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Habitat Restoration
Madrona Marsh Nature Center, Torrance, CAWould you like to help create, and learn, about different habitats? Help remove non-native plants and replace them with locally grown native plants, along with...
05/18/2019: 8:45 am - 12:00 pm
Hot Wheels Legend Tour
Hot Wheels Headquarters, El Segundo, CAThis nationwide search for life-size custom cars that are worthy of being made into a Hot Wheels toy car is back, bigger than ever, and...
05/18/2019: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Wake Up With The Waves
Pier Playground, Santa Monica, CA9-11 a.m. May 18, 25, June 1. Rise and shine - and head to the Santa Monica Pier on these special Saturday mornings. Join in...
05/18/2019: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Wayfinder Paralympic Games
Wayfinder Family Services Los Angeles Campus, L.A., CAFormerly known as the Junior Blind Olympics, this event provides youths with disabilities a chance to succeed in athletics. Come cheer on athletes (ages 6-22)...
05/18/2019: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
NHM's 33nd Annual Bug Fair
Natural History Museum, L.A., CA9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. May 18-19. Get a close up look at centipedes, millipedes and a million other species at the Natural History Museum's annual Bug...
05/18/2019 - 05/19/2019: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
23rd Annual Annabelle Godwin Play Day
Woodley Park, Van Nuys, CAChild Care Resource Center's annual "learn through play" event for San Fernando Valley families is a free festival full of things to do. There will...
05/18/2019: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
36th Annual California Strawberry Festival
Strawberry Meadows of College Park, Oxnard, CA10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. May 18-19. The 36th Annual California Strawberry Festival provides something for every strawberry lover. Some 50 food vendors display their strawberry creations...
05/18/2019 - 05/19/2019: 10:00 am - 6:30 pm
Alice in Wonderland: The Musical
Glendale Centre Theatre, Glendale, CA10 a.m. Sat. through June 15. This family-friendly musical presents a modern take on Lewis Carroll’s timeless story. After falling down the rabbit hole, Alice...
05/18/2019: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Beverly Hills artSHOW
Beverly Gardens Park, Beverly Hills, CAFour blocks of historic Beverly Gardens Park will be all abloom with a wonderful array of art. More than 245 artists from around the country...
05/18/2019 - 05/19/2019: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World Exhibit
Getty Center, L.A., CA10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Tues.-Fri., Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. May 14-Aug. 18. The Getty Center is one place where you can can find fantastic beasts. This...
05/18/2019: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Indian Country: The Art of David Bradley Exhibit
The Autry Museum of the American West, L.A., CA10 a.m.–4 p.m. Tue.–Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. March 31-Jan. 5. A Minnesota Chippewa, artist David Bradley has explored questions regarding identity, self-determination and the...
05/18/2019: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Kids to Parks Day
Point Vicente Interpretive Center, Rancho Palos Verdes , CACome and celebrate the love of nature and the outdoors with family and friends at the Point Vicente Interpretative Center's annual Kids to Parks Day!...
05/18/2019: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Morphologizing
Manhattan Beach Art Center, Manhattan Beach, CA10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. May 3-June 16. Morphology frequently refers to scientific analysis used to understand objects in terms of their...
05/18/2019: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Renaissance Pleasure Faire
Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area, Irwindale, CA10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat.-Sun. April 6-May 19. Enter the Faire's fanciful 16th century world of jesters and jousters; wenches and royalty; acrobats and artisans. Immerse...
05/18/2019: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
USC Pacific Asia Museum's Baby and Me Tour
USC Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CAJoin other moms, dads, and caregivers for an engaging docent-led tour of the museum! Learn about the arts and cultures of Asia and the Pacific...
05/18/2019: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Andrew & Polly Mini-Concert
Children’s Book World, L.A., CAThe popular, and award-winning, local duo are known for their witty and warm tunes. Featuring folksy vocal harmony and a cornucopia of acoustic instruments (from...
05/18/2019: 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Take Me Out To The Ball Game: Popular Music And The National Pastime Exhibit
Grammy Museum, L.A., CA10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Sun.-Mon. Wed.-Thur., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. March 14-Oct. 7. The unique relationship between baseball and music will be explored in this exhibit,...
05/18/2019: 10:30 am - 6:30 pm
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,...
05/18/2019: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
ARTsea Festival
Marina Beach, Marina del Rey, CA11 a.m.-10 p.m. May 18, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. May 19. Spend an ARTsea-y weekend down in Marina del Rey. This party by the beach delivers...
05/18/2019 - 05/19/2019: 11:00 am - 6:00 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...
05/18/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Downtown Burbank Arts Festival
Downtown Burbank, Burbank, CA11 a.m.-7 p.m. May 18-19. Art, in a colorful spectrum of mediums, will be everywhere in downtown Burbank this weekend as 200 talented artists, from...
05/18/2019 - 05/19/2019: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Family Nature Walk at White Point Nature Preserve
White Point Nature Preserve, San Pedro, CAFamilies can join the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy for a naturalist-guided walk through the Tongva Demonstration Garden, where you’ll learn how early inhabitants used native...
05/18/2019: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Family Outdoor Volunteer Activity
George F Canyon Nature Center, Rolling Hills Estates, CAPut on your grubbies and join with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy in kid-friendly habitat restoration activities. You can plant seeds, care for native...
05/18/2019: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Frank Stella: Selections from the Permanent Collection
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. May 5-Sept. 15. Stella! Frank Stella was one of the titans...
05/18/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm