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DREAMS & THE
UNEXPLAINABLE
Book signing and talk
by best-selling authors Lisa Garr and
Kelly Sullivan Walden. Mystic Journey,
7-9pm, 1624 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice
90291. 310-399-7070.
www.mysticjourneybookstore.com
BOAT PARADE
& FIREWORKS
Play in the snow at Snow
Wonder in Burton Chace Park in Marina
del Rey. Noon-6pm. Fireworks at 5:55
pm, and the Holiday Boat Parade circles
the main channel. 6-8 pm. Free.
www.mdrboatparade.org.
HANUKKAH FESTIVAL
Hanukkah Family Festival
offers "light for the people"
with music, singing, storytelling, art activ-
ities and more. Skirball Cultural Center;
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. LA 90049; (310)
440-4500. www.skirball.org
SCIENTOLOGY
OPEN HOUSE
Stop by for a free tour of
our Information Center, free Personality
Testing & Films available daily. Open
9a–10p every day. 4810 W. Sunset Blvd.,
LA 90027; 323.953.3206;
www.scientology-losangeles.org
LIGHT-SABER BATTLE
Fun, all-ages event at
Pershing Square DTLA.
Bring your own light saber, or order one
now to pick up at the event. 8-11pm.
Fan-run, charitable event. Free. www.
glowbattletour.com
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
Choirs, bands, and dancers
from throughout LA take
part in the L.A. County Holiday Celebra-
tion at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at
The Music Center. 135 N. Grand Ave.
DTLA 90012 Line up early for free seats.
Doors at 2:30. Show at 3-6 pm.
www.lacountyarts.org
TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE!
Longing for deeper mean-
ing? The power's in your
hands with Kriya Yoga meditation as
taught by Paramahansa Yogananda. New
Year's Weekend Retreat, Dec 28 – 31.
www.sunburst.org/new-year
MIRACLE-MINDED
NEW YEAR'S
Spend New Year's Eve
weekend releasing fear and invoking love
with spiritual leader Marianne Williamson.
Live in LA or via Livestream online. Dec
29-31. Marriott Hotel LAX; 5855 W. Centu-
ry Blvd. Visit www.marianne.com
for tickets.
POLAR SWIM
The Cabrillo Beach Polar
Bear Swim & Dip begins
with the coronation ceremony, then join
the crowd running or jumping into the
ocean to celebrate the new year, behind
Cabrillo Beach Bathhouse. San Pedro.
Noon. Free.
www.cabrillobeachpolarbears.com
PRANIC HEALING
Recharge your brain and
body! Improve your health
and well-being! Experience inner peace
and clarity all with pranic healing. Many
dates and locations throughout greater
LA & OC area. Call 909-548-0884; www.
pranichealing.com
CELEBRATE ALICE PAUL
World premiere of Tea with
Alice and Me. One-woman
performance about the radical activist by
writer & storyteller, Zoe Nicholson. Wild
West Women Production. City of West
Hollywood Council Chambers, 625 N. San
Vicente, 2 pm. Reception & book signing
to follow. www.MissAlicePaul.com
SCIENTOLOGY
OPEN HOUSE
Stop by for a free tour of
our Information Center, free Personality
Testing & Films available daily. Open
9a–10p every day. 4810 W. Sunset Blvd.,
LA 90027; 323.953.3206;
www.scientology-losangeles.org
MLK FREE MUSEUM DAY
Celebrate Martin Luther
King Day, with live folk
music and family activities at Los Ange-
les County Museum of Art. Free. 5905
Wilshire Blvd. LA 90036; 323 857-6000.
www.lacma.org
ROSEWOOD
Micaela Taylor + The TL
Collective is a performance
of hip-hop and contemporary dance re-
vealing the complex mindset of a young
faith-fi lled artist determined to keep up
without losing her unique identity. Jan.
20-21. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepul-
veda Blvd., LA 90025; $15-$25; (310) 477-
2055 x2; www.OdysseyTheatre.com
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