Twitter’s 3-D Billboard: Digital billboards stopped being a novelty long ago, but 3-D billboards have not. Last month Twitter used a 40,000-lumens Barco projector mounted on a roof across the street from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. For five hours, a 3-D projection of tweets (using the official event hashtag, #CannesLion) was displayed…
L.A. Weekender: Movies, tattoos and Grease
July 12, 2013
There’s something about summer that makes you want to soak in every moment of free time. It seems that as soon as Friday evening rolls around, the fun begins. This weekend is no exception. There’s plenty to do, in whatever neighborhood you call home. Image courtesy of dan at FreeDigitalPhotos.net 1. Cinema on the Street:…
3 Food and Beverage Trends to Try This Summer
July 10, 2013
Afternoons by the pool, leisurely walks in the evenings, vacations, outdoor adventures, rooftop happy hours watching the sunset… In the words of Sublime, “Summer time and the living’s easy.” Here are 3 food and beverage trends to try this summer in between all that relaxation and fun in the sun: 1. Burger Madness Trendy burger…
Typing “the” is too much effort
July 9, 2013
“And” is the fifth-most used word in the English language. Apparently typing/writing “and” is something of a hassle, thus the ampersand (&) was born and has been used properly and improperly ever since. Now restauranteur Paul Mathis is attempting to seal a similar fate for the most commonly used word in the English language: “the.”…
Event Industry News: 4th of July celebrations and mishaps, Vine strikes back, Facebook launches Graph Search
July 5, 2013
4th of July in California: KABOOM! was a sold-out, loud and American proud success at Fairplex on the 4th of July. Monster trucks and motocross dominated the evening with flips, jumps and stunts to please the whole crowd. The show ended with a large fireworks spectacular that lit up the sky over Fairplex in red,…
Happy Independence Day!
July 4, 2013
Fairplex would like to wish you and your loved ones a very Happy Independence Day! Whether you’re celebrating with us at Kaboom! or spending time with your family elsewhere, we wish you a safe, memorable and fun 4th of July. Have a good one!
4th of July Recipe: “Red, White & Blue” Farm Fresh Salad
July 3, 2013
Add a fun twist to potato salad and make it red, white and blue for the 4th of July! McKinley’s Grille (our farm fresh cuisine at Fairplex) came up with this amazing recipe for you to try out at home on the 4th of July. This colorful and tasty recipe features red, white and blue…
L.A. Weekender: 4th of July Edition
July 3, 2013
It’s Wednesday! No such thing as a mid-week slump when Independence Day is tomorrow and a long weekend stretches ahead for most of you. There is plenty to see/do/hear/taste/enjoy in Los Angeles over the next five days. We will do our best to highlight some of the best the county has to offer in the…
Event Industry News: When art meets emoticons…
July 2, 2013
It’s a pool, it’s a tweet it’s a….: When art meets emoticons the result can be awe-inspiring. Every night, Beijing’s iconic Water Cube transforms from an ordinary (albeit beautiful) Olympic pool and into a flashing, high-tech emoticon explosion. Designed from the minds of artist Jennifer Wen Ma and lighting designer Zheng Jianwei, the lighting display…
L.A. Weekender: Cars & Stripes, a block party, a Color Run and science
June 28, 2013
Do you hear that? The birds chirping, the beat of the heat wave, splashes from the pool? That’s because it’s Friday… Given that Independence Day is less than a week away, we thought we would keep it fairly mellow this weekend so you can get your family ready for the fireworks festivities that are sure…
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