LA Weekend: AlienCon; Dragon Boat Festival; Dinosaurs In The Valley

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, March 4 to Sunday, March 5.

Double-check with event organizers to confirm dates, times and locations ,in case activities were updated since posted on Patch.
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DTLA & EAST SIDE:

Full Moon DrumBath Empowerment Ceremony, Eagle Rock

JEXA (Jazz Excellence Awards) Awards Gala, Los Angeles

Friendship Buddies: Free Outdoor Comedy, Verdugo Bar, Los Angeles

The Best You Expo, LA Convention Center, Los Angeles

5th Annual The Best You Awards Ceremony & Charity Gala, Los Angeles

F CANCER: A Group Show To Benefit The American Cancer Society, Los Angeles

Empowered by Movement: International Women's Day Dance Festival Public Workshop, Frogtown Creative Studios, Los Angeles

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LONG BEACH & NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS:

Urban Farm School, Long Beach

14th Annual Scotsman's Ball & Dinner, Long Beach

Raptor Ramble in Wetlands, Long Beach

Early Childhood Assessments (Ages 3-5), Long Beach

DCR Pollock & Izzi Ray, Grand Annex, San Pedro

“If I Were a Bird”: Jazz Piano Concert With Sabine, San Pedro

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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY:

Story Time: "There’s a Spider in My Bed," Barnes & Noble, Burbank

Manufacturing Job Fair, Chatsworth

"Happiest Man Alive," ZJU Theatre, North Hollywood

"Church Discipline Redeemed," ZJU Theatre, North Hollywood

Yamato–The Drummers of Japan, Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Performing Arts, Northridge

Sitkovetsky Trio, Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Performing Arts, Northridge

Giant Dinosaurs in the Valley, Woodland Hills

Children’s Business Fair, Woodland Hills

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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY:

A Bouquet of Music with Soprano Melissa Givens, Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music (Little Bridges), Claremont

Youth Orchestra Presents "Exploring the Cosmos," Glendale

AlienCon: Convention Center, Pasadena

Pacific Oaks College Black Health and Wellness Fair, Pasadena

LA Cat Extravaganza & Adoption Event: Fairplex, Pomona

Ophelia's Jump Presents "Well-Behaved Women, A Miss-Behaved Musical," Upland

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SOUTH BAY, BEACHES & PENINSULA:

Two Time Oscar-Winner Rick Carter & Artist Trina Merry: "Experience 36: Ruminations on Memory," A Subversive Nude Body Painting Performance, El Segundo

Hassidic Hip-Hop Sensation Nissim Black in Concert, Hermosa Beach

Funny Bonz, The 'Humerus' Solution, Second Story Theatre, Hermosa Beach

Cactus Wren Training, Rancho Palos Verdes

Outdoor Volunteer Day, Abalone Cove Reserve, Rancho Palos Verdes

Lunafest, Redondo Beach

George F Canyon Guided Nature Preserve Walk, Rolling Hills Estates

BRAVO! Ballet California, Torrance

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VENTURA COUNTY:

Winter Whale Watching: Channel Islands/Oxnard & Ventura Harbors

Community Conscience Mardi Gras Ball, Thousand Oaks

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WESTSIDE:

A Faery Hunt Enchanted Adventure, Brentwood/LA

Culver City High School AVPA: "Les Miserables (School Edition)" w/ Pit Orchestra, Culver City

EverWalk Walking Club, Culver City

GoodPop's "Stop, POP & Roll" Tour, Best Friends Animal Society, Los Angeles

Adam Sadberry Recital, Pepperdine University, Malibu

Hitting New Heights Featuring Mandy Gonzalez & Javier Muñoz, Pepperdine, Malibu

Dragon Boat Festival: Marina Del Rey

Purim For Adults at The Santa Monica Synagogue, Santa Monica

Champagne & Chocolate Event, Santa Monica

"B.Y.O.B." ComedyShow, The Crow, Santa Monica

3 Days to Party Celebrating Women, Santa Monica

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Hitting the road for the weekend? See ...

• Inland Empire Weekend: Wildflower Fest; Rigs At Ranch; Wine & Chocolate Decadence
• San Diego Weekend: Flower Fields; Great Junk Hunt; Imperial Mid-Winter Fair
• OC Weekend: Holi By Sea; Restaurant Week; Tomatomania; Patriot Parade
• SF Bay Area Weekend: U-Pick Tulip Day; Holi Fests; Soul & Swing Kings

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