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The award-winning BBC TV series, Walking with Dinosaurs, now comes to life in a live, theatrical event featuring 15 life-sized dinosaurs walking and roaring right before your eyes -- including the terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rex. The show explores the 200 million-year reign of the dinosaurs and their constant fight for survival and supremacy. Learn more...

Winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Lynn Nottage's Ruined tells the story of Mama Nadi, a bar and brothel owner in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, and the brutalized women who seek refuge there. Nottage and director Kate Whoriskey traveled to Africa to research the play, which has also won numerous Obies. Learn more...

El Portal Theatre presents the innovative ensemble called The Orchestra Unleashed, a striking mixture of orchestral power, spoken word, and compelling art. The show features exciting new music written for the orchestra by composers from L.A. and around the world. Original poetry and artwork draw the audience deeper into the music, creating a panorama of human experience that will culminate in a special presentation of the classic poem "The Rime of The Ancient Mariner." Learn more...

Enjoy a day at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Known as one of the world's greatest thrill ride parks, Magic Mountain features 16 world-class roller coasters, which combine to break eleven world records. Experience the Terminator Salvation: The Ride wooden coaster, the high-flying Tatsu and the fifth-dimensional roller coaster X2. Kids can meet Thomas the Tank Engine, Bugs Bunny and more at the park, which features more than a hundred total attractions. Learn more...

Billed as America's answer to Oktoberfest, Septemberfest ditches the German food and polka music in favor of barbecue and other distinctly American fare, along with live rock music. But, like its German counterpart, the four-hour Septemberfest features all-you-can-drink beer: more than 200 beers from dozens of breweries large and small. Learn more...

Change up your boring Friday night with Hornblower's new Blues Dinner Cruise. Enjoy a glass of champagne upon boarding, a dinner buffet and the soothing sounds of the Phil Gates Blues Band. Dance all night or take a stroll along the outer decks and check out the amazing views. Learn more...

Love, Loss and What I Wore is an intimate collection of stories by sisters Nora and Delia Ephron, based on the bestselling book by Ilene Beckerman. The show, a hit in New York, uses clothing and other accessories to trigger stories of poignant memories. The cast is a rotating selection of five all-star actresses who perform for four weeks at a time. Learn more...

Break the Cycle has rounded up some of Hollywood and Broadway's brightest talent for a benefit evening of songs about love and relationships. The evening will feature music from popular musicals such as Wicked, Songs for a New World, 9 to 5 and In The Heights performed by television and theater stars such as Kelly Stables (Two and a Half Men), Lesli Margherita (2009 Olivier Award winner for Zorro), and acclaimed singer/songwriter Katie Thompson. Learn more...

Tony-nominee Raul Esparza and Golden Globe-nominee Brooke Shields star in this world-premiere musical based on the movie with Steve Martin, featuring a score by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast). Con man Jonas Nightingale brings his gospel-charged tent revival to rain-starved Kansas. Then he meets a pretty waitress (Shields) and her son, and their love forces this ultimate cynic to take a real leap of faith. Learn more...

The Los Angeles Master Chorale launches the Los Angeles Philharmonic's famed summer concert series in style, performing Handel's "Hallelujah" chorus complete with fireworks finale. Enjoy more classical music under the stars with the L.A. Phil and Hollywood Bowl Hall of Famer violinist Joshua Bell playing Bruch, the Labeque sisters performing Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos, and the Bowl debut of 28-year-old French piano phenom David Fray with selections from Beethoven. (See additional details for full program information.) Learn more...

Medieval Times is an exciting, family-friendly dinner attraction inspired by an 11th century feast and tournament. Guests are served a four-course banquet and cheer for one of six knights as they compete in the joust and other tests of skill. Expect lots of jousting, swordsmanship, thrilling hand-to-hand combat, and displays of extraordinary horsemanship as part of an exciting story set in Medieval Spain. Learn more...

Jewtopia's original creator Bryan Fogel directs this new and revised production of the longest-running Off-Broadway comedy in both New York and Los Angeles history. Jewtopia chronicles the story of Chris O'Connell, a gentile, who wants to marry a Jewish girl so he'll never have to make another decision. To achieve his goal, he enlists the help of his Jewish buddy, Adam Lipschitz, to bring him in to the Jewish world "undercover." Cultures clash, stereotypes collide, and hilarity ensues. Learn more...

Food & Wine presents The Taste of Beverly Hills: The Art of Brunch, an event showcasing the finest brunch restaurants in Los Angeles. Taste signature dishes from more than 40 of LA's finest brunch hot spots, and enjoy such classic brunch drinks as Bloody Marys, Bellinis and Mimosas. The event also includes live music and DJs, cooking demonstrations by favorite regional chefs, wine tastings and more. Learn more...

Let's Talk Church is a comedy about the problems and issues in the church today. The show takes place during a live taping of a talk show featuring Mary "Liz" Paige. She cleans and sings, and is joined by a series of outrageous guests. Learn more...

La Mirada Theatre's Tribute Fridays continues with salutes to two of the most popular acts of the '70s. Based in Southern California, the critically acclaimed tribute show Bella Donna recreates Stevie Nicks in concert. Desperado captures the melody, harmony and musicianship that made The Eagles famous. Learn more...

Home to more than 12,500 ocean animals representing nearly 500 species, the Aquarium of the Pacific celebrates the planet's largest and most diverse body of water: the Pacific Ocean. This world-class aquarium features a wide array of hands-on activities, live and video presentations, and much more. New in 2010, check out the BP Sea Otter Exhibit and visit the Molina Animal Care Center. Learn more...

Cecilia Valdés is a popular Cuban zarzuela, a lyric dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes that features opera, popular songs and dance. Set in colonial Havana, Cecilia Valdés tells the story of a beautiful mulatto girl who falls in love with a white aristocrat. The Bilingual Foundation for the Arts presents the zarzuela, which is sung in Spanish with English super-titles, as part of Faces of the World series at LATC. Learn more...

Experience seven different locally-grown wines from Los Angeles' own Milan Vineyards, conveniently located in the scenic Santa Monica Mountains between Santa Monica and Malibu. Along with barrel tastings, Milan Vineyard's unique and award-winning vintages, including the 2006 Ruby Reserve, a Lodi International Wine Award Double Gold Medal winner, and the 2007 Poetics and 2009 Maximilian, Silver Medal winners at the California State Fair, will be served, as well as light hors d'oeuvres. Learn more...

Yellow chronicles a year in the life of what seems to be the perfect family, whose foundations are rocked to the breaking point by an unexpected tragedy. Hard-hitting and surprisingly funny, Yellow dives head-first into the themes of cowardice, intolerance and the damage caused to families by secrets, rejection and the difficulty of forgiveness. Learn more...

From the creators of the Fabulous Boogie Knights comes The Spazmatics. Playing hits of the '80s from "Whip It!" to "We Got the Beat" to "Turning Japanese," these New Wave nerds-that-rock turn the Key Club into an '80s dance party. Clad in geek chic science-nerd costumes, they'll have everyone up and dancing with their outstanding musicianship and their high-energy stage presence. Opening for the Spazmatics is Green Day tribute The American Idiots. Learn more...

From the creators of the Fabulous Boogie Knights comes The Spazmatics. Playing hits of the '80s from "Whip It!" to "We Got the Beat" to "Turning Japanese," these New Wave nerds-that-rock turn the Key Club into an '80s dance party. Clad in geek chic science-nerd costumes, they'll have everyone up and dancing with their outstanding musicianship and their high-energy stage presence. Opening for the Spazmatics is Guns N' Roses tribute Dust N' Bones. Learn more...

Guests will enjoy a delicious dining experience while being entertained with an astonishing display of special-effects wizardry, aerial artistry, swashbuckling swordplay and dynamic duels. The entertainment is a classic story of good vs. evil that offers the perfect blend of action, adventure, comedy and romance, along with the opportunity to interact in the adventure. Learn more...

This supper club hosts great live jazz in a setting with Old World charm. Catalina has lived up to its slogan "Nothing But the Best in Jazz" by presenting a veritable Who's Who of jazz legends such as Dizzie Gillespie, Art Blakey, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Ray Brown, Joe Williams, Max Roach, Carmen McRae, Joe Henderson, Benny Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Redman and many more. Learn more...

Combining the electrifying elements of acrobatics, dance, live music and theater, TROUPE VERTIGO brings their high-energy performance to the outdoor stage of the Ford Amphitheatre. Their new show, Big Top for a New Generation, features gravity-defying acts set to rock band beats. The soundtrack will be performed live by Nightmare & the Cat. Learn more...

The Pasadena POPS is issuing a backstage pass to the nostalgic sounds of Old Hollywood and the glitz and glamour of New Hollywood. Explore the artistic and musical geniuses that connect films with their audiences. Jodi Benson, voice of the Little Mermaid, will enchant with songs from Titanic, The Wizard of Oz, Nine and other blockbusters. The orchestra will provide a medley of beloved film moments by Henry Mancini, Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams, including a tribute to Star Wars. Learn more...

Teena Marie headlines a bill of classic R&B and funk at the L.A. County Fair. A Santa Monica native and protege of the legendary Rick James, Marie's hits include "Behind the Groove," "Square Biz" and "I Need Your Lovin'." The concert also features funk veterans Heatwave ("Boogie Nights") and ex-Tower of Power lead singer Lenny Williams, whose solo career included the hit "'Cause I Love You." Learn more...

Catalina Island is an island getaway just a short trip away from the California coast. The island has a wide variety of entertainment options for vacationers to enjoy and all the amenities of a city. The Marina del Rey Flyer will take passengers back and forth between the island and the mainland for a quick getaway to enjoy scuba diving, kayaking, fishing, horseback riding, golf, shopping or gallery-hopping. Learn more...

Boyz II Men are one of the most successful R&B groups of all time, with hits including "End of the Road," "Motownphilly," and "One Sweet Day." En Vogue has sold more than 28 million records on the strength of hits including "Free Your Mind" and "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)," and have won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in history. See both groups at the L.A. County Fair. Learn more...

Lorna Luft will be the special guest vocalist in this Glendale Orchestra pops concert, along with Broadway veterans Tobi Foster and Blake Ginther and harmonica virtuoso Bernie Fields. Luft will perform songs from stage, film and her one-woman show, Songs My Mother Taught Me, a tribute to her mother, Judy Garland. Foster and Ginther will sing hits from West Side Story, The Music Man, The Lion King, and more. Fields will perform a medley of Mancini songs. Learn more...

Canvas Falcons is a musical love story set against the backdrop of World War I. Two Americans, Bill and Anne, go to war -- Bill to find himself; Anne to keep him from forgetting himself. The show follows their trials, heartbreaks and triumphs as they find their way back home. With 13 original songs, this award-winning production is a powerful expression of love and humor contrasted with the burdens of war. Learn more...

Based on a true story, Charles Smith's play Free Man of Color tells of John Newton Templeton, an African-American scholar who was one of the first freed slaves to graduate from an American university -- Ohio University, the school which commissioned the work. The production at the Colony Theatre is the play's West Coast premiere. The play won the Joseph Jefferson Award for outstanding new work in Chicago where it premiered at the Victory Gardens Theatre in 2004. Learn more...

Harley Marley Productions presents Bail Me Out, a dramedy written by Renato Biribin Jr. The play features Joe, a blue-collar New Jersey native, whose best friend Ray reveals that he's gay and involved with a married African-American minister. That revelation sets off a chain of events that affects Joe, along with all of his friends and family. Learn more...

Circus Vargas presents The Big One is Back at Westfield Culver City. Under their new big-top tent, Jon Weiss of CBS's Amazing Race welcomes audiences to an all-new show featuring some of the world's greatest circus performers, including trapeze artists, jugglers, acrobats, death-defying stunt performers and of course, lots of world-class clowns. Learn more...

With the kids away, three married couples get together for a few laughs. But as the liquor flows, secrets are revealed, trust is tested, boundaries are broken and reality gets swapped for fantasy. It's Just Sex is a thought-provoking comedy about marriage, honesty, lust and trust. Learn more...

The defending World Champion Los Angeles Lakers host Deron Williams and the Utah Jazz in preseason basketball at the Honda Center. Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and the Lakers are coming off back-to-back NBA championships. Learn more...

The Dodgers host the San Francisco Giants in a Labor Day weekend series, as one of baseball's greatest rivalries continues. Outfielders Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier join infielder Rafael Furcal in the Dodgers' lineup, while the Giants' playoff hopes are pinned on hard-hitting first baseman Aubrey Huff, brilliant rookie catcher Buster Posey and one of the league's best pitching rotations. Learn more...

The L.A. Derby Dolls are the premier all-female, banked-track, quad-skating, rock 'n' roller derby league in Southern California. While their uniforms may be stylish and their names playful, the L.A. Derby Dolls are real athletes who skate a sport that is pure, unscripted and real. See the full event description for the lineup of upcoming games. Learn more...

Hall and Oates play the L.A. County Fair. The smooth Philadelphia blue-eyed soul duo ruled the charts in the '70s and '80s, selling more than 60 million albums and scoring hits with "Maneater," "Private Eyes," "Kiss on My List" and many, many more. Learn more...

The Los Angeles Dodgers host Adrian Gonzalez and the San Diego Padres in a game whose outcome may be crucial to the National League West playoff race. The first 50,000 fans through the gate get a free fleece blanket commemorating Dodgers All-Star Andre Ethier. Learn more...

The Amazing Los Angeles Race is designed to feel like a hybrid of a sightseeing tour, The Da Vinci Code and The Amazing Race. Participants form teams of two to eight people and receive their first clue at the starting line. Each solution leads to the next clue and fun experiences at top L.A. attractions, including Mann's Chinese Theatre, the Walk of Fame, the Hollywood Bowl, and Walt Disney Concert Hall, culminating in a finish-line awards ceremony. Learn more...

This debut concert featuring the MTLA/DANCERS celebrates dance, musical theatre and popular culture as embodied by the music and choreography of the late Michael Jackson. Learn more...

It's a Southern California pre-season hockey showdown as Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and the Anaheim Ducks host the high-scoring Anze Kopitar, Norris Trophy finalist Drew Doughty, and the Los Angeles Kings. The Ducks sent seven players to the Olympic medal platform in the 2010 Winter Olympics, more than any other NHL team. Learn more...

In Arthur Miller's critically-hailed drama, All My Sons, crimes from the past threaten the future of two families. Herbert Deever was sent to prison for manufacturing defective airplane parts in the war while his partner, Joe Keller, went free. Two years after World War II, the Keller family is torn apart by bitterness and guilt surrounding shameful family secrets. All My Sons won the 1947 Tony Award for Best Play. Learn more...

The Cinefamily presents interesting and unusual programs of exceptional, distinctive, weird and wonderful films. The Cinefamily's goal is to foster a spirit of community and a sense of discovery. Like campfires, sporting events and church services, movies work best as social experiences. They are more meaningful, funnier and scarier when shared with others. See the full event description for details about scheduled screenings. Learn more...

Fresh from Broadway, Celebration Theatre presents [title of show], the musical about writing a musical, in its Los Angeles premiere. This Tony Award-nominated love letter to musical theatre is written about two struggling writers by two struggling writers. It's a don't-miss for fans of Broadway! Learn more...

Theatre for a Small Space presents A.F. Cronin's comedy A Light in the Shadows, the story of a famous artist in the midst of a mid-life crisis. With the help of his agent and a group of friends, he worked to reawaken his artistic energy and get his life back on track. Learn more...

On this walking tour through Downtown Los Angeles' financial district, guests will have an opportunity to visit landmarks like Pershing Square and the Central Library while stopping often to sample the neighborhood's culinary scene. Local foodies and tourists alike will appreciate this opportunity to indulge in a variety of cuisines from the area's hottest restaurants. Learn more...

Brazil comes to Los Angeles when Angelo Metz and Friends take the stage at The Founder's Center. Angelo is popular throughout the Americas and Europe and has played over 900 live shows. This salute to the culture of Brazil includes singing, dancing and Angelo's virtuosic guitar styling. Learn more...

The Groundlings Theatre's latest show showcases what the troupe does best: sketches and improvisation. Damon Jones directs Scott Beehner, Stephanie Courtney, Ryan Gaul, David Hoffman, Taran Killam, Jim Rash, Lisa Schurga and Annie Sertich. Past alumni of the 38-year-old theatre and comedy school have included Will Ferrell, Paul Reubens, Lisa Kudrow and Julia Sweeney. Learn more...