It’s the last Saturday of February! Where did the month go? Well, it’s not to late to learn and enjoy several important events.
Take a look! Enjoy! Please stay safe!
Gayle 😊
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Free!
Intro to Emergency Preparedness
Zoom Virtual Class
Saturday, March 9th @ 10am – Noon
Registration Deadline: Thursday, March 7th
sosproducts.com
Our recent rain and subsequent flooding are problems. Question? Are we ready for the next storm, the next power outage or the next earthquake? We can get ready at the free SOS Survival Products emergency preparedness class. The next virtual session is Saturday, March 10th from 10am to Noon. The registration deadline is Thursday, March 7th.
Details are on the sosproducts.com website.
Camellias In Bloom
*Descanso Gardens: descansogardens.org
*The Huntington: huntington.org
Camellias! They are described by gardening experts as one of the best flowering shrubs, nicknamed the Queen of Winter Flowers. They are blooming at Descanso Gardens in La Canada – Flintridge.
The descansogardens.org website says visitors their history and how to grow your own. And the Queen of Winter Flowers are blooming in San Marino at The Huntington.
The huntington.org website says its botanical collections include nearly 80 different species.
Southern California Camellia Show
Saturday, February 24th @ 1pm
Sunday, February 25th @ 9am
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanical Garden
301 North Baldwin Avenue
Arcadia
arboretum.org
And let me not forget the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Garden, where the Southern California Camellia Show is happening this weekend.
The arboretum.org website says be prepared to be amazed because the show presents hundreds of blooms representing all the varieties seen in Southern California this time of year.
Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy
1601 East 6th Street
Los Angeles
lunaluna.com
This is what the art community describes as “the world’s first art amusement park.” It’s Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy, built in Hamburg, Germany in 1987 featuring celebrated artists Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, David Hockey, Roy Lichenstein and more. It lost its funding and disappeared. Well, it’s back and we can experience this amazing and unusual art and amusement park creation inside two huge Los Angeles warehouses.
Ticket information is on the lunaluna.com website.
Lunar New Year Festival
First Avenue
Downtown Arcadia
arcadiadt.com
Happy Chinese New Year! It’s the Year of the Dragon! Arcadia celebrates today with a Lunar New Year Festival starting at 10am in downtown Arcadia on First Avenue.
The arcadiadt.com website says we should expect a day of performances, culinary delights and more!
So, in the traditional of the Year of the Dragon, let’s make this a powerful, honorable, and successful Saturday. Gayle Anderson, KTLA 5 News. Happy New Year.