(photo courtesy of Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County)

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) is hosting the latest installment of its “First Fridays” series on Friday, May 1 from 5 to 10 p.m.

Behind-the-scenes tours titled “Finding L.A.’s Hidden Wildlife One Photo at a Time” will be held at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m. Lila Higgins, manager of NHM’s Citizen Science program, will discuss the challenges of finding hidden wildlife in Los Angeles, and how residents can make extraordinary discoveries.

Educator and host of “The Loh Down on Science” program Sandra Tsing Loh will participate in a discussion at 6:30 p.m. titled “Covalent and Ionic Bonding (with Suzy)”. Loh will be joined by her 12-year-old daughter Suzy to explore the cultural, societal and family influences on how science is taught. The discussion will be moderated by Michael W. Quick, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs at the University of Southern California.

A new “Science Salon” discussion will be held at 7:30 p.m. with the “Nerd Brigade” in the Otis Booth Pavilion. The “Nerd Brigade” is group of individuals with diverse backgrounds in science and science communication. Audience questions are encouraged.

Additionally, visitors can enjoy music from 5:30 to 10 p.m. in the KCRW DJ Lounge with Raul Campos and DJ Panamami, as well as live musical performances that begin at 8 p.m. General admission is $18. NHM is located at 900 Exposition Blvd. For information, visit www.nhm.org.