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Cayton Children’s Museum at Santa Monica Place is bringing the museum outdoors with “Cayton Creators” Outdoor Community Program. Cayton Creators is a “mobile museum” that offers communities access to the creative arts and values-based learning during the pandemic, and beyond. Activities are designed around social distancing and will be focused on bringing the organization’s social impact vision to life through visual art, performance art, communal artmaking and play for kids up to age 10 and their families. This program is…
Find out more »“Urban Legends of Southern California” is a drive-thru Halloween Haunt. As guests arrive during their reserved time session, their vehicles will be staged in groups through timed ticketing. Once inside the event, they will be guided in groups through five different Experiential Zones on a clearly outlined course that weaves together the tales of SoCal’s scariest Urban Legend monsters. Unique immersive scenes, coordinated lighting and sound effects, daring live performances, and dazzling special effects work together to give guests a terrifyingly fun, entertaining Halloween experience.
Find out more »The entire month of October, Descanso Gardens will hold a daylight pumpkin festival where displays at the 150-acre property will include a house made of pumpkins, a pumpkin arch, and a pumpkin mandala. Visitors can also see sasanqua camellias, roses and fall foliage in October. Tickets to Halloween at Descanso must be purchased in advance.
Find out more »OCMA is now open to the public with five new exhibitions: Marsia Alexander-Clarke: Ojos Profundos, Carolyn Castaño: Cali es Cali, Noé Martínez: The Homeland of the Images, Maryrose Cobarrubias Mendoza: Navigating Technics, and Kyungmi Shin: Father Crosses the Ocean, as well as An Earth Song, A Body Song: Figures with Landscape from the OCMA Collection. Masks are required and capacity is limited. Guests may be asked to wait before entering.
Find out more »Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace has created an indelible legacy in the fields of science and conservation. Her legacy will be celebrated in “Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Dr. Jane Goodall.” The exhibition explores Dr. Goodall’s life from her early years as an intrepid young woman with a dream to learn about animals in Africa, to her years establishing herself as a renowned scientist in Gombe, Tanzania to her present…
Find out more »As The Beach Boys mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history. The Beach Boys have become synonymous with the California lifestyle and have become an American icon to fans around the world. The concert includes a visual light show, multi-media entertainment and over-sized video screens to maximize viewing.
Find out more »Forest Lawn will continue its tradition of bringing authentic Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations to the community with this year’s virtual event. Forest Lawn will transform viewers’ homes into majestic spaces for remembrance with marigolds, live and larger-than-life sculpture Catrinas, folkloric dance performances, Mariachi music, a Bob Baker Marionette Theater performance, bilingual prayer and spoken word, a brightly colored ofrenda (altar), and more. Events include: Folkloric dance performances by Ballet Folclorico Internacional; Mariachi performances by Mariachi Juvenil Herencia Mexicana; Bob…
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