Go Metro Weekends is The Source’s weekly guide to having a great weekend in L.A. without a car. All events are easily accessible (within a half mile walk) by Metro bus and rail lines. Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and space constraints limit us from listing every accessible event in this city, but this curated list represents what we think is cool and easy to get to.

Friday, January 15th

Strike TV: The Cinematheque Blows Up the Internet
Writers who bonded during the 2007 strike join forces to create entertaining websodes.
Website: http://www.strike.tv/show/striketv-news/american-cinematheque/
Type: Film
When: 7:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m.
Price: $11
Where: Egyptian Theater, 6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Nearby Rail: Red Line Hollywood/Highland Station

To plan your trip and to check all other transit options, please consult Google Transit or the Metro Trip Planner.

GZA featuring Curtains, DJ Dark Alley
Original Wu Tang Clan member performs in Echo Park.
Website: http://www.attheecho.com/2009/12/15/friday-01-15-10-gza-echoplex/
Type: Music
When: 8:30 p.m.
Price: $16
Where: The Echoplex, 1145 Glendale Boulevard
Nearby Rail: Red/Purple Line Westlake/McArthur Park Station (1.8 miles away, transfer to Metro Line 200)

To plan your trip and to check all other transit options, please consult Google Transit or the Metro Trip Planner.

Saturday, January 16th

The Panorama-kan of Meiji Japan
In illustrated lecture of Japanese panoramas by a renowned media-art scholar.
Website: http://panoramaonview.org/news.html
Type: Lecture
When: 8:00 p.m.
Price: $10
Where: Velaslavasay Panorama, 1122 West 24th Street
Nearby Rail: Blue Line Grand Station (1.2 miles away)

To plan your trip and to check all other transit options, please consult Google Transit or the Metro Trip Planner

Devil’s Night Drive-in: Donnie Darko
It’s called a drive-in, but walk-ins and bike-ins are welcomed and encouraged.
Website: http://www.devilsnight.com/drivein.htm
Type: Film
When: Gates 6:00 p.m., Show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Price: $10
Where: 240 W. 4th St.
Nearby Rail: Red/Purple Line Pershing Square Station

To plan your trip and to check all other transit options, please consult Google Transit or the Metro Trip Planner

Sunday, January 17th

Santa Monica Symphony MLK Weekend Family Concert
Mussorgsky, Stravinsky, Vaughan Williams, and Marquez for free.
Website: http://www.smsymphony.org/
Type: Music
When: 3:30 p.m.
Price: FREE
Where: SGI Auditorium, 525 Wilshire Blvd.
Nearby Rapid Line: 720

To plan your trip and to check all other transit options, please consult Google Transit or the Metro Trip Planner