La Brea Tar Pits Announces Summer Programming that Celebrates Museum’s First Confirmed Fossil
| Saber-Toothed Summer features opportunities to learn about new scientific discoveries, view live stage shows, and participate in special tours
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| WHAT | Through Labor Day, visitors can enjoy special programming at La Brea Tar Pits that celebrates one of the Ice Age’s mightiest predators: the saber-toothed cat. This summer, visitors can experience fantastic tours and programs, witness the Ice Age coming to life in Ice Age Encounters performances, help scientists with their discoveries, and engage in specially guided tours. As the first confirmed fossil found at La Brea Tar Pits, saber-toothed cats are iconic symbols of Ice Age Los Angeles and California as a whole. In 1974, the saber-toothed cat was officially designated as our state fossil. Just like L.A., saber-toothed cats have killer vibes. This powerful predator is captured perfectly in its scientific name, Smilodon fatalis, coming from the Greek smilodon for “blade” and “tooth”, and the Latin fatalis for “deadly.” A self-guided scavenger hunt with La Brea Tar Pits’ Saber-tooth highlights is the purrfect starting place. |
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| WHEN | Summer 2022 Visit tarpits.org for tickets and museum hours Excavator Tours
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| WHERE | La Brea Tar Pits
5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
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| MORE INFO | https://tarpits.org/saber-toothed-summer | |
| SPECIAL EVENTS
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Fossilized and Realized: Tar Pits Video Festival
Friday, July 22, 2022 / 8:30pm-9:30pm Fossilized and Realized: Tar Pits Video Festival will feature a selection of videos submitted by the public, a screening of a new film about La Brea Tar Pits by our moderator and host Nic Cha Kim, and a discussion on LBTP’s significance in art and popular culture with the Natural History Museum’s Archivist Yolanda Bustos and artist in residence Mark Dion.
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