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South Coast Botanical Gardens
2021-11-16 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | South Coast Botanical Gardens, 26300 Crenshaw Boulevard, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, 90274, United States
FREE EVERY THIRD TUESDAY– Palos Verdes Peninsula
The South Coast Botanical Garden is located on the beautiful Palos Verdes Peninsula. This lush 87-acre botanic garden has more than 2500 different species of plants that offer shelter to abundant wildlife and bird population. The diversities of trees include the fruit trees, redwoods, ginkgo’s, and pittosporum designed with various themes. This botanical garden in Palos Verdes has plants even from Australia, the Mediterranean, and Southern Africa. One can find the beautiful ever-changing display of seasonal annuals from the entrance to the exit of this enormous garden.
But what makes this garden unique is that it is one of the world’s first botanical gardens to be developed over a sanitary landfill. The Garden is a masterpiece of creative land reclamation and environment improvement for all to share. It is a living testimonial to the fact that land reclamation not only offers a practical solution to refuse disposal problems, but also beautifies and improves land values at the same time.
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Popular features in the South Coast Botanical Garden

Banyan Grove
The highlight of the Ficus collection is the grove of Moreton Bay Fig trees that cover the area with a massive tangle of roots. In the spring, colorful Clivias brighten the understory of this shady grove.
California Native Plants
Growing California native plants in the Garden offers many benefits: they use less water; they provide habitat and food for birds, bees, butterflies, and other wildlife; they have colorful flower displays from spring to summer and berries and seeds into the fall and winter. There are several areas of the Garden where you can find California Native Plants in the landscape and gardens. The primary areas are the landscaping around the Greenhouse Complex, the Mediterranean Garden, and the El Rincon Garden at the corner of the Tram Road and the Service Yard road marked by the rustic lodge pole pergola.

Children’s Garden and Children’s Discovery Garden
Our most popular among young people, this garden is developed around nursery rhymes with plants to match the stories. An enchanted dollhouse and bridge enhance the setting. Adjacent to the Children’s Garden is the Discovery Garden with a secret tunnel, worm bin, alphabet garden, butterfly garden, and whimsical characters.

The New Rose Garden
Every view in the remarkable new Rose Garden (First Bloom coming April 2018) is breathtaking. Hand-crafted, wrought iron fence-work depicts rose emblems, rounded staircases gently welcome guests in, rich warm wood tones envelop architectural structures, a large fountain features an exquisite glass mosaic, and of course, colorful roses drip from every crevice. A grand guest entrance provides a magnificent overview of the formally planted space, allowing guests to catch a glimpse of the beautiful asymmetrical design created by renowned landscape architect, Deborah Richie-Bray, who is known for her work at the Getty Villa. Undulating pathways guide gently through a labyrinth of planted beds and sculptural elements. Two cabana structures flank the central court and provide shade on a hot day. The celebration lawn houses several formal entrance paths that lead to a grand pergola with a raised plaza which will serve as a “stage” for events and ceremonies.
The more than 80 rose selections feature a variety of forms, from climbers to ground covers. The choice of fragrant roses such as the David Austin English, create a space of beauty in sight and scent. Rose cultivars have also been chosen by theme (the Flower Girl lines the potential bride’s path) and color (notice the ombré effect from peach to pink to red on the eastern side.) Some of the oldest varieties were hybridized in the 1800’s including Barrone Prevoset and Madame Plantier. These along with 20 rare cultivars were saved from the original garden. The Rose Garden has a unique planting design that will provide year-round appeal with plenty of non-rose companion plantings to ensure a lush experience. While typically rose gardens close for pruning when the main event plants have been clipped down to bare sticks, the layered and diverse plant palette of this garden will provide delight year-round. Watch for bursts of purple jacaranda, hot pink crape myrtle, and powdery pink cherry blossoms up high, and lower to the ground seek out blooming paper whites, sage, boxwood and succulents.

Desert Garden
The Desert Garden includes cacti, euphorbia, aloes, and other succulents. The garden is an excellent exhibition of specimens from the United States, Africa, Mexico, and South America.

Japanese Garden/Koi Pond
Garden maintained with a Bonsai Display by South Coast Bonsai Association. Enjoy listening to the calming sounds of water and taking in the subdued palette of evergreen shrubbery embracing the Koi Pond. The stone lanterns were crafted of Okazaki Stone over 200 years ago in a region said to be the capital of Japan’s stone craft.
Mediterranean Garden
Mediterranean refers to a unique climate consisting of mild, cool, rainy winters and hot, dry summers seen in only five places in the world: coastal California, the Mediterranean Basin, southwest Australia, the southwest Cape of South Africa, and coastal Chile. California native plants are emphasized here. Mediterranean plants are environmentally friendly because they require very little supplemental water once established. Native plants have the added benefit of providing food and shelter to wildlife and pollinators.
Display Greenhouse
The Display Greenhouse is open to the public from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm daily. Designed with the color palette in mind, the colors range from warm to cool tones. Inside the greenhouse you will find a display of a variety of tropical plants such as: Adenium, Anthurium, Begonia, Bromeliad, Carnivorous plants, Cordyline, Croton, Orchids, Hoya, and Passionflower vine.
Fuchsia Garden
Established and maintained by the South Coast Branch of the National Fuchsia Society, this garden contains many different species, cultivars, and new introductions. Overhead shade cloth filters strong sunlight to allow fuchsias and other shade-loving plants to thrive.
Garden for the Senses
This garden encourages you to enjoy plants and flowers by smell, touch, sound, and sight. Plants are arranged in raised beds so they can easily be touched or smelled. Individual plant labels identify which senses the plant engages.
And more!
Must Visit Place for All Nature Lovers
The South Coast Botanic Garden serves the community in various ways by providing a unique horticultural and wildlife habitat experience. It also represents the excellent model of land reclamation and sustainability – by promoting the usage of water-saving vegetation. The South Coast Botanic Garden is a treasure to be relished and a must-have experience for all nature lovers.
You can even buy plants suitable for the local climate. Bird watchers can enjoy the bird walks conducted twice every month. And, there is a picnic area just outside the garden gates.
The Botanical Garden is operated by the Department of Parks and Recreation, County of LA, in conjunction with the South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation.

Garden hours – 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. the last entry is allowed at 4:30 p.m.
Visiting days – The garden is open to the public 364 days a year and closed on Christmas Day.
Free entry tickets also available – The South Coast Botanic Garden is FREE on the third Tuesday of every month. The free ticket is inclusive of Children’s Discovery Garden, the Japanese Garden with koi pond, and other special exhibits.
Address – 26300 Crenshaw Boulevard Palos Verdes Peninsula, California 90274
Phone – (424) 452-0920
Parking- Free parking is available daily.

For additional information, visit the website @
southcoastbotanicgarden.org

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MEET THE PEACOCKS FOR FREE TODAY
2021-11-16 09:00 - 16:30 | Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 301 North Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA, 91007, United States
FREE EVERY THIRD TUESDAY in Arcadia
The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden is a unique 127-acre botanical garden and historical site that includes Native American, Rancho Period, and late 19th century treasures. In addition to concerts and tours, we offer activities and events that cater to every audience. You will discover plants and trees from all over the world as you wander along paths and learn about California history on your journey through the garden.

Gardens & Landscapes
A stroll through Los Angeles County Arboretum will take you through a variety of gardens and landscapes that offer beauty and tranquility as well as ideas for your outdoor space at home.

A serene landscape of gentle pools, water lilies and shaded benches, the Aquatic Garden sits at the picturesque summit of Tallac Knoll, with the Meyberg Waterfall below.

Seven design vignettes creatively display great plants and ideas for Southern California landscapes.

Climate appropriate plants create bountiful drought-resilient landscapes. Plants thrive in the low water conditions of our Mediterranean climate.

Choice fruits and vegetables for Southern California are supported by a rain harvest system in this landscape of ideas and new plants for the home food garden.

Perennials, shrub borders and flowering trees are artfully combined in this serene, intimate landscape. Created in honor of Grace V. Kallam, the garden offers design ideas and outstanding plants for Southern California Gardens.

Showcasing herbs and shrubs that contribute to human cultures around the world, the Herb Garden reveals the botanical sources for medicines, spices, textiles and other basics of living.

A path resembling a serpent, inspired by the creation myth of the Australian Aborigines, winds through a selection of “Down Under” plants that are outstanding for our region.

Stunning vistas of the San Gabriel Mountains are enjoyed across lawns framed by magnolias and temperate trees offering outstanding fall color.

Designed by noted landscape architect Edward Huntsmen Trout, the Rose Garden features heritage varieties and David Austin selections, amid elegant pergolas and arbors, all in a setting of citrus and swaying Mexican fan palms.

Treasures from Los Angeles County Arboretum’s tropical plant collections, which include several thousand orchids, find a home in this lush greenhouse display.

Showcasing plants from Mediterranean climates around the world, the Water Conservation Garden seeks to demonstrate that careful planting design can achieve high standards of both landscape beauty and water stewardship.

Admission
On the third Tuesday of the month, admission is free. Advance tickets are required. Please click here to reserve tickets for Free Day.

Getting Here
The Arboretum is located in the city of Arcadia, just east of Pasadena and across the street from Santa Anita Park. We are easy to reach by car or public transportation. We are located at 301 North Baldwin Avenue.

For additional information, visit the website @
arboretum.org

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Roundhouse Aquarium
2021-11-16 10:00 - 17:00 | The Roundhouse Aquarium, Manhattan Beach Pier, Manhattan Beach, CA, 90267, United States
OPEN DAILY- Manhattan Beach Pier
The Roundhouse Aquarium is located at the end of the Manhattan Beach Pier. The Roundhouse has undergone a recent revitalization through a $4 million capital project spearheaded by the Harrison Greenberg Foundation. The new Roundhouse Aquarium educates and inspires more than 300,000 visitors every year. It is managed and operated by the nonprofit oceanic and environmental organization Oceanographic Teaching Stations, Inc. (OTS), whose mission is to connect and engage visitors and students to the oceans through hands-on interactive experiences with marine life and habitats of southern California, and to inspire them to become good stewards of our environment.
OTS’ programs at the Roundhouse Aquarium promote the study of the oceans, tidelands and beaches of Southern California through a wide slate of science-based and standards-aligned education programs with its immersive and engaging exhibits of a diverse array of marine life. More than 100 marine animals from Southern California’s waters live at the aquarium, many are native to its local waters in the Santa Monica Bay. Notable wildlife include moon jellies, sharks, octopus, sheepshead, moray eels, lobsters, and more – as well as a touch tank with sea stars, sea cucumbers, sea urchins and sea snails. The aquarium prides itself on being family oriented. It’s a great place for kids to take their parents!

Come SEA our Marine Exhibits
Get to know the habitats within Southern California by visiting our diverse marine exhibits. These exhibits are showcased within 4 Aquarium Galleries.

Marine Habitat Gallery

Rocky Reef Tank
The Rocky Reef shows us what reefs in the cold California waters look like. They are similar to coral reefs but are made up of rocks instead of corals. They are just as important of a habitat as coral reefs and often serve as a nursery for many types of juvenile fish.
Kelp Forest Tank
The Kelp Forest tank represents a distinct southern California marine habitat. This tank shows us what it looks like to swim at the edge of the kelp forest, where rocks become scarcer and sand more plentiful. Many of the animals in the tank can live their life deep within the kelp forest or at the very edge. Those animals at the edges can even camouflage in the sand.

Education Gallery

Deep Kelp Forest Tank
These tanks represent a very diverse and abundant habitat, the kelp forest! The giant kelp that grows 2 feet a day, provides food and shelter for many different animals. Not only is this habitat important for animals, but it is also important to humans as well! Seaweeds, like kelp, produce about 70% of our oxygen through photosynthesis. So, take a deep breath and thank kelp!
Tide Pool Tank
All the animals that you can find in our touch tank live in a habitat called a tide pool. When the tide is low and the water has receded, pools of water are left in between rocks which form the tide pools. In Southern California, we have 2 high tides and 2 low tides every day, which means the animals’ habitat is always changing. They must have special adaptations that allow them to live in such a dynamic habitat.
Pier Piling Tank
Have you ever wondered what is under the pier? This tank will give you a good idea! Pier pilings, while man made, do create a habitat for lots of animals ranging from mussels, to crabs, to fish and rays. The fish can either hide amongst the mussels or lay on the sand under the pier among the rays.

Marine Science Gallery

Jewel Tank
See our animals in the spotlight with cool adaptive traits like our spotted rose anemone that has biofluorescence and our baby swell shark eggs that can camouflage as seaweed. The baby swell sharks are really cute when they hatch out too!
Pipefish Tank
The Pipefish tank is an example of a mudflat with eelgrass beds that act as a nursery for young fish and young sting rays. See if you can spot a pipefish in the eelgrass.
Artificial Reef Tank
The Artificial Reef tank is an examples of man-made structures left behind that now act as reefs teaming with life from sea anemones on rock scallops to sea stars to juvenile rockfish. Can you see the bright orange Garibaldi with blue spots?
Octopus Tank
The octopus tank is an example of a deep water habitat brought to life for our guests to see. It features anemones and rock scallops on the reef which also add structure and microhabitats to the reef. The decorator crab uses the colonial strawberry anemones to help decorate its body to camouflage with the reef. There are small but colorful rockfish like the half-banded rockfish that stay close to the rocks and use them as shelter.
Kid’s Kelp Corner
Have you ever wondered oh why, oh why did my goldfish die? Come find the answer in the Kid’s Kelp Corner. You can also relax and read the many ocean related books in our library while watching our inquisitive freshwater fish.
Discovery Center
Come check out what it means to be a scientist! Observe plankton, learn about the food chain, and discover some of the aquarium’s smallest residents.
Seahorse Tank
Seahorses are some of the most fragile sea creatures in the ocean, and they can camouflage to look like seaweed, eelgrass, or even sea fans. They use their tails to hold onto eelgrass and stay upright, but they won’t swim except in short bursts. They have excellent eyesight that they use to track their prey, which are small shrimps.

Immersion Gallery

October through March
Monday-Friday: 2PM – 5PM
Saturday-Sunday: 10AM – 5PM

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April through September
Monday-Friday: 2PM – 7PM
Saturday-Sunday: 10AM – 7PM
Hours
Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Saturday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am – 5:00pm

Advanced timed-entry reservations are required.

For additional information, visit the website @
roundhouseaquarium.org/

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THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM
2021-11-16 10:00 - 17:30 | The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90049, United States
FREE EVERYDAY- The Sepulveda Pass
The Getty Museum, located on the west side of the Sepulveda Pass, is one of the most visually stunning locations in Los Angeles. The Getty is an architectural master piece, over looking a garden like no other, featuring some of the best views of the Los Angeles basin. The J. Paul Getty Trust is a cultural and philanthropic institution dedicated to the presentation, conservation, and interpretation of the world’s artistic legacy.

one of the most visually stunning locations in the Los Angeles

The J. Paul Getty Museum seeks to inspire curiosity about, and enjoyment and understanding of, the visual arts by collecting, conserving, exhibiting and interpreting works of art of outstanding quality and historical importance. To fulfill this mission, the Museum continues to build its collections through purchase and gifts, and develops programs of exhibitions, publications, scholarly research, public education, and the performing arts that engage our diverse local and international audiences. All of these activities are enhanced by the uniquely evocative architectural and garden settings provided by the Museum’s two renowned venues: the Getty Villa and the Getty Center.

The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center in Los Angeles houses European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and photography from its beginnings to the present, gathered internationally.

Collections

The collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum comprises Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art from the Neolithic to Late Antiquity; European art—including illuminated manuscripts, paintings, drawings, sculpture, and decorative arts—from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century; and international photography from its inception to the present day.

See all current collections here

See all current exhibitions and installations here

Tours at The Getty Museum

Discover the Museum’s historic collection and the Getty Center’s architecture and gardens by participating in a rich selection of engaging talks and tours that bring the Getty Center’s unique setting and the visual arts to life.

Architecture Tours
45-minute tours of the Getty Center site and architecture.
Tuesdays–Sundays at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m

Garden Tours
45-minute tours of the grounds and Central Garden.
Tuesdays–Sundays at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.

Collection Highlights Tour
This one-hour tour provides an overview of major works from the Museum’s collection. Meet at the Information Desk.
Tuesdays–Sundays at 11:15 a.m., 1:00, and 2:15 p.m. with additional tours on Saturday and Sunday at 12:15 p.m., additional tours on Saturday at 4:00 and 6:00 p.m.
Focus Tour: Era of Impressionism
Explore the Getty’s collection of 19th-century paintings by artists such as Millet, Monet, and Van Gogh in this one-hour tour. Meet at the Information Desk.
Tuesdays–Sundays at 1:15 and 2:00 p.m. with additional tours on Saturday at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
Focus Tour: Fit For A King
Explore the Getty’s collection of 17th- and 18th-century art in this one-hour tour of French decorative arts, paintings, and sculpture made during the reigns of kings Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI. Meet at the Information Desk.
Tuesdays–Sundays at 12:45 p.m. with additional tour on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
Focus Tour: Go for Baroque
Explore the Getty’s rich collection of 17th-century painting and sculpture by masters such as Rubens, Rembrandt, and Bernini in this 50-minute tour. Meet at the Information Desk.
Tuesdays–Sundays at 1:30 p.m.
Focus Tour: Renaissance
This 30-minute tour introduces key examples of Renaissance art in the Getty collection. Meet at the Information Desk.
Tuesdays–Sundays at 11:45 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturdays
The Life and Legacy of J. Paul Getty
In this 30-minute tour, gain insight into the life and work of avid art collector, ambitious businessman, and museum founder J. Paul Getty (1892–1976), who dedicated his fortune to create “a museum, gallery of art and library for the diffusion of artistic and general knowledge.” Meet under the stairs in the Entrance Hall. Sign-up begins 30-minutes prior to the tour at the Information Desk.
Tuesdays–Sundays at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Hours
Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Thursday: 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m.-7:00p.m.

For additional information, visit the website @
http://www.getty.edu/

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Ride The Trolley at The Grove
2021-11-16 13:00 - 21:00 | The Grove at Farmers Market, 189 The Grove Drive Suite K 30, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, United States
OPEN DAILY- The Grove

Take a ride on our double-decker trolley! Built on an historic undercarriage from a 1950s Boston street car, The Grove trolley travels along First Street between The Grove and The Original Farmers Market, taking you on an exciting tour of the property. Powered electrically, The Grove trolley is the first use of inductive power technology in the U.S. for a transit system.

Take a break from shopping and dining to relax under the sunshine in The Park, enjoy our beautiful dancing fountain, or go for a trolley ride across property.

Hours
Sunday – Thursday: 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Friday – Saturday: 1:00pm – 9:00pm
The Trolley recharges daily in its depot from 3PM – 4:30PM.
ADMISSION IS FREE!

WELCOME TO THE GROVE

Join us at Los Angeles’ favorite shopping, dining and lifestyle destination. Explore a mix of retail, restaurants and entertainment in an open-air environment pulsing with style and energy. Visit with friends and family to shop, dine and make memories under the California sun.

The Grove is open seven days a week, 365 days a year. Rain or shine, we offer guests from around the world a shopping, dining and entertainment experience like none other.

THE GROVE
189 THE GROVE DRIVE
LOS ANGELES, CA 90036
323.900.8080
GENERAL HOURS
MONDAY – THURSDAY: 10AM – 9PM
FRIDAY & SATURDAY: 10AM – 10PM
SUNDAY: 11AM – 8PM
FOR SPECIFIC HOURS OF OPERATION AT YOUR FAVORITE SHOPPING AND DINING DESTINATIONS CONTACT CARUSO CONCIERGE AT 323.900.8080.

For additional information, visit the website @
https://thegrovela.com/

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DTLA Running Club
2021-11-16 19:00 - 21:00 | THE BLOC, 700 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90017, United States
EVERY TUESDAY- DTLA
Welcome to the DTLA Running Group! This is a running club for people who live, work and play in Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA). We’ll meet most every Tuesdays to run along different routes in and around Downtown. We’ll accommodate the length and pace of the routes for people of all running levels. We hope it will be a fun time to also connect with other people within Downtown. We are not only a running group but also a running community! So if you’re new to the city or a long time resident, come out and run with us amidst the wonderful scenery of the city! Join us next Tuesday.

DTLA Running Group meets Tuesday Night – 7pm at The Bloc (7th St between Flower and Hope St.)

The DTLA Running Group welcomes all to join. Let’s share information on upcoming running events, deals, and future events. Feel free to extend an invite to other members from the Meetup or any other person that may be interested in joining.

All faces and paces welcome!
GET FULL SCHEDULE AND LOCATIONS HERE

Join DTLA Running Group HERE

Email: dtlarunning@gmail.com

Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @dtlarunning

Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/dtlarunning

Race Calendar: https://goo.gl/VcAAH2

Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/dtlarunning

MEET US @ The Bloc @ 7pm

The Bloc is a vibrant, open-air urban center, a growing, inclusive community, a LEED™ certiﬁed Gold project, an inﬂection point in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. Encompassing a full city block along LA’s iconic 7th Street corridor, The Bloc connects the ﬁnancial, fashion, jewelry, and theater districts – and the 7th Street Metro Center Station, where four DTLA lines converge. Offering a diverse mix of thoughtfully curated shops, artisans, premier retailers including a Macy’s ﬂagship store, restaurants, bars, open-air green space, and entertainment, The Bloc is also home to the Sheraton Grand Los Angeles Hotel, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, and a 722,000 square-foot, creative-focused ofﬁce tower. An array of events from live music, dance, and theater performances to art installations, ﬁtness classes, and food and drink tastings welcomes Angelenos and visitors from all walks of life – and anyone seeking inspiration, community, and connection.

For additional information, visit the website @
meetup.com/dtlarunning

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Weekly Wednesday Hike + Meditation @ Temescal Canyon
2021-11-17 07:00 - 09:00 | Temescal Canyon, 15601 W Sunset Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA, 90272, United States
EVERY WEDNESDAY- Temescal Canyon
A Temescal Canyon Hike is a great way to start your Wednesday strong. At the end of your hike you get to relax, recover and meditate at the top with Lisa! Get ready to connect with your body & make some new friends.

Enjoy the Temescal Canyon Hike with a supportive community! This early hike is a great way to begin your day and take in the tranquility of the great outdoors without the crowd. The Temescal Canyon is a great place for hikers of all levels and you will finish the hike feeling like you’ve done something good for yourself. This hike will be led by Lisa, an avid hiker, hairstylist, reiki practitioner, and more 🙂 We will meet at the park entrance.

Temescal Canyon Hike

This event is sponsored by The Phoenix, a nonprofit organization that leverages community and fitness to lead a healthy lifestyle without substance use. We ask only one thing from our participants — 48 hours of sobriety. To ensure a safe and healthy space, we ask everyone to wear a mask.
We provide:

Extra PPE
Community of shared experiences of wanting to lead a healthy lifestyle without drugs

Please allow yourself some time to look for parking and bring sturdy shoes.
Space is limited, please officially register here.
This ensures that we can provide adequate equipment and maintain an appropriate number of participants due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Hours
Every Wednesday: 7:00am – 9:00am

Also check out other classes
For additional information, visit the website @
eventbrite.com/weekly-wednesday-hike

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Story Time Online
2021-11-17 10:00 - 10:30 | Los Angeles Public Library Online, Los Angeles, CA, 90094, United States
EVERY TUESDAY THRU FRIDAY- @10am Youtube & Facebook Live Stream

Online Storytime for Kids is brought to you each week by the Los Angeles Public Library. Listen, move, play, and sing along with librarians from all over Los Angeles! Keep an eye out for some special guest appearances too.

Online Storytime Streams live on LAPL Facebook and YouTube @10am

For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.
Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.

Storytime is the Heart and Soul of the Children’s Library
Making reading a fun activity through story time helps to encourage “print motivation”- i.e. the association of story-telling with excitement to develop the idea of reading as a pleasure and not a chore. LAPL Story Time Online as an event can foster a sense that the library is a special place, helping instill in your child(ren) a lifelong love for your local public library. Toddler Story time is not just a fun library activity, but the beginning of what can be a beautiful relationship for your child and your local public library.

LAPL Online Storytime, occurs in many LAPL branches everyday.
So check out online, the schedule of ALL the LAPL Story Time Online around this week at the link below.

Additional Classes available daily online including
Mondays
Science at Home @9:30am Join Ms. Denice for a cool, easy science project you can do at home! Join our session on Facebook.
Kids Dance Party 10:30am Let’s get our bodies moving! Join us for a Zoom dance party led by Miss Danielle. Ages 2-10.

Tuesdays
Virtual Arts & Crafts for Kids 11am Join us via Facebook or Instagram every Tuesday for fun arts and crafts for kids to do at home!
Bark: Read to the Dogs @2pm Join our BARK volunteer dog Summer via Zoom. You can practice reading or just hang out.

Wednesdays
STEAMy Wonderful Wednesdays @1pm Join the North Hollywood Regional Branch via Facebook or Instagram for a new STEAM project each week!
La hora de cuentos en pijama @6pm Acompáñanos en Instagram Live de @laplenespanol para disfrutar de cuentos y canciones en español con las pijamas puestas.

Thursdays
Author Scoop @3pm We’ll be serving up an afternoon treat on the Studio City Branch Instagram Live account! Join us Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 3 p.m. PDT for bite-sized interviews with authors.

Fridays
Yoga Storytime @10:30am Join us for yoga poses, a story and a mindfulness exercise in this family-friendly storytime. For ages 3-7 but all are welcome. Email ddyer@lapl.org for link to Zoom session.
Aida’s Artful Adventures @4pm Join Aida for arts-related activities, such as crafts, dances and jokes, via Durant Branch Library’s Instagram and Facebook.

Saturdays
Zumba for Kids 10:30am Kids can Zumba with Lula and Bianca via Zoom, the video conferencing app that will allow you to feel like you’re dancing right along with her.

and many many more.

For additional information, visit the website @
lapl.org/storytimes-our-home-yours

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FREE COMPUTER SUPPORT
2021-11-17 10:00 - 16:30 | ALL LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARIES
LA PUBLIC LIBRARY- free with your Library Card
Cybernauts are trained computer aides that offer technology assistance, computer support, and mobile device support.
Connect with a Cybernaut to:

Learn how to use and borrow LAPL’s e-media
Set up an email account
Operate your tablet, desktop, or phone
Use social media
Find online information
Learn about online safety
Learn basic computer skills

For questions regarding library accounts, including new applications and renewals please use our Ask a Librarian service.

Get help with your tech needs, connect with a Cybernaut
Conéctate con un Cybernaut y obtén ayuda con tus preguntas sobre tecnología

Call Us
Llámanos al 213-228-7160

Text Us
Envíanos un mensaje de texto al 213-510-2898

Chat with Us

Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Lunes a viernes de 10 a.m. a 4:30 p.m.

For additional information, visit the website @
lapl.org/cybernauts

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The World’s Greatest Automotive Museum
2021-11-17 10:00 - 17:00 | Petersen Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, United States
FREE ADMISSION for all HEALTH CARE WORKERS & 1st RESPONDERS- All of 2021
The Petersen Automotive Museum is one of the world’s largest automotive museums. It is rated as “the world’s greatest automotive museum” by CNN. This museum in Los Angeles is a non-profit organization that specializes in the history of automobiles and it also offers unique automotive awareness workshops and educational programs.
The Petersen Automotive Museum is located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1994, The Petersen was originally located within the Natural History Museum, and later moved to a historic department store Los Angeles. In 2015, the museum underwent an extensive renovation where the iconic ‘red and silver’ façade made of stainless steel ribbons was added.

The museum was The museum encompasses over 250 vehicles from six different regions across the world. The vehicles in the exhibition have over 120 years of history and provide a great experience in to the automobile history. You can find some of the iconic cars,

rare bikes

and spectacular trucks

both the vintage legends

and modern supercars.

You can find American classics,

cars of Hollywood legends,

award winning cars

and the most innovative vehicles in the history of automotive industry.
So the next time you are in Los Angeles, head to the Petersen. We are sure, it’s going to be glorious!

FREE 2 HOUR FULL MUSEUM GUIDED TOUR

Hours
Monday and Tuesday: closed
Wednesday to Sunday: 10:00am – 5:00pm

Parking
You can park your vehicles conveniently at the museum. Parking is free for the first 30 minutes.

Purchase Tickets HERE: www.petersen.org/tickets
Also, note that the museum is offering free tickets to first responders. As a sign of gratitude to those who were on the frontline during this pandemic, they are offering free tickets to health care workers, first responders, fire department, and law enforcement personnel. You can find the details here –

Petersen first-responders-tickets-tickets

For additional information, visit the website @
www.petersen.org

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Celebrate Human Connection
2021-11-17 12:30 - 16:00 | The Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90049, United States
THE SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER – Sepulveda Pass
The Skirball Cultural Center is a place of meeting guided by the Jewish tradition. Welcoming the stranger and inspired by the American democratic ideals of freedom and equality. We welcome people of all communities and generations.

The Skirball Cultural Center participates in experiences that celebrate discovery and hope, foster human connections. There is a call upon us to help build a more just society.
Noah’s Ark at the Skirball

Crank up a giant conveyor belt to load up the animals two by two. You will be able to put the finishing touches on the Ark, then step on board to unpack and explore.
The Skirball Cultural Center invites you to make plans today to visit Noah’s Ark at the Skirball™, the permanent, award-winning children’s and family destination that’s the talk of the town!
Choose from an array of public programs, including the best in world music, new and classic films, thought-provoking readings and talks, adult education classes on history, art and literature, and more—as well as engaging programs for the whole family.

FREE tickets to all on Thursdays are first-come, first-served (no advance tickets). Free tickets are subject to availability, with a limit of ten tickets distributed per party.
All exhibitions, including Noah’s Ark, are included with Museum admission.

Driving Directions
The Skirball Cultural Center is located in the Sepulveda Pass just off the 405 Freeway, 2.5 miles south of the 101 Freeway. Traveling north or south on the 405, take the Skirball Ctr. Dr. exit and make a right onto Sepulveda Blvd. For customized driving directions, consult the Google Map and enter your starting address.
Rideshare and taxi drop-off—If you are visiting the Museum galleries or attending an event or program in Taper Courtyard or Haas Conference Center, request to be dropped off outside the main entrance. If you are attending an event or program in Ahmanson Hall, Herscher Hall, Guerin Pavilion, or Guerin Courtyard, you may wish to be dropped off at the North Parking garage, at the end of the Skirball’s main driveway.

Parking Information
Visitor parking is FREE at the Skirball, except during the Skirball’s summertime Sunset Concerts, which take place on six Thursday evenings in July and August. On Sunset Concerts evenings, parking is $15 per car. Please note: The Skirball parking garages are for Skirball visitors only.
Parking is available in the Skirball’s northern parking garage (“North Parking”), located underground at the end of the Skirball’s main driveway. Parking is also available in in the eastern parking garage (“East Parking”), located across Sepulveda Blvd.
Electric vehicle charging stations are located on L1 in the North Parking garage and P3 in East Parking garage. There is a four-hour time limit for use of these stations, which are reserved for vehicles in the process of charging only. For the safety of you and other visitors, please wrap the cord around the base.
To enter the North Parking garage—From Skirball Ctr. Dr., proceed up the Skirball’s main driveway, pass the Skirball’s main entrance on your left, follow the curve, and drive underground into the garage.
To enter the East Parking garage—From Sepulveda Blvd., turn onto Bergreen Pl., located north of Skirball Ctr. Dr., directly across Sepulveda from the Skirball’s main entrance.
NOTE: Street parking on surrounding streets, including Mulholland Drive, is strictly prohibited.

Public Transportation
Take public transportation to the Skirball via Metro Rapid 734 or Metro Local 234. Visit the Metro LA websitefor bus schedules.
Northbound—Metro Rapid 734/Metro Local 234 (towards Sylmar/San Fernando Valley): Passengers are picked up and dropped off at the Metro stop on the southeast corner of Bergreen Pl. and Sepulveda Blvd., directly across the Skirball’s main entrance. Upon arriving, cross Sepulveda Blvd. at the Bergreen Pl. crosswalk and enter the Skirball through the main entrance ahead of you.
Southbound—Metro Rapid 734/Metro Local 234 (towards the UCLA/Westwood): Passengers are picked up and dropped off at the Metro stop on the northwest corner of Herscher Way and Sepulveda Blvd., approximately 150 yards north of the Skirball’s main entrance. Upon arriving, head south along Sepulveda Blvd. and enter the Skirball.

Admission
$12 General | $9 Seniors, Full-Time Students with ID, and Children over 12
$7 Children 2–12 | FREE to Members & Kids under 2
FREE to All Every Thursday!
Hours
Monday – Friday: 12:30 p.m. -4:30 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

RESERVED TICKETS REQUIRED

For additional information, visit the website @
skirball.org

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Zumba in the Park
2021-11-17 16:30 - 17:30 | Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey, CA, 90292, United States
EVERY TUESDAY- Burton Chase Park
Ditch your boring workout and join our free Zumba class at Burton Chace Park.
Date and time: Tuesday and Wednesdays from 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Location: Burton Chace Park – 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Class are free but registration is required*.
*NOTE: Class sizes are limited to 10 students per session. Registration is required and is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. To register, email chacepark@bh.lacounty.gov.

Hours
Tuesday – Wednesday: 4:30pm – 5:30pm

Burton W. Chace Park
was first opened in 1972 at 13650 Mindanao Way in Marina del Rey, California and was named in honor of the Father of the Marina and long-time Los Angeles County Supervisor, Burton W. Chace. The Park hours are from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm 7 days a week while the Office hours are from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm 7 days a week. Burton W. Chace Park offers multi-purpose rooms, picnic tables, barbecues, pergolas, picnic shelters, outdoor programs, great harbor viewing areas, guest docks, and is host to numerous year-round events. Admission is free. The Marina del Rey water bus offers rides around the Marina for $1.00. There are always a number of Events going on in the Park throughout the year, including the Discover Marina del Rey Day where you can meet the Chace Family the first Sunday of each October.

The Park has a Community Room for which reservations may be made for your community event and great outdoor facilities. This web site was established by the Chace Family as a resource on the history of the Park, Burton W. Chace’s many accomplishments and contributions to the County of Los Angeles, and a place where you may enjoy photos of the lovely Park and find detailed news on Events and the future of this wonderful Park.
Burton W. Chace Park: 10 acres of lush lawn and trees extend into the Marina’s main channel offering magnificent boat and ocean vistas. Built-in barbecue grills and tables invite picnicing. The free outdoor summer concerts run from July through September each year on Thursday and Saturday nights.
If you are into cycling, the Park is located on the South Bay Bicycle Trail which spans from Will Rogers State Beach to the north in Pacific Palisades to Torrance County Beach in the South at the base of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and the Park is located about halfway between the two points making it an ideal stop along the way.
Burton W. Chace Park has been the site of many weddings, scenes on television shows including the OC, and is home to a wealth of community events throughout the year. The Park office displays historical photographs of Santa Monica, Playa del Rey, and the canals of Venice in 1905, when they were new. There is an excellent history of Marina del Rey on the VisitMarinadelRey.com web site, and well as history section on this site. We invite you to come experience this wonderful park for yourself sometime soon!

For additional information, visit the website @
beaches.lacounty.gov/marina-del-rey-events-and-programs

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Good Fat Comedy Show
2021-11-17 18:00 - 20:00 | LA WINE, 900 North Broadway, #1070, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Please come down to LA wine for drinks and comedy!

COME LIGHT UP THE NIGHT
2021-11-17 18:00 - 23:00 | South Beach Park, 3400 Barnard Way, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT @ South Beach Park in Santa Monica.
Glow Flow at Santa Monica’s South Beach, is a night time event, that turns the beach into a playground of light. Local artists spin various lighted objects to create one of a kind moments of kinetic art. A fantastic group of artists & dancers who work with LED Hula Hoops and other LED apparatus they can spin, toss, throw in the air, etc.

Very friendly and talented peeps.

Celebrating our love of the FLOW at Glow Flow Santa Monica!

How to Capture the Glow Flow Moment
If spin isn’t your thing, how about photography. Here are different ways to shoot Glow Flow Santa Monica.
GOLDEN HOUR / BLUE HOUR
You can shoot available light for images of the artists.
SLOW SHUTTER SPEED
As Glow Flow gets dark, you can use a slow shutter speed to let the moving LED devices draw amazing “spirograph” shapes with light against the night sky.
SLOW SYNC
You can combine both elements with slow sync or rear sync. A long shutter speed captures traces from LED Hula Hoops and then your on-or-off-camera flash lights the artist.
THE BEST FLASH?
I haven’t had the best results with built-in pop-up flash. I like using an external flash in the hot-shoe. At Glow Flow, We often say that having flash off the hot-shoe produces better lighting. For me, in this case, I think there’s so much going on, that hot-shoe mounted flash works well. You could bring a light stand and battery powered strobe which might look great but seems like a lot of gear.
TRIPOD?
If you use flash, it will freeze the artist, and the point-light-sources of the LEDs effectively freeze themselves, so you can shoot this handheld. However, you will get crisper images if you use a tripod.
BRACKET, BRACKET, BRACKET!
As you can imagine, dialing in your exposure can be a bit complicated! Plan to try a variety of different shutter speeds to see what works with the LEDs. And different flash intensities to balance the illumination on the artist with the LED traces.

South Beach Park
is located at 110 Pier Ave, on the border between Venice Beach and Santa Monica.

For additional information, visit the website @
facebook.com/veniceglowflow

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FREE VIP TICKETS - Hollywood Laugh Factory - 11/17 - Latino Night
2021-11-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Laugh Factory – Hollywood, 8001 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90046, United States
FREE VIP TICKETS!
The historic Latino Night is back at the World Famous Laugh Factory – Brown-ish brings you the hottest Latin Comedians!

FREE VIP TICKETS!
The historic Latino Night is back at the World Famous Laugh Factory! Latino Night was once a staple in the weekly line up – it was the spring board for legends like George Lopez, Paul Rodriguez, Freddy Soto, Pablo Francisco… etc.
Erik Rivera, from his HBO Comedy Special “Super White” hosts Brown-ish! A night of non-stop laughs featuring a line up of the top touring Latino comedians. So come out, drink, laugh and live your best life!
LINE UP:
Gadiel Del Orbe (BuzzFeed’s PeroLike)
Aida Rodriguez (HBOMAX’s “Fighting Words”)
Cat Alvarado (FOX’s “Laughs”)
Martin Moreno (Host of the Yo Yo Yo Podcast)
Martin Rizo (What’s Up Fool Podcast)
GET TO KNOW YOUR HOST –
Erik On Instagram
Erik On Facebook
SHOW INFO BELOW!
DOORS OPEN at 6:45pm
SHOW STARTS at 7:30pm
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!
FREE TICKETS FROM EVENTBRITE MUST BE PRESENTED AT BOX OFFICE 30 MINS PRIOR TO SHOWTIME TO GUARANTEE SEATING OR YOUR TICKET WILL BE GIVEN TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE GUEST – IT IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE WITH FREE TICKETS – VIP GUESTLIST CLOSES PROMPTLY AT START OF THE SHOW (7:30PM). CUSTOMERS WHO PURCHASE TICKETS THROUGH THE LAUGH FACTORY WEBSITE GET PRIORITY SEATING – PRICES AT THE DOOR ARE $20 GENERAL ADMISSION & $30 PRIORITY ADMISSION.
THERE IS A 2 DRINK MINIMUM PER PERSON – CLUB POLICY.

Learn to Fight like a Jedi Knight
2021-11-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Mike’s Bike and Skateboard Shop, 5507 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90019, United States
EVERY WEDNESDAY- Mike’s Bike Shop
Learn to Fight like a Jedi Knight. Lightspeed Saber Battling! The world’s fastest light-based fencing, is happening every Wednesday Night @ Mike’s Bike Shop- 5507 West Pico Blvd, at Beverlywil Dr, Century City. @ 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
CONTACT TONY FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION,

Contact Tony for the latest information. www.facebook.com/tony.zaldua

Learn to Fight like a Jedi Knight- BEGIN YOUR TRAINING HERE!
Step by step instructions for individuals
www.LightSpeed-Saber.Com/get-started
www.twitch.tv/lightspeedsaber

While you don’t have to do everything in this guide, it’s a good way to begin, especially if there is already an existing team near you. (Please note that, due to COVID-19, teams are in various states of operation at this time.)

STEP 1 – CONNECT TO US

We do different things in different places around the web, from our Instagram to our YouTube channel, where you’ll find the Lightspeed Saber Rogue Series, to our TikTok where you can enjoy short snippets from the show! But the place to talk to us is our international Facebook group.

STEP 2 – CONNECT TO OTHERS

Find individuals or teams near you!

STEP 3 – GET A SABER
You don’t technically need an actual LED saber to start learning but it helps to familiarize yourself early. We recommend the Rey-class for your first Lightspeed Saber. Check the weapon class page for regulations to make sure the hilt you purchase is Lightspeed legal.
Note that you do not need a Lightspeed blade to start practicing moves. You only need one once you begin competing. The standard blade that comes with your purchase should be fine for the time being.

STEP 4 – LEARN BASIC MOVES AND CONCEPTS
We have tons of free information available for Lightspeed Saber fencing. But if you’re practicing alone, you may want to learn our sequences. This is a growing library of technical exercises that help you fine tune your technique without a partner. You can do this on your own and evaluate yourself, or you can enroll in our program, where we’ll evaluate you to make sure you’re doing everything right. You can even get certified to evaluate others.

STEP 5 – GET EQUIPMENT
To do Lightspeed Saber fencing you need to be properly equipped. This activity is dangerous. Make sure that you have everything listed on this page. And don’t forget about a mouth and nose covering to protect yourself and others from spreading disease.

STEP 6 – LEARN AND PRACTICE BASIC SPARRING TECHNIQUES & STRATEGY
Our YouTube channel is probably the best source of information for practical Lightspeed Saber fencing. Look for our instructionals and commentaries.

STEP 7 – LEARN THE RULES OF COMPETITIVE LIGHTSPEED SABER
Learn the rules of Lightspeed Saber fencing so you’re ready for your first official duel.

STEP 8 – COMPETE!

Remember, practice is practice and competition is practice. Nothing gets you learning faster than a tournament.

STEP 9 – GO OFFICIAL
Get a competition membership and start moving up the ladder in your local area.

SIGN UP

STEP ????
Become the #1 Lightspeed Saber fencer in the world? Rule the galaxy? Meet your destiny? Become one with the force? Who knows what the future holds?

© 2021 Lightspeed Saber League LLC. All rights reserved. Lightspeed Saber League is not associated with Disney or Lucasfilm.

Lightspeed Saber fencing, like all combat-sports, is inherently dangerous and never completely safe. Always wear safety equipment. Fence at your own risk.

MEETUP DATES/TIMES ARE ALWAYS TENTATIVE. THIS CALENDAR IS AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED. MEETUP EVENTS MAY BE CANCELLED DUE TO HOLIDAYS AND SCHEDULE CONFLICTS. THIS MEETUP EVENT IS FOR INFO ONLY, NOT A TICKETING OR PAYMENT PORTAL.
Photo is of WS from LSL team, Buena Park, CA #ESKRIMA #FENCING #LOSANGELES UPDATED 9:37 PM 8/25/2021

Hours
Wednesdays: 7:30pm – 9:30pm

For additional information, contact Tony @
www.facebook.com/tony.zaldua

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Mario Kart After Dark
2021-11-17 20:00 - 21:00 | Los Angeles Public Libraries Online, Los Angeles, CA, United States
EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT-Online – Atwater Village Branch Library
Join us Wednesday nights for Mario Kart After Dark. Email kgilliland@lapl.org for more information.
Tournament Code: 1376-1129-4251

PROVIDED FREE by the

Time: 8-9 p.m.

Location: Online – Atwater Village Branch Library

Audience: Teens

Category: Games

Language: English

MORE RESOURCES FOR TEENS

Welcome to Teen Web!

We are offering select services at 50 libraries across the city. Services may include quick browsing, computer access, pick up of holds and mobile printing orders, checking out of materials inside libraries, and Library To Go service.
As we continue our phased reopening, we’re focused on creating safe and welcoming spaces for everyone, and we look forward to seeing you soon.
LAUSD students are automatically assigned a Student Success Card. Don’t know your library card number or PIN? Fill out this form and we’ll look up that information.

LA Teen’Scape
Teen’Scape is the young adult department at the Central Library, providing teens with a place of their own to work on computers, study, read, and relax.
Teen’Scape has a group study area, and more than two dozen computers where teens can do research on library databases, work on homework, or access the internet. The department also has an outstanding collection that includes young adult fiction and nonfiction, graphic novels, manga, test prep materials, college and career guides, Cliffs Notes, classic literature, popular magazines, books on CD, and DVDs.
The LAPL Teen Web is designed especially for teenagers and provides easy access to the library’s most useful online resources for middle and high school students as well as teen-oriented web links, and homework help sites.

Applying for a Library Card

Physical library cards are not being issued at this time. If you live in the County of Los Angeles, you can get immediate access to our collections through an e-card.
e-Card Registration – English
e-Card Registration – Español

Having trouble using your Student Success Card online? Try these tips!
Make sure you are accessing our digital items either through our website (lapl.org) or using our name, Los Angeles Public Library, in the e-media app. Our name is very similar to the Los Angeles County Public Library, so many people make that mistake.
Make sure you are using your library card number (including “SSC” with no dashes or spaces) and PIN, the last four digits of the telephone number in your account. It might be an older number than you expect.
If you still cannot log in, please fill out the form below for assistance.

For additional information, visit the website @
lapl.org/events

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Karaoke Wednesdays
2021-11-17 21:00 - 2021-11-18 01:00 | Boomer’s Cocktail Lounge, 5456 Del Amo Boulevard, Long Beach, CA, 90808, United States
EVERY WEDNESDAY- Long Beach
Every Wednesday night is Karaoke Night at Boomer’s Cocktail Lounge in Long Beach. Free Entry and drink specials all night.
Boomer’s Cocktails is under New Ownership and has friendly new bartenders waiting to serve you. Boomer’s Cocktails is a great place to have a few beers or cocktails with friends. It’s a Friendly Neighborhood Bar with Live Bands every Friday and Saturday Night. Karaoke on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Karaoke Night at Boomer’s starts at 9pm

Trivia Nights are every Tuesday Night. They host a monthly Open Mic Night for your chance you get on stage and be a star for the night. They also feature Pool, Darts, Golden Tee Golf, Beer Pong, and more. They have an incredible Happy hour every Monday thru Friday 3pm to 7pm. Boomers Cocktails has the NFL Football package so you can watch every game. They have also special pricing during the games. Check out Boomer’s Cocktails today!

Hours
EVERY Wednesday: Closed
Tuesday – Saturday: 9:00pm – 1:00am

For additional information, visit the website @
http://boomerscocktails.com/

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Tour Walt Disney Concert Hall
2021-11-18 10:00 - 15:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, 90012
FREE TUESDAY-SATURDAY- Walt Disney Concert Hall
The Walt Disney Concert Hall offers free self-guided audio tours now available year-round. The fully revamped tour takes visitors through the Concert Hall’s history from conception to completion. Narrated by Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor John Lithgow, the tour provides insight from visionary architect Frank Gehry and other key contributors.

New technology allows visitors to use their smartphones to follow the tour and hear behind-the-scenes details about the planning, thought and design that went into the construction of this architectural and auditory masterpiece. For visitors not using a smartphone, Podcatchers are available at the Tour Check-In table.

Self-Guided Audio Tour Details:

Tours run daily 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.*
Complimentary
For individuals or groups of up to 14 guests
Go at your own pace (approximately 60 minutes)
Photo I.D. required to use the Podcatcher
Use of Podcatcher for ages 10 and older
Tours begins in the Grand Lobby of Walt Disney Concert Hall
The last tour of the day is at 2:00 p.m.

Please note at this time:

The Walt Disney Concert Hall parking garage is closed on weekends.
Visitors are advised to park in The Music Center main campus parking garage if visiting The Music Center on the weekends. Parking is $9.
The Walt Disney Concert Hall guided tours and Symphonians Music Center campus tours are temporarily not offered at this time and will resume at a later date.

Safety Protocols:

For the latest safety protocols, please read Our Commitment to Your Safety.

The Music Center
The Walt Disney Concert Hall is operated by The Music Center. As L.A.’s performing arts destination, The Music Center welcomes all visitors and is committed to making its programs, services and facilities accessible to everyone, including service animals.
As L.A.’s performing arts destination, The Music Center is L.A.’s home to the world’s greatest artistic programs and events. With four iconic theaters and four renowned resident companies – Center Theatre Group, the LA Master Chorale, the LA Opera and the LA Philharmonic – and recognized for its illustrious dance programming, Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, The Music Center is a destination where audiences find inspiration in the very best of live performance, as well as nationally recognized arts education and free and low-cost arts engagement experiences. The Music Center also programs and manages Grand Park, a 12-acre adjacent green space, with year-round free programming. Follow The Music Center on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@MusicCenterLA).

Hours
Sunday – Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Saturday: 10:00am – 3:00pm

For additional information, visit the website @
musiccenter.org/visit/Exploring-the-Center/Self-Guided-Tours/

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The Broad Museum
2021-11-18 11:00 - 17:00 | The Broad, 221 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
FREE TUE – SUN- Bunker Hill, DTLA
The Broad makes its collection of contemporary art from the 1950s to the present accessible to the widest possible audience by presenting exhibitions and operating a lending program to art museums and galleries worldwide.
By actively building a dynamic collection that features in-depth representations of influential contemporary artists and by advancing education and engagement through exhibitions and diverse public programming, the museum enriches, provokes, inspires, and fosters appreciation of art of our time.

The Broad was founded by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Gensler, the museum offers free general admission and presents an active program of rotating temporary exhibitions and innovative audience engagement. The Broad is home to 2,000 works of art in the Broad collection, which is one of the world’s leading collections of postwar and contemporary art.

The Broad from Home
The Broad is committed to inspiring and fostering an appreciation of contemporary art through our digital initiatives. Experience #TheBroadFromHome to find inspiration through music, poetry, performance, workshops, and conversations centered around the Broad collection.
Overview
Performances
Talks & Conversations
Artist Spotlight
Family Art Workshops
More Online Programs

The Broad Collection
Eli and Edythe Broad have been building their collection of postwar and contemporary art over the last 50 years. With a belief that the greatest art collections are built when the art is being made, the Broads took to collecting art of their own time.
The Broad is home to 2,000 works in the Broad collection by more than 200 artists, and is one of the world’s leading collections of postwar and contemporary art. The collection features in-depth holdings of influential contemporary artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Mark Bradford, Jasper Johns, Jeff Koons, Barbara Kruger, Yayoi Kusama, Kerry James Marshall, Julie Mehretu, Takashi Murakami, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Cindy Sherman, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, and more, plus an ever-growing representation of younger artists.

View Our Collection Here

In Under the Table, 1994, the viewer is both in the world of imaginary giants and in the world of remembered childhood. Fusing Alice in Wonderland with the Duchampian tradition of the readymade, Artist Robert Therrien constructs a doppelganger from an everyday object, both displaying his visual wit and actualizing literary or imaginative fantasy in three-dimensional space. The table exudes an extraordinary aura, compelling one to walk underneath the table and conjuring the physical memory of being under the table of one’s childhood home. Complicated and powerful, the work offers fresh ideas of what a table, sculpture, and memory can mean.

Using the recognizable form of a balloon twisted into the shape of a dog, Koons has frozen a moment in time, exaggerating both scale and material.
Balloon Dog (Blue) is literal and abstract. When standing close to it, one’s own distorted reflection bends around smooth pert curves.

General Admission is Free
The Broad requires all visitors must reserve timed tickets in advance. Some exhibitions and events carry a separate charge.

Hours
Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Wednesday: 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Thursday – Friday: 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-8:00p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m.-6:00p.m.

For additional information, visit the website @
www.thebroad.org

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PINATAS: THE HIGH ART OF CELEBRATION
2021-11-18 12:00 - 17:00 | Craft in America, 8415 W. THIRD ST., Los Angeles, CA, 90048, United States
EVERY TUESDAY – SUNDAY- 3rd Street

PINATAS: THE HIGH ART OF CELEBRATION
9/4/2021 – 12/4/2021

The Craft in America Center is pleased to present a dynamic in-person and virtual exhibition of about fifty works made by fifteen artists and artist collectives from across the U.S. and Mexico, which focuses on the overlooked craft of handmade piñatas and piñata-based art objects.

Piñatas: The High Art of Celebration at Craft in America, Gallery Installation View. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.
Piñatas: The High Art of Celebration at Craft in America, Gallery Installation View. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Piñatas, ubiquitous and often the focal point of parties and festive occasions across the U.S., are handcrafted and ephemeral objects that signify happiness, joy, release, and celebration. This exhibition touches on the role that they play in modern material culture and how they are made to embody social commentary, along with the ways that artists address piñatas as conceptual and technical launching points for their vision.
The work of traditional piñata artisans is presented alongside the creations of artists who reinvent and reinterpret the piñata through engaging sculptural practices. The contemporary artists featured in this exhibition reconsider the techniques, materials, form, function, and notion of the piñata, forming a new language for expression.
Piñatas are a deeply rooted Mexican tradition that has become widespread and beloved across cultures. Piñatas are accessible by nature and made from relatively humble materials. They are shapeshifters that can be created to take any form, be that of a creature, shape, figure, or idea. Considering their popularity in our lives and how many memories are made around piñata play, this contemporary form of cultural craft has been relatively unexamined.
As creators of material culture, craft makers design and build the relics of our everyday, modern world. This exhibition touches on the ephemeral and performative nature of certain forms of craft. Craft today plays a part in our traditions, our celebrations, our relationships, and it deepens how we experience life, even when it is destroyed or discarded after use.
Piñatas are intertwined with childhood experiences, gatherings of family and friends, and celebratory turning points in life– all of which have become much more precious to us in this era of COVID. As markers of these events, piñatas have new resonance and meaning today. They continue to be shaped to reflect changing times. This exhibition spotlights makers who creatively generate these objects in response to our shifting world.

For programming related to this exhibition see the links to the right (desktop), bottom (mobile), or click here for all upcoming events.

For inquiries or more information, contact center@craftinamerica.org

Virtual Gallery
Click and drag, or use your arrow keys, to see a 360º view of the virtual space, including tags with object information and images.

Piñatas as Fantasy

Roberto Benavidez
Benavidez is a figurative sculptor originally from South Texas, now based in Los Angeles. After studying bronze casting at Pasadena City College, Benavidez later switched to paper because it was a more accessible medium. This material shift led him to focus on the piñata technique, a familiar form from childhood.
For his landscape piñatas, in this case one of the pristine beaches on Santa Rosa in the Channel Islands, Benavidez uses the feathery qualities of his paper medium and crisp cuts to create reflectivity, depth, perspective, and variations of color and light.
Benavidez plays with underlying themes of ephemerality, race, and sin in his impeccably crafted works.

Roberto Benavidez, Javelina Girl (Illuminated Piñata No. 14). 2019. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Illuminated Piñata No. 1, 2017. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Roberto Benavidez, Illuminated Piñata No. 5., 2017. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Roberto Benavidez, Illuminated Piñata No. 2, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Installation Image, Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Roberto Benavidez, Illuminated Hybrid No. 2, 2019. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Illuminated Hybrid No. 1, 2019. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Illuminated Hybrid No. 3, 2019. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Installation Image, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Roberto Benavidez, Moonrise Over Skunk Point, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Moonrise Over Skunk Point (detail), 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Roberto Benavidez, Piñathko No. 2, 2015. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Piñathko No. 16, 2015. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Piñathko No. 17, 2015. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Piñathko No. 18, 2015. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Piñathko No. 19, 2015. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Piñathko No. 20, 2015. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Piñathko No. 22, 2015. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Piñathko No. 23, 2015. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Piñathko No. 24, 2015. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Piñathko No. 25, 2015. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Piñathko No. 26, 2015. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Piñathko No. 30, 2015. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Roberto Benavidez, Installation Image, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Piñatas in 2D

Francisco Palomares
Palomares is a first-generation Boyle Heights native who is inspired by the Spanish master painters and the way that brush strokes can convey visual narratives. He reframes present-day social struggles through the lens of art historical precedent.
Palomares highlights the beauty of the mundane and ordinary by taking his subjects out of context, making them worthy of a more thoughtful look.
Francisco Palomares, Agarrate Papa, 2020. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Francisco Palomares, Piñata y Dulces, 2016. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Francisco Palomares, Guapo, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Francisco Palomares, Chulo, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Francisco Palomares, Installation Image, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Political Piñatas

Diana Benavidez
Benavidez is a Binational artist who explores piñata-making as a method of expression and storytelling. Her piñatas reflect her experiences growing up along the San Diego/Tijuana border, her identity, and culture. Her work is known for introducing materials not commonly found in traditional piñatas including media and technology.

Diana Benavidez, La Pinche Migra (from Vehículos Transfronterizos series), 2019. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Diana Benavidez, Border Crosser (from Vehículos Transfronterizos series), 2019. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Diana Benavidez, La Guayina (from Vehículos Transfronterizos series), 2019. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Diana Benavidez, Installation of Border Crosser and La Pinche Migra (from Vehículos Transfronterizos series), 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Piñatas and Pop Culture

Ana Serrano
Serrano is a first-generation Mexican American originally from Los Angeles and now based in Portland. Inspired by the intersection of her dual cultural identities, she is best known for using brightly-colored cardboard and paper to highlight elements of Latinx culture.

Ana Serrano, Piñatitas: Walter Mercado, 2012. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Ana Serrano, Piñatitas: Juan Gabriel, 2012. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Ana Serrano, Piñatitas: Irma Serrano, 2012. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Ana Serrano, Piñatitas, María del Barrio, 2012. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Ana Serrano, Piñatitas El Chapulín Colorado, 2012. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Ana Serrano, Piñatitas Gloria Trevi, 2012. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Ana Serrano, Piñatitas Julio César Chávez, 2012. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Ana Serrano, Piñatitas Cantínflas, 2012. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Ana Serrano, Piñatitas Jesus Malverde, 2012. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Ana Serrano, Installation Image, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Piñata Landscapes

Justin Favela
Las Vegas artist Favela is best known for large-scale installations and sculptures that manifest his interactions with American pop culture and the Latinx experience. His painting series pays homage to the legacy of Mexican and Latin American masterworks.
Justin Favela, Baño de los Pescaditos (after José María Velasco), 2019. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Sita Bhaumik
Bhaumik uses art as a strategy to connect memory and history with the urgent social issues of our time. Estamos Contra el Muro / We Are Against the Wall was a collaborative project she led that was installed at Southern Exposure gallery in San Francisco. In response to the 2016 election, a wall built of hand-crafted piñatas in the form of cinder blocks was installed and ultimately, at the close of the exhibition, community members gathered to destroy the proxy wall as one would a piñata, in an act of defiance against the proposed wall at the border of the US and Mexico.
Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik in collaboration with Cece Carpio, La Pelanga, Norma Listman, People’s Kitchen Collective, Piñatas Las Morenitas Martínez, and Little Piñata Maker Estamos contra el muro | We are against the wall, 2016. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik in collaboration with Cece Carpio, La Pelanga, Norma Listman, People’s Kitchen Collective, Piñatas Las Morenitas Martínez, and Little Piñata Maker Estamos contra el muro | We are against the wall, 2016

Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik in collaboration with Cece Carpio, La Pelanga, Norma Listman, People’s Kitchen Collective, Piñatas Las Morenitas Martínez, and Little Piñata Maker Estamos contra el muro | We are against the wall, 2016

Isaias Rodriguez
Originally from Boyle Heights, CA, Rodríguez is a multimedia artist known as Little Piñata Maker. Several years ago, he made his first piñata to hang from his car’s rear view mirror and he now creates limited edition series and custom orders, each piñata no larger than about 4 inches tall and wide.
Isaias Rodriguez, resilience, 2021
Isaias Rodriguez installation of resilience, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Piñatas and Permanence

Piñata Design Studio
Founded by Yesenia Prieto and co-owned with Mia Baez, La Piñata Design Studio is led by third generation Los Angeles piñata makers and designers reinventing the traditional craft of piñata making through their custom piñatas, sculptures, masks, and installations. They create larger than life installation projects for companies and museums such as LACMA, Microsoft, Google, and celebrities such as Rihanna.
Yesenia Prieto, Mia Baez, and Andrew Munguia, In God We Trust, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Yesenia Prieto, Mia Baez, and Andrew Munguia, In God We Trust (detail), 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Yesenia Prieto, Mia Baez, and Andrew Munguia, In God We Trust (detail), 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Yesenia Prieto, Mia Baez, and Andrew Munguia, All the Glitters, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Yesenia Prieto, Mia Baez, and Andrew Munguia, All the Glitters (detail), 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Piñatas as Commentary

Giovanni Valderas
Dallas native mixed media artist Giovanni Valderas incorporates and deconstructs elements of the traditional piñata in order to transform the piñata’s original identity as one of gratuitous celebration, into one of cultural construct.
The Casita Triste series guerrilla site-specific project draws inspiration from the brightly painted homes found in predominantly Latinx communities, which are quickly disappearing due to displacement and gentrification. Through the inclusion of cartoonish anthropomorphic elements, each piñata house speaks to the fragility, history, and experiences of the marginalized community.

Giovanni Valderas, Installation Image of Casita Triste (Sad Little House), 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Giovanni Valderas, Casita Triste (Sad Little House), 2017. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Giovanni Valderas, A Marginal Universe, 2019. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Giovanni Valderas, No Hay Pedo (Canary), 2016. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Piñata as Performance

Josue Ramirez
Josué Ramírez AKA Rawmirez is a multidisciplinary artist working in installation, craft, video, and performance. Rawmirez works in the Rio Grande Valley, along the Texas/Mexico border, and his current work investigates relationships between personal identity and location.

Josue Ramirez, Piñata People (Orange), 2021. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Josue Ramirez, Piñata People (Orange) Installation, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Piñatas and Cultural Tradition

Amazing Piñatas / Lorena Robletto
Amazing Piñatas was formed by owner Lorena Robletto nearly a decade ago. After consulting for immigrant-owned businesses and serving as a social worker for immigrant families, Robletto turned her focus towards the artistry of piñatas and set up a shop in the Los Angeles Piñata District. Her studio and storefront is now located in Mid City, where her team creates custom piñatas of any scale along with ready-made piñatas and various signature designs. She frequently makes props and commissions for the entertainment industry and other branded events.

Lorena Robletto (Amazing Piñatas), Seven Point Star Installation, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Lorena Robletto (Amazing Piñatas), Alebrije Installation, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Lorena Robletto (Amazing Piñatas), Geometric Piñata Installation (Center), 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America

Dignicraft
The Collaborative Piñata is a long-term project to establish a dialogue between Purepecha crafts people and cultural agents from the region of Baja California, Mexico and Southern California, U.S.A. The border city of Rosarito, Baja California, is home to a community of up to 250 families who migrated north more than 1,500 miles from their ancestral homeland located in the island of Janitzio, Michoacan, and adopted the making of piñatas as their craft and main source of living.

Dignicraft in collaboration with María Rosa Guzmán Soto, Eduviges Solorio Morales, José Raúl Guzmán Soto, Nadia Iliana Guzmán Solorio, Bryan Guzmán Solorio, Evelyn Guzmán Solorio, María Amparo Guzmán Soto, Guadalupe Solorio Vargas, José Vivaldo Jacobo Guzmán, María De la Luz Solorio Morales, Javier González Cortez, Edith González Solorio, Eréndira Pineda Campos and Leonel Solorio Morales Cheremati (fisherman on canoe) and Nanachi (woman) Installation, 2015. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Dignicraft in collaboration with María Rosa Guzmán Soto, Eduviges Solorio Morales, José Raúl Guzmán Soto, Nadia Iliana Guzmán Solorio, Bryan Guzmán Solorio, Evelyn Guzmán Solorio, María Amparo Guzmán Soto, Guadalupe Solorio Vargas, José Vivaldo Jacobo Guzmán, María De la Luz Solorio Morales, Javier González Cortez, Edith González Solorio, Eréndira Pineda Campos and Leonel Solorio Morales Cheremati (fisherman on canoe) and Nanachi (woman), 2015

Piñatas for This Day and Age

Amorette Crespo
Amorette Crespo began making piñatas in 2017, when her daughter requested a Selena themed piñata for her 10th birthday. Crespo taught herself through practice, trial and error, and has been making custom piñatas ever since. From concept, to design, to prototype, to shopping for supplies to the finished product, Crespo is a one-woman operation. Crespo makes all of the piñatas in her home in El Sereno, in Los Angeles, CA, but she has customers all over the country.

Amorette Crespo (Party Girl Piñatas) Selena, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Amorette Crespo (Party Girl Piñatas), Hot Cheetos, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Amorette Crespo (Party Girl Piñatas), Zoom Laptop, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Amorette Crespo (Party Girl Piñatas) Folklorico Dancer, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Amorette Crespo (Party Girl Piñatas) Selena and Hot Cheetos Installation, 2021. Mari Carson (Plaid Hamster Knits), Uterus Piñata, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America

Mari Carson
Carson is a costume and sound designer based in the Sacramento area. She began making piñatas in 2014:
Seven years ago I was diagnosed with cervical cancer and the treatment was a radical hysterectomy. As a response, my friends threw a farewell party for my uterus. I made a piñata in the shape of a uterus, filled it with glitter, condoms, lube and the tampons I would never need again and destroyed it with a baseball bat.
Since then, I wanted to share this awesome piñata with the world. This piñata is made to order to celebrate your uterus or the uterus of someone you love.
Mari Carson (Plaid Hamster Knits), Uterus Piñata, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America

Lisbeth Palacios
Palacios’s All Party Art is a party supply business that specializes in piñatas. Palacios began her business in Venezuela and is now based in Tampa, Florida.
Lisbeth Palacios (All Party Art), COVID Vaccine, 2021. Photo: Madison Metro, Craft in America.

Hours

Tuesday – Saturday: 12:00pm – 5:00pm

For additional information, visit the website @
https://www.craftinamerica.org/

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Learn How To Meditate
2021-11-18 12:30 - 13:00 | ZOOM, CA
EVERY THURSDAY 12:30–1:00PM- Online via ZOOM.

Would you like to learn how to meditate? Join the Hammer Museum each Thursday for Mindful Awareness Meditation Online. Mindfulness Meditation is the moment-by-moment process of actively and openly observing one’s physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Mindfulness has scientific support as a means to reduce stress, improve attention, boost the immune system, reduce emotional reactivity, and promote a general sense of health and well-being. These half hour weekly sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently in life. No special clothing is required, and participants are welcome to join for five minutes or enjoy the entire 30 minutes.

These free weekly drop-in sessions usually take place in the Hammer’s Billy Wilder Theater but are now offered live online via Zoom.
Mindful Awareness Meditation is provided by UCLA & The Hammer Museum

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Sessions are led by Diana Winston and other instructors from the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center. Visit www.marc.ucla.edu to learn more about the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center.
Winston has been practicing mindfulness meditation for more than 20 years, and when she began it was fairly unknown in this country. But today secular mindfulness meditation is taught to executives, war veterans and schoolchildren; it is used in prisons and hospitals, and is written about in women’s magazines.

ATTENDING THIS PROGRAM?
Learn How to Meditate live: RSVP to receive an email reminder on the day of the Mindful Awareness Meditation program with the link to tune in. The link to join will also be posted here 2 hours before the program starts. This program will not be recorded.
Help with Zoom: This program will be held on the Zoom platform. Visit zoom.us/test to join a test meeting, then follow the instructions to test your video and audio. If you have never used Zoom before, you will be prompted to download the Zoom app or join from your browser. Zoom works best on the Chrome browser.
Having trouble? Contact our visitor experience team at 310-443-7000.

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She starts by asking people to notice their breathing as they work toward “paying attention to present moment experiences with openness, curiosity and a willingness to be with what is.”

Can’t do this online class? Try the UCLA Mindfulness FREE APP and learn how to meditate anytime.
With this easy-to-use app, you can practice mindfulness meditation anywhere, anytime with the guidance of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center. Scientific research shows mindfulness can help manage stress-related physical conditions, reduce anxiety and depression, cultivate positive emotions, and help improve overall physical health and well-being.

For additional information, visit the website @
https://hammer.ucla.edu

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Zine Club
2021-11-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Los Angeles Public Libraries Online, Los Angeles, CA, United States
TODAY IN HOLLYWOOD- Hollywood Regional Library

Join us for Zine Club, where members of our group meetup in a virtual space to co-work, chat and share inspiration for whatever projects we’re working on. Zine Club is based on the idea of gathering together to create zines, share zines we like, zines that we are working on, music to make zines to and much more.

Pronounced like magazine—without the mag—zines are self-published, independently made, usually photocopied, and have a small print run. Zines rose to prominence in the 70s, but one could argue that they have been around since the invention of Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press in 1439.
Zine content can be personal, political, niche, artistic, visual—there are no rules! We have zines for all ages by local and international zinesters. You can browse the collection at any of our six zine library locations, or search our catalog to place a hold and have your zines delivered to your nearest branch.
Bring pens, paper, scissors, glue sticks, magazines and other supplies to make a zine.

RSVP:

Please use this link to join the Zoom meeting.
Hours
Thursday: 4:00pm – 5:00pm

For additional information, visit the website @
https://lapl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpcu-gqzsiHdBF3NHL6WkHV6w_jv4F_F4_

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The Museum of Contemporary Art
2021-11-18 17:00 - 20:00 | MOCA- Museum Of Contemporary Art, 250 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
ONE MUSEUM. TWO LOCATIONS- Free Every Thursday

Welcome to The Museum of Contemporary Art. With two distinct venues—MOCA Grand Avenue and The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA—and Michael Heizer’s seminal artwork Double Negative (1969-70) in the Nevada desert, we engage audiences through an ambitious program of exhibitions, educational programs, and publishing.

Welcome to The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

We are contemporary.
We question and adapt to the changing definitions of art.

We are a museum.
We present, collect, and interpret the art of our time.

We care
for the experience of art, the inevitability of change, the multiplicity of perspectives, the urgency of contemporary expression.

With 2 distinct venues in Los Angeles

MOCA Grand Avenue
250 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Architect Arata Isozaki designed MOCA Grand Avenue in 1986 with classical architecture and Los Angeles popular culture in mind. Today this location hosts the museum’s main galleries, Lemonade café, the flagship location of the MOCA Store, and staff offices.
more info at: Grand Ave

250 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90012

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The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
A former police car warehouse in L.A.’s Little Tokyo Historic District, renovated by the noted California architect Frank Gehry, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (formerly The Temporary Contemporary) opened in 1983. This location offers 40,000 square feet of exhibition space.
more info at: Geffen

and Michael Heizer’s seminal artwork Double Negative (1969-70) in the Nevada desert,
Overton Airport- Mormon Mesa, Overton, Nevada (80 miles from Las Vegas)
1110 Airport Road
Overton, NV 89040
Double Negative was constructed by Michael Heizer in the Nevada desert in 1969 and remains one of the few still extant examples of what are commonly referred to as earthworks, land art, or environmental sculpture. The land art movement first appeared in the late 1960s and served to challenge the location, material, size, and temporal existence of a work of art. Double Negative consists of two long straight trenches, 30 feet wide and 50 feet deep, cut into the “tabletop” of Mormon Mesa, displacing 240,000 tons of desert sandstone. The cuts face each other across an indentation in the plateaus’ scalloped perimeter, forming a continuous image, a thick linear volume that bridges and combines the “negative” space between them.
more info at: Double Negative

Admission to Double Negative by artist Michael Heizer is always free.

Hours
Monday: 11:00 a.m.-6:00p.m.
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 11:00 a.m.-6:00p.m.
Thursday: 11:00 a.m.-8:00p.m.
Friday: 11:00 a.m.-6:00p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 11:00 a.m.-5:00p.m.

General Admission: Free
Special exhibitions: $18
Members: Free
Children under 12: Free
Seniors and students: $10
Special exhibitions are free every Thursday, 5-8pm.

For additional information, visit the website @
www.moca.org

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Thursday Drum Circle
2021-11-18 19:00 - 20:00 | ZOOM, CA
EVERY THIRD THURSDAY- in Burbank (Now online)
Join us for our monthly, Spirits in Rhythm Drum Circle – we are meeting ONLINE on Zoom!
Explore the magic of rhythm through call & response, deep listening & fun games for all!
No musical or drumming experience required.

If you don’t have a drum, a plastic water bottle or box will work – or find something around the house that shakes, rattles, jingles or thumps!

Please pre-register for event link & password @
https://www.meetup.com/spiritsinrhythm/

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I.Martin Bicycles Coffee Ride
2021-11-19 06:45 - 09:00 | i Martin Bicycles, 8330 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, United States
EVERY FRIDAY- I. Martin Bicycles Los Angeles

I Martin Bicycles & Helen’s Cycles, host great local rides, that really bring our community together. Check the schedule below for the date and location that works best for you. We have beginner, intermediate and advanced level rides.
Note that there are road, off-road and MTB ride options. Bring an appropriate bike in good working order, fluids and a helmet. Recommended accessories include: spare tube, inflation, energy food and cash. Rides are subject to change, please check the ride updates on Facebook for the most current information. No parking in Helen’s Cycles parking lots. Please be courteous of our neighbors when you arrive. Rides leave from Helen’s Cycles location, except as noted.
See shop ride schedules here on Facebook.

RIDE INFO:
Every Friday

I.Martin Bicycles Coffee Ride
Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/6015113
Meet: I. Martin Bicycles
Gather 6:45 AM
Rollout 7:00 AM
Get Directions

Details for Every Ride
All riders need to be:

comfortable riding in a group
able to ride 14-22 mph on the flats
on road bikes w/ clip-in pedals only – no hybrids
comfortable riding 3+ hours

Be sure to bring extra CO2 and tubes in case of flats and don’t forget to charge your daytime running lights and your bike computer!
For rides starting at the shop: please be quiet and courteous for our neighbors when you arrive for the ride. There is plenty of extended meter parking on the street; please no parking in the Helen’s Cycles parking lot.

Other Rides Include:

Every 3rd Sunday

Helen’s Cycles Santa Monica/TriFit – beginner road ride
Route: Local canyons such as Mandeville or Amalfi
Meet: Helen’s Cycles Santa Monica
Gather: 7:45 AM
Rollout: 8:00 AM
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First Saturday of the Month

Helen’s Cycles Santa Monica – intermediate road ride
A different ride each month in 2020! All rides start and finish at Santa Monica Brew Works, Helen’s Cycles’s ride partner!
Meet: Santa Monica Brew Works
Gather 7:45 AM
Rollout 8:00 AM
Get Direction

First Sunday of the Month
Helen’s Cycles Santa Monica/TriFit – beginner road ride
Route: Local canyons such as Mandeville or Amalfi
Meet: Helen’s Cycles Santa Monica
Gather: 7:45 AM
Rollout: 8:00 AM
Get Directions

Call Adam or Mike with questions: (310) 829-1836

For additional information, visit the website @
helenscycles.com/local-rides-events

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Lake Shrine Meditation Garden
2021-11-19 10:00 - 16:30 | Lake Shrine Self-Realization Fellowship, 17190 Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades, CA, 90272, United States
A PLACE TO CONNECT
Lake Shrine Self-Realization Fellowship & Meditation Garden founded by Paramahansa Yogananda. Dedicated in 1950, he envisioned a spiritual environment where people from all over the world could come and experience peace of heart and mind.
SRF Lake Shrine is offering an open-air experience of the lake-side meditation gardens, made by advance reservation. Lake-side paths, meditation areas, shoreline docks and Windmill are open. Visitor Center offers cashless sales on select products through a front door kiosk. Gift Shop is open Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Restroom facilities are open. Handicap facilities are available.
Paramahansa Yogananda at Lake Shrine’s Dedication in 1950
Today, Lake Shrine offers a lakeside Meditation Garden with shrines and waterfalls, a hilltop Temple with weekly inspirational services and meditations, a retreat for silent renewal, and an ashram for monks of Self-Realization Fellowship. All are welcome to come and experience inner and outer peace, and to discover Raja Yoga (Royal Yoga) through the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda.

Lake Shrine Temple

Entrance to the Meditation Garden

Golden Lotus Temple

Sarcophagus with Gandhi’s Ashes

View of Lake and Windmill Chapel

Windmill Chapel

Houseboat

Reservations Required
Meditation Garden Entrance: 17190 Sunset Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA
The Lake Shrine Meditation Gardens are open free of charge, Wednesday through Sunday for guests who reserve in advance. This reservation is for one passenger vehicle.
For organized group visits arriving in a large van or mini-coach, please fill out our Group Tours form.
Two arrival times are offered daily Wednesday through Saturday:

10:00am — please arrive between 10:00am and 11:00am
1:00pm — please arrive between 1:00pm and 2:00pm

All reserved guests can stay until 4:30pm.
Sunday, because of morning Temple services, one Meditation Garden arrival time is offered:

1:00pm — please arrive between 1:00pm and 2:00pm.

Masks are required indoors.

Your reservation is for a single car, up to 6 guests.
Gates close at 11am. Guests can stay until 4:30pm.
Onsite parking is limited and on a first-come first-served basis. You may be asked to use nearby street parking.

Arrival Instructions
Phone assistance during open hours 310-454-4114
Entry and exit is through the Lake level gate at 17190 Sunset Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.

Enter at the Lake level gate at 17190 Sunset Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

For additional information, visit the website @
lakeshrine.org/meditation-gardens/

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Classic Car Show at Bob's
2021-11-19 16:00 - 22:00 | BOB’S BIG BOY- DOWNTOWN BURBANK, 4211 W Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA, 91505, United States
EVERY FRIDAY- in Burbank
The Classic Car Show at Bob’s Big Boy, has been a tradition in Burbank for years. A buzzy retro scene begins to unfold as enthusiasts cruise in looking for prime spots where the tower sign’s red neon might reflect off their freshly polished hoods. Weekly cars shows are a slice of Americana, but no place does them quite like Bob’s Big Boy®, where the food is hot and the cars are hotter.

Classic Car Show at Bob’s Big Boy
The Classic Car Show at Bob’s Big Boy is presented by Downtown Burbank Partnership, a non-profit organization. The event is an exciting showcase for custom, celebrity, exotics, and classic cars, and motorcycles.
These automotive masterpieces will stretch along San Fernando Boulevard and adjacent streets in Downtown Burbank’s outdoor shopping-dining and entertainment district.
People say, “It’s American Grafitti come to life.” Big-block Chevy’s. Hot Rod Lincolns. Leave the Hybrid at home. Happy days are here again thanks to Bob’s Big Boy® and the Road Kings of Burbank. Weekly cars shows are a slice of Americana, but no place does them quite like Bob’s Big Boy®, where the food is hot and the cars are hotter.

You will see Vintage Classics
Brian Wilson, the genius behind the Beach Boys, showed up to take in the little deuce coupes he used to sing about. And Jay Leno, well he’s more than just a regular.
In tune with Downtown Burbank’s location in the heart of the entertainment industry, vehicles with a “Hollywood” twist are especially welcome — such as those appearing in film or television, or having a distinguished history of celebrity ownership.
Every Friday from 4-10pm, Bob’s Big Boy® Burbank hosts Southern California’s best antique car show. Come see why we’ve become the center of the car-crazed universe. Included will be family entertainment, music, vendor-booths and prizes.
The event will happen rain or shine.

Find more information @
https://bobs.net

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FFWL Friday Hollywood by Ivy League Group
2021-11-19 22:00 - 2021-11-20 02:00 | Station1640, 1640 North Cahuenga Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90028, United States
FRIDAYS- Station 1640 Hollywood
Rock with us on Friday Night in Hollywood for our weekly dope celebration inside Station 1640

About this event

Hollywood’s dopest Hip Hop Friday Night!! The hottest weekly party in Hollywood FROM FRIDAY WITH LOVE @ Station1640 in Hollywood 21+
FREE Entrance until 10:30pm
– with RSVP Only
Sounds by the best DJs in the area! Get on the guest list or reserve a table now. Contact us directly (626)233-5801or @ivyleaguegroup on IG. Bottle Service also Available & highly recommended!
Event hours: 10pm – 2am
Address Location: 1640 Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA
For More info: Contact (626)233-5801

FREE BEFORE 10:30
Hours
Fridays: 10:00pm – 2:00am

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Gasolina Party
2021-11-19 22:00 - 2021-11-20 02:00 | Avalon Hollywood & Bardot, 1735 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90028, United States
Hollywood’s biggest weekly Reggaeton Party! (Every Friday)
