Advance Notice. Crawfish boil.

If you have a soft spot for Southern food, the crawfish boil scheduled May 22 may be the place to be.

Crawfish are tiny, lobster-like critters said to be delicious when boiled and dipped in the right amount of butter. Two Saturday's from now, Harold and Belle's in LA will be serving up all things crustacean.

LA Weekly wrote that this is one of the few remaining Southern gems in LA, which says something since the paper is home to the first Pulitzer-Prize winning food critic Jonathan Gold.

Tickets to Harold and Belle's crawfish boil are $25. Harold and Belle's is located at 2920 Jefferson Blvd. and the event is set to take place May 22.

-- Lauren Williams

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Advance Notice. Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.

The LA Times Festival of Books is one of those things in Los Angeles you plan your year around. Want to go out of town? Maybe later, the LA Times Festival of Books is next weekend.

This year, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is scheduled to be April 24-25, and will be featuring over 400 celebrated authors, and tons of exhibitors, you can peruse the UCLA campus, maybe pick up a new book, and listen to your favorite author read and discuss their latest bestseller.

Tickets to panels are $1 through TicketMaster (not including the "nominal" TicketMaster fee), but participating Ritmo Latinos and Macy's will be giving away tickets for free. You can also pick up free panel tickets at the Beverly Center.

There's also the "Panel Pass," where for $30 you get first dibs on five panels and a poster.

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is scheduled to be held April 24-25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

-- Lauren Williams