Escape from your cube and find the nearest west-facing window this afternoon to catch a 4:40pm sunset on the shortest day of 2011. The winter solstice technically occurs tonight at 9:30pm PDT. If you can make it to the Griffith Observatory by sunset, you can join Griffith Observatory Director Doctor Edwin C. Krupp and L.A. City Councilmember Tom LaBonge as they observe the beginning of a seasonal shift from fall to winter with a special presentation. more ›

Grab a sparkly vampire and your umbrella, there's tonight's total lunar eclipse tonight! Tonight's cosmic event will last three hours and twenty-eight minutes and will be visible on the West Coast, theoretically, from 10:33 p.m. until 2:01 a.m. The deepest, reddest colors of the shadow should be visible at 12:17 a.m., however, given the extraordinary weather we're having, you may need to be airborne to see it from LA. more ›

At Temescal Canyon Gateway tonight at 7:30 pm, Lisa Ann Carrillo, MRCA Director of Public Programs, explores the history and meaning of Winter Solstice celebrations around the world in Illuminating the Winter Solstice program. Traditional holiday refreshments included. more ›