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Tour the Poverty Encounter Immersive Experience & Give Back with Children’s Hunger Fund

Posted on November 5, 2024 | Filed Under: Reviews, Social Good | Tags: Children's Hunger Fund, giving back, immersive experience, Poverty Encounter | 13 Comments

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Last month I had the opportunity to visit the LA headquarters of the Children’s Hunger Fund and tour their immersive experience, Poverty Encounter. My husband and I had never experienced anything like it before. Poverty Encounter includes a 75-minute guided tour, followed by a 30-minute service activity in their volunteer center. After my husband and I signed our waivers, we joined a tour group and walked through four different exhibits. … [Read more...]

Astra Lumina LA: A Starlight Walk Through the Gardens

Posted on December 21, 2023 | Filed Under: Local Events | Tags: Astra Lumina LA, Fever app, immersive experience, South Coast Botanic Garden, things to do in LA | Leave a Comment

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Astra Lumina is an enchanting experience at the South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes. This nighttime walk has nine radiant installations that will dazzle you. Discover a celestial pathway of lustrous light during a one-mile night walk through a botanical garden in Palos Verdes. One thing to note about the pathway is that you’ll be walking along sidewalks, but most of the time it is a dirt path that can be narrow at times, … [Read more...]

Exploring the Vatican from Los Angeles

Posted on August 31, 2023 | Filed Under: Local Events, Pop Culture | Tags: Explore Vatican, Fever app, immersive art in LA, immersive experience, things to do in LA |

Explore Vatican

There are many places in this world that I would love to visit! There are cities in Asia, Europe and South America that are on my bucket list. So when I heard that there’s an exhibit in downtown LA that allows you to fully explore Vatican City without ever leaving California, I thought, “Sign me up!” I took my parents with me to Explore Vatican located inside Ace Mission Studios. It was an incredible experience! Walking into the … [Read more...]

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