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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
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
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
Sing for Hope Pianos Beverly Hills
Various public spaces, Beverly Hills, CAOne of the world’s largest annual recurring public arts projects, Sing for Hope, makes its way to Beverly Hills. Sing for Hope will place 16...
08/05/2021 - 09/06/2021: All Day
Animal Personas
Cayton Children’s Museum, Santa Monica, CAIf you could be any animal, what would it be? Join the Cayton Children’s Museum as they explore animal personas in the Kevin and Chelsea...
08/11/2021 - 08/15/2021: 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Summer Sounds on the Plaza at The Original Farmers Market
The Original Farmers Market at Third and Fairfax, Los Angeles , CAEnjoy live music at The Original Farmers Market, Summer Sounds on the Plaza continues into August.
08/12/2021 - 08/13/2021: 6:00 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...
08/13/2021: All Day
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...
08/13/2021: All Day
Flutter
Flutter, Los Angeles, CAFlutter is a one-of-a-kind immersive entertainment experience where guests discover the art of play as they are guided through colorful, mindful and engaging spaces designed...
08/13/2021: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
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,...
08/13/2021: 10:00 am - 11:45 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...
08/13/2021: 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...
08/13/2021: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Way to Play Day
Pretend City Children’s Museum, Irvine, CAJoin Pretend City for this month’s Way to Play Day as they focus on language and communication skills. Play your way through the museum and...
08/13/2021: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wild California Explorers
Southern California Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CADid you know that the Washingtonia filifera is the only species of palm trees indigenous to California? Your kids will learn more of these amazing...
08/13/2021: 11:00 am - 3:00 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,...
08/13/2021: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, Topanga , CATheatricum Botanicum reopens this summer with a new take on its signature production. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will run in repertory with Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”...
08/13/2021: 4:00 pm - 9:00 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...
08/13/2021: 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Summer Fridays at ROWDTLA
ROW DTLA, Los Angeles, CAEnjoy after-hours shopping, food trucks, live music and entertainment, like a free dance class from Kinjaz every other Friday through Aug. 27. Summer Fridays is...
08/13/2021: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The DiscOasis
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Estates, CAThis 90-120-minute theatrical journey unties art, light, disco, dance, live performance, roller skating and good times within the beautiful surroundings of the South Coast Botanic...
08/13/2021: 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Festival Friday Favorites
Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, CAThe Festival of Arts hosts some of the best musicians from around Southern California. Festival of Arts is putting some of their favorite performers together...
08/13/2021: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm