SHOP: The Old World Huntington Beach Christmas Market

Whether you’re gifting for Christmas, or Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, or any other reason, ‘tis the season for local makers markets. Find unique gifts and holiday treasures at Huntington Beach’s Old World Market, where there’ll be seasonal treats, gift-wrapping, a candlelight concerto, storytelling with Santa’s helper, and more. Plus, check out these other markets around LA: Santa Monica College Holiday Art Sale, Los Feliz Flea, and Smorgasburg LA Caribbean Christmas with Bridgetown Roti.

Independent Shakespeare Co. A Christmas Carol With Charles Dickens

“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.” Bring a little laughter to your world with this production of A Christmas Carol With Charles Dickens, where you’ll be transported into a cozy Victorian drawing room as Dickens performs the beloved story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the curious events that unfold around him one cold, London night.

BAKE: Holiday Fruitcake

From Evan Kleiman: For decades, fruitcake was a national punchline, the doorstop in a box, the gift you pass along to someone else, the mysterious brick that somehow survives every holiday season unscathed and uneaten. So why, given all this baggage, am I here to make the case for fruitcake? Because fruitcake, real fruitcake, isn’t a joke at all. Get the recipe to Evan’s California Fruitcake…

SEE: MONUMENTS

With the holidays in full swing and family and friends visiting, get to MOCA and see an exhibition that’s really made a statement this year: Monuments. This exhibition marks the recent wave of monument removals as a historic moment and reflects on the histories and legacies of post-Civil War America. It’s sure to be a discussion starter around the dinner table.

ICE SKATE: 9 Most Enchanting Rinks To Go Ice Skating Around Los Angeles This Winter

This holiday season, carve up the ice at a rink near you! Our friends over at Secret Los Angeles are sharing their best-kept secrets on the best ice skating to be found in LA. Don’t miss your chance to finally nail that triple axel.