Our spring So Cal College Fair had a great turnout this year, with more expected to show up this evening. Dozens of junior high and high school students were able to speak with universities, tech and trade schools and community college representatives, attended seminars on ACT/SAT prep, athletic recruitment and financial aid and be exposed…
Easter Weekend in Los Angeles
Photo courtesy of criminalatt from FreeDigitalPhotos.net The weather has been playing games all week, from hot and sunny to overcast and cold and we are ready for a solid stretch of sunshine. Still, it is Los Angeles and that means the weather change is hardly a reason to cancel plans outdoors or otherwise! There…
Event Industry News: Coachella, Twitter changes and the Amazon smartphone
Coachella thanks their fans for coming to weekend 1 of their festival. Coachella Weekend 1: A staple of the entertainment industry and a true salute to the Southern California lifestyle, Coachella has long been the envied mecca of music lovers everywhere. The first weekend of Coachella welcomed a wave of A-list performers including Outkast, Lorde,…
L.A. Weekender: Taste of Claremont, Toyota Grand Prix and the Festival of Books
If you couldn’t make it to Coachella with your fellow Angelenos don’t worry. There are plenty of other fun things to do in LA. It might not include an amazing musical lineup, or a desert wasteland of dance and celebration, but we have a few ideas up our sleeve for those of you stranded in…
5 Reasons to Love Lemons
We have been seeing yellow and breathing citrus lately, what with the Upland Lemon Festival* just three weeks away and we don’t mind! There are many benefits to loving lemons (even beyond lemonade and lemon-meringue pie!) and we thought we would share a few with you. 5 Reasons to Love Lemons Photo courtesy of…
Food Truck Thursdays Are Back!
It’s been a long winter, but with the return of spring comes the resurrection of Food Truck Thursdays! Check out tonight’s lineup below: Each Thursday we have some of Los Angeles’ most popular food trucks set up shop at Fairplex for your enjoyment. Swing by and enjoy food, drinks and the occasional live entertainment act…
Event Industry News: Twitter changes, iPhone 6 predictions and the Wafalafel
Twitter homepage Tweets, they are a changin’: Twitter: simple, easy to use and used by billions. The social media giant is exploring the possibility of eliminating “retweet” from its universe and switching to a “share” button. The function is the same, the name is different and more than a few Twitter users aren’t happy about…
Los Angeles International EVOO Competitions Begin This Week
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition Set-up Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) has been getting a lot of attention in the media lately. From celebratory articles discussing health benefits and utilization as a beauty product (make-up remover, anyone?) to consternation over olive oil fraud, EVOO has been a hot topic. The Los Angeles International Northern Hemisphere EVOO…
L.A. Weekender: Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals
Cheers to another glorious feels-like-summer weekend in L.A.! It is the first weekend of spring and there is plenty to do in the county. Keep reading for today’s L.A. Weekender. Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals: You can hear the burnouts happening from our office. The screeching, squealing and…
Event Industry News: St. Patricks Day in Los Angeles
IrishFest at Fairplex Green Beer St. Patrick’s Day: St. Patrick’s Day is upon us but for most of the nation, festivities started on Friday night and wrapped up yesterday afternoon. Los Angeles events included pub crawls, parades, festivals and parties throughout the county. The celebrations continue today with a St. Patrick’s Day party in Pershing…
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