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Ma Jasmin’s

UnHipLA — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:51:49 +0000

After reading about Ma Jasmin’s on Wandering Chopsticks’ Twitter feed, I knew I had to try it. Here they are below at the Alhambra Farmer’s Market, Sundays from 8:30 am to 1 pm. I loved their samosa rolls – the spinach and cheddar was delicious globs of Indian spinach and good ol’ cheddar wrapped like an eggroll – a great combo! The beef and potato samosa roll was also quite tasty. I should have taken a picture of the rolls opened but I couldn’t control myself after one bite and inhaled them both. I read on other blogs that Ma Jasmin’s is British Indian food. I loooved loooved it and will be back to try their whole menu. In fact, I found out that they participate in the Chef’s Center’s Friday Food Fair in Pasadena. Can’t wait for my next fix!

Dating for the Bookish

UnHipLA — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:02:11 +0000

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* right?!) It’s like hipster-ville over here, so you can expect to be in well-read, poetry-versed, tight-jeaned good company while you peruse the shelves after hours. And if all else fails they’ve got live music, free beer and light refreshments for you to blog in earnest about the following day. “The potato chips were yellow like an egg yolk dandelion left to wither beneath the hot summer sun … ”

*Citysearch Los Angeles is not responsible if you’re (yet again) cornered by a dud.

Go: 10pm-12am. Bring: Fake eyeglasses, an outgoing attitude and your copy of “The Catcher in the Rye” (just kidding, leave that at home).

Skylight Books, Los Feliz

This sounds like wacky fun

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:54:35 +0000

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/

Combine this day with a visit to the Renegade Craft Fair (also free) and you’ll have a great, creative Saturday.

Free Malibu Public Beach Safaris!

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:23:46 +0000

The Los Angeles Urban Rangers are at it again, offering its free safaris of the secret (but public) Malibu Beaches. If you hit my beaches tab, you’ll see how much fun I had going on this a few years ago. They showed me that the beach could be all mine, mine, mine. Here are the details from its mailing list:

The Los Angeles Urban Rangers announce:

MALIBU PUBLIC BEACHES SAFARIS–SUMMER 2009

Tired of Zuma and Surfrider? Want to find and use the other beaches in Malibu–The twenty miles that are lined with private development? These safaris show you how to find, park, walk, picnic, and sunbathe on a Malibu beach legally and safely. Each safari visits two different beaches. Skills-enhancing activities include sign watching, trailblazing the public-private boundary, a no-kill hunt for accessways, and a public easement potluck.

We are offering three safaris in east Malibu:

SUN Aug 2, 11:00am-2:30pm
SUN Aug 16, 9:00am-12:30pm
SAT Aug 22, 3:00pm-6:30pm

Safaris are free. Spaces are limited. To sign up, e-mail info@laurbanrangers.org w/name, # of people, and preferred date.

A downloadable "Malibu Public Beaches" guide is available at http://www.laurbanrangers.org/.

Hope to see you at the beach!
Los Angeles Urban Rangers
www.laurbanrangers.org

Free 4th of July

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:57:06 +0000

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!

Summer starts today! Hollywood Bowl without the Bowl

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:03:25 +0000

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 the Hollywood Bowl without the Bowl. Both series are a great way to have fun on a dime.

Mark your calendar – August 21 is Bollywood Night at the Levitt!!!

A Half Mile of Al Fresco Installations, sculptures and performances

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:48:24 +0000

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.

Visit Pompeii for Free!

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:48:04 +0000

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 exclaims that you simply can’t afford to miss Pompeii and the Roman Villa’s sculptures, frescoes, and glass vessels that have never been see outside of Italy, and the L.A. Times hails the show as “absorbing, well-considered, and beautifully installed.” Now is your chance to experience it all for free!

This special day at LACMA is likely to sell out early, so be sure to reserve your tickets today.*

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*TWO WAYS TO RESERVE YOUR TICKETS
To reserve your free tickets to Pompeii and the Roman Villa, you may visit lacma.org or stop by a LACMA Welcome Center. Tickets are not avaliable by phone. Tickets are limited to four per reservation.

To reserve your tickets at lacma.org:
Select June 9 in the calendar in the upper right hand corner
Select the hour you would like to see the exhibition
Select “Add to Basket” (no cost will be added)
Pick your tickets up at LACMA’s Welcome Center

Make a Coffee Cup

Fri, 29 May 2009 03:29:56 +0000

This sounds intriguing, got it off a listserv. Also, could be a fun cheap date/recession fun outing -

" The Coffee Cup Collective is a project sited at the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock and Swork for the Intersections 2009 exhibition. The production phase of the project introduces participants to ceramic reproduction methods with the aim of manufacturing coffee cups. Completed cups will be inserted to Swork’s dish inventory and be activated by Swork’s staff to serve beverages to customers.

Participate in the production activities of the Coffee Cup Collective
– Make a 2 Part Plaster Mold
– Slipcast Coffee Cups
– Glaze Bisque Ware
(all materials, tools, and equipment supplied)

Where:
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
2225 Colorado Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90041

When: (drop in any time during the sessions)
May 26, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
June 2, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
June 6, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
June 9, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
June 11, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
June 16, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
June 18, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

For more information:
Edith Abeyta – (323) 906-1978 or edith@edithabeyta.net "

The tide is high

Mon, 25 May 2009 08:46:24 +0000

We visited Lechuza Beach over the Memorial Day weekend, arriving right when the tide was pretty high – after sunset but still light out – so we couldn’t walk onto the beach. Still, it was very cool. Look how close the water comes to the stairs. It was as if these stairs led straight to the ocean.

I loved the rhino-looking rocks. This one reminded me of a lonely beast looking out to sea:

Previously when I visited Lechuza, I got a nice stretch of the beach. Not this time:

We found free parking in the neighborhood right next to an Aston Martin and beach-front mansions. The gate was locked on our way out but a neighbor freed us.

For directions on how to visit Lechuza, a free beach with free parking, visit here. To read about my other Malibu beach exploits and how to get on David Geffen’s beach, click on my Malibu Beaches for All post. The Los Angeles Urban Rangers taught me how to operate these beaches; sometimes, they run free safaris to the Malibu beaches. Now that summer’s rolling around, the beach is calling you.

* Caution – Lechuza Beach and the secret beaches of Malibu do not have lifeguards, bathrooms, and civilization around them. Visit at your own risk. Certainly don’t go into the water at high tide and don’t go alone. *