Photo courtesy of Chris Sharp from freedigitalphotos.net How is already the middle of December? The holiday festivities are out in full force and whether you like it or not, you’ll most likely be spending at least a few days out celebrating the end of the year. If you want to stay home wrapped in a…
L.A. Weekender: Arts & crafts, holiday fun and Mozart
December 6, 2013
It is officially the holiday season which means even more fun than usual in the city of Los Angeles. This week we bring you arts & crafts, holiday shopping options, music, ice skating, Santa Claus and even a little opera for you. Without further delay, your L.A. Weekender: Photo courtesy of papaija2008 from freedigitalphotos.net First…
Winter on a Southern California farm
December 3, 2013
One of the best parts of being in Southern California is the severe lack of below-freezing temperatures. This gives us the ability to grow produce on our farm year-round. We took a stroll down to the Farm to see what Chef Teig and horticulturist Don DeLano have growing during the winter months. There’s a lot…
Event Industry News: Amazon drones, Middle Earth and Fairplex gets artsy
December 2, 2013
Amazon announces Prime Air, a drone delivery service Amazon drones: You know the feeling you get when you order something cool from Amazon, then impatiently wait 3-5 business days for its arrival? That could be changing. Last night Amazon introduced the possibility of packages delivered via drones. Drone delivery will deliver packages right at your…
L.A. Weekender: Dinosaurs, ice castles, fire, art and graffiti
November 22, 2013
The view is beautiful at the Fairplex offices this morning. A glance towards the north gives us a spectacular view of snow-capped mountains and thick clouds covering the hillsides. While we are tempted to just advise everyone to hit the slopes, we realize that might not be ideal for you. We came up with a…
Dinosaurs stomp into Fairplex
November 21, 2013
It’s just your typical rainy day at Fairplex. Hot tea and coffee sitting on office desks, warm soup being made in the break room, dinosaurs rolling into Expo Hall 7… Just a few of the dinosaurs invading Fairplex campus Wonder of Dinosaurs opens tomorrow for dino-lovers of all ages. Life-size dinosaurs are quickly filling one…
Event Industry News: Walking in a Winter Wonderlab
November 18, 2013
Google’s Winter Wonderlab Google creates Winter Wonderlabs: Leave it to Google to create a high-tech holiday marketing experience. Why go to the Apple store to shop when Google has “stores” that involves virtual snowfall and igloos. Google has selected malls across the nation for their seasonal Winter Wonderlabs. Shoppers can browse the latest Google/Windows products,…
L.A. Weekender: Santa Claus, basketball and a Turkey Trot
November 15, 2013
It’s going to be a quiet weekend at Fairplex. Next weekend we welcome dinosaurs and graffiti to the grounds but this weekend we want to recommend some fun activities happening in other parts of Southern California… Photo courtesy of BJWOK from freedigitalphotos.net Santa’s Arrival: Okay, so it might be a little early to start thinking…
“You’re waiting for a train…”
November 14, 2013
Big Boy moved for the first time in 51 years today! Train fans, media crews and Fairplex employees witnessed the largest steam engine in the world move 1,200 feet across the Fairgrounds, marking her first steps on the journey to Wyoming. Big Boy rolls steadily along the newly built train tracks A spokesperson from the…
Fairplex Snapshot: Auto Club NHRA Finals
November 8, 2013
You can hear it before you smell it. You can smell it before you see it. It’s the 49th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals. Each year the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series brings the best of the best to the Auto Club Raceway at Fairplex for the world championship series. It’s fast. It’s loud. It’s…
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