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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
Dinosaurs in the Valley
Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CADinosaurs in the Valley, an immersive walk-thru exhibition features scientifically accurate life-size and life-like dinosaurs ranging from babies to some standing over 40 feet tall....
11/18/2022 - 03/05/2023: 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
PRESSURE: James Cameron Into the Abyss
Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, CANatural History Museum of Los Angeles County presents the West Coast premiere of "PRESSURE: James Cameron into the Abyss," a pop-up installation of James Cameron's...
12/12/2022 - 02/20/2023: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Lunar New Year at Disney California Adventure Park
Disney California Adventure Park, Anaheim, CADisney California Adventure Park will celebrate the Lunar New Year from Jan. 20 through Feb. 15 to play tribute to Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese cultures....
01/20/2023 - 02/15/2023: 8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Knott's PEANUTS Celebration
Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, CAThe PEANUTS gang takes over Knott's Berry Farm from Jan. 28 through Feb. 26. The all-ages family-friendly fun includes a new game show at the...
01/28/2023 - 02/26/2023: 9:00 am - 10:00 pm
Jazz at Naz
The Soraya, Northridge, CAThe Soraya presents its second annual Jazz at Naz Festival with five nights of Jazz performances.
02/02/2023 - 02/11/2023: 8:00 pm
Freckleface Strawberry
Morgan-Wixson Theatre, Santa Monica, CAUpbeat musical numbers fill this touching story of a young girl who discovers to love the skin she is in with the help of schoolmates...
02/04/2023 - 02/12/2023: 11:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Conga Patria Son Jarocho Collective
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Los Angeles, CALA Plaza de Cultura y Artes presents its first free outdoor event of the year, Conga Patria Son Jarocho Collective, a Grammy-nominated group playing traditional and original...
02/10/2023 - 02/17/2023: 7:00 pm
A Real Boy: The Many Lives of Pinocchio
Italian American Museum of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CAAn exhibition designed to engage visitors of all ages, a journey into the many incarnations of a beloved character through on display toys, books and...
02/11/2023: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Art & Nature Festival
Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CAThe 10th Annual Art & Nature Festival features groundbreaking, immersive exhibitions including "Pyramidion" by artist Kelly Berg and "The Big One by artist Robert Young"...
02/11/2023: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Bob Baker Marionette Theater: 60 Years of Joy & Wonder
Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale, CAGet a behind-the-scenes look at Bob Baker Marionette Theater through this retrospective exhibition, featuring almost 100 artifacts, including hand-crafted marionettes, original concept art, archival art...
02/11/2023: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts
Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CAThe international traveling exhibition explores the early inspirations behind Disney Studios' creations. Dec. 10, 2022 - March 27, 2023.
02/11/2023: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Mardi Gras at SeaWorld San Diego
SeaWorld, San Diego, CASeaWorld San Diego is bringing back New Orleans flare, food, and festivities with the return of Mardi Gras. Enjoy live music and performances including a...
02/11/2023: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Haiku Walk & Workshop
Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge, CAHaiku poet Debbie Kolodji leads this free workshop, which includes time to walk in the garden and be inspired by the camellias to write a...
02/11/2023: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
The Circus
Bob Baker Marionette Theater, Los Angeles, CABob Baker Marionette Theater presents their first show of 2023, their 60th anniversary season. "The Circus," featuring over 100 handcrafted marionettes, was first conceived as...
02/11/2023: 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Oliver & Company
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, CAThis loose animated musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’s classic Oliver Twist recasts the story with stray animals in modern-day New York.
02/11/2023: 11:00 am
PORTRAITS- Artwork by Members of Women Painters West
California Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CAThis juried exhibition features artwork by artists from "Women Painters West," the longest established women’s artistic organization in California, founded in Laguna Beach in 1921....
02/11/2023: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Legacy of Cacao
LA Plaza Cocina, Los Angeles, CALA Plaza Cocina presents "The Legacy of Cacao," an exhibition exploring the history and culture of chocolate from its origin story in Mesoamerica to its...
02/11/2023: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Drop-In Workshops for Families: Animation
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, CAThe Education team at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures invites families to learn about the process, techniques and tools used in animation to create...
02/11/2023: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Showhite
Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica, CASanta Monica Playhouse presents the musical-fairytale “Snowhite” Saturdays and Sundays through April 2. In this version, there are no villainous potions or evil Stepmothers, just...
02/11/2023: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Art Lab
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CAEvery Saturday through April 29 the Hammer museum hosts their free Art Lab series, featuring kid-friendly, hands-on creative activities inspired by artworks on view at...
02/11/2023: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Frozen
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CAThe Tony-nominated Best Musical, Disney's "Frozen" performs at Segerstrom Center for the Arts Tuesdays through Sundays Feb. 1 – 19. The musical features popular songs...
02/11/2023: 2:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Much Ado About Nothing
A Noise Within, Pasadena, CAA Noise Within presents Shakespeare's quintessential rom-com "Much Ado About Nothing" as part of its "Daring to Love" season. Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.,...
02/11/2023: 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt Presents "Good Night, Sister"
Diesel, A Bookstore, Santa Monica, CABest-selling author Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt presents her latest book, "Good Night, Sister."
02/11/2023: 3:00 pm
Felix & Friends
The Comedy Chateau, North Hollywood, CAVisit the Comedy Chateau for Felix & Friends, featuring headliners Staci Lynn Fletcher, Mona Shaikh, Fumi Abe, Jimmy Brogan and Brenda Pontiff.
02/11/2023: 7:30 pm - 9:45 pm