It’s almost the weekend! We are wrapping up the Los Angeles International Wine Competition here at Fairplex and are getting ready for Food Truck Thursday, Preakness and our other weekend happenings. As for you, there is plenty to see, do and taste throughout all of Los Angeles… Photo taken from Examiner Go Kings Go!: If…
Los Angeles International Wine Competition employees prepare the wine for our judges The wine judging began yesterday morning and continues strong today. Anyone walking into the ballroom will be greeted with a whiff of wine… a lot of wine. The sound of clinking glasses and the scratching of judges’ pencils and the sight of plates…
The 74th annual Los Angeles International Wine Competition kicks off today at the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel. As we speak, our esteemed panel of judges (coming from around the world) are being welcomed and and settling in for two days of sipping, swirling and spitting as they go through thousands of wine entries. We’ll be covering…
There’s no way around it: this weekend is packed. The L.A. Weekender is looking at Star Wars, the Kentucky Derby, and Cinco de Mayo. Shall we elaborate? The Rolling Stones: If you’re feeling spontaneous (and have some cash to blow), you can try to see The Rolling Stones, performing Friday night at the Staples Center.…
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” — Maya Angelou If you’ve ever been to the L.A. County Fair, you’ve seen it. You’ve walked through FairView Farms. You encountered dinosaurs in the lush jungles of the Exposition Center a couple years ago. You were transported to London’s finest gardens…
…And we’re live: Eventstagram, a live Instagram feed for events (think Tweetdeck for Instagram) has officially been adopted into the Wayra family. What does this mean for the rest of the event world? It means that Evenstagram (less than a year old) could soon be the answer to engaging event guests and aggregating live visual…
The theme for this week’s L.A. Weekender is: free. Spend more time than money on this weekend’s itinerary. Whether you’re hanging out in the Inland Empire or enjoying a day on the Westside, there is plenty to do: 1. Upland Lemon Festival: Carnival rides and games, live entertainment (is that Queen Nation and DSB I…
The Upland Lemon Festival is right around the corner (this weekend!) That means our heads are filled with agendas for pie eating contests and Lemon Idol, and our office is abuzz with all things yellow, tart and tangy. On that note, inspiration struck in the form of food: breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. If you’re…
We are almost to Friday! Whether you’re sitting in your cubicle, just ending Spring Break or in the middle of planning a major event, there are plenty of ways to relax and enjoy the California sunshine we all take for granted love. On that note, here is our second edition of the L.A. Weekender. This…
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…
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