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Dear Santa & Winter Wonderland Dance Show
Barnum Hall, Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, CADance Studio No 1 presents “Dear Santa & Winter Wonderland." The Westside-based dance studio's recital is a lovely way for families to enjoy this season....
12/07/2019 - 12/08/2019: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Chinese Lantern Festival
Pomona Fairplex, Pomona, CA5:30-10 p.m. Thu.-Sun. Nov. 21-Jan. 5. If you've been looking for a 100-yard-long ceramic Chinese Dragon, a 85-foot-wide lantern arch, or a 20-foot-high flower basket...
12/07/2019: 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Moonlight Forest
L.A. County Arboretum, Arcadia, CA5:30-10 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Nov. 9-Jan. 12. The Moonlight Forest rises again at the L.A. County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Bigger and brighter for its second...
12/07/2019: 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Los Angeles Ballet’s The Nutcracker
Alex Theatre, Glendale, CA6 p.m. Dec. 7, 2 p.m. Dec. 8. The Los Angeles Ballet's highly praised original version of "The Nutcracker has been re-set in 1912 L.A....
12/07/2019 - 12/08/2019: 6:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Snow Day L.A.
The Old Lodge, Montecillo De Leo Politi Park, L.A., CA6-10 p.m. Fri.-Sun. Nov. 15-Dec. 29. Snow is in the forecast in downtown L.A. this winter. At least, it is at Montecillo De Leo Politi...
12/07/2019: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Nutcracker
Centinela Valley Performing Arts Center at Lawndale High School, Lawndale, CA6 p.m. Dec. 6; 2 p.m., 6 p.m. Dec.7; 2 p.m. Dec. 8. Pacific Dance Center is proud to present its magical holiday classic, "The...
12/07/2019: 6:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Vroman's Holiday Weekends
Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena, CA6 p.m. Dec. 6; 11 a.m. Dec. 7, 15; 11 a.m., 3 p.m. Dec. 8; 4-8 p.m. Dec. 13; 10 a.m. Dec. 14; The bookstore...
12/07/2019: 6:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn
Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Long Beach, CA7 p.m. Dec. 6, 12-13; 1 p.m., 7 p.m. Dec. 7, 14; 1 p.m., 6 p.m. Dec. 8, 15. Musical Theatre West invites folks to...
12/07/2019: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
One Colorado's Weekend Holiday Treats
One Colorado Old Pasadena, Pasadena, CAtimes vary. Dec. 7-8, 14-15, 21-22. On Dec. 7, the band Nutty will help folks ring-a-ding-ding in the holiday as they play some swinging lounge...
12/07/2019: 7:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Peter Pan And Tinkerbell: A Pirates Christmas
Laguna Playhouse, Laguna Beach , CAtimes vary Dec. 4-29. John O’Hurley (Seinfeld) stars as Captain Hook in this hilarious Panto-style version of the classic Peter Pan tale. holiday extravaganza to...
12/07/2019: 7:00 pm - 6:00 pm
A Christmas Carol with Charles Dickens
Atwater Crossing Arts + Innovation Complex, Atwater, CA7:30 p.m. Thur.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Dec. 5–22. Independent Shakespeare Co. co-founder David Melville portrays the legendary author Charles Dickens - as well as nearly...
12/07/2019: 7:30 pm - 4:00 pm
A Noise Within: A Christmas Carol
A Noise Within, Pasadena, CA7:30 p.m. Dec. 4-5, 12, 19, 23; 8 p.m. Dec. 6, 13, 20; 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Dec. 7, 21; 2 p.m. Dec. 14-15, 22....
12/07/2019: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Angel City Chorale: Starry Starry Night Holiday Concert & Sing-Along
Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA7:30 p.m. Dec. 7-8. At the Chorale's annual holiday concert, Artistic Director Sue Fink leads 180 glorious voices, accompanied by an orchestra, in celebration of...
12/07/2019 - 12/08/2019: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Beach Boys' Holiday Concert
Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CALast December, Brian Wilson brought a Beach Boys Christmas show to the Kavli Theatre. This year, it's Mike Love's turn. Love and longtime Beach Boy...
12/07/2019: 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
A Very Merry Magic Mania
Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica, CA8 p.m. Sat., 3 p.m. Sun. Nov. 23-Dec. 29. Experience a holiday festival of magic at the Santa Monica Playhouse. Each weekend contains a new...
12/07/2019: 8:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Disney's Frozen
Hollywood Pantages, Hollywood, CA8 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Sat., 1 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Sun. Dec. 4-Feb. 2. The hotly anticipated stage adaptation of “Frozen” finally surfaces...
12/07/2019: 8:00 pm - 6:30 pm
L.A. Master Chorale: Festival of Carols
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA8 p.m. Dec. 7, 2 p.m. Dec. 14. Herald the arrival of the holidays with the Master Chorale's annual selection of carols and songs, including...
12/07/2019: 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Matthew Bourne's "Swan Lake"
Ahmanson Theatre, The Music Center, L.A., CATimes vary. Dec. 3-8, 10-11, 13-15, 17-22, 24, 26-29, 31, Jan. 2-5. The world-renowned Matthew Bourne brings his convention-shattering, emotionally enthralling interpretation of Tchaikovsky's “Swan...
12/07/2019: 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Pacific Opera Project presents "The Hipsters"
Highland Park Ebell Club, L.A., CA8 p.m. Dec. 6-7, 11, 13-14. In the Pacific Opera Project's production of "La bohème" (aka “The Hipsters”), the original's 1830’s Parisian garret setting has...
12/07/2019: 8:00 pm - 10:15 pm