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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
Holocaust Musem LA Digital Program
The Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts and Holocaust Museum LA are offering a digital 2 ½ week program where students will speak with Holocaust...
07/12/2021 - 07/27/2021: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
32 Acres Soundwalk
Los Angeles State Historic Park, Los Angeles, CAThis site-specific soundwalk developed by artist Marike Splint and produced by Center Theatre Group in association with UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television offers...
07/14/2021 - 09/29/2021: All Day
Candlelight Open Air: Mozart's Best Works
JW Marriott: Anaheim Resort, Anaheim, CAJoin in on this Candlelight Concert Experience featuring the Metropolis Chamber Musician on the 2nd floor rooftop of this hotel amongst 1,000 flickering candles. It...
07/14/2021 - 07/15/2021: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Jerry Moss Plaza, Los Angeles, CAThe Music Center’s new outdoor series Dance at Dusk, part of the 18th season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, brings the very...
07/15/2021: All Day
Summer Sounds on the Plaza
The Original Farmers Market, Los Angeles , CaliforniaSummer is here and live music is back at The Original Farmers Market. With the sounds of 20s/30s vintage on Thursday and Motown on Friday.
07/15/2021 - 07/16/2021: 12:00 am
Met Opera Global Summer Camp: Rossini’s La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Join the Met on a virtual exploration of the world of opera with "La Cenerentola." Experience two classes each day in topics like arts &...
07/15/2021: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bilingual Circle Time
Southern California Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CAEnjoy a fun interactive story time in either Spanish or Vietnamese! This program is suitable for native speakers and those seeking exposure to a new...
07/15/2021: 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...
07/15/2021: 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...
07/15/2021: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
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...
07/15/2021: 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,...
07/15/2021: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
USC’s Discovery Project Summer Webinars
Starting June 22, the University of Southern California is offering a free series of webinars for middle and high school students. The Discovery Project Summer...
07/15/2021: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
87th Anniversary Event: Summer Sounds on the Plaza at The Original Farmers Market
The Original Farmers Market and The Grove, Los Angeles, CaliforniaTo honor the 87th Anniversary milestone, The Original Farmers Market is hosting two very special live performances in the Market Plaza.
07/15/2021 - 07/16/2021: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
OC Parks Summer Concert Series: The Fenians
Mason Regional Park, Irvine, CAOC Parks Summer Concert Series returns with free outdoor concerts for lots of live music and tons of fun. Listen to this Celtic Rock Band...
07/15/2021: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Summer Sounds on the Plaza
The Original Farmers Market, Los Angeles, CASummer is here and live music is back at The Original Farmers Market. Enjoy a great mix of musical genres Thursdays and Fridays through July...
07/15/2021: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Summer Sounds on the Plaza
The Original Farmers Market, Los Angeles , CaliforniaSummer is here and live music is back at The Original Farmers Market. With the sounds of 20s/30s vintage on Thursday and Motown on Friday.
07/15/2021 - 07/16/2021: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm