Los Angeles Times

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- Travel from Denmark to Japan; be a fashionist­a or an artist or a hiker in a dazzling national park and get ready for a busy weekend.

Newport Beach

For fashionist­as, Style Week OC at Fashion Island combines fall design for clothing, beauty and home decor with panel discussion­s on makeup, style, design and entertaini­ng by influencer­s, including E! News’ Catt Sadler, TV personalit­y Audrina Patridge and fashion bloggers.

When: Sept. 15-16 Cost, info: Free. Younger children not recommende­d. No dogs. (949) 721-2000, (855) 658-8527, lat.ms/styleweeko­c

Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Anime Festival celebrates the centennial of anime by screening “Namakura Katana,” one of the first Japanese animated short films, made in 1917. Also on the bill are awardwinni­ng films and the North American premiere of “King of Prism,” which encourages audience members to feel as though they’re at a live concert by waving glow sticks and cheering characters, kind of like “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” but nicer.

When: Sept. 15-17

Cost, info: Tickets for each film $8-$30. Three films are suitable for children. Only service dogs permitted. la-aff.eventbrite.com

Solvang

Hans Christian Andersen (or an actor representi­ng him) will be part of the Danish culture celebrated at the 81st annual Solvang Danish Days. Live music, a reenactors’ Viking encampment and a living-history area with storytelle­rs are all part of the fun. Craftspeop­le show their skills in an Old World Artisans Marketplac­e, and kids have an area just for them.

When: Sept. 15-17 Cost, info: Free except for food. Family-friendly. Dogs on leash OK. (877) 327-2656, solvangdan­ishdays.org

Del Mar

More than 80 musicians are scheduled at Kaaboo, including Pink, Ice Cube, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jackson Browne, Tom Petty, Jane’s Addiction, Kesha, Muse, Weezer and the Tubes. Comedians include David Spade, Al Madrigal, Bridget Everett and Arsenio Hall. Installati­on, mural and other arts abound. Nearly 100 chefs, restaurant­s and purveyors of adult beverages will be represente­d.

When: Sept. 15-17

Cost, info: Tickets from $129 plus $18.95 fee; 10% discount for verified students and military; additional for other activities. Geared toward adults. No dogs. (855) 798-5995, kaaboodelm­ar.com

Twentynine Palms

Sixty-three artists display works inspired by Joshua Tree National Park at the Joshua Tree National Park Art Exposition. “Inspiratio­n” is the theme, and visitors can join ranger walks and talks about the unusual nature of this stunning desert park, listen to guitar-and-mandolin and jazz duos, and express their creativity in workshops on watercolor painting, portrait and figure drawing, and Asian black-ink Sumi-e brush painting.

When: Sept. 16 and 17 Cost, info: Free. Familyfrie­ndly. Dogs on leash OK. (760) 367-3505, jtnparts.org — April Orcutt

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