Daytime

JAPANESE GARDEN AT DESCANSO GARDENS

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Explore this tranquil Japanese-style garden that blends design elements from four classic garden styles. Cross an arched bridge and walk on shaded paths along a koi-filled stream to the teahouse.

 

General – $15, Seniors 65 and over and Students with ID – $11, Children (5 to 12 years) – $5, Descanso members and children under 5 – Free

Website Link
descansogardens.org/gardens-and-collections/explore-the-gardens
Event Date
-
Event Location

Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Drive
La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.2013877, -118.2101229

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$15
Contact Phone
(818) 952-4390
Event ID
10304111
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WATTS WILLOWBROOK FARMERS’ MARKET AT MLK CAMPUS

Event Type
Family Activity
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Watts Willowbrook Farmers’ Market, in collaboration with the MLK Outpatient Center, opened in November 2023. The market will serve a diverse customer base and continue to grow in both attendance and reputation as a market that is outstanding in the quality of the fresh food that is offered weekly.  

 

Open Weekly on Wednesdays, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Website Link
foodaccessla.org/watts-willowbrook
Event Date
-
Event Location

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital
1680 E 120th St
Los Angeles, 90059
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.9231731, -118.2413702

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10317392
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JAPANESE GARDEN – KOI POND AT SOUTH COAST BOTANIC GARDENS

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Listen to the calming sounds of water and take in the subdued palette of evergreen shrubbery embracing the Koi Pond. The garden features stone lanterns crafted of Okazaki stone over 200 years ago and a bonsai display maintained by the South Coast Bonsai Association.

 

Adults – $15, Seniors 65 and over and Students with ID – $11, Children (5 to 12 years) – $5, Foundation members and children under 4 – Free,

Entry on the third Tuesday of each month – Free.

Advance purchase is required to attend on Saturdays and Sundays.

Website Link
southcoastbotanicgarden.org/garden-highlights WHEN: SITE: COST: SPONSOR: INFO:
Event Date
-
Event Location

South Coast Botanic Garden
26300 Crenshaw Blvd
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.7829399, -118.3454643

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$15
Contact Phone
(424) 452-0920
Event ID
10304135
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Artist Talk: JoeyTerrill

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
 Artist and retired Director of Global Advocacy & Partnerships for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Joey Terrill, speaks about his life’s work as an artist and activist focusing on issues facing queer Chicano communities in Los Angeles and beyond.
Website Link
channel.hammer.ucla.edu/search?speakers=Joey%20Terrill
Event Date
Event Location

Hammer Museum – Online
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322444
Event Main Image

STUART TIMMONS WEST HOLLYWOOD LGBTQ HISTORY TOUR

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Acclaimed author/historian Stuart Timmons was in the process of writing his West Hollywood LGBTQ History Tour, the final in a trio of walking tours, when he suffered a debilitating stroke in 2008. The tour remained incomplete until the City of West Hollywood’s Arts Division funded its completion to help finish his research, bringing it to a rousing completion as both a self-guided walking tour and a special in-person event with performance artists as tour guides. In 2021, through a special grant, the tour was recorded as a collection of short films.
Website Link
bit.ly/WeHoLGBTQTour
Event Date
Event Location

Live Streaming
Los Angeles, CA
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322213
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STEPPING STONES

Event Type
Culture & Community
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
This project joins LGBTQ+ seniors and young performing artists, in various disciplines, to explore how the gay community has been built by creating paths and interconnectedness.
Website Link
newstages.org
Event Date
Event Location

Streaming
CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
36.778261, -119.4179324

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10321953
Event Main Image

JOHN ELGIN WOOLF: MASTER OF THE HOLLYWOOD REGENCY

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Architect John Elgin Woolf’s work defined luxury living for Hollywood’s famous. He became a master of the Hollywood Regency style, creating glamorous homes for figures including Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Mae West, and John Wayne. Take this self-guided architectural trail curated by filmmaker and journalist Matt Tyrnauer.
Website Link
drive.google.com/file/d/1gHL9DLox6Im2IKgmuFEPGhTT53XOYFPP/view
Event Date
Event Location

Online as a self-guided walking tour
Los Angeles, CA
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322183
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INDEPENDENT VOICES

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
An open-access digital collection of alternative press newspapers, magazines, and journals drawn from the extraordinary collections of participating libraries. These periodicals were produced by feminists, dissident GIs, campus radicals, Native Americans, anti-war activists, Black Power advocates, Hispanics, LGBT activists, the extreme right-wing press, and alternative literary magazines during the latter half of the 20th century.
Website Link
voices.revealdigital.org
Event Date
Event Location

Virtual Event
150 E 10th St
Claremont, CA 91711
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.9652918, -118.1514588

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322153
Event Main Image

LGBTQ+ PRIDE AT LOS ANGELES COUNTY LIBRARY

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Film
Music
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The LGBTQ+ Pride at Los Angeles County Library has a selection of resources and materials that inform about and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in Los Angeles County and beyond. The scope encompasses academic materials, poetry, film, music, novels, magazines, and newspapers.
Website Link
lacountylibrary.org/pride
Event Date
Event Location

Virtual Event
150 E 10th St
Claremont, CA 91711
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.9652918, -118.1514588

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322123
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VITAM PICTURARUM – PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
An LGBTQ+ photography exhibition that explores the quotidian – framing a snippet of everyday life of and through our queer lens. Expounding on existential issues, tribalism, creativity, love, joy, and more, from the humdrum to the fantastical. With a presentation of over 30 local and international artists. Curated by Amina Cruz, Antonio Zaragoza, and Ruben Esparza. The opening reception will take place on June 14 and feature a DJ and literary performance by West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Jen Cheng.

 

Check the website for times
Website Link
wehopride.com
Event Date
Event Location

Plummer Park – Long Hall
7377 Santa Monica
West Hollywood, CA 90069
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0914637, -118.350834

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Free, No RSVP Required
Event ID
10322066
Event Main Image
Daytime