3rd and Farfax • LA Farmers Market, hosts the coolest Mardi Gras party this side of Bourbon Street. We offer outstanding Cajun bands, mask making, bead tossing, a special Mardi Gras paraphernalia stand; we usually lay in a healthy supply of Dixie Beer and many of our shops, including the award-winning Gumbo Pot, offer great New Orleans style cuisine. New Orleans Traditional Jazz Band 11am-2pm, Strolling Lula Afro Brazil Samba De Roda 1-3pm Plaza, Mardi Gras Necklaces w/ Kids for Peace 1-4pm Plaza, Face Painting 1-4pm Plaza, T-Lou & His Super Hot Zydeco Band 2-4pm West Patio, The Reynolds Brothers 4-6pm Plaza, Lisa Haley & The Zydekats 5-8pm West Patio.
Long Beach • Museum of Latin American Art. Sculpture
Garden Celebrate African Heritage in Latin America through art, dance
and music at MOLAA’s Annual Afro-Latino Festival! 12:00 – 4:00pm
Vendors and face painting Art workshops: Carnaval masks and African
instruments
2:00pm Docent Tours of the galleries.
Mid-Wilshire • Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Free chamber music live concert 6 PM in the Leo S. Bing Theather. Performing tonight Pianist Svetlana Smolina.
Pasadena • Black History Month Parade and Film Festival.
Yorba Linda • Richard M. Nixon Library. Free concerts are held Sundays, except when otherwise noted, and are open to the public. Doors open at 1:15 p.m., and concerts begin at 2:00 p.m. today The Roselle Trio: Cellist Dr. Charles Baker, violinist Joanne Ausmus Baker and pianist Dr. Charles Oh.