Stay vigilant, Angelenos – "particularly dangerous" red flag winds are forecast through noon tomorrow. Keep an eye on the Watch Duty app for real-time evacuation updates and a map of evacuation centers. By the way, Watch Duty is a volunteer-run non-profit, so if you’ve found their resources valuable, consider donating!

Looking ahead, BeachLife Fest returns to Redondo Beach May 2-4! Celebrate Southern California’s beach culture with music from Sublime, Alanis Morissette, The Beach Boys, and more. Enter for your chance to win a pair of 3-day GA tickets! They’re also donating 100% of “One Love, One Los Angeles” t-shirt sales to support disaster relief efforts – an easy, tangible way to help (with merch!)*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• LA County’s Local Assistance Centers & Disaster Resource Centers are now open every day from 9AM-8PM at UCLA Research Park West (10850 West Pico Blvd, LA 90064) and Pasadena City College Community Education Center (3035 E. Foothill Blvd, Pasadena 91107). More updates in our Wildfire Resource Guide!

• Using everything but conventional percussion instruments – think matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps – the STOMP troupe arrives at The Soraya in Northridge for 2 nights this weekend. Win tickets! Also gifts to the CSUN Foundation will help support students, faculty and staff who have been impacted or displaced by the current wildfires!*

• Neal Francis is headed to The Bellwether on May 8 to perform tracks from his new album Return To Zero! Groove to an intoxicating blend of funk, soul, and rock that evokes the glory days of the late 60s and 70s. Tickets go on sale Friday, and we're giving away a pair!*

• Music for a cause! Ticket proceeds from all January and February Breaking Sound events will be donated to the LAFD Foundation!

• Calibash at Crypto.com Arena has been postponed to March 7, Burton Cummings at The Novo has been canceled, Arlo Parks at Walt Disney Concert Hall has been canceled – more event cancelations and postponements.

IN-PERSON VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Whether you're looking to sort donations, prepare meals, or lend a hand, there's a spot for you. We've compiled a shortlist of places where you can volunteer IRL for wildfire relief:

• YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles (most branches)

• Santa Anita Park, Arcadia

• LA Regional Food Bank

• The LA Mission, DTLA

• World Central Kitchen

• And so many more!

IN THE FUTURE

FEATURED SPOTLIGHT

LOCALS ONLY

• Amtrak is offering $10 one-way tickets to anywhere in SoCal on their Pacific Surfliner route using the code V505. Tickets must be purchased by Friday, 1/17 and are valid for trips between January 13-24!

• P.F. Candle Company is donating 100% of profits through January 19 to the California Community Foundation. Shop IRL in Silver Lake (2205 Sunset Blvd) or online!

• Need some new art? Now through midnight tonight, illustrator George Townley is selling gorgeous 8”×12” prints of the Griffith Observatory for $30, with 100% of proceeds benefiting the World Central Kitchen.

• Our city needed a win and the Rams delivered! Relocated from SoFi Stadium due to the fires, the Rams annihilated the Minnesota Vikings in an emotional 27-9 wildcard victory last night. We ain’t done yet!

FEATURED

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