On Saturday, Beverly Hills hosts a "public art party" to celebrate the work of Yayoi Kusama. I’ve experienced a Kusama installation before at the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh. It was cool and wacky. This event’s free and the Paley Center for Media will be free as well that day as part of the festivities.
http://www.publicartparty.com/ [...]
Happy 4th of July!
For listing of free things to do for the 4th, go here:
http://www.freefunguides.com/?page_id=4
Sierra Madre’s 4th activities sound pretty happening!
826LA, a non-profit writing and tutoring center, is having its First Annual Winter Ball on Saturday, February 14, 2009, from 9 pm to 2 am, at the Alexandria Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Though the day is Valentine’s, the invite stresses this is not a VD-themed event. Singles are welcome. The $30 admission (in advance; [...]
Barack Obama is our new prez. I enjoyed watching the inauguration balls on TV. I felt like I was at the Obama’s wedding, prom, and New Year’s Eve all rolled into one. Sasha Obama with the thumbs up after her father’s speech is just too cute!
Hulu.com has a great round-up of Obama-related news, including his [...]
January 25th is the Whale Fiesta at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. Look at the nifty whale sand sculptures on the beach. Also admission to the aquarium is free that day. I predict lots of youngsters will be at the event as this looks extremely family friendly. Their website write-up is funny:
"Join us for tons of [...]
UnHip LA wishes you a wonderful 2009! May all your New Years resolutions stick!
Here are some pics from 2008 when I went to see the Rose Parade floats on display.
Here are Christmas lawn decorations from the South Bay, found on Human Google Day.
Merry Christmas Charlie Brown!
Here are photos from Yoko Ono’s Wish Tree Project installation in Old Pasadena, which has now closed. Read about it here. See a video about the project here.
This man wished for a healthy baby.
Many, many people wished for world peace.
I finally have the ability to upload my old photos! Here are a few from August 28, 2008 when Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination. We were at a viewing party at Blair High School in Pasadena, CA. Read my post about it here.
Actor James Reynolds was the emcee.
Go here for details from Disneyland.
(Thanks to JL for the tip.)