Upcoming events
Clay Date! | Skull-pture Class
GUEST ARTIST WORKSHOP | $40 | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Use your cranium during this clay class as you will be instructed on how to make your own ceramic skull! Guest instructor Rory Nic will walk participants through basic coil building techniques to first form the vessel, then to SKULL-pt intricate details to create realistic and spooky results.
Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary. No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
Price of admission also pays for all firings of class work. Students will be notified via email to pick up their fired cups 4-6 weeks after the class. Cups will not be food safe. Pieces may be picked up during Gallery Hours 11-5pm on Mondays and Tuesdays or at any Clay Date. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work.
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Food Drive: Junior High x LA Community Fridges
COMMUNITY | FREE | ALL AGES | Hey you! Are you out of work? Food insecure? Staying home from work to avoid the volatile and dangerous atmosphere on the streets of LA? Come to Junior High to take the supplies that you need! There will be pre-prepared bags available for you to pick up outside if you’re in a hurry, or you can come inside the gallery to “shop” around and enjoy the AC.
We’re partnering with the LA Community Fridge group to collect and freely distribute food and supplies to those who need it. We’re collecting NON-expired shelf stable food and sanitary supplies. Drop off starts at 12pm, pick up starts at 1pm (or check the Junior High instagram stories day of for details about what’s available and when!)
This is a no-questions asked distribution event. Whether you’re an ally picking up supplies for your neighbors or you fell on hard times before the madness of 2025 started, we’re here to support YOU.
LIVE Doodle Show | A Fundraiser for MALAN
COMEDY | $12 PRE // $15 DOS | ALL AGES | Looking for something fun to doodley do on a Friday night? Then you don’t want to miss the LIVE Doodle Show hosted by Izzi Lee at Junior High! Here you will find professional illustrators and comics artists bringing YOUR ideas to life in a live improvised drawing game. PLUS you can enjoy a musical interlude from all of the drawing and laughing from musical guest Sierissa. Stay after the show for a meet and greet, mini drawings, balloon animals, and more! Ticket proceeds will benefit Mutual Aid LA Network’s work distributing free food around Los Angeles.
HOW IT WORKS!
Buy your pre-order ticket (duh!) Arrive on time (around 7pm-7:10pm) to check in at the front desk and choose your perfect seat! Write down your hilariously brilliant drawing prompt and drop it into the designated prompt box, you’ll know it when you see it (no hate speech, no racism/xenophobia, no derogatory stereotypes, etc.) Sit in your seat and hope that your prompt gets picked! Laugh all night long as you watch professional artists struggle to turn your ideas into a recognizable image in just 60 seconds. Your prompt didn’t get picked? After the show, you will get the chance to make an additional donation and Izzi will make a mini-sketch just for you! Follow @clownlifeizzi and @juniorhighla on Instagram to see how much money we can raise for mutual aid in LA in one night!
MEET THE ARTISTS!
Izzi Lee @clownlifeizzi Izzi is a Korean born, Amsterdam based cartoonist with a lot of feelings. She commits to building a fictional universe that mirrors the true vulnerability within her inner world.
Shannon Watters @shanito Shannon is the LA based co-creator and co-writer of the award-winning, New York Times best-selling comic book series LUMBERJANES, as well as the hit graphic novel HOLLOW, and a writer of animation, comics, and prose.
Flip Sarta @flipsarta Flip Sarta is based in sunny Los Angeles as the Development Manager for FredFilms where he works to make the cartoons of tomorrow, today! He is deeply passionate about cultivating community, compassion, and conservation.
Christine LêSantos @christinelesantos Christine is a queer Vietnamese-Chinese-American Los Angeles based comic artist, illustrator, writer, and story artist!
Mikey Heller @yoyorobot Mikey is the LA based head writer of Cartoon Network’s We Bears Bears, as well as the We Bare Bears movie and spin-off series. Mikey writes character-driven comedy that revels in being both clever and dumb simultaneously. All while still leaving room for heart.
Sierissa @Sierissa is an LA based alt-R&B singer/songwriter that blends softness, soul, and global perspective into healing, honest soundscapes.
Clay Date!
WORKSHOP | $25 | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Walk in at your leisure between 12-4pm for 2hr access to 2 lbs of clay and tools to make your own ceramic sculptures. Join either of our two resident clay artists Shea Smelser (@sheasmelser ) or Chelsie Rivera (@la_rosebud ), for loosely guided hand building practice. Option to pay $10 to fire your art work at the end of the 2hr session. Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary.
No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
If you opt to fire your work, you will receive an email once your pots have been bisque fired and are ready to pick up. You can pick up your pieces Monday/Tuesday or at any Clay Date. To glaze your work, purchase a Clay Date ticket to receive access to the glazes and for the last firing. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up/glaze their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work!
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
FRAGILE4U TOUR
MUSIC | $10 | ALL AGES | lavenderhayez on their first west coast tour supporting their new ep fragile4u. a figment of your wildest dreams.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Tats n Babes | August
TATTOOS | $8 | 18+ | Tats n Babes is an event created for people to have a good experience getting a tattoo from female and non-binary artists while being able to shop and have a good time with their friends!
Please Note: RSVP does not guarantee that you will get a tattoo. $8 day of event without RSVP.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors and outdoors.
Ass Camp
WORKOUT | $18 presale, $20 at door | ALL AGES + SKILL LEVELS | ASS CAMP is an all-inclusive 60 minute bootcamp group workout class led by Kat Matutina with focus on ass and abs, plus core and overall strength. Utilizing special resistance bands for the duration of the class, combined with plyometrics, toning balls, battle ropes and kettle bells. Soundtrack to class includes Jersey club, Baltimore club, dancehall and Afrobeats, R&B, Chicago house, booty bass, and rap. All bodies, genders, levels, and ages welcome! Complimentary organic pre-workout hydration station and post-workout plant-based smoothies.
Check-in for class starts at 7pm. Please bring your own yoga mat.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Tattooing for Beginners with Stabalisim | AUGUST
WORKSHOP | $250 // $300 | 18+ | Ever wanted to learn the art of tattooing? Junior High resident artist JJ wants to show you the ropes! In this workshop we’re disrupting abusive tattoo apprenticeship traditions and breaking down the culture of gatekeeping in tattooing by allowing interested artists to experiment on fake skin.
When you purchase a ticket all supplies are included, you get to keep stencil with your designs, your fake skin, and a few more single use items! Pay $250 if you have your own tattoo machine, pay $300 if you want to borrow a machine for the workshop.
Class prep: Bring a few (2-5) designs that you drew or found online that you want to tattoo at the class. Bring the designs on printer paper, your phone/iPad, or whatever you have access to! We start by going over the drawing and stencil process then JJ will demonstrate setting up a tattoo machine and tattooing on fake skin. JJ will have a station for each attendee and will guide you through the whole tattooing process. Hopefully you’ll be able to fill your whole sheet of fake skin!
Class pricing: Make sure you choose the right option for you
NEW STUDENT
Borrowing a machine? $300
Bringing your own machine? $250
RETURNING STUDENT (Must have taken at least 1 class with JJ)
Borrowing a machine? $150
Bringing your own machine? $100
You must pre-order your ticket in advance, no tickets will be sold at the door.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Clay Date! | Healing With Clay
WORKSHOP | PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Walk in at your leisure between 6-9pm for 2hr access to 2 lbs of clay and tools to make your own ceramic sculptures. Join instructor Chelsie Rivera (@la_rosebud ) for loosely guided hand building practice.
Attendees of Healing With Clay will choose their price of admission upon arrival, on the scale of $0-25. Option to pay $10 to fire your art work at the end of the 2hr session. Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary.
No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
If you opt to fire your work, you will receive an email once your pots have been bisque fired and are ready to pick up. You can pick up your pieces Monday/Tuesday or at any Clay Date. To glaze your work, purchase a Clay Date ticket to receive access to the glazes and for the last firing. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up/glaze their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work!
Iggy Madison Presents: Sun Beamz
MUSIC | $10 | ALL AGES | Sun Beamz is a concert showcasing a bunch of experimental artists with swag. The music is loud, distorted, ethereal and visceral. Our styles are different but we revolve around hip hop and trap production. we subvert every expectation with layers of washed out mixing and explosive sound design.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Clay Date!
WORKSHOP | $25 | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Walk in at your leisure between 12-4pm for 2hr access to 2 lbs of clay and tools to make your own ceramic sculptures. Join either of our two resident clay artists Shea Smelser (@sheasmelser ) or Chelsie Rivera (@la_rosebud ), for loosely guided hand building practice. Option to pay $10 to fire your art work at the end of the 2hr session. Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary.
No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
If you opt to fire your work, you will receive an email once your pots have been bisque fired and are ready to pick up. You can pick up your pieces Monday/Tuesday or at any Clay Date. To glaze your work, purchase a Clay Date ticket to receive access to the glazes and for the last firing. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up/glaze their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work!
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
F**k Fascism: A Concert for the People in Palestine
MUSIC | $10 | 18+ | Join us for an evening of music and community as we raise funds for Palestinian relief efforts! Fuck Fascism: A Concert for the People in Palestine features talented QT & BIPOC artists @amaranth.music, @yummygummymusic , @followthroughla, and @kianacorley.
We will be raising money for @thesameerproject, a donations based aid initiative for Gaza. FUCK FASCISM - this is how we resist! Come through! Doors at 6, music at 6:30.
Interested in a discounted ticket? Click here
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Club Gay Gardens | August 2025
WORKSHOP | FREE | ALL AGES | Garden with us! On the last Sunday of every month our besties Maggie Smart-McCabe and Linnea Torres lead a workshop/volunteer session actively tending to our Native Garden. Learn about plants native to southern California, how to care for them, and meet other cuties while helping sustain our very own Junior High garden!
Bring your own water bottle and snacks. All are welcome! Absolutely no experience necessary.
We also HIGHLY recommend hats + SPF to stay safe from the sun.
Maggie Smart-McCabe has experience working in climate appropriate gardens that prioritize native plants, regenerative gardening, and building soil health. They are passionate about increasing access to green spaces where people can get hands-on experience connecting to land and plants in their own community. Maggie loves gardening and learning in community spaces, and they are super excited to show plants some love with other queer folks at the Junior High Native Plant Garden!
Linnea Torres is a photographer and has been gardening for two years, after leaving the life of 35mm. A self-proclaimed master of container gardening, Linnea focuses on her tiny patio in her tiny space. Her tiny patio is home to edible annuals, perennial pollinators, veggies + fruits, the odd succulent, and cut flowers to gift to friends. Her focus has just shifted to growing art. Linnea is excited to share DIY tips for gardening as well as a deep appreciation for growing your own food. Let’s learn together y’all!
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors + outdoors.
Patreon Exclusive: Craft & Chat!
MEMBERS ONLY | FREE | ALL AGES | Welcome to our favorite Patreon exclusive Junior High event! We are putting together a night of bonding through crafting! Spend your evening hanging out with the staff and volunteers of Junior High as well as meeting other fellow Patrons. Drink snacks, eat drinks, and craft with us! This time we’re glazing blank pottery.
Items available for glazing include: slip-on shoe, pleaser heel, lucky cat, face pot, ghost dog, basic cup, bowl, ash tray, and square or circular tiles.
PLUS Don’t miss a conversation between the curators of the 818 Group Show between Junior High curator Chelsie Rivera and valley artist Finito Juarez. Q+A starts at 7pm sharp, so don’t be late!
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Snoopy Summerween Flash Day!
TATTOOS | $5 PRE // $8 DOS | 18+ | Tats n Babes is an event created for people to have a good experience getting a tattoo from female and non-binary artists while being able to shop and have a good time with their friends!
Please Note: RSVP does not guarantee that you will get a tattoo. $8 day of event without RSVP.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors and outdoors.
Ass Camp
WORKOUT | $18 presale, $20 at door | ALL AGES + SKILL LEVELS | ASS CAMP is an all-inclusive 60 minute bootcamp group workout class led by Kat Matutina with focus on ass and abs, plus core and overall strength. Utilizing special resistance bands for the duration of the class, combined with plyometrics, toning balls, battle ropes and kettle bells. Soundtrack to class includes Jersey club, Baltimore club, dancehall and Afrobeats, R&B, Chicago house, booty bass, and rap. All bodies, genders, levels, and ages welcome! Complimentary organic pre-workout hydration station and post-workout plant-based smoothies.
Check-in for class starts at 7pm. Please bring your own yoga mat.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
French Mouth, North by North (CHI) & Marina Fleming
MUSIC | $10 PRE // $15 DOS | ALL AGES | Chicago power pop duo North by North returns to Los Angeles on Wednesday, September 3rd with a show at Junior High. Support by local favorites French Mouth and Marina Fleming!
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Clay Date!
GUEST ARTIST WORKSHOP | $60 | ALL AGES | In this workshop we will explore the process of mask making. We will craft pieces that carry cultural and personal significance. Tell your story by learning to create and decorate clay masks.
Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary. No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
Price of admission also pays for all firings of class work. Students will be notified via email to pick up their fired cups 4-6 weeks after the class. Cups will be food safe and ready to use upon pick-up. Pieces may be picked up during Gallery Hours 11-5pm on Mondays and Tuesdays or at any Clay Date. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work.
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
WET | Exhibition Opening By Megan O’Dell
GALLERY | $5-10 SUGGESTED DONATION | ALL AGES | Wet is a photographic series that explores intimacy, vulnerability, and feminine energy. Shot in showers across Los Angeles, the work captures women choosing how they wish to be seen, creating their own terms of presence and expression. At its core, the series traces a path of becoming, where fear and self-doubt give way to trust, connection, and expression. Wet becomes both personal and collective, an offering to reflect on water, the dark feminine, and the vital resources that sustain and transform us.
Megan O’Dell is a Los Angeles-based photographer creating intimate, cinematic portraits that explore the connection between people and the personal spaces they inhabit. Her work captures moments of presence and self-expression, forming an evolving record of emotion and what it means to be truly seen.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Clay Date!
WORKSHOP | $25 | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Walk in at your leisure between 12-4pm for 2hr access to 2 lbs of clay and tools to make your own ceramic sculptures. Join either of our two resident clay artists Shea Smelser (@sheasmelser ) or Chelsie Rivera (@la_rosebud ), for loosely guided hand building practice. Option to pay $10 to fire your art work at the end of the 2hr session. Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary.
No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
If you opt to fire your work, you will receive an email once your pots have been bisque fired and are ready to pick up. You can pick up your pieces Monday/Tuesday or at any Clay Date. To glaze your work, purchase a Clay Date ticket to receive access to the glazes and for the last firing. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up/glaze their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work!
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Back 2 School Bash! | Concert + Donation Drive
MUSIC | $10 PRE // $15 DOS | ALL AGES | Calling all music lovers! Don’t have Saturday night plans yet? Now you do. Join us at Junior High for a night of great hangs and live performances by In Balance, One Outta Ten, Ivy Sang’s Jukebox Jaw and If My God Asked You!
We will be collecting donations of NEW school supplies in collaboration with School on Wheels, supporting Los Angeles students in need!
*Attendees are strongly encouraged to bring a donation (pencils, crayons, notebooks, etc) for the donation drive! Donations will be accepted throughout gallery hours (11 am-5pm) on Sept. 6th for non-attendees of the event!
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
3D Beaded Flower Workshop
WORKSHOP | $60 | ALL AGES | Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn how to create your own 3D beaded flower! Perfect for beginners and craft lovers alike, this class includes all materials. Come have fun, get creative, and leave with a handmade bloom that will last forever.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Ass Camp
WORKOUT | $18 presale, $20 at door | ALL AGES + SKILL LEVELS | ASS CAMP is an all-inclusive 60 minute bootcamp group workout class led by Kat Matutina with focus on ass and abs, plus core and overall strength. Utilizing special resistance bands for the duration of the class, combined with plyometrics, toning balls, battle ropes and kettle bells. Soundtrack to class includes Jersey club, Baltimore club, dancehall and Afrobeats, R&B, Chicago house, booty bass, and rap. All bodies, genders, levels, and ages welcome! Complimentary organic pre-workout hydration station and post-workout plant-based smoothies.
Check-in for class starts at 7pm. Please bring your own yoga mat.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Dominos With Mimi | Clay Date!
GUEST ARTIST WORKSHOP | $60 | ALL AGES | Join Mira Lanz, Studio Manager of Not Another Pottery Studio for this 2hr guided handbuilding class! you'll craft your own custom set of ceramic dominoes! Using Bmix clay and simple tools, you'll be walked through each step: shaping, decorating, and imprinting your dominoes with patterns, initials, or personal flair. We’ll dive into a fun intro where you’ll learn what goes into making a custom domino set! After a quick demo on rolling slabs, cutting domino shapes, and stamping those signature dots (a.k.a. pips), you’ll jump in and start making your own set!
This experience is designed for all skill levels—no pottery experience needed. Come ready to get your hands a little dirty and make new friends! Once your masterpieces are made, we’ll carefully label and collect them for drying and kiln firing with the promise of picking up your finished dominoes in 3-4 weeks!
No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event. Price of admission also pays for all firings of class work. Pieces may be picked up during Gallery Hours 11-5pm on Mondays and Tuesdays or at any Clay Date. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work.
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
How’d You Know I’m a Virgo? | Comedy Hour
COMEDY | $10 | ALL AGES | Join us for a night of laughs with some of Los Angeles’s coolest local comics while we celebrate the joyous time that is Virgo season! Haha… right? We’re all definitely having a good time right now, right?
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Clay Date!
WORKSHOP | $25 | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Walk in at your leisure between 12-4pm for 2hr access to 2 lbs of clay and tools to make your own ceramic sculptures. Join either of our two resident clay artists Shea Smelser (@sheasmelser ) or Chelsie Rivera (@la_rosebud ), for loosely guided hand building practice. Option to pay $10 to fire your art work at the end of the 2hr session. Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary.
No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
If you opt to fire your work, you will receive an email once your pots have been bisque fired and are ready to pick up. You can pick up your pieces Monday/Tuesday or at any Clay Date. To glaze your work, purchase a Clay Date ticket to receive access to the glazes and for the last firing. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up/glaze their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work!
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Fantasy Suite - Queer Thick Pole Show Presents: Drippin'
DANCE | $20 // $25 | 21+ | Get ready to make it rain! Fantasy Suite, Los Angeles's first queer pop-up strip club, is back with Drippin, an evening of pole performances by first time dancers and returning Fantasy Suite cast. This sexy strip show of queer and thick bodies will make you feel like a million bucks!
Doors: 7:00 pm | Show: 7:45 pm
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Tats N Babes | September
TATTOOS | $5 EARLY // $8 PRE // $10 DOS | 18+ | Tats n Babes is an event created for people to have a good experience getting a tattoo from female and non-binary artists while being able to shop and have a good time with their friends!
Come get inked by one of 10 tattoo artists, including our resident tattoo artists JJ and Alysea. Get a new piercing or add some sparkle to your smile with tooth gems! Shop our vendor market, offering everything from local artisan crafts to vintage threads. If you get hungry, there will be food, sweets and drinks to sip and snack on.
!THEME TBA!
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors and outdoors.
Pitch Please: Freelance Journalism 101
WORKSHOP | $25 | ALL AGES | Ever been nosy for free? Learn how to get paid for it!
In this workshop, journalist Ari Saperstein will walk you through the basics of freelance journalism from finding story ideas to pitching editors to actually reporting and writing your piece.
No experience necessary, just a curiosity for real people and true stories. You’ll leave with a working pitch and next steps for editors & outlets to pitch.
This is a crash course in freelance journalism: how to shape an idea, pitch it, report it, and get your work out into the world. Whether you want to write about your community, your obsession, or the injustice that’s making you mad, this space is for you.
Led by Ari Saperstein (he/him), a queer multimedia journalist who’s worked with This American Life, The New York Times, and LAist. This workshop is open to anyone. No gatekeeping. No jargon. Just good stories.
(NOTE: If you sign-up, we’ll send you a tiny pre-workshop vibe check (aka 15 mins of light prep) to get your gears turning ❤️)
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Ass Camp
WORKOUT | $18 presale, $20 at door | ALL AGES + SKILL LEVELS | ASS CAMP is an all-inclusive 60 minute bootcamp group workout class led by Kat Matutina with focus on ass and abs, plus core and overall strength. Utilizing special resistance bands for the duration of the class, combined with plyometrics, toning balls, battle ropes and kettle bells. Soundtrack to class includes Jersey club, Baltimore club, dancehall and Afrobeats, R&B, Chicago house, booty bass, and rap. All bodies, genders, levels, and ages welcome! Complimentary organic pre-workout hydration station and post-workout plant-based smoothies.
Check-in for class starts at 7pm. Please bring your own yoga mat.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Clay Date!
WORKSHOP | $25 | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | We're offering a space to process our collective rage, grief, and resistance during the ICE raids. Come make a protest pot with us!
All materials will be provided including clay and tools to hand build a pot. Students will be taught how to create using pinch pot, coil, and slab techniques. Then guided to customize their pots by scoring and slipping additional elements to illustrate words or symbols in support of our immigrant communities.
No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary. No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
If you opt to fire your work, you will receive an email once your pots have been bisque fired and are ready to pick up. You can pick up your pieces during Gallery Hours 11-5pm on Mondays/Tuesdays or at any Clay Date. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up/glaze their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work!
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Snatchbox Presents: Emo Night
DANCE | $10 | 18+ | Calling all Killjoys! Let’s party like it’s 2006 as SnatchBox presents Pregaming Emo Night!
Come watch the drag artists of SnatchBox lip synch, dance, and wear the highest skinny jeans they own to entertain your blackened hearts. We’ve brought games and prizes all the way from the Bay Area!
Lace up your Vans and Strike a Violent Pose, we'll see you on Friday September 19th!
Masks are Mandatory
NOTAFLOF
Bring cash to tip these queers!
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Clay Date!
WORKSHOP | $25 | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Walk in at your leisure between 12-4pm for 2hr access to 2 lbs of clay and tools to make your own ceramic sculptures. Join either of our two resident clay artists Shea Smelser (@sheasmelser ) or Chelsie Rivera (@la_rosebud ), for loosely guided hand building practice. Option to pay $10 to fire your art work at the end of the 2hr session. Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary.
No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
If you opt to fire your work, you will receive an email once your pots have been bisque fired and are ready to pick up. You can pick up your pieces Monday/Tuesday or at any Clay Date. To glaze your work, purchase a Clay Date ticket to receive access to the glazes and for the last firing. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up/glaze their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work!
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Ass Camp
WORKOUT | $18 presale, $20 at door | ALL AGES + SKILL LEVELS | ASS CAMP is an all-inclusive 60 minute bootcamp group workout class led by Kat Matutina with focus on ass and abs, plus core and overall strength. Utilizing special resistance bands for the duration of the class, combined with plyometrics, toning balls, battle ropes and kettle bells. Soundtrack to class includes Jersey club, Baltimore club, dancehall and Afrobeats, R&B, Chicago house, booty bass, and rap. All bodies, genders, levels, and ages welcome! Complimentary organic pre-workout hydration station and post-workout plant-based smoothies.
Check-in for class starts at 7pm. Please bring your own yoga mat.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Clay Date! | HEALING WITH CLAY
WORKSHOP | PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Walk in at your leisure between 6-9pm for 2hr access to 2 lbs of clay and tools to make your own ceramic sculptures. Join instructor Chelsie Rivera (@la_rosebud ) for loosely guided hand building practice.
Attendees of Healing With Clay will choose their price of admission upon arrival, on the scale of $0-25. Option to pay $10 to fire your art work at the end of the 2hr session. Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary.
No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
If you opt to fire your work, you will receive an email once your pots have been bisque fired and are ready to pick up. You can pick up your pieces Monday/Tuesday or at any Clay Date. To glaze your work, purchase a Clay Date ticket to receive access to the glazes and for the last firing. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up/glaze their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Clay Date!
WORKSHOP | $25 | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Walk in at your leisure between 12-4pm for 2hr access to 2 lbs of clay and tools to make your own ceramic sculptures. Join either of our two resident clay artists Shea Smelser (@sheasmelser ) or Chelsie Rivera (@la_rosebud ), for loosely guided hand building practice. Option to pay $10 to fire your art work at the end of the 2hr session. Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary.
No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
If you opt to fire your work, you will receive an email once your pots have been bisque fired and are ready to pick up. You can pick up your pieces Monday/Tuesday or at any Clay Date. To glaze your work, purchase a Clay Date ticket to receive access to the glazes and for the last firing. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up/glaze their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work!
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Forged in Fire | Held in Love Book Release
READING | $10 // $30 | ALL AGES | Join us in celebrating the release of Forged in Fire | Held in Love — a collection born from the ashes of injustice and shaped by the warmth of community. This is more than a book launch; it’s a gathering space for anyone who’s ever been scorched by life’s trials and found their way to joy. Featuring a powerful art installation on beauty through pain, live performances by NOMAD the Poet, and opening words from Camari Hawkins of Mama's Kitchen Press.
Book description: Forged in Fire | Held in Love is a transformative poetry collection that provides readers with a blueprint and firsthand account of what healing truly looks and feels like, resonating with anyone who is navigating their own healing journey. Specifically tailored for women, BIPOC individuals, the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disabilities, and trauma survivors, Forged in Fire | Held in Love fearlessly addresses a wide spectrum of traumas that include generational, familial, systemic, childhood, sexual, and racial experiences. It serves as a war cry for liberation, speaking directly to burdened souls, inquisitive minds, generational cycle breakers, and those brave enough to embark on unconventional paths.
The Polish Party
COMMUNITY | $35 | 16+ | Press-ons, nail art, new friends, and your own take-home kit? Let’s make it a night.
Hey y’all! I’m Jordie C., they/she (@clacquecloset ), and I’m bringing my guided, fun, and cozy nail art workshop to Junior High LA on September 28! Here’s a peek at what to expect:
★️ Make your own press-on nail set️ ️️
★ Learn a nail art technique
★ Create in your own individual nail station
★ Connect & meet new people
★ Come solo or bring a friend — no experience needed!
Ages 16+, minors must be accompanied by an adult.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Ass Camp
WORKOUT | $18 presale, $20 at door | ALL AGES + SKILL LEVELS | ASS CAMP is an all-inclusive 60 minute bootcamp group workout class led by Kat Matutina with focus on ass and abs, plus core and overall strength. Utilizing special resistance bands for the duration of the class, combined with plyometrics, toning balls, battle ropes and kettle bells. Soundtrack to class includes Jersey club, Baltimore club, dancehall and Afrobeats, R&B, Chicago house, booty bass, and rap. All bodies, genders, levels, and ages welcome! Complimentary organic pre-workout hydration station and post-workout plant-based smoothies.
Check-in for class starts at 7pm. Please bring your own yoga mat.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Oil Painting Workshop: Portraits
WORKSHOP | $40 | ALL AGES | Join us for a very special evening to create your very own portraiture masterpiece using oil paints. We’ll combine the technical aspect of oil painting with the artistic goal of capturing the essence of our subject. Beginner and all levels friendly. Photo reference will be provided. Option to bring a high resolution photo of your own to paint as well.
You’ll learn how to prep your canvas, sketch accurate proportions, mix colors, and the step by step process of bringing your painting to life. Tanya will be demoing and instructing every step of the way. You won’t want to miss this one!
Hannah Sandoz West Coast Tour W/ Claudia Hinsdale, Ko TC
MUSIC | $12 | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Hannah Sandoz brings music that holds you while you cry to LA on their West Coast, etc. tour! w/ gazey dream pop from Claudia Hinsdale and unstable pop songs from Ko TC.
This event is Mask Mandatory
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
818 Day Art Market
INDOOR+OUTDOOR ART MARKET | $5-10 SUGGESTED DONATION | ALL AGES | Join us for Jr Hi’s first 818 Day Art Market! Alongside the (818) SFV-4EVR exhibition, Curators Finito Juarez and Chelsie Rivera are inviting 60+ QTBIPOC vendors of the 818 to take over Junior High’s gallery space and back lot to show you what the SFV is all about! Shop ceramics, clothes, accessories, zines, and graphic prints for your loved ones, or treat yourself by shopping our tattoo artists! Try some food and drinks from our vendors before they sell out! This special event is perfect for bargain gift shopping, where you can find items under $15- or splurge on large sculptures and fancy jewelry! It’s also a great way to connect with amazing, sweet, and talented artists! You won’t want to miss the most iconic event for queer and trans SFV artists- see you there!!
OPEN CALL FOR QTBIPOC VENDORS OF THE SFV! LOOKING FOR CERAMICS, GRAPHIC ART, HOME GOODS, CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES, FOOD, ETC. APPLY HERE.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Cabaret 23 Unofficial Miscast
MUSIC | $15 | 12+ | Join Cabaret23 for their third annual MISCAST, where we take a journey through musical theatre classics in roles we'd never be cast in! In aid of Piece by Piece, The Unofficial MISCAST is a celebration of gender identity, expression, sexuality, and culture.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Clay Date!
WORKSHOP | $25 | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Walk in at your leisure between 12-4pm for 2hr access to 2 lbs of clay and tools to make your own ceramic sculptures. Join either of our two resident clay artists Shea Smelser (@sheasmelser ) or Chelsie Rivera (@la_rosebud ), for loosely guided hand building practice. Option to pay $10 to fire your art work at the end of the 2hr session. Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary.
No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
If you opt to fire your work, you will receive an email once your pots have been bisque fired and are ready to pick up. You can pick up your pieces Monday/Tuesday or at any Clay Date. To glaze your work, purchase a Clay Date ticket to receive access to the glazes and for the last firing. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up/glaze their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work!
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
(818) SFV-4EVR | Exhibition Opening
GALLERY | $5-10 SUGGESTED DONATION | ALL AGES | A Celebration of the 818 is a fireworks show of artists who have lived and breathed in the sweet smog of the San Fernando Valley. From the echoing canyons of Topanga to the action of Studio City, the citrus shine of Sun Valley to the sherbet stucco of Burbank. When the SFV calls, it’s a conversation that lilts across freeways, movie screens, sidewalks, and backyard pools until it hums into your heart.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
CANCELLED Clay Date! | Cheeky Tiles
GUEST ARTIST WORKSHOP | $40 | 18+ | Get crafty (and a little saucy) with us for this one-night ceramic adventure! Create your own set of three decorative tiles or coasters celebrating the beauty of vintage queer pinups, self-love, and sex-positive art. Join local artists Camila and Rachel in this fun surface design workshop!
NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Just bring your creative energy and maybe that cutie you've been wanting to craft with. Wear clothes you don't mind getting messy!
What We're Making:
Design your own set of three hanging tiles or coasters using various transfer techniques. Whether you're into vintage queer ads, classic pinups with a twist, or creating your own celebratory self-loving imagery, we'll help you bring your vision to clay! Perfect for hanging in your bedroom or gifting to someone special.
Artworks will take 1-2 months to be fired and ready for pick up. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work.
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Ass Camp
WORKOUT | $18 presale, $20 at door | ALL AGES + SKILL LEVELS | ASS CAMP is an all-inclusive 60 minute bootcamp group workout class led by Kat Matutina with focus on ass and abs, plus core and overall strength. Utilizing special resistance bands for the duration of the class, combined with plyometrics, toning balls, battle ropes and kettle bells. Soundtrack to class includes Jersey club, Baltimore club, dancehall and Afrobeats, R&B, Chicago house, booty bass, and rap. All bodies, genders, levels, and ages welcome! Complimentary organic pre-workout hydration station and post-workout plant-based smoothies.
Check-in for class starts at 7pm. Please bring your own yoga mat.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
CANCELLED: Wet Felting Workshop | Handbags
WORKSHOP | $27 | 18+ | An introduction to the world of fiber arts. Join local artist Ashlyn Hairston for a night of wet felting, where you will learn the basics of wet felting and how to create a resist to felt hollow objects, and leave with your own custom handbag! No experience in felting, fiber arts, or any textile craft is expected, so come curious! All felting supplies are provided, and extra accessories / decorations for your bag will be available at the event.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
CANCELLED: Junior High Five Wine | A No-Snobs Wine Tasting
COMMUNITY | $25 | 21+ | Come to the Junior High Five No-Snobs Wine Tasting! You can taste ~natural wine~ with High Five Wine while learn about the producers, grapes, and winemaking styles. Ask questions or just enjoy trying something new. Bring your mom, your girlfriends, or the beverage connoisseur in your life! We'll have bottles for sale and handmade zines with all the wine deets you could possibly want <3
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Clay Date!
WORKSHOP | $25 | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Walk in at your leisure between 12-4pm for 2hr access to 2 lbs of clay and tools to make your own ceramic sculptures. Join either of our two resident clay artists Shea Smelser (@sheasmelser ) or Chelsie Rivera (@la_rosebud ), for loosely guided hand building practice. Option to pay $10 to fire your art work at the end of the 2hr session. Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary.
No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
If you opt to fire your work, you will receive an email once your pots have been bisque fired and are ready to pick up. You can pick up your pieces Monday/Tuesday or at any Clay Date. To glaze your work, purchase a Clay Date ticket to receive access to the glazes and for the last firing. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up/glaze their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work!
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Flash Day | August
TATTOOS | $5 PRE // $8 DOS | 18+ | Tats n Babes is an event created for people to have a good experience getting a tattoo from female and non-binary artists while being able to shop and have a good time with their friends!
Please Note: RSVP does not guarantee that you will get a tattoo.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors and outdoors.
Olla Pots by Clay Date x Club Gay Gardens
WORKSHOP | $35 | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Join us for this special collab event where Club Gay Gardens meets Clay Date! Learn to make your own Olla pot, which (after firing) can be submerged in the ground to slowly irrigate nearby plants. Students will practice building vessels with coils, slabs, and pinch pots. Once the Olla is formed, students will be encouraged to add unique designs to the pot’s surface to add special intention while nourishing the soil. Each attendee will also be gifted with a brand new pair of garden gloves.
Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary. No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
Price of admission also pays for all firings of class work. Students will be notified via email to pick up their fired works 4-6 weeks after the class. Olla pots will be ready to use upon pick-up. Pieces may be picked up during Gallery Hours 11-5pm on Mondays and Tuesdays or at any Clay Date. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work.
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Ass Camp
WORKOUT | $18 presale, $20 at door | ALL AGES + SKILL LEVELS | ASS CAMP is an all-inclusive 60 minute bootcamp group workout class led by Kat Matutina with focus on ass and abs, plus core and overall strength. Utilizing special resistance bands for the duration of the class, combined with plyometrics, toning balls, battle ropes and kettle bells. Soundtrack to class includes Jersey club, Baltimore club, dancehall and Afrobeats, R&B, Chicago house, booty bass, and rap. All bodies, genders, levels, and ages welcome! Complimentary organic pre-workout hydration station and post-workout plant-based smoothies.
Check-in for class starts at 7pm. Please bring your own yoga mat.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Jessica Gerhardt and D. Marin Perez: Together for CHIRLA
MUSIC | $25 | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Jessica Gerhardt and D. Marin Perez are joining their voices together to support CHIRLA, an organization that defends the rights of immigrants, with an evening of music rooted in spirituality and liberation.
Jessica Gerhardt (she/her) is a queer, spiritual indie-folk singer-songwriter with a heart for justice and solidarity with those on the margins. She draws inspiration from her Catholic and Jewish roots and lays claim to them in her debut full length record Alight Beyond the Sea. The album centers around themes in Psalm 139 - God's presence in grief and joy, darkness and light, and knowing oneself deeply and authentically. She will celebrate the first anniversary of the record's release with this concert.
For Cuban-American musician D. Marin Perez, songwriting becomes a place of real residence — to hide and be known, to seek and knock. Tutored by 60s rock and religious hymns from an early age, songwriting became a place to integrate an ever-evolving sense of family, religion, politics (the negotiations of our shared life together), belonging, love, and loss. These themes persist in his writing as a faith-rooted community organizer. DMP lives in Los Angeles, California.
Interested in a discounted ticket? Click here
This event is mask mandatory. Masks will be available for attendees if needed.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Art Club Presents | DIY Nite on First Sundays
COMMUNITY | $15 | ALL AGES | Join us for yet another DIY NITE on First Sundays from Art Club! You’re encouraged to craft with a friend or just zone out listening to some chill music. Collage supplies will always be provided PLUS new specialty crafts are introduced each month…..
….ARE WE MAKIN YOU JELLY? Yeah, of course! Its JELLY NIGHT! You know? Jelly? We hope you like donuts because you’ll need to be prepared for a JELLY-FILLED event! Learn the ins and outs of using GELLI plates for printing! Printing with gelli plates and acrylic paint can produce incredible textures and transfer words and images to paper. But thats not all! Get your hands on thousands of beads for making JELLY bracelets and accessories! And lastly, enjoy some plain ol' JELLO and snacks provided by Art Club.
Other activities offered monthly include screen printing with Matthew Saldivar. Bring blank/plain clothing to screen print on with designs by Matt. Participate in our clothing swap by bringing clothing donations (max 5 items donation limit) and leaving with new clothes. Upgrade your look, go crazy, design your own glam!!!!
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Soft Power Sewing Circle | August
COMMUNITY | FREE | ALL AGES | Come steetch or just beetch, we will help you out either way! The purpose of this group is to develop skills, make connections, engage with inner and outer work, and do some good ol’ fashioned sewing. Soft Power's sewing circle will meet on the first Sunday of every month at Junior High and we welcome all people of all skill levels.
Soft Power was created in 2023 by artist and arts worker Jane O'Neill to bring grounding and tactile care to social action work in public and private spaces.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Artists With Disabilities Showcase
COMMUNITY | $10 | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Join us for a showcase of various artists, musicians and vendors in the local disabled community!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Clay Date!
WORKSHOP | $25 | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Walk in at your leisure between 12-4pm for 2hr access to 2 lbs of clay and tools to make your own ceramic sculptures. Join either of our two resident clay artists Shea Smelser (@sheasmelser ) or Chelsie Rivera (@la_rosebud ), for loosely guided hand building practice. Option to pay $10 to fire your art work at the end of the 2hr session. Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary.
No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
If you opt to fire your work, you will receive an email once your pots have been bisque fired and are ready to pick up. You can pick up your pieces Monday/Tuesday or at any Clay Date. To glaze your work, purchase a Clay Date ticket to receive access to the glazes and for the last firing. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up/glaze their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work!
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
IE Print and Zine Fest Presents: QT Night Market
COMMUNITY | FREE RSVP | ALL AGES | Fundraising event for the IE Print & Zine Fest. Live music, vendors, zine library.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Make-Your-Own-Friend | Clay Date!
GUEST ARTIST WORKSHOP | $25 | ALL AGES | When the world feels scary, it’s always nice to know you have a friend by your side. Sometimes our friends are busy, but it’s okay, because in this workshop, we will be making our own little friend to bring with us everywhere, to remind us that we are safe, right here, right now, in the present, and even if we aren’t, we can hold them to remind us a sense of peace and joy that can never be robbed from our inner world, because we deserve it! Learn basic handbuilding and decorating techniques from Rachael, local ceramic artist and studio tech from the Green and Bisque Clayhouse of Pasadena.
Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary. No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
Option to pay $10 to fire your art work at the end of the 2hr session. Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary. No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
If you opt to fire your work, you will receive an email once your pots have been bisque fired and are ready to pick up. You can pick up your pieces during Gallery Hours 11-5pm on Mondays/Tuesdays or at any Clay Date. To glaze your work, purchase a Clay Date ticket to receive access to the glazes and for the last firing. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up/glaze their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work!
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
CANCELLED - Paint & Sip | July 29th
WORKSHOP | $25 | 21+ | Join us for Art Class with Wandering Brushes: This guided painting lesson is a safe space for creative play, with no skill or experience necessary. You can follow along with the instructor, or paint your own masterpiece! Free glass of wine for presale ticket holders courtesy of Vinovore. All supplies included.
Interested in a discounted ticket? Click here
RADON With Revenge Star & DUMA
MUSIC | $10 | ALL AGES | SOUND ON!!! @radon_666 @dumapunk @revengestar_la
HEAVY ECLECTIC MUSIC <33
from blackned doom
till shoegaze
till punk
from switzerland till the us
radon, all fem touring swiss trio brings you some angry witchcore.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Writers Retreat with Pluto’s
COMMUNITY | $40 | 18+ | An affordable one-day writer’s retreat for writers at any stage, from total beginner to seasoned professional. includes 4 workshops, a panel of experienced writers and open q&a, food and coffee onsite, and an open mic to close off.
Poetry workshop by Sofia Aguilar
Creative writing workshop by Poetry Peace LA
Writing workshop by Noelle Cope
Wellness workshop by Ajia Munns
Food vendor: Perhaps Japanese
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Club Gay Gardens | July 2025
WORKSHOP | FREE | ALL AGES | Garden with us! On the last Sunday of every month our besties Maggie Smart-McCabe and Linnea Torres lead a workshop/volunteer session actively tending to our Native Garden. Learn about plants native to southern California, how to care for them, and meet other cuties while helping sustain our very own Junior High garden!
Bring your own water bottle and snacks. All are welcome! Absolutely no experience necessary.
We also HIGHLY recommend hats + SPF to stay safe from the sun.
Maggie Smart-McCabe has experience working in climate appropriate gardens that prioritize native plants, regenerative gardening, and building soil health. They are passionate about increasing access to green spaces where people can get hands-on experience connecting to land and plants in their own community. Maggie loves gardening and learning in community spaces, and they are super excited to show plants some love with other queer folks at the Junior High Native Plant Garden!
Linnea Torres is a photographer and has been gardening for two years, after leaving the life of 35mm. A self-proclaimed master of container gardening, Linnea focuses on her tiny patio in her tiny space. Her tiny patio is home to edible annuals, perennial pollinators, veggies + fruits, the odd succulent, and cut flowers to gift to friends. Her focus has just shifted to growing art. Linnea is excited to share DIY tips for gardening as well as a deep appreciation for growing your own food. Let’s learn together y’all!
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors + outdoors.
Experimental Popstar Showcase
MUSIC | $10 | ALL AGES | Join us for an experimental popstar showcase at Junior High on Friday June 26th featuring local Los Angeles favorites Maya Karli, Mazzy Ghost, and Lu-ee, as well as touring industrial hyperpop band Suroor from Memphis. Mixing catchy hook-forward music with forward-thinking sonic experimentation, these artists lie at the forefront of musical innovation whilst never wavering from pop music’s commitment to make people dance and have a good time. An unforgettable night that is a must-attend for anyone that wants to keep up with the future of pop.
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Clay Date!
WORKSHOP | $25 | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Walk in at your leisure between 12-4pm for 2hr access to 2 lbs of clay and tools to make your own ceramic sculptures. Join either of our two resident clay artists Shea Smelser (@sheasmelser ) or Chelsie Rivera (@la_rosebud ), for loosely guided hand building practice. Option to pay $10 to fire your art work at the end of the 2hr session. Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary.
No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
If you opt to fire your work, you will receive an email once your pots have been bisque fired and are ready to pick up. You can pick up your pieces Monday/Tuesday or at any Clay Date. To glaze your work, purchase a Clay Date ticket to receive access to the glazes and for the last firing. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up/glaze their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work!
Email claydate@juniorhighla.com for any further questions pertaining to Clay Date!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
T Boy Wrestling Car Wash!
FUNDRAISER | ALL AGES | T Boy Wrestling is throwing a car wash fundraiser and yes, it's exactly what it sounds like! 🤼♂️🧼 We'll be at Junior High scrubbing your car down and chasing big dreams on July 26 from 10 am - 3 pm. This is a sliding scale, donation-based fundraiser. Any amount gets you a wash!
Every dollar goes towards flights and housing for our wrestlers traveling from LA to NYC to compete / perform. This is about more than sports– it’s about building space, visibility, and strength across states. See you there. It'll be hot. hosted by icon @pillar_of_dance 🏳️⚧️
Can't make it and want to support? you can hit our Venmo: @transdudesofla
This event will be outdoors, in Junior High’s rear parking lot.
LxVE Presents Rap Reel
MUSIC | $12 | ALL AGES | The beloved Rap Reel experience comes to LA for the first time! This immersive hip hop celebration features live performances in an innovative format, games and giveaways, open cypher for all MCs, and an intimate all-ages community celebrating hip hop culture. 10% of proceeds support the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) in our LA community.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Healing With Clay | Clay Date!
WORKSHOP | PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN | ALL AGES | MASK MANDATORY | Walk in at your leisure between 6-9pm for 2hr access to 2 lbs of clay and tools to make your own ceramic sculptures. Join instructor Chelsie Rivera (@la_rosebud ) for loosely guided hand building practice.
Attendees of Healing With Clay will choose their price of admission upon arrival, on the scale of $0-25. Option to pay $10 to fire your art work at the end of the 2hr session. Great for those who are looking for access to ceramics, clay friends, or sharpening your skill set! No experience necessary.
No reservations necessary to attend Clay Date. You are welcome to purchase your ticket ahead of time or at the door day-of the event.
If you opt to fire your work, you will receive an email once your pots have been bisque fired and are ready to pick up. You can pick up your pieces Monday/Tuesday or at any Clay Date. To glaze your work, purchase a Clay Date ticket to receive access to the glazes and for the last firing. Everyone will have up to three months to pick up/glaze their pots- after which we will have to dispose of them to make space for new class work!
This event is mask mandatory.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Ass Camp
WORKOUT | $18 presale, $20 at door | ALL AGES + SKILL LEVELS | ASS CAMP is an all-inclusive 60 minute bootcamp group workout class led by Kat Matutina with focus on ass and abs, plus core and overall strength. Utilizing special resistance bands for the duration of the class, combined with plyometrics, toning balls, battle ropes and kettle bells. Soundtrack to class includes Jersey club, Baltimore club, dancehall and Afrobeats, R&B, Chicago house, booty bass, and rap. All bodies, genders, levels, and ages welcome! Complimentary organic pre-workout hydration station and post-workout plant-based smoothies.
Check-in for class starts at 7pm. Please bring your own yoga mat.
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.
Flower Still Life: Painting Workshop
WORKSHOP | $40 | ALL AGES | Join us for a very special evening to create your very own still life of flowers using oil paints. We’ll combine the technical aspect of oil painting with the artistic goal of capturing the essence of our subject. Beginner and all levels friendly.
You’ll learn how to prep your canvas, sketch accurately with paint, mix colors, and the step by step process of bringing your painting to life. Tanya will be demoing and instructing every step of the way. You won’t want to miss this one!
COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended to attend events at Junior High. Learn more here.
This event will be indoors.