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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...
01/11/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The VOID’s Jumanji: Reverse the Curse Virtual Reality Experience
The VOID, Santa Monica, CA10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun.-Thur., 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Dec. 26-Jan. 31. In this VR experience, Jumanji fans will have the ability to truly enter another...
01/11/2020: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
A Faery Hunt's Magical Adventure!
Los Encinos State Historic Park, Encino, CAWith the help of the audience and the Faeries, everyone will go on a musical adventure filled with a fun, laughs and surprises. Many children...
01/11/2020: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Andrew And Polly Mini-Concert
Children’s Book World, L.A., CAIt's a new year, which often brings a lot of changes. But one thing hasn't changed - Andrew and Polly will delight audiences with their...
01/11/2020: 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Author Appearance: Stephen W. Martin
Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena, CAStephen W. Martin will present and sign his hilarious book, "The Trouble with Time Travel" Playfully exploring the perils of time travel, this one-of-a-kind circular...
01/11/2020: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Family Storytime
South Pasadena Public Library, South Pasadena, CAAll ages are welcome to listen to Children’s librarians read age-appropriate stories and share fingerplays, songs, flannelboard stories, and book-related DVDs with children in a...
01/11/2020: 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Fun With Food
Southern California Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CAIn this Cottonwood Home-led cooking class, youngsters will learn basic kitchen fundamentals, such as measuring, chopping, and tasting with healthy, fresh ingredients! This session will...
01/11/2020: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Huntington's Family Drop-In Program: Mapping and Making a Better World
The Huntington, San Marino, CAStill trying to figure out what path you'll take in 2020? Drop into the Huntington's makerspace in the Banta Education Center and design your own...
01/11/2020: 10:30 am - 12:30 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...
01/11/2020: 11:00 am - 8:00 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...
01/11/2020: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Oscar Oiwa: Dreams of a Sleeping World Exhibition
USC Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed., Fri.-Sun. Thur. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Jan. 10-April 26. Known for his giant canvases and large frescoes, Oscar Oiwa, an acclaimed Japanese...
01/11/2020: 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...
01/11/2020: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Underwater Parks Day at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro, CALearn about Southern California's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), which will help protect underwater marine life in the future. The Aquarium will host guest speakers as...
01/11/2020: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Crenshaw Imperial Plaza Kids Fun Zone
Crenshaw Imperial Plaza, Inglewood, CAThe January Kids Fun Zone activity at is inspired by gold metal workings developed by the Incas and Aztecs in the ancient Americas. At the...
01/11/2020: 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Quilting American Stories Exhibit
Craft in America Center , L.A., CAnoon-6 p.m. Tues-Sat. Jan. 11-March 7. In this exhibit, The Craft in America Center spotlights two distinctive quilt artists. To coincide with African American History...
01/11/2020: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Santa Monica Pier Aquarium's Underwater Parks Day
Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, Santa Monica, CADive into the underwater marine world of Southern California without getting wet! Discover what is beneath the ocean's surface at the Aquarium's virtual exhibit, “Underwater...
01/11/2020: 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Peninsula Center Library Quiet & Cozy Saturday
Peninsula Center Library, Rolling Hills Estates, CAShhh! This 2-hour drop-in session is great for families with sensory disorders, but also offers any parent/adult and children of all ages and abilities some...
01/11/2020: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation Exhibition
Charles White Elementary School, L.A., CA1-4 p.m. Dec. 21-July 11. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is present a decades-spanning look at the work of the influential Mexican-born artist...
01/11/2020: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Adventures of Peter Rabbit
Theatre West, L.A., CA1 p.m. Sat. Oct. 5-March 21. Storybook Theatre's world premiere adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s classic tale is hopping into Theatre West. In the Storybook tradition,...
01/11/2020: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Little Mermaid Sing-Along
La Mirada Theatre, La Mirada, CA"Little Mermaid" fans don't need to fear being hushed while singing long to this beloved Disney movie - because everyone will be singing along today...
01/11/2020: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
2nd Saturday at the Adobe
Reyes Adobe Historical Site, Agoura Hills, CAOn the second Saturday of each month, the Reyes Adobe Historical Site, visitors can get creative doing hands-on activities and art projects relating to the...
01/11/2020: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Theatre Royale Tours presents Beauty and the Beast
Fred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks, CA2 p.m. Jan. 11-12. Based on the academy-award winning 1991 Disney animated feature, this spectacular stage production includes the beloved classics written by Alan Menken...
01/11/2020 - 01/12/2020: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Author Appearance: Sharon Langley
Children’s Book World, West L.A., CASharon Langley will read select passages from her debut book, "A Ride To Remember: A Civil Rights Story."Â This important picture book tells how a...
01/11/2020: 2:30 pm - 3:30 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...
01/11/2020: 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Monster Jam
Angels Stadium, Anaheim, CA6:30 p.m. Jan. 11, 25. The 12,000 lb. Monster Jam Trucks, with menacing names like Grave Digger, Monster Mutt, and El Toro Loco, return to...
01/11/2020: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm