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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....
08/05/2022: 10:00 am - 7:00 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....
08/05/2022: 10:00 am - 6:00 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...
08/05/2022: 10:00 am - 5:00 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...
08/05/2022: 10:00 am - 9:00 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...
08/05/2022: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
A Forest for the Trees
Ace Mission Studios, Los Angeles, CAA Forest for the Trees takes visitors on an hour-long journey through a surreal forest of magic, music, and wonder—with animatronic performing trees, illusions of...
08/05/2022: 12:00 pm - 9:00 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...
08/05/2022: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
STEM Nature's Escape
Manhattan Beach, Manhattan Beach, CANature’s Escape is series of insect-focused, interactive experiences that can be enjoyed by the whole family to inspire learning.
08/05/2022: 12:00 pm - 8:00 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.
08/05/2022: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
At the Table
Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CAArmory Center for the Arts presents "At the Table," a group exhibition that explores our intimate, communal relationships with food and investigates the many ways...
08/05/2022: 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Indigenous Astronomy and Storytelling Family Workshop
Ace Mission Studios, Los Angeles, CADowntown LA's immersive art show, A Forest for the Trees, partners with NASA’s Dominique Butler to present this indigenous astronomy and storytelling family workshop. Butler...
08/05/2022: 1:00 pm - 2:30 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...
08/05/2022: 2:00 pm - 9:30 pm
From Waste to Wonder: Recycled Art Masterpieces
La Pintoresca Branch Library, Pasadena, CAHave fun learning how to become a recyclable art maker. Using recycled materials and craft supplies, kids will create new works of art. For ages...
08/05/2022: 2:00 pm
Adult and Teen Art Classes
Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, CADiscover your inner artist at the Festival of Art’s Adult and Teen Art Classes. Award-winning artists will lead you step-by-step through the process. Recommended for...
08/05/2022: 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles
Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CALevitt Pavilion Los Angeles presents its 15th season of summer performances featuring 30 free, all-ages concerts in an iconic L.A. outdoor setting. Bring a picnic,...
08/05/2022: 4:00 pm - 10:00 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...
08/05/2022: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
First Friday in Venice
Abbot Kinney, Venice, CAJoin friends of all ages on Abbot Kinney Boulevard for a fun and festive food truck event the first Friday of the month.
08/05/2022: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
OC Parks Sunset Cinema
OC Parks, Irvine, CAOC Parks' summer film series features 12 free movie showings on Friday nights from June 17 - Sept. 2 at various parks throughout Orange County....
08/05/2022: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
25th Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival
Kingsmen Park, Cal Lutheran Unviersity, Thousand Oaks, CAThe Kingsmen Shakespeare Company is once again putting on their summer long festival celebrating Shakespeare's work and other renaissance era entertainment. The festival will be...
08/05/2022: 5:30 pm - 11:45 pm
Percussion Is All Around!
Music Rhapsody, Redondo Beach, CADiscover everyday objects that can be turned into fun instruments. Everywhere you look, percussion is all around you. All ages.
08/05/2022: 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Tremendous Tributes Music Series
Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, CAThe Festival of Arts’ brings to the stage some of Southern California’s most well-known tribute bands. Friday nights are a blast from the past.
08/05/2022: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Celebrate
Canyon Country Community Center, Santa Clarita, CAJoin Santa Clarita for their monthly "Celebrate" series, which highlights different cultures, customs and culinary wonders through music, dance, food, art and educational experiences the...
08/05/2022: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cinderella
Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica, CAAlmost 40 years after its world premiere at Santa Monica Playhouse, the beloved Rudie-DeCarlo musical "Cinderella" gets a multi-media makeover featuring new songs, hilarious special...
08/05/2022: 6:00 pm
OC Parks Sunset Cinema
Craig Regional Park, Fullerton, CAOC Parks Sunset Cinema film series features 12 free family-friendly movie screenings Friday nights from June 17 – Sept. 2 at Craig Regional Park, Carbon...
08/05/2022: 6:00 pm
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Atwater Village Theatre, Angeles, CAOpen Fist Theatre Company presents Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" set in Athens, Georgia circa 1855, in the world of the Antebellum South. Previews June...
08/05/2022: 7:00 pm