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THINGS TO DO IN L.A.
SATURDAY 01/18/2020
Festivals, Concerts, Entertainment, Activities, and Other Events in Los Angeles



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01/18/2020
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY CELEBRATION CONCERT

2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, 90049 - FREE | Reservations recommended - At this tenth annual tribute concert, under the direction of Charles Dickerson, the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles and their Community Chorus will perform an array of uplifting numbers, in ....

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01/18/2020
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

20700 South Avalon Boulevard 3103666629 - FREE - SouthBay Pavilion and The L.A. South Chamber of Commerce "King Week Celebration" honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin L. King Jr. This year, the theme is "Out of the Mountain of Despair, a Stone ....

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01/18/2020
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
FREE KIDS' FISHING DERBY

1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869 714-973-6835 - Free - OC Parks would like to invite you and your kids to a fun morning of fishing at Irvine Regional Park! This is a Kids’ Fishing Derby (for ages 15 and under). Please bring your own fishing pole and bai ....

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01/18/2020
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT NIGHT HIKE

4442 Carbon Canyon Road, Brea, CA 92823 714-973-3160 - Free - Come see Carbon Canyon Regional Park in a completely different setting - in the dark! Park rangers will lead starlit hikes showcasing the natural wonders that can only be seen at night. The night hik ....

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01/18/2020
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
BEN FRANKLIN'S ELECTRIC BIRTHDAY PARTY

315 W. Torrance Blvd. 3105157166 - - Ben Franklin's Electric Birthday Celebration
International Printing Museum
315 W. Torrance Blvd, Carson, CA 90745
Saturday Jan.18th 2020
11:00 am Franklin ("Kid-Friendly" Show) & 1:00 pm
(Adul ....

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01/17/2020 to 01/19/2020
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
TBF PRESENTS: "LIVE" + "FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS" BENEFIT MUSIC FEST ON 01.17 AND 01.18

3920 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, 90063 747-333-6519 - $10 in advance both nights, or $20 at doors both nights; $10 at doors with The Band Famous app at entry - This is a two-fold charity event with a Pokémon Go PvP tournament for charity on 01.17 (all ages), and live music both nights. 01.18 = 18+. LIVE + FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS with us this January! We are doin ....

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11/01/2019 to 01/20/2020
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
ICE AT SANTA MONICA

1324 Fifth Street, Santa Monica, 90401 310-393-8355 - $5-$17 - Every holiday season Downtown Santa Monica brings a little ice to our beachside community, transforming the corner of Fifth Street and Arizona Avenue into the winter wonderland known as Ice at Santa ....

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01/03/2020 to 02/02/2020
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
PHOTO L.A.

3021 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405 - - photo l.a. is the longest-running international photography fair on the West Coast and has hosted over 700 galleries, private dealers, and publishers since its inception in 1992. The 28th edition of ....

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04/16/2019 to 05/15/2019
EXTRACT EXHIBITION AT ROW DTLA'S BITFORMS LA

777 Alameda St, Los Angeles, 90021 - - bitforms gallery hosts its second Los Angeles exhibition at the ROW DTLA April 13 - May 15. Extract investigates image and data circulation as a ubiquitous hallmark of contemporary culture. Works by ....

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05/03/2019 to 05/15/2019
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS EXHIBIT AT THE HOUSE OF LUCIE

777 Alameda St, Los Angeles, 90021 3238711151 - Free - The Lucie Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization whose mission is to honor master photographers, discover and cultivate emerging photographic talent and promote the appreciation of photo ....

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01/03/2020 to 01/18/2020
MUSKET AND THE RAT

1625 N. Las Palmas Ave., Hollywood 90028 800-838-3006 - $30; Students, veterans, persons in recovery $15 - Musket Cherry is a young woman who lives in a gritty, rugged, ungentrified neighborhood in Chicago. Her mom is a deadbeat alcoholic. Musket’s anchors are her beloved brother Weso, her best friend Ga ....

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01/18/2020
SCOTT HENDERSON TRIO

1417 W. 8th St 310-833-7538 - $30 - Scott's impressive work over the years as co-leader of the group "Tribal Tech", leader of his own ground breaking trio, and sideman to some of the best jazz artists including the great Joe Zawinul, h ....

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01/18/2020
THE BRC'S 1ST ANNUAL "REACHING HIGHER AND HIGHER" FUNDRAISER

4708 W Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90016 323-250-0789 - 40,50 - The Black Rebirth Collective (BRC) invites you to their 1st Annual fundraiser “Reaching Higher and Higher” on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, in Los Angeles ....

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12/07/2019 to 01/18/2020
ADG GALLERY 800 “TRIP•TYCH”

5108 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, 91601 - - Cari Chadwick (Graphic Artist), Nic Weethee (Art Director) and Will Batts (Set Designer) will be honored by the Art Directors Guild Gallery 800 (ADG, IATSE Local 800) in a special exhibit entitled TR ....

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01/18/2020
THE ALCHEMICAL VISIONS TAROT DECK: ART OPENING FOR ARTIST ARTHUR TAUSSIG

3910 Los Feliz Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90027 - FREE - Journey deep into The Alchemical Visions Tarot —a Tarot for personal alchemy, meditative and full of symbolism, each a work of art. About this Event
Join world-renowned artist and NEA Grant recipien ....

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01/18/2020
THE DELTA BOWL

20122 Vanowen St.Winnetka, CA 91306 - $35 - Strike up a good time with the San Fernando Valley Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority! Please join us for a fun night of bowling, refreshments, and raffles to benefit local Delta scholarshi ....

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01/18/2020
FREE EDENDALE UP CLOSE CONCERTS

2011 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90026 213-207-3000 - Free - MAKSIM VELICHKIN: SOLO CELLO: WORKS BY LA COMPOSERS/
FREE EDENDALE UP CLOSE CONCERTS MAKSIM VELICHKIN Solo Cello Recital
at the
EDENDALE UP CLOSE Concert Series
at the Edendale Branch Library (LAPL)
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01/18/2020
BROOKS + SCARPA | DENSE-CITY: HOUSING FOR QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOCIAL CAPITAL | CLOSING RECEPTION & CONVERSATION

3026 Airport Avenue 6267561190 - Free - Brooks + Scarpa | DENSE-CITY: Housing for Quality of Life and Social Capital
Closing Reception & Conversation | January 18, 2020 | 4-7 PM
Airport Gallery | 3026 Airport Avenue
18th Street Arts Center ....

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01/18/2020
BOOMTOWN BREWERY RELEASES BARKEEP, THEIR NEWEST CANNED LIMITED ARTIST SERIES

700 Jackson St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 - Free- 21+ - Boomtown Brewery is championing the forgotten hero of the world through the only way it knows how – with beer. Open your eyes, mouths, and fridges and behold Barkeep, their newest artist series DIPA ....

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01/18/2020
MAGIC MIKE LIVE

1735 Vine St - $15-500 - Magic Men Live is an all-male show that is set to entertain and empower all audience members. In their newly announced Hollywood residency, Magic Men Live and their full cast is set to perform live i ....

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01/16/2020 to 01/18/2020
MIWA MATREYEK: INFINITELY YOURS

631 W. 2nd Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 213 237 2800 - $22 - Los Angeles Premiere This kaleidoscopic, dreamlike merger of the fanciful and the scientific takes you to a world rich in surrealism and metaphor. With Infinitely Yours, Los Angeles multimedia perfo ....

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01/18/2020
SOUTH BAY WILDLIFE REHAB

3201 Plaza Del Amo, Torance, 90503 310-782-3989 - Free - South Bay Wild Life Rehab will be discussing how to rehabilitate/care for California native birds. Learn how to rehabilitate and return injured birds back into the environment. Live Raptors will be p ....

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01/18/2020 to 01/19/2020
ADAMS CONDUCTS ADAMS

111 S Grand Ave 323 850 2000 - $20 - 185 - Adams Conducts Adams
Walt Disney Concert Hall
SAT JAN 18, 8:00PM
SUN JAN 19, 2:00PM Artist
Los Angeles Philharmonic
John Adams, conductor
Bang on a Can All-Stars About This Performance
The Los A ....

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01/18/2020 to 01/19/2020
ANIME IMPULSE 2020

2118 N White Ave Pomona, CA 91768 - 1 Day Pass: $12; 2 Day Pass: $20 - This coming January, ANIME Impulse returns to the Pomona Fairplex for its 5th year! Come kick off the new decade with cosplay delights, gaming fun, mainstage thrills, food booth feasts, and MORE! Mee ....

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01/10/2020 to 01/19/2020
HB APA'S "SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET"

1905 Main St 7145362514 - $30 - The Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts presents its annual Musical Theatre department fundraiser and show: "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" in our APA Studio Theater. FR ....

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01/18/2020 to 01/19/2020
华人工商大展 2020 ASIAN AMERICAN EXPO

2705 Fairplex Drive, Pomona, CA, 91768 (626) 280-8588 - $12 - Founded in 1982 as a means of gathering the local community together - much has changed over the last 30 years for the Asian American Expo. When it first launched, the event was called the Chinese Am ....

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12/20/2019 to 01/19/2020
SALVAGE

6201 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles 90038 323-960-7712 - $35 - “TOP TEN” – Stage Raw Having a dream is like running with scissors. Harley, a singer-songwriter whose wife is expecting their first child, has decided to hang up his dream before it destroys his f ....

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01/18/2020 to 01/19/2020
RICH MEDINA PRESENTS HOME

428 South Hewitt Street Los Angeles, CA 90013 United States - 10-12 - Actions and Detail Panel
Rich Medina Presents HOME Sat, Jan 18, 2020, 9:00 PM – Sun, Jan 19, 2020, 2:00 AM PST $10 – $12
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Event Information
House, Rare Groove, Garage Classics
About this Ev ....

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01/01/2020 to 01/19/2020
LAST CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE WRIGLEY’S CATALINA: A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION EXHIBITION AT THE CATALINA ISLAND MUSEUM

217 Metropole Avenue, Avalon, CA 90704 310-510-2412 - $15 - Wrigley’s Catalina: A Centennial Celebration marks a significant milestone in the history of Santa Catalina Island, celebrating the 100-year anniversary of William Wrigley Jr.’s purchase of the isl ....

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01/16/2020 to 01/19/2020
CARLOS MENCIA HEADLINES THE ONTARIO IMPROV

4555 Mills Circle, Ontario, CA 91764 909-484-5411 - Tickets: $25 (Special event) - Mencia comes from a humble background born in San Pedro Sula Honduras the 17th of 18 children. His parents sent him to the United States when he was about three months old where he was raised in Mara ....

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