:: The city of Los Angeles launches its Million Trees LA campaign this Saturday, Sept. 30, by handing out free five-gallon trees at locations in the city's 15 council districts (click here for where to go).
:: Meanwhile, the second annual "Museums Free-For-All" takes place this Sunday, Oct. 1, with free admission at twenty area museums (including the LACMA, above).
Participating museums also include the Armory Center for the Arts, Autry National Center's Museum of the American West, the California Heritage Museum, the California Science Center, the Fowler Museum at UCLA, the Getty Center, the Hammer Museum, the Japanese American National Museum, The Museum of Television & Radio, the MOCA, the
Norton Simon Museum, the Pacific Asia Museum, the Skirball Cultural Center and the Southwest Museum of the American Indian.
As several other sites have mentioned, some of these museums are either always free (The Getty Center, for example) or frequently free. So do your homework and find one that is actually opening its doors for a rare free day.
:: As noted by the LACityNerd, starting today you can check out elaborate designs created with tons of cans at Sherman Oaks' Westfield Fashion Square mall.
The exhibit comes courtesy of Canstruction, benefiting the LA Regional Food Bank.
What's it all about? From the Canstruction website:
Canstruction combines the competitive spirit of a design/build competition with a unique way to help feed hungry people. Competing teams, lead by architects and engineers, showcase their talents by designing giant sculptures made entirely out of canned foods. At the close of the exhibitions all of the food used in the structures is donated to local food banks for distribution to pantries, shelters, soup kitchens, elderly and day care centers.
:: Hoping to promote a car-free L.A. environment, C.I.C.L.E. ("Ciclists Inciting Change through Live Exchange") is throwing a free event Saturday at the brand new Los Angeles State Historic Park. Details are here.
"Life Can Be So Car-Free" will take place from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the park (where last year's "Not a Cornfield" exhibition took place, 1245 N. Spring St. -- next to the Gold Line's Chinatown Station). C.I.C.L.E. promises "a night of film, live music, interpretive walks, rides and fun celebrating and demonstrating Car-Free transportation choices. Bring a blanket, a picnic, and a friend and watch the sun go down behind the Los Angeles skyline."
:: Meanwhile, we'll see you Friday night at Atwater Village's Red Car River Park for Atwater Movie Night!
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