The upcoming date 6/6/06 holds significance for religious people — be they Catholic or Satanist. Some cities are actually anticipating demonstrations. So I was curious to see how a big Left Coast city like L.A. would react to the day. That, and a reader wrote asking what “excellently evil” events were going on during this…
Category Archives: Recreation
Fiesta Hermosa: NOW Summer Can Begin
Summer really doesn’t begin for me until it’s kicked off by Hermosa Beach’s Fiesta Hermosa — the largest SoCal arts & crafts fair. Bookending the summer on Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day Weekend, they’ve got live music, all the food you can eat from around the world, beer and wine gardens, great booths for…
Dancing With Wolves: Wolf Mountain Sanctuary
Flickr Shot by Cornettino This is the most awesome thing I’ve ever heard about (thanks to Abby for the tip) and it’s so cool that Southern Californians can take part in something like this: You can go to the Wolf Mountain Sanctuary in Lucerne Valley and not only visit with the captive rescued wolves there…
Border Grill Girls' Paella Cooking Class
Flickr Shot by Astrid. Border Grill is one of my favorite happy hour spots for their $3 everything (basically). But I also heart them for their innovative, colorful and savory Tex-Mex cuisine. And is it just me or does even their water taste good, too? Now, the Two Hot Tamales, chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, will be…
Dead Can't Dance: Cinco de Mayo, Bog People & Sonic Scenery
Flickr shot by fotogail This Cinco de Mayo forget about body shots. How about bog people? For those not all that crazy about tequila, on May 5th, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County will be presenting an odd mixture of a bog people exhibit, a nightclub scene with djs spinning and a museum…
A Few Good Men? HurryDate Singles Wine Tasting
I finally decided to try one of those paid-for dating events and am dragging my friend Andrea to the HurryDate Singles Wine Tasting at Tangerine Cantina on May 30th. OK, maybe not “drag” since she bought the tickets this time but we’re both curious to try it out. Sick of meeting guys in bars we…
SM Farmer's Market: Omlettes, Crepes & Eye Candy
One of my favorite Sunday pastimes is to go to the farmer’s market in Santa Monica on Main Street (9:30am to 1pm), grab some food at one of their many food booths as well as some pomegranate juice from a juice stand, and then claim a spot on the lawn where I can people watch…
TONIGHT: Cheer on UCLA in Pauley Pavilion
UCLA is opening up Pauley Pavilion for Bruins to cheer their team on during tonight’s NCAA championship! Sounds like it’s going to be so much fun as we’ll party with a few thousand UCLA friends on campus sending out good luck vibes to our boys. There will be pizza, hot dogs and soft drinks for sale as in…
L.A. Treasure Hunt: The Amazing Race for Charity
Flickr Shot by Netomer I was hooked on TV’s Amazing Race for one season but after several seasons (are we on the 20th Amazing Race season now?) it just started to seem ridiculous. What’s funny though is that now when I travel I think like an AR contestant: “What’s the fastest way to get there?!”…
I Don't Know Kayaking but I Know Kuh-rayzee
Flickr shot by aka Mermaid — obviously NOT in MDR I’ve always wanted to try this out: kayaking in the marina. Of course now that temperatures have dropped down in the 40s and it might even rain again I’m not sure how good of an idea this is, but if you want to wait for…
