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Friday, Nov 20

USC Women's Basketball vs. Baylor

8:00 PM
Intuit Dome, Inglewood

USC Women's Basketball plays Baylor at Intuit Dome. Game-day note: Hollywood Hardwood Classic. Broadcast: Big Ten Network Radio: USCTrojans.com/Listen & USC Gameday App.

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World Music

7:00 PM
Main Auditorium, Glendale Community College, Glendale

Directed by Paul Sherman.

Saturday, Nov 21

2026 Acrisure Series

Nov 21 to 26
Acrisure Arena, Thousand Palms

Thanksgiving college basketball tournament with 26 Division I programs including Duke, USC, Gonzaga and Michigan State.

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Autumn Festival at the Aquarium of the Pacific

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach

The 25th annual festival celebrating the cultures of China, Japan, Korea and the Philippines, with craft demonstrations, music, dance and storytelling. Included with a...

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Best Friends Super Adoption

11 AM to 4 PM
Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena

Hundreds of adoptable dogs and cats from LA-area rescues and shelters, plus food trucks.

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Big Band Jazz

7:30 PM
Main Auditorium, Glendale Community College, Glendale

Directed by Chris Rios and Glen Marhevka.

CIF-SS Cross Country Finals

Sat, Nov 21
Mt. San Antonio College Cross Country Course, Walnut

Section championship races. Top runners and teams advance to the state meet.

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Gold Coast Gem Show

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center, Ventura

Exhibition and sale of gems, minerals, jewelry and fossils.

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LA Opera: Candide

Opening night Nov 21, 7:30 PM
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles

Leonard Bernstein's operetta presented by Los Angeles Opera. Opening night Nov 21; runs through Dec 13.

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First Thursdays Art Walk

First Thursday of every month
Laguna Beach

On the first Thursday of each month, Laguna Beach galleries stay open late for a free, self-guided art walk.

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