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Hollywood Dream Machines: Vehicles of Science Fiction and Fantasy Exhibit
Petersen Automotive Museum, L.A., CA10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 5-March 15. The pivotal role that cars have played in movies and video games will be spotlighted at the Petersen Automobile...
05/05/2019 - 03/15/2020: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Esther Williams: The Swimming Queen of the Silver Screen Exhibit
Catalina Island Museum, Avalon, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 6-March 8 (closed Nov. 28, Dec. 25, Jan. 1). Immerse yourself in the world of the champion swimmer and movie star...
09/06/2019 - 03/08/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Egypt's Lost Cities Exhibition
Ronald Reagan Library and Museum, Simi Valley, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 5-April 12 (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day). Do you know the legends of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus? These two bustling...
10/05/2019 - 04/12/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Natural History of Horror Exhibition
Natural History Museum, L.A., CA9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct 10-April 12. "It's alive!" Early experiments in animal electricity and the excavation of King Tut’s tomb are among the scientific discoveries...
10/10/2019 - 04/12/2020: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Castle Builder: Build Your Kingdom
Discovery Cube Orange County, Santa Ana, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 12-Jan. 27. Kids can learn how to be the master of their castle, but building one and finding out run it...
10/12/2019 - 01/27/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Lakes at Thousand Oaks' Holiday Ice Rink
The Lakes at Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, CA3-9 p.m. Mon.–Thur.; 3-10 p.m. Fri.; 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sat.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun. Nov. 7- Feb. 2. Get ready to skate The Lakes this...
11/07/2019 - 02/02/2020: 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards Exhibit
L.A. Central Library, L.A., CA10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Thur.; 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-5 p.m.; Sun. Nov. 8-Jan. 26. The exhibit “Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards”,...
11/08/2019 - 01/26/2020: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Big Bear Snow Play
Big Bear Snow Play, Big Bear, CAthrough March 29. Big Bear's Snow Play features with three full-length snow-tubing runs. To ensure optimum sliding conditions the park grooms its runs nightly. There...
12/10/2019 - 03/29/2020: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Incredible Journey: Bugs
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 13-March 29. Where better to look at bugs than in a garden? It's better than seeing them in your kitchen. Discover...
12/13/2019 - 03/29/2020: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
California Adventure's Lunar New Year Celebration
Disney California Adventure Park, Anaheim, CATimes vary Jan. 17-Feb. 9. Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession helps to lead the way in this seasonal celebration that pays tribute to Chinese, Vietnamese...
01/17/2020 - 02/09/2020: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Oral History Project StoryCorps At Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CAStoryCorps, a renowned nonprofit organization celebrating the stories of everyday Americans, will record interviews in Santa Monica from Jan. 5-Feb. 7 as part of its...
01/22/2020: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Oxnard Whale Watching Season
Channel Island Harbor, Oxnard, CAIt's that time of year to catch a glimpse of nature during Whale Watching Season taking place off the coast of Oxnard. The season officially...
01/22/2020: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Fantasy World: Italian Americans in Animation Exhibition
The Italian Museum of Los Angeles, L.A., CA10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tues.-Sun. through Jan. 26. Spanning a century of animation history, this exhibit focuses the lives and work of Italian American artists, writers,...
01/22/2020: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Elevated Eye: Aerial Photography Past and Present Exhibit
Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Oct. 10–March 8. Explore the history of aerial photography - from its origins in the 19th century to the boundary-pushing technologies...
01/22/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The VOID’s Jumanji: Reverse the Curse Virtual Reality Experience
The VOID, Santa Monica, CA10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun.-Thur., 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Dec. 26-Jan. 31. In this VR experience, Jumanji fans will have the ability to truly enter another...
01/22/2020: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Oscar Oiwa: Dreams of a Sleeping World Exhibition
USC Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed., Fri.-Sun. Thur. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Jan. 10-April 26. Known for his giant canvases and large frescoes, Oscar Oiwa, an acclaimed Japanese...
01/22/2020: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
On Display in the Walled City: Nigeria at the British Empire Exhibition
Fowler Museum at UCLA, Westwood, CAnoon-8 p.m. Wed., noon-5 p.m. Thu.-Sun. Sept. 8-May 31. This exhibit features 38 objects from the British Empire Exhibition of 1924–1925 that was staged outside...
01/22/2020: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Quilting American Stories Exhibit
Craft in America Center , L.A., CAnoon-6 p.m. Tues-Sat. Jan. 11-March 7. In this exhibit, The Craft in America Center spotlights two distinctive quilt artists. To coincide with African American History...
01/22/2020: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Starting Anew: Transforming Pasadena, 1890-1930
Pasadena Museum of History, Pasadena, CAnoon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. through July 3. The forty years between 1890 and 1930 cover a crucial time in Pasadena’s history as the city transformed from...
01/22/2020: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sensory-Friendly Noah's Ark
Skirball Cultural Center, L.A., CADuring these hours, the Skirball welcomes all visitors to enjoy a Noah’s Ark experience specially designed for guests with autism spectrum disorders, sensory-processing differences and...
01/22/2020: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School ArtsLab: Logo Design
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CAMiddle schoolers will view the geometric shapes and select color palette in László Moholy-Nagy’s "AL 3," and design a logo using an airbrush technique that...
01/22/2020: 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Disney's Frozen
Hollywood Pantages, Hollywood, CA8 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Sat., 1 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Sun. Dec. 4-Feb. 2. The hotly anticipated stage adaptation of “Frozen” finally surfaces...
01/22/2020: 8:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Oral History Project StoryCorps At Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CAStoryCorps, a renowned nonprofit organization celebrating the stories of everyday Americans, will record interviews in Santa Monica from Jan. 5-Feb. 7 as part of its...
01/23/2020: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Oxnard Whale Watching Season
Channel Island Harbor, Oxnard, CAIt's that time of year to catch a glimpse of nature during Whale Watching Season taking place off the coast of Oxnard. The season officially...
01/23/2020: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Fantasy World: Italian Americans in Animation Exhibition
The Italian Museum of Los Angeles, L.A., CA10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tues.-Sun. through Jan. 26. Spanning a century of animation history, this exhibit focuses the lives and work of Italian American artists, writers,...
01/23/2020: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm