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Running Universal: Jurassic World
Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, CA6 p.m. Nov. 16, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 17. Universal Studios hosts an all-new Running Universal day. In fact it is a two-day event. Saturday holds...
11/16/2019 - 11/17/2019: 7:30 am - 9:00 am
Aquarium of the Pacific's Autumn Festival
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 16-17. For the 18th year, the Aquarium presents with entertaining festival where you can explore the interesting variety of arts, cuisine...
11/16/2019 - 11/17/2019: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Christmas Around The World Trees
Ronald Reagan Library and Museum, Simi Valley, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 16-Jan. 5 (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day). The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum's traditional holiday display presents 26...
11/16/2019 - 01/05/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Jackalope Pasadena: Fall 2019
Central Park Pasadena, Pasadena, CA10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 16-17. Kick off your holiday shopping at the Jackalope Indie Artisan Fair happening this weekend in Old Pasadena's Central Park. Find...
11/16/2019 - 11/17/2019: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Santa's Cottage
The Promenade at Westlake, Westlake Village, CATimes vary. Guests will have a magical experience at Santa’s House that will include live entertainment, holiday treats, and photos that can be easily emailed...
11/16/2019 - 12/24/2019: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
First Responders Weekend
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CA11 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 16-17. Join Kidspace in thanking all the first responders who provide such a great service to our community. You will also...
11/16/2019 - 11/17/2019: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
SRLA Lake Balboa 15K
Woodley Park, Van Nuys, CaliforniaStudents Run LA uses the process of training for the Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon to teach our students how to set a goal and...
11/17/2019: 7:00 am - 11:00 am
Melrose Mornings' Kids Events
Melrose Trading Post, L.A., CAThe popular Melrose Trading Post has a special series designed just for kids and parents. The weekly entertainment will include kid-friendly bands and entertainers, arts...
11/17/2019: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Yoga to the Rescue
Wags and Walks Adoption Center, Los Angeles, CAJoin Wags & Walks for a morning of exercise with rescue dogs at its new adoption center, followed by light bites and beverages!Â
11/17/2019: 9:30 am - 12:00 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,...
11/17/2019: 10:00 am - 3:00 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...
11/17/2019: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Santa Photo Experience
Del Amo Fashion Center, Torrance, CADel Amo Fashion Center will host a several opportunities for families to make memories with Santa. Save time, avoid the line by reserving your magical...
11/17/2019: 10:00 am - 9:00 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...
11/17/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fall Flavors Cooking Class at The Arboretum
L.A. County Arboretum, Arcadia,Come celebrate the bounty of earth’s harvest with your little ones in this hands-on cooking adventure! In a safe and festive environment, children will get...
11/17/2019: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Heidi Swedberg at McCabe's Guitar Shop
McCabe’s Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CAIt will be a something like a ukulele petting zoo when Swedberg and her group, The Sukey Jump Band, uke it up at McCabe's this...
11/17/2019: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
826LA@Hammer: Create a World - Setting in Film, Television, Plays, and Books
Hammer Museum, Westwood, CAStories can be set anywhere, from made-up universes to your very own home. Led by playwright/television writer/journalist Yásaman Madadi, this workshop lets participants create the...
11/17/2019: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Acorn Festival
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, CAThis family event is a celebration of our connections to California native plants and the Native American peoples that tended California for millennia. Native American...
11/17/2019: 11:00 am - 3:00 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,...
11/17/2019: 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...
11/17/2019: 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...
11/17/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Loitering Is Delightful Exhibition
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, L.A., CA11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thu.-Sun. Oct. 31-Jan. 12. When you have the time to hang out at the Barnsdall Art Park, you should make the point...
11/17/2019: 11:00 am - 4:00 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...
11/17/2019: 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...
11/17/2019: 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...
11/17/2019: 11:00 am - 6:00 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...
11/17/2019: 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm