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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...
08/11/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Toy Story Tempest
Media Park, Culver City, CA11 a.m. Sat.-Sun. Aug. 3-25. What would happen if Shakespeare wrote for Pixar-Disney? Well, of course, we will never know but those clever folks at...
08/11/2019: 11:00 am - 12:00 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,...
08/11/2019: 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...
08/11/2019: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
F Is For FUN!
Boomtown Event Space, Los Angeles, CAThis unique, one day pop-up art and movement event presents imaginative family-friendly fun for all ages! A transformed event space will have colorful art installations...
08/11/2019: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Family Studio Workshop: Dioramas Inspired by Guillermo Kuitca
Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, CAPlay with light and shape in this month’s Family Studio Workshop by creating your own diorama. Participants will transform cardboard boxes using paper and cellophane...
08/11/2019: 12:00 pm - 3:00 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...
08/11/2019: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Giggle Gaggle Sundays Kids Improv Class
Joy Theatre, Sherman Oaks, CACome on down to Joy theatre and play some fun improv games! Learn awesome acting skills, make great friends, and hang out with super cool...
08/11/2019: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Learn to Speak Nahuatl at LA Plaza
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, L.A., CALA Plaza de Cultura y Artes invites the public (ages 6 and older) to learn a little Huasteca Nahuatl, the language that over a million...
08/11/2019: 12:00 pm - 4:30 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...
08/11/2019: 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...
08/11/2019: 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...
08/11/2019: 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Skirball Family Amphitheater Performances: Aaron Nigel Smith
Skirball Cultural Center, L.A., CAnoon, 2 p.m. Aaron Nigel Smith is delighted to return to his former hometown of L.A. for a performance of some of his best-known children’s...
08/11/2019: 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The Really Awesome Improv Show
The Second City Hollywood, Hollywood, Californianoon Sat.-Sun., This fast-paced and high-energy improv comedy show is a fun for all-ages improv show. N ow celebrating a 9-year run, RAIS features improv...
08/11/2019: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Andell Family Sundays
LACMA, L.A., CA12:30-3:30 p.m. Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25. The Art of Korean Writing is the theme for this month's art projects. Families are invited to create...
08/11/2019: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Snowhite
Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica, CA2 p.m. Sat., 12:30 p.m. Sun. July 6-Sept. 29. The Santa Monica Playhouse casts its own spell over this classic fairy tale. This original Rudie-DeCarlo...
08/11/2019: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
World Itotia Festival
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, L.A., CAThe second annual World Itotia Dance Festival will conclude with a community performance at the LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes. Itotia, which means "dance"...
08/11/2019: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Fowler Families: Sculpting Monkeys and Tigers and Deer, Oh, My!
Fowler Museum at UCLA, Westwood, CAAnimal characters take center stage in many Guatemalan masquerades, with masks representing bulls, deer, dogs, jaguars, monkeys, tigers, and more. Explore these creatures in the...
08/11/2019: 1:00 pm - 4:00 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...
08/11/2019: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Makers Fest at CAAM
California African American Museum, L.A., CAThis all-ages affair offers an array of maker stations led by top local artists! Suzanne Edwards-Acton will share paper-folding techniques to make geometric ornaments. Benicia...
08/11/2019: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
MOCA's Sunday Studio
MOCA Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CAThis free, drop-in program present art activities for makers of all ages and experience levels. The afternoon includes family-friendly tours of the museum, art-making explorations,...
08/11/2019: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Play That Goes Wrong
Ahmanson Theatre, L.A., CA8 p.m. Tues-Fri., 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Sat., 1 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Sun. July 9-Aug. 11. This hilarious comedy salutes the theater world while also...
08/11/2019: 1:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Art Adventure Tour: Capture This
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CAOn today's Art Adventure Tour, you will get to explore details in art by examining several artworks closely and carefully. Then, using a cell phone...
08/11/2019: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
CraftLab Family Workshop: Envelopes and Stationery with Art Division
Craft Contemporary, L.A., CAInspired by its current exhibition "On the Inside," this Craft Contemporary workshop will allow participants to work with teaching artists from Art Division and learn...
08/11/2019: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
APOLLO 11: The Immersive Live Show
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA8 p.m. Tues-Fri., 2 p.m., 5 p.m. 8 p.m. Sat., 2 p.m., 5 p.m. Sun. July 5-Aug. 11. Apollo 11 is a ground-breaking new live...
08/11/2019: 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm