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Best things to do this week in LA and SoCal: July 6-9
By Laura Hertzfeld at LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)
· July 6, 2026
· 4 min read
The Huntington's corpse flowers, one of which is seen here in 2023, are preparing to bloom again.(FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP via Getty Images)The World Cup mania continues, and we’d be remiss to not keep you up-to-date on where to check out all the games — whether that’s watching in person or tuning...
Key takeaway Also on Wednesday, Royel Otis plays the Greek, and Kurt Vile plays the Novo, or you can feel like it’s “so yesterday” and fly to the Forum for the amazing early-2000s bill of Hilary Duff with La Roux!
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Category: local ·
Published: July 6, 2026 ·
Source: LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) ·
Reading time: 4 min
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What is this story about? The Huntington's corpse flowers, one of which is seen here in 2023, are preparing to bloom again.(FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP via Getty Images)The World Cup mania continues, and we’d be remiss to not keep you up-to-date on where to check out all the games — whether that’s watching in person or tuning...
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