Fun Weekend Stuff

Here are a few things happening around town this weekend:

Loads of LA-area museums are opening their doors - FOR FREE! Check out the list: http://www.museumsla.org/news.asp

Star Eco Station in Culver City is hosting a Dinofaire. Tix have to be purchased in advance: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=oszzw7eab&oeidk=a07e5enz3234d39f01d

They Might Be Giants, 3:00 pm family show on 1/28 @ UCLA's Royce Hall: http://www.uclalive.org/calendar/event_detail.asp?id=139

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1:00 pm @ Theatre West:
http://www.theatrewest.org/

Golden Dragon Parade, 1/28 & 29, Chinatown:
http://chinatownla.com/calendar.php?eventId=80

"Mahler's World" children's concert (ages 5-11) @ Disney Concert Hall, 1/28, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm: http://www.laphil.com/tickets/program-detail.cfm?id=2390&utm_medium=c&utm_source=all&utm_campaign=tsfymahler

Mini Hip Hop Classes @ Sue B Dance Co., 1/28 @ 4:30 pm:
http://www.experiencela.com/calendar/event/42699

Metropolis II @ LACMA, supposed to thrilling for the kiddos!
http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/metropolis-ii

Saturday Fun* - Better Late Than Never

Saturday, November 12

Altadena, Eaton Canyon Nature Center: Annual Plant Sale for San Gabriel Mountains Chapter of the California Native Plant Society, 9-2
Los Angeles, Getty Museum: Many activities for families, throughout the day
Los Angeles, Children's Book World: Concert, 10:30
Los Angeles, Craft & Folk Art Museum: CRAFTlab Workshop: Wired Up, 12:30-2:30
Downtown (Little Tokyo), Japanese American National Museum: Free crafts and activities all day, 11-4

I will post more throughout the weekend. Thanks for checking in!

* Please check hyperlinks for details and to confirm activity. Some things occasionally get cancelled for various reasons.

Halloween Weekend Happenings

Friday, October 28

Moorpark, Underwood Family Farms: Fall Harvest Festival (through 10/31), 9 - 6
Santa Ana, Santa Ana Zoo: Boo at the Zoo (also on 10/29 & 30*), 5:30 - 8 pm
Topanga, Theatricum Botanicum: Theatricum Bootanicum, 4 - 10 pm
Irvine, Tanaka Farms: Pumpkin Patch (through 10/31), 9 am - 6 pm (9-3 on 10/31)
South Pasadena: Halloween Spooktacular (free), 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Griffith Park, Live Steamers: Halloween Ghost Train (through 10/31), 7 - 10 pm

Saturday, October 29

Griffith Park, Los Angeles Zoo: Boo at the Zoo
Downtown LA, Convention Center: Green Festival, 10 - 7 (also on 10/30*, 11-6)
Pasadena, Vroman's: Vroman's Annual Halloween Party (stories, trick-or-treating), 10:00 am
Los Angeles, Skirball Cultural Center: multiple family events, (also on 10/30*)
Los Angeles, LACMA: Tim Burton Closing Weekend Events
Los Angeles, LAPD Northeast Division: Open House (scroll to bottom of page)
Los Feliz, Franklin Elementary: Franklin Fall Festival, 1 - 6
Silver Lake, Ivanhoe Elementary: Ivanhoedown, 1 - 8
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum: Family Drawing Hour, 3:00 pm
Silver Lake, Rose Scharlin Nursery School: Halloween Hullabaloo, 4 - 8 pm
San Pedro & Wilmington: Happy Harbor Halloween, 12 - 3
Culver City, Star Eco Station: Enchanted Green Hallow's Eve (also on 10/30*), 12 - 6

Sunday, October 30


Pasadena, MakeSpace ARTS: Children's Halloween (not scary) Art Party (free), 3 - 6

*See above listings for events that go through the weekend and into Monday.