Photo Op: Riding the Burro

Fri, 05/04/2012 - 01:30 — Anonymous Riding the Burro at Olvera Street

Shopping for a Toy Guitar on Olvera Street

Fri, 05/04/2012 - 01:30 — Anonymous Olvera Street

Mexican Candy at Olvera Street

Fri, 05/04/2012 - 01:30 — Anonymous Mexican Candy at Olvera Street

Cinco de Mayo in Los Angeles

Thu, 05/03/2012 - 09:55 — Anonymous The Cinco de Mayo (the 5th of May)
holiday is celebrated in Mexican communities all over the Southland. El
Pueblo Historic Monument, a downtown block that includes the oldest building
in LA, is a great place to join in the festivities. The event will include
carnival rides, food, crafts and music and dancing in a variety of Mexican
traditions. This is just one of many Cinco de Mayo celebrations you'll find
in my guide to Cinco de Mayo Celebrations Around LA....Read Full Post

What Is There for Non-Designers at the Pacific Design Center?

Mon, 04/30/2012 - 23:36 — Anonymous If you're an interior designer for the
hospitality industry, you can get in to this week's panel on the future of
interior design for hotels and resorts on May 3 at the Pacific Design Center.
Interior designers can also shop at over 130 suppliers' showrooms for the
latest in furnishings, floor coverings and interior accessories. But what
about the rest of us? Well, we can shop too, with the assistance of an
on-site designer, or we can explore a variety of other attractions within and
around the Pacific Design Center. Just seeing it to take a souvenir photo is
pretty cool. Check out the options and photos in my Guide to the Pacific
Design Center....Read Full Post

Rooftop Bar at the Standard

Sun, 04/29/2012 - 20:45 — Anonymous Special Events at The Standard Rooftop
Bar

GRAMMY Museum

Sun, 04/29/2012 - 02:00 — Anonymous GRAMMY Museum 2nd Floor - Clive Davis
Theater, Museum Programs, Special Exhibits

Elevate Lounge and Nightclub

Sun, 04/29/2012 - 02:00 — Anonymous The Crowd at Elevate Lounge

May Day Marches Close Downtown Streets

Thu, 04/26/2012 - 15:10 — Anonymous Driving in Downtown LA will be a
challenge on May 1, 2012 as May Day Marches close off main arteries and
freeway off ramps for big chunks of the day. The primary closure is Broadway
between Olympic Blvd and 12th St....Read Full Post

Labor Day Weekend Events

Thu, 04/26/2012 - 09:15 — Anonymous Labor Day Weekend Events in Greater Los
Angeles - Los Angeles Labor Day Events

The Back Lot at Universal

Thu, 04/26/2012 - 09:15 — Anonymous The Back Lot at Universal Studios
Hollywood

Grand Performances

Thu, 04/26/2012 - 01:48 — Anonymous Grand Performances Free Summer Concerts
at California Plaza

Fiesta Broadway 2011

Tue, 04/24/2012 - 17:36 — Anonymous Head downtown *Sunday, April 28, 2012*,
to Fiesta Broadway, the largest Cinco de Mayo party in the world. Half a
million people come out for this annual street fest covering ...Read Full
Post

LA Plaza

Mon, 04/23/2012 - 19:45 — Anonymous Introduction to LA Plaza de Cultura y
Artes in Los Angeles

Shecky's Girls Night Out

Mon, 04/23/2012 - 16:00 — Anonymous Cocktails while you shop for bargains
and get mini spa treatments...what could be better? *What: Shecky's Girls
Night Out in LA*: Designer shopping up to 75% off, make-overs, beauty
consultations and 5 hours of free cocktails are included in the ticket price.
Advance tickets also include a goody bag of sponsors' products. *When*:
Wed-Thurs, *May 1-2, 2012,* 5 pm - 10 pm *Where:* Santa Monica Civic
Auditorium, 1855 Main St. (Pico Blvd. & Colorado Ave.) Santa Monica, CA 90401
*Cost:* $30 advance goodie bag tickets,  $10 advance discount**. *Info and
Tickets:* girlsnightout.sheckys.com , (212) 242-2566...Read Full Post

What is Cinco de Mayo?

Mon, 04/23/2012 - 00:45 — Anonymous What is Cinco de Mayo? Cinco de Mayo
Explained

LA Times Festival of Books

Mon, 04/23/2012 - 00:45 — Anonymous A visitors guide and photos of the Los
Angeles Times Festival of Books

Bring Your Silly Self to Pasadena's Doo Dah Parade

Sun, 04/22/2012 - 16:10 — Anonymous Where the Rose Parade is serious
business, Pasadena's Doo Dah Parade is the height of silliness. The event is
returning to East Pasadena where it moved last year. It makes up in zaniness,
what it lacks in distance. This year's entries include a fleet of motorized
Kinetic Pastry Science Mobile Muffins, Captain McHogwash's Amazing Chundra, a
humungous robotic spitting cat named Boo-Boo Kitty, oddly-attired sound
inventors known as The Highland Park Thursday Evening Gentlemen's Society
Circuit Bending Marching Band & Ladies' Auxiliary, and the crowd favorite
Disco Drill Team, real American Bandstanders, Bastard Sons of Lee Marvin, OC
NRML, The Billionaires, Occupy Doo Dah, Quilting Bees, Whistling Diva, The
Bra-Ettes, L.A. Derby Dolls, classic, scary clowns, BBQ & Hibachi Marching
Grill Team, Hare Kirshna Chanters, Howdy Krishna, and the immortal Doo Dah
house band Snotty Scotty & the Hankies, and many more....Read Full Post

Summer Theatre Festivals

Sun, 04/22/2012 - 03:00 — Anonymous Summer Theatre Festivals around Los
Angeles

Exposition Park Rose Garden

Fri, 04/20/2012 - 22:45 — Anonymous Getting to know the Exposition Park
Rose Garden

Earth Day Events in Los Angeles

Thu, 04/19/2012 - 14:31 — Anonymous Angelenos celebrate the earth all year
in a variety of ways, from exploring our many parks and gardens to shopping
at local organic farmers markets. Last weekend cyclists and pedestrians
reclaimed 10 miles of streets for a few hours during CiLAvia. This weekend,
for the annual Earth Day on April 22, there will be special celebrations far
and wide to being attention to environmental issues. Although there is always
plenty of education going on at these events, there are also lots of fun
activities, live music, and sometimes even celebrity spotting as the stars
come out to speak up for the earth....Read Full Post

Spurs Up for the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival

Wed, 04/18/2012 - 08:27 — Anonymous There are a number of Old West movie
sets scattered around the borders of Los Angeles, and Melody Ranch Motion
Picture Studio in Santa Clarita is one of them. Although events are spread
around Santa Clarita and Newhall, the studio lot is the centerpiece of the
*Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival*, which features cowboy music, a western wear
fashion show and vendors,  cowboy movies, poetry and storytelling, a
Medicine Show Revue, children's activities and an Old Town Hoedown. Some
events are sold out, but there's still plenty to do to get you in the
cowboy/cowgirl spirit. *When:* April 19-22, 2011 *Where:* Various locations
in Santa Clarita and Newhall, CA *Info:* www.cowboyfestival.org...Read Full
Post

Steaming Crawfish

Tue, 04/17/2012 - 21:15 — Anonymous Crawfish Festival

Los Angeles Traffic

Tue, 04/17/2012 - 21:15 — Anonymous The Pros and Cons of using Google Maps
for Los Angeles Traffic and Directions

Grilled Chicken Kabobs

Tue, 04/17/2012 - 21:15 — Anonymous Crawfish Festival

Beauty and the Beast

Tue, 04/17/2012 - 02:16 — Anonymous Beauty and the Beast in the Disneyland
Christmas Fantasy Parade

Grand Prix Grandstands

Tue, 04/17/2012 - 02:16 — Anonymous Long Beach Grand Prix

Takin' it Easy

Tue, 04/17/2012 - 02:16 — Anonymous Crawfish Festival

LA Times Festival of Books 2012

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 19:23 — Anonymous Book lovers will gather in Los Angeles
*April 21-22, 2012* for the country's largest celebration of literary
accomplishment. The *LA Times Festival of Books* will bring 140,000 readers
and collectors to see 450 authors and 300 exhibitors to a new venue this
year. The event will return to the *University of Southern California*
campus. The Festival includes literary panels, author book signings,
storytelling, readings for children and adults, music and dance performances.
There are also writing workshops organized in conjunction with the festival
for a fee....Read Full Post

Grandstand 27 View

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 00:45 — Anonymous View of the Long Beach Grand Prix from
Grandstand 27

Los Angeles Museums by Type

Sun, 04/15/2012 - 05:45 — Anonymous A guide to the top Los Angeles Museums
by type of museum

Champ Car Qualifying

Sat, 04/14/2012 - 22:30 — Anonymous Champ Car Qualifying at the Toyota
Grand Prix of Long Beach

Raging Waters

Fri, 04/13/2012 - 20:45 — Anonymous Raging Waters - Raging Waters Water
Park in San Dimas, CA

Long Beach Grand Prix Celebrity Racers

Fri, 04/13/2012 - 01:45 — Anonymous Celebrity Racers scheduled to race in
the 2011 Long Beach Grand Prix

Best LA Restaurant Winners 2012

Fri, 04/13/2012 - 01:45 — Anonymous Winners and finalists of the 2012 Los
Angeles Travel Readers' Choice Awards for Best Los Angeles Chef and
Restaurants

Billy Elliot Inspires Serious Toe Tapping at the Pantages

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 12:59 — Anonymous They say "good things come to those who
wait," and our wait is  over for /Billy Elliot the Musical/ to finally
arrive in Los Angeles after sweeping the Tony's with 10 awards back in 2009.
All I can say is Halelujah! Get thee to the temple that is the Pantages and
enjoy some good old-fashioned musical theatre, the way it was meant to be. 
It's a heartwarming story told with beautiful music by Elton John, book and
lyrics by Lee Hall, and dazzling choreography by Peter Darling all executed
with amazing energy and talent....Read Full Post

Thursday Grand Prix Kick-Off Party

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 15:25 — Anonymous Even if you're not going to the Grand
Prix, you can get in on the fun with the *Tecate Thunder Thursday Grand Prix
Kick-Off Street Party* on Pine Avenue and at The Pike in Long Beach. This
year's free event event will feature Pit Stop Competitions, motorcycle stunts
and street performers, driver autograph sessions, and the Miss Toyota Grand
Prix of Long Beach Pageant, with a DJ providing the soundtrack to the whole
event. Race cars and other classic automobiles will also be on display. Check
out the Tecate Thunder Thursday Schedule at the Downtown Long Beach
Associates. *When:* Thursday, April 12th, 2012 6:30 - 10 pm *Where:* Pine
Avenue from 4th Street down to Shoreline Drive and Aquarium Way *Cost:* FREE
*Parking:* Two hours free with validation in the City Place structures;
$10-15 flat rate at the Pike and Convention Center garages. *Note:* street
parking is now metered until 9 pm daily in some parts of downtown. Check the
Downtown Long Beach Interactive Parking Map for lot and meter rates. *Info:*
www.dlba.org...Read Full Post

CicLAvia Open Streets this Sunday

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 03:41 — Anonymous Take a break from Los Angeles traffic
Sunday as Downtown Los Angeles streets are closed to cars for CicLAvia. Ten
miles of streets will be closed from East Hollywood to East LA. There's no
specific festival or event going on, just a free for all of bikes, skaters,
pedestrians and people playing in the traffic-free streets. The event is
inspired by and modeled after the weekly Ciclovia in Bogota, Colombia. for
more information, visit www.ciclavia.org....Read Full Post

Happy Anniversary Dodger Stadium

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 03:14 — Anonymous Tuesday's season opener on April 10th
marked the *50th anniversary* of the opening of *Dodger Stadium*, which
welcomed the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1962. They moved from Brooklyn to LA in
1958 and played their first four seasons in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
while the new stadium was being constructed....Read Full Post