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Daily Email - Friday - 5/30/2025

Hollywood Fringe’s A Star Is Aborted blasts off 6/7–28 at The Hobgoblin Playhouse in Hollywood. Campy, chaotic, and outrageously queer, Maureen SanDiego’s drag cabaret dives into fame, freedom, and all the messy bits. Enter to win tickets!*

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  • The Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Music Festival is back 6/20–22, and we’re giving away a pair of 3-day GA passes! Hot air balloons, local wine, and live sets from Alabama, Walker Hayes, Cody Jinks + more! You in? Enter now!*

  • Pop heartthrob Shawn Mendes hits the Hollywood Bowl on Friday, 10/17, bringing his signature sound to one of LA’s most iconic outdoor venues. Don’t sleep on this one, babe. Get your tickets today!*

  • On Saturday, 6/14, Groove Factory & Farmhouse invite you to Flora Frequencies: an immersive dance music experience set in a hidden garden, featuring festival-grade production under the open sky in Marina Del Rey.*

  • Over 4.4 million Americans have realized they don’t need the news yelling at them—they just want the facts, hold the outrage. That’s why they read 1440: a free, five-minute daily newsletter that digs through 100+ sources. Sign up!*

  • Plus fresh announcements from Mansionair, Jon Pardi, Cartel, and more!

WHO-LA: SASHA COLBY

Sasha Colby, Credit Preston Meneses

A trailblazing trans woman of Native Hawaiian descent, Sasha Colby left her mark as the first openly trans woman to win RuPaul’s Drag Race, earning the title of "America’s Next Drag Superstar" and becoming a beacon for representation and empowerment within the LGBTQ+ community and beyond.

In this exclusive Who-LA leading up to Pride Month, we reflected with Sasha on "making it" in LA's competitive drag scene, her upcoming tour, and how she feels to be playing OUTLOUD Music Festival at WeHo Pride this Sunday (5:45PM on the Main Stage, y'all!)

DWP X BOURBON & BEYOND PRESENT:

WIN VIP PASSES TO BOURBON & BEYOND!

Consider us your musical matchmakers. We're offering one very lucky winner a Bourbon & Beyond Flyaway, featuring Sturgill Simpson, Noah Kahan, Ringo Starr, Megan Moroney, and more in Louisville, KY this September. Premium passes, upscale accommodations, travel fare, and artist meet & greets!*

FOR THE PLOT

🌈 OUTLOUD Music Festival at WeHo Pride

Tonight thru Sunday, May 30 - June 1 at West Hollywood Park

Lizzo, Remi Wolf, Honey Dijon, Paris Hilton, Kim Petras, and more are playing this year’s OUTLOUD Music Festival at WeHo Pride! Throw on some glitter, grab your gurls, and throw that booty in a circle!

♠️ All In For Changing Lives - Poker & Party

Tomorrow, May 31 at The Historic Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club (2-8PM)

Get ready for high-stakes fun and philanthropy at All In For Changing Lives! Bid in a silent auction and play poker while enjoying tray-passed apps, a delicious buffet, and cocktails — all benefiting Chrysalis’ workforce development programs that help individuals experiencing homelessness or barriers to employment.

🎶 Melanie Fiona

Sunday, June 1 at The Roxy (9PM)

Expect powerhouse vocals on heartbreak anthems like “It Kills Me,” retro grooves from “Give It to Me Right,” and a lush R&B setlist that’ll have you swaying between nostalgia and pure feels when Melanie Fiona plays The Sunset Strip this weekend.

👏🏾 Hip-Hop Block Party

Thursday, June 5 at The GRAMMY Museum (7:30PM)

A jam session hosted by the National Black Musicians Coalition, a tap dance performance, fashion and art installations, a poetry open mic, Krump session, and more at The GRAMMY Museum’s Second Annual Hip-Hop Block Party! Enter to win tickets + food & drink vouchers!

🍑 Peach Pit & Briston Maroney

Wednesday, June 11 at The Greek (7PM) 

Expect jangly guitars, bittersweet bops, and indie bliss when Vancouver’s Peach Pit and Nashville’s Briston Maroney hit The Greek later this month. Enter to win top-tier soundcheck passes, which include merch, a Q&A, on-site host, early entry, and more!

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  • Gay DoLA bottled up Big Sapphic Energy into one dreamy summer sweepstakes with partners Preciosa Night, Earthy Corazon, Fan Girl Cafe, Sorry Not Sorry, and Bulan Apothecary! Enter now

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