It’s starting to look like spring at Fairplex! I stopped by McKinley’s Farm this morning to see how our garden looked. Currently growing are an assortment of lettuce (Cherokee, Amish Deer Toungue, etc), squash, tomatoes, arugula, garlic chive, thyme, strawberries, blueberries and carrots to name a new. Birds are chirping, plants are thriving and the…
Opening Day: It’s opening day for MLB and tensions are already high in Los Angeles as the Dodgers face off against the Giants in their first game of the season. Predictions are already being made for the Angels vs. the Dodgers in the World Series, but only time will tell, starting with today’s games. Dodgers…
Welcome to the first L.A. Weekender post on Fairplex Insider! Check back on Thursdays for our round-up of weekend fun. Spring is in the air which means you have no excuse to be hiding indoors! There are plenty of happenings this weekend. So many options, so little time. Luckily for you, we threw together a…
Photo taken from International Business Times Let them eat cake: Creative promotions reached a new level in England. UK confectioners transformed a London home into a cake hotel, featuring eight rooms filled with edible art. The one-day only event promoted Tate & Lyle Sugars’ Taste Experience range of cane sugars. 2,000 hours of baking, 900…
Photo from Huffington Post St. Patrick’s Day LA: Marathons and St. Patrick’s Day = polar opposites but the two paired remarkably well in Los Angeles. St. Patrick’s Day festivities began on Friday night and went strong until Sunday evening, but in between the green beer and shamrock shenanigans, the L.A. Marathon began bright and early…
In the first part of our series we talked about how to get your venue on the radar for film companies. Once you’ve booked your first client it’s time to play host. The Process: The film commission connects your venue with film companies and lists you as a possible location for a particular film. The…
St. Patrick’s Day originally celebrated the arrival of Christianity to Ireland but has since become a cultural phenomenon celebrating all things green. If your St. Patty’s Day signifies drinks, feasts and donning your favorite green clothing item, this post is for you. 3 Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 1. For the 21+ crowd: While…
What does a famous race horse, exploding freeways and Tom Hanks have in common? Fairplex. Film and Fairplex share a fun history together. A number of commercials and feature films have been shot on campus, including Tom Hanks’ “That Thing You Do!” “Seabiscuit,” “Live Hard, Die Hard,” and “The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift.”…
Photo taken from Mashable SXSW: The annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and festival kicked off on Friday and continues to go strong this week (March 8-17). SXSW focuses on creative and professional growth, offering the unique convergence of original music, films and emerging technologies. A new addition to the conference? Pop-up hotels made from…
So Cal College Fair is happening over at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center right now. Hundreds of high school students piled out of school buses this morning and into the conference center, welcomed by dozens of colleges, trade schools and other career representatives. After talking to college representatives, students went into college preparatory seminars including…
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