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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
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
National Geographic Presents: Earth Explorers
Discovery Cube L.A., Sylmar, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 25-May 3. When you step into this adventure-filled exhibit, you will step into the shoes of a National Geographic explorer as...
01/25/2020 - 05/03/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wild California Exhibit
Southern California Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CA9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Mon., Wed.-Thur.; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tues., Fri., Sat.; 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Sun. (closed Easter and Fourth of July). SCCM’s new permanent exhibition...
01/28/2020 - 08/31/2020: 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
The Call Of The Wild at the El Capitan
El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood, CA10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. Feb. 21-March 1. Hollywood Blvd. certainly has been called a wild place, but now it is the...
02/21/2020 - 03/01/2020: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Farmers Market Mardi Gras Celebration
Farmers Market, L.A., CA9 a.m.-8 p.m. Feb. 22-23, 6-9 p.m. Feb. 25. For the 31st year, you can celebrate the merriment of the Mardi Gras at the Farmers...
02/25/2020: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibit
FIDM Museum, L.A., CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Feb. 4-March 21. For the 28th year, the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Museum salutes the amazing imaginations and impressive...
02/25/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Catalina Paintings: Night and Day Exhibition
Catalina Art Museum, Avalon, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 8-June 7. "Night and Day" explores visions of Catalina through the eyes and palettes of contemporary plein air painters. The natural...
02/25/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Disney's Frozen 2 x FIDM: Film-Inspired Fashion Collection on Display at Disney Store Westfield Century City
Disney Store at Westfield Century City, Century City, CAWalt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and the Disney store are having LA’s FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising alumni designers Paul Hernandez, Tomy...
02/25/2020: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Exhibition: "The Body, The Object, The Other"
Craft Contemporary, L.A., CA11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.–Fri.; 11 a.m.-6p.m. Sat.-Sun. Jan. 25–May 10. Craft Contemporary’s second clay biennial examines contemporary ceramic practices that use the human body as...
02/25/2020: 10:00 am - 6:00 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...
02/25/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Betye Saar: Call and Response Exhibit
LACMA, L.A., CA11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Tues., Thurs., 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Sept. 22-April 5. LACMA presents the first exhibition to examine the...
02/25/2020: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
El Sueño Americano | The American Dream: Photographs by Tom Kiefer
Skirball Cultural Center, L.A., CAnoon-5 p.m. Tues.–Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. through March 8. Culled from the photographic series of the same name, this exhibit pushes viewers to consider...
02/25/2020: 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...
02/25/2020: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Grade School Yoga
The Center Method, Santa Monica , CAThis group class (ages 4-9) enhances focus, flexibility, strength and confidence as well as teaching good coping habits for dealing with stressful situations and growth....
02/25/2020: 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Author Appearance: Kristina Kuzmic
Barnes & Noble, The Grove, L.A., CAKristina Kuzmic brings her "Hope And Humor" comedy tour to The Grove in conjunction with the launch of her new book, "Hold On, But Don't...
02/25/2020: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cirque du Soleil's VOLTA
Dodger Stadium, L.A., CA8 p.m. Tues.-Wed.; 4:30 p.m., 8 p.m. Thur.-Sat. Feb. 4-March 8. Energetic, urban and contemporary, VOLTA is a captivating voyage of discovery that explores the...
02/25/2020: 8:00 pm - 6:00 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...
02/26/2020: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibit
FIDM Museum, L.A., CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Feb. 4-March 21. For the 28th year, the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Museum salutes the amazing imaginations and impressive...
02/26/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Catalina Paintings: Night and Day Exhibition
Catalina Art Museum, Avalon, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 8-June 7. "Night and Day" explores visions of Catalina through the eyes and palettes of contemporary plein air painters. The natural...
02/26/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Disney's Frozen 2 x FIDM: Film-Inspired Fashion Collection on Display at Disney Store Westfield Century City
Disney Store at Westfield Century City, Century City, CAWalt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and the Disney store are having LA’s FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising alumni designers Paul Hernandez, Tomy...
02/26/2020: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm