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The Ultimate LA Family Guide
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January 2012 Event Calendar for Families in Los Angeles
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Event Date |
Event Description
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Time
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Location
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Price
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Nov. 18-Jan. 8, 2011 |
See Christmas trees decorated with items that represent the many decades of American history. |
10 am-7 pm (hours vary on different days so check the website before going) |
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Dr., Simi Valley |
Free with paid admission: Adults: $12, Seniors: $9, Students (11-17): $6, Children (11 and younger): Free |
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Jan. 1 |
Celebrate the New Year with free admission to all galleries at the museum.
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11 am-5 pm |
Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles |
Free |
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Jan. 2-3 |
View the beautiful floats on display at the end of the parade route. |
9 am-5 pm (ticket sales end at 2:30 pm each day |
Washington Blvd. and Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena |
Adults: $10, Children (5 and younger): Free |
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Jan. 6 |
Celebrate the three kings, or wise men, with a colorful procession, as well as prizes, free champurado (traditional chocolate drink) pan dulce, and a pinata. |
6:30-8:30 pm |
Olvera St., Los Angeles |
Free |
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Jan. 7 |
Get ready to roar over our prehistorically perfect stories, songs, poems and puppet show. |
2-3 pm |
KLOS Story Theater at the Richard J. Riordan Central Library 630 West Fifth St., Los Angeles |
Free; get validated parking when you park at the lot right under the library. |
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Jan. 8 |
Traditional and contemporary performances that celebrate the New Year |
1 pm |
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, 244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles in Little Tokyo |
Free |
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Jan. 8 |
Kids in the Courtyard: Turtles, Turtles, Everywhere Meet real turtles courtesy of the Wildlife Learning Center and create your own turtle art, inspired by the Testudines in José Bedia’s paintings. |
1-4 pm |
Fowler Museum at UCLA Sunset Blvd. at Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles |
Free; parking at UCLA is $11. |
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Jan. 14 |
Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic: Castle This castle comes with stickers, paperboard cutouts and a working drawbridge! |
10-11 am |
Various Lowe’s locations throughout Los Angeles |
Free: Register online. First 50 kids to register and come to the clinic will receive an apron and goggles. |
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Jan. 14 |
Family Festival: Pop Up Stories For children ages 8-13. Carol Barton, a book artist, curator and teacher, leads this delightful workshop in which children and their families produce their own pop-up cards and pages. Online registration is required. |
2-3:30 pm |
Norton Simon Museum 411 West Colorado Blvd., Pasadena |
Free with paid admission Adults: $8; Students and children under age 18: Free; Seniors: $4 |
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Jan. 14 |
Family Days: Fantastic Flowers Find inspiration in the painting Tulips in a Vase by Paul Cézanne, and create a paper floral arrangement for your dinner table. This program recommended for children ages 4-8. |
1-3 pm |
Norton Simon Museum 411 West Colorado Blvd., Pasadena |
Free with paid admission Adults: $8; Students and children under age 18: Free; Seniors: $4 |
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Jan. 14 |
Put on your Superhero Capes and come to the library for brave stories, songs, poems and a truly heroic puppet show. |
2-3 pm |
KLOS Story Theater at the Richard J. Riordan Central Library 630 West Fifth St., Los Angeles |
Free; get validated parking when you park at the lot right under the library. |
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Jan. 14 |
World City: Khac Chi Ensemble & Korean Classical Music and Dance Company Explore the music of the mountain people of Vietnam featuring rare instruments and be enchanted by exquisite dance that originated with Korea’s royal dynasties. |
11 am and 12:30 pm |
Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles |
Free, arrive early to get tickets.
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Jan. 14 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Storytime Singer Uncle Ruthie tells stories in King’s honor. |
10:30 am |
Children’s Book World 10580 ½ Pico Blvd., Los Angeles |
Free |
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Jan. 14 |
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with kung fu demonstrations and teapot balancing, puppet shows and lion dances, plus other Chinese performances and cultural activities. |
11 am-5 pm |
Pacific Asia Museum 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena |
Free |
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Jan. 15 |
Dances of The African Diaspora and The Pacific Rim Celebrate MLK, Jr.’s legacy with this event featuring dance performances and art workshops. |
11 am-4 pm |
California African American Museum 600 State Dr., Exposition Park in Los Angeles |
Free admission, parking is $10. |
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Jan. 16 |
Enjoy the museum for free today, with special performances from a Peruvian dance ensemble. |
12-5 pm |
LACMA 5905 Wilshire Blvd.,
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Free |
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Jan. 21 |
Speakers, presentations, interactive activities and handouts will be available so visitors can learn more about preserving and improving California coastal marine resources. |
11 am-3 pm |
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Dr., San Pedro |
Free |
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Jan. 21 |
Tons of free activities for kids including bouncy houses, a train ride, arts and crafts, a reptile show, balloon artists, story time characters and face painting plus information for parents on schools, camps, toys, party entertainment and more. |
10 am-6 pm |
Pasadena Convention Center, Hall B, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena |
Kids 12 and younger: Free Adults: $10 |
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Jan. 21 |
A hula hoop expert will teach kids fun tricks to do while hula-hooping. |
11 am |
The Children’s Museum at La Habra 301 S. Euclid St., La Habra |
Admission to the museum is $7. |
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Jan. 21 |
Learn about how local Chumash Indians have used the natural resources of their environment for thousands of years on an easy 1 mile walk. |
10 am-12 pm |
King Gillette Ranch 26800 Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas |
Free; parking is $7. |
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Jan. 21 |
Magician Jersey Jim combines comedy and illusion to create a fun show. |
11 am and 2 pm |
Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center 3050 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley |
Adults: $10, Children: $8 |
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Jan. 22 |
Free Cultural Program: Tule Dolls and Ducks Native American artist Gloria Liggett will show you how to make tule dolls and ducks. Materials provided. |
10 am-12 pm and 1-3 pm |
Satwiwa Native American Culture Center Via Goleta and Potrero Rd., Newbury Park
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Free |
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Jan. 22 |
LMU Concerts of Music for Children Music, dance, Haiku reading and acting performances. |
1 and 3 pm |
1 LMU Dr., Los Angeles |
Free; reservations required by Jan. 20. (310) 568-6164 |
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Jan. 27 |
This show mixes award winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes and ancient and contemporary theatrical techniques. |
10 am and 12 pm |
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks |
$14 |
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Jan. 28 |
Golden Dragon Festival and Parade Celebrate Chinese New Year with this breathtaking parade featuring two dozen floats and multiple marching bands. |
1-4 pm |
Hill St., downtown Los Angeles |
Free |
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Jan. 28 |
Crafts and entertainment including Chinese lion dancers, a drums demonstration a Korean fan dance and more. |
11 am-2 pm |
Americana at Brand 889 Americana Way, Glendale |
Free |
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Jan. 29 |
Celebrate the migration of the Pacific gray whale and the beginning of whale-watching season with activities and exhibits for all including games, arts and crafts, puppet shows, a duct tape whale sculpture contest and a great cetacean creation sand sculpture contest. |
10 am-4 pm |
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium 3720 Stephen M. White Dr., San Pedro |
Free |
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Jan. 29 |
Celebrate trees with live concerts, puppet shows, nature hikes and crafts, tree planting, gardening, a climbing wall, animal education, a bouncy house, and a scavenger hunt. |
11 am-4 pm |
The Shalom Institute, 34342 Mulholland Hwy, Malibu |
$5 online, $10 at the door; Children under 3: Free |
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Jan. 29 |
West Valley Chinese Academy Chinese New Year Celebration Lion dance, adult and children performances, a raffle, a silent auction, a magician, and Chinese songs and dances. |
10 am-12:30 pm |
Temple Aliyah 6025 Valley Circle Blvd., Woodland Hills |
Free |
