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The Ultimate LA Family Guide
Copyright © 2006-2012 The Teachtopia Network
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Event Description
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Time
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Location
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Price
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Oct. 31-Nov. 1 |
A Fishy Fest for Halloween & Dia de los Muertos Kids can create their own masks and explore a mad scientist's laboratory. Face painting, arts and crafts, naturalists' presentations, and a marine animal graveyard. |
12:30-5 pm |
Santa Monica Pier Aquarium 1600 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica |
Adults $2, Children (ages 0-12): free |
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Aug. 1-Dec 31
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Madame Tussauds Come see your favorite stars as wax figures. |
Daily 10 am-8 pm; Memorial Day-Labor Day: 10 am-10 pm |
6933 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood |
$18-25 Click here for a Tussaud’s Hollywood coupon to save $5 per ticket. |
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Oct. 24-25, Oct. 31-Nov. 1
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Boo at the Zoo Special trick-or-treat area, performances, crafts and special treats. |
10 am-4 pm
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LA Zoo, 5333 Zoo Dr., Los Angeles
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Adults: $13, Children: $8
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Nov. 1 |
Celebrate Latino traditions in the gardens of the Fenyes Mansion. Workshops are offered in folklorical dance and Mexican arts and crafts. |
12-4 pm |
Pasadena Museum of History 470 West Walnut St., Pasadena |
Free, charge for workshops and food |
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Nov. 1 |
A volunteer naturalist guides the program on a stroll through the canyon. Kids create a take home nature project after the hike. |
10 am-12 pm |
Franklin Canyon Park, Sooky Goldman Nature Center, 2600 Franklin Canyon Dr., Beverly Hills
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Free |
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Nov. 1 |
Free entertainment, traditional dancing, singing, plays, and people dressed as skeletons. |
10 am-9 pm |
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument 125 Paseo de la Plaza, Los Angeles, |
Free |
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Nov. 2 |
Day of the Dead - Dia de los Muertos Celebration This event features children's art workshops, craft vendors, elaborate altars, a Day of the Dead fashion walk, live music, and traditional food. |
5-11 pm |
East Los Angeles Civic Center 4801 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles |
Free |
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Nov. 3 |
Free Family Night: Native American Traditions Experience the oral traditional of Native American storytelling with Jacque Nunez as he tells stories of the Acjachemen Nation. Learn about Native American tools, instruments, games and clothing. |
4-8 pm |
Kidspace, 480 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena
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Free
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Nov. 7 |
Dia de los Muertos Fall Festival The fair includes traditional Dia de los Muertos altars made by the students, homemade tamales, music, crafts, games, and a haunted house. |
1-5 pm |
Edison Language Academy 2425 Kansas Ave., Santa Monica |
Free admission; fee for some activities |
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Nov. 6-8 |
The Wizard of Oz is performed as a classical story ballet with music and dancing. |
Fri.: 8 pm; Sat.: 2 pm and 8 pm; Sun.: 2 pm |
Los Angeles Ballet Academy 18138 Sherman Way, Reseda |
Adults: $20; Children (ages 0-11): $15 |
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Nov. 8 |
Family Festival: Poring over Portraits In this workshop students will seize on small details, add a bit of imagination and create a behind-the-scenes story of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s Comtesse d’Haussonville, 1845. |
1-2:30 pm |
Norton Simon Museum, 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
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Free The course is free and is limited to 20 students per session, ages 8–13. Advance registration is required |
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Nov. 14 |
Enjoy a performance by Russian, Cossack, and Ukranian dancers and musicians. |
11 am and 12:30 pm
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Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
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Free, arrive early to get tickets.
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Nov. 14 |
Meet Disney’s Newest Princess “Tiana” at Disney Store’s Grand Opening and Celebration The first 100 kids to enter the store will receive free Mickey Mouse ears. Meet Princess Tiana and take a photo. Also, Radio Disney’s Road Crew will be there with music, fun and games. |
10 am-5 pm |
Disney Store, Westfield Culver City, 6000 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City |
Free |
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Nov. 14-15 |
Yo Gabba Gabba! Live: There's a Party in My City features characters and guests from the TV show, with music, animation, games, singing, and dancing. |
11 am and 3 pm |
Shrine Auditorium 655 W Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles |
$33 |
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Nov. 14 |
Teen Thanksgiving Gourmet Caramel Apples Workshop Teens are invited to learn to create a popular holiday delectable dessert. |
3:30 pm |
West Los Angeles Regional Branch Library 11360 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, |
Free |
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Nov. 14 |
Target Free Family Day: Merry Melodies Create your own colorful and fun tambourine. Design your own maraca using a variety of materials. Origami Corner: Make an Origami turkey.
Special Toy Drive: Bring a new, unwrapped toy to the National Museum and they will donate it to the Children’s Hospital of L.A. |
11 am-4 pm
12 pm: Learn how to play giant Taiko drums. 1–4 pm: Kidding Around the Kitchen will help you make a veggie soup. This recipe is in honor of Vivaldi’s, Four Seasons. 2 pm: Taiko Performance |
Japanese American National Museum, 369 East First St.,
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All activities are free as well as free museum admission |
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Nov. 15 |
Creating Comics, Creating Worlds Kids ages 10-14 will tour The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb's Book of Genesis, and then write and draw their own creation stories in comic form. |
12-2 pm Hammer Kids
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Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
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Free. Reservations are encouraged. Contact workshops@826LA.org. |
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Nov. 15 |
Learn about the trees planted across the Skirball campus, then make art using leaves gathered during the walk. Advance registration required. |
11:30 am-12:30 pm and 2:30-3:30 pm |
Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles
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Included in general admission: $15 General; $12 Seniors and Full-Time Students; $10 Children 2–12; |
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Nov. 15 |
Kids in the Courtyard: Mad Hatter Tea Party You are invited to a Mad Hatter Tea Party in celebration of the exhibition Steeped In History: The Art of Tea. Come dressed as your favorite Alice in Wonderland character or decorate a crazy hat when you arrive. There will be a variety of herbal teas and tea-inspired games. |
1–4 pm
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Fowler Museum at UCLA, North Campus, Sunset Blvd. And Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles
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Free
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Nov. 22 |
Come share in the classic musical film with your family. |
11 am |
Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles |
Free. Parking: $3 for 3 hours. |
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Nov. 28 |
Special Holiday Story time featuring The Grinch! A special holiday-themed story time with a visit from The Grinch! Story time will be followed by a photo op with the Grinch, so bring your cameras. |
10 am |
Vroman’s, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
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Free
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Nov. 29 |
Stories in the Afternoon: Anyone Hungry? Savor stories about feasts as you create a delectable still-life collage in front of Frans Snyders' Still Life with Fruit and Vegetables, 1625–35 |
2-3 pm |
Norton Simon Museum, 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
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Adults: $8, Children under 18: Free
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November 2009 Event Calendar for Families in Los Angeles