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All That Glitters: The Crown Jewels of the Walt Disney Archives
Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CaliforniaVisitors can see the jewelry and accessories from “Titanic,” “The Princess Diaries,” and some of their favorite Disney and Fox films. The exhibit will consist...
12/14/2021: 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...
12/14/2021: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Mighty Build Guild
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CAJoin KidSpace for their new cardboard construct-a-thon set in a whimsical, imaginative cardboard forest. Create marvelous geometric towers, design cardboard critters, and play and explore...
12/14/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Poppi Seed Market: Merry Maker Edition
The Market Place, Tustin, CAJoin Poppi Seed Market for over three weeks of holiday fun. Shop small with over 45 makers, plus workshops, swag bags, make & takes, kids’...
12/14/2021: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Sssensational Sssnakes
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CASssensational Sssnakes, a hands-on educational exhibition at Kidspace Children's Museum, features hands-on props and interactive experiences to explore how snake jaws are designed to swallow...
12/14/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Unveiling the Past: The Art & History of Forest Lawn
Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale, CABook a free group tour to experience "Unveiling the Past: The Art & History of Forest Lawn," which reveals the history behind the iconic art...
12/14/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Winter Frolic
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CAThe first annual Winter Frolic is a seven-week celebration featuring a no-ice Sock Skating Rink, “ice-fishing” in the Kidspace Interpretive Arroyo Stream, snowflake decorating at...
12/14/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Story & Craft
Southern California Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CAJoin in for a read-aloud and bring your story to life through arts and crafts! Let your kid’s imagination soar with adventures and learning fun...
12/14/2021: 10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Kids Club with Wild Child Gym
Manhattan Village, Manhattan Beach, CABring your own mat or blanket and explore obstacle courses, puppet shows and songs. Kids Club is free, but RSVP to reserve your spot. Tuesdays...
12/14/2021: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
No Humans Involved
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CAThis group exhibition features sculptures, performances, installations and multimedia works by seven artists and collectives—Eddie Aparicio, Tau Lewis, Las Nietas de Nonó, Sondra Perry, SANGREE,...
12/14/2021: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
A Christmas Carol
Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CAAll performances of "A Christmas Carol" are now cancelled. A magical new interpretation of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic features Emmy-winning actor Bradley Whitford as Ebenezer...
12/14/2021: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Filipino Holiday Parols
Eagle Rock Plaza, Los Angeles, CALearn about the history of the beloved Filipino holiday decoration, and how to make a parol to hang at home with Teaching Artist Jolene Fernandez.
12/14/2021: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Holiday Road Calabasas
King Gillette Ranch, Calabasas, CAGuests will be transported into a winter wonderland through an immersive walking trail complete with everything from the North Pole, Elf Village, Gingerbread Lane and...
12/14/2021: 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Enchanted Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens
Descanso Gardens, La Cañada-Flintridge, CAVisitors can enjoy a magical holiday experience with sparking, swirling installations from HYBYCOZO on the Main Lawn, Flower Power on the Promenade and lighting effects...
12/14/2021: 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
World of Illumination’s Reindeer Road
Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CaliforniaWorld of Illumination presents an all-new drive-thru animated light show, Reindeer Road, featuring millions of LED lights and hundreds of state-of-the-art displays synchronized to popular...
12/14/2021: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Latina Christmas Special: An American Comedy of Latina Proportions
A Noise Within, Pasadena, CAThis Off-Broadway hit about those of us who ride the edge between the culture of our immigrant parents and the culture of our home, America,...
12/14/2021 - 12/15/2021: 7:30 pm
A Chanticleer Christmas
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CAThe GRAMMY-winning 12-man ensemble performs a holiday program of a cappella choral music.
12/14/2021: 8:00 pm