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SoCal Museums is committed to promoting the dynamic landscape of cultural institutions in Southern California. SoCal Museums presents an assortment of museums as diverse as SoCal itself. Be it art, natural history, science, or culture, there is something for everyone, and you can find out which museums are free today.

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.

Create fun memories during summer vacation with a free tour of The Music Center’s sprawling campus. The 90-minute tours encompass The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, and Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Tuesdays – Fridays, 11:00 a.m., Saturdays – Sundays, 10:15 a.m.

In 2019, Lawson answered more than 1,000 questions in his Story File so that future generations can continue conversing with him to learn about his legacy. What would you like to ask Lawson?

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.,
Thursday, 12:00 noon – 8:00 p.m.
Adults – $16, Seniors and Youth – $9, Members and Children under 5 – Free

Mark Bradford’s 150 Portrait Tone, a mural-size composition that contains elements of both abstraction and realism, is based on an idea for a work that the artist conceived after the fatal shooting of Philando Castile by a police officer in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in July 2016. Castile, a nutrition services supervisor at an elementary school, was shot after being pulled over in his car—an incident that was livestreamed on Facebook by Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, who was sitting in the passenger seat next to him.

The painting features excerpts of Reynolds’s dialogue from the video. The title, 150 Portrait Tone, refers to the name and color code of the pink acrylic used throughout the painting. Like the now-obsolete “flesh” crayon in the Crayola 64 box (renamed “peach” in 1962), the color “portrait tone” carries inherent assumptions about who, exactly, is being depicted. In the context of Bradford’s painting, the title presents a sobering commentary on power and representation.

All classes are free, no registration required. First come-first served. Stop in and join the fun whenever you want.

Schedule:

💃🏽 RHYTHMS OF RESISTANCE/AFO-PERUVIAN MUSIC & DANCE | TUE, THUR, & SATURDAYS |
T/TH: 4:00PM – 6:00PM |
SAT: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

🎭 MUSICAL THEATRE INTENSIVE | TUE, WED, THURS | 1:30PM – 3:30PM

🌎 EARTHY ART FOR SENIORS | WED | 10:00AM – 11:30AM

🖼 VISUAL ARTS LAB | WED | 2:00PM – 3:00PM

🎨 MIXED MEDIA STUDIO | WED | 3:00PM – 5:00PM

🎸 COMMUNITY JAM SESSION | WED | 4:00PM – 6:00PM

🪴 G-ART-ENING FOR FAMILIES | 1:00PM – 2:30PM

🎬 FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT UNDER THE STARS | 7:00PM – DOORS OPEN AND MOVIE STARTS AT 8:OOPM

🌄 SUNSET NATURE WALK | SAT | JULY 27 | 6:00PM – 8:00PM

🎙 OPEN MIC NIGHT | SAT | AUGUST 10 | 6:00PM – 8:00PM