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Print Shop for the Big Top: the Majestic Poster Press Collection
L.A. Central Public Library, Los Angeles, CAPrint Shop for the Big Top: the Majestic Poster Press Collection celebrates the letterpress technique that was seen in print signage all across L.A. The...
02/25/2022 - 08/25/2022: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Your (Un)Natural Garden
Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge, CAThe Sturt Haaga Gallery at Descanso Gardens presents artist Adam Schwerner’s immersive work in “Your (Un)Natural Garden.” Visitors are invited to experience nine large-scale multimedia...
04/16/2022 - 01/08/2023: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
BODIES 2.0: The Universe Within
Santa Monica Art Museum, Santa Monica, CAThe traveling science exhibition BODIES 2.0 offers a unique view into the amazing human body, showcasing over 200 actual human specimens, whole bodies and organs...
04/17/2022 - 10/15/2022: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Ghost Town Alive!
Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, CAKnott's Berry Farm's town of Calico comes to life with the award-winning, interactive Ghost Town Alive! Guests are invited to unlock secret missions with characters,...
05/20/2022 - 09/05/2022: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Knott’s Summer Nights
Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, CAThe nighttime summer party, Knott's Summer Nights, offers food, music, games and more. Enjoy live music at the Calico Mine Stage, Charleston Circle Fountain and...
05/20/2022 - 09/05/2022: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Babies!
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CAExperience the heartwarming joy of baby animals like fuzzy sea otters, tiny cuttlefish that change color, miniature sea jellies, and baby sharks through the new...
05/27/2022 - 04/30/2023: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle
Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, CAThe Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle returns this summer with a light and special effects projection display set against the backdrop of Hogwarts School of...
06/16/2022 - 08/14/2022: 6:00 pm
Asteroid Hunters 3D
California Science Center, Los Angeles, CAExplore our solar system and discover how science, knowledge, and communication can be powerful enough to save the planet in this new IMAX original film...
06/26/2022 - 09/05/2022: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
2022 Festival of Arts Fine Art Show
Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, CAJoin the Festival of Arts in celebrating 90 years of art. The juried Festival of Arts Fine Art Show features the work of over 100...
07/05/2022 - 09/02/2022: 10:00 am - 11:30 pm
Pageant of the Masters: Wonderful World
Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, CAEvery evening during the Festival of Arts, classic and contemporary works of art come to life during The Pageant of the Masters unique production, which...
07/07/2022 - 09/02/2022: 8:30 pm
Happy Birthday, Harry Potter
Rooftop Cinema Club, El Segundo, CARooftop Cinema Club presents all eight Harry Potter Movies for the first time ever. The showings will be in order every weekend in July &...
07/10/2022 - 08/28/2022: 4:15 pm
Eye Contact: Art Through the Eyes of 7 Special Artists
Blossom Market Hall Art Gallery, San Gabriel, CAEye Contact is an art exhibit with collected works by seven neuro-diverse teen and young adult artists. Runs July 17 - Sept. 30.
07/17/2022 - 09/30/2022: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Moulin Rouge! the Musical
Hollywood Pantages, Hollywood, CABroadway in Hollywood presents "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," the 10-time Tony Award-winning musical, which will be at the Hollywood Pantages theater. This spectacular musical will...
08/02/2022: All Day
Sensory Friendly Tuesdays
The Children’s Museum at La Habra, La Habra, CAThe Children's Museum at La Habra presents "Sensory Friendly Tuesdays," a new program for children with autism and sensory processing differences. Children and their companions...
08/02/2022: 9:00 am - 10:00 am
“I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli
Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CAGet a taste of deli history through neon signs, menus, advertisements, uniforms, photographs, and clips of deli on the big and little screen in this...
08/02/2022: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800
LACMA, Los Angeles, CAArchive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800 is the first exhibition of LACMA’s notable holdings of Spanish American art.
08/02/2022: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
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...
08/02/2022: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Letters To...
Billie Jean King Library, Long Beach, CAIntertrend Communications and Make Noise Today present “Letters To…” a one-of-a-kind art exhibition on display at the Billie Jean King Library. Teenagers across the U.S....
08/02/2022: 10:00 am - 7:00 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...
08/02/2022: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hammer Museum's Andrea Bowers Exhibit
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CAThis summer the Hammer Museum presents the retrospective exhibit Andrea Bowers. Named after the artist herself, the exhibit features art in a variety of mediums that...
08/02/2022: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Cardboard City
Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica, CACardboard City, a free pop-up art installation, will open at Santa Monica Place on June 25, and run six days a week (closed Tuesdays) through...
08/02/2022: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Youth Art Classes
Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, CABring out that creative spark in your young artist at the Youth Art Classes this summer at the Festival of Arts.
08/02/2022: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Freestyle Love Supreme
Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA2020 Special Tony Award Recipient "freestyle love supreme" is coming to Pasadena Playhouse this summer. Born from the minds of Broadway legends Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas...
08/02/2022: 2:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Summer Art Workshops
Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, CAEnjoy daily printmaking and ceramics workshops at Festival of Arts. July 5 - Sept. 2, weekdays 4 - 8 p.m., and weekends noon – 8...
08/02/2022: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
That Girl Can Sing! Music Series
Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, CAExtraordinary female singers from all over Southern California take the stage in this new music series at Festival of Arts. Tuesdays through Aug. 30.
08/02/2022: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm