On Saturday, Beverly Hills hosts a "public art party" to celebrate the work of Yayoi Kusama. I’ve experienced a Kusama installation before at the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh. It was cool and wacky. This event’s free and the Paley Center for Media will be free as well that day as part of the festivities.
http://www.publicartparty.com/
Combine this day with a visit to the Renegade Craft Fair (also free) and you’ll have a great, creative Saturday.
The Los Angeles Urban Rangers are at it again, offering its free safaris of the secret (but public) Malibu Beaches. If you hit my beaches tab, you’ll see how much fun I had going on this a few years ago. They showed me that the beach could be all mine, mine, mine. Here are the details from its mailing list:
The Los Angeles Urban Rangers announce:
MALIBU PUBLIC BEACHES SAFARIS–SUMMER 2009
Tired of Zuma and Surfrider? Want to find and use the other beaches in Malibu–The twenty miles that are lined with private development? These safaris show you how to find, park, walk, picnic, and sunbathe on a Malibu beach legally and safely. Each safari visits two different beaches. Skills-enhancing activities include sign watching, trailblazing the public-private boundary, a no-kill hunt for accessways, and a public easement potluck.
We are offering three safaris in east Malibu:
SUN Aug 2, 11:00am-2:30pm
SUN Aug 16, 9:00am-12:30pm
SAT Aug 22, 3:00pm-6:30pm
Safaris are free. Spaces are limited. To sign up, e-mail info@laurbanrangers.org w/name, # of people, and preferred date.
A downloadable "Malibu Public Beaches" guide is available at http://www.laurbanrangers.org/.
Hope to see you at the beach!
Los Angeles Urban Rangers
www.laurbanrangers.org
Happy 4th of July!
For listing of free things to do for the 4th, go here:
http://www.freefunguides.com/?page_id=4
Sierra Madre’s 4th activities sound pretty happening!
Tonight kicks off the Levitt Pavilion’s free outdoor concert series in Pasadena. http://www.levittpavilionpasadena.org/summer-calendar-2009.html
And this Friday begins Free Shakespeare in Barnsdall Park. http://www.independentshakespeare.com/box-office/box-office.html
You can picnic at both of these places. When I first started this blog, I was majorly enamored by both these events and wrote about them here and here. The Levitt Pasadena is the Hollywood Bowl without the Bowl. Both series are a great way to have fun on a dime.
Mark your calendar - August 21 is Bollywood Night at the Levitt!!!
Ever since I was little, the story of Pompeii intrigued and haunted me
From LACMA’s email newsletter:
Special Offer: Free Admission to Pompeii and the Roman Villa
LACMA is pleased to offer one day of totally free access—June 9—to its blockbuster exhibition Pompeii and the Roman Villa and the entire museum!
KCRW exclaims that you simply can’t afford to miss Pompeii and the Roman Villa’s sculptures, frescoes, and glass vessels that have never been see outside of Italy, and the L.A. Times hails the show as “absorbing, well-considered, and beautifully installed.” Now is your chance to experience it all for free!
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*TWO WAYS TO RESERVE YOUR TICKETS
To reserve your free tickets to Pompeii and the Roman Villa, you may visit lacma.org or stop by a LACMA Welcome Center. Tickets are not avaliable by phone. Tickets are limited to four per reservation.
This sounds intriguing, got it off a listserv. Also, could be a fun cheap date/recession fun outing -
" The Coffee Cup Collective is a project sited at the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock and Swork for the Intersections 2009 exhibition. The production phase of the project introduces participants to ceramic reproduction methods with the aim of manufacturing coffee cups. Completed cups will be inserted to Swork’s dish inventory and be activated by Swork’s staff to serve beverages to customers.
Participate in the production activities of the Coffee Cup Collective
- Make a 2 Part Plaster Mold
- Slipcast Coffee Cups
- Glaze Bisque Ware
(all materials, tools, and equipment supplied)
Where:
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
2225 Colorado Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90041
When: (drop in any time during the sessions)
May 26, 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
June 2, 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
June 6, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
June 9, 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
June 11, 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
June 16, 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
June 18, 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more information:
Edith Abeyta - (323) 906-1978 or edith@edithabeyta.net "
We visited Lechuza Beach over the Memorial Day weekend, arriving right when the tide was pretty high - after sunset but still light out - so we couldn’t walk onto the beach. Still, it was very cool. Look how close the water comes to the stairs. It was as if these stairs led straight to the ocean.
I loved the rhino-looking rocks. This one reminded me of a lonely beast looking out to sea:
Previously when I visited Lechuza, I got a nice stretch of the beach. Not this time:
We found free parking in the neighborhood right next to an Aston Martin and beach-front mansions. The gate was locked on our way out but a neighbor freed us.
For directions on how to visit Lechuza, a free beach with free parking, visit here. To read about my other Malibu beach exploits and how to get on David Geffen’s beach, click on my Malibu Beaches for All post. The Los Angeles Urban Rangers taught me how to operate these beaches; sometimes, they run free safaris to the Malibu beaches. Now that summer’s rolling around, the beach is calling you.
* Caution - Lechuza Beach and the secret beaches of Malibu do not have lifeguards, bathrooms, and civilization around them. Visit at your own risk. Certainly don’t go into the water at high tide and don’t go alone. *
Along with the Police Historical Museum. I went on this day last year - great fun! We took mugshots at the police museum and ate free hot dogs there. :0)
From Pasadena Now:
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Free Admission Event:
“Museums of the Arroyo Day” Six museums in Los Angeles and Pasadena located along the Arroyo Seco in Pasadena will open free to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 17. Participating museums are
Heritage Square Museum, The Gamble House, Los Angeles Police Historical Museum,
the Lummis Home and Garden, the Pasadena Museum of History and
the Autry National Center’s Southwest Museum of the American Indian.
Various Locations Six Museums along the Arroyo | (213) 740-8687 |
Hop Li in Arcadia is currently running a $1.38 dim sum promotion (Monday through Friday) celebrating its 4th anniversary. Hop Li is one of my favorite dim sum places because there’s usually no line. I hate waiting in line for dim sum. Sure, you might think the no line is a bad sign but it’s not. Hop Li is in Arcadia, far enough away from the Monterery Park, San Gabriel, and Alhambra dim sum scene that it doesn’t attract big numbers. Plus the restaurant is large and nice looking.
Twohey’s in Alhambra has a month-long $.66 special celebrating their 66 years in business.
April 9 - 15 = .66 floats
April 18 - 22 = .66 mini-sundaes
April 23 - 30 = .66 Stink-O-Sliders (I believe these are little burgers.)
Eat for pennies! Hooray for anniversaries!
Can a cheap meal be had at Whole Foods? As I get to know its second floor eating area better, I think I can say….Yes. The breakfasts, tacos, and Middle Eastern food all seemed reasonably priced. Then I saw this on WF’s (Arroyo Parkway location) calendar:
Saturday March 21st and Sunday 22nd
Whole Lotta BBQ!
12pm-3pm $5 per plate
Join us at the Demo Station both days to get your loaded down plate of BBQ, chips/cookies, salad, and drink for only $5! And all the proceeds go to the Whole Planet Foundation. Help end poverty and end your hunger all at the same time!
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Get your plate "loaded" with BBQ for only $5? This I have to see and maybe I will see it twice.
Yesterday, I had WF’s Korean spicy chicken bowl and I was pleased with it; the spinach and brown rice with it were great. It’s not that cheap though at a little over $8, but it was good and the health factor makes me like it more than other Korean fare. It’s what I would call Healthy Korean Cuisine.
Whole Foods affordable in a recession? It just may be possible. Plus they have free Wifi.
Whole Foods
465 South Arroyo Parkway
Pasadena, CA 91105 USA
Phone 626.204.2266
The Pacific Asia Museum is hosting a free family day this Saturday, March 14, 2009, from 12 - 4 pm. The exhibit is "The Samurai Re-Imagined: From Ukiyo to Anime" and features samurai, manga comics, armor, and robots. The day includes free admission to the galleries plus crafts, performances, demonstrations, and more fun.
Also part of the exhibit are a series of related events; one about game design.
Saturday, March 21, 2-5pm
Discussion, Games People Play
Join game designer Alexei Othenin-Girard as he discusses the history and development of game design. The event is followed by a workshop on the fundamentals of game design.
Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 449-2742
Just take the Gold Line to Memorial Park.
826LA, a non-profit writing and tutoring center, is having its First Annual Winter Ball on Saturday, February 14, 2009, from 9 pm to 2 am, at the Alexandria Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Though the day is Valentine’s, the invite stresses this is not a VD-themed event. Singles are welcome. The $30 admission (in advance; $40 at door) goes to fund 826LA’s educational programs. This is a formal event; floor-length gowns, tuxes, gems, and coiffed do’s are all encouraged, but be creative about it. "Please don’t worry, this is a fun modern Ball. No old timey’ music and you do not have to ballroom dance."
Take your date to see "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi," Shahrukh Khan’s latest Bollywood romantic comedy offering. It’s playing at the Naz 8 in Artesia. The movie is about an older man who has an arranged marriage with a younger woman (who has a tragic back story), and how he tries to woo her by entering a dance contest. The movie has Bollywood heart and soul all the way and gets pretty philosophical about what true love really is. It steered clear of paneer (cheese) somehow and just told a satisfying story with comical yet touching acting by Shahrukh Khan and his forlorn co-star Anushka Sharma. The soundtrack is outstanding as well, very poetic and dance beat-y at the same time. Though I don’t understand the lyrics, I know the songs are about love and finding your true partner. The Hindi word kuch = love something (Thanks Soni). My favorite song is Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai.
I was first introduced to Bollywood fare via Abhishek Bachchan whom I adored, but now I have finally discovered the greatness of SRK. He delivers time and time again, and picks better projects than Abhi does. SRK’s work seems more mature and deep than Abhi’s, yet at the same time very charming and highly entertaining. I drool for SRK.
After you see the movie, I suggest dining in Artesia. Any restaurant would probably offer you a spicy and seductive meal. Happy Valentine’s Day! Here are my former posts on my lovely trips to Little India, Artesia, here, here, here, here, and here. Anyone have any restaurant suggestions for Little India? If you go, you’ll most likely have an uncrowded and pleasant Valentine’s Day!
*** UPDATE *** SRK is in another movie playing at the Naz 8 too. It’s called Billu Barber. I have not seen it yet.
Just got this from my Nucleus email newsletter:
Nucleus Sketch Book Society Sessions
Every Wednesday | 6:00PM - 9:00PM
The Sketch Book Society is an informal club for professional and aspiring artists to gather, share, draw, and inspire one another. Hang out and meet local artists in a relaxed atmosphere while gaining some pencil mileage. Complimentary refreshments are served.
On February 18, 2009 we will hold a special session with a live model. Tickets for this session are $15.00 per person. For more information, click here.
Also, Nucleus is renting out space for serious artists in their loft workspace above their gallery.
(626) 458-7482 | 210 East Main St Alhambra, CA 91801 | Mon-Thur: 12pm-9pm, Fri-Sun: 11am-10pm
What a great title! LACMA is hosting a free lecture on looking at art. Here’s its blurb:
"Milton Esterow, editor and publisher of ARTnews, talks about the international art scene, the art market, art journalism, art criticism, and changes in taste and fashion, followed by questions from the audience. Born in New York City, Esterow was a reporter for the New York Times and specialized in cultural affairs. He has lectured extensively both in the United States and abroad and is the author of The Art Stealers. Since he bought ARTnews from Newsweek Magazine in 1972, Esterow has guided its growth into the most widely circulated art magazine in the world. Under his direction, ARTnews has won most of the major journalism awards presented to magazines; ARTnews editors and reporters have been honored thirty-two times for excellence in reporting, criticism, and design."
Free, no reservations needed.
February 5 | 7:30 pm | Bing Theater,
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90036
tel 323 857-6000
tel 323-857-0098 (TDD)
www.lacma.org
Check here for more free talks and screenings at LACMA. Get an art history education for free! Some of my favorite moments in college were sitting in an art history lecture, with huge slides of art before us, and hearing the professor discuss them.
The Riverside Dickens Festival is this weekend, February 6-8, 2009. Have tea with Queen Victoria, enjoy a Victorian Era fashion show, performances, and much more.
M took me to this hilarious place. Long Beach City College is overrun with rabbits, big, fat, brazen ones who will run up to strangers and beg for food.
This one hopped up so fast that he almost knocked into my camera.
At first, I was just so delighted by their cute-ness:
The rabbit above was right in front of me and sat still enough for macro shots.
But then I started to see the rabbits as larger rats, campus squirrels and cats, and other campus blight.
Apparently the rabbits have been around since the college’s founding when it was on fields of beans, alfalfa, and carrots. They’re indigenous rabbits! Some rabbits there are pets who were dumped after Easter. These rabbits then get jumped or "thumped" when they’re in the wrong territory.
"We rule this skool!"
The rabbits made the news two years ago when there was a strange slaughter of them. The story is too sad to repeat.
One article I read said there were around 200 rabbits on campus. I saw at least 30 lazing about. The rabbits seem to be quite content as the campus puts out food for them. I was amazed by how tame and unafraid of people they were, and how many holes they have dug around campus. 
"What recession? We got it good here."
This truly was one of the strangest L.A. sites I have seen. Thanks M!
Long Beach City College
4901 E Carson St
Long Beach, CA 90808
(562) 938-4353
For the raw footage and more cute rabbits INCLUDING VIDEO, visit UnHipLA’s Picasa page here. The videos show just how close the rabbits get to people. This blogger has great pictures of the baby bunnies on the campus.
*** UPDATE *** 1/27/09 This bunny post, thanks to LAObserved.com, has multiplied onto other blogs and news sites. NBC Los Angeles’ Kevin Sullivan’s blog post provides more information on the bunny blight and what the campus has been trying to do about it. Thank you everyone for the views!
*** UPDATE *** 1/29/09. The bunny post hops on. LBPost.com gives the history of Long Beach City College and its rabbits. CurbedLA linked to the LAObserved story. Then on YouTube, I found this hilarious clip from a 70s film called "Night of the Lepus," in which mutant rabbits the size of trucks galavant through towns, wreak havoc, and kill humans. Hilarious.
Eat at upscale restaurants at "budget" prix-fixe prices during dineLA’s Restaurant Week. From its website www.dinela.com/restaurantweek/:
"Dining experiences during the event will be available in three price categories: Deluxe Dining is $16 for lunch and $26 for dinner; Premier Dining is $22 for lunch and $34 for dinner, and Fine Dining is $28 for lunch and $44 for dinner (beverages, tax and gratuity are not included; participating meal periods vary by restaurant)."
Dates: January 25 – 30 and February 1 – 6, 2009.
Click on the link for restaurants and their menus. For example, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse has 3-course dining from $34 - $44.
LA’s Chinatown is having its first Art Night on Saturday, January 24, 2009, from 7 - 10 pm. This will be a quarterly shindig featuring contemporary art, clothing, furniture, music, performance and design.
Sounds like fun and it’s free!
I’ve never been to the Doo Dah Parade, so don’t know what it’s like. Here’s their press release:
Doo Dah Parade on Heels of Rose Parade!
WHAT: The 32nd “OCASSIONAL” PASADENA DOO DAH PARADE celebrates the post-holiday season in its typically loud, irreverent style on SUNDAY, JANUARY 18th, stepping off at 11:30am. The boisterous, twisted sister to Pasadena’s prim and proper Rose Parade is expected to draw an estimated 45,000 fun-lovers from all over Southern California and parts unknown. Since 1978, Doo Dah has received national attention and has been named “Best Parade in America” by Readers’ Digest, and is included in the book 50 Places To See Before You Die.
WHERE: The OLD PASADENA historic retail and entertainment district. Convenient parking is located in structures adjacent to the parade route. Metro Gold Line stops nearest to the Parade are Del Mar and Memorial Park stations. Lawn chairs are encouraged!
WHO: Over 1,500 revelers will be led by 2009 Grand Marshal Charles Phoenix, loved by fans for his live, hilarious Retro Slide Show performances, fun-filled School Bus Field Trip Tours, crazy kitchen experiments and colorful coffee table books. Charles will be perched atop a bright red fire marshal’s station wagon towing a classic trailer followed by a troupe of colorfully coutured roller skaters.
January 25th is the Whale Fiesta at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. Look at the nifty whale sand sculptures on the beach. Also admission to the aquarium is free that day. I predict lots of youngsters will be at the event as this looks extremely family friendly. Their website write-up is funny:
"Join us for tons of fun as we celebrate the migration of the Pacific Gray Whale past our shores and the start of the Whalewatch season at the annual Whale Fiesta on Sunday, January 25, 2009 from 10 am to 4:30 pm. Co-sponsored by CMA and the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Cetacean Society, it’s a family day filled with activities and exhibits for all. We’ll have our famous Duct Tape Whale Sculpture Contest, games, arts and crafts, puppet shows for children of all ages, talks by whale experts, food and gift vendors, marine awareness organizations and music! This year we are building a life-sized rare Cuvier’s beaked whale out of sand on our beach. Grab your shovels and come lend a hand! Admission is free and a 25-cent park and ride shuttle is available at 22nd and Miner Streets (at the end of Harbor Blvd.). For more information, please call Larry Fukuhara at (310) 548-7562 x223."
The American Cetacean Society and duct tape whale sculptures? Who can resist that? 
A message from Santa Anita Park:
FREE FRIDAYS
We know times are tough, so every Friday, beginning January 2, you will receive FREE General Admission!
Not only do you get Free General Admission, Santa Anita will also have $1 specials on Hot Dogs, Beer, Soda and Popcorn. The first 100 guests will receive FREE Box Seats as well.
—- I’ve always been curious about this racetrack since it’s right in my ‘hood, but I didn’t want to pay admission because I have no interest in horse racing. I actually think it’s cruel to make animals race like this. But now with this free admission promo, I might just wander down there and try to pet some horses. The site says there’s a tour you can take of the grounds. You still have to pay a few bucks for parking, but perhaps this can be avoided by parking at the mall and walking over.
Santa Anita Park
285 W Huntington Drive
Arcadia CA 91007
(626) 574-RACE
UnHip LA roamed around the South Bay, vowing not to use Google as a resource. We decided to use our eyes and ears and become human Googles instead. Look what we found:
By following good ol’ street signs, we wound up at the South Coast Botanic Garden, which is "one of the first gardens to be developed over a sanitary landfill." That doesn’t sound too appealing, but the gardens were nice. The day was drizzly and a tad gloomy, so the ticket taker let us in for free! Normally it’s $7 for adults; $5 for students and seniors; $2.50 for children 5 - 12 years old; and free for kids 4 and under. I enjoyed the small lake, pretending I was in a bayou.
If you become a member of this garden, starting at $25 for seniors, you get free admission to 15 other botanical gardens in Socal, such as Descanso Gardens, the L.A. County Arboretum in Arcadia, and a slew of UC gardens. Unfortunately, the Huntington Gardens is not part of this hit parade.
South Coast Botanic Garden
26300 Crenshaw Blvd.
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
(310) 544-6815
www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org
Much media attention lately has been focused on budget ways to have fun and get by. Take at look at this LA Times series of well-known designers, such as Philippe Starck, shopping at Big Lots and coming up with great looks: 
Starck and the other designers emphasize finding simple and basic items and steering clear of the tacky. I’m impressed by Starck’s place setting for $5.50 each. He also walked away with underwear, towels, and children’s art supplies.
If you’re jonesing to dine out, I Google-stumbled upon this site, Entertainment.com, which offers a free 14-day membership that contains coupons galore for restaurants, stores, movies, and more. In particular, I enjoyed their long list of Indian restaurants; Mezbaan, a new favorite Indian restaurant of mine in Old Pasadena, offers a buy one, get one free entree coupon. Also, there are movie tickets for $6 (plus handling)! The catch? As soon as you sign up (with only your email address), the coupons are only good for 14 days, and you’ll most likely get spammed with advertisements. So be sure to check off the box saying you don’t want ads and/or use an email account that you don’t care about. Entertainment.com publishes those big coupon books that students sell as fundraisers and are in bookstores. I have one and have been getting pretty good mileage out of it. This is how I discovered Mezbaan, their delicious food, and $8 lunch buffet.
So if you’re budget entertaining or dining out, you still have options!
I just hope things don’t get so bad for you that you’re eating on $1 a day.
On Sunday, November 30, from 1 - 5pm, two Alhambra art galleries will be having closing shows. I’m pretty sure the art, music, food, and festivities will be great. The Howeeduzzzit show is called "Jazzed About the Blues" and features art inspired by music.
Howeeduzzit Gallery
821 S. Raymond Ave., #27
Alhambra, CA 91803
Web: www.howeeduzzitgallery.com
Studio: (626)458-8811
The two galleries are within walking distance of each other. Please click here to read about my recent, very fun visit there.
This Saturday, November 15, the City of South Pasadena will be hosting its Fall Arts Fest, featuring artist open houses, holiday boutiques, art-making workshops, music performances and much more. Check out the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce’s site for details. Mission Tile West (853 Mission) will host a free tile-making workshop from 2 pm to 5 pm. Woopie!
Location: Mission Street between the Meridian Iron Works Museum Plaza (at the Gold Line Station) and Fair Oaks Avenue.
Today, October 5, 2008 from 1- 5 pm, is the closing reception of the Chair Show at the Howeeduzzit Gallery in Alhambra. I went to a reception here last month and it was just dandy: an eclectic display of artist-made chairs with tasty food and jazz playing in the background.
HOWEEDUZZIT GALLERY
821 S. Raymond Ave., #27
Alhambra, CA 91803
(Corner of Mission Road and Raymond, 3 blocks east of Fremont)
Go ride a stagecoach!
On Sunday, October 19th, Los Encinos State Historic Park in Encino will host a unique living history event. It will be "Stagecoach Day", which celebrates the 150th Anniversary of the start of scheduled stagecoach service in California.
This program will feature an actual stagecoach with horses, traveling the old Overland Mail route (Ventura Blvd) from Campo de Cahuenga in Universal City to Los Encinos and then to the Leonis Adobe in Calabasas. It is scheduled to arrive at Los Encinos around mid day.
In addition, the program at Los Encinos will feature two 19th Century style bands (Los Californios and the Band of the California Battalion), Victorian dancing, a blacksmith, a telegraph office, children’s games, tours of the restored 1849 adobe and participants in authentic Victorian costume.
Pack a picnic and stay the day–admission is free. Old West attire is encouraged (no weapons please)
Los Encinos Website
(Directions, park history and archives of historic photographs)
"Stagecoach Days" are being celebrated throughout the California State Parks system. Ft.Tejon State Historic Park is having their "Overland Mail Day" on Saturday, October 4th.
Print a flier
More recession fun -
On October 4 and 5th, many museums in Los Angeles County will be open for freesies. Typically a museum free day means way more crowds, but still it’s a fun way to hit a bunch of museums at once. Here’s the list from www.MuseumsLA.org:
MUSEUMS FREE-FOR-ALL
Free Admission Days October 4 and/or 5, 2008
In a joint effort to welcome diverse communities across Southern California, the Museum Marketing Roundtable announces the fourth annual “Museums Free-For-All” during the weekend of Saturday, October 4, and Sunday, October 5, 2008. The following 24 institutions—exploring art, cultural heritage, natural history and science—will offer free admission to all visitors on one or both dates
Participating Museums:
I just found out about this funny-sounding event: the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach has free shark petting every Friday night from 6 pm - 9 pm, with light refreshments and alcoholic beverages available for purchase. Sounds like it could be a dangerous combo. I called and asked if a lot of people show up and the aquarium said no. The Shark Lagoon is the only area open for free; the rest of the aquarium is closed. Still, I think this is a great sounding happy hour. Drink, pet, and then go out on the town. Long Beach is a fun town.
From the Aquarium’s website www.aquariumofthepacific.org:
The public is invited to get up close with the ocean’s ultimate predators at the Aquarium of the Pacific for FREE during Shark Lagoon Nights. Guests will have the opportunity to touch bamboo sharks and see large sharks such as sandtigers as well as rays in the Aquarium’s Shark Lagoon.
Coffee, hot cocoa, beer, wine, desserts, and snacks are available for purchase.
100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90805
(562) 590-3100
From the Pacific Asia Museum:
Sunday September 28, 11:00am-5:00pm
Free Family Day - Himalayan Festival We’re celebrating the people of the world’s highest region with the biggest FREE Family Festival of the year! Enjoy hands-on crafts, music, dance, exhibitions, demonstrations, and food and crafts for sale from Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Tibet. The Himalayan Festival is presented in association with the Tibetan Association of Southern California and is made possible in part by the City of Pasadena Arts and Culture Commission and Cultural Affairs Division, Pasadena Art League, Target, Dharma Arts, Tibetan Arts, India Sweets and Spices and Bodhi Tree Bookstore. In-kind support provided by Dolphin Rents, Sierra Club, and Whole Life Times. Special thanks to the volunteers of Pacific Asia Museum’s Himalayan Arts Council and Pakistan Arts Council.
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