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Apollo 11: First Steps Edition Documentary
California Science Center, L.A., CA1 p.m., 3 p.m. July 15-Sept. 2. This special giant-screen edition of Todd Douglas Miller’s critically acclaimed Apollo 11 documentary features a newly-discovered trove of...
07/15/2019 - 09/02/2019: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Venerated – Persecuted – Forgotten: Victims of Nazism at FC Bayern Munich Exhibit
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, L.A., CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Thur., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fri. July 16-Sept. 30. Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust and the fabled European soccer team, FC Bayern...
07/16/2019 - 09/30/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
BAKERU: Transforming Spirits Exhibit
Japan House Los Angeles, Hollywood & Highland, Hollywood, CA10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sun. July 17-Oct. 20. Venture into the supernatural world of Japanese folk traditions in this participatory exhibition. The...
07/17/2019 - 10/20/2019: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Disney’s The Lion King at the El Capitan
El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood, CA10 a.m., 1:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m. (11 p.m. Fri. and Sat.), July 19-Sept. 2. Journey to the Pride Lands in a new way...
07/19/2019 - 09/02/2019: 10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Ventura County Fair
Ventura Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA11 a.m.-11 p.m. July 31-Aug. 11. This "Country Fair with Ocean Air" offers visitors a scenic view of the Pacific Ocean, along with a variety...
07/31/2019 - 08/11/2019: 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Backstreet Boys: The Experience Exhibit
Grammy Museum, L.A., CA10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Wed.-Thur., Sun.-Mon., 10 a.m-8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. through Sept. 2. Before there was BTS, there is BSB! Experience the iconic boy band in...
08/07/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 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...
08/07/2019: 10:00 am - 5:30 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,...
08/07/2019: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Health & Wellness Week Series at The Lakes
The Lakes at Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, CAIn partnership with YogaWorks Studio, Fit4Mom, Kids Club, MyGym, Birch Family Birth Services, Sunlife Organics, Kalologie Spa and YoGoatLA, the Lakes at Thousand Oaks will...
08/07/2019: 10:00 am - 12:00 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...
08/07/2019: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Louis Vuitton X Exhibition
Louis Vuitton X Exhibition, Beverly Hills, CA10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Sun. through Nov. 10. Explore the fashion house’s 160-year history of collaborations. This temporary installation features over 180...
08/07/2019: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Parent and Me
Congregation Tikvat Jacob, Manhattan Beach, CaliforniaGet together with other parents for discussion, activities, parenting support, and making friends in a warm friendly Jewish environment. The sessions, which are geared to children ages...
08/07/2019: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Author Appearance: Isabel Quintero
Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena, CAQuintero presents and signs her latest children's book, My Papi Has a Motorcycle, which celebrates the love between a father and daughter as well as...
08/07/2019: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Bookworms
LA County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arcadia, CA10:30-11:30 a.m. Aug, 7, 15, 21, 31. Families can explore the Arboretum Library and its great story trees! Come enjoy stories and a take-home craft...
08/07/2019: 10:30 am - 11:30 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,...
08/07/2019: 10:30 am - 6:30 pm
Air Land Sea: A Lithographic Suite by William Crutchfield
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CAnoon-5 p.m. Mon., Wed.-Thur., 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. July 19-Nov. 4. Just one look at a Crutchfield lithograph and you know he...
08/07/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles's Summer School
ICA LA, L.A., CA11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Fri., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun. This season, ICA LA presents two family-friendly exhibits - "Hervé Tullet: Ideal Exhibition in the Project Room"...
08/07/2019: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
The Riddle Effect Exhibition
Craft Contemporary, L.A., CA11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tues.-Fri. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun. June 2-Sept. 8. The influential L.A. artist/curator/teacher John T. Riddle, Jr. (1933–2002) was a master of multiple...
08/07/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite Exhibit
Skirball Cultural Center, L.A., CAnoon-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. April 11-Sept. 1. This photography show is the first-ever major exhibition dedicated to the work of Kwame Brathwaite,...
08/07/2019: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
California's Route 66: Hiding In Plain Sight Exhibition
Santa Monica History Museum, Santa Monica, CAnoon-8 p.m. Tues., Thurs., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed., Fri.-Sat. June 29-Oct. 19. America's most famous road, Route 66, ended in Santa Monica, so it is...
08/07/2019: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Giddy Up: Children Take the Reins Exhibit
Pasadena Museum of History, Pasadena, CAnoon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. May 5-Sept. 15. The Pasadena Museum of History gets playful in its latest exhibit, which showcases a colorful collection of over 35...
08/07/2019: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
OC Fair
OC Fair, Costa Mesa, CAnoon-midnight Wed.-Sun. July 12-Aug. 11. The OC Fair promises you "Acres of Fun" at this year's event. And that is a fair assessment of all...
08/07/2019: 12:00 pm - 11:59 pm
Orbit Pavilion
Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CAnoon-4:30 p.m. Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri.; 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sat., Sun. through Sept. 2, 2019. In collaboration with NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and...
08/07/2019: 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Orbit Pavilion
Huntington Library and Botanic Gardens, San Marino, CAnoon-4:30 p.m. Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri.; 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sat., Sun. through Sept. 2, 2019. In collaboration with NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and...
08/07/2019: 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Let's Make a Comet
Griffith Observatory, L.A., CA2 p.m., 4 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. through Sept. 1. This all-ages 25-minute presentation explores the nature of water in all of...
08/07/2019: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm