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YOUR WEEKEND

Spend Labor Day week-

end learning about the

military, listening to live

jazz or celebrating cul-

tures from around the

world at these close-to-

home events.

San Pedro

Tour naval vessels,

watch military aerial

demonstrations and

explore the Veterans

Village at L.A. Fleet Week

at the Port of Los Ange-

les. You can also dance at

a Cheap Trick concert,

race across the Vincent

Thomas Bridge, and

cheer for military teams

as they compete in a

cook-off and basketball

tournament.

When: Check website for

event dates and times.

Aug. 30-Sept. 2

Cost, info: Free. Family

friendly. Service dogs

only. (310) 971-4461,

lafleetweek.com

Long Beach

Pretend you’re in Hawaii

at the annual E Hula

Mau weekend at the

Long Beach Convention

& Entertainment Cen-

ter, Terrace Theater.

Watch hula competitions

and ukulele perform-

ances, craft a lei or

plumeria painting, and

feast on kaluapork, huli

hulichicken and other

island foods.

When: Noon Aug. 30, 8

a.m. Aug. 30 and Sept. 1

Cost, info: $25. Family

friendly. No dogs. ehula

mau.org

Orange

Sample English fish and

chips, Danish pastries,

Swiss sausages and more

at the Orange Interna-

tional Street Fair in

Plaza Square Park. Also

on the lineup are crafts

and community booths,

a kids play area, and

Mexican, Greek and Irish

music.

When: 5 p.m. Aug. 30, 10

a.m. Aug. 31 and Sept. 1

Cost, info: Free. Family

friendly. Service dogs

only. (714) 633-4816,

orangestreetfair.org

Lakeside

More than 1,000 Native

Americans from across

the country dance, sing

and play drums at the

annual Barona Powwow

at the Barona Sports

Complex on the Barona

Indian Reservation.

Bring cash for Native

American food and

handmade crafts.

When: 6 p.m. Aug. 30, 1

p.m. Aug. 31 and Sept. 1

Cost, info: Free. Family

friendly. No dogs. (619)

443-6612, Ext. 120, bit.ly

/baronapowwow

San Bernardino

More than a dozen local

jazz groups and solo

performers entertain at

the Inland Empire Jazz

Experience at the Arrow-

head Country Club.

Adults can enjoy comedy

shows, wine tasting,

painting classes set to

live music, and seminars

about business, jazz and

more. Small fry can head

to the kids zone for food,

games and fun.

When: 2 p.m. Aug. 31 and

Sept. 1

Cost, info: $20 to $125.

Family friendly. Service

dogs only. (951) 987-5145,

Ext. 5, iejazzfestival.com

Los Angeles

Celebrate the Music

Center’s new public

plaza with weekend

events. The Plaza for All

Celebration begins with

an art-filled procession

from Grand Park to the

plaza and ends with a

giant singalong. Sun-

day’s Splish Splash

Plaza Bash promises

food, football and fun.

When: Plaza for All at 4

p.m., Aug. 31. Splish

Splash at noon, Sept. 1

Cost, info:Free. Family

friendly. Dogs OK. (213)

972-7211, bit.ly/plazafor

allcelebrationbration,

bit.ly/splishsplashbash

WHAT’S UP

Cultural

panoply

By Sara Cagle

THE BED
The Pueblo Canyon Inn
offers a warm welcome just
outside town. I was im-
pressed by its expansive
library and game room, as
well as a cozy deck where
guests can unwind amid
towering pines. Barbecue
grills and a putting green are
just steps away. The $99 rate,
which includes homemade
granola for breakfast, is set
by the federal government
for visiting scientists, but it’s
offered to everyone.

THE MEAL
Pajarito Brewpub & Grill is
named after one of the
wartime research sites. True
to its New Mexican roots, the
restaurant features green
chiles in its 8-ounce Pajarito
Pub Burger ($16, sides are
extra). Vegetarians will
relish the white bean salad
($12) with gigante beans,
preserved lemon, arugula
and toasted almonds tossed
with citrus dressing.

THE FIND
Native Georgia Strickfaden,
born when Los Alamos was
a closed city, is a fount of
knowledge and shares it
during her Atomic City
Tours. She told me about
her relatives in Santa Fe
having to be vetted by the
government before making
the 40-mile drive for Thanks-
giving dinner. Among the
historic sites visited is the

street named Bathtub Row,

where physicist Robert

Oppenheimer had a house

with an indoor bathroom, a

luxury at the time. Tours

depart from Bradbury Sci-

ence Museum, which traces

the work of the Los Alamos

National Laboratory from

wartime to the present.

THE LESSON LEARNED

It is possible to drive

through the 13-acre lab

complex if you have a driv-

er’s license or other govern-

ment-issued photo ID.

Visitors must stay on the

main road but can stop for

coffee and a bite to eat at

Hot Rocks Java Cafe.

VINTAGE 1940S-era autos are parked outside a replica of the gatehouse that once greeted visitors to the Los Alamos laboratory complex.

Leslie Bucklin

ESCAPE TO LOS ALAMOS, N.M.

It was eerie arriving atop the mesa on which Los Alamos sits. An abandoned guard tower was on my

left, a replica of the gate to the “secret city” on my right. During World War II, Los Alamos did not exist even though

6,000 scientists toiled here creating the atomic bomb. The town is still full of physicists and mathematicians but now

welcomes visitors interested in the mighty weapon that helped win the war. The tab for two, excluding transportation:

$99 for a room at Pueblo Canyon Inn, $45 for dinner at Pajarito Brewpub & Grill and $50 for the Atomic City van tour.

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THE BRADBURYScience Museum in Los Alamos tells the story of the national

lab, where nuclear weapons were designed as part of the Manhattan Project.

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Why:The Getty Center is young as museums go, so it doesn’t yet have the
world’s greatest collection. But every year curators spend tens of millions,
adding European paintings, sculptures, photographs and other marvels to
this hilltop haven.

What: The Getty Center, backed by billions from late oilman J. Paul Getty,

was born as a museum in 1954, but didn’t move to this hilltop location until

1997. Once you’ve parked or been dropped off, take the monorail up the hill
      and head for the West Pavilion, which houses photography below and Im-
      pressionists above. Many visitors head straight for the center’s Impression-
      ist standout, Van Gogh’s “Irises.” The photography holdings are remarkable
      too. Also, check out the cactus garden that seems to float in the sky with the
      coast of Santa Monica in the distance.

Info: Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles; getty.edu. Free ad-

mission; parking is $20, or $15 after 3 p.m. Closed Mondays.

— Christopher Reynolds

CALIFORNIA BUCKET LIST

GETTY CENTER has sweeping views of the Los Angeles basin, two

cafes and a restaurant, and lawns for picnicking or rolling down.

Gary FriedmanLos Angeles Times

FLOAT ABOVE THE CITY

FOR A DAY OF DELIGHT

Pueblo Canyon Inn, 199

San Ildefonso Road, Los

Alamos, N.M.; (505)

695-0883, pueblocanyon

inn.com. One room is

not wheelchair acces-

sible.

Pajarito Brewpub &

Grill, 614 Trinity Drive,

Los Alamos, N.M.; (505)

662-8877, pajaritobrew

pubandgrill.com.

Wheelchair accessible.

Atomic City Tours,

(505) 662-2547, atom-

iccitytours.com. The

van is not wheelchair

accessible. $25 for

adults, $10 for children.

Bradbury Science

Museum, 1350 Central

Ave., Los Alamos, N.M.;

(505) 667-4444, lanl.gov/

museum. Wheelchair

accessible.