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SoCal Community Events Calendar

From cultural festivals to exhibition openings, Southern California has something for everyone. Here are some of the best events around.

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FLASHBACK FABULOUS An Evening of History, Community & Drag with Jewels Long Beach

Hamburger Mary's Long Beach (Long Beach)
Free

Celebrate Long Beach's vibrant LGBTQ+ community

Holiday Ice Rink Pershing Square

Pershing Square (Los Angeles)
$23.32

Outdoor ice skating returns to Pershing Square for the holiday season.

Big Bear Alpine Zoo Wild Lights

Big Bear Alpine Zoo (Big Bear Lake)
$20

This winter, the Big Bear Alpine Zoo shines under the glow of two million sparkling lights.

NightTales: An Illuminated Museum Experience

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles )
Children: $7, Adults: $18

Step out of the ordinary and into the extraordinary this holiday season with NightTales, a premium indoor-outdoor after-dark experience at the Natural History Museum, featuring artwork by Maggie West.

A Century of Humanity: Jazz in Los Angeles

Central Library (Los Angeles)
Free

Featuring jazz performances by Julius Rodriguez, MARLONIUS, and Emilio Modeste.

Parallax Faculty/ Guest Dance Concert

CSU Dominguez Hills - University Theatre (Carson)
Students/Seniors $12, General Admission $20

An evening of innovative choreography and dynamic storytelling under the artistic direction of faculty members Chelsea Asman and Cihtli Ocampo.

Florence in Ruin: An Excavation

Velaslavasay Panorama (Los Angeles)
$18

An installation that displays a psychic fixation on the Port of Long Beach as a terminal for corruption, paranoia, petroleum industries, and the transmission of art history.

Twentynine Palms Book Fair

TWENTYNINE PALMS COMMUNITY CENTER (Twentynine Palms)
Free

The Twentynine Palms Book Festival returns with author talks, panel discussions, workshops, signings, and literary programs centered at the Twentynine Palms Community Center near Freedom Plaza.

Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center Opening at the California Science Center

California Science Center (Los Angeles)
Free

Discover the California Science Center’s New Air and Space Center.

HELLO AGAIN

UC Irvine Langson Library (Irvine)
Free

Hello Again is the first of two major exhibitions introducing the newly integrated collections of the UCI Langson Museum.

Film in the Gallery: El angel exterminador (The Exterminating Angel, 1962)

Studio Channel Islands Art Center (Camarillo)
15

A Film in the Gallery screening of Luis Bunuel's 1962 surrealist classic El angel exterminador (The Exterminating Angel).

ARTIFACTS: Art Reception with Mark Robert Halper

City Club Los Anglees (Los Angeles)
Free

Meet Los Angeles artist Mark Robert Halper at a free reception for ARTIFACTS.

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