California Science Center
The Jim Henson Company Lot
Providence
Equator Books
Studio Backlot Events
- Whether your group numbers 40 or 4,000, the California Science Center is set to dazzle with 14 event-ready rooms on three floors located just south of downtown Los Angeles in Exposition Park. The mammoth facility has a dedicated event staff and offers in-house audiovisual service and an in-house caterer, with a full-service bar available. Pre-approved outside caterers can also be brought in for an additional fee. www.californiasciencecenter.org
The Jim Henson Company Lot
- Resembling something of a Swiss hamlet from the outside, the late, great Jim Henson’s legacy lives on at this family-owned facility in Hollywood. Originally Charlie Chaplin’s sound stage, the lot features a courtyard that makes guests feel they’re in a tiny village in the middle of bustling Los Angeles. Groups can also transform the facility’s soundstage for private events (max. cap.: 750). http://leasing.henson.com
Providence
- Lauded as one of America’s Top 50 restaurants by Gourmet magazine, this contemporary Melrose Avenue seafood restaurant co-owned by Executive Chef Michael Cimarusti offers a chef’s table for groups of four to six, the intimate Sonoma room (max. cap.: 16) and the Cellar room, which can accommodate up to 22 guests and features a state-of-the-art LCD projector and screen. www.providencela.com
Equator Books
- Located in eccentric Venice, Equator Books offers up both collectable tomes hand-selected by its owners as well as event space that has been described as looking more like a modern art museum than a bookstore. Events can be staged for 50 to 500, including space for entertainers, up to two bars, and catering. www.equatorbooks.com/specialevents
Studio Backlot Events
- Nothing is as L.A. has holding your event in a major motion picture studio backlot. Both Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures offer dedicated events departments that will make you the star of the show. www.wbspecialevents.com; www.paramount.com