You and your fam (blood related or otherwise) will love hearing a rousing rendition of Handel’s Messiah at the jaw-droppingly beautiful Walt Disney Concert Hall. Or taking a walk by the home of a Sherman Oaks man who spends all year working on his front yard’s lights-and-robots display. Or seeing Beyoncé’s favorite tap-dancing troupe. C’mon, get happy.
All the Best Things to Do in L.A. During the Holidays (and Tickets Are Still Available)
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Published Dec 5, 2018
LA Master Chorale
Hear The L.a. Master Chorale Perform Handel’s Messiah
The classic Christmas choral work echoing through the Walt Disney Concert Hall is glorious—and so moving that it’ll please even those who don’t love classical music. (December 16)
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Watch Taylor Mac Drag The Holidays
Performance artist Taylor Mac promises to wow you by reframing the songs you love and the holidays you hate using elaborate costumes, sharp political humor and a great set of pipes. (December 14 and 15)
Syncopated Ladies
Gush Over Syncopated Ladies, BeyoncÉ’s Favorite Tap Dancers
After tap-dancing sisters Chloe and Maud Arnold choreographed a routine to Beyoncé’s“Formation,” Queen Bey herself posted it to her website and it went viral. They’ll be stomping up a storm at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. (December 9)
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Lights on Display
Marvel At House Lights On Display In Sherman Oaks
Why just hang a few strings of colored lights when you can turn your front yard into an entire animatronic display with remote-controlled robots, music and construction? That’s the philosophy of Emmy Award–winning video editor Mike Ziemkowski, who makes decorating his Sherman Oaks home a huge deal.
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Get Tipsy With Rogue Santas At Santa Con
The starting location for this annual flash mob/bar crawl across the east side is announced the night before on Twitter. While you might not be up for the entire Metro-as-sleigh marathon (it starts December 8 at 11 a.m. and runs ’til 2 a.m.), it makes for a fun photo op.
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See the Nutcracker Performed By The Los Angeles Ballet
Tchaikovsky’s score and the classic story have some little surprises here, since the setting is1912 Los Angeles: a Spanish-style home, a moonlit Pacific Ocean and dancing snowflakes in the Sierras. (Through December 24)
L.A. Zoo
Take A Kid To The L.a. Zoo Lights
After hours, zoo animals snooze in their sleeping quarters while the rest of the park is turned into an hour-long walk through colorful light displays that flash, spin and otherwise go crazy. (Through January 6)
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