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Daily Email - Thursday - 07/31/2025

July 31, 2025

Whether you spent this past weekend frolicking in the ocean or moshing at Warped Tour, we hope you found a way to beat the heat. We just got a fresh new batch of tickets to give away, including a pair to see the LA premiere of the Electronic Body Movie at ​The Regent on Sunday, 8/10. Help us find them a new home, perhaps?

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Sapphic superstar Reneé Rapp lights up The GRAMMY Museum on Tuesday, 8/19. Tickets are on sale now!

  • Join your favorite neighbors, Dom Roberts and Maya Umemoto Gorman, for a special live recording of Upstairs Neighbors this October at Lodge Room!

  • Kaytranada and Justice are playing two big-time shows at the Kia Forum in October. Come for the beats, stay for the beats.

  • Erykah Badu has a big date at the Bowl on the docket for October. Call all your friends... but you caint use my phone!

  • The Aces and special guest Lydia Night bring serious honors-level energy on the Gold Star Baby Tour at the Bellwether this December! Win your way in.

50 THINGS TO DO IN AUGUST

August may signal summer’s wind-down, but don’t stay cooped up inside. From sun-soaked DJ sets to massive sing-alongs, we’ve got the scoop on the best events to heat up your month.

THIS WEEKEND

🏸 Sapphic Smash: A Queer Pickleball Social Club

Tonight, 7/31 in Glendale (7:45PM)

Sapphic Smash, LA’s only all-levels sapphic pickleball open play and social, returns with free parking, flirty volleys, glittery awards, retro ‘fit prizes, and golden-hour hangs.

🫦 Mayhem Parties in LA

Tonight, 7/31 through Saturday, 8/2 at Various Venues 

Couldn’t grab Lady Gaga tickets? We found the next best thing. These Gaga-themed parties are taking over LA. Think deep cuts, dance floors, drag tributes, and more!

📣 Negritude Fest

Saturday, 8/2 at La Plaza de Cultura y Artes (2PM)

Check out the queer-owned Negritude Fest, just steps from Union Station, featuring live music, art, food, and a Black-owned marketplace. Free tickets available now — don’t wait!

🛍️ SFC Presents: Pretty Woman

Saturday, 8/2 at the LA Equestrian Center (7PM) 

Not entering our Pretty Woman giveaway? Big mistake. Huge. Catch the iconic film in Burbank with food trucks and costumes from the film on display, courtesy of Walt Disney Archives.

💦 Casual

Sunday, 8/3 at Broken Shaker in the Freehand Hotel (2PM) 

Casual returns for round two at Broken Shaker this Sunday. Don’t miss one of their final pool parties of the summer — music, sun, and good vibes await!

LOCALS ONLY

  • West Hollywood will officially be declared a Sapphic Sanctuary this Saturday, 8/2, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Mayor Chelsea Lee. Celebrate queer joy, femme power, and bold visibility at BBGRL Golden Hour.

  • Muah! is back this Saturday, 8/2 at Apt. 503 in Koreatown. Dance the night away for free! RSVP now.

End of July reminder: sunscreen expires, but your bad decisions live forever.