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Esther Williams: The Swimming Queen of the Silver Screen Exhibit
Catalina Island Museum, Avalon, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 6-March 8 (closed Nov. 28, Dec. 25, Jan. 1). Immerse yourself in the world of the champion swimmer and movie star...
09/06/2019 - 03/08/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Incredible Journey: Bugs
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 13-March 29. Where better to look at bugs than in a garden? It's better than seeing them in your kitchen. Discover...
12/13/2019 - 03/29/2020: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Lady And The Tramp at the El Capitan
El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood, CA10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. Feb. 14-16. Hollywood’s legendary El Capitan Theatre continues its annual Valentine Day’s tradition by showing this beloved...
02/14/2020 - 02/16/2020: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival
Riverside County Fairgrounds, Indio, CA10 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri.-Mon. noon-10 p.m. Tues.-Thur. Feb. 15-24. Make a date to get a taste of the National Date Festival and the Riverside County...
02/14/2020 - 02/23/2020: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
27th Annual ScotsFestival & International Highland Games
Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA9 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 15-16. The air will be filled with bagpipe music - as well as darts, falcons and arrows - during this yearly...
02/15/2020 - 02/16/2020: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
15th Annual Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show
L.A. Convention Center, L.A., CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 15-16. Plot your next vacation by visiting the nation’s largest travel show this weekend. Explore over 350 enticing destinations; discover a...
02/15/2020 - 02/16/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fill Your Heart With Art at Kidspace
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CA11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Feb. 15-17. In honor of Presidents’ Day Weekend, Kidspace will presents a colorful three-day program (yes, the museum will be open on...
02/15/2020 - 02/17/2020: 11:00 am - 4:30 pm
Whale of a Weekend
Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, Santa Monica, California12:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 15-16 Just like the migrating Pacific gray whales, Whale of a Weekend returns to the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium to celebrate...
02/15/2020 - 02/16/2020: 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Stomp
The Soraya, Northridge, CA3 p.m. Feb. 15, 3 p.m., 8 p.m. Feb. 16. Most people can make some noise with matchboxes, brooms, garbage cans, and Zippo lighters. However...
02/15/2020 - 02/16/2020: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Kidspace Family Workshop
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CA4:30-5:30 p.m. Feb. 15-16. If you didn't "Fill Your Heart with Art" enough during Kidspace's regular hours, you can sign up for this special family...
02/15/2020 - 02/16/2020: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Isabella Rossellini’s Link Link Circus
Mailbu Playhouse, Malibu, CA8 p.m. Feb. 15-16. Conceived, and performed, by the iconic actress Isabella Rossellini, this show doesn’t fit the traditional definition of a circus. Using comic...
02/15/2020 - 02/16/2020: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Rancho Los Cerritos' Garden Tours
Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site, Long Beach, CADocents lead guests through time as they discuss the historic plants and how they were used by past residents. Tours last approximately 45 minutes. Check...
02/16/2020: 12:00 am
Oxnard Whale Watching Season
Channel Island Harbor, Oxnard, CAIt's that time of year to catch a glimpse of nature during Whale Watching Season taking place off the coast of Oxnard. The season officially...
02/16/2020: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
LEGO Ninjago Days
Legoland, Carlsbad, CA9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Feb. 15-17, 22; 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 23. This special Ninjago World celebration offers the opportunities for guests to reveal their inner...
02/16/2020: 9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Family Bird Festival
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, CAFly, hop, waddle or soar to the Garden and enjoy a day outdoors with hands-on experiences, activities and educational opportunities for young beginners and bird...
02/16/2020: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Knott’s Peanuts Celebration
Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, CATimes vary Sat.-Sun. Jan. 25-March 1. Knott’s Berry Farm will kick its Seasons of Fun with their popular Peanuts Celebration. Guests will feel like they...
02/16/2020: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
SeaWorld Inside Look
SeaWorld, San Diego, CAtimes vary. Feb. 8-March 1. With this "Inside Look," park visitors will get special access to behind-the-scene areas of SeaWorld. See what the veterinarians, rescuers...
02/16/2020: 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...
02/16/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
10,000th Day Open House
Marine Mammal Care Center LA, San Pedro, CAThe Marine Mammal Care Center celebrates 10,000 days of rescuing seals and sea lions. Live mermaids, face painting, crafts, food trucks, live music, vendor booths,...
02/16/2020: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
A Wrinkle in Time
Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken theater arts Center, Anaheim, CA7 p.m. Thur.-Fri., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Feb. 14-March 1. One dark and stormy night, the eccentric Mrs. Whatsit arrives at the...
02/16/2020: 11:00 am - 7:00 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...
02/16/2020: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Emperor's New Clothes
Morgan-Wixson Theatre, Santa Monica, CA11 a.m. Sat.-Sun. Feb. 1-16. The Morgan-Wixson’s Y.E.S. (Youth Education/Entertainment Series) presents this hilarious musical retelling of the beloved Hans Christian Andersen story. In this...
02/16/2020: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
El Sueño Americano | The American Dream: Photographs by Tom Kiefer
Skirball Cultural Center, L.A., CAnoon-5 p.m. Tues.–Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. through March 8. Culled from the photographic series of the same name, this exhibit pushes viewers to consider...
02/16/2020: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Family Garden Workshop: Nature’s Pigments
Hauser & Wirth, L.A., CAArt and nature converge in this month’s Family Garden Workshop, where participants will make sustainable paint brushes using garden clippings, and learn how to transform...
02/16/2020: 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Salt Marsh Open House
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro, CASpend some time soaking in the sights, sounds and splendor of the Cabrillo Beach’s Salinas de San Pedro wetlands environs. CMA Educators and volunteers will...
02/16/2020: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm