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February 14, 2012
January and February are Hollywood’s Awards season with the People’s Choice Awards, Golden Globes, Screen Actors’ Guild Awards, the Grammys and the Oscars. These awards ceremonies are held in several different locations in Los Angeles, including the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the Nokia Theatre, the Staples Center and the Kodak Theatre. In preparation for Oscar Night (February 26), many theaters in Hollywood are screening the nominees during the next two weeks. Read below for descriptions of Oscar related events happening this week in Hollywood!
 Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2012: Animated & Live, until February 23, multiple screenings
Landmark Nuart Theatre, West Hollywood
The Nuart Theare is screening the hard-to-find Oscar nominated short films so that you can see them before awards night! Show times start at noon and go until 9:40pm. Tickets are $8.50 to $10.50. To buy tickets, click on the link above.
Red Carpet Memories, February 10, 11, 17, 18 & 19, Friday & Saturday 8:30pm, Sundays at 8pm
The Coterie @ The Renaissance Hollywood Hotel
Celebrate awards season by coming to a concert event featuring all Academy Award-nominated songs next door to the Oscars! Music from Fred & Ginger, Judy Garland, FAME and much more will be played. Tickets are $10-$30 depending on seating. A two item minimum applies for each dining room ticket and one minimum for standing room ticket.
Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts of 2011, February 17, 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre
This screening is sold out on Fandango, but there are still tickets on sale at the Box Office. The American Cinematheque is screening four of the Oscar nominated documentary shorts in a 130 minute presentation. Shorts that will be presented include “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blosson,” “Incident in New Baghdad,” “Saving Face” and “The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement.” General admission is $11, and $7 for Cinematheque members. Students and seniors with valid ID can watch for $9. To buy tickets, visit the Box Office at the Egyptian Theatre.
KPCC 89.3 FM’s “Film Week” Oscar Preview, February 19, 1pm
Egyptian Theatre
FilmWeek on AirTalk will record its annual Oscar Preview in front of a live audience in Hollywood. Host Larry Mantle, will be joined by writers and speakers from the L.A.Times, Boxoffice.com, USA Today, Amazon.com and many more to discuss the Oscars one week before they air.
Buy your tickets today to gear up for the Oscars next week!
February 9, 2012
If you and your partner will be spending Valentine’s Day in Los Angeles, you’re in luck! There are many special events happening on Valentine’s Day weekend around Hollywood. Here are just a few suggestions for how to spend your weekend and evening.
- An Evening in Paris at Fancifull: On Friday, February 10, Fancifull Gifts in Hollywood will be
 offering a special night of food, wine tasting, music, art and raffles. The event will have an ambiance inspired by Paris –the city of love itself! Kick off Valentine’s Day weekend at the home of Motion Picture Academy, Emmys, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Image Awards and Food Network gift baskets. Best of all, this event is FREE with RSVP online! RSVP here today or by phone at 323-466-7654.
- Unique LA: Come to the largest independent design show in the country! You can shop from over 325 designers and artists for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift! This show is open February 11 and 12 from 11am to 5pm both days. Cost is $10 at the door.
- I Art You: Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Art at Create: Fixate’s 10 Year Anniversary Exhibit in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, February 11! The show will highlight a decade of loving LA through art, music and creativity in a show called “I Art You”. The lounge in Premiere Events Calendar will include art, photography, sculpture, multimedia, installation, live video mixing and live painting. Fashion, jewelry, crafts, student art work, car art and an audio lab will also be on display. Couples and singles alike are invited to mingle from 9-10pm with a relationship consultant. A Valentine’s Day Card-Making station will be open all night long. Presale tickets can be purchased here for $15. You can still pay $15 before 9pm, afterwards, $20 at the door. The show starts at 4pm, so be sure to stop by to enjoy the art and company!
- Sex and the City Zoo III: The LA Zoo is holding its third lecture by Jason Jacobs on the pros and cons of relationships and staying single in the jungle. This is a light-hearted and informative lecture following a reception with sweet treats, champagne, wine and sparkling cider at 5pm. The lecture/reception is $25 for GLAZA members, $35 for non-members. After the lecture, enjoy a romantic dinner at Reggie’s Bistro at $65 for GLAZA members, $75 for non-members. Dinner includes salad, crab filet mignon, salmon and dessert. Ladies will be given a long stem rose and along with complimentary house champagne or wine.
- Dinner at Yamashiro Restaurant: Why not enjoy a delicious four-course meal on Valentine’s Day at one of the most romantic restaurants in the U.S, as decided by OpenTable diners like you? Make a reservation today for 2, or come in a large group. A four-course meal is only $99 at Yamashiro on Valentine’s Day 2012, with scenic and romantic views of Los Angeles. Take a look at the menu here: how can you resist?
Have a great Valentine’s Day with your loved ones in Los Angeles!
February 2, 2012
Broadway is becoming a popular attraction in Los Angeles, most notably with the shows at Pantages Theatre. Broadway LA seeks out the best in live entertainment, whether at its own Pantages Theatre or other great venues in Los Angeles. Broadway LA has a line-up of amazing shows for the 2012 season after Wicked wraps up at the end of January. Below is a sneak peak of what’s coming up for Broadway LA!
 Kathy Griffin, Ferbuary 3-4, 2012 (2nd Show added by overwhelming demand!)
 Monty Python’s Spamalot, February 28-March 2012
 Shatner’s World: We Just Live in It, March 10, 2012
 Jerry Seinfeld Live, March 16-17 at 7pm and 9:30pm
 Rock of Ages, March 20-25, 2012
 Mamma Mia! March 27-April 8, 2012
 Billy Elliot The Musical, April 11-May 13, 2012
 Chicago The Musical, May 15-27, 2012
 The Addams Family, June 5-17, 2012
 Million Dollar Quarter, June 19-July 1, 2012
 La Cage Aux Folles, July 10-22, 2012
 Stephanie Miller’s Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour, July 29, 2012 at 8pm
 Memphis, July 31-August 12, 2012
 The Book of Mormon, September 5-November 25, 2012
Tickets usually range from $45-$95 by seating. You can get the best seats by purchasing season packages here. Don’t miss these fabulous shows, buy your season package today!
January 26, 2012
If you love to travel, there’s an event this weekend that you can’t miss. The 14th Ann ual Los Angeles Times Travel Show will be held Saturday and Sunday, January 28-29, 2012 from 10am to 5pm at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Named one of the top 10 trade shows and conventions in BizBash’s Southern California Top 100 events list, the show will have a special travel trade day on Friday, January 27 from 9am to 6pm.
The 2012 Travel Show is full of informative and inspiring travel panels featuring today’s leading travel experts. All panels are a first-come, first-serve basis in terms of seating. Celebrity speakers include Lisa Ling, Arthur Frommer, Adam Richman, Johnny Jet, Catharine, Johnny Jet and many more. Hundreds of exhibitors, trip giveaways, cultural entertainment, and travel experts are other highlights of the show.
You’ll have access to SHOW ONLY specials and giveaways from wind surfing to wine tours, safaris to scuba diving and more. You’ll also be able to discover amazing travel destinations, attractions, activities and resorts. Visitors can choose between the Travel in Style Pavilion, Xtreme Adventure Show, Kid’s World and Culinary Stage for entertainment, food and travel discounts.
Tickets to the show are $10 each day on site. You can get $2 off by purchasing advance online tickets when you use the code EARLYBIRD here. Children 16 and under are admitted for free. You  can take the Metro to Union Station, then take the Red or Purple Line to 7th St/Metro Center Station, transfer to the Blue Line and exit at Pico Station. There are also several parking lots near the convention center for your convenience priced at $15.
If you’re more in the mood to celebrate Chinese New Year, take the Gold Line to Chinatown on Saturday at 1pm to experience the 113th Golden Dragon Parade and Festival. This weekend several LA museums are open with free admission for all as well. You can see a list of participating museums here. Take advantage of all these great events happening in Los Angeles this weekend!
January 17, 2012
Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA 1945-80 is continuing in 2012 for 11 days in January. Over 25 public artworks and outdoor sculptures will be on display between Thursday, January 19 and Sunday, January 29. These collections are part of the Performance and Public Art Festival, featuring reinventions of art created and performed by Los Angeles artists post World War II.
Performances will premiere every day of the celebration, including experimental theater, sound art, social/political interventions, media art and outdoor visual spectacles. The celebration will include night after-parties, called Black Box, as a place for socializing and surprise performances. Organized by LA><ART and the Getty Foundation, the festival is a great lesson on the history of art in Southern California. The calendar allows time to visit performances and nearby exhibitions on each day.
The festival begins with two “Talks about Acts” events, on January 17 and 18. Artists Barbara T. Smith and Kim Jones will discuss their works in Los Angeles historical performance art in the 1970s on January 17 at LAXART at 7:30pm. On January 18, artist Ed Bereal will discuss the radical street theater group Bodacious Buggerrilla that was popular in the 1960s at the Getty Museum.These events are part of a series of conversations and performances called “Talks about Acts” on performance practices. Previous events have included Scoli Acosta, Ron Athey, Andrea Fraser, Coco Fusco, Lia Gangitano, Los Super Elegantes, Ann Magnuson, José Muñoz, Mario Ybarra, Jr., and Eleanor Antin. For more information on these events, click here.
An itinerary of the exhibits and performances available is available on the festival website. Some highlights include the Los Angeles Police Rape Map at the LA Police Department in Downtown, Disappearing Environments in Santa Monica and the Kaleidoscope of Pacific Standard Time in Downtown. Many events and exhibits are free, check the website for details. Don’t miss this great chance to explore the history of art in Southern California!
Also, don’t forget to check out some of LA’s best restaurants for discounted prices starting this weekend at dineLA!
January 11, 2012
It’s a great week for good food and beer on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles! On Thursday,  January 12, the third annual Taste Award winners will be announced at the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. Also known as the TASTY Awards, this is the premier broadcast awards show to celebrate the year’s achievements in food, fashion and home lifestyle programs on Television, Film, Online and on Radio. The awards recipients will receive their honors at this Red Carpet Hollywood event which will be broadcast on national television from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
Finalist Nominees were selected between July 17th and August 25th of last year. Awards include Best Food or Drink Program on Television or Web, Best Food Travel Series, Best Fashion or Design Program, Best Reality Series, Best Home Décor and Design Program and much more. Lifetime Achievement Awards and other Special Awards will also be awarded to valuable contributors to the industry.
Food-based reality programming up for Best TV Food Programming honors include “Good Eats,” “No Reservations,” “Top Chef” and “The Science of Art and Cheese.” The Taste Awards will be hosted by Zane Lamprey of “Three Sheets” and “Drinking Made Easy.” Tickets are available here for $125.
Then on Saturday, January 14, celebrate the world’s best beers at the Bock Winter Beer Festival in at Vanguard  LA on Hollywood Boulevard. The festival is from 1pm to 4pm and will host some of the world’s most unique brewers in Los Angeles for charity. Two beers will be crowned the Bock Fest Champion beer of the world, selected by beer experts, master brewers, brewery owners and beer drinkers like you!
Tickets include a souvenir pint glass, unlimited drinking and access to the Monster Energy Drink bar. Regular admission is sold out but VIP and Booth passes are still available for $65 and $500. Tickets can be purchased here. Buy your tickets to both events today for access to food celebrities and great beer!
January 5, 2012
The Japanese American National Museum (JAMN) is a great place to learn about American history from an alternate perspective. Every month, the museum puts on programs in addition to its exhibits that are free for museum members and free with admission for non-members. There are some great events in particular happening this weekend at the museum, which is easily accessible by the Gold Metro Line to Little Tokyo. Reservations are recommended as space may be limited.
Exhibition Tour, January 7, 2012, 1pm-2pm
Every first Saturday of the month, take a tour the exhibit Common Ground: The Heart of Community with JANM docents trained in 130 years of Japanese American history. The exhibit incorporates hundreds of objects, documents and photographs from this history, beginning with the early days of the Issei pioneers through World War II incarceration to the present. The Heart Mountain barracks is a highlight, as an original structure saved and preserved from a concentration camp in Wyoming.
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner, January 7, 2012, 2pm
The Los Angeles Filmforum and Visual Communications and the JANM will present a screening of Hito Hata: Raise the Banner, the first feature film produced by and about Asian Americans. Oda, an aging bachelor living in Little Tokyo chronicles stories from the Japanese American community from 1900 to 1970. Director Robert A. Nakamura will be present for a question and answer session after the screening. The screening will be at David Henry Hwang Theater, Union Center for the Arts, 120 Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles.
Graze Little Tokyo Walk, January 7, 10am-2pm
Little Tokyo is full of hidden food gems. This walk will provide opportunities to sample local Asian food from lotus root to pounded rice while learning about the history of Little Tokyo. The walk is $15 for JANM members and $20 for non-members, including admission to the museum. Wear comfortable walking shoes and get ready to tour the streets!
Oshogatsu Family Festival, January 8, 11am-5pm
Ring in the New Year of the Dragon! Arts and crafts, food, and cultural activities and performances will take place all day at the JANM. You can construct a dragon hat, streamer, origami dragon and help build a dragon by adding a paper handprint to the museum wall. Early in the day, you can learn how to make onigiri rice balls and enter a contest for prizes. There will also be a dragon jumper, a dragon candy artist and dragon-slaying game for kids. Later in the day, the family festival will host a rice cake pounding ceremony and taiko drumming. For more information on this fun family event, visit the museum calendar here.
December 30, 2011
Wondering where to spend New Year’s Eve? What better place than Los Angeles? There are two affordable events easily accessible by Metro for partying responsibly! On Spring Street, the people that bring you Downtown LA Artwalk every month will be holding Downtown LA New Year’s Eve.
The block party will start at 6pm on Saturday, December 31 and ring in the New Year. Several thousand people are expected to walk through the event space this year. The event will feature a laser show, projections, live DJs and of course, a countdown to 2012. Best of all, entry to the event is completely FREE before 9pm. Late-comers will only have to pay a fee of $10.
VIP tickets are $25 with a small online fee. You can also purchase a VIP ticket in a Cabana with a complimentary Grey Goose Bottle to celebrate the New Year. If you split the bottle with 10 friends, its only $25 each!
The Metro Bus and Subway Rails will be running for free from 9pm to 2am on New Year’s Eve, so it is highly recommended that you take Metro to this event. Get off on the Pershing Square exit in downtown Los Angeles on the Red Line. After that, walk two blocks east to Spring Street and turn right onto Spring St. to find the event space. Parking lots in Downtown LA will be charging a lot this night, so take the bus if you can!
Universal CityWalk will be hosting Citywalk Rocks New Year’s Eve at Universal Studios. Admission  is $15 per person, but children less than 48” are admitted for free. Music will be playing on three stages starting at 9pm. Ankhesenamen will kick off on the Universal Globe Stage, with Fast Times and a J Host at 5 Towers Concert Venue and Waterworld Arena, playing at 9:30pm. There will be a fireworks show at 12am. Universal Citywalk is home to many clubs and restaurants to entertain the whole family during this event, including Howl at the Moon, Jon Lovitz Comedy Club, and Wolfgang Puck La Bistro with a $40 four course celebration menu including champagne. Self parking to this event is $45, so taking Metro or the Hollywood Hotel complimentary shuttle is recommended!
Hope you have a happy and safe New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles and here’s to 2012!
December 20, 2011
It’s beginning to look like Christmas everywhere in Los Angeles! With decorations at the Grove, ice skating rinks in Santa Monica and Downtown LA and occasional weather below 70 degrees, the holidays are definitely underway. The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Downtown LA will be hosting the 52nd annual Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration on December 24. It’s a great event to celebrate music and the holiday season in Los Angeles!
Choirs, music ensembles and dance companies from the many cultures of Los Angeles will all come together to celebrate the holidays during this free three-hour event of the season. The diverse neighborhoods and cultures of Los Angeles and Southern California converge into a musical event for all to enjoy. The concert is funded as a gift to the public from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
The entire three-hour performance will be broadcast on KCET public television live. It will also air on KCET.org, KPFK 90.7 FM and KPFK.org with repeat airings on KCET and KCET.org from 8pm to 11pm.
Admission and parking is completely free, but seats are limited. It is recommended that you arrive early or plan to wait in line for audience members to leave. Pre-show activities begin at 12:30pm for a celebration that lasts all afternoon! No wristbands, reservations or tickets are required to enter this year as guests can come and go throughout the show.
This celebration has been held every year by the Arts Commission since 1959 on Christmas Eve. More than 5000 people attend the program every year, and around a million Southern Californians catch the live broadcast at home. It is a vital part of Southern California’s holiday season that you can’t miss this year!
Event Details
Dates: December 24, 2011
Times: 3pm-6pm
Location: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
135 N Grand Ave,
Los Angeles, CA
For more information, please visit lacountyarts.org/holiday.html.
December 15, 2011
If you’re bringing the f amily to Los Angeles for the holidays, Universal Studios Hollywood is a must visit. Instead of Santa and the elves, the Grinch and his Who-ville take over Universal Studios. The occasion is Grinchmas, an event that occurs December 10-11 and daily from December 17 until January 1. The park will also open early from December 25 to January 1 (at 8am).
Grinchmas Winter W<onderland covers Universal Studios with blankets of real snow refreshed daily. Kids can make their very own snowmen! The Whos will also carol in the Backlot, and you’re invited to sign along! Every night of Grinchmas, celebrities such as Jeffrey Tambor, Dot Marie Jones and Florence Henderson read Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Afterwards, the Grinchmas Tree is lit to spread the un-holiday spirit. Kids can also have their photo taken with The Grinch and Max! The Studio tour will also visit original sets from the movie “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” where characters will reenact scenes. Universal Studios is offering a special for Grinchmas season: buy one day for $77 and get a season pass for 2012 for free! Or if you’re interested in staying for a weekend, you can get a $75 ticket for 2 Days at Universal Studios.
Universal CityWalk will also be decked out with a 40 foot Christmas tree to celebrate the holidays. You can take photos with Rockin’ Santa and experience an all new light show on the brand new 5 Towers stage while finishing last minute shopping. The show occurs every 20 minutes from 6pm to 10pm. Restaurants and live entertainment such as DJ Dance Parities will also be available for a night of fun! The special Chanukah Celebration will occur December 20 from 6pm to 9pm. As always, live music will play all weekend, ranging from a capella to Latin, pop and rock and much more.
The Hollywood Hotel offers a free shuttle to Universal Studios as well as specials on park tickets. Hope you have a great holiday season in Los Angeles!
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