Now that your holiday decor is packed up and every last speck of glitter and tinsel is swept away, it's time to celebrate the New Year with a fresh perspective! There's nothing like a lively exhibition, immersive art space, new theatrical production, or delicious dining event to spark your creative energy for the busy year ahead. New Year spells New You! Experience 2020 with all your senses!

Flutter: Where Art and Happiness Meet 217 S La Brea Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036

Located just five minutes from LACMA, Flutter is an immersive art experience showcasing leading contemporary artists in a way that is truly unique. Demonstrasting that art can be playful, interactive and substantive, each immersive room was created by a globally coveted contemporary artist with the goal that viewers are filled with wonder as they play, engage and interact with the art. Flutter proudly supports mental wellbeing and healing. A portion of the proceeds benefit their partners at the non-profit Born This Way Foundation, founded by Lady Gaga and her mother Cynthia Germanotta, Born This Way Foundation raises awareness of the importance of mental and emotional health, decreases stigma, and provides young people with better access to quality resources.

Through a Different Lens: Stanley Kubrick Photographs The Skirball 2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049

For those who know him as a filmmaker, Stanley Kubrick’s early career as a photojournalist is a revelation. In 1945, the future director of such classic works as 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and A Clockwork Orange (1971) was just a teenager—but one with an uncanny photographic sensibility, who was already scouting human-interest stories for Look magazine. This exhibition gives you the chance to wxplore this formative phase in the career of one of the twentieth century’s most influential figures in cinematic history.

Haute Mess 7673 Beverly Blvd. Los Angegles, CA 90036

Welcome to your neighborhood European-inspired market and cafe. A gourmet market, bakery, patisserie, and cafe, Haute Mess offers an extensive selection of sweet and savory products including charcuterie, cheese, delicious sandwiches, salads, desserts, and wine. No time to shop? Deliver Haute Mess to your door with Grubhub. Catering is available as well.

Fallen Fruit

Fallen Fruit is a contemporary art collective making art installations, public art and planting fruit trees in public space for everyone to share. Fallen Fruit invites you to experience your city as a fruitful place, to collectively re-imagine the function of public participation and urban space, and to explore the meaning of community through creating and sharing new and abundant resources. Their premise is that cities can be like communal gardens – what if instead of going to the grocery store for an apple, you just walked outside your door? Fallen Fruit is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Japanese Food Expo Loews Hollywood Hotel 1755 N Highland Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90028

Jan 25 The Japanese Food Culture Association welcomes you to this year’s Japanese Food Expo, where authentic food, Japanese culture and fun all come together! This year brings back the fan favorite Sake Alley, as well as a showcase of Japan’s premium foods you can only experience at the Japanese Food Expo! You'll meet  a number of representatives from various prefectures so you can see and taste their exquisite food creations currently sold only in Japan! For those of you who prefer Japanese street-style food, you'll find plenty to taste, such as ramen, curry, sushi and more. Japan House seeks to foster awareness and appreciation for Japan by showcasing the very best of Japanese art, design, gastronomy, innovation, technology, and more. An innovative project of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan House is comprised of three hubs- London, Los Angeles, and Sao Paulo.   

dineL.A. Restaurant Week Various locations

Jan 17-31 dineL.A. Restaurant Week is a 15-day dining event that takes place twice a year and showcases Los Angeles as a premier dining destination while highlighting the diversity of culinary experiences L.A. has to offer. Enjoy special lunch and dinner menus at more than 400 restaurants. There are no tickets or passes required for dineL.A. Restaurant Week. Simply dine out at a participating restaurant, ask for the dineL.A. Restaurant Week menu, and try a new dish or enjoy an old favorite. Advance reservations are strongly recommended.

Museums Annual Free For All Various venues

On Jan 25, over 40 museums—presenting art, cultural heritage, natural history, and science—will open their doors and invite visitors to attend free of charge. This offer is for general museum admission only and does not apply to specially ticketed exhibitions. Regular parking fees apply at each museum. Consult individual museum websites for hours, directions, and other visitor information. Here's a handy Cheat Sheet from WeLikeLA.

Cirque de Soleil Volta Dodger Stadium 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Jan 18 – Mar 8 Energetic, urban and contemporary, VOLTA is a captivating voyage of discovery that showcases never-before-seen under the Big Top acrobatics in a visually striking world. Driven by a stirring melodic score and inspired in part by the adventurous spirit that fuels the culture of street sports, VOLTA is about finding yourself and unveiling your personal powers. VOLTA is a story of transformation. It is about being true to oneself, fulfilling one’s true potential, and recognizing one’s own power to make it possible. Ultimate freedom comes with self-acceptance, and with the liberation of the judgement of others.

Disney's Frozen Hollywood Pantages Theatre 6233 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Get ready to experience the magical wonder of Disney’s Frozen as it comes alive at Hollywood Pantages Theatre until Feb 2, 2020. Ground-breaking sets and special effects, exquisite costumes and innovative stagecraft combine to stunning effect in this magical experience that will delight audiences of all ages and sweep you away to the world of Arendelle with all its heart, humour and powerful storytelling.

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