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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
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
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
Ultra!
Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CATorrance Art Museum’s summer public art exhibition “Ultra!” features over 20 contemporary artworks in accessible locations throughout Torrance on display from July 17 through Aug....
07/17/2021 - 08/28/2021: All Day
The Gift of Los Angeles: Memories in Watercolor by Gayle Garner Roski
Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CaliforniaThis Bowers Museum exhibit features 44 watercolors of artist Gayle Garner Roski’s experience growing up and living in the City of Los Angeles.
07/24/2021 - 11/14/2021: 12:00 am
2021 Tribeca Drive-In
Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, CAIn this limited-engagement series, Tribeca Drive-In will feature classic films, family matinees, short films and a sneak preview of a new film yet to hit...
07/28/2021 - 08/01/2021: 12:00 pm - 10:30 pm
LA Art Show
LA Convention Center, West Hall, Los Angeles, CAThe most comprehensive international contemporary art show in America officially kicks-off the city's 2021 art season. This special summer edition will take a closer look...
07/30/2021 - 08/01/2021: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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...
07/31/2021: 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...
07/31/2021: All Day
Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit
Former Amoeba Music Building, Hollywood, CAExperience art like never before – lose yourself in 300,000 cubic feet of flawless projections animating Vincent van Gogh’s oeuvre. Wander through entrancing, moving images...
07/31/2021 - 09/06/2021: 12:00 am - 11:45 pm
Re-Opening Revelry
The Bob Baker Marionette Theater, Los Angeles, CAThe hour-long celebration of Bob Baker Marionettes’ favorite things is the first live, in-person show in the theater since March 2019. This whimsical welcome back...
07/31/2021: All Day
Jurassic Quest Drive Thru
The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CAThe popular interactive dinosaur drive thru experience returns to L.A. for a limited run engagement at the Rose Bowl Stadium. Experience more than 70 moving...
07/31/2021: 9:00 am - 10:00 pm
POSTPONED Cuddle Concert Bugs
UCR Arts, Riverside , CaliforniaPOSTPONED. Due to rising cases, this concert is postponed. Please visit www.calliopelive.org for updated rescheduling information. Zip through the air, climb up water spouts and...
07/31/2021: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
2021 OC Fair
OC Fair & Event Center, Costa Mesa, CAIt’s time for fun as the OC Fair makes its return for Summer 2021. This event will be packed with cute animals, carnival rides, contests,...
07/31/2021: 10:00 am - 11:45 pm
Angel City Sports Summer Series: Multi-Sport Festival Day
Harvard Westlake Upper School, Studio City, CAAngel City Sports launched a new summer series that will feature sports and special in-person events designed to provide physical fitness opportunities and education and...
07/31/2021: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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...
07/31/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Harry Potter's Birthday
Pretend City Children’s Museum, Irvine, CAYou’re a wizard Harry! Celebrate the chosen one’s birthday at Pretend City dressed as your favorite Harry Potter character. Harry Potter books are a great...
07/31/2021: 10:00 am - 4:00 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...
07/31/2021: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
PLANTOPIA, A PLANT AND POTTERY MARKETPLACE
Union Station, Los Angeles, CaliforniaUnion Station's Plantopia celebrates all things botanical, features a plant and pottery market and hands-on activities for all. Highlights include a Plant Doctor Q&A with...
07/31/2021: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm