1. Listen to a panel with director Dee Rees and actors Mary J. Blige and Jason Mitchell as Mudbound screens on the opening night of The Contenders. Tickets to the 7:30pm event at the Hammer Museum cost $20.
2. See Dan Rather in conversation with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during a Live Talks L.A. chat at the Novo. Tickets to the 8pm event cost between $47.
3. Catch live, intimate magic shows and rotating a cocktail menu at the Magic Bar Pop-Up. Admission to the 7pm and 9pm seatings of the Monday night event in the back of Woodley Proper costs $25.
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