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Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, CALACMA presents "Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse," which contextualizes the work of designer Alexander McQueen. The exhibition places over 70 designs by McQueen in...
04/30/2022: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Marley: A Family Legacy
The Grammy Museum, Los Angeles, CAInspired by their father Bob Marley, the Marley children took to music and other ventures to further promote the Marley message of justice and freedom....
04/30/2022: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Nature Journaling Workshop
Rancho Los Alamitos, Long Beach, CAJoin artist Carly Lake at Rancho Los Alamitos for a morning learning drawing techniques and recording your observations.
04/30/2022: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront
Catalina Museum for Art & History, Avalalon, CA"Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront," features a collection of Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post covers during the 1940s that were...
04/30/2022: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Songs of Conscience, Sounds of Freedom
GRAMMY Museum, Los Angeles, CAExplore how music can inform and inspire social change, through songs, sounds and artists from throughout American History. Since the exhibit's debut in 2008, "Songs...
04/30/2022: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Spooky Swap Meet
Heritage Square Museum, Los Angeles, CAThe six-month countdown to Halloween begins with Spooky Swap Meet’s return to Heritage Square Museum for a curated shopping experience, featuring gothic antique furnishings, Halloween...
04/30/2022 - 05/01/2022: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
STREET ART ALIVE
The LUME Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CAMulti-sensory digital art exhibit, STREET ART LIVE, features over 200 street artists from around the globe. The experience includes interactive installations, themed café and bar, along...
04/30/2022: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wild for the Planet
Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, CAThe Los Angeles Zoo hosts “Wild for the Planet” April 2 – May 1 for five weekends of spring and Earth Month celebrations. The family-friendly...
04/30/2022: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Lifes
The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, California“Lifes” explores the possibilities and pitfalls of interdisciplinary artmaking, featuring contributions from almost 50 artists of different creative fields. The project began with text from...
04/30/2022: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Metamorphosis Art Show
Elysian Heights Elementary Arts Magnet, Los Angeles, CAExplore student art galleries, participate in art workshops, entertainment, food and fun with the family.
04/30/2022: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Building the Essentials: Ferne Jacobs
Craft in America Center, Los Angeles, CACraft in America Center hosts the first ever retrospective of Los Angeles fiber artist Ferne Jacobs, featuring approximately 30 artworks created by Jacobs between the...
04/30/2022: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Gosette Lubondo: Imaginary Trip
Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, CAThe Fowler Museum at UCLA presents "Gosette Lubondo: Imaginary Trip," the first U.S. solo exhibition of work by Congolese artist Gosette Lubondo. Lubondo’s photographs offer...
04/30/2022: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
How Do You See This World?’: The Art of Almighty God
Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, CAThe Fowler Museum at UCLA presents "‘How Do You See This World?’: The Art of Almighty God," a retrospective of almost 80 paintings by contemporary...
04/30/2022: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Jamal Cyrus: The End of My Beginning
Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CAHouston-based multidisciplinary artist Jamal Cyrus presents his first presentation in L.A. with “The End of My Beginning,” which includes approximately 50 works in assemblage, textiles,...
04/30/2022: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Mother's Day Magic
Janss Marketplace, Thousand Oaks, CAJoin Janss Marketplace in the Food Court for Mother’s Day Magic, beginning with a Wacko Magic Show. The first 100 attendees will receive a complimentary...
04/30/2022: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
Wags and Walks Adoption Center, Los Angeles, CAJoin Wags and Walks for the public reopening of their West LA adoption center and to celebrate the Walk-a-thon Champions. Meet adoptable rescues, snag giveaways,...
04/30/2022: 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Sara Cwynar: Apple Red/Grass Green/Sky Blue
Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CANew York-based Canadian artist Sara Cwynar presents her first exhibitions of works in L.A., featuring her recent works in video, from Feb. 5 - May...
04/30/2022: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Family Album: Danielle Bowman, Janna Ireland, and Contemporary Works from LACMA
Charles White Elementary School, Los Angeles, CA“Family Album” features more than 50 works by 26 artists, many of whom are from L.A. The exhibition, which includes new work by Danielle Bowman...
04/30/2022: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Theatre West, Los Angeles, CailforniaTheatre West's Storybook Theatre presents "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," an interactive musical for ages 3 - 9 and their families.
04/30/2022: 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Hadestown
Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CAThe Ahmanson Theatre presents the Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning musical, "HADESTOWN," which intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice,...
04/30/2022: 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Geffen Playhouse, Westwood, CAGeffen Playhouse presents "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" by Edward Albee, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the hilarious and harrowing play. Previews April 19-27. Tuesdays...
04/30/2022: 1:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Sound of Music
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, La Mirada, CALa Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment present The Sound of Music with a live, 17-piece orchestra. Ages 3 and up....
04/30/2022: 1:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Finding Belle
Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica, CA"Finding Belle," a Rudie-DeCarlo Family Theatre Musical, follows Cinderella, Snow White and other favorite fairytale characters as they find the lost Belle, save the fairy...
04/30/2022: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Rubicon Theatre Company, Ventura, CARubicon Theatre Company presents Anna Deavere Smith's play about the L.A. riots. Wednesdays through Sundays, April 27-May 15.
04/30/2022: 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Farfalle
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA"Farfalle," Italian for “butterflies,” follows the exciting journey of a caterpillar as it morphs into a beautiful butterfly. Through Compagnia TPO’s innovative use of dance,...
04/30/2022: 3:00 pm