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Spooky Science: The Great Haunt
Discovery Cube Los Angeles, Sylmar, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 5-Nov. 3. The Discovery Cubes (in both L.A. and the O.C.) will both be concocting some Spooky Science during the Halloween...
10/05/2019 - 11/03/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Castle Builder: Build Your Kingdom
Discovery Cube Orange County, Santa Ana, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 12-Jan. 27. Kids can learn how to be the master of their castle, but building one and finding out run it...
10/12/2019 - 01/27/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 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,...
10/17/2019: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Halloween at Madame Tussauds Hollywood
Madame Tussauds Hollywood, Hollywood, CA10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sun.-Thur., 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Oct. 1-Nov. 1. Halloween is all about costumes and frights, and you can get both at Madame...
10/17/2019: 10:00 am - 10:00 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...
10/17/2019: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Kids Club at Palisades Village
Palisades Village, Pacific Palisades, CAEnjoy a weekly dose of fun, including music, entertainment and other fun for youngsters.
10/17/2019: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Kids Club at The Point
The Point, El Segundo, CaliforniaThe Point Kids Club, which takes place every third Thursday of every month from April through December, offers a special theme each session. This fun...
10/17/2019: 10:00 am - 12:00 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...
10/17/2019: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
The Elevated Eye: Aerial Photography Past and Present Exhibit
Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Oct. 10–March 8. Explore the history of aerial photography - from its origins in the 19th century to the boundary-pushing technologies...
10/17/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Great ShakeOut
Discovery Cube Los Angeles, Sylmar, CAEarthquakes are a fact of life for Californians, but do you know what to do when one happens? At both Discovery Cubes today, you can...
10/17/2019: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Pequenos Rockeros
Cayton Children’s Museum, Santa Monica, CAAre you ready to rock?! Join the museum's very own resident rock star, Luis, for a rockin' great time! Youngsters will bounce out to rock...
10/17/2019: 10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Hallowe’en Spooktacular
Bob Baker Marionette Theater, L.A., CA7:30 p.m. Thur., 10:30 a.m. Fri., 11:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Sept. 21-Nov. 3. Over 100 Halloween-inspired puppets, from glow-in-the-dark skeletons to “xylo-bone” playing ghouls,...
10/17/2019: 10:30 am - 8:30 pm
Storytime Adventures!
Snooknuk Cafe, Los Angeles, CAThis Storytime Adventure features its very own Storytelling Crew and there will also be special guest story-tellers and puppeteers to entertain the little ones. Storytime...
10/17/2019: 10:30 am - 11:00 am
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...
10/17/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Every Living Thing: Animals in Japanese Art 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. Sept. 22-Dec. 8. Lions, dogs, horses, oxen, cats, fish, insects, birds,...
10/17/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hammer Projects: Max Hooper Schneider
Hammer Museum, Westwood, CA11 a.m.–8 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Sept. 21-Jan. 19. This immersive installation, which is Schneider's first solo museum show, reveals his background in...
10/17/2019: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Hello Kitty Friends "Around The World" Tour
LA Plaza Village, L.A., CA11 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-1o p.m. Thur.-Fri., 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sun. Sept. 20-Oct. 20. To celebrate Hello Kitty's 45th anniversary,...
10/17/2019: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Lari Pittman: Declaration of Independence Exhibition
Hammer Museum, Westwood, CA11 a.m.–8 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Sept. 29-Jan. 5. The Hammer is presenting the most comprehensive retrospective to date of the work of...
10/17/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Museum of Monsters
Museum of Monsters, L.A., CA11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tues.- Sun. Oct. 6-Nov. 18. Enter a world of benevolent monsters, furry encounters and interactions with Monster Slime when you venture into...
10/17/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thomas Joshua Cooper: The World's Edge 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. Sept. 22-Jan. 26. Thomas Joshua Cooper is a photographer who is...
10/17/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
W|ALLS: Defend, Divide, and the Divine Exhibit
Annenberg Space For Photography, Century City, CA11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Oct. 5-Dec. 29. This Annenberg photography exhibition takes a historical look at civilization’s relationship with barriers, both real and imagined. It...
10/17/2019: 11:00 am - 6:00 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...
10/17/2019: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Anastasia
Hollywood Pantages, Hollywood, CA8 p.m. Tues.-Fri. 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Sat., 1 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Sun. Oct. 8-Oct. 27. A shroud of uncertainty surrounded the fate of the...
10/17/2019: 1:00 pm - 10:30 pm
On Beckett
Kirk Douglas Theatre, Culver City, CA8 p.m. Tues-Fri, 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Sat., 1 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Sun. Sept. 13-Oct. 27. Bill Irwin is a Tony Award-winning actor, and MacArthur,...
10/17/2019: 1:00 pm - 9:30 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...
10/17/2019: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm