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December 2010

The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum — 5 Jun - 3 Oct 2010; Fri, Sat, and Sun only (annual) The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum is in a popular suburb among the hippy community of this material-minded city. The pretty, open-air auditorium presents Shakespeare plays and other classics in the Topanga Canyon at weekends throughout the summer.

Courtesy of Theatricum Botanicum website

Affaire in the Garden — 16 - 17 Oct 2010 (various dates) Beverly Gardens Park Twice a year the curious Beverley Gardens park just off Rodeo Drive holds a wonderful art festival, known as Affaire in the Garden. It is one of the popular art shows on the West Coast and attracts over 40,000 visitors.

ArtistDisplay7-Environs. Photo by Christopher Keith, courtesy of Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau

Berlin Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall — Nov 2010 (annual) Walt Disney Concert Hall One of the world's finest orchestras, the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, comes to Los Angeles for a two-night engagement. Monday features music by Brahms, while on Tuesday there is music by Brahms, Schoenberg and Wagner.

Sir Simon Rattle, British conductor. Photo by Peter Adamik / Berliner Philharmoniker

LA Art Show — 19 - 23 Jan 2011 (annual) Los Angeles Convention Center The LA Art Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center brings together around 15,000 works (from masterpieces of the past to cutting-edge contemporary). More than 125 internationally known exhibitors attend, making this the place to look for a new purchase.

Ripped Seam and Other Delights (detail) by Kate Eric at the L.A. Show. Courtesy of the Frey Norris Gallery

HARD Festival — Mar 2011 (annual) Shrine Expo Center HARD Festival prides itself on the quality dance acts that it attracts to the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles. With just one stage, the line-up is all headliners and has gained a reputation as the city's best annual dance party.

Crowds at Los Angeles' HARD Festival. Courtesy of the Shrine Auditorium

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books — Apr 2011 (annual) UCLA The free Los Angeles Times Festival of Books attracts thousands of visitors to UCLA with panel and speaker sessions, outdoor stage-based readings and performances. Numerous authors discuss their work and take part in book signings for adults and children.

Books galore! Photo by Ben Evans, © Whatsonwhen

Los Angeles Independent Film Festival — Jun 2011 (annual) Landmark Regent Theatre The Los Angeles Independent Film Festival brings the latest US indie offerings to the company town itself. As well as screenings at a variety of cinemas and a competition, there are numerous seminars and workshops for the independent film-maker.

Wayne Kramer's The Cooler (2003). Courtesy of Los Angeles Independent Film Festival

Lotus Festival — Jul 2011 (annual) Echo Park Los Angeles' Echo Park provides the setting for the annual Lotus Festival, famous for its lotus flowers, which have been blossoming every year since the 1920s. The event highlights the people and cultures of Asia and the Pacific Islands.

Opening Ceremony Dragon Dancers. Courtesy of Irena Seta

LA Tennis Open — Jul - Aug 2011 (annual) Los Angeles Tennis Center LA Tennis Open is an important tournament on tennis' ATP Tour, attracting many of the top men's players to the hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center at UCLA. Pete Sampras and John McEnroe have both won here.

Pete Sampras. Courtesy of Cynthia Lum

Long Beach Jazz Festival — Aug 2011 (annual) Rainbow Lagoon Park Long Beach Jazz Festival features top artists in a great location in Rainbow Lagoon Park. Musicians perform on a grassy knoll next to the lagoon and you can opt for VIP or box tickets, or just enjoy from the lawn.

Saxophone. Photo Bree Hogg, © Whatsonwhen

Sweet & Hot Jazz Festival — Sep 2011 (annual) Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel The entire Labor Day weekend at the Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel is given over to the Sweet & Hot Jazz Festival, honouring the greats with tunes from modern-day masters. Hundreds of performers appear on eight different stages.

Saxophone. Photo Bree Hogg, © Whatsonwhen

Long Beach Blues Festival — Sep 2011 (annual) Rainbow Lagoon Park Held every Labor Day weekend at Rainbow Lagoon Park, the Long Beach Blues festival is the largest on the west coast. 2009 highlights include Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Radio Deluxe with guitarist John Pizzarelli.

Saxophone. Photo Bree Hogg, © Whatsonwhen

Walt Disney Concert Hall — Daily Walt Disney Concert Hall Opened in 2003, the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles is one of the most acoustically sophisticated concert halls in the world. The dramatic stainless-steel exterior consists of wildly undulating curved surfaces.

Walt Disney Concert Hall from 1st and Grand Avenues, Los Angeles. Courtesy of Tom Bonner

Petersen Automotive Museum — Daily; not Mon Petersen Automotive Museum The four-storey, 27,871m² Petersen Automotive Museum on Miracle Mile displays more than 200 cars and motorcycles. The collection includes vintage classics, racing cars, and famous movie vehicles. An interactive learning centre teaches the scientific principles of how a car works.

Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles. © John Paul Iacoangelo/LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau

Paramount Pictures — Weekdays only Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures is the only major studio still located in Hollywood. The two-hour studio tour offers a historical lesson on filmmaking and a real-life, behind-the-scenes look at a working movie and television facilities in day-to-day operation. Look out for celebrities.

Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles. © John Paul Iacoangelo/LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau

Museum of Neon Art — Thu, Fri, Sat, and Sun only Museum of Neon Art The Museum of Neon Art has a large collection of important neon signs illustrating the cultural, historical, aesthetic and technical aspects of the artform in an interactive way. There is always a button to push, things sparking and plenty of noise.

Neon sign at La Fonda Mexican Food restaurant (circa 1946) in Glendale, California. Courtesy of the Museum of Neon Art

Griffith Observatory — Daily; not Mon Griffith Observatory Made famous in the James Dean film Rebel Without a Cause, Griffith Observatory's bronze domes have been a Hollywood Hills landmark since 1935. The central dome houses the 300-seat Samuel Oschin Planetarium, where hourly screenings reveal the stars and planets.

Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles. © LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau

L.A. Zoo — Daily L.A. Zoo L A Zoo in Griffith Park contains nearly 1100 animals spread over 46 hectares. The highlight is the Red Ape Rain Forest, home to the zoo's unique orangutan population. Kids can pet cuddlier creatures at the Winnick Family Children's Zoo.

L.A. Zoo, Los Angeles. © LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau

California Science Center — Daily California Science Center Located in South Los Angeles' Exposition Park, the California Science Center is one of the city's top family attractions. Hands-on displays explore invention and cutting-edge technology, while The Fun Lab offers interactive gadgets for kids to push, pull and prod.

California Science Center. © Carol Martinez/LACVB

Philippe The Original — Daily Philippe The Original Good old-fashioned value is what this legendary Downtown cafeteria is all about. A cup of coffee still costs the same as when the diner opened in 1924: nine cents! Philippe The Original claims to have invented the French-dipped sandwich, and it remains the most popular menu item. Try the cinnamon-dipped French toast for breakfast.

Philippe The Original, Los Angeles. © Brett Hampton

Farmers Market and The Grove — Daily Farmers Market and The Grove This sprawling open-air shopping and entertainment complex in Midtown offers everything from souvenirs and spa treatments to seafood gumbo stew and cinemas. Locals often spend the entire day at Farmers Market and The Grove shopping, dining and relaxing.

Farmers Market and The Grove, Los Angeles. © John Paul Iacoangelo/LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau

Giant Robot — Daily Giant Robot Giant Robot in L.A.'s Japantown specialises in a wide range of rare Japanese-American pop-culture items such as anime t-shirts, books, DVDs, music, stationery, toys, art and accessories. The Tadashi Murakami pens and Ugly Dolls make great souvenirs or gifts.

Giant Robot. Courtesy of Giant Robot

Beverly Center — Daily Beverly Center Beverly Center in Westside is an enormous eight-storey, 160-shop indoor mall containing all the top brands - from Victoria's Secret to H&M and Bloomingdale's - as well as by-appointment-only boutique shops. It's also a surprisingly good location for celebrity spotting.

Beverly Center, Los Angeles. Courtesy of Beverly Center

La Brea Tar Pits — Daily La Brea Tar Pits Located on L.A.'s Miracle Mile, the La Brea Tar Pits is a large pool of tar that's been bubbling up from the earth for more than 40,000 years. It's one of the world's richest excavation sites for Ice Age fossils.

La Brea Tar Pits, Beijing. © LA INC./Richard Carroll

Tiffany — Daily Tiffany This three-storey palace of indulgence on Rodeo Drive is one of Tiffany's biggest stores, selling everything from elegant silver jewellery to custom-cut diamonds. This is a classic shopping experience where everyone can afford a silver trinket in iconic baby-blue boxes.

Tiffany, Los Angeles

Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series — 8 Jul - 9 Sep 2010; Thu only (annual)
Santa Monica Pier

The Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series takes advantage of the beautiful Californian summer evenings in the stunning location of Santa Monica Pier. The event attracts performers playing everything from Latin jazz and pop to hip-hop and blues.

Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles — 8 - 12 Sep 2010 (annual)
Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles is home to many of the city's movie houses. During this festival held in venues across the city, independent cinema is celebrated for five days with screenings, performances, art exhibitions, exclusive loft parties and panel discussions.

John Baldessari: Pure Beauty — 27 Jun - 12 Sep 2010; not Wed
Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Pure Beauty, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is a retrospective on American artist John Baldessari. The multimedia display, from 1962 to the present day, features over 150 works. Highlights include an installation made specifically for the retrospective.

Los Angeles Dodgers - Major League Baseball — 13 Apr - 3 Oct 2010 (annual)
Dodger Stadium

Known universally as a favourite pastime in the US, baseball is the quintessential American experience. The Dodgers Stadium is home to the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball team and stages regular games each year from April to October.

Shriekfest — 30 Sep - 3 Oct 2010 (annual)
Raleigh Studios

There is more to horror than trite story lines and gore, as you'll find out at Shriekfest at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles. The four-day international festival and screenplay competition welcomes filmmakers and screenwriters in the horror/thriller/sci-fi/fantasy genre.

Vintage Fashion Expo — 16 - 17 Oct 2010 (various dates)
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Los Angeles' Santa Monica Civic Auditorium hosts the ever-popular Vintage Fashion Expo. Around 75 dealers display clothes that range from Victorian dress through the Roaring Twenties to the bell-bottomed Seventies and modern-day retro styles.

Monster Massive — 23 Oct 2010 (annual)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The Monster Massive electronic music festival is an annual Halloween spooktacular. The event brings a host of top international DJs to spin their scariest tunes at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

LA Bach Festival — 17 - 24 Oct 2010 (annual)
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles

For more than 75 years Los Angeles has hosted an annual festival celebrating the great German composer J.S. Bach. The event makes fine use of the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles' organ, the world's largest church pipe organ.

LA Zoo Annual Photo Day — 7 Nov 2010 (annual)
L.A. Zoo

LA Zoo's Photo Day is a fantastic opportunity for photographers of all levels of expertise to learn about wildlife photography and put this learning into practice. The event includes workshops, presentations and even the opportunity to borrow equipment.

Los Angeles Storytelling Festival — 13 Nov 2010 (annual)
Culver-Palms Methodist Church Complex

The Los Angeles Storytelling Festival presents workshops and performances for anyone interested in a good yarn. Concerts and workshops at the Culver-Palms Methodist Church Complex explore how storytelling fits into life and story swaps give everyone a chance to share.

Los Angeles International Tamale Festival — Nov 2010 (annual)
MacArthur Park

Arranged to coincide with the famous Dia de los Muertos, the Los Angeles International Tamale Festival brings a touch of spice to MacArthur Park each autumn. Highlights include tamale cooking and eating contests.

LA Arts Commission Holiday Celebration — 24 Dec 2010 (annual)
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Each Christmas Eve, LA Arts Commission hosts its Holiday Celebration at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Honouring the holiday spirit of many cultures through music, song and dance, attendees are encouraged to bring canned and packaged goods for the local foodbank.

Giant Maximus NYE — 31 Dec 2010 (annual)
Los Angeles

The team behind LA's biggest club night can be relied upon to produce spectacular New Year parties. True to their name, in 2010/2011 Giant Maximus NYE is taking over a seven-acre site off 8th Street and Figueroa in Downtown LA.

Griffith Park Holiday Light Festival — Nov - Dec 2010 (annual)
Griffith Park

More than 300,000 people attend the annual, mile-long holiday lights display in Los Angeles - the Griffith Park Holiday Light Festival. Many drive past the display, so expect a pleasant, but lengthy, traffic jam on Crystal Springs Road.

How we Roll — 28 Jul 2010 - 2 Jan 2011; not Mon
California African American Museum

Skating, surfing and skateboarding are not typically associated with African American culture. Through a multimedia exhibition, complete with sculptures, personal stories and photographs, the California African American Museum proves otherwise to show a strong black presence in these sports.

William Eggleston: Democratic Camera, Photographs and Video, 1961-2008 — 31 Oct 2010 - 16 Jan 2011; not Wed
Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Photographer William Eggleston is known for his experimental approach and inventive use of colour. This exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art features over 200 photographs taken over the past 40 years, including pieces from the Graceland series.

Whale Fiesta — Jan 2011 (annual)
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

Start the whale watching season in LA at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium's annual Whale Fiesta. This fun-filled day includes the famous Duct Tape Whale Sculpture Contest, the Great Cetacean Creation Sand Sculpture Contest, talks by whale experts, music and food.

California Gift Show — 21 - 24 Jan 2011 (annual)
Los Angeles Convention Center

The Los Angeles Convention Center hosts the California Gift Show, exhibiting fresh design ideas from all over the world. Products range from fashion accessories, personal care products and lighting to jewellery, contemporary design, stationery and tableware.

California International Antiquarian Book Fair — 11 - 13 Feb 2011 (annual)
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel

San Francisco's Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel hosts the California International Antiquarian Book Fair, America's largest rare book fair. Around 200 dealers from all over the world offer everything from 15th-century Spanish documents (complete with royal signatures) to composers' manuscripts.

Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals — Feb 2011 (annual)
Pomona Raceway

The annual NHRA Winternationals at the Pomona Raceway in Los Angeles opens the drag-racing season, offering US$2 million in prize money and races in multiple disciplines. These include Top Fuel, Funny Car, Dragster and Stock Car competitions.

Pan African Film & Arts Festival — 16 - 21 Feb 2011 (annual)
Magic Johnson Theatre

From South Africa to Cuba, the annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival screens a diverse repertoire of black films from around the world. The festival is held at various theatres in downtown Los Angeles, including the Magic Johnson Theatre.

Chinese New Year in Los Angeles — Feb 2011 (annual)
Chinatown

Chinese New Year in Los Angeles is famous for its Golden Dragon Parade, which involves a spectacular procession of painted dragons down North Broadway. With a large Chinese community, huge crowds are guaranteed for the parade, street fair and races.

Los Angeles Marathon — 20 Mar 2011 (annual)
Los Angeles

The city of Angels ushers in spring with the adrenaline-pumping Los Angeles Marathon. Runners take on a 26.2-mile course through the city's street while music, dancing and more keeps spectators entertained and runners focused.

Ax Plays Chopin — Mar 2011 (annual)
Walt Disney Concert Hall

Famous pianist, Emanuel Ax, leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in playing pieces by Chopin alongside works by Shostokovich and Berlioz. Conducted by Lionel Bringuier, this series of concerts takes place in the spectacular Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

Cherry Blossom Arts Festival South California — 1 - 2 Apr 2011 (annual)
Little Tokyo

Enjoy the sound of the Taiko drum while taking in the sights of the Kimono fashion show at the annual Cherry Blossom Arts Festival South California. The outdoor festival in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo includes Japanese dancing and plenty of food.

Blessing of the Animals — Apr 2011 (annual)
Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument

A blessing of the animals ceremony in Los Angeles may seem incongruous in its central urban setting - it takes place in Olvera Street - but nonetheless it is an established tradition held annually (on Easter Saturday) since 1930.

Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915 — 2 Oct 2010 - 3 Apr 2011; not Wed
Los Angeles County Museum of Art

What is considered fashionable today might be looked at with disdain tomorrow! The Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Fashioning Fashion explores fashion's aesthetic and technical development from the Age of Enlightenment to World War I.

NHL Ice Hockey: LA Kings — 12 Oct 2010 - 9 Apr 2011 (annual)
Staples Center

The LA Kings play their NHL ice hockey games at the Staples Center. The regular season runs from October to April. For full details of the schedule, please visit the LA Kings' website.

NBA: LA Lakers — 26 Oct 2010 - 12 Apr 2011 (annual)
Staples Center

The LA Lakers play their NBA basketball games at the Staples Center. The regular season runs from October until April. Please visit the NBA website for full details of all fixtures.

NBA: LA Clippers — 27 Oct 2010 - 13 Apr 2011 (annual)
Staples Center

The LA Clippers play their NBA basketball games at the Staples Center. The regular season runs from October until April. Please visit the NBA website for full details of all fixtures.

California Poppy Festival — Apr 2011 (annual)
Lancaster City Park

The poppy is the state flower of California and this annual festival celebrates its bloom in spectacular style. The two-day event includes performances by well-known jazz artists and environmental displays as a warm breeze replaces the winter chill.

Month of Photography Los Angeles — 1 - 30 Apr 2011 (annual)
Los Angeles

Los Angeles has a thriving community of talented photographers. During the annual Month of Photography Los Angeles a variety of events and programmes relating to photography are held across the city. Events are geared towards both professionals and amateurs.

Revlon Run/Walk For Women — May 2011 (annual)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Held in aid of breast and ovarian cancer, the annual Revlon Run/Walk takes place each year in both Los Angeles and New York. The LA event begins and ends in front of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival — May 2011 (annual)
Paramount Ranch

Bluegrass fans - this one's for you. The Paramount Ranch in Los Angeles hosts a night of fiddle competitions and banjo singalongs, cowboy poetry, line-dancing, hoedowns and square dancing, as well as live performances by a number of bands. Yee-ha!

UCLA Pow Wow — May 2011 (annual)
UCLA

The UCLA Pow Wow is an annual gathering of Native Americans at the North Athletic Field on Los Angeles' UCLA Campus. It is a wonderful concoction of music, dance and drumming, with an underlying message that indigenous American culture thrives.

Los Angeles Salsa Congress — May 2011 (annual)
Radisson at LAX

Passionate South American salsa dancing is celebrated in style at Los Angeles Airport's Radisson hotel. Workshops and competitions for both teams and couples combine to make this event suitable for all, from enthusiastic amateurs to the pros.

UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival — May 2011 (annual)
Intramural Field

The outdoor UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival is a staple Memorial Day weekend event which attracts big-name performers to the Intramural Field on the UCLA campus. Throughout the festival there is a crowd of 25,000 to 30,000 people.

Last Remaining Seats — May - Jun 2011; Wed only (annual)
Los Angeles

Last Remaining Seats celebrates old Hollywood and Los Angeles' beautiful downtown area. Held every Wednesday evening from late May to June, the event screens classic films in many of the city's stunning old theatres and includes live entertainment.

BLUES — 24 Apr - 8 Jul 2011; not Tue or Wed
MOCA Grand Avenue

Blues, as a musical genre has evolved over the years. This multimedia exhibition at the MOCA Grand Avenue showcases works by around 40 artist between 1960 and the present who interprete the medium in their own way.

Outfest - LA Gay and Lesbian Film Festival — Jul 2011 (annual)
Los Angeles

Outfest is one of the largest gay and lesbian film festivals in the US. A Los Angeles institution, it annually screens around 300 films, including US and international features, shorts, documentaries and videos at venues around the city.

Los Angeles International Short Film Festival — Jul 2011 (annual)
Los Angeles

The Los Angeles International Short Film Festival is one of the highest-profile events for short filmmakers in the American industry. The festival is Academy-accredited - which means that the winning films are eligible for Oscar consideration.

Southern California Indian Center Pow Wow — Jul 2011 (annual)
Autry National Center

The Autry National Center hosts the annual Southern California Indian Center Pow Wow. The two-day event features drumming, dancing, parades, food and exhibits put together by Native Americans from all over the USA.

Summer X-Games — Jul - Aug 2011 (annual)
Staples Center

The huge annual extreme sports jamboree of the Summer X-Games is held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. More than 300 of the world's best alternative sports athletes compete for medals and nearly US$1 million in cash.

International Surf Festival — Jul - Aug 2011 (annual)
Manhattan, Hermosa & Redondo Beaches

Muscle-flexing Baywatch-style is the name of the game at the International Surf Festival. Three of southern California's finest beaches - Manhattan, Hermosa and Redondo - welcome more than 3000 fit competitors and 100,000 spectators.

Watts Summer Festival — Aug 2011 (annual)
Los Angeles

An infamous residential area in Los Angeles, Watts is known for the racially fuelled 1965 Watts Revolt. This two-day event rose from the ashes of that revolt and features carnival rides, a parade, live music, food and plenty more.

Nisei Week Japanese Festival — Aug 2011 (annual)
Little Tokyo

The Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles stages the Nisei Week Japanese Festival, a nine-day celebration of Japanese and Japanese-American culture. The event features ondo (folk dancing), cultural exhibits, a parade, a street arts fair and the Taiko Gathering.

Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival — Aug 2011 (annual)
Los Angeles

Los Angeles' Latino International Film Festival screens a huge variety of films from all over the Spanish-speaking world. Alongside lectures, symposiums, workshops and awards, it is also a platform for the Stateside launch of new Spanish-language films.

Orange Street Fair — Sep 2011 (annual)
Los Angeles

From Italy to Mexico and Sweden, the international Orange Street Fair celebrates different ethnicities and cultures. Held every Labor Day weekend along the Orange Plaza in Los Angeles, the festival welcomes performances, food, arts and crafts and much more.

African Marketplace and Cultural Fair — Aug - Sep 2011; Weekends only (annual)
Rancho Cienega Park

The title of the African Marketplace and Cultural Fair can be misleading - it is actually an all-encompassing multicultural event that starts with an Indian Pow-Wow and includes a Brazilian Festival. It is held at Rancho Cienega Park's recreation centre.

Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years — Daily; not Tue or Wed
MOCA at the Geffen Contemporary

Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art celebrates its history with the largest-ever installation of its renowned permanent collection. Featuring around 500 artworks by over 200 artists, the chronological multimedia exhibit fills galleries at both of MOCA's downtown Los Angeles locations.

Circus Disco — Tue, Fri, and Sat only
Circus Disco

LA's hottest gay nightclub, Circus Disco, hosts gay theme nights every Tuesday and Friday. Expect karaoke, exotic dancers, impersonators and bulging tanned muscles. Club Circus on Saturday has the city's night owls dancing till the early hours.

Pop! — Fri only
Empty Stage Theatre

Los Angeles' Empty Stage Theatre, dedicated to improvisation of all forms, presents Pop! every Friday night. The show creates comedy from the headlines, weaving current events into a tapestry of irony, sarcasm and satire. The audience provides initial suggestions to the five to eight-person cast, who use the "clap in" improvisation style to create a series of fast-paced scenes.

The Standard Downtown — Daily
The Standard Downtown

The Standard Downtown, a trendy rooftop bar located atop The Standard Hotel in Downtown L.A., is surrounded by office towers and helipads, and the view is magnificent. Enjoy exotic cocktails under the warm night sky amid waterbeds and bent-plastic loungers.

Beverly Hot Springs — Daily
Beverly Hot Springs

Beverly Hot Springs is the city's only natural spring: a valuable oasis in the crazy hurly burly that is Los Angeles. Jump from hot to cold baths, use steam and dry herbal saunas or treat yourself to a massage.

Babe's and Ricky's — Mon, Thu, Fri, and Sat only
Babe's and Ricky's

Founded in 1964 by matriarch Laura Mae Gross and named for her son and nephew, Babe's and Ricky's is a legendary blues club in south-east LA. The current club is the second incarnation but retains the original fixtures from 1964.

It's A Wrap — Daily
It's A Wrap

It's A Wrap is the only company in the world that sells actual wardrobe and props from movie and TV sets. Every item at this Midtown store is marked with its place of origin, such as Melrose Place and Baywatch.

California African American Museum — Daily; not Mon
California African American Museum

From ancient artefacts to contemporary works, Los Angeles' California African American Museum celebrates the wealth of African American culture. Equipped with a sculpture court, the museum is designed by African American architects, Jack Haywood and the late Vince Proby.

Grace — Daily; not Mon
Grace

Grace is one of the best restaurants in L.A. Executive Chef Neal Fraser, who trained under Wolfgang Puck, Thomas Keller and Joachim Splichal, co-owns this popular restaurant in Westside that serves dishes such as wild-boar tenderloin with violet mustard sauce or slow-braised pork shank in a cider-sage sauce. Yes, it's expensive, but worth the money.

Japanese American National Museum — Daily; not Mon
Japanese American National Museum

The largest museum in the United States dedicated to celebrating Americans of Japanese ancestry, the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, CA, welcomes exhibitions, workshops and symposiums that showcase the diversity and talent of Japanese Americans.

Zimmer Children's Museum — Daily; not Mon or Sat
Zimmer Children's Museum

Creativity isn't the only skill fostered at the Zimmer Children's Museum in Los Angeles, CA. The interactive space also teaches children about generosity, kindness and respect through the powers of play and their ability to pretend.

Fowler Museum at UCLA — Daily; not Mon or Tue
Fowler Museum at UCLA

Journey to Africa, Asia, the Pacific and the Americas courtesy of The Fowler Museum at UCLA's exciting and informative exhibitions, programmes and publications. The renowned Californian institution explores art and material culture from these rich and diverse continents.

Prada Epicenter — Daily
Prada Epicenter

Prada Epicenter in Los Angeles is worth visiting even if you have no interest in designer garb. This amazing flagship store is as much a museum or art gallery as clothes store. A hot spot for spotting celebs and wannabes.

Oou — Daily
Oou

The Los Feliz neighbourhood is where the city's locals do much of their fashion shopping, and one of the city's best vintage clothing stores, Oou, is located here. Patrons lounge on comfy sofas between trying on vintage dresses and suits.

Worship in a Former Movie Palace — Weekends only
Los Angeles University Cathedral

Welcome to Los Angeles, where the best-preserved of the many 1920s movie palaces now houses the studios of 24/7 cable-TV evangelist Dr Gene Scott.

Theodore — Daily
Theodore

Theodore occupies a special place in the hearts of the Beverly Hills fashionistas. Scour the large store for new and avant-garde fashion. There is a great mix of top US and overseas designers and it caters to both men and women.

The Apple Pan — Daily; not Mon
The Apple Pan

Open since 1947, beloved The Apple Pan in Westside is famous for its juicy burgers, house-baked apple pie, grumpy service, and an authentic frills-free atmosphere. The hickory burger with a side of fries is the most popular order. Expect to wait a bit during the lunch rush, but the queue moves fairly fast.

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