Things to Do This Weekend, September 19th - 20th, in Los Angeles.

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Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants

Sat, Sep 19 · 2:00 PM

Hollywood

Circus romance musical

Dinosaur Hall Tour

Dinosaur Hall Tour

Sat, Sep 19 · 1:00 PM

Exposition Park

Guided fossil walk

SOAR: Tropical Butterflies

SOAR: Tropical Butterflies

Sat, Sep 19 · 9:00 AM

Palos Verdes Estates

tropical butterfly habitat exhibit

Between Darkness and Dawn

Between Darkness and Dawn

Sat, Sep 19 · 12:00 PM

Playa Vista

Contemporary art collective

Green Corridors by Natalka Vorozhbyt

Green Corridors by Natalka Vorozhbyt Up & Coming Artist

Sat, Sep 19 · 8:00 PM

Pico

Intimate ukrainian war drama

American Horror Story pop-up

American Horror Story pop-up Hot right now

Sat, Sep 19 · 2:00 PM

Hollywood

Immersive horror experience

Conair x Lil Sweet Treat

Conair x Lil Sweet Treat Hot right now

Sat, Sep 19 · 11:00 AM

Venice

Beauty pop-up & candy

Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity

Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity Star Performer

Sat, Sep 19 · 11:00 AM

Mid-Wilshire

Fashion history exhibition

Long Beach QFilm Festival

Long Beach QFilm Festival

Sat, Sep 19 · 5:00 PM

4th Street Corridor

LGBTQ+ independent film showcase

Reframing Dioramas: The Art of Preserving Wilderness

Reframing Dioramas: The Art of Preserving Wilderness

Sat, Sep 19 · 9:30 AM

Exposition Park

Restored dioramas & immersive art

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Antigone: In the Language of Kings

Antigone: In the Language of Kings

Sat, Sep 19 · 8:00 PM

Pacific Palisades

Aztec Greek tragedy

Joshua Reynolds's Portrait of Mai and 18th-Century Portraiture

Joshua Reynolds's Portrait of Mai and 18th-Century Portraiture Star Performer

Sat, Sep 19 · 10:00 AM

Brentwood

Portraiture that challenged power

Artist-at-Work: Tapa Making

Artist-at-Work: Tapa Making Ending Soon

Sat, Sep 19 · 11:00 AM

Brentwood

Polynesian bark cloth demonstration

Stories in Ink: Tātau Bookmark Workshop

Stories in Ink: Tātau Bookmark Workshop

Sat, Sep 19 · 11:00 AM

Brentwood

Hands-on cultural art workshop

Odilon Redon: Otherworldly Visions

Odilon Redon: Otherworldly Visions

Sat, Sep 19 · 12:00 PM

Brentwood

Dreamy symbolist art

Robert Glasper Concert

Robert Glasper Concert Star Performer

Sat, Sep 19 · 7:00 PM

Hollywood

Genre-bending jazz pianist

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