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SOAR at South Coast Botanic Garden
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, CASouth Coast Botanic’s butterfly experience SOAR features a new pavilion with live tropical butterflies. The SOAR experience begins outside with South Botanic’s new garden area...
04/01/2021 - 07/31/2021: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Lygia Pape. Tupinambá
Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CAOpening April 24, ‘Lygia Pape. Tupinambá’ is the first solo exhibition in Los Angeles dedicated to Brazilian artist Lygia Pape whose wholly original language favors the primacy of the viewer’s sensorial experience...
04/24/2021 - 08/01/2021: All Day
Barnsdall Virtual Art Fair
Barnsdall Art Center’s annual art fair shifts online due to temporary closure of the park. The 3-month long virtual art fair is a fundraiser that...
05/01/2021 - 07/31/2021: All Day
RECONNECTING: A Vision of Unity by Kengo Kito
JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CAOne of Japan’s most innovative contemporary artists, Kengo Kito, focuses on interconnectedness in a time of healing with his first U.S. exhibition, “reconnecting; A Vision...
06/16/2021 - 09/06/2021: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Portraits of Freedom: Building a Life in L.A.
Grand Park, Los Angeles, CaliforniaThis month-long public art installation applies an artistic lens to celebrate the diverse communities in L.A. County. It will feature photography and video exhibitions at...
07/01/2021 - 07/31/2021: All Day
Moon Jelly Experience
Birch Aquarium, La Jolla, CACome see a new wonder at Birch Aquarium. The Hall of Fishes exhibit is excited to launch its new 600-gallon cylindrical jelly experience. This is...
07/01/2021 - 08/31/2021: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Bubblefest
Discover Cube Orange Couty, Santa Ana, CAThe bubbles are back at this family friendly event. Filled with interactive experiences like bubble drum stations, bubble exhibits, and science demonstrations. Also featuring the...
07/02/2021 - 07/18/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Festival of Arts Fine Art Show
Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, CAThe acclaimed juried fine art show features a wide variety of media, from paintings to jewelry to handcrafted furniture, by over 100 local Orange County...
07/05/2021 - 09/03/2021: All Day
Pageant of the Masters
Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CAThe famed Laguna Beach festival returns this summer with “Made in America: Trailblazing Artists and Their Stories,” where art comes to life. The show will...
07/07/2021 - 09/03/2021: All Day
6th Annual Delicious Little Tokyo
Various locations throughout, Los Angeles, CACome down to DTLA for three weekends of Little Tokyo’s special in-person and virtual events from July 10 - July 25. Each weekend participate in...
07/11/2021: All Day
Bob Baker Marionette Theater’s “Alegre!”
Knotts Berry Farm, Buena Park, CABob Baker Marionette Theater’s “Alegre!” is a colorful celebration of music, marionettes, featuring samba-dancing cacti, fluttering flowers, a majestic marimba player and many more newly...
07/11/2021: All Day
Great LA River CleanUp 2021
Various locations along the, Los Angeles, CAJoin Friends of the LA River (FoLAR) every weekend in June and July to remove trash from a different stretch of the river, preventing it...
07/11/2021: All Day
Baby Steps through Pretend City
Pretend City Children’s Museum, Irvine, CASoar into Baby Steps as we explore space and beyond. Throughout the month of July, Pretend City is exploring stars, planets, and everything outer space....
07/11/2021: 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Virtual Story Time—Live from Noah’s Ark
Join this virtual event for interactive story time to hear flood tales from around the world. You’ll get to travel through storms, create safe shelters,...
07/11/2021: 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Bubble Planet
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CAThis summer is the Summer of Bubbles at the Kidspace Children's Museum. Big bubbles, little bubbles, create-your-own bubbles. This multi-sensory, outdoor exhibit is the place...
07/11/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Legacies of Exchange: Chinese Contemporary Art from the Yuz Foundation
LACMA, Los Angeles,This exhibition is part of LACMA’s ongoing collaboration with Yuz Museum in Shanghai, China. “Legacies of Exchange” will feature 20 works of Chinese contemporary art...
07/11/2021: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
A Faery Hunt Magical Adventure
Crestwood Hills Park, Los Angeles,A Faery Hunt shows are special interactive, immersive performances designed for young audiences and their families that inspire imagination and fun. As children we believed...
07/11/2021: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Clue LIVE! A Walking Experience
Westfield Century City, Los Angeles, CAThe iconic family-loved game comes to life as an interactive murder mystery walking experience. Live actors put your investigative skills to the test as you...
07/11/2021: 11:30 am - 9:30 pm
Cardboard City
Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CAThe 10,000 sf pop-up community art center will feature free, museum-style exhibitions of large scale cardboard sculptures and architectural models constantly added to by artists-in-residence,...
07/11/2021: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Festival of Arts Junior Arts Celebration
Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, CAJoin Festival of Arts as they celebrate over 200 students of the 2021 Junior Art Exhibit. Activities include art activities, slime, face painting, balloon art,...
07/11/2021: 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Sustainability Sundays
Southern California Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CAPart sensory play, part art class and part environmental studies. Kids will learn about the environment and how we can help take care of our...
07/11/2021: 2:00 pm
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, Topanga , CAWill Geer's Theatricum Botanicum 2021 Repertory Season, sponsored by the S. Mark Taper Foundation, opens this summer with a new take on its signature production....
07/11/2021: 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Summer Bedtime Series
Sign up to be a part of a magical bedtime adventure—with both lullabies and stories. Join the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic's Summer Bedtime...
07/11/2021: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Summer Evening Strolls at The Huntington
Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CAEnjoy Huntington Gardens at twilight with their summer evening strolls series. The Gardens will be open Friday through Sunday evenings through August. The 1919 café...
07/11/2021: 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm