The South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes Estates isn’t reaching for the stars for its upcoming winter light show. Instead it’s bringing the stars down for a visit to illuminate the park with its “Astra Lumina” celestial experience.
“It immerses the audience in nature, in light, in music. Everything is synchronized. It’s an emotional journey and it tells a story.” said Thomas Pintal, the multimedia director at Moment Factory, creators of the walk-through installation which runs from Nov. 9-Jan.1 at the Palos Verdes Garden.
This is the second year the Garden has hosted “Astra Lumina.” The multimedia installation replaced the venue’s previous GLOW experience, which took people through the ocean, rivers and forests, with a trip through the cosmos instead.
But the Palos Verdes park isn’t the only garden that’s lighting things up this winter.
There are several other gardens and arboretums across Southern California for people to take in immersive light shows starting in November and December, including the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden’s “Lightscape,” a one mile walk-through made up of several light installations that are coupled with music and special effects that transform part of the 127-acre property into an illuminated garden. Expect to see displays like the Winter Cathedral, a light tunnel shaped like arched windows that’s made up of more than 100,000 small white LED globes and a stunning Arch of Light display.
In La Cañada Flintridge, Descanso Gardens turns a portion of its venue into the “Enchanted Forest of Light.” This is where people will see luminated “stained glass” creations on the Main Lawn, geometric installations in the Rose Garden, Flower Power on the Promenade and more.
Meanwhile, music and lights mix at “Luminaria Nights” at California Botanic Garden in Claremont. This is where luminaria and string lights like the way along paths of native plant gardens, art installation and…
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