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Weekday Event Picks for LA Kids: Special Olympics & a Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Week, July 27-31

7/27/15 - By Jacqueline Stansbury

The Special Olympics continue this week at multiple venues. You can celebrate these gifted athletes any day this week by checking out one of their events, all of which are free.

Los Angeles lives up to its reputation as entertainment capital during the summer months in particular, when movies and music play indoors and out. And there’s the weather: while many of us may have been shell shocked by last week’s rain in July (really, after the garage sale was all set up?), the weather has been otherwise glorious. This week should be a perfect one for splashing at the Annenberg, checking out the surfers in the South Bay, enjoying an outdoor concert in the Marina, or stargazing at the Garvey Observatory. Let’s not knock the rain, though, and let’s certainly not assume that the drought is over. We still have a long way to go before our parched state quenches its thirst. So while we are all crossing fingers for rain, and making plans to be outdoors most of the summer, let's not forget that Mommy Poppins also has a handy guide to indoor activities, for days when it is too hot, too cold, or even too wet to be outside.

Be sure to check out our Event Calendar for more free and discounted activities; here are our five favorites for the week.

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1. $1 Splash Day – Monday
To enjoy this pool on discount day, arrive early or prepare to wait at the beach for a few hours. On summer Mondays, admission to Santa Monica's Annenberg Community Beach House pool is a mere $1 per person. The pool is warm; the chairs are comfy, and breezes from the ocean are soothing.
See all Monday events

2. Mary Poppins – Tuesday
Jane and Michael Banks take the matter of hiring a nanny into their own hands, and they get Julie Andrews, who sings, flies, and cleans up with a snap of her fingers. LACMA screens this practically perfect movie about a practically perfect person who inspires all of us to be the best parents we can be; picnicking on the grounds of the museum and wandering through the La Brea Tar Pits is pretty great, too.
See all Tuesday events

3. Garvey Nights – Wednesday
The Los Angeles Astronomers Club meets Wednesday evening in Monterey Park, at the Garvey Ranch public observatory, to gaze upwards in good company.
See all Wednesday events

4. Symphonic Thursdays – Thursday
The Marina Del Rey Summer Concert series continues Thursday at Burton Chase Park. Vanessa Williams is the featured performer, and there is always a 75 member orchestra.
See all Thursday events

5. South Bay International Surf Fest - Friday
Manhattan, Hermosa, and Redondo Beach continue their summer celebration of all things surf (and a few things that aren't).
See all Friday events

There are always plenty more activities on our daily events calendar. And if you don’t receive our newsletters full of suggestions for family fun, you really should subscribe…it’s free!