Fairplex is the place to be this Saturday as we celebrate summer with FUN Decanted, a festival of wine, beer, spirits, extra virgin olive oil and some of the finest gourmet food trucks around. Our creative team is busy decorating the Wine & Spirits Marketplace, where all the fun will take place. I took a…
We’ve Gone to the Dogs!
There will be thousands of dogs on the grounds of Fairplex this weekend (watch your step! jk) for the annual Mission Circuit Dog Show, presented by Pedigree . If you love darlings of the four-legged variety, come and see the more than 160 breeds – and admission is FREE! Look at this cute Briard getting a…
Ag Fair Puts Spotlight on California Agriculture
The agriculture industry is dwindling in California. We see the impact here in the Inland Empire. Gone are the orange groves in Pomona and the dairy farms that dotted the open land in the Chino Valley, and the lemon trees in Upland. But agriculture is still important to the state, and the Schools’ Agriculture and…
Of Quilts and Celts
In our usual mix of diverse entertainment, we are offering quilts and Celts this weekend at Fairplex. So, if you’ve always wanted to learn how to make a lovely quilt, and want to follow it up with a pint of Guinness while watching some cloggers get their groove on, come on out! The Quilt, Craft…
A French-trained Chef in an Urban Farm
Took a group of journalists on a tour today of Fairplex’s own urban farm, which culminated in a specially prepared lunch by Chef David Teig at McKinley’s Grille. Let me tell you, I am still savoring the mellifluous strands of our five-course feast, each one made with organically grown fruits, vegetables and herbs picked fresh this…
NHRA Winternationals Hook Allie Mackay and KTLA
KTLA reporter Allie Mackay was an honorary pit member of NHRA driver Antron Brown’s crew on Thursday. Check it out:
Grand National Roadster’s is the Grand Daddy of Them All
Our super-duper graphic artist Nate the Great shares the 411 on the Grand National Roadster Show this weekend: Many things to look forward to this weekend – and the Kragen O’Reilly 62nd Grand National Roadster Show is on the top of my list! It will be my 1st time going and I hear it is “The Grand…
See iCarly’s Freddie Benson at Grand National Roadster Show
I totally love the Nickelodeon show iCarly. So when I found out Nathan Kress, aka Freddie Benson, is going to be at the Kragen O’Reilly Grand National Roadster Show this Saturday at Fairplex, well, I let out a little scream. OK, it was huge scream. And I scared my co-workers. And so what if I…
Pin-up Power: Retro Gals Head to Grand National Roadsters to Be Crowned
Pin-up girls have been a fascination with men and women alike since Betty Grable’s famous portrait made its way around camps throughout World War II. While the Pin-up genre began in the late 19th Century (the Gibson Girl! Who knew?), it really hit its stride in the 1940s and ‘50s. Along with Grable, Bettie Page,…
Tattoos & Mixed Martial Arts – My Kinda’ Weekend
It’s gonna be a tat and splat weekend at Fairplex as the Tattoo and Body Art Expo returns with an added bonus – the Mixed Martial Arts Expo, featuring 10-12 amateur cage fights. The world’s largest ensemble of body art experts with the Gladiator Challenge of MMA – what more could you ask for in…
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