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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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Every week, Arts & Culture Producer Nic Cha Kim highlights a few events across the SoCal region. This week, be the first to experience the Bowers' expanding collection, uncover California hidden heritage, and craft your own resin cacti.

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Ether Artist Roundtable: Scent and Storytelling
Craft Contemporary
5814 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, California 90036
Sunday, August 31, 11:30 AM
Free

Join the Craft Contemporary for an informal roundtable, featuring artists from the current exhibition, Ether.

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Rod Briggs Memorial Gallery
2221 E Broadway
Long Beach, California 90803
Sunday, August 31, 1:00 PM - September 13
Free

In Dreams, Doppelgängers, and Parallel Universes, artist Perin Mahler invites viewers into a fractured and surreal landscape where identity, time, and truth blur across multiple dimensions. This solo exhibition features twelve to fifteen large-scale oil paintings developed over four years—each one a layered investigation of the psychological, political, and cultural dissonance shaping contemporary life.

Once Upon a Dollhouse: Storybook Architecture
Laguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Dr.
Los Angeles, California 92651
Sunday, August 31, 2:00 PM
$30

A talk with celebrated architect and historian Alan Hess on the style that inspired artist Marnie Weber.

The Getty Screening: The Watermelon Woman
Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Dr
Los Angeles, California 90049
Sunday, August 31, 4:00 PM
Free

Join The Getty Center for a screening of "The Watermelon Woman"

Homeboy Art Academy Presents: WE ARE...
Huntington Beach Art Center
538 Main St #98
Huntington Beach, California 92648
Sunday, August 31, 5:00 PM - September 13
Free

Experience Huntington Beach Art Center's newest exhibition We Are, presented by the Homeboy Art Academy.

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Rod Briggs Memorial Gallery
2221 E Broadway
Long Beach, California 90803
Monday, September 1, 1:00 PM - September 13
Free

In Dreams, Doppelgängers, and Parallel Universes, artist Perin Mahler invites viewers into a fractured and surreal landscape where identity, time, and truth blur across multiple dimensions. This solo exhibition features twelve to fifteen large-scale oil paintings developed over four years—each one a layered investigation of the psychological, political, and cultural dissonance shaping contemporary life.

Homeboy Art Academy Presents: WE ARE...
Huntington Beach Art Center
538 Main St #98
Huntington Beach, California 92648
Monday, September 1, 5:00 PM - September 13
Free

Experience Huntington Beach Art Center's newest exhibition We Are, presented by the Homeboy Art Academy.

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Rod Briggs Memorial Gallery
2221 E Broadway
Long Beach, California 90803
Tuesday, September 2, 1:00 PM - September 13
Free

In Dreams, Doppelgängers, and Parallel Universes, artist Perin Mahler invites viewers into a fractured and surreal landscape where identity, time, and truth blur across multiple dimensions. This solo exhibition features twelve to fifteen large-scale oil paintings developed over four years—each one a layered investigation of the psychological, political, and cultural dissonance shaping contemporary life.

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