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This summer, I hope to read more and what better way to motivate me than the local public library’s Summer Reading Program for adults? For every book I read, I will be entered in a weekly drawing to win a $5 Starbucks gift card. And if five books get read, I’ll be able to [...]
Got this from the Citysearch LA mailing list. Sounds like a fun way to meet the like-minded. Friday, August 7, 2009.
Hot Summer Nights at Skylight Books
Tired of hearing the wind blow through your date’s empty skull? Trade up at this indie bookseller’s super-cool nerd event for the thinking (wo)man. (Hey, books equals brains* [...]
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/ [...]
This sounds great!
http://www.renegadecraft.com/los-angeles?site=la
And it’s free!
Learn how to make a linoelum block print and other arts/crafts for free! There will be bands too. And it all takes place on the penthouse level of California Market Center with 360-degree views of downtown L.A.
**** UPDATE***
We went to this. It was very cool to see all the great [...]
Tonight kicks off the Levitt Pavilion’s free outdoor concert series in Pasadena. http://www.levittpavilionpasadena.org/summer-calendar-2009.html
And this Friday begins Free Shakespeare in Barnsdall Park. http://www.independentshakespeare.com/box-office/box-office.html
You can picnic at both of these places. When I first started this blog, I was majorly enamored by both these events and wrote about them here and here. The Levitt Pasadena is [...]
On the trail of A Half Mile of Al Fresco Installations, sculptures and performances
This sounds great! I love New Town’s installations. June 6 – 7, 2009. Free.
Ever since I was little, the story of Pompeii intrigued and haunted me
From LACMA’s email newsletter:
Special Offer: Free Admission to Pompeii and the Roman Villa
LACMA is pleased to offer one day of totally free access—June 9—to its blockbuster exhibition Pompeii and the Roman Villa and the entire museum!
KCRW [...]
This is fun. Write your memoir in 6 words.
http://www.smithmag.net/sixwords/
Along with the Police Historical Museum. I went on this day last year – great fun! We took mugshots at the police museum and ate free hot dogs there. :0)
From Pasadena Now:
Free Admission Event: “Museums of the Arroyo Day” Six museums in Los Angeles and Pasadena [...]
Can a cheap meal be had at Whole Foods? As I get to know its second floor eating area better, I think I can say….Yes. The breakfasts, tacos, and Middle Eastern food all seemed reasonably priced. Then I saw this on WF’s (Arroyo Parkway location) calendar:
Saturday March 21st and Sunday 22nd
Whole Lotta BBQ! [...]
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