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![Indie Focus Screening Series](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170909043006im_/http://events.latimes.com/files/2016/07/indie-focus.jpg)
Indie Focus Screening Series
Ongoing | Sundance Sunset Cinemas
Each month, we hand-select and screen an independent, foreign or documentary film prior to its release. Afterwards, the talent will join us to discuss the making of the movie, moderated by Los Angeles Times film writer Mark Olsen.
Ongoing | Sundance Sunset Cinemas
Each month, we hand-select and screen an independent, foreign or documentary film prior to its release. Afterwards, the talent will join us to discuss the making of the movie, moderated by Los Angeles Times film writer Mark Olsen.
![Book Prizes](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170909043006im_/http://events.latimes.com/files/2016/07/bookprizes.jpg)
Book Prizes
April 21, 2017 | Bovard Auditorium on USC Campus
The 2017 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes will be presented on Friday, April 21, 2017, in a public ceremony in the Bovard Auditorium on the campus of USC.
April 21, 2017 | Bovard Auditorium on USC Campus
The 2017 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes will be presented on Friday, April 21, 2017, in a public ceremony in the Bovard Auditorium on the campus of USC.
![Festival of Books](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170909043006im_/http://events.latimes.com/files/2016/07/FestivalOfBooks.jpg)
Festival of Books
April 22 - 23, 2017 | USC
One of the largest book festivals in the country is here in L.A. -- the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
April 22 - 23, 2017 | USC
One of the largest book festivals in the country is here in L.A. -- the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
![Hero Complex Film Festival](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170909043006im_/http://events.latimes.com/files/2016/07/HeroComplexFilmFest.jpg)
Hero Complex Film Festival
Ongoing | TCL Chinese Theaters
Giving comic book, sci-fi and fantasy film fans the chance to see their favorites on the big screen, and hear from the visionaries who brought them to life.
Ongoing | TCL Chinese Theaters
Giving comic book, sci-fi and fantasy film fans the chance to see their favorites on the big screen, and hear from the visionaries who brought them to life.
![The Envelope Independent](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170909043006im_/http://events.latimes.com/files/2016/07/envelope-independent.jpg)
The Envelope Independent
September – January | Arclight Sherman Oaks
This awards season, The Envelope is presenting an exclusive series of documentary and foreign films. Following each screening will be a conversation with the talent, moderated by our journalists.
September – January | Arclight Sherman Oaks
This awards season, The Envelope is presenting an exclusive series of documentary and foreign films. Following each screening will be a conversation with the talent, moderated by our journalists.
![The Envelope Screening Series](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170909043006im_/http://events.latimes.com/files/2016/07/TheEnvelopeSS.jpg)
The Envelope Screening Series
October – December | Arclight Sherman Oaks
Join a select audience in screening award-worthy feature films hosted by The Envelope. Following each screening will be a conversation with the talent, moderated by our journalists.
October – December | Arclight Sherman Oaks
Join a select audience in screening award-worthy feature films hosted by The Envelope. Following each screening will be a conversation with the talent, moderated by our journalists.
![Bite Nite](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170909043006im_/http://events.latimes.com/files/2016/07/BiteNite.jpg)
Bite Nite: a celebration of the 101 Guide
October 24th, 2017 | Location TBD
25 of Jonathan Gold's 101 best restaurants in LA assemble for a night of unparalleled tastings, including a guest list of LA’s celebrity top chefs mingling with their colleagues and the toast of LA’s culinary scene.
October 24th, 2017 | Location TBD
25 of Jonathan Gold's 101 best restaurants in LA assemble for a night of unparalleled tastings, including a guest list of LA’s celebrity top chefs mingling with their colleagues and the toast of LA’s culinary scene.
![Flight Night](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170909043006im_/http://events.latimes.com/files/2016/07/FlightNightLogo.jpg)
Flight Night
Ongoing | Various Locations
The Los Angeles Times brings you Flight Night - a series of events featuring tastings of top wines, beer and spirits at L.A.'s most-talked about venues.
Ongoing | Various Locations
The Los Angeles Times brings you Flight Night - a series of events featuring tastings of top wines, beer and spirits at L.A.'s most-talked about venues.
![ero Complex Screening Series](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170909043006im_/http://events.latimes.com/files/2016/07/hero-complex-screening-series.jpg)
Hero Complex Screening Series
Ongoing | Various Locations
Want to see the latest sci-fi, fantasy and action movies before the masses? How about post-film Q&A’s with Hollywood’s top talent? Join us for exclusive screenings at SoCal’s finest theaters.
Ongoing | Various Locations
Want to see the latest sci-fi, fantasy and action movies before the masses? How about post-film Q&A’s with Hollywood’s top talent? Join us for exclusive screenings at SoCal’s finest theaters.
![The Taste](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170909043006im_/http://events.latimes.com/files/2016/07/the-taste.jpg)
The Taste
September 1 - 3, 2017 | Paramount Pictures Studios
Showcasing the burgeoning and dynamic culinary scene represented in Los Angeles, The Taste includes local restaurant tastings and cooking demonstrations from celebrity top chefs, wine tastings/seminars, and signature events that will prove to be the talk of the town.
September 1 - 3, 2017 | Paramount Pictures Studios
Showcasing the burgeoning and dynamic culinary scene represented in Los Angeles, The Taste includes local restaurant tastings and cooking demonstrations from celebrity top chefs, wine tastings/seminars, and signature events that will prove to be the talk of the town.