Upcoming Events

Los Angeles Convention Center

LA Fitness Expo

Saturday & Sunday, January 28 & 29

Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 South Figueroa St, Los Angeles

The event, California’s largest fitness weekend, allows attendees to come face to face with top-tier celebrities, executives and fitness industry veterans on a dynamic, fast-paced exhibition floor. Over 300 of the most cutting edge companies in fitness will be on hand to display and offer discounts and complimentary samples.

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Barker Hanger - Santa Monica

3rd Annual Pinot Days Grand Festival

Thursday - Saturday, January 26-28

Barker Hanger, 3021 Airport Ave, Suite 203, Santa Monica

The Pinot Days Grand Festival is a wine tasting event which gives wine lovers the opportunity to experience and enjoy over 300 of the world’s best pinot noir and interact directly with the more than 80 acclaimed winemakers who produce them.

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Throughout the Southland

dineLA Restaurant Week

January 22 - 27 and January 29 - February 3

Participating restaurants throughout Downtown and the Westside.

Participating restaurants will present a specially priced three-course meal for lunch and/or dinner. Local foodies and visitors to LA will have the opportunity to enjoy a selection of specially priced three-course meals from some of LA’s best restaurants during this dining event.

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Chinatown Los Angeles

113th Annual Golden Dragon Parade & Chinese New Year Festival

Saturday & Sunday, January 28 & 29

Chinese New Year Festival, 943-951 N. Broadway, Los Angles

Get ready for one of the largest Chinese New Year celebrations in the country as Los Angeles Chinatown kicks off the Year of the Dragon in a big way. Enjoy hundreds of spectacular floats, decked out cars, dancers and bands as they parade down the heart of Chinatown. The Lunar New Year Festival commences after the parade with cultural performances by some of the nation’s best Chinese acts. Enjoy one or several cultural workshops and sample the many gourmet food trucks at the event. Wildly popular Cupcake Wars will be on hand with 1000 Chinese New Year themed cupcakes for attendees to enjoy. The Chinese New Year Festival is free and open to all ages.

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Simi Valley

President Reagan’s Birthday Celebration

Monday, February 6, 10:30 am

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library,40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley
Program FREE

To honor President Ronald Reagan on the anniversary of his birthday, the President of the United States has designated that a program be held at President Reagan’s Memorial Site at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library each year. Please join us at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library as we pay tribute to President Reagan on the anniversary of his 101st birthday.

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Featured Events

Presented by Tips on Trips and Camps

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES FAIR

Sunday, February 5, 11 am-2 pm

Marymount High School, 10643 Sunset Blvd. (across from UCLA)
FREE Event

How is your child spending this summer? How about . . . a Traditional Camp, Language Immersion, Outdoor Adventure, Community Service, Marine Biology, an Internship in an specific area of interest, Study on a College Campus, Sailing in the Caribbean, Creative and Performing Arts, a Cross Country Tour, Horseback Riding, a Girls’ Empowerment Program and more! Attend a TIPS on TRIPS and CAMPS Summer Opportunities Fair to learn about quality summer overnight programs for students, ages 8 – 18.

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Live Theatre

Santa Monica

Our Town starring Helen Hunt

Through Sunday, February 12

The Broad Stage,1310 11th St, Santa Monica

Oscar winner Helen Hunt stars in this groundbreaking new version of Wilder’s iconic American play. Our Town tells the story of young lovers George and Emily, whose life in a small New England town becomes a microcosm of every day life. The wisdom of the play, rendered through a deceptively simple story, makes Our Town an enduring treasure of the American theater.

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Long Beach

God of Carnage

January 24 through February 19

International City Theatre, Long Beach Performing Arts Center, 300 E. Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach

Bad behavior has never been so much fun. Artistic director Caryn Desai jump starts International City Theatre’s 27th season at the helm of Yasmina Reza’s scathingly funny, Tony Award-winning God of Carnage. The limited, four-week engagement runs January 27-February 19. Here’s a chance to see this hilarious comedy in ICT’s more intimate setting and watch the fur fly up close!

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Mark Taper Forum

Clybourne Park

Wednesday, January 11 - February 26

Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave, Los Angeles

Jokes fly and hidden agendas unfold as two vastly different generations of characters tip-toe the delicate dance of social politics, pitting race against real estate at the crux of two seminal events — 50 years apart — in the same north Chicago house.

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Family Fun

Santa Monica

Cirque du Soleil Truck at Third Street Promendade

Saturday, January 28, 9 am

Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica

Patrons can visit the Truck for free Cirque gifts (including posters, collectibles and other items, subject to availability), an opportunity to take unique photos, and receive an exclusive offer to purchase tickets to both the Cirque du Soleil productions: OVO (under the blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau (Big Top) at the Santa Monica Pier as of January 20 for a limited engagement).

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Santa Moncia

Tales From Around The World

Saturday, January 28, 11 am

The Broad Stage,1310 11th St, Santa Monica
Tickets: $15

Finally, a series for our youngest audience members! Children and parents alike will be delighted as acclaimed actress and best-selling children’s author Jamie Lee Curtis narrates her own children’s stories Where Do Balloons Go and When I Was Little. This performance will feature members of the SOL-LA Music Academy’s Children’s Chorus and original music performed by Tom Farrell and Clara Lysy.

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Irvine

Ice Rink at the Spectrum

Open Now Through February 20

Irvine Spectrum, 71 Fortune Drive, Irvine

Outdoor skating rink at the Irvine Spectrum. Located in Giant Wheel Court adjacent to Nordstrom and Macy’s.

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Exposition Park

Museum Free Admission

Tuesday, February 7, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles

Meet their amazing, living animals to learn where they come from, what they eat, and more! Visit dinosaur exhibits, learn about ancient mammals, or visit the museum’s Children’s Discovery Center where kids can touch a cockroach or other live animals.

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Miracle Mile District

Free Admission at the Museum

Tuesday, February 7, 9:30 am - 5 pm

Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, 5801 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles

The Page Museum is located at the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits in the heart of Los Angeles. Rancho La Brea is one of the world’s most famous fossil localities, recognized for having the largest and most diverse assemblage of extinct Ice Age plants and animals in the world.

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What to Watch

PBS SoCal

Masterpiece Classic | Downton Abbey

Sunday, January 29, 9 pm

“Downton Abbey” continues with a fierce battle at the front.

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PBS SoCal

NOVA | Ice Age Death Trap

Wednesday, February 1, 9 pm

Archaeologists discover a site in the Rockies that features preserved bones of mammoths, mastodons and other extinct beasts. The find provides a glimpse of life during the Ice Age.

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Art & Museums

Santa Monica

Los Angeles – Icons and Other Impressions

Opening Reception: Friday, January 20, 6 - 8 pm
Exhibit runs through Sunday, April 15

The Annenberg Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy, Santa Monica
FREE

we have assembled photographs by each of our 10 artists which are most symbolic of the city of Los Angeles. Some are its buildings familiar to most of us, some are its beach areas and piers, some are museums and other public places, some are murals and street art, but they all are uniquely “L. A.”, and could be considered as the city’s icons. Since each of the photographers in the project group has their own individual approach to their art, the exhibited images show a wide diversity of techniques and represent a composite view.

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Malibu

The Epic and the Exotic: 19th Century Academic Realism from the Dahesh Museum of Art

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 14, 5 - 7 pm

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu - Admission FREE

The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, will debut its new exhibit “The Epic and the Exotic: 19th Century Academic Realism from the Dahesh Museum of Art”. In the 19th century, the great academies of Europe represented a continuation of the grand tradition of European classical art. By emphasizing idealized forms, perfect detail, and noble subjects inspired by history, these official art schools stressed rigorous technical training.

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Outdoors

Your guide to the SM Mountains

OUTDOORS Hikes

Hikes & Events happening daily

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Make the most of your OUTDOORS experience in the Santa Monica Mountains. Read More to link to the events calendar and search for National Park Service programs in the recreation area near you.

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What's Cooking

From ShockinglyDelicious.com

Vegetarian Skillet Gnocchi with Chard and White Beans

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What’s easy and delicious and vegetarian and dirties only one pan? Skillet Gnocchi with Chard and White Beans! This one-pan wonder uses those shelf-stable gnocchi, and pan-fries them instead of boiling. What a great trick that is! Add some healthy chard, white beans, tomatoes and aromatics, and you’re on the way to a wonderful supper.

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