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  • Larger Than Life Día de los Muertos Art Installation Featuring La Catrina Sculptures Comes to the Iconic Third Street Promenade and Santa Monica Pier Saturday, October 31 - Monday, November 2

    Chanin Victor, Observer Events Editor

    Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM) and the Santa Monica Pier Corporation are honoring Día de los Muertos, highlighting the traditional Mexican cultural celebration of life and death, with a larger than the after-life art installation on Third Street Promenade and Santa Monica Pier. Sculptures of La Catrina, one of Día de los Muertos' most recognizable figures, by Los Angeles-based artist Ricardo Soltero will be viewable at nine locations throughout the Promenade and four l...

  • Catalina Island Museum Hosts First-Ever Virtual Premiere of Titanic Exhibition and Museum Benefit on Saturday, October 17, 2020

    Chanin Victor, Observer Staff Writer

    Catalina Island Museum will host its annual Museum Benefit event welcoming participants from around the world with the first opportunity to view the new Titanic: Real Artifacts, Real People, Real Stories exhibition as a reimagined virtual evening experience on Saturday, October 17, from 6 - 7 p.m. The first-ever virtual affair will be streamed live on YouTube and is free to attend with advanced registration at betterunite.com/catalinamuseum. "As we look ahead on how to emerge...

  • The Morgan-Wixson Theatre proudly presents its inaugural New Works Festival

    For 75 years, the Morgan-Wixson has brought the Santa Monica community high-quality productions of theatre classics: from Shakespeare to Neil Simon to August Wilson to Fiddler on the Roof to a robust selection of children's entertainment. But over the next month, the Morgan-Wixson is bringing life to a handful of new, one-day classics. MWT's Inaugural New Works Festival is producing workshop staged readings of seven previously unproduced works – live and onstage!* – run...

  • CicLAvia–Heart of LA Presented by Metro ~ Returns to Downtown L.A. and Surrounding Neighborhoods

    On Sunday, October 10, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., CicLAvia returns to DTLA and surrounding neighborhoods for a birthday event celebrating over a decade of open streets. Presented by Metro, and in partnership with the City of LA, the public will enjoy a six-mile route connecting MacArthur Park, Downtown, Chinatown, and East LA to Mariachi Plaza of open streets at CicLAvia–Heart of LA. Bike, skate, run, walk, skateboard, and spectate; people of all ages and abilities are wel...

  • Laguna Art Museum Hosts Circus Day October 10

    Laguna Art Museum will host a fun-filled, circus-themed day with art-making and a special performance from the Bob Baker Marionette Theater on Sunday, October 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Enjoy an afternoon of family fun with circus-themed activities inspired by the museum's exhibition Wayne Thiebuaud: Clowns, as well as a performance of Bob Baker's The Circus and an interactive session with the world-renowned troupe followed by hands-on art-making in the museum. Tickets...

  • Laguna Art Museum Celebrates Ninth Year of Art & Nature During the Art & Nature Gala on November 6

    Laguna Art Museum will celebrate nine years of Art & Nature with the annual Art & Nature Gala on Saturday, November 6 at the Sherman Library and Gardens in Corona del Mar from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. An immersive evening of Art & Nature, the Gala helps support Laguna Art Museum's far-reaching art education and exhibition programs. "We're thrilled to welcome guests in person to this year's Art & Nature Gala at the beautiful Sherman Library and Gardens," said Julie Perlin Lee, E...

  • Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. to Host Día de los Muertos Community Celebration on Third Street Promenade

    Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM) is honoring Día de los Muertos, highlighting the traditional Mexican cultural celebration of life and death, with a mix of live entertainment, art installations and family-friendly activities on the Third Street Promenade, Saturday, October 30 from 5 – 10 pm. Festivities include papel picado arts and crafts and face painting by Lil' Bitter Pixie, in addition to booths with goods from over 30 local BIPOC vendors with Angel City Market and Ma...

  • Manhattan Village Presents Munchkin Masquerade on Saturday, October 30 from 2-4 pm

    Join Manhattan Village for a fun, festive family day out at Munchkin Masquerade on Saturday, October 30 from 2-4 pm. Kids ages 3-10 will be entertained with Halloween crafts, center-wide trick-or-treating, strolling entertainment, games, and more. Events will take place outside in the newly reimagined Plaza in the Village Shops as well as inside the shopping center. Crafts will be limited to the first 200 children to attend the event and will be distributed at 2 pm. The first...

  • Live 'Music at the Odyssey' series gets two performances in October

    Curated and emceed by bass player and actor John Snow, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble's live Music at the Odyssey series features a unique roster of musical artists across different spectrums, from jazz to folk to R&B to pop. WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 17 at 8.p.m.: Featured artists: singer/songwriters Segun Oluwadele, Max Sheldon and Tori Schachne House band: musical director/bass player John Snow, with Misha Bigos on piano/keys, Harry Terrell on drums and Gabe Martin on trumpet. Friday,...

  • Mexican rock star Jaime López headlines 24th Street Theatre's free, 'Dia de los Muertos' celebration on Nov. 1 Music and dance, food and craft vendors, and more - plus on-site vaccinations

    Celebrate the joyous tradition of Mexico's most famous holiday - and get vaccinated!. 24th Street Theatre's annual Dia de los Muertos block party returns as a live, in-person event on Monday, Nov. 1, headlined by Mexican composer and rock star Jaime López. Entertainment on the outdoor stage will also include performances by Klezmer Juice; nueva trova musician/artivist Esteban León; cumbia band Gabriel y La Verdad; Mariachi Calilajara; Aztec dance troupe Huitzilopochtli; ballet...

  • Pacific Park with Possible Reopening After April 1 Looks for New Employees: Virtual Job Fair Monday

    Pier Communications

    3/20: Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier is looking for a few good employees for Spring and Summer positions during its Job Fair 2021 virtual event on Monday, March 22 via Zoom online conferencing service. Holding the event online gives Pacific Park the opportunity to meet potential employees face-to-face while providing the ability to make hiring decisions quicker than ever before. To join, applicants can fill out and submit their application form by Sunday, March 21 at...

  • The Donut Life Museum Transforms into a Place Where You Can Escape

    C. Victor

    The Donut Life Museum, founded by Kathy Ly and co-founders Alix Luu and Brian Ross, was created to "Make Life Sweet Again" and is the place where anyone can connect, be happy and make memories. Its mission is to create an interactive and memorable experience that alludes to major experiences of human life told through the creative world of donuts. Donut Life Museum announced that it will be transitioning from a pop-up museum into a creative space that encourages people to use...

  • Make March Matter Campaign Rallies Celebrities and Businesses across Fashion, Fitness, Restaurants, and More to Support the Life-Saving Care CHLA Provides.

    C. Victor

    Children's Hospital Los Angeles (#1 children's hospital on the west coast and top 5 in the country) has launched their 6th Annual Make March Matter Campaign, a national campaign that rallies celebrities and businesses across fashion, fitness, restaurants, and more to support the life-saving care the hospital provides. In order to maintain their lifesaving programs at CHLA and provide care for all children(regardless of health insurance), the hospital hosts this annual...

  • Julia Morgan Legacy Event Goes Virtual

    Courtesy of Annenberg Community Beachhouse

    Julia Morgan Legacy Event Sunday, March 21 3 - 4 pm - Julia Morgan and the Men Who Built Hearst Castle The Annenberg Community Beach House and Santa Monica Conservancy present a special commemoration of architect Julia Morgan, California's first licensed woman architect. Noted for her collaboration with William Randolph Hearst to create Hearst Castle in San Simeon, Morgan left a legacy of more than 700 projects in her nearly five decades of practice. Posthumously awarded the A...

  • Village Well Hosts Conversation with Anti-Racism Author Doyin Richards Reading His New Picture Book "Watch Me"

    Who: Culver City local author and Anti-Racism activist Doyin Richards When: Sunday, March 7 Virtual event: 11 am - 12 pm PST Where: Virtual Event: Register for free - https://bit.ly/2NHPctt - After you register, we will send you a link to connect to the free event via Zoom. What: Village Well Books & Café hosts its second online author event with Culver City local author Doyin Richards. Virtual Book Reading with local author Doyin Richards who will hold a special live...

  • Downtown Santa Monica Inc. Launches Satellite Outdoor Dining Locations on Third Street Promenade

    Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM) in collaboration with the City of Santa Monica have announced expanded outdoor dining along the world-famous Third Street Promenade in efforts to support restaurants as they reopen and recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic and to provide residents and visitors more space to dine under the California sunshine. The dining expansion allows restaurants on and around the Promenade to create new "satellite" locations along the iconic...

  • Bergamot Station to Get 6-Foot Garland of Roses For National Day of Mourning March 1 in Memoriam for Covid-19 Dead

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff

    With the nation's death toll from Covid-19 passing half a million this week and nearly 20,000 deceased in Los Angeles County, a group of artists and individuals sought to find a way for the country to grieve. The result this March 1 will be the installation of a heart-shaped garland of felt roses at the Building Bridges Art Exchange at Bergamot Station. The groups involved include the Floral Heart Project, conceived by artist Kristina Libby. Concerned about the number of...

  • In Honor of Black History Month Forest Lawn presents Preserving Honor & Excellence

    Courtesy of Forest Lawn

    Forest Lawn will mark Black History Month in a much-anticipated virtual celebration, Preserving Honor & Excellence. This performance of inspirational music, dance, and readings will stream live via Facebook Live on Saturday, February 13, 2021. The celebration honors Black culture with New Orleans-style jazz, a tap dancing and bucket drumming performance from the Broadway musical Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk, as well as soul and rhythm and blues vocals. The 2021...

  • You Can't Sop the Beat, an evening of Uplifting Performances and Optismism for the Future of the Arts

    San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon (Daren A.C. Carollo and Daniel Thomas, Co-Executive Directors) is pleased to announce a virtual 2021 Gala, YOU CAN'T STOP THE BEAT - an evening of uplifting performances and optimism for the future of the arts. YOU CAN'T STOP THE BEAT will stream on Sunday, February 28, 2021 beginning at 6:00 p.m., General admission is available for $100.00, with Premier Admission (including an exclusive pre-show virtual green room reception with the gala perfo...

  • Jimmy Shin's 'The Shindig Show' To Bring Much Needed Laughter & Supports The Clothing Drive For The Homeless on Friday October 16th.

    Christine Peake

    Finally, a good news story that not only brings a few good laughs but also the generosity of some of the leading comics in Los Angeles who collectively have joined together - not too closely of course, to put in a socially distanced/mask wearing show to share a few jokes, and to accept donations to help the problematic ever increasing homeless community. Attendees are encouraged to bring clothing to donate to the homeless. Award winning actor and comedian Jimmy Shin, who when...

  • Friday Night Coffee Table Community Discussions With Morgan-Wixson Theatre

    Webinar Registration Topic: MWT Friday Night Coffee Table Community Discussions Description: We invite our Morgan-Wixson Theatre Members and community to participate in a community discussion about race - on stage, off stage, and around us. This week's Conversation is entitled ""Code Switching" led by Dré Jackson Heimos. So come sit around the coffee table and join us. Register for Log-in details. Time: Oct 16, 2020 08:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)...

  • HAPPY HALLOWEEN LA A Family Friendly Drive-Through Event For All Ages

    HAPPY HALLOWEEN LA A Family Friendly Drive-Through Event For All Ages Pico Rivera, CA October 15th to November 1st 2020 - The first event of its kind, Happy Halloween LA will offer people in Southern California a chance to take their families out of the house to participate in a multiple themed zone event. The event was created by YOUR CITY SAFARI in partnership with Improving Lives Charity a 501c3. With a proven track record of success from their Safari's, Harvest Hunts, and...

  • Dana Point Harbor Lights Up the Holidays Beginning November 11

    WHAT Dana Point Harbor Partners is spreading seasonal cheer with the annual holiday light display set to illuminate the Harbor beginning November 11. Each night throughout the holiday season, the Harbor's magnificent light display will illuminate the evening sky for guests of all ages to enjoy. Themed light exhibits throughout the Harbor will include Candy Cane Lane, and the popular "Merry Kiss Me" arch. New this year, Dana Point Harbor Partners have added light displays to...

  • Experience the 30th Annual Lighting of the Bay at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort

    Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort is pleased to present the 30th annual Lighting of the Bay beginning Friday, November 27. Marking the official start to the holidays at Newport Dunes, the cherished scene illuminates the picturesque, waveless bay each evening at dusk with more than 40 electric Christmas trees and holiday decorations. "With many events canceled during this time, we're thrilled to be able to offer our guests and the community a responsible attraction to look...

  • Uncover the History of the Santa Monica Pier with New 'Secret Story Tour' Digital Interactive Experience

    You've experienced the Pier before, but never like this! The historic Santa Monica Pier has reimagined the way guests can experience the Pier with 'Secret Story Tour,' the new, immersive digital quest that travels back in time to discover the most legendary secret stories from the landmark's 110 year legacy. Created by renowned game design duo, The Wild Optimists, and developed in partnership with the Santa Monica Pier Corporation, Secret Story Tour is a family-friendly,...

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