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Happening Saturday

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EVENTS

Fringe Festival Following in the footsteps of fringe festivals like Edinburgh, Adelaide and Edmonton, the inaugural Hollywood Fringe Festival brings emerging and established artists together. Participation is open to foster innovative art, music, dance, theater and comedy in unexpected venues. Locations and times vary, see website for details. (866) 811-4111. https://www.hollywoodfringe.com.

Los Angeles Film Festival For the last 16 years, the Los Angeles Film Festival has programmed a mix of underground film, box-office hits like “The Devil Wears Prada” and a slew of features and shorts that fall somewhere in between. This year the festival will present 200 films, including music videos, from more than 40 countries, with notable works including Focus Features’ “The Kids Are All Right” and “Revolución,” a collaboration by 10 Mexican filmmakers. Los Angeles Film Festival, assorted venues. Sat.-June 27. Tickets available through https://www.lafilmfest.com or (866) 345-6337

Mariachi USA Festival The fest comes of age as it celebrates its 21st year at the Hollywood Bowl. The 4 1/2-hour celebration of all things mariachi includes a stellar lineup of hard-working talent including two all-female mariachi bands. There are also performance pieces by the Mariachi USA ballet and symphony, as well as a phenomenal fireworks display. Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave., L.A. 6 p.m. Ticket prices vary. (323) 850-2000. https://www.mariachiusa.com

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Spring Boat Show With summer right around the corner, maybe it’s time to visit the Spring Boat Show and plan for all the water-based fun that could be yours with the right vessel. Affordable family runabouts, ski boats, fishing boats, cruisers, pontoons, performance sport boats and personal watercraft will be on display and for sale. Pomona Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun. $10. (714) 633-7581. https://www.springboatshow.com

Pasadena Chalk Festival The 18th annual Pasadena Chalk Festival will celebrate Father’s Day weekend with more than 500 artists from all over Southern California attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the largest display of chalk pavement art. There will be prizes for best murals, as well as activities such as face-painting and card-making for children. Paseo Colorado, 280 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Free. (626) 795-9100. https://www.pasadenachalkfestival.com

ART

Rachel Rosenthal The pioneering performance artist and educator will be presenting and signing her new memoir-manifesto, “The DbD Experience: Chance Knows What It’s Doing,” which describes her performance technique and weekend-long “Doing by Doing” workshop. Book Soup. 8818 W. Sunset Blvd. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110. https://www.booksoup.com

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