HOLIDAY ICE RINK IN PERSHING SQUARE Now through January 16 Los Angeles’s biggest outdoor community skating rink includes a holiday concert series, the Snoopy Showcase, deejay nights, a Winter Holiday Festival, championship skating exhibitions and broomball games. Pershing Square 532 S. Olive Los Angeles www.holidayicerinkdowntownla.com
TROPICAL NURSERY TOUR January 18 Go behind the scenes with Dylan Hannon, The Huntington’s curator of tropical collections, for a tour of the botanical nurseries where rare orchids and other plants are grown. The Huntington Huntington Art Gallery 1151 Oxford Road San Marino http://huntington.org
DAVID LIGARE: CALIFORNIA CLASSICIST Now through Jan. 17 Consisting of approximately 80 oil paintings, watercolors, and drawings, this exhibition is the largest retrospective of Ligare’s work to date. Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive Laguna Beach www.lagunaartmuseum.org
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET OPENING NIGHT GALA 2017 January 19 The intricately planned evening includes cocktails, a lavish dinner, a one-night-only performance at the Opera House, and the Bay Area’s best after party in San Francisco’s beautiful Beaux Arts-style City Hall. War Memorial Opera House and City Hall San Francisco www.sfballet.org/season/events/2017-opening-night-gala TOUR DE PALM SPRINGS January 20-21 Annual bicycle ride (routes in varying lengths from five to 100 miles) to raise money for a variety of charities. On North Palm Canyon between Tahquitz and Alejo Palm Springs www.tourdepalmsprings.com GEORGE WINSTON January 24 Inspired by the seasons and topographies, Winston’s concerts feature a variety of styles including melodic folk piano, New Orleans R&B piano and stride piano. Pepperdine University Smothers Theatre 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu http:// arts.pepperdine.edu SOUTHWEST ARTS FESTIVAL January 26-29 Enjoy traditional, contemporary and abstract fine works of art created by more than 250 acclaimed artists. Includes clay, drawing, glass, jewelry, metal works, painting, photography, sculpture and textile. Empire Polo Club 81-800 Avenue 51 at Monroe Street Indio www.southwestartsfest.com
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