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First Saturday of the year? Let’s make it a good one!
On the radar for today in Los Angeles you’ll find free holiday admission at UPAM, a Polar Bear Plunge at Annenberg Community Beach House, the Oddities & Curiosities Expo in DTLA, Thee Improvised Musical at The Elysian, and more.
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Make Metro Part of Your Weekend
Free Admission at USC Pacific Asia Museum – M FA > Now through January 4 (this Saturday), USC Pacific Asia Museum offers free admission for the holiday season. Take advantage of the special offer to check out their latest exhibition, Cai Guo-Qiang: A Material Odyssey, which explores Cai’s artistic process of using gunpowder and pyrotechnics to create drawings, paintings, and events.
Go Metro: Take the A Line to Memorial Park station.
Three Top Picks To Do This Saturday
M = Less than .5 miles from an L.A. Metro Station, FA = Free Admission
Polar Bear Plunge – > Want to start your 2025 with a cold blast to reset your body? Slip on your swim trunks and head over to the Annenberg Community Beach House this Saturday to participate in a group plunge in the Pacific with an (optional) 300-yard buoy swim. Afterwards, get a guest pass for the heated pool at the Beach House to warm your bod. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pool admission runs $10/adult, $5/senior adult age 60+, $4/youth age 1-17. Get more info here.
Oddities & Curiosities Expo – M > The Oddities & Curiosities Expo opens 2025 at the Los Angeles Convention Center with an extraordinary showcase of over 150 vendors and artists providing a unique shopping experience for enthusiasts of the strange, offering rare and unique items such as antiques and handcrafted oddities. Beyond shopping, the immersive expo includes tarot readings, sideshow performers, and concessions throughout the day. Takes place this Saturday and Sunday. Tickets start at $12. More info here.
Thee Improvised Musical -> Back this Saturday night at The Elysian Theater, Thee Improvised Musical Thee Improvised Musical offers a fully improvised musical made up on the spot from audience suggestions and backed by a live band. Cast includes Blake Rosier, Brendan McCay, Conor Hanney,Courtney Fortner, Ike Flitcraft, Lexi Lewis, Rob Zaleski, and Ryan Brookshire. Show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20. More info here.
Six More Things To Do in L.A. Today
- This Saturday, Burden of Proof in Pasadena launches its first annual Dry January Drink Tasting Market. Discover the best in alcohol-free brands as you sample elixirs, spirits, sparkling teas, and ciders.
- Acclaimed violinist Lisa Batiashvili comes to Walt Disney Concert Hall with Beethoven concertos this Saturday (8 p.m.) and Sunday (2 p.m.).
- This weekend is the final chance to check out L.A. Zoo Lights Animals Aglow, which transforms the zoo grounds into a world of light and holiday magic.
- This weekend is also the closing two days for Descanso Gardens’ 2024-25 season of Enchanted Forest of Light.
- Check DJ-spun tunes and great vibes every Saturday and Sunday night this January at Chinatown’s Homage Brewing.
- The 2024-25 edition of Astra Lumina: An Enchanted Night Walk Amongst the Stars continues at South Coast Botanic Garden every Thursday to Sunday through January 31.
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