LA Weekend: 'Confessions Of A Prairie B*tch'; Cheeseburger Week

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA — To keep your weekend fun and lively, Patch has rounded up some entertaining events going on throughout Greater Los Angeles — from the Westside, South Bay and beaches, through DTLA, the East Side, San Gabriel and San Fernando valleys to the Ventura County line.

Some are free. Some have a fee.

Whether you opt for an activity close to home or a mini day trip, see what's slated this weekend from Saturday, Jan. 20 to Sunday, Jan. 21.

Always check with organizers that events are proceeding as planned.

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DTLA & EAST SIDE:

Japanese Tea Culture 'Sip & Savor' Workshop: JAPAN HOUSE LA, Hollywood

Oddities & Curiosities Expo: LA Convention Center, Los Angeles

West Coast Taco & Beer Festival: DTLA Union Station, Los Angeles

'PAW Patrol Live!' Children's Interactive Stage Show: Peacock Theater, Los Angeles

Wellness Day: Free Health Screenings & Low-Cost Immunizations: Walmart, Los Angeles County

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LONG BEACH & NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS:

The Devil's Den Live Dirty Swing Band and Burlesque, Long Beach

Whale Watching With Aquarium Of Pacific & Harbor Breeze Cruises: Long Beach

3rd Annual Black Restaurant Week: Long Beach

20th Annual Jewish Film Festival: Long Beach

Nick Gomez & Band, Collage, San Pedro

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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY & VENTURA COUNTY:

Whale Watching Excursion: Island Packers, Channel Islands/Oxnard & Ventura

Heal The Bay 'Nothin’ But Sand' Beach Cleanup: Zuma Beach, Malibu

'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' Show: El Portal Theater, North Hollywood

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The Soraya, Northridge

Santa Ynez Valley Restaurant Weeks: Santa Barbara Wine Country

'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secrets Of The Sewer': Discovery Cube Los Angeles, Sylmar

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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY & NEARBY:

Family Night Hike: 'Planting' Intentions For New Year: LA Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arcadia

Camellia Walking Tour: Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge

'Benevolent Beings: Buddhas & Bodhisattvas' Exhibit: Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena

Cheeseburger Week: Pasadena

Rose Bowl Half Marathon, 5K & Kids' Run: Pasadena

Lunar Festival: Food, Dance & Kids' Zone: Rancho Cucamonga

'Confessions Of A Prairie B*tch' With 'Little House' TV Star: Playhouse, Sierra Madre

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SOUTH BAY, BEACHES & PENINSULA:

Unified School District Kindergarten Information Day, Manhattan Beach

Live Seminar | Wills, Trusts, and Probate: Everything You Need to Know, Rolling Hills Estates

Nick Gomez & Band, Collage, San Pedro

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WESTSIDE:

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Events, Culver City

Culver City High School AVPA Jazz Festival: Culver City

Noel Coward's 'Private Lives' With Kentwood Players: Westchester Playhouse, Los Angeles

Heal The Bay 'Nothin’ But Sand' Beach Cleanup: Zuma Beach, Malibu

Wayback Daddies Concert: The Warehouse Restaurant, Marina Del Rey

Underwater Parks Day: Heal The Bay Aquarium, Santa Monica

The Dr. Seuss Experience LA: Santa Monica

'Pinkalicious' The Musical: Morgan-Wixson Theatre, Santa Monica

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AND DON'T MISS: CA Restaurant Weeks 2024: Guide To The Best In California

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HITTING THE ROAD THIS WEEKEND?

• Inland Empire Weekend: Burger Battle; Kid Fishing Clinic; Vineyard 5K; Lunar Fest
• San Francisco Bay Area Weekend: Lighted Art Fest; 19 Crab Feeds; 5 Restaurant Weeks
• OC Weekend: Monster Jam; Psychic Sunday; 'Seussical, Jr.'; Gun Show

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