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The season that L.A. lives for is now well underway. While pleasure-seekers will be hitting the beach all summer, there's another free way to get your endorphins flowing and tone up your beach bod.

Before we all enter into full-on hotdog-and-firework mode, let’s take a little time to relish the workings of our legislative process. Here’s a sampling of some California laws that are coming into effect today.

When actress Mila Kunis isn’t starring in movies alongside a potty-mouthed teddy bear or voicing Meg Griffin on “Family Guy,” she enjoys giving Banksy a run for his money on the streets of Los Angeles.

Get out so you can listen to Van Hunt or Ben Harper, play Connect Four for a cause and watch some LGBT films.

Get out so you can watch some movies from the Outfest, see some pictures of old rock 'n' roll stars or hang out in the Arts District.

At which Southern California airport can you walk right up to planes, visit a nature garden, see a vintage hangar, go on a 2-mile hike and afterward enjoy a bison burger, while taking in a panoramic view of the ocean?

Since May 23, the California Science Center has been hosting the only West Coast appearance of the mammoth “Cleopatra: The Exhibition,” which features more than 150 Egyptian artifacts from Cleopatra’s time: the largest collection of Cleopatra-era relics gathered in the United States.

LACMA made big news with the recent opening of the Levitated Mass exhibit, but there's a lot more to love about L.A.'s largest art museum, especially during the summer months.

Fourth of July is just not complete without fireworks. Whether you're looking to celebrate Independence Day all day long or just catch a glimpse of those beautiful lights in the sky, we've got you covered.

The cast of "The Sarah Silverman Program" will sign copies of the complete DVD set at Amoeba Hollywood, Megan Mullally will perform with her new band at the Largo, new American writers will read from their works at the Hammer, and the Hollywood Bowl will host a tribute to Miles Davis.