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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
Petersen Youth Workshop: The Science of Cars
Petersen Automotive Museum, L.A., CAOne of the most important technological innovations in history, the automobile exemplifies the intersection of art, society, and science. Cars serve as excellent demonstrations of...
10/19/2019 - 10/27/2019: 11:00 am - 2:00 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,...
10/23/2019: 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...
10/23/2019: 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...
10/23/2019: 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...
10/23/2019: 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...
10/23/2019: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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...
10/23/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Toddler Town
Cayton Children’s Museum, Santa Monica, CABe the talk of the town as your little one preps for preschool! In this class, your toddlers will learn new words and engage in...
10/23/2019: 10:15 am - 12:00 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...
10/23/2019: 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...
10/23/2019: 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...
10/23/2019: 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...
10/23/2019: 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...
10/23/2019: 11:00 am - 6:00 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...
10/23/2019: 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,...
10/23/2019: 1:00 pm - 9:30 pm
The Jump Around Halloween Dance Party
The Jump Around, Canoga Park, CAEnjoy a super fun Halloween Dance Party under special laser cosmic lighting featuring black lights, disco lights and strobe lights. Groove to the music while...
10/23/2019: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Pumpkin Nights
Fairplex, Pomona, CAPumpkin Nights is returning with even more magic than ever before! Taking place at the Fairplex, this interactive experience transports guests into an enchanted world...
10/23/2019: 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm
LN2 x Unsilenced: An Awareness Event
LN2 Restaurant, L.A., CAUnsilenced has teamed up with LN2 to present this domestic violence awareness event. LN2, the newest creation from Chef Chris Robbins, is affectionately named after...
10/23/2019: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Carved
Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, CA6:30–10:30 p.m. Oct. 23–27. Debuting at Descanso this Halloween season is this new jack o’lantern extravaganza. Lining a mile-long path through the Camellia Forest and...
10/23/2019 - 10/27/2019: 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
We Exist LGBTQ Allyship Group (SFV)
Tarzana Treatment Centers, Tarzana, CAWe Exist's LGBTQI2-S Allyship Group is a safe and confidential space for parents, caregivers, family members, and community members in the San Fernando Valley to...
10/23/2019: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm