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Fairplex Weekend Recap: Holiday season kicks off at Fairplex

December 8, 2014

This weekend was the perfect beginning to the holidays at Fairplex. In Expo Hall 4 we had the Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show, where guests shopped thousands of unique handcrafted gifts, and got swept into the holiday spirit by live performances, twinkling lights and a delicious array of tasty cookies, cakes, nuts and…

L.A. Weekender: Holidays at Fairplex

December 5, 2014

Happy Friday! We have some fun holiday activities this weekend at Fairplex. From shopping to Santa, there is something for everyone in the family, even your beloved pets! Keep reading to see what’s going on in this L.A. Weekender: The Harvest Festival is always full of holiday cheer  Harvest Festival (Dec. 5-7): The Harvest Festival Original…

Fairplex Snapshot: Artists For Art’s Sake

December 3, 2014

More than 80 artists in Southern California have submitted unique art pieces to the Artists For Art’s Sake exhibition at the Millard Sheets Art Center. Paintings, photography, mixed media and other works occupy the halls of the art gallery. All pieces are for sale, with partial proceeds going toward art programs at The Learning Centers…

Thank you #GivingTuesday!

December 3, 2014

Thank you to everyone who supported The Learning Centers at Fairplex in yesterday’s #GivingTuesday movement. Our students appreciate your support of furthering their education and we look forward to sharing our TLC stories with you in the future! FairKids Field Trip Program 

Fairplex in December

December 1, 2014

We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! The holidays are upon us and Fairplex is winding down from a year of fun and exciting events. We have a few more festivities in store for 2014, all happening within the next three weeks: Photo courtesy of dan from FreeDigitalPhotos.net  Prolong Twilight Cruise (Dec. 3): Join us…

L.A. Weekender: Teeth, art and ice

November 21, 2014

Happy Friday! We hope you’re as excited for the upcoming holidays as much as we are. Family, food and relaxing fun sounds just about right to us. We have one more L.A. Weekender for you this month with suggestions for activities from the Inland Empire all the way down to the ocean. Keep reading to…

AXC recognized at SEMA Banquet

November 20, 2014

The Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC) students have had quite an exciting November! We blogged about how some of our students attended the 2014 SEMA Show in Las Vegas and their contributions to the SEMA Cares auction. They wrapped up their week in Vegas at the annual SEMA Show Industry Awards banquet where…

A farm-fresh Thanksgiving at McKinley’s Grille

November 18, 2014

McKinley’s Grille is whipping up a delicious feast for Thanksgiving dinner. We can’t wait for the smells of roasted turkey, candied yams and house baked pumpkin pie to come wafting through the air. www.mckinleysgrille.com Many of our dishes will be made with ingredients selected fresh from our Farm! With the new expansion we are able…

JFB supports #GivingTuesday

November 17, 2014

A few weeks ago we shared a little about the National Day of Giving, or #GivingTuesday as the movement is being called on social media. After the consumerism mania of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday encourages you to give back to your favorite charities and causes, celebrating generosity around the world. Our Junior Fair…