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Live music has returned to The Welk Resort Theatre.  With Scot Bruce's Rockin Tribute to the King; Walking Man Tribute - A Salute to the Music of James Taylor; and A Hard Day's Night; there is something for everyone to enjoy.              

Holiday merrymakers can experience an ethereal outdoor light adventure at Sensorio.  A safe and serene experience where friends and family can gather during the holidays, the exhibit includes Munro’s 15-acre Field of Light, an array of over 58,800 stemmed spheres lit by fiber-optics which gently illuminate the landscape in subtle blooms of morphing color, and Munro’s adjacent Light Towers, a maze of 69 towers composed of more than 17,000 wine bottles glowing with optic fibers modulating to a custom musical score. Sensorio enhances…

Sparks Gallery’s last exhibition of the year will feature new artwork by renowned local artist Perry Vásquez.  The artwork on view will feature his series of palm trees, along with a smaller selection of jocular narratives and experimental self portraits. The show will focus primarily on his exploration of various iterations of palm trees. Ubiquitous in Southern California, and historically viewed as a provider of nourishment, shelter, and bounty, the trees in Vásquez’s paintings are instead framed in peculiar or…

This one-of-a-kind seasonal pavilion offers a rare glimpse into the secret life of spiders. Visitors can stroll through the open-air pavilion to see hundreds of orb weavers and their amazing webs. The spider den offers the opportunity to peer into enclosed habitats that house different species, from tarantulas to jumping spiders. NHM's Museum Educators will share exciting stories and serve as resources to answer all arachnid questions along the way. Free for Members.

This temporary display contains an extremely rare female Pacific footballfish (Himantolophus sagamius, a type of anglerfish), which was discovered in May 2021 at Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Beach. Typically found thousands of feet underwater, this fish now resides in NHMLAC’s Ichthyology Collection, and is one of only about 30 female specimens available for study in museum collections worldwide. A traditional Japanese gyotaku (fish rubbing, or printing) of the specimen, created by artist Dwight Hwang accompanies the presentation.

St. James by-the-sea returns to live performances with its 2021–22 season, featuring popular and prestigious performers from around the globe as well right here in San Diego. The St. James Music Series is well known as San Diego’s home for choral music. The vibrant acoustic of St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in La Jolla provides an ideal venue to soak up the rich texture of the human voice. Each year the St. James Music Series aims to provide a unique…

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County will present the West Coast debut of Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Dr. Jane Goodall. The exhibition, which is organized by National Geographic in partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute, will explore Dr. Goodall’s venerable career, surveying the primatologist’s work from her early field research in Gombe, Tanzania to her current community-centered work. The exhibition features experiential activities and immersive displays, including a replica of her research tent, and an immersive projection…

Through the end of December, Southern California residents can purchase tickets online at a discounted rate of $57 for weekday and weekend visits (conditions apply, see website for details). This exclusive offer invites locals to experience the new additions to the iconic studio tour introduced this year including: a state-of-the-art Welcome Center, expanded Central Perk Café and Friends Boutique at Stage 48, the new grand finale experience “Action and Magic Made Here” and more. SoCal residents can also purchase up to six tickets for friends and family who live outside of Southern California.