ALL WEEKEND
           
Brick Fest Live - Pasadena
LEGO fanatics converge on Pasadena Convention Center for the chance to click the colorful bricks.

Frozen Sing-a-long (PG) - Hollywood
Your kid knows all the words. You know all the words. Time to let them go. Frozen screens at El Capitan in a sing-a-long version.

Family Amphitheater Performances - West LA
The Skirball’s family shows this weekend include the blues, roots, and western sounds of Allegretto and Espinoza on Saturday, and Cow Bop, with a mix of cowboy jazz and western be-bop on Sunday.

Harry Potter Hamlet - Culver City
You know what’s truly magical about the Actors' Gang Hogwarts-influenced production of Hamlet?  How it turns young kids into full fledged Shakespeare fans!

Free Shows: Dorothy's Adventures in Oz - Santa Monica
Follow the yellow brick road to free shows of Santa Monica Playhouse’s musical comedy. Plus, on Saturday the Playhouse offers a Free Theater Workshop: All About Acting, for kids 8 to 16.

Kiddee Matinees - Hollywood
A trio of BMX bike-riding kids, including a young Nicole Kidman, plot to thwart a gang of bank robbers in BMX Bandits.

Animated Treasures: 30 Years Of Studio Ghibli – Hollywood
The Egyptian Theatre shows films by the great animator Hayao Miyazaki. (These screenings are all in Japanese with English subtitles. The Aero has a couple of family matinees next week that are dubbed into English.)

Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival 2015 - Griffith Park
The free Shakespeare festival features a family workshop before Saturday’s performance of Much Ado about Nothing; Pacific Opera Project performs before Sunday’s performance.
 
Wings Over Camarillo - Camarillo
More than 15,000 people flock to Camarillo Airport to watch flying demonstrations of a variety of World War II, civilian, experimental, and historical aircraft.

SATURDAY AUGUST 22

Marina Del Rey Summer Concert Series: Pop Saturdays - Marina del Rey
How far is Heaven? About as far as Burton Chace Park, where Los Lonely Boys perform a free concert under the stars.

Lowes Build and Grow - Multiple Locations
Kids construct Thor’s Chariot, the last in the series of Avengers projects at Lowes.

Venice Arts Fall 2015 Youth Arts Media Workshop Registration - Venice
New students can register for Venice Arts Fall Workshops, in areas including  photography, filmmaking, and multimedia plus comics, animation, and writing. The program is free for low income families.

2015 Dana Point Emergency Expo - Dana Hills
So you totally know what to do in a disaster, right? Me, too. But um, just in case, you might want to attend this expo to learn how to prepare for a disaster. 

Saturday Morning Stories and More - West LA
We all know about the Day the Crayons Quit… but what happened after the story? Author Drew Daywalt visits Children's Book World to tell what happened… The Day the Crayons Came Home!         

Boobie-Palooza Long Beach - Long Beach
New and expectant parents are invited for expert panels, a carrier clinic, exhibitors, entertainment, kid and tot zones, and a lactation lounge. The keynote speaker is Dr. Robert Sears.

Author Event: Mary Casanova at the American Girl Store - Fairfax
The American Girl Store at the Grove gets a visit from  Mary Casanova, author of the new Grace, Girl of the Year 2015 series, and more Girl of the Year books. 

FIGat7th Kids Club - Downtown
Dreaming of distant beaches?  FIGat7th’s Kids Club makes Hawaiian Leis.

Children's Workshops - Pasadena
Visitors to the The Pasadena Museum of California Art can assemble a collage while learning how artist Corita Kent’s work draws connections between the things she saw and collected.
    
Public Star Party - Griffith Park
Griffith Observatory offers families a chance to look to the stars (and maybe see if last week’s meteor shower did any damage).

Burbank Comedy Festival: Two Milk Minimum - Burbank
This comedy show features stand-up by kids, for kids.

Summer Performance Series - Pasadena
Earthworm Ensemble closes out the performance series at Kidspace Children's Museum with their family folk/country music style. 

Chinatown Summer Nights - Chinatown
The last of the nights out in Chinatown features a photo booth, KCRW DJs, a craft beer garden, food trucks, a roaming magician, and a capuchin monkey.

The Klub Gymnastics presents Klub Night Out - Silver Lake
Need a night out? Drop the kids off at The Klub Gymnastics and get a little Mommy & Daddy time.

Summer Movies in The Park - Thousand Oaks
Never give up, and good luck will find you. Like the free screening of The Neverending Story at The Lakes at Thousand Oaks.

Cinespia - Hollywood
I know you are, but what am I?  Pee Wee Herman travels across the country in search of his stolen bike, as Pee Wee’s Big Adventure  screens under the stars at  Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Silent & Classic Movie Nights - Montecito Heights
Heritage Square Museum screens the silent 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, which features some of the earliest underwater scenes used in a film.

Movies on the Green - Woodland Hills
On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your pain? Big Hero 6 screens under the stars at Warner Center Park.

Movies in the Park: Pacific Palisades - Pacific Palisades
If anyone was looking for some stuff, then all they’d have to do would be to follow the spiders. Which might lead them to the free screening of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at Palisades Recreation Center.

North Hollywood International Film Festival - North Hollywood
I am Groot. Guardians of the Galaxy screens in North Hollywood Park. I am Groot.  

SUNDAY AUGUST 23

Kids Koncerts at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum -Topanga                            
Nathalia sings kid songs full of English and Spanish energy, culture, dancing and fun, at the Theatricum Botanicum.

Hammer Kids: Close Encounters: Design Collective - Westwood
It’s not just about the art but about how it’s displayed.
  
Family Sunday/ Kids Run the Bases: Angels - Anaheim
The Angels play the Blue Jays, and kids run the bases at Angel Stadium.

A Colorful Day at LACMA with Author Drew Daywalt - Mid-Wilshire
The crayon-y day at LACMA features Drew Daywalt reading from The Day the Crayons Came Home, a crayon drive, and artist-led workshops.

RESCHEDULED -Free Kite Festival - Costa  Mesa
Remember that time it rained here? Me neither, but guess what, the Kite Festival that was supposed to happen that weekend is rescheduled for Sunday! Kite building, kite flying, martial arts demonstrations, and more.
 
2015 Music in the Park - Laguna Beach
The summer music series in Bluebird Park closes out with the Tom Nolan Band (Blues).
 
Manhattan Beach Summer Concerts in the Park - Manhattan Beach
Swing band The Wise Guys Big Band Machine performs in Polliwog Park.

Jazz on the Lawn - Santa Monica
California Feetwarmers plays music from the 1920s at the family-friendly series in Stewart Street Park.

Concerts on the Green - Woodland Hills
Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band play Warner Center Park.

Sun Sets Concert Series at Calabasas Lake - Calabasas
New West Symphony Presents Jason Vieaux for the last in the series of free concerts at the Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center.
 

As always, there are many more activities listed on our Event Calendar, and if you didn't receive this info as a newsletter, you should sign up for our weekly events updates. Whatever you choose to do this weekend, we hope you have a terrific time!