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GREATER LOS ANGELES EVENTS CALENDAR
Theater, art, live performance, recreation, activities
& events in Southern California including Los Angeles,
Orange & Ventura Counties & the Inland Empire

Event in Orange County
12/13/2019 to 12/15/2019
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
CANDLELIGHT WALK AT HERITAGE HILL



25151 Serrano Road 949-923-2230 - $5 per person ages 3 and over - Please join us for three enchanted evenings of the highly anticipated Candlelight Walk at OC Parks’ Heritage Hill Historical Park. Take a stroll along Luminaria-lit pathways as you enter historical ....

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Event in Downtown LA
12/14/2019 to 12/15/2019
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
HOLIDAY MARKET



901 E 3rd St, Los Angeles CA, 90013 2139431620 - free - Celebrate the season with a two-day marketplace showcasing LA-based makers, nonprofits, artists, and performers. The market will offer hand-crafted products and locally-made wares, as well as family ....

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Event in Los Angeles
12/15/2019
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
HANUKKAH FESTIVAL



2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 3104404500 - $7 – $12 - Celebrate the Jewish festival of light, while enjoying music, dance, storytelling, art making, and tasty treats! Get in the holiday spirit with musical performances by Klezmer Juice, hear classic Han ....

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Event in Pasadena
12/15/2019
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
CITYRACE: OLD PASADENA HOLIDAY HUNT



85 E Holly St, Pasadena, CA 91103 213-689-3229 - $35.00 - In CityRace Urban Adventure Hunts, teams of 2 to 4 players must utilize their skills to solve a challenging series of clues leading them on a 3-hour hunt through one of southern California's many div ....

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Event in Pomona & Vicinity
12/13/2019 to 12/21/2019
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
LUMINARIA NIGHTS



1500 N. College Ave. Claremont, CA 91711 (909)625-8767 - $16 Public Adult | $12 Public Child, Senior, Student | $12 Member Adult | $8 Member Child, Senior, Student | Children Under Three Free - Be enchanted at this Claremont tradition where Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden glows with light for the holidays. This year, over one-thousand hanging lanterns will adorn Garden trails and dapple the ....

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Event in Santa Monica
12/06/2019 to 12/22/2019
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
WINTERLIT HOLIDAY MARKET



1351 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-393-8355 - Free - Take the stress out of holiday shopping with the Winterlit Holiday Market on the Third Street Promenade featuring unique creations from local artists. The Winterlit Holiday Market is curated by our f ....

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Event in Downtown LA
09/15/2019 to 12/31/2019
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
ESCAPE ROOM LA-ATLANTIS



120 E. 8th St. Suite 100 Los Angeles, CA 90014 232-364-7467 - $33-$39 - Escape Room LA games are live-action adventures where you’ll race to solve clues and puzzles and escape before your time runs out! You’ll be immersed in extraordinary environments, from a 1940’s d ....

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Event in Beverly Hills
11/29/2019 to 12/31/2019
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
YULETIDE AFTERNOON TEA



1020 N San Vicente Blvd 866-282-4560 - $48 - Join us starting Friday, November 29 for a festive Yuletide Afternoon Tea at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills. Offered every Thursday - Sunday, throughout the month of December, the hotel’ ....

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Event in Orange County
12/07/2019 to 01/06/2020
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
CAPISTRSNO LIGHTS



26801 Ortega Highyway (949) 234-1300 - $10 for Adults (ages 12-60) $9 for Seniors $5 for Children (ages 4-11) - The Mission will host Capistrano Lights 2019: Experience the Mission at Night featuring a nightly tree lighting and music program held from December 7 through January 6, 2020. After the Mission close ....

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Event in Los Angeles
10/31/2019 to 01/12/2020
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
LOITERING IS DELIGHTFUL



4800 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (323) 644-6269 - Free - The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG), and the Barnsdall Art Park Foundation (BAPF) are pleased to present Loitering is delightfu ....

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Event in Los Angeles
11/09/2019 to 01/12/2020
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
MOONLIGHT FOREST – MAGICAL LANTERN ART FESTIVAL



301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91007 626.821.4667 - $28 adults; $25 seniors (62+); $25 students; $23 children (3-17). Ticket sales to general public begin October 15, 2019 at www.arboretum.org. - MOONLIGHT FOREST RETURNS MORE SPECTACULAR THAN EVER! The magical lantern art festival unveils new and interactive displays on November 9th The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden brings b ....

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Event in Santa Monica
11/01/2019 to 01/20/2020
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
ICE AT SANTA MONICA



1324 Fifth Street, Santa Monica, 90401 310-393-8355 - $5-$17 - Every holiday season Downtown Santa Monica brings a little ice to our beachside community, transforming the corner of Fifth Street and Arizona Avenue into the winter wonderland known as Ice at Santa ....

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Event in Los Angeles
12/15/2018 to 12/15/2019
THE SECOND CITY - THE REALLY AWESOME IMPROV SHOW



6560 Hollywood BLVD 3234648542 - $5 - The Really Awesome Improv Show! Saturdays & Sundays at 12 noon, this fast paced and high energy improv comedy show plays at The Second City in Hollywood. It's a fun for all ages improv show now celeb ....

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Event in Hollywood
04/27/2019 to 12/15/2019
THE REALLY AWESOME IMPROV SHOW



6560 Hollywood BLVD 3234648542 - $5 - Saturdays & Sundays at 12 noon, this fast paced and high energy improv comedy show plays at The Second City in Hollywood. It's a fun for all ages improv show now celebrating a 9 run! RAIS features im ....

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Event in Beverly Hills
09/15/2019 to 12/15/2019
CULINARY MASTER CHEF PROGRAM - 14 WEEKS - SUNDAYS, 9/15/19–12/15/19 - $2400* - PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE!



2366 PELHAM AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 310-470-2640 - $2400 - Payment Plans Available - CULINARY MASTER CHEF PROGRAM Sundays, 9/15/19–12/15/19 9:30am-1:00pm
Tuesdays, 9/10/19-12/17/19 6:30pm-10:00pm
Sundays, 1/12/20–4/13/20 9:30am-1:00pm
Tuesdays, 2/18/20-5/20/20 6:30pm-10:00pm Pa ....

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Event in Hollywood
10/16/2019 to 12/15/2019
BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY



5060 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029 323-663-1525 - $25-$45 - You can’t beat City Hall, but you can try. In this Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy-drama by Stephen Adly Guirgis, ex-cop and recent widower Walter ‘Pops’ Washington has made a home for his newly par ....

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Event in Hollywood
11/09/2019 to 12/15/2019
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET: A LIVE MUSICAL RADIO PLAY



1760 N. Gower Street 3234628460 - Adults: $39. Seniors w/ID: $35. Students w/ID: $30. Group Rates Available - Actors Co-op Theatre Company is proud to present the Los Angeles premiere of a new adaptation of Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play, based on the 1947 Lux Radio Hour, adapted by Lance ....

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Event in Los Angeles
11/16/2019 to 12/15/2019
SALVAGE



6201 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038 323-960-7712 - $35 - A World Premiere Musical Launches in Los Angeles! Having a dream is like running with scissors. Harley, a singer-songwriter whose wife is expecting their first child, has decided to hang up his dream ....

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Event in Beverly Hills
11/21/2019 to 12/15/2019
FIFTEEN MEN IN A SMOKE-FILLED ROOM



241 S. Moreno Dr., Beverly Hills 90212 310-364-0535 - $35 - Chicago, June, 1920. The Republican National Convention is in full swing. Warren G. Harding is overwhelmed by the prospect of being the nominee of the Republican Party for
President. Hounded by an am ....

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Event in San Pedro
11/21/2019 to 12/15/2019
EMBRIDGE - JANE AUSTEN MEETS OSCAR WILDE IN WORLD PREMIERE



777 S. Centre St., San Pedro, 90731 310-512-6030 - $15-$28 - Embridge
by Kathryn Farren, directed by Margaret Schugt
Nov 21 – Dec 15 Jane Austen meets Oscar Wilde in Victorian-era England, when cynical Mabel Martin’s doubts about love become tested when a ch ....

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Event in Culver City
12/03/2019 to 12/15/2019
LITTLE BLACK DRESS THE MUSICAL



9820 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, 90232 (213) 628-2772 - $25 - $75 - "Terrific, satiric, and melodic...with a huge dose of heartfelt sentiment." - Talk Entertainment NYC
December 3 – 15, 2019 Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City
Little Black Dress The Musical Save 25% ....

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Event in Downtown LA
12/12/2019 to 12/15/2019
TCHAIKOVSKY & COPLAND WITH MTT



111 S Grand Ave 323 850 2000 - Season Tickets - Tchaikovsky & Copland with MTT
Walt Disney Concert Hall
THURS DEC 12, 8:00PM
FRI DEC 13, 11:00AM
SAT DEC 14, 8:00PM
SUN DEC 15, 2:00 PM Artist
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Michael Tilson Thomas, condu ....

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Event in West LA
12/13/2019 to 12/15/2019
THE CRICUT POP-UP



189 THE GROVE DRIVE LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 - - You’re invited to Cricut – the leader in DIY personalization. Stop by the Pop-Up, a life-size present located in front of The Grove’s Christmas Tree, to see holiday elves hard at work on Cricut’s ....

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Event in Inland Empire
12/13/2019 to 12/15/2019
THE NUTCRACKER



3801 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, 92501 951-779-9800 - $29 - $69 - Enjoy a treasured holiday tradition with family and friends at southern California’s most spectacular production of The Nutcracker from critically acclaimed Inland Pacific Ballet. Celebrating 25 yea ....

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Event in Inland Empire
12/13/2019 to 12/15/2019
THE NUTCRACKER



450 North College Way, Claremont, 91711 909-607-1139 - $25 - $65 - Enjoy a treasured holiday tradition with family and friends at southern California’s most spectacular production of The Nutcracker from critically acclaimed Inland Pacific Ballet. Celebrating 25 yea ....

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Event in Pasadena
12/13/2019 to 12/15/2019
DISNEY’S FROZEN JR. PRESENTED BY THEATRE 360 AT THE BOSTON COURT PASADENA DEC. 13 - 15



70 N Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA 91106 (310) 310-4820‬ - $15 - Theatre 360 will bring Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life, onstage in Frozen Jr. for five performances only at the Boston Court Pasadena, December 13 through 15. Frozen Jr. feature ....

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Event in Santa Monica
12/14/2019 to 12/15/2019
11TH ANNUAL SANTA MONICA PUB CRAWL



- - The largest holiday charity crawl on the West Coast and Santa Monica’s most cherished holiday fundraiser returns with 11th Annual SANTA Monica Pub Crawl on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 5pm. Grab y ....

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Event in San Fernando Valley
12/14/2019 to 12/15/2019
ANGEL CITY CHRISTMAS: A FREE CHRISTMAS CONCER WITH FULL ORCHESTRA, CHOIR, AND SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS!



16221 Mulholland Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049 - Free! - With a full orchestra, choir and special guest artists, Bel Air Church dazzles LA with its Angel City Christmas Concert. Enjoy the spectacular sights and sounds of the season on Saturday, 12/14 and S ....

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Event in San Fernando Valley
12/14/2019 to 12/15/2019
ANGEL CITY CHRISTMAS: A FREE CONCERT WITH A FULL ORCHESTRA, CHOIR & SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS!



16221 Mulholland Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049 - Free! - With a full orchestra, choir and special guest artists, Bel Air Church dazzles LA with its Angel City Christmas Concert. Enjoy the spectacular sights and sounds of the season on Saturday, 12/14 and S ....

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Event in Glendale
12/14/2019 to 12/15/2019
THE NUTCRACKER

10% Off - Use Promo Code DEWDROP

216 N. Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 90203 818-660-2370 - $15 - $55 - Experience the Wonder! ​ Unique among area Nutcracker productions, The Red Chair’s energetic rendition features young performers, ages 5 to 18, in principal and supporting roles. Amidst lavish set ....

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