LAaLALanders,
This weekend’s events include: Holi Fests, Silverlake Flea, CSULB Pow Wow, DTLA Photowalk, Booty Bootcamp, Grand Park Downtown Book Fest, Smorgasburg Santa Monica & DTLA, Green Living & Pet Adoption Fair, Beat Swap Meet, and so much more!
Have a great time.
EnJOY…
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ARTNIGHT PASADENA
Enjoy a free evening of art, music and entertainment as Pasadena’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions swing open their doors. The night is yours to decide. Begin your journey at any one of our 18 participating cultural institutions, where free shuttles will be waiting to transport you to your next destination. Last fall, 28,000 people experienced the excitement of ArtNight. Don’t miss the fun this spring!
Free
6-10pm
Old Town Pasadena
1 Colorado Blvd
Pasadena 91105
SAUCE COMEDY SHOW!
Every Friday night at 8 pm, join Barbara Gray, Jeff Wattenhofer, Erin Lampart and Eric Dadourian as they host some of the best comedians in the country in one of the best pizza spots in Los Angeles! This show is EVERY FRIDAY from 8 to 10 pm so come out and have some pizza, drinks, and laughs to get your weekend started!
DeSano Pizza Bakery Los Angeles is just west of Santa Monica and Vermont. There’s a criminally large and free parking lot, artisan pizzas, gelato, primo comedy, $5 beers, friends, memories…
Free
Doors at 8pm, Show at 8:20pm
DeSano Pizza Bakery
4959 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles 90029
PEACHY KEEN COMEDY SHOW
They’ve packed this show with a cavalcade of Peachy Keen Comedy All-Stars! Everyone’s best jokes in rapid-fire. This one will be crazy! Drinks and dancing follow immediately after the laughter.
Free
Seats at 8pm, show at 8:30pm
Bar Lubitsch
7702 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood 90046
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HOLI FESTIVAL OF COLORS LA
World’s happiest transformational festival filled with DJs, interactive dance, Yoga, mantra bands, cuisine, crafts free hugs and colors of course!
$5-11
11am-4pm
Whittier Narrows Park
750 S. Santa Anita Avenue
South El Monte 91733
BANGIN’ BOOTY BOOTCAMP WITH JJ DANCER
Join for a super fun workout class hosted by choreographer, dancer and fitness expert, JJ Dancer. JJ Dancer is a unique, high-energy workout that brings intense body conditioning, plyometrics, and kickboxing together with a fun, hot and sweaty dance party! It’s hard work, sweat and fun, set to great music and all that you’ve got to give! Bangin’ Body Bootcamp is designed to change your body, your mind, and leave you feeling empowered and unstoppable!
Free
9am
Bloomingdale’s
8500 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles 90048
GRAND PARK DOWNTOWN BOOKFEST
In collaboration with the City of Los Angeles’ Big Read honoring the poetry of Emily Dickinson, Grand Park’s Downtown Book fest turns Dickinson’s poetry inside out with performances by Cut Chemist + Hymnal, Dan Prathers and Mayda de Valle. Free hands-on activities include creating your own pieces of poetic genius with PUBLISH! by Writ Large Press, constructing handmade books using dried plant specimens, a photo booth with Victorian-era props and prose, free writing advice, 826LA’s never-ending story, and pop-up bookshops for literary lovers big and small.
Downtown Book fest is a part of Grand Park’s Our L.A. Voices, a season-wide celebration of Angeleno expression.
Free
12-5pm
Grand Park
200 N Grand Ave
Los Angeles 90012
@grandpark_la #homegrownlit #ourLAvoices
SMORGASBURG SATURDAY POP UP PIER
Smorgasburg LA will be holding its first ever event on the west side, popping up for one day only at the historic Santa Monica Pier. All of your favorite current Smorgasburg food vendors will be there, like goa-taco, Amazebowls, Shrimp Daddy, Donut Friend, Lobsterdamus, and Cheezus, brand new vendors like Chichidango and J/10 Chai Co., and some old returning favorites, like Nana Pops. Plus there will be shopping as well, from Capricorn Press, Baobab Collective, Rx Candles, No Tox Life, Goldenwest Goods, and more. Sunday Smorgasburg will happen the next day as scheduled (March 12th) from 10am to 4pm at ROW DTLA. (see description under Sunday below)
Free
11am-4pm
Santa Monica Pier (in the area just east of Pacific Park, behind the carousel and Rusty’s Surf Ranch.)
200 Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica 90401
GREEN LIVING & PET ADOPTION FAIR
The Green Living Fair is a FREE family friendly community event that engages Angelenos on diverse ways to make Los Angeles a more sustainable and environmentally responsible place to live, work, and play.
This event provides a platform for 25+ nonprofits, educators, organizations, and City, County and State Agencies and Departments to highlight their conservation, preservation, and sustainability programs and services in a fun and entertaining outdoor environment.
*Trees will be available if you live or own property within the City of Los Angeles. Trees must be planted on private property. Verification is required (DL, ID or DWP bill). Trees are distributed on a first come, first served basis and must be planted in the ground.
Mobile Pet Adoption in Studio City this Saturday! Thinking about adopting a pet? They’ll have some great dogs and cats from their East Valley Shelter available to adopt on-site. The adoption package includes your new pet’s spay/neuter surgery, microchip and current vaccinations. Join for a fun and free family-friendly event! You may just meet your new four-legged family member.
#GreenLivingFair2017
#SCNCEvent
Free
10am-2pm
Moorpark Park
12061 Moorpark St
Studio City 91604
BOOTIE LA @ LOS GLOBOS: GEN X VS. MILLENIALS
Bootie LA turns Los Globos into a generational battlefield, as they mash up the most beloved songs from the past three decades — it’s Generation X vs. Millennials! All the artists you love, mixed into a blender and mashed with the best of the best, no genre or era is safe! LA’s weekly all-mashup dance party. Every Saturday at Los Globos. Free Bootie mashup CDs to the first 100 people through the door!
$5 before 10pm, $10 after
$5-10
9pm-2am/ 21+ w/ID
Bootie
3040 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles 90026
INTERNATIONAL PRINTING MUSEUM
For twenty-five years, the International Printing Museum in Carson, California, has been devoted to bringing the history of books, printing and the book arts to life for diverse audiences. The staff and volunteers make it their mission to take one of the world’s most significant collections of antique printing machinery and interpret it for today’s audiences through working demonstrations and theater presentations.
Over 400,000 people have experienced the International Printing Museum while learning about the history of books and printing, great inventions and inventors that helped make our world. The Museum has been recognized worldwide for the size, variety and importance of its collection and for the successful and creative approach to interpreting the collection for the community at large.
Hours 10 am to 4 pm Saturday By appointment Tuesday to Friday Closed Sunday & Monday
$10 general admission $8 students & seniors $10 Book Arts Tour cash, check or credit cards accepted
315 W. Torrance Blvd.
Carson 90745
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L.A. PHOTOWALK
Join Todd Wagner for a FSC Photowalk in LA! Load up your film cameras and explore the old theaters of Downtown LA, the Fashion District, the Jewelry Mart, The Last Bookstore…
REMINDER: SUNDAY MARCH 12Tth IS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS! DON’T FORGET TO SET YOUR CLOCKS FORWARD! SEE YOU AT 11 AM
Meet at Pershing Square (532 S. Olive St.) at 11 AM. There is a parking lot under Pershing Square. Please be sure to RSVP. See you then!
11am-2pm
Pershing Square Farmers Market
532 S Olive St
Los Angeles 90013
http://www.laparks.org/pershingsquare
BEAT SWAP MEET
Featuring dozens of invited record collectors, shops, indie labels & private dealers from all Southern California, buying, selling and trading records of all genres.
+ CANNED FOOD DRIVE – Please bring a canned good to donate to the cause!
BUY SELL TRADE Blues, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Latin, Metal, New Wave, Psych, Punk, Rap, Reggae, Rock, Soul, Ska and World : 12’s, LP’s & 45’s
Entrance is FREE w/ Canned Good
All Ages
Casual drinking for 21+ (Diego’s)
12noon-6pm
Diego’s Rock-n-Roll Bar & Eats
224 E 3rd St
Santa Ana 92701
SMORGASBURG LA
This popular New York event is now in LA. Mario Batali called it “the single greatest thing I’ve ever seen gastronomically in New York City.” Smorgasburg is now open every Sunday, 10am-5pm, on the five-acre site of the weekday Alameda Produce Market in Downtown Los Angeles. Find dozens of exciting food vendors each Sunday at Smorgasburg, plus sophisticated shopping from the realms of design, craft, style, vintage, wellness, and more. Cultural events, pop-ups, and other surprise experiences will also be part of the market mix, transforming the vast site into a new node in Downtown LA’s burgeoning scene, and a unique destination for the region.
A new parking garage for more than 4,000 cars was just completed at the Alameda Produce Market (enter at Alameda & Bay) and market goers can park there free for 2 hours. Sorry, no dogs allowed.
Free
10am-6pm
ROW LA
777 S. Alameda St.
Los Angeles
MELROSE TRADING POST
There are 200 eclectic vendors selling everything from records, to furniture, arts and crafts, food vendors and live entertainment. #melrosetradingpost
$2, $1/students and seniors
9am-5pm
Fairfax High School Parking Lot
Fairfax & Melrose
Los Angeles
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CSU LONG BEACH PUVUNGNA POW WOW
California State University, Long Beach’s annual Pow Wow, an American Indian social celebration, returns to the campus’ central quad on Saturday and Sunday, March 11 – 12, 2017. The largest spring event of its kind in Southern California, the Pow Wow at Cal State Long Beach is focused on displaying the university’s strong American Indian presence. Bring folding chairs.
The two-day event, which will feature American Indian dancing, arts, crafts and food begins at 11 AM each day and runs until 10 PM on Saturday and 7 PM on Sunday. In addition to contests and inter-tribal dancing, there will be Gourd dancing with Dancer Registration closing at 2 PM on Saturday, March 11. All dancers and drums are invited.
Native foods such as mutton and beef stew, Navajo tacos, fry bread and Indian burgers will be on sale at the event, and American Indian vendors will be selling both traditional and contemporary American Indian art.
Free entry and parking
Saturday & Sunday, 11am-6pm
CSU Long Beach
SILVERLAKE FLEA – SPRING EDITION
The Silverlake Flea Market is held once a month on every second Saturday. Some of LA’s best independent vendors of handmade, vintage, home furnishings, home decor, crafts, art, antiques and collectibles are on site selling their merchandise.
Voted locally as some of the best shopping in Los Angeles and conveniently located close to the Sunset Junction and the Silverlake Farmers Market.
The Free Entrance is located at: 1511 Micheltorena LA CA 90026 & there is a FREE PARKING LOT for patrons located on the East Side of Golden Gate just behind the school.
Free
12-5pm
Micheltorena Street Elementary
1511 Micheltorena St
Los Angeles 90026
HOLI ON THE BEACH 2017
Join for the Biggest Ever Holi in So-Cal as they celebrate the 10th year of this mega event with over 5000 attendees! Colors fill the air as LA’s Finest DJ Sukh rocks the party all weekend long.
$10-20
Saturday & Sunday, 11am-3pm
Seaside Lagoon
200 Portofino Way
Redondo Beach 90277
DESCANSO GARDENS’ CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
Descanso Gardens’ most popular festival returns this spring for two full weekends. The renowned Cherry Blossom Festival highlights the changing of seasons and features the beautiful colors of blossoming flowers.
Weekends from March 4 through 12, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. , members and non-members alike can stop by Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge for guided walking tours, origami stations, tea tastings, Japanese-inspired food lounges and much more. You can even buy a cherry tree! But be aware that these sell out quickly.
A full schedule of events is currently available online. Tickets go on sale to the public starting February 17 (members gain early access on February 1). Descanso Gardens’ general admission is $9 and includes access to the festival.
$9
Saturday & Sunday, 10am-4pm
Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Dr
La Canada Flintridge 91011
FREE LA TOURS
Free daily tours of Downtown, Hollywood and City Lights.
Cost: You must register for this tour. There’s no upfront cost. If you enjoy it, a $15 contribution made at the end of the tour enables them to keep offering it. It’s a great deal!
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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S FAMED HOLLYHOCK HOUSE
This iconic architectural masterpiece is in the heart of the vibrant, artistic, cultural, and recreational Barnsdall Art Park (barnsdall.org/visit/holl…). Check out this amazing historical architecture. #WrightAtNight hashtag.
Free
Barnsdall Park
4800 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles 90027
FREE LACMA
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art #LACMA is free for LA residents with IDs on the first Tuesday of the month from noon-8pm, Mondays-Thursdays from 5-8pm and Fridays from 5-9pm.
Free
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles
NOAH’S ARK @ THE SKIRBALL
On view permanently, this popular children’s and family destination is inspired by the ancient flood story, which has parallels in diverse cultures around the world. The interactive, one-of-a-kind exhibition invites visitors of all generations to have fun—and to connect with one another, learn the value of community, and help build a better world—all while aboard a floor-to-ceiling wooden ark filled to the rafters with whimsically handcrafted animals.
$10 General, $7 Seniors and Full-Time Students, $5 Children 2-12, Free to Skirball Members and Children under 2, Includes admission to all other exhibitions
Tuesday-Friday, 12-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, 10am-5pm; Closed Mondays
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles 90049
ALL EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND THE LAaLALand Alert!!!! IS NOT RESPONSIBLE IF THE WHEREABOUTS ADJUST. PLEASE CHECK WITH THE EVENT ORGANIZERS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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