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Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 7:00 PM . LA County Department of Beaches & Harbors presents Marina del Rey New Year’s Eve Fireworks & Glow Party – Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Burton Chace Park, Marina del Rey, CA.

When Xmas Eve and Chanukah collide, take cover at Feinstein’s at Vitello’s, and you’ll be laughing all the way! Join actor/magician Dan Frischman (Arvid from Head of the Class, Chris from Kenan & Kel) —with four of LA’s funniest: Wayne Federman (Crashing, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Jimmy Brogan (Tonight Show Writer), Cathy Ladman (One Night Stand, The Tonight Show), Marc Price (Skippy from Family Ties, Last ComicStanding). Celebrate with us!

Let us be your comedy guides as we delve into a night of non-stop laughter. The evening will start at 7:30 pm. We’ll mingle on the patio, enjoy beverages, and talk before the performance. Around 7:50pm we go inside into one of the most intimate and classy comedy club settings in the world. Once the lights come down, it’s showtime! Witness a night of hilarity courtesy of the city’s premiere comedians you’ve seen on film and television.

Afrofuteristic art and cosmic funk collide in 360 VR as legends of funk including members and former members of James Brown, P-Funk, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fishbone and Bootsy’s Rubber Band come together for Interplanetary Funksmanship. Catch Fred Wesley, Grammy nominee Georgia Anne Muldrow, Blackbyrd McKnight, Norwood Fisher and Trulio Disgracious for a night of serious intergalactic funk! Dj Battlecat also plays a Ras G tribute set joined by Wu-Tang affiliate Killah Priest. Afrofuteristic visionary artists Black Kirby will be projecting their works in 360 VR.

Kentyah and Norwood present “I Wanna Take You Higher” NYE 2020 featuring legendary New Orleans funk band, Dumpstaphunk playing a special Sly & The Family Stone set. They are joined by The Gaslamp Killer playing a futuristic freak funk set and L.A.’s House Shoes djing a deep groove funk set. Complete with a champagne toast, Cirque du Soleil dancers and performers, MMJ hang space and more special musical guests New Year’s is going to be a legendary last night of the decade!!!

“The Butterfly is a beautiful sight in flight. The sunlight shines through its colorful wings. We say Mother Nature has created a beautiful creature…or did she?” A group of scientists experimenting with splicing different insects with silkworms in order to create a stronger silk, accidentally create a species of mutant, flesh-eating butterflies that get released on the world. Now they must find a way to stop the killer butterflies before it is too late.

LA’s favorite pie + coffee shops, The Pie Hole, has partnered with LA Weekly to offer an exclusive chance to be an office hero! Not just sweets, get coffee, breakfast, and lunch catered and forever be the office champ! Tis’ the season for pie after all…

MARINA LIGHTS Saturdays is an interactive, nighttime experience in Marina del Rey. Stroll through a festive holiday light display at Burton Chace Park. Plus, enjoy free festivities on select Saturday nights. Take a unique holiday photo in front of a giant snow globe from 4-8pm. Enjoy a live caroling performance (4-6pm) followed by a free outdoor screenings of holiday movies. Click here for more details. MARINA LIGHTS is a rain or shine event.

Looking for something for that extra special person on your holiday list? Coda Signature cannabis infused edibles are the answer. Handcrafted with love in California, choose from single-sourced chocolate bars in delectable flavors like Coffee & Doughnuts, Caramel & Corn and Maple & Pecan. And for that perfect stocking stuffer, opt for a pouch of Fruit Notes, the vegan, all-natural treat made from real fruit including Strawberry & Rhubarb, Pear & Ginger and Pineapple & Jalapeno.

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