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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...
08/25/2019: 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...
08/25/2019: 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,...
08/25/2019: 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...
08/25/2019: 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...
08/25/2019: 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...
08/25/2019: 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...
08/25/2019: 12:00 pm - 4:30 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...
08/25/2019: 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...
08/25/2019: 12:00 pm - 4:30 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...
08/25/2019: 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...
08/25/2019: 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...
08/25/2019: 12:30 pm - 3:30 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...
08/25/2019: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Music & Movies
Irvine Spectrum, Irvine, CAHang out on Sundays at the Giant Wheel for music and movies. Enjoy music from a DJ and games from 1-5 p.m., Then, at 7:30...
08/25/2019: 1:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Frankenstein
A Noise Within, Pasadena, CA7:30 p.m. Wed. Thur., 8 p.m. Fri., 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Sat., 2 p.m., 7 p.m. Sun. Aug. 14-Sept. 8. A Noise Within presents the...
08/25/2019: 2:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Shrek the Musical
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, Cerritos, CA8 p.m. Aug. 9-10, 16, 23; 2 p.m. Aug. 11, 18, 25; 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Aug. 17, 24; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22. Travel to...
08/25/2019: 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Stories in the Afternoon: Hector the Collector
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CAChildren will listen to the story of Hector the dog loves to collect acorns of all shapes and sizes, but when the teacher finds Hector’s...
08/25/2019: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The Original Farmers Market's All-Out-80s Anniversary Event
The Original Farmers Market, L.A., CAHow better to celebrate an 85th birthday than with a totally 80s extravaganza! The Original Farmers Market's anniversary party will kick off on the West...
08/25/2019: 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Family Workshop: Beeswax Food Wraps
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CABeeswax wraps, beeswax wraps, beeswax wraps. Now that's a tongue twister! It's also an alternative to traditional food wraps. Find out what the buzz is...
08/25/2019: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Finding Your Version of Work-Life Balance
Wiggle And Work, L.A., CAThe challenge for working parents, especially working mothers, is the expectation to work as if they don't have children and to parent as if they...
08/25/2019: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Manhattan Beach Concerts in the Park
Polliwog Park, Manhattan Beach, CA3:45-7 p.m. Polliwog Park will be packed with free music on Sundays. July's headliners are: Queen Nation (July 14), The Lucky Ones (July 21), and...
08/25/2019: 3:45 pm - 7:00 pm
Levitt L.A.'s Cultural Sundays Series
Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park, L.A., CA4 p.m. Aug. 11, 18, 25. This year, the Levitt's L.A.'s children and family programming has been re-titled and re-conceived, as the Cultural Sundays Series....
08/25/2019: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Aquarium of the Pacific's Discounted Late Nights
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA5-9 p.m. Fri.-Sun. June 21-Sept. 1. Make your summer weekend merrier by spending more time with the marine life at the Aquarium. by spending your...
08/25/2019: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Rancho Los Cerritos' Concert On The Lawn
Rancho Los Cerritos, Long Beach, CATonight's concert features The Band of the California Battalion. The site opens at 5 p.m. for pre-concert picnicking, and the concert run from 5:30-7 p.m....
08/25/2019: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
ISCLA's Pericles
Old Zoo Stage, Griffith Park, L.A., CAPericles tells a tale of lost love and lost knights. Add in some Greek Gods, pirates, and a more than a little magic and you...
08/25/2019: 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm