CategoryFun at the Fair

We're Open For Fun!

September 6, 2008

Wow! We are into day 2 of the LA County Fair, and it’s going great! There was a glitch in the blog system yesterday, so I couldn’t post. So this is my first post of the Fair. Day 1 went wonderfully well with lots and lots of people. The smell of roasted corn and turkey legs,…

A Whole Lava Fun!!!!

September 4, 2008

It’s Here!!!!! Tomorrow is the Big Day!! It never fails to amaze me, the feeling I get when I drive down White and McKinley avenues adjacent to Fairplex the day before the Fair opens every year (and every year I say, “Wow, didn’t we just do this yesterday?”) – it truly is amazing how quickly…

It's Almost Here!

September 1, 2008

Happy Labor Day everyone. Well, It’s Sept. 1 – four days ’til the big day! We are so excited to be presenting our guests with an amazing, fun, exciting, better-than-ever L.A. County Fair. Opening day is only $1 (until 5 p.m. $12 after 5 p.m. for ages 13 and older. Kids 6-12 are free every…

Party Time – Premiere Party That Is

August 29, 2008

So, L.A. County Fair fans, we are seven days out!! Wow, the summer went by fast. Although school is back in session, around here it’s still summer to us and we think you need a little Fair-cation. Before the fun of 18 days of the Fair begins, we hold a little shindig the night before we…

Yes, We Said Free Gas

August 28, 2008

Have you seen our new billboards for this year’s L.A. County Fair? They are getting quite a bit of play out there in the blogosphere. We’ve been mentioned in adrants.com, LAist.com and LATimesblogs. Woo hoo. Take a look for yourself: These are just two of 10 billboards promoting the Fair. And isn’t that a Hot…

Ode to a Fair and a Girl Growing Up

August 20, 2008

My darling daughter, age 4 ¾, will be starting kindergarten in six days, 16 days before the opening of what will be my eighth Fair. Obviously when I started here, my girl wasn’t even in the planning stages. But then, a few years later, there I was, teetering around like a weebles-wobble-but-they-won’t-fall-down figurine, nearly eight…