Illusion Museum and Food Festival: How to Spend a Weekend in Los Angeles (Feb 19-21)

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What: Cactus garden

When: Friday-Sunday, February 19-21

Where: Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049

More: Situated between the East and West Pavilions at the Getty Center, this garden features a variety of cacti, succulents and a host of other wilderness plants and panoramic views of Los Angeles.

Cost: Free options

What: Museum of Illusions

When: Friday-Sunday, February 19-21

Where: Museum of Illusions, 6753 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

More: Immerse yourself in the fantastic world of optical interactive illusions, where the visitor is not a passive observer, but an active participant in each installation.

At the exhibition, everyone will find something interesting for themselves, as the creators tried to cover all the topics available to create illusions that interest people of different ages and preferences.

Cost: From $ 10

What: Digital Art Museum

When: Friday-Sunday, February 19-21

Where: Beverly Center, #656 8500 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048

More: The first digital art museum in the United States is a magical place with incredible illusions supported by unique technologies.

The main idea of ​​the museum is to provide its visitors with an immersive, magical and unique artistic experience overcoming the limitations of physical media. Its creators wanted to expand art with digital technology and provide the greatest freedom to visitors.

Cost: From $ 10

What: Exhibition The Beauty War

When: Friday-Sunday, February 19-21

Where: Cakeland.LA 936 Mei Ling Way Los Angeles, CA 90012

More: The Beauty War is a light and, at the same time, dark thematic immersive art installation: partly mirror hall, partly dark attraction. The Beauty War contains allegorical references to the universal archetypes we encounter, from the birth of independence, fear of the unknown, personal actualization, to spiritual enlightenment and death.

Cost: From $ 12,50

What: Car food festival

When: Friday-Sunday, February 19-21

Where: Rose Bowl Stadium 1001 Rose Bowl Drive Lot K Pasadena, CA 91103

More: This is a regular food festival, adapted for a new pandemic way. All visitors will be in their cars, which will make the event absolutely safe. Here you can buy your favorite festival and street food - just take your friends and enjoy delicious treats, fun company.

Cost: Free options

What: Screening of the film "The Parent Trap"

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When: Friday, February 19, from 19:00

Where: The Road Open Air Market 2500 Westonon Redondo Beach Boulevard Torrance, CA 90504

More: Young Halle Parker lives in sunny California with the most wonderful father in the world, and her age-old Annie James lives in Foggy Albion with a beautiful loving mother. The first dreams of her mother, without whom it is very difficult for her, and the second irresistibly wants her to have a dad.

When girls meet by chance at summer camp, they have something to share with each other. But, in addition to common sorrows, Halle and Annie understand that they have something else in common. Yes, what! It turns out they are ... twin sisters! Their parents divorced many years ago, and, by agreement between them, Halle stayed with her father, and Annie with her mother.

Cost: $30

What: Car cinema / "La la land"

When: Friday, February 19, from 19:00

Where: Glendale Sears Parking Lot 211 West California Avenue Glendale, CA 91203

More: In a traffic jam on the Los Angeles Freeway, a fleeting conflict ensues between Mia Dolan, an aspiring actress, and Sebastian Wilder, an ambitious jazz pianist. After a bad day on the job, Mia's subsequent audition also fails when, in the middle of an emotional scene, the casting director answers the call. In the evening of the same day, the housemates invite Mia to a lavish party in Holywood Hills in order to cheer up the girl.

While working at a restaurant, Sebastian, against the owner's instructions, plays only traditional Christmas songs, begins to improvise with enthusiasm playing jazz music on the piano. Mia, accidentally passing by the restaurant, hears this music. After reacting, the girl enters the establishment, but Sebastian has already been fired. The musician walks to the exit in anger, Mia tries to compliment him, but he, not listening, pushes her away. How will the story of two such different, then very similar young people end.

Cost: $23

Dear readers! Please note that due to the epidemic of coronavirus infection, some activities may be canceled or rescheduled for other dates. Therefore, before visiting, we recommend checking the information on the sites of the organizers.

But we have collected many interesting events for you online:

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• here - 50 free courses on a variety of topics
• by going to this link, visit the most famous castles in Europe
• dozens of free resources for fun boring self-isolation we have collected here

In addition, look for interesting events for every day of the week in our calendar... Come in, find out, share with your friends. Before visiting, check the organizer's websites for details and locations of events, as they may change.

Keep us informed about what is happening in your city. Send information about events for the Russian-speaking diaspora by mail [email protected].

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