Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and the greater Los Angeles area.
EVENTS
Los Angeles County Fair – Stars, Stripes and Fun: The fair opens, 5-11 p.m. May 3. Regular hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, and also Memorial Day (May 27). Admission is available online now for a discount. Concerts are a separate cost: tinyurl.com/2fctmxwr. Carnival information, tickets and wristbands (click on Los Angeles County Fair option): https://rcsfun.com/Ride. Parking in advance online $20; $25 at the gate. Also, Fairplex is a cashless venue. Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Updates: www.facebook.com/lacountyfair. www.lacountyfair.com
The Plant Clones Are Coming, First Friday Series at Natural History Museum: The after-hours museum event includes discussions and pop-up experiences on this month’s theme, music in the Nature Gardens (DJ Wyldefower, 5-8 p.m.; Dave Harrington, Max Jaffe and Patrick Shiroishi, 8 p.m.; JaRon Marshall, 9 p.m.), and food trucks, 5-10 p.m. May 3. Admission $20 (reservation on the link). Location, Exposition Park, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles. nhm.org/first-fridays-2024. https://nhm.org/calendar/first-fridays-2024-may
World Labyrinth Day: The Greater Los Angeles Labyrinth Network has a list of labyrinths to walk on May 4 on the 16th annual World Labyrinth Day (observed on the first Saturday in May). Some participants plan to attend a walk at 1 p.m. (local time) on May 4 to “create a rolling wave of peaceful energy” (www.worldlabyrinthday.org). Other dates for walks: 6-7:30 p.m. May 3 at Stoneview Nature Center, Culver City; and 1-3 p.m. May 24-25 at Church of Religious Science, North Hollywood. World-wide labyrinth locator: labyrinthlocator.com. List of labyrinths in the greater Los Angeles area: www.facebook.com/LosAngelesLabyrinthNetwork/
The Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire: Immerse yourself in the time of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign and have some fun with cosplay of the time period, speaking…
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