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days/2026-09-27.md

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 - **4:30–6:30 PM** Venice Canals, Venice Beach and Abbot Kinney
 - **Evening** Check in at DTLA and have dinner nearby
 
+## Optional evening alternative
+
+- **[Water for Elephants](https://www.broadwayinhollywood.com/events/detail/water-for-elephants)** at the Hollywood Pantages starts at **6:30 PM** and runs 2 hours 20 minutes; it is the final LA performance
+- This is not compatible with the full coastal plan. To attend, finish after Malibu lunch, check in by 4:00 PM and leave for the theatre around 5:30 PM
+
 ## Check shortly before departure
 
 - Point Dume's lower parking lot was inaccessible as of 2026-08-28 because Westward Beach Road was closed; the beach remained open
-- Recheck road, beach and parking conditions
+- Recheck road, beach, tide and parking conditions