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Auto-Didactic: The Juxtapoz School Exhibition
Petersen Automotive Museum, L.A., CA10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 29-June 30. A combination of the cool and crazy, this eclectic exhibition highlights the work of more than 50 artists from...
09/29/2018 - 06/30/2019: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Pompeii The Exhibition
Ronald Reagan Library and Museum, Simi Valley, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 6-April 21 (closed Nov. 22, Dec. 25, Jan. 1). This exhibit offers a phenomenal look at one of the history's legendary...
10/06/2018 - 04/21/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Origami in the Garden
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, CA8 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 20-April 14 (closed Nov. 22, Dec. 25, Jan. 1). The Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden is home to 16 large-scale metal...
10/20/2018 - 04/14/2019: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Lost at Sea: The Explorations of Dr. Robert Ballard Exhibition
Battleship IOWA, San Pedro, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 30-Dec. 31, 2019 (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas) Dive into the fascinating world of sea wreck explorations at the Battleship IOWA. This...
10/30/2018 - 12/31/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Legends of Los Angeles: Southern California Race Cars and Their Builders Exhibition
Petersen Automotive Museum, L.A., CA10 a.m.-6 p.m. through Nov. 30, 2019. In this exhibit, the Petersen Automotive Museum explores the stories of the region’s racing cars, builders and tracks....
11/10/2018 - 11/30/2019: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Art of the Jewel: The Crevoshay Collection Exhibit
Natural History Museum, L.A., CA9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 7-May 12. Designer Paula Crevoshay melds nature, art, and science in unique ways with her jewelry. Featuring jewelry made of gold,...
12/07/2018 - 05/12/2019: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Big Bear Snow Play
Big Bear Snow Play, Big Bear, CA10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 5-9 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Nov. 23-April 14. Big Bear's Snow Play features with three full-length snow-tubing runs. To ensure...
12/07/2018 - 04/14/2019: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Incredible Predators 3D Movie at NHM
Natural History Museum, L.A., CAtimes vary Dec. 15-June 30 (closed Jan. 1). This film, the latest one to screen in the museum's 3D theater, takes an intimate look at...
12/15/2018 - 06/30/2019: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Mammoths and Mastodons at the La Brea Tar Pits
La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, L.A.,9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 21-Sept. 8. For years, the world-famous La Brea Tar Pits and Museum has been excavating and displaying incredible mammoths and mastodons;...
12/21/2018 - 09/08/2019: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Whale Watching Season in Oxnard
Channel Island Harbor, Oxnard, CA1-5 p.m. Dec. 26-April 15. Oxnard's Whale Watching Season begins December 26 and lasts into mid April, with Island Packers and Channel Islands Sportfishing Center...
12/26/2018 - 04/15/2019: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Incredible Journey and The Lost Secrets of South Coast Botanic Garden
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Penisula, CA9 a.m.-5 p.m. through March 31. Use your trusty compass and a tattered map to search the Garden for hidden treasures, along with treasures hidden...
01/09/2019 - 03/31/2019: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Imagination Dwells Here Exhibition
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., 12:30-4:30 p.m. Jan. 12-May 31. Imagination, as well as the Bob Baker Marionettes, will be...
01/12/2019 - 05/31/2019: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Hot Wheels Race To Win Exhibit
Discovery Cube L.A., Sylmar, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 26-April 28. Rev up your engines! Visitors can take a behind-the-scenes look at the thrilling world of racing through hands-on experiences,...
01/26/2019 - 04/28/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
This is Manga: Art of Naoki Urasawa Exhibit
Japan House Los Angeles, Hollywood, CA10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sun. through March 28 (closed Feb. 24). The retrospective exhibition of the internationally acclaimed Japanese manga artist will...
02/08/2019 - 03/28/2019: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
California Adventure Food & Wine Festival
Disney California Adventure Park, Anaheim, CA8 a.m.-10 p.m. March 1-April 23. California Adventure has cooked up a larger serving of its Food & Wine Festival this year. The park celebrates...
03/01/2019 - 04/23/2019: 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Museum of Selfies
Museum of Selfies, Hollywood, CA10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun.–Thurs. 10 a.m.-midnight Fri.-Sun. through March 30. Want to feel like an Instragram celebrity? Then you'll be beside yourself at the Museum...
03/04/2019 - 03/30/2019: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibit
FIDM Museum, L.A., CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Feb. 5-April 12. The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising presents its annual exhibition of the outstanding achievements in costume design...
03/05/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment Exhibition
Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale, CA1o a.m.-5 p.m. Tues-Sun. Dec. 11-April 7. Featuring nearly 100 photographs, this National Geographic-organized exhibit spotlights the work of 11 award-winning female photojournalists. It pays...
03/05/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Home Organizing Workshop Brentwood: Inspiration & Motivation Tips and Techniques
Home Organizing Workshop: Brentwood, Los Angeles, CAJoin the well-known Beverly Hills Organizer Debra Siegel for this foundational workshop, which provides the basic principles to begin your organizing journey. You will discover...
03/05/2019: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Volcanoes 3D: The Fires of Creation
California Science Center, L.A., CA12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. Jan. 21-March 15; 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. March 16-June 9. This documentary is a tale of science,...
03/05/2019: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
Beatriz Cortez: Trinidad / Joy Station Exhibition
Craft & Folk Art Museum, L.A., CA11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues-Fri., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Jan. 27-May 12. The Craft & Folk Art Museum is presenting the first major solo museum exhibition for...
03/05/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Charles White: A Retrospective Exhibition
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. Feb. 17–June 9. The first major 21st-century museum retrospective on this...
03/05/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hauser & Wirth L.A.'s Winter Exhibitions: Annie Leibovitz & Piero Manzoni
Hauser & Wirth L.A., L.A., CA11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Feb. 14-April 14. The downtown Los Angeles art gallery hosts a pair of prestigious art exhibits to start the new year....
03/05/2019: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Kaiju vs Heroes: Mark Nagata's Journey through the World of Japanese Toys
Japanese American National Museum, L.A., CA11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues-Wed., Fri.–Sun. noon-8 p.m. Thur. Sept. 15-March 24. Back in the 1970s, Mark Nagata was your typical California kid, but then he...
03/05/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Outliers and American Vanguard Art 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. Nov. 18-March 17. This exhibition, which is making its West Coast debut...
03/05/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
West of Modernism: California Graphic Design, 1975–1995 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. through April 21. The late 20th century was a transformational period for...
03/05/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Exhibit
Skirball Cultural Center, L.A., CAnoon-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. (closed Nov. 22, Dec. 25). Oct. 19-March 10. Based upon the best-selling book of the same name, "Notorious...
03/05/2019: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Pedal to Power School Breakfast
Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CANo Kid Hungry, a national campaign to end childhood hunger in America, will host an interactive pop-up event at the Santa Monica Pier to raise...
03/05/2019: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Matthew Bourne’s “Cinderella”
Ahmanson Theatre, L.A., CA8 p.m. Tues-Fri., 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Sat. 1 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Sun. Feb. 6-March 10. Wunderkind choreographer/dancer Matthew Bourne has re-interpreted the classic fairy...
03/05/2019: 1:00 pm - 11:00 pm
The Old Man and The Old Moon
Bram Goldsmith Theater, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, CA7:30 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Sat.; 2 p.m., 7 p.m. Sun. March 2-17. The PigPen Theatre Co. presents its newest effort, the touching...
03/05/2019: 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Kidspace's Free Family Night
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CAHang around Kidspace this evening and you can string together a night of fun. Folks from the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry will visit to...
03/05/2019: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm