Things To Do in the Inland Empire & Southern California
At 7’8, Globetrotter “Tiny” Sturgess could very well seem intimidating, but you’d have a hard time finding a nicer guy. No, it wasn’t a typo. I said 7’8. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Globetrotters newest addition is also the World’s Tallest Professional Basketball Player. And so, of course, the Globetrotters nicknamed [...]
Get ready to suck down some noodles and broth when the Noodle Bowl Fest hits Santa Monica on Sunday, Feb. 10. It takes place at the Viceroy Santa Monica, and seven of L.A.’s best chefs and restaurants will be on hand to serve hearty bowls of noodles and broth, or noodle soup, along with unlimited [...]
Get your calendars set and keep your belly empty for LA Weekly’s Plate food and wine festival on March 3. Los Angeles’s longtime alternative weekly newspaper hosts its 5th annual food and wine event at Petersen Auto Museum in the heart of the City of Angels. Food and wine festivals happen all the time in [...]
Cheeseburger Week celebrates the invention of America’s favorite food in its birthplace, Pasadena. From January 13-18, 2013, Pasadena salutes Lionel Sternberger for his mastery, insight, innovation and daring in placing a piece of cheese atop a hamburger for the first time in recorded culinary history at the Rite Spot in Pasadena i n 1924. Restaurants, [...]
“Eat Your Heart Out”, dineLA’s twice-yearly dining event, is returning January 21–February 1, 2013! Los Angeles’s restaurant week showcases specially-priced $15, $20, and $25 lunch menus and $25, $35, and $45 dinner menus from hundreds of LA county’s most compelling restaurants. From lobster tacos and ceviche along the coast one night to osso bucco and [...]
**Photo/editorial review** If the organizers of Bockfest 2013 learned anything from their event on Jan. 26, 2013, it better be that they’re going to need a bigger venue. So many people came out to try all the Bocks and other beer sampled that the event’s success was obvious. Bockfest was packed, and it’s a testament [...]
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS LET FANS DETERMINE RULES OF THE GAME IN LOS ANGELES, ANAHEIM, AND ONTARIO FROM FEB 16-18 Known as innovators of the game of basketball for decades, the world famous Harlem Globetrotters are again introducing something unparalleled in the history of sports and family entertainment, taking kid participation and fun to a whole new [...]
Drinking while helping others? Oh, is such a thing possible? On December 15th @ 5PM, the 4th Annual SANTA Monica Pub Crawl returns to the city. “This event has quickly become one of the busiest nights of the year for our local businesses and proceeds benefit a great cause for families during the holidays.” said [...]
The Inland Empire is full of Holiday events going on nearly every weekend from now until the end of December! Hopefully this list will help you and your family catch at least one event near you! Chino “Chino’s Youth Christmas Parade & Fair” 12/812 @ 9AM. The parade will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the corner of Riverside Drive [...]
The second annual “Good Food Festival” began with food insights and ended with savory delights! On November 3rd, LACMA hosted the “Good Food Conference” where farmers, chefs, community leaders and foodies of all kinds filled the museum to participate in the “Good Food Revolution”. This movement is dedicated to promote healthy eating and more jobs [...]
The Good Food Festival & Conference returns to Los Angeles for the second year Nov. 2-4, 2012. Produced by FamilyFarmed.org in cooperation with the Santa Monica Farmers Markets, the conference focuses on regional and national issues that are integral to building local and sustainable food systems and educating people about the Good Food Movement. The [...]
It might be a bit of a trek – but it will be well worth it to spend a fun night in Hollywood with the Craft Ladies. The “Craft Ladies” comedy web series is harnessing the power of crafting to fight breast cancer with their event Craft For The Cure on October 23 from 7 [...]
If your a fan of Dia de Los Muertos art and tradition then you wont want to miss the 13th Annual Dia de Los Muertos at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The annual celebration features 100+ alters, hundreds of Aztec Ritual dancers, art, food and a performance from Grammy Award Winning and home town natives Ozomatli. The event [...]
For those of you who love to watch some basketball and want to see the next great stars of the NBA, come check out your LA D-Fenders play at the Citizens Bank Arena. This is going to be their first game ever played at Citizens Bank Arena so come be apart of NBA Development League [...]
If you’re looking for a spooky Halloween date night, but can’t afford some of the pricier options (or you’re just looking for something different) then it’s time to check out Santa Monica’s brand new haunted attraction “Paranoia”. “Paranoia” consists of 3 mazes, that take over 50,000 square feet of space, on the 3rd floor of [...]
Tired of the same old 5k run. Looking for something to add a little color? Your in luck as Color Vibe is coming to the Fairplex in Pomona offering a unique twist to the traditional 5k run. The run takes participants in a run of their life as they are blasted with colors through the [...]
Ever feel a bit of “Paranoia” on the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica? The occasional chills, the hair standing up on the back of your neck…it could be one of Hollywoods rich and famous! One who’s been dead 80 years. Things were low during the Great Depression, but murder was at an all-time high, [...]
Halloween Horror Nights 2012 at Universal Studios Halloween is bigger and better than ever, with impressive new mazes, shows and scare zones.
Oktoberfest 2012 in the Inland Empire presents no shortage of opportunities to wash down your pretzels with beer, brats and dancing throughout Riverside and San Bernardino counties! Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest Big Bear is hands down the most talked about Oktobfest in the I.E. As I.E. Weekly reports, you might as well be in Germany, [...]
The smell of steamed lobsters filled the air as crowds of hungry lobster fans descended on the “Port of LA” Lobsterfest, September 15, 2012 at Ports O’ Call Village. Greet the large pelican at the entrance, walk through an inflatable lobster tunnel, and take in the sights. At the entrance you’ll see a large variety [...]
“The Next Food Network Star” and “Chopped All-Stars” contestant Penny Davidi is coming to the “Los Angeles County Arboretum” with “The Next Food Network Star” Finalist Jyll Everman to judge the annual “Taste of Arcadia”! With the beautiful arboretum as the perfect backdrop local restaurants, caterers, and wine/beer vendors battle it out Monday, September [...]
If you’re looking for fun with the family, Batman Live pitted all your favorite Batman villains against Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, and Alfred. The cast and crew put on a wonderful display of magic, pyrotechnics, choreography, and design. The wardrobes included bits and pieces that alluded to each of the Batman epics from the 1990s. [...]
If your answer to “when was the last time you went to a lobster festival” is anything but yesterday, you’re overdue! Long Beach Lobster Festival (September 7th-9th)- The Long Beach Lobster festival offers a main stage playing Motown, decades music (60’s, 70’s, 80’s), Southern Rock, and County Western, and a children’s stage with storytelling, magicians, [...]
For the second year in a row, Los Angeles will be graced with “Americas Largest Paint Party” “Life In Color: The E.N.D” (formerly DAYGLOW) at The Shrine Expo Hall on Saturday, November 17th, 2012 8:00pm. Life In Color: The End – Preview August 28th By: John Faheem The Worlds largest paint party (18+ event) started in 2006 [...]
Halloween in the Inland Empire & Southern California Mazes, Haunted Houses and Scare Zones, including Knott’s Scary Farm, Universal HHN and the best of Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
BIG BOY and FUZZY (of Los Angeles’ number one Hip Hop Station POWER 106) and GUERILLA UNION (the promoters behind world-class events such as ROCK THE BELLS FESTIVAL SERIES and SMOKEOUT FESTIVAL) have just announced the launch of BIG BOY’S BLOCK PARTY. The first annual event has locked in performances by LUPE FIASCO, BIG SEAN, [...]
August 31st , 2012 @ 7:30 PM- “The Wanted” (and “This is She”) “The Wanted” is a British-Irish boy band sensation, hitting #1 on the UK Singles Chart with their song “All Time Low” The band’s second and perhaps most popular No. 1 hit, “Glad You Came,” topped the singles chart in both the UK [...]
Hollywood Sports Park transforms itself into Haunted Hollywood Sports, a Halloween event that spans the entire park. “Zombie Killhouse” returns, and along with it, an all new killhouse, plus four walk-through Halloween mazes and two scare zones spanning across the playing fields and pathways of Hollywood Sports Park. Walk-Through Mazes – THE ABDUCTION At a [...]
Tickets for this year’s Hard Haunted Mansion, or Hard Day of the Dead, go on sale August 11th at 12pm (PST). The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 3rd from 6pm to 2am at LA Historic Park in Downtown LA. In the past, this event has featured artists such as Skrillex, DJ [...]
The Mad Decent Block Party presented by Puma is invading Downtown LA again! It is set to take place at LA Center Studios on August 25th. The event will be from 12pm to 8pm and is all ages! Another great thing—it’s free! “Mad Decent” is the record label founded by DJ/Producer, Diplo. It features artists [...]
