco Bay Area music and arts center to preserve the Grateful Dead co-founder’s music, artwork and archives. Los Angeles Live Music: Chappell Roan’s two-night benefit at the Shrine Auditorium raised $2 million for her Midwest Princess Project, which supports trans youth and LGBTQ+ communities. LA Arts: Two video works by Daniel Finsel have joined MAC3, a collection shared by the Hammer Museum, LACMA and MOCA. Grand Avenue’s cultural venues are also hosting a free mile-long party. Horror & TV: Los Angeles drag-horror series “The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula” marks its 10th anniversary, with a new season premiering Oct. 27. San Francisco Gaming: An indie developer took down a zombie shooter set in the Tenderloin and apologized after city officials condemned its portrayal of unhoused residents.
New Music: BLACKPINK’s Lisa released her six-track solo EP “Press Play,” following her Best Pop win at last month’s MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. L.A. Philharmonic: Composer Joe Hisaishi has been named composer-in-residence, bringing a major new role to the orchestra’s season. Hollywood Archive: Phil and Jill Collins donated career memorabilia, including Genesis lyrics and a Live Aid outfit, to a King’s Trust anniversary auction. Online bidding opens Oct. 29, ahead of a live Los Angeles sale on Nov. 19. Indie Film: Max DeFalco’s “Ten Will,” shot on L.A. streets in 13 days without permits, offers a scrappy new portrait of the city. On View: A Los Angeles museum exhibition explores “Sinners,” bringing the film’s world to the gallery. Industry Watch: L.A. film and TV shoots continue to decline despite California tax credits, keeping pressure on efforts to revive local production.
Hollywood Loss: Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor known for “Alien,” “Top Gun” and “Picket Fences,” has died at 93. He studied filmmaking at UCLA and built a career spanning more than 170 screen credits. L.A. Arts: The California African American Museum’s new “Sinners: Sounds That Summon” exhibition brings the film’s Club Juke world to life with costumes, artifacts and music; it runs through March 14. Live Music: San Francisco’s Bottom of the Hill will stay open under new ownership in 2027, with its longtime owners keeping the building to preserve it as a venue. In Los Angeles, Chappell Roan headlined a Shrine Auditorium benefit for LGBTQ+ communities, with proceeds supporting her Midwest Princess Project. California Film Work: Los Angeles shoots keep falling despite state tax credits, renewing pressure to revive local production. Burbank Stage: Bryan Cranston, Jean Smart and Noah Wyle will lead a one-night “A Christmas Carol” staged reading at Garry Marshall Theatre on Dec. 17, benefiting The Ed Asner Family Center.
Music: CHVRCHES announced its first album in six years, All The King’s Men, due Jan. 22, and a 2027 tour with Los Angeles and San Diego dates. Animation: Pixar’s Cars turns 20, celebrating a hit that grossed $480 million worldwide and still draws new fans. Hollywood Production: Film and TV shoots in Los Angeles continue to fall despite California’s tax incentives, keeping pressure on efforts to revive the local industry. Film: AFI Fest marks its 40th year, while Tom Cruise is set to receive the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award. Arts Funding: California awarded more than $2.8 million to 33 community organizations for arts programs in state parks.
Hollywood’s Production Slump: L.A. film and TV shoots are falling again despite California’s tax-credit push, renewing pressure for a turnaround. Art Scene: The LA Art Show returns Jan. 6–10 with more than 90 exhibitors and a new Art Under 10 fair for emerging galleries and works priced below $10,000; 15% of ticket proceeds will benefit GLAAD. Film Honors: Director Catherine Hardwicke, whose credits include Thirteen and Twilight, will receive an Angel Award at the City of Angels Film Festival’s Oct. 26 gala in Hollywood. Live Music: CHVRCHES announced a new album and tour, with Southern California stops in San Diego on March 12 and Los Angeles on March 14. Offspring guitarist Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman is stepping away from live shows to address a serious health issue. Career Tribute: Tom Cruise will receive AFI’s Life Achievement Award at a Dolby Theatre gala in April 2027.
Live Music: U2 will headline Netflix’s first Thanksgiving Eve NFL halftime show on Nov. 25 at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium, nearly 25 years after the band’s Super Bowl performance. MUNA members escaped injury when their tour bus caught fire on a California highway. Los Angeles Arts: Compton-born artist Reggie Burrows Hodges makes his L.A. institutional solo-show debut at Leimert Park’s Art + Practice, with exhibitions also opening at the Getty and California African American Museum. Fashion: The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show returned to Los Angeles on Oct. 18, featuring Kylie Jenner’s runway debut and a performance by Megan Thee Stallion. Comedy: Bay Area-founded Desi Comedy Fest brings four shows to Ontario, Hollywood and Irvine Nov. 5–8, ending on Diwali. Arts Access: Singer Tyla’s new scholarship offers $5,000 awards to aspiring women musicians and arts students, including applicants in Los Angeles; applications are due Oct. 30.
Los Angeles Fashion: The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show returned to L.A., with Kylie Jenner in a $50 million Fantasy Bra and Natalia Bryant making her runway debut. California Music: Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Nicole Simone released her debut album, Circles, shaped by themes of belonging and transition; she recorded it during the L.A. wildfires. Local Arts: More than $2.8 million in grants will support 33 organizations bringing arts programs to California parks. On the Scene: MUNA’s tour bus caught fire on a California highway; the band members were safe. Jason Segel and Kayla Radomski married at San Marino’s Huntington over the weekend. Bay Area Sports: The 49ers beat Washington 23–17 to open the season 6–0 for the first time since 2019.
Los Angeles Fashion: Victoria’s Secret brought its runway show back to L.A., with Kylie Jenner debuting a $50 million Fantasy Bra. LA Fashion Closet’s Fashion Week show is next: 12 designers and 200 models are set for the Dolby Theatre steps on Oct. 24. Hollywood Bowl: Miley Cyrus dedicated her Oct. 18 concert to Dolly Parton, saying flickering lights felt like a sign from her late godmother. She also pushed back at criticism of her recent performances. L.A. Arts: Todd Gray’s new exhibition at East Hollywood’s Brick brings together his music-industry photography, including album covers, and sculptural photo collages. San Francisco Farewell: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! at Fisherman’s Wharf will close Dec. 1 after nearly 60 years. Its final weeks include a silent auction of museum pieces.
Hollywood Loss: Actor Richard Riehle, who died at 78 in Los Angeles, built a career spanning more than 400 screen roles, including Office Space, Bridesmaids and Star Trek. Fashion in L.A.: The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show brought supermodels and performers to Los Angeles, with Kylie Jenner debuting in a $50 million diamond Fantasy Bra. Screen Culture: Cartier Cinema Club brought its first U.S. event to the Aero Theatre, where actor Jacob Elordi chose John Cassavetes’ Opening Night for a screening and discussion. TV’s Future L.A.: Blade Runner 2099 will swap the franchise’s familiar rain-soaked city for a hot, chaotic Los Angeles, showrunner Silka Luisa says. Local Storytelling: The Golden Globe Foundation gathered grantees at Los Angeles City College after awarding about $3 million to 80 groups supporting film, arts, education and journalism.
Runway in Culver City: Victoria’s Secret brought its fashion show to Sony Pictures Studios, with Kylie Jenner’s runway debut, performances by KATSEYE and Tate McRae, and Christina Nadin becoming the second Filipina model to walk the show. Music Business: Los Angeles-based Music Reports, owner of the Songdex copyright registry, was acquired by Musixmatch in a deal aimed at expanding music-rights and royalty services as AI reshapes the industry. L.A. Art History: The Brockman Gallery, founded in Leimert Park in 1967 by brothers Alonzo and Dale Brockman Davis, gave more than 200 artists of color a platform and helped reshape the city’s art scene. Opera: LA Opera’s new music director opened the season with “Carmen.” California Ecology: Santa Cruz author and artist Obi Kaufmann will discuss his new book, which explores the state through its ecosystems and Indigenous stewardship, at Bookshop Santa Cruz on Oct. 22.
Academy Museum Gala: Taylor Swift debuted “The Fate of Ophelia” live at the Los Angeles gala, which raised a record $14 million and honored Charlize Theron, Colman Domingo and John Carpenter. Box Office: A24’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything opened to $15 million, the biggest debut for a non-musical documentary in more than 20 years; Street Fighter led the weekend with $31 million. Hollywood’s New Villains: Films and documentaries are increasingly casting Silicon Valley’s once-celebrated tech leaders as cautionary figures, reflecting growing public disillusionment. California Film Scene: Yucca Valley’s film festival returns Nov. 4–8 with more than 50 films, screenplays and filmmaker events. Live Music: The Red Hot Chili Peppers played rare 1980s tracks at a Los Angeles benefit concert.
Academy Museum Gala: Taylor Swift debuted “The Fate of Ophelia” live in Los Angeles and wore custom Dior, while Blackpink’s Rosé made her first appearance at the star-studded gala in Saint Laurent. Bay Area Sports: The Golden State Valkyries opened the WNBA Finals with a 68–64 win over Atlanta, capped by Gabby Williams’ clutch late-game scoring. Hollywood Business: New York is overtaking California as the top state for TV and film production, a shift with major stakes for the state’s entertainment workforce. Los Angeles Arts: Volunteers are working to restore Griffith Park’s century-old merry-go-round, a handmade landmark that has been closed since the pandemic.
WNBA Finals: The Golden State Valkyries took Game 1 in San Francisco, beating Atlanta 68-64 as Gabby Williams scored 26. Game 2 is Monday at Chase Center. Fashion: Catriona Gray will join the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Los Angeles as a special guest, representing the Philippines. Hollywood Business: Netflix named former Disney TV chief Peter Rice its content head as Bela Bajaria departs. Remembering: Gene Schwam, the veteran Hollywood publicist whose clients included Elvis Presley and Julie Andrews, has died at 96.
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