Family Friendly

Event Type
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

The Crazy Superhero Vacation is a production by Ms. Neate’s class at Vena Avenue Elementary. Animation and editing are by Pieter Hardeman of Toy Story Lab. Southland Sings is a creative organization using the arts to unlock creative potential through live opera, musical theatre production, education assemblies, and music composition for all ages.

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Event Location

YouTube
CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
36.778261, -119.4179324
Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10302967
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Event Type
Family Activity
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
On the eve of her 60th birthday, Maria fires up her new karaoke machine to regale her granddaughter with her astonishing life story. As a lounge singer who escaped a gangster-controlled nightclub in Manila to become a free-range mother of five in the United States, Maria is a matriarch not to be trifled with.

 

Tuesdays – Fridays, 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays, 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Sundays, 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.
Event Date
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Event Location

Geffen Playhouse
10886 Le Conte Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0635118, -118.4443932
Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check the website for ticket prices
Contact Phone
310.208.5454
Event ID
10322752
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Cumbiatón LA back for its second Noche de Cumbia at The Ford. The program offers a musical and visual exploration of the origins of the beloved Afro-Indigenous sounds we know as Cumbia. An all-star lineup featuring Son Rompe Pera (Mexico), Reyna Tropical (US), and Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto (Colombia), performs with support from Cumbiatón DJs and traditional and contemporary Cumbia dancers from the US and Mexico.
Event Date
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Event Location

Ford Amphitheatre
2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East
Hollywood, CA 90068
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1146574, -118.3371221
Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check the website for ticket prices.
Contact Phone
323.461.3673
Event ID
139273
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Event Type
Family Activity
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

The Acadmy Museum presents the Film Series Beware the Elements! Natural Disasters on Film

Following a summer of record-breaking heatwaves, extreme wildfires, historic floods, and a truly unprecedented “hurriquake,” we find the perilous realities of climate change increasingly impacting our daily lives. This screening series considers natural disasters through our planet’s primary elements—earth, wind, water, and fire—and seeks to highlight key moments in the history of the disaster film genre as a source of entertainment and portrayal of science, and as a tool to raise our collective consciousness about science-based solutions to the mounting global climate crisis. Click the here to see the featured films selected for this series. The film series runs between January 4th to January 28, 2024.
Event Date
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Event Location

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
6067 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0633867, -118.3608799
Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$5 – $10
Contact Phone
323.930.3000
Event ID
10287504
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The festival strives to connect the audience to Mexico through culture and entertainment, creating the most authentic experience. The festival is for all audiences, and every event is open to the general public. Every film has English subtitles.
Event Date
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Event Location

The Montalban Theater
1615 Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 91601
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1002865, -118.3270604
Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check the website for ticket prices
Contact Phone
323.461.6999
Event ID
10323314
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Event Type
Family Activity
Music
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles (Levitt LA) is celebrating its 17th annual concert series by presenting 10 world-class performances that are all FREE and open to everyone. The concert series runs Saturdays from June 22 through August 31, 2024.

For 17 years, Levitt LA has been creating a sense of community through music. This summer, they will once again showcase the diverse cultural landscape of Los Angeles with a fantastic lineup of artists, transforming MacArthur Park into a vibrant and energized urban sonic oasis.

The concerts will be held outdoors, under the stars, with the stunning backdrop of LA’s skyline at MacArthur Park.

Please click here to see the concert series schedule!

Event Date
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Event Location

MacArthur Park Levitt Pavilion
West 6th Street and South Park View Street
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0609307, -118.277996
Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10324874
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Event Type
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

The granddaddy of free Frogtown events returns on September 21 from 4-10pm. Sprawling over a mile alongside the LA River, and featuring over 30 venues presenting pop up art exhibits, arts and culture activities and performances, you can enjoy live music, great food, artist studio tours, kid’s crafts, DJs, hula hooping, pedicab rides, performances, dance, community booths, chalk walk, literary lounge with poetry and spoken word…and course, tons of art! Everyone is welcome at the 14th biennial car-free and dog-friendly low impact community event – leave the car at home and use rideshare services, if possible; convenient rideshare drop off and pick up locations are listed on the event site: https://www.evartscollective.com/visit-the-artwalk

Event Date
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Event Location

Frogtown Artwalk
2498 Crystal Street
Los Angeles, CA 90039
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1077741, -118.2554861
Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
(323) 664-0202
Event ID
139383
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Event Type
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Film
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The monthly film festival presents screenings of short films, documentaries, and feature films submitted from around the world. After each program, there will be a Q&A session with the filmmakers. Additionally, the program includes a special reception where the audience can meet talented filmmakers and network with industry professionals.
Event Date
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Event Location

South Park Center
1139 S. Hill Street, Los Angeles 90015
Los Angeles, CA 90015
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0390568, -118.2611995
Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$10 – $30
Contact Phone
323-521-7385
Event ID
139269
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Event Type
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Film
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The monthly festival presents screenings of shorts, documentaries, and feature films submitted worldwide. All of the programs are followed by a Q&A with each filmmaker. The program also offers a special reception so the audience can meet the filmmakers and incredible talent involved and network with industry professionals.
Event Date
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Event Location

South Park Center
1149 Hill St H300
Los Angeles, CA 90015
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0392631, -118.2612368
Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$10 – $30
Contact Phone
4243439304
Event ID
137197
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

This interactive and educational permanent exhibition invites families to explore the sights, sounds and smells of downtown Los Angeles during the 1920s. Calle Principal is an immersive recreation of Main Street, the one-time heart of Los Angeles’s Mexican, Mexican-American, and immigrant communities—and the street where LA Plaza sits on today.

Event Date
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Event Location

La Plaza de Cultura y Artes
501 N Main St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0564554, -118.2398448
Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
(213) 542-6259
Event ID
10336149
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