This Weekend Ep. 16 — Apr. 18, 2024

Fasten Your Bookmarks - It's a Lit, Grit and Puppet-Filled Ride

This jam-packed weekend is a literary lover's delight mixed with adrenaline-pumping motorsports and Earth Day eco-adventures. From the LA Times Festival of Books to the thunderous Acura Grand Prix races to the whimsical 10th annual Bob Baker Marionette celebration, there's something for every reader, rev-head and puppet fan!

• LA Times Festival of Books - Author panels, celeb guests

• Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach - Thunder Thursday kickoff, racing festivities

• 10th Annual Bob Baker Day - Marionette shows, games, pie fight

• Maurice Sendak exhibit at Skirball Cultural Center

• TCM Classic Film Fest - "Most Wanted" crime movies

• Natural History Museum Earth Day celebration

• LA Zoo "Wild for the Planet"

• Friends of LA River restoration projects

• Cyclovia car-free Venice Blvd

• Paleyfest TV panels

(Full show notes coming soon)