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FREE Coworking Day @ INDIE DESK - DTLA

FREE Coworking Day @ INDIE DESK - DTLA

Mon, Jun 8, 4:00 PM
From Cowork LA - DTLA Coworking
4.7

Indie Desk is hosting a monthly FREE co-working day. Indie Desk is happy to host all those interested in co-working from our downtown LA location. Located on the 33rd floor of the Wells Fargo North Tower, we offer amazing views, great location and professional working environment. Join us for free the second Monday of every month, from 9am - 6pm. Calling all entrepreneurs, freelancers, employees, APP Developers, web designer, lawyers and all professionals working from home, looking for a change of venue. Please RSVP and see you every second Monday of every month. Indie Desk - Wells Fargo North Tower 333 S. Grand Ave. Suite 3310 Los Angeles, CA 90071

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Fail Better Story Time

Fail Better Story Time

Wed, Jun 10, 2:00 AM
From Chinatown LA Community Events
4.8

## Time & Location Jun 09, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM Studious Space, 418 Bamboo Ln A, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA ## About The Event On **Tuesday, June 9** Fail Better Arts presents Fail Better Story Time, a storytelling-workshop-show for new and seasoned storytellers at Studious Space in LA. 7(ish) mins to work out any mess-in-progress you may have. Notes are welcomed. Our audience offers optional supportive feedback according to the needs of each storyteller. Hosted by our Managing Director and Moth Storytelling Instructor Christopher Moncayo-Torres. Our resources are designated for BIPOC. Allies are still welcome to submit. **Want to tell a story? [Fill out our submission form.](https://forms.gle/WghokBnDnNiWDC636)** **Admission: $10**

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Lucky Bamboo Mahjong Club - Beginners Welcome!

Lucky Bamboo Mahjong Club - Beginners Welcome!

Sat, Jun 13, 1:30 AM
From Chinatown LA Community Events
4.8

**RSVP and payment through Meetup is required to attend this event. Tickets will not be sold at the door or on the day of the event. This event will take place on the first floor of an accessible building.** **Learn how to play *Hong Kong*-style mahjong in a non-competitive setting.** This club is open to people wishing to learn how to play mahjong with no prior experience. Some members of this club have attended previous meetings and returned to practice their skills before attempting to play more advanced mahjong events around LA. For beginners or those needing a refresher, an optional introductory mahjong presentation and demonstration will be given at **6:30 PM**. **Most people are able to play (and win!) mahjong on their own after this presentation.** Guided gameplay with other new players is offered after the presentation. Due to the need for 4 people per mahjong table and to avoid people reserving a seat but failing to show up, **we cannot offer refunds. If you plan to attend the class, please be on time as lessons will promptly begin at 6:30 PM.** **Parking**: There is **no parking** offered at our location, so please be prepared to find street parking or use a paid parking lot. The most affordable parking lot is $5 at Mandarin Plaza (986 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012). They close at 10 PM. An additional paid parking lot is on Broadway next to Wonder Bakery. Metered street parking is free after 8 PM. **Due to events in Chinatown, parking lots and street parking are sometimes full, so please be prepared during major holidays and popular events.** **Transportation**: The LA Metro Chinatown Station services the A Line lightrail and is located a block away from our club. Several popular LA Metro bus lines serve Chinatown Plaza and will drop you off on the same block as our club. Some of the buses include: 4, 45, 81, 90, 94, DASH Lincoln Heights/Chinatown Clockwise and the DASH B. The $15 fee will be used to maintain the space and purchase more mahjong equipment. If you wish to pay via another method, please message us or message Peter directly. For announcements, please stay in touch with us through Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luckybamboomahjong/

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24 attendees
AI, Art & Vibecoding - StrangeNew.World @ 310 Coffee

AI, Art & Vibecoding - StrangeNew.World @ 310 Coffee

Fri, Jun 5, 10:00 PM
From AI, Art & Vibecoding - StrangeNew.World
5.0

We frame ourselves as **"a support group for the technological singularity"** and we are an eclectic mix of open-minded thinkers, artists, and tinkerers who believe in embracing the emerging technologies and capabilities in the most humanitarian way possible. Our meetings have a super casual and open atmosphere where all are welcome to contribute. Feel free to come late or leave early. So whether you're an AI enthusiast or skeptic, a creative professional already using AI on the daily, or someone just starting their first vibe coding project, this group may be for you! **What to Expect** Interesting conversations, relevant content, and educational resources. We are a diverse community of people who want to help each other and the world around us. We meet in person once a week at **310 Coffee in Culver City from 3-5pm**, we share our work and interesting news in our Whatsapp group, put on remote Learning Labs, go to events together, and encourage our members (who have the availability) to participate in a learning collective where we can volunteer to give each other one-on-one crash courses in various artistic, technical, and entrepreneurial disciplines. Here is a list of what we can teach: [https://strangenew.world/labs/what-we-know](https://strangenew.world/labs/what-we-know) We also encourage each of our members to take on a Passion Project, which could be as simple as getting up and running with a new artistic medium or project, or as complex as laying the groundwork for your dream business or career. We believe there has never been a better time (at least in OUR lifetimes) to set your sights on what your ideal life would be two years from now and then just start moving toward it. And maybe we can help you do that by giving you the hand-holding you need to get over that first hump, which can sometimes be the most difficult part. **How to Give Back** If you are a member looking to give back, or if you like what our organization is doing, then please follow, subscribe, rate us, and smash that like! 🤣 I know it seems silly to many of you, but in the attention economy, just the act of following us, liking our posts, and reviewing our events can make a huge difference in how the algorithm shines upon us. Also, if you would like to support us in a more direct way, please consider giving us a one-time donation, subscribing to one of our tiers, or sponsoring us. We pay for a lot of stuff out of pocket, so please consider becoming a patron to support the overall longevity of our group and vision. [https://strangenew.world/support-us](https://strangenew.world/support-us) **More Information** What we explore during our meetings really depends on who shows up and what they want to discuss: * The changing job market. What skills will matter in 10 years * The future of business and the creative industries * Chatbots, LLMs, and Agentic Workflows * Using AI for scientific or artistic exploration * Will generative art destroy Hollywood or save it? * What is consciousness? What constitutes intelligence? * The various types/platforms of vibecoding and which is best for your project * The end of capitalism as we know it * Are we entering the 2nd Cognitive Revolution? **Learn more at: [https://strangenew.world](https://strangenew.world)**

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18 attendees
Chinatown Game Night

Chinatown Game Night

Sat, Jun 20, 1:00 AM
From Chinatown LA Community Events
4.8

Come hang out, play board games, make friends, and enjoy a fun community night in Chinatown. New players are welcome! We play a mix of modern board games that are easy to learn, social, and fun for all experience levels. Not into games? We’ll also have an arts and crafts area with supplies, plus space to work on your own projects. Yes, you can bring your art project to work on! It will not be weird. Bring a game, join a game, bring snacks to share for the potluck. **Admission:** $10 at the door. Your contribution helps us cover the space and keep the event going!

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27 attendees
From Months to Days: How AI Is Rewriting Commercial Production

From Months to Days: How AI Is Rewriting Commercial Production

Fri, Jun 5, 3:15 PM
From Friday Coffee Meetup
4.8

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at how AI is transforming commercial production—and what it takes to build creative systems that actually perform. Jethro Rothe-Kushel is the Founder & CEO of Ritual Ads, a studio using AI to take brands from concept to finished commercial in days—not months—while improving performance through rapid iteration and real-time analytics. After more than 20 years producing major campaigns for brands like Google, Apple, and Amazon, Jethro saw firsthand how slow, expensive, and inefficient traditional production could be. Instead of accepting that model, he built something different. At Ritual Ads, the commercial production process is reimagined end-to-end—using AI to move from storyboard to finished spot in days, not months, while enabling faster iteration, real-time testing, and stronger performance. In this session, Jethro will break down how this approach works in practice, including: * How AI is compressing the timeline of commercial production * Why more iteration leads to better creative outcomes * What a modern “creative + performance” stack actually looks like * Lessons learned building and scaling a system designed for speed, consistency, and results This is a practical, real-world look at how advertising is evolving—and what builders, marketers, creatives, operators, and investors need to understand to stay ahead. *** ### **About the Speaker** Jethro Rothe-Kushel is the Founder & CEO of Ritual Ads, a studio using AI to take brands from concept to finished commercial with speed, precision, and measurable performance. He brings over 20 years of experience across film, television, and advertising, having produced major campaigns for leading brands including Apple, Netflix, American Express, Google, and Amazon. He is a former VP of the Producers Guild of America, representing thousands of top producers nationwide. Earlier in his career, Jethro documented the lives of people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles—work that contributed to major public funding efforts and long-term housing initiatives. That experience continues to inform his belief in storytelling as a force for real-world change. Today, he leads Ritual Ads at the intersection of AI and storytelling, helping brands move faster while staying authentic and effective. *** **Networking** Come early to connect with fellow founders, technologists, creatives, and community members. Friday Coffee Meetup is as much about the people in the room as it is about the conversation on stage.

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