Easter Sunday is an opportunity to wear something new and unusual, especially hats! KTLA’s Gayle Anderson shows where you can get one of a kind hats, plus details on other events you can check out this Easter weekend.
Earth Day Volunteers Needed!
Heal the Bay
Earth Day is Wednesday, April 22nd, but the non-profit HEAL THE BAY organization is working now to recruit volunteers for a variety of ocean friendly events throughout the month of April.
25th Anniversary Spring Spectacular
America’s Teaching Zoo
Moorpark College
7075 Campus Road
Moorpark
805 378 1441
America’s Teaching Zoo Celebrates its 25th Spring Spectacular. There are animal presentations and tours at the huge teaching zoo throughout the day. All proceeds from the event support the zoo and the zoo animals.
Meet our Babies!
Los Angeles Zoo
5333 Zoo Drive
Los Angeles
323 644 4200
This spring, L.A. Zoo guests are invited to enjoy an unusual opportunity to “MEET OUR BABIES,” including the soon-to-be-named baby kangaroo as well as Rosie, the near-legendary baby hippo, a baby giraffe, five baby chimpanzees, two baby otters, a baby howler monkey, baby koala, baby pronghorn, baby sifaka, and even baby piranha. An Activity Guide with a special map is available at the Zoo’s entrance to help visitors locate all the heart-melting young ones while learning more about these animals and the zoo’s breeding programs that are so vital to saving endangered and vulnerable species by serving as a hedge against extinction in the wild.
To enter the #NameOurRoo contest, visit the L.A. Zoo between now and April 26, take a picture of the Western gray kangaroo baby or any part of the exhibit, post it on Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #NameOurRoo and your proposed name, or upload your photo and proposed name at LA Zoo Babies (“Entry”). Then share your entry with friends via a special link provided and encourage them to vote for your proposed name. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a GoPro HERO4 Camera ($399 value) and a Family Deluxe Membership to the Zoo ($165 value), while two runners up each receive a Family Membership ($126 value). More details and the official rules are available at LA Zoo – Name Our Roo
As an added bonus this spring, every day through June 30 visitors to the L.A. Zoo receive a Shutterfly promo card good for a free, easy-to-make 8×10″ hard cover photo book to use to capture their adventures. The promo card, courtesy of Shutterfly, is available at the admissions window when purchasing tickets or at the membership entrance. Limit one per household.
Meet our Babies!
Aquarium of the Pacific Long Beach
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach
562 590 3100
Also, we can see how parents in the animal world care for their young at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. There are baby sharks as well as baby penguins for a discount. Both the aquarium and the zoo are offering visitors the chance to visit both places with a discounted combo ticket, which can be purchased online or at either attraction and used on different days.
The Flower Fields at Carlsbad
5704 Paseo Del Norte
Carlsbad
760 431 0352
Take yourself out of the ordinary and spend a few hours in one of nature’s wonders. This 50 acres of extraordinary color, better known as The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch®, is in bloom on a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It offers a special nursery, garden, and gift shop by Armstrong Garden Centers in addition to festivals throughout the season.
Dead Sea Scrolls:The Exhibition
California Science Center
700 Exposition Park Drive
Los Angeles
For the first time in Los Angeles, the California Science Center in cooperation with the Israel Antiquities Authority is proud to present the largest Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition ever mounted outside of Israel. The exhibition features more than 600 ancient artifacts. This special exhibition explores the science and significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls, manuscripts written and hidden in caves 2000 years ago and not discovered until 1947. The exhibition also features sections from 10 selections of the Dead Sea Scrolls, more than half never seen before in the U.S., including parts of the oldest known copies of the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament.
Using multimedia exhibits, guests will explore the science and technology used to date these ancient manuscripts, decipher them, and preserve them for future generations. Additional highlights include a 3-ton stone from Jerusalem’s Western Wall, limestone capitals from the first temple period (1000-586 BCE), Ossuaries from the early Roman period, and an ancient signature preserved for millennia on the Archer Seal.
Pasadena Egg Bowl & Festival
Rose Bowl Stadium
1001 Rose Bowl Drive
Pasadena
Celebrate Spring by hopping to Pasadena’s largest Egg Bowl and Festival at the Rose Bowl Stadium. There’s a special VIP “Brunch with the Easter Bunny” as well as live music, and of course an Easter egg hunt. Take a look at the website: City of Pasadena Egg Bowl the schedule of the day’s event and ticket prices.
No registration is required, and admission is free. There is a nominal fee for festival rides and food.
Free rides to and from the Egg Bowl and Festival will be offered on Pasadena Area Rapid Transit System (ARTS) Route 51 Saturday buses from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Rose Bowl Stadium is a 5-minute walk from the nearest ARTS bus stop. View the route map and schedule at City of Pasadena Arts Bus. Free parking is available in Lot F for people who drive to the event.
While at the Egg Bowl and Festival, the public can take a tour of the stadium at a special rate of $5 offered only during the Egg Bowl and Festival on April 4.
One of a Kind Hats
4442 West Slauson Avenue
Los Angeles
One of a Kind Hats
3856 Crenshaw Boulevard Los Angeles
While we’re on the subject of Easter, find an Easter bonnet at ONE OF A KIND HATS. There are lots of colors, fabrics, and designs at two Los Angeles locations frequented by celebrity clients including Patto LaBelle, Tyra Banks, Nancy Wilson, Faith Evans, and Vivica A. Fox.
Free!
Formula E Race
Long Beach ePrix
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Downtown Long Beach
These Long Beach ePrix battery powered race cars produce 270 horsepower, propelling these high tech vehicles from zero to 60 in under three seconds with a top speed of 140 miles per hour.
Since the batteries do not store enough horsepower to complete a race, the drivers must switch cars once during the race.
See for yourself for FREE Saturday in downtown Long Beach.
Gayle, Gayle on the Go, Anderson
KTLA 5 News
5800 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
323-460-5732
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So, what’s going on in your world? Let us know! Please be sure to provide video with your request. The deadline for your information is Tuesday 5pm.
And, don’t forget you can always post your information on the KTLA Community Calendar.
Have a GREAT weekend!
Gayle Anderson, KTLA 5 News.