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Adventures with Mac Duffy & Friends!
The Secret Rose Theatre, North Hollywood, CA11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sat. through Dec. 21. This singalong, laugh-out-loud, magical musical will inspire your child's imagination and spark their creativity. In this interactive children's...
08/31/2019: 11:30 am - 12:30 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,...
08/31/2019: 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...
08/31/2019: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Free Kids Fun Zone Hawaiian Culture Event
Crenshaw Imperial Plaza, Inglewood, CAKids (ages 12 and younger) can participate in a Hawaiian Culture Celebration featuring music and Hula dance class fun. Held on the last Saturday of...
08/31/2019: 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Gelato Festival Flagship Store's Grand Opening Weekend
Gelato Festival Flagship Store, West Hollywood, CAGelato Festival, the world’s premier (and only) event dedicated to artisanal gelato, is opening its first permanent concept. This 3,000 square gelato wonderland will house...
08/31/2019 - 09/01/2019: 12:00 pm - 10:00 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...
08/31/2019: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
L.A. County Fair
Pomona Fairplex, Pomona, CAnoon-10 p.m. Wed., noon-11 p.m. Thur., noon-midnight Fri., 10 a.m.-midnight Sat., 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. (Sept. 2) Aug. 30-Sept. 22. This year, the L.A. County...
08/31/2019: 12:00 pm - 10:00 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...
08/31/2019: 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...
08/31/2019: 12:00 pm - 1:00 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...
08/31/2019: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Kids Yoga
Electric Soul Yoga, Studio City, CASuper Yogis' Schoolhouse aims to help kids empower themselves by teaching them life skills that include how to focus; healthy coping skills; how to communicate...
08/31/2019: 1:00 pm - 2:00 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...
08/31/2019: 1:00 pm - 4:00 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...
08/31/2019: 2:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Teen Improv and Social Skills Group
The Center Method, Santa Monica, CAThis social skills training class provides hands-on tools that support teens in the area of social and emotional development through improv games and group therapy....
08/31/2019: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
The Mikado
The Highland Park Ebell Club, L.A., CA8 p.m. Aug. 16, 22-24, 28, 30-31; 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Aug. 17. Pacific Opera Project (POP) adds some of its signature twists to Gilbert...
08/31/2019: 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Channel Islands Harbor Free Summer Concert Series
Peninsula Park, Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, CA4-6 p.m. Sat. July 13-Aug. 31. Enjoy a diverse lineup of music at this annual Concerts by the Sea series, located at Peninsula Park, next...
08/31/2019: 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...
08/31/2019: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Art Directors Guild’s Gallery 800 Presents “Fantastic Voyage”
Gallery 800, North Hollywood, CAJoin the Art Directors Guild’s Gallery 800 for the opening of “Fantastic Voyage,” an exclusive mixed media exhibition celebrating the genres of Sci-Fi, Fantasy &...
08/31/2019: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Checkmate! Chess at the Norton Simon
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CAEvery Saturday in August and September, you can drop by the Museum’s Sculpture Garden and challenge a friend - or a stranger - to a...
08/31/2019: 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Concerts on Canon
Beverly Canon Gardens, Beverly Hills, CABeverly Hills hosts free summer outdoor concert series every Thurs. and Sat. from June through August (except for July 4, Aug. 1, 24). Each night...
08/31/2019: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Redondo Beach’s Summer of Music
Redondo Beach Pier, Redondo Beach, CA6-8 p.m. Aug. 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31. Double up on your free summer music at the Redondo Beach Pier....
08/31/2019: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
ISCLA's Twelfth Night
Old Zoo Stage Griffith Park, L.A., CASpend a night watching Twelfth Night under the stars in Griffith Park. The innovative Independent Shakespeare Company of LA re-sets Shakespeare's popular comedy in the...
08/31/2019: 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Marina del Rey's Pop Saturdays
Burton Chace Park, Marina del Rey, CA7 p.m. July 20, Aug. 3, 17, 31. For the 19th year, Marina del Rey presents an eclectic lineup of acts to enliven your Saturday...
08/31/2019: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thursday & Saturday Night Music in Old Pasadena
One Colorado Old Pasadena, Pasadena, CAOne Colorado is bringing summer music back to the courtyard this August with its Thursday and Saturday Night music series. With sounds ranging from Brazilian...
08/31/2019: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Aleichem Sholom: The Wit & Wisdom of Sholom Aleichem
Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, Santa Monica, CAThis bold and bittersweet musical comedy follows the life of the beloved Yiddish story-teller, who spins tales about his loves and losses, his travels, his...
08/31/2019: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm