CategoryLos Angeles Events

Last Minute Tech Gifts at Great Prices

December 9, 2009

It’s crunch time for holiday gift shopping. The Computer Fair, Friday and Saturday at Fairplex has everything for those hard-to-buy-for friends and relatives: laptops, games, big-screen TVs, DVD players, digital cameras and pretty much every conceivable gadget, tool and high-tech toy, all for pennies on the dollar. Get paid for your e-waste. Earn $2 in cash for each…

Your “Un-Mall” Holiday Shopping Experience

December 2, 2009

If you want really special, one-of-a-kind holiday gifts (you can include yourself on the list of recipients), the Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show, Dec. 4-6 at Fairplex 4 is your shopping destination. Choose from folk art, jewelry, ornaments, clothing, candles, homemade candies, vintage items, woodcrafts, ceramics and more. One ticket is good for…

Bird’s the Word

November 24, 2009

First, there’s turkey, of which you can eat an abundance at McKinley’s Grille family style Turkey Day feast. Then there are birds of the pet variety at Everybody’s Bird Mart, Sunday, Nov. 29 (Please be respectful. Don’t mention that you ate turkey on Thanksgiving). Thanksgiving at McKinley’s Grille* Thursday, Nov. 26 4 – 9 p.m.…

It’s a “Petstravaganza” at West Coast Pet Expo

November 12, 2009

Rescue and adopt a new four-legged friend, audition for The Dog Whisperer TV show, meet Pabst, the World’s Ugliest Dog and Brewster, the World’s Tallest Puppy, meet the Wildlife Waystation’s exotic residents, including a bobcat and a Golden Eagle,  meet Disney’s Air Bud, USC’s white horse mascot, Traveler, marvel at the agility cats and the handicapped Valley View Vaulters. It’s…

All Aboard for Southwest Garden Railroad Show

October 30, 2009

The small world of garden railroads is a hobby the whole family can enjoy. Everything you need is at this show, including tools, parts, clinics and authentic railroad items, along with dioramas and displays. You’ll meet some nice garden railroad enthusiasts who will be happy to help you get started. The Fairplex Garden Railroad operates during…