It’s Saturday! It’s Mother’s Day Weekend. There are a variety of interesting experiences Mom might enjoy on the “Gayle on the Go!” list. Take a look! Enjoy! Please stay safe!
Gayle
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Ann Weber: 26 Miles
Catalina Museum for Art & History
217 Metropole Avenue
Avalon
310 510 2414
catalinamuseum.org
Artist Ann Weber creates these striking and stately monumental sculptures made of cardboard! “Ann Weber : 26 Miles” is the name of the new exhibit at the Catalina Museum for Art and History. She says her creativity is inspired by internationally renowned architect and designer Frank Gehry.
The catalinamuseum.org website contains visitor information about this extraordinary artist, plus information about Ann Weber’s Saturday, July 27th ARTIST TALK at museum. Register on the catalinamuseum.org website.
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Catalina Express
Ferry to Catalina Island
From San Pedro, Long Beach, & Dana Point
catalinaexpress.com
The Catalina Express will take you from here to the Catalina Museum for Art and History. Tickets are available on the catalinaexpress.com website, which says we can depart from San Pedro, Long Beach, and Dana Point.
The Vietnam War through the Art & Photography of Ed Bowen
Heroes Hall Museum
OC Fair & Event Center
88 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa
714 708 1500
ocfair.com
“The Vietnam War through the Art and Photography of Ed Bowen is new at the Heroes Hall Museum at the OC Fair and Event Center. The ocfair.com website says the exhibit showcases the combat artist’s more than 30 paintings and sketches along with letters, memorabilia and photographs of tour of duty in Vietnam. The Costa Mesa exhibition is free!
Free!
O-Launch Exhibition Weekend
Otis College of Art and Design
9045 Lincoln Boulevard
Los Angeles
800-527-OTIS
otis.edu
It’s O-Launch weekend at the Otis College of Art and Design. The weekend includes a campus-wide exhibition of student work and concludes with a commencement ceremony celebrating graduating students and this year’s honorary degree recipients. The otis.edu website says this event free and open to the public!
Free Admission!
Culver City Car Show
Vintage Cars & Roadsters
9am to 3pm
Downtown Culver City
culvercitycarshow.com
Four-hundred-and-50 vintage cars and roadsters with their owners and the people who love them are in downtown Culver City for the Culver City Car Show. The culvercitycarshow.com website says the 9am to 3pm event spans Culver and Washington Boulevard from Madison to Canfield.
Fire Service Day
Los Angeles Fire Department
Visit Your Neighborhood Fire Station
10am – 4pm
lafd.org
Your firefighters want to meet you! Today is Fire Service Day. Each of the Los Angeles City Fire Department’s 106 fire stations are open to the public. According to the lafd.org website the fire station open house events include food trucks, D.Js and demonstrations. Check the website for hours and special events.
Progressive American Flat Track
Ventura Raceway
10 West Harbor Boulevard
Ventura
americanflattrack.com
You can call this the ORIGINAL EXTREME SPORT! Progressive American Flat Track, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, is set to make its second-ever stop at Ventura Raceway Saturday, May 11, for the Memphis Shades Ventura Short Track in Ventura. Last season’s inaugural visit proved memorable for both the race action and the setting. With the stunning backdrop of the Pacific Ocean just beyond the fences that line the venue’s 1/5-mile dirt oval, the world’s greatest motorcycle dirt trackers put on a remarkable show in front of a packed house. The schedule and ticket information are on the americanflattrack.com website.
So, let make this a “get a little muddy” Mother’s Day weekend Saturday. Gayle Anderson, KTLA 5 News.
