NL Champs Begin 2019 Season March 28 Against Arizona Diamondbacks The Los Angeles Dodgers begin defense of their National League title with the ultimate goal of winning the World Series. It's a realistic goal and Dodgers fans are understandably excited for the 2019 season. Opening Day is Thursday, March 28, against the Arizona Diamondbacks. First pitch at Dodger Stadium … [Read more...]
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Long Beach Grand Prix: What’s More Fun, Saturday Or Sunday?
The Best Day For Singles At The World's Fastest Beach Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger As a multi-year veteran of the Long Beach Grand Prix from both a fans and insider standpoint, I am often asked "what's the more fun day to go to it, Saturday or Sunday?" Sunday would seem to make the most sense, since that's the day of the event's highlight, the … [Read more...]
Ragin Cajun Crawfish Jamboree 2019 Ticket Prices, Bands, Information
Bands, Bugs & Beer In Redondo Beach's Seaside Lagoon The cajun lifestyle comes to Redondo Beach with the 2019 Ragin Cajun Crawfish Jamboree. It is Saturday, April 6 and 'fer sure, live crawfish – as well as shrimp – are being flown in from Louisiana. Taking place at Seaside Lagoon, it also features a lineup of cajun-style bands. Tickets are now on sale for … [Read more...]
Beach Cities Beer & Wine Festival 2019 Tickets On Sale Ticket Prices Information
Smackfest Events Presents Fourth Annual South Bay Party In Redondo Beach, CA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger The fourth annual Smackfest Events Beach Cities Beer & Wine Festival teaks place on Saturday, April 20, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach, CA. And because I know you want to go to it – have to go to it if you live here in the South … [Read more...]
Long Beach Grand Prix 2019 Saturday Night Concert Is Cold War Kids
The World's Fastest Beach Party Rock 'n Roll Show Long Beach's own, Cold War Kids, is playing the free Saturday night concert at the 2019 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Free, that is, if you buy at ticket to the race. The concert will be on Saturday, April 13, in front of the Performing Arts Center after all the day's races are completed, at 6 p.m. This is the … [Read more...]
The Rise & Shine Weekend Breakfast Club At Baja Sharkeez Hermosa Beach
The Best Brunch Deal In The South Bay Brings Out These Regular Customers By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger They gather there each and every weekend, as regular as the waves that roll onto the shore a few hundred yards away from them. The group can be as few as 10 and, like the waves on a windy day, can swell much higher, to as many as 30 … [Read more...]
The Changing Face Of Hermosa Beach Real Estate And Why It’s Not Good For Residents
Multi-Million Dollar Houses Are Chasing Away Long-Term (And Fun!) Renters By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger Walk along The Strand in Hermosa Beach, CA, and you will see runners, bicyclists, people walking dogs – lots of people walking dogs – and tanned Southern Californians playing beach volleyball and other games on a long, wide beach. You … [Read more...]
San Pedro’s Whale And Ale Celebrating Shakespeare’s Birthday With This Party
Only 40 Seats Available For This Special Dinner Party Food, drinks and entertainment. Just the way he would want it. William Shakespeare, the best-selling fiction author of all time, was born on April 23, 1564, and the Whale and Ale in San Pedro is throwing a three-course dinner party of English fare to celebrate it. There is mirth, merriment, live music and … [Read more...]
Long Beach Grand Prix Announces 2019 Official Beers
San Diego Craft Brewery Ballast Point Joins Mexico's Modelo You can't have a beach party without beer, and there's plenty of it at the so-called "World's Fastest Beach Party." The beers you will be drinking on the grounds of the 2019 Long Beach Grand Prix will be from San Diego craft brewery Ballast Point and Mexico's Modelo Especial. Those brews have been … [Read more...]
Here’s What Los Angeles REALLY Needs To Help Solve Its Traffic Problems
Don't Laugh, But A Pier-To-Pier Ferry System Is A Great Idea By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger After stepping on board, I leaned back in the seat and felt the warmth of the sunshine on my face. I was using public transportation in Sydney, Australia, and it wasn't a train, tram or a bus. It was a ferry. As we cruised out of the harbor … [Read more...]
California’s Temecula Valley Springfest 2019 Top Events & Festivals
Classic Cars, A Chocolate Festival And, Of Course, Wine The Temecula Valley is Southern California's primary wine county and when the region sheds its winter coat it pops the cork with several springtime events. Here's a rundown of them, all neatly wrapped up into what is called Springfest. The Temecula Rod Run is first weekend of March. More than 600 pre-1974 … [Read more...]
Inside An Academy Awards Celebrity Gift Bag Lounge
Pre-Oscars Event Is A Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com The lights, the glamor, the red carpet, the step-and-repeat banner and, oh, the freebies. And the champagne. This is all a part of the pre-Oscars gift bag lounges, and PubClub.com got to walk the red carpet into the Rafi gifting lounge held at the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills two days before the … [Read more...]
Acura Replaces Toyota As Title Sponsor Of Long Beach Grand Prix
Annual IndyCar Race Races Toward April 2019 Dates By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger When Toyota pulled out of its long-time sponsorship of the Long Beach Grand Prix – the longest running continuous sponsorship in sports history – there was widespread speculation that Torrance-based Honda would take over as title sponsor. Well, close. The Grand Prix has … [Read more...]
The Slip Bar & Eatery Redondo Beach Pier New Happy Hour Menu & Specials
Food & Drink Deals In King Harbor Marina By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The Slip Bar & Eatery on the International Boardwalk at the Redondo Beach Pier has updated its Happy Hour menu. Here's a rundown of the food & drink specials. Happy Hour runs Tuesday-Friday from 3-7 p.m. Monday it's Happy Hour all day with karaoke going … [Read more...]
Super Bowl LIII Sunday Los Angeles South Events & Bars Complete Rundown
Welcome To The PubClub.com Party Report! By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger Here's what's happing in the Los Angeles South Bay on Super Bowl Sunday in 2019. Plus, a few other fun things from the PubClub.com Party Report! The Super Bowl 10K Few places celebrate Super Bowl Sunday like the South Bay. Simply put, it's one of the best days of … [Read more...]
Fundraiser For Redondo Beach Bartender Raises $3,000 For Lupus LA
KTLA's Vera Jiminez Helps Organize Event For Cori Davis Of Paddy O'Brien's By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger Our bartenders in the South Bay just don't serve us cocktails, they become confidants and even friends. And when one became a friend in need, several people in the South Bay stepped up in his time of need. Cori Davis, who bartends at … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach Weather For The 2019 Super Bowl 10K Race
Rain Forecast For The 41st Annual Fun Run By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger Normally a showcase for the city and Southern California as a whole with great and sunny weather and a rocking beer garden, the 41st annual Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10K may be a wet one. The weather forecast calls for rain to arrive in the South Bay on Thursday – update, … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Gears Up For Super Bowl LIII Party With LA Rams
A Hollywood Ending For Fans In La La Land By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger L.A.'s the place for Super Bowl LIII. One of them, anyway. With the Rams kicking their way into the Super Bowl with a Hollywood-type ending to beat the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship game – it was on a 57-yard field goal in a game the team never led … [Read more...]
BeachLife Festival 2019 Complete Bands & Artists Lineup Redondo Beach CA
Bob Weir, Willie Nelson, Brian Wilson Headline 3-Day LA Music Extravaganza By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger When Saint Rocke owner Allen Sanford said he would like to bring a different kind of music festival to the Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities, he was not kidding. When the lineup for the inaugural BeachLife Festival was announced, it was … [Read more...]
Redondo’s BeachLife Festival 2019 Introduces Huge Lineup Of Musicians
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros, Brian Wilson And Willie Nelson & Family Part Of Inaugural Event By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Beach Cities Blogger The inaugural BeachLife Festival is really bringing the beach to life with a lineup of world-famous musicians. Bob Weir and Wolf Bros, Brian Wilson, and Willie Nelson & Family are performing at Seaside Lagoon in … [Read more...]
San Pedro Fish Market Grille Review: An Impressive Fresh-Caught Seafood Restaurant
Historic L.A. Waterfront Restaurant Expands To Neighborhood Locations By Kevin Wilkerson PubClub.com Foodie Blogger When the fish and chips arrived at the table, I pushed it aside in favor of some of the other offerings presented to us by the manager of the San Pedro Fish Market Grille in Harbor City, a part of Los Angeles. After all, on the table was ceviche, … [Read more...]
DTLA’s Boomtown Brewery Hosts Fundraiser For California Fire Victims
Festival Features Craft Beers, Food & Live Music If you want to help out the victims of the recent Southern California wildfires while drinking beer and having a good time, then go to Boomtown Brewery on Sunday, Dec. 16, for a fundraiser that features craft beers, BBQ, burgers and bands. Boomtown Brewery, located in downtown Los Angeles, is hosting an all-out … [Read more...]
12 Bars Of Christmas Hermosa Beach Party Photos, Video & Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger I felt things slipping away with my first sip in the first bar. I had a 32-ounce schooner of beer at Tower 12 – hey, I arrived in time for Happy Hour! – and immediately felt a buzz working its way up from my toes to my head. "Oh no," I said to others around me. "I'm about to get that 'first bar buzz!' … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Big Holiday Weekend Party Report – 12 Bars, Boat Parades & MB Fireworks
The Biggest & Best Holiday Party Happenings In December By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger Are you ready to rock, holiday style!? This is the BIG weekend for the holidays in the Beach Cities with three events taking place and a few more up and down the coast. So get out those Santa hats and I'll let YOU decide whether or not you will be … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Royal Sunday Brunch Details, Pricing & Champagne
A #SundayFunday On Board The Famous Luxury Liner In Long Beach, CA Sunday brunches – especially ones with bottomless mimosas and champagne – are treasured parts of life in Southern California. One of the best is aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach. The Royal Sunday Brunch, which was actually named the “No. 1 Hotel Brunch in the World” by Conde Nast Traveler, … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Tree Lighting 2018 With Jeremy Buck & HB Pier Ceremony
The Holidays Are Here In This Los Angeles South Bay Beach City By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger The holidays have officially arrived in Southern California. In the Los Angeles beach city of Hermosa Beach, the first sign of it went up in late November, a Christmas tree at the pier. On Saturday, Dec. 1, that tree will be lit up in a ceremony that … [Read more...]
Albert Pujols Grand Marshall Of 2018 Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade
110th Annual Top Holiday Event Features Angles Star Player The 110th annual boat parade in Newport Beach, CA, is already a guaranteed hit – a home run, in fact – but it is adding to its already-potent lineup for 2018. Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols will be its grand marshal on opening night. This annual event, one of the best holiday boat parades in … [Read more...]
TV Show Veronica Mars Films In Hermosa Beach. CA
Fictional Neptune Beach Spring Break Scene Filmed In LA's South Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger Hollywood came to Hermosa Beach for the filming of the TV show "Veronica Mars" for a day in mid-November. Hermosa stood in for a Spring Break scene on the fictional Neptune Beach, CA. Scenes were shot along The Strand and by the water's edge … [Read more...]
San Pedro Fish Market Grille Expands To Three Los Angeles Locations
Harbor City Joins Rolling Hills Estates & Wilmington LA Restaurants San Pedro Fish Market Grille, a fast-casual restaurant that's part of the families behind the San Pedro Fish Market, is so successful that it's added a third location in Los Angeles. The newest one is in Harbor City. The other two are in Rolling Hills Estates and Wilmington. “We are excited … [Read more...]
Dr. Robert Ballard Brings His ‘Lost At Sea’ Exhibit To Battleship USS Iowa
Los Angeles Tourist Attraction Gets Famed Titanic Explorer's Other Discoveries The Battleship USS Iowa, permanently docked in San Pedro, CA, as a Long Angeles tourist attraction, is more than a historic ship available for tours. It is also a museum. In fact, it's official name is the Battleship IOWA Museum and it has a display from one of the world's great … [Read more...]
Burbank Winter Wine Walk 2018 Date, Ticket Info & Event Details
Festive Holiday Event Comes To This Los Angeles City In November Any excuse to drink wine is a good one in PubClub.com's book, and when you add in a holiday festival in a quaint downtown, it makes it even better. That is the case with the Burbank Winter Wine Walk, taking placeSaturday afternoon and early evening, Nov. 18.. It's a free street fair with holiday … [Read more...]
Burgers & Burnouts – In-N-Out & Drag Racing Celebrate 70th Anniversary Event
Auto Club Raceway In Pomona Hosting Celebration Of Southern California Icons Two Southern California icons, In-N-Out burger and hot rods, come together for a 70th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Nov 17. Called "Burgers & Burnouts" it involves several classic hot rod vehicles on display and on the track at Auto Club Speedway in Pomona – home of the … [Read more...]
Ragin Cajun Blues Festival Redondo Beach Event Review
Music Takes Center Stage At This Seaside Lagoon Event By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger It was all about the music. The Ragin Cajun Blues Festival, put on by the restaurant of the same name, held at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach, CA, had Cajun food but the real spice of this inaugural event was the music. It started with Reverend Tall Tree … [Read more...]
WeHo Carnaval LA World’s Largest Halloween Block Party Everything You Need To Know
West Hollywood's Wild & Fun Costume Event On Halloween Night In Los Angeles This article was updated for 2025 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Nightlife Blogger One of the biggest and best Halloween events in the USA is the WeHo Carnaval on Halloween night in the West Hollywood area of Los Angeles. It's a block party along Santa Mnonica Blvd., and … [Read more...]
Halloween 2018 South Bay Scream Date Tickets Details Hermosa Beach
The Annual Singles Party Is A Friday Frightfest Nearly all of Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo Beach singles go to this annual event put on by local promoter Berry Bly. Long known as the "Portofino party" for its location at the Portofino Hotel in Redondo Beach, CA., it now has a new location and in a new beach city. It's South Bay Scream, a fun Halloween … [Read more...]
LA AX North Hollywood Axe-Throwing Social Club Everything You Need To Know
Unique Popular Activity Comes To Los Angeles Nightlife By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Hatchet-throwing clubs are getting quite popular in the USA and Canada, and now Los Angeles has one. It is called, very cleverly, LA AX (get it, a take off on LAX) and it's located in North Hollywood. And it's not quite what you might think. This is not a … [Read more...]
Diner En Blanc Los Angeles 2018 Photos & Videos Review
Elegant All-White Dinner Party Held At LA Coliseum's Rose Garden By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It was a sea of white in a bed of red roses. An elegant dinner party turned raucous dance party. And another enchanted evening. Diner en Blanc Los Angeles 2018 was a spectacular happening, a one-of-a-kind dinner party (well, 80 events in 50 … [Read more...]
Diner En Blanc Los Angeles Outdoes Itself (Again): 2018 Event Review
L.A. Coliseum's Rose Garden Site For Spectacular All-White Pop-Up Dinner Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Once again they came from all over the city, dressed in all white pulling carts containing food, a table, chairs, place settings and lighted decorations. And once again, Diner en Blanc Los Angeles provided them with a spectacular … [Read more...]
USS Iowa’s Lost At Sea The Explorations of Dr. Robert Ballard Tickets & Full Details
New Exhibit Included In GA To San Pedro-Berthed Battleship Entry The USS Iowa is a historic ship – it once transported President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II – but it is also a museum permanently berthed in San Pedro, CA. Part of that includes featuring rotating displays and starting Oct. 30, it will have one from famed underwater explorer Robert … [Read more...]
OCtoberfest OC 2018 Newport Dunes Tickets & Full Information
German Celebration Comes To Newport Beach There's a new Oktoberfest celebration now in Orange County, CA. In addition to the traditional one at Old World, there is now one at Newport Dunes in Newport Beach. This one runs on Saturdays and Sundays thru Oct. 21. The hours are Noon-8 p.m. Tickets range from $27 to $99 for a one day pass and $90 for the entire … [Read more...]
Ragin Cajun Blues Festival Redondo Beach 2018 Tickets, Food & Bands Lineup Details
Seaside Lagoon Event Features Live Music, Beer & Louisiana Fare By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Lifestyle Blogger Ragin Cajun restaurant is bringing its taste of the bayou to Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach with the inaugural Ragin Cajun Blues Festival. The event is Saturday, Oct. 20 and, in the good Louisiana tradition, involves music and food. … [Read more...]
Brewport Tap House Oktoberfest 2018 El Segundo Information & Details
Free Beer Festival In The South Bay On Saturday, Oct. 6 Brewport Tap House in El Segundo, CA, is getting in the Oktoberfest spirit with a free Oktoberfest party on Saturday, Oct. 6. It takes place from 1-5 p.m., and it features several authentic German beers, an oompha band and a stein-holding contest with the winner getting a 24-ounce "boot" glass. This is an … [Read more...]
Los Angeles NFL Bars For Eagles, Cowboys, Raiders, Rams & Broncos Fans
Where To Watch The Games In L.A. When you're ready for some NFL football in Los Angeles, you can go to the Rams game, but you most likely are going to a bar. Both El Tejano locations are Cowboys bars , Big Wangs NoHo is a Rams bar, while Downtown LA is friendly to Oakland fans and Rams fans (though not official), and Thirsty Merchant is Broncos (and for you … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach Lobster Rock 2018 Lobster Festival Full Details
Seaside Lagoon Event Is Sept. 21-23 Featuring Bugs, Beers And Bands By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Lifestyle Blogger The 2018 lobster festival in Redondo Beach is called Lobster Rock, and it takes place Sept. 21-23 in the same location as the past bugs, beers and bands events, in Seaside Lagoon. This is an independent event, not run by the Redondo … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach Lobster Festival 2018 Back On As Lobster Rock Event
Yachtly Crew Among Lineup Of Bands In Seaside Lagoon By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Nightlife Blogger The Redondo Beach Lobster Festival may be off the calendar for 2018, but in its place on the same weekend in the same location is a new event called Lobster Rock. It takes place Sept. 21-23 inside Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach, CA. There are … [Read more...]
Come Aboard The USS Iowa Battleship Museum In San Pedro, A Los Angeles Attraction
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger If there was one thing that stuck out in my mind about being on the USS Iowa, permanently docked in the Los Angeles suburb of San Pedro, it's that I was glad I was on it then rather, than, say, sometime in 1943, 1944 or 1945. Or during the Korean War or any other conflict in which it she involved in her near 40-year service … [Read more...]
Desert Daze 2018 Music Festival Lineup, Camping And Ticket Information
Three-Day Event Features 75 Bands At Moreno Beach In Lake Perris, CA It's not exactly Coachella, Stagecoach or even "Oldchella," but like those events, Desert Daze is a multi-day music concert in the Los Angeles-area Inland Empire and here's the lineup and information for 2018. Taking place Oct, 12-14 at Moreno Beach in Lake Perris, CA, it features 25 bands … [Read more...]
4th Annual Cause For Entertainment Breast Cancer Event 2018 Date & Tickets
Celebrities Include Elizabeth Henstridge Aisha Hinds, Yetide Badaki & Perez Hilton A Cause for Entertainment will host its 4th annual fundraising event to fight breast cancer on Sunday, Oct. 7, at Candela in Los Angeles. This year’s event will raise money for the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation and Shay Sharpe’s Pink Wishes, which grants last wishes to and … [Read more...]
What Does The Loss Of Toyota Mean For The Long Beach Grand Prix Future?
A Lot Of Questions For This Once-Iconic Southern California Event By Kevin Wilkerson, Los Angeles Lifestyle Blogger It was one of the longest running sponsorships in sports. The two were as synonymous with each other as a clutch and a gearshift. But after 39 years, Toyota has pulled out as title sponsor of the Long Beach Grand Prix, ending a relationship and … [Read more...]
Toyota Ends Sponsorship Of IndyCar’s Long Beach Grand Prix
Is The 'Grand Prix Of Monaco' In The U.S. Running On Fumes? By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger After 39 years, Toyota has ended its sponsorship of the longest-running street race in America, the Long Beach Grand Prix in Long Beach, CA. Once considered the "Monaco Grand Prix of the United States," it is still the signature event of the IndyCar … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Yoga Studio Holding Breathwork Sound Bath Workshop Nights
Beach Cities Yoga Offers Relaxing And Spiritual Friday Night Sessions By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger There are all types of mental therapy methods to release stress and other issues these days. There’s aggressive workout classes and on the other spectrum there’s relaxation methods. In Hermosa Beach, CA, Beach Cities Yoga Studio prefers … [Read more...]
Diner en Blanc Los Angeles Sets 2018 Date For September
Classy All-White Pop-Up Dinner Party Returns To L.A. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The pop-up mystery dinner known as Le Diner en Blanc is back in Los Angeles and this year's event is taking place in September. The date is Saturday, Sept. 29. The time is evening and the location, well, that will not be revealed until two hours before the … [Read more...]
Le Diner En Blanc Los Angeles 2019 Everything You Need To Know
L.A's Exclusive White Dinner To Take Place Oct. 12 One of the most exclusive dinner parties in Los Angeles takes place on Saturday, Oct. 12. But where is it? We don't know, and even if you're invited – there's a registration process – you won't know either. Until two hours before the event, anyway. It's Le Diner en Blanc – Los Angeles, and here's everything you … [Read more...]
Tower 12 In Hermosa Beach Is A Top LA Boston & Patriots Sports Bar
South Bay Pats Fans Gather To Watch Tom Brady & Team At This LA Beach Cities Location As if there's any question upon walking up the stairs and into either the front or back bar that Tower 12 in Hermosa Beach is a bar for transplanted people from Boston watching their teams in Los Angeles, the roar of the crowd will settle it for you. It's most definitely the … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man 2022 Everything You Need To Know
A one-time must-do weekend event in the Los Angeles South Bay, the Charlie Saikley Manhattan Beach 6-man is not quite what it used to be, but it still provides for plenty of entertainment and a pretty good party scene for teams and spectators. Instead of being on a Saturday – its traditional huge day when 20,000 people would show up to party – and Sunday, it is, for the … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts 2018 Dates & Bands Local’s Review
Hot August Nights In L.A.'s South Bay On each Sunday afternoon, the Los Angeles seaside community of Hermosa Beach throws a party on its most treasured asset – its sand. Talk about #SundayFundays! Called the Sunset Concert Series, it features bands playing on a stage with the pier as the backdrop. There's even a warm-up band plus a DJ before the main show. It starts at … [Read more...]
Magnum P.I. Team To Play 2018 Manhattan Beach 6-Man Tournament
Multi-Time Champions From Smack Sportwear Are Back For Friday-Saturday Event By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Lifestyle Blogger As the Manhattan Beach 6-man inches its way back to a full weekend event, one of it s legendary team is returning to the sand. Magnum P.I., the mustached and Aloha shirts team that features Tom Selleck look-alikes (well sort … [Read more...]
Where To Find Beer at the LA County Fair Complete Guide
With 52 Stations Pouring Several Different Brands, Annual Los Angeles Event Is Somewhat Like a Brewfest Being from the South, going to county fairs is part of the regional culture. But here in Southern California, it seems as somewhat of an afterthought. Well, for someone who lives at the beach anyway. But when I got wind of the LA County Fair (now in May … [Read more...]
U.S. Open Of Surfing Is An Event More For Teenagers Than Adults: A Review
Anticipating Big Waves and Hotties in Bikinis, The Event Is More Like the ESPN X-Games Than a True Southern California Experience By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger When I first moved to Los Angeles, one of the first things I wanted to do was go to was the U.S. Open of Surfing, a week-long surf competition that occurs the first of each August in … [Read more...]
There’s More Than Great BBQ At Grasslands Meat Market Anaheim – A Review
Creative Cocktails Take This Disneyland-Area Restaurant To A Different Level By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Food Blogger When I went to the Grasslands Meat Market at GardenWalk next to Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, I was expecting a lot of good BBQ meats. And that is what I got, but I also got something more that I expected – great cocktails. It's kind of … [Read more...]
$5 BBQ, Brews & Booze At Grasslands Meat Market In Anaheim CA
One-Year Anniversary Celebrations With Special Offers Through The Summer Summertime is warm and at Grasslands Meat Market in Anaheim's GardenWalk, it's sizzlin' with these incredible rub-the-eyes-am-I-seeing-this-correctly food and drink specials. It's the $5 BBQ, Brews & Booze, and it's available every day. It features $5 small plates such as tender Rib Tips … [Read more...]
Hey Hermosa Beach, Remember Those Great Post-AVP Parties At Sangria!?
Beach Volleyball Players & Fans Partied In A Fun Post-Tournament Celebration By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger They were the stuff of legend, often more fun than even the action on the beach and the bars the previous days and nights. The weekend highlight of the AVP beach volleyball tournaments of the past were not necessarily the … [Read more...]
No Selfie Sticks At The Orange County Fair But The Selfie Museum Is A Blast
Fun Finds At The OC Fair, Including Wine Tasting & The Pig Races By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger If you're going to the Orange County Fair – which runs thru Aug. 12 in Costa Mesa, CA – then leave your selfie stick at home. They are not allowed and will be taken at the entrance gate. However, you can still get great selfies at the fair. This is … [Read more...]
Taco Tuesday (And Craft Beer) In Downtown Los Angeles
Boomtown Brewery In DTLA Has All-You-Can Eat Tacos & Discounted Beers By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Nightlife Blogger Taco Tuesday is a Southern California weekly ritual, born out of the surfers who gorged on cheap street tacos in small Mexican towns along the Baja coast. Nearly every beach town in Southern California now has a Taco Tuesday … [Read more...]
PubClub.com South Bay 4th Of July Weekend Party Report 2019 Top Fun Events
Redondo Beach Fireworks Back To The 4th By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles South Bay Blogger The big news is that the 4th of July fireworks in Redondo Beach are back on Independence Day in 2019. Last year there was local outrage when they were on a Saturday, which happened to be on July 1 (and, ironically, on Canada Day). But all is right in the … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Real Estate Is Booming – Much To Dismay Of Locals
Once Quiet Los Angeles Beach Community Is Being Overwhelmed By The Noise Of The ‘New Hermosa’ By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Lifestyle Blogger The predominant sound in Hermosa Beach used to be that of beach volleyballs being hit at courts on every block on the sand. Thump. Thump. Thump-thump-thump. Now, however, it’s drills, saws and … [Read more...]
Hollywood’s Most Iconic 21st Century Bars
Reviews Of The Blue Palms Brew House, Next Door Lounge, Parker Room & Tramp Stamp Granny’s Hollywood is home to a host high profile of bars, including famous all-timers like Frolic Room, Sassafras, and The Spare Room. Then there are the younger ones, or those built in the 21st century, that have already made quite an impression on the LA social scene. These new-age … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Nightlife & Bars Dress Code
What To Wear When Going Out In This Laid-Back California Beach Town By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Flip flops & shorts. Maybe jeans and a sweatshirt on a chilly night. That's about all you need to know about the dress code for going out to the bars in Hermosa Beach, CA. Yes, this is truly a casual Southern California beach … [Read more...]
There’s More To Temecula Than Being Southern California’s Wine Country
Wines, Yes, But There's Also Golf, Gambling, Craft Beers & Fine Food By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Southern California's wine country is a lot more than that, a glass-clinking destination that tees up other activities such as golf, gambling, spas and great dining, as well as events such as a chili cookoff paired with a craft beer festival and … [Read more...]
Beach Cities Beer & Wine Festival 2018 Redondo Beach Review
Smackfest Events Has Another Smash Hit With Change To Seaside Lagoon By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It was Smackfest with beers and bands, a fun party with a lively crowd that was just what the South Bay needed with summertime just over the horizon: a bottomless booze blowout. The 3rd annual Smackfest Events Beach Cities Beer & Wine … [Read more...]
Resin Studio Art Shows Becoming A Big Part Of Hermosa Beach Nightlife
Artwork And Even Bands & Beer Are Adding To The South Bay's Social Scene By Kevin Wilkerson, Hermosa Beach Blogger A Delorean was parked out front, a band was cranking fun 80s party tunes (The Go-Gos, Madonna) and a naked girl in head-to-toe body paint was circling around on roller skates. Oh, and there was free beer, too. If this sounds like a dream, it … [Read more...]
South Bay’s Craft Beer Scene Continues To Thrive With Ximix Craft Exploration Brewery
Gardena Brewery Seeks To Be Out Of This World By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger When I heard that another craft brewery was opening in the South Bay section of L.A., my first thought was "what, another one!?" After all, with nearly a dozen in this small area just east of Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo Beach, we seem to be overflowing with … [Read more...]
Ximix Craft Exploration Sending Expanding South Bay Breweries Into Orbit
Space-Themed Craft Brewery Is Near SpaceX In Gardena By Kevin Wilkerson, South Bay Nightlife Blogger The South Bay area of Los Angeles is getting more crafty when it comes to beers and breweries. Already a mini-mecca of microbreweries, the series of cities just inland from the beaches of Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo has expanded beyond Torrance to neighboring … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Top Mother’s Day Brunch Restaurants – Firefly Studio City
A Tasty Treat Amid Casual Sophistication For Mom By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Food Blogger A smiling mother is a happy mother and your mom will definitely be smiling if you take her to Firefly Studio City for its Mother's Day brunch. Firefly is an experience as well as it is a meal. Seating is in a stylish rustic Spanish-style courtyard, which has a … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Top Brunch Restaurant Spots – Firefly Studio City Review
A Big Breakfast Buffet In A Classy Courtyard By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Food Blogger There's no name on the dark door and I was sort of wondering what kind of place I was wandering into at first. But then I stepped inside and with one glance, could almost hear violins playing. Actually, it was a cool kind of swing music, which brought a lively beat to … [Read more...]
Kentucky Derby Party At Shade Hotel Redondo Beach Review
South Bay Promoter Berry Bly Throws A Lively & Fun Rooftop Bash By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Lifestyle & Nightlife Blogger The girls arrived in their stylish dresses and big hats. The guys wore odd-looking checkered suits topped with hats, both of which they would dare only wear once a year for a special occasion. And at the peak of it, … [Read more...]
Temecula Wine & Balloon Festival Complete First-Timer’s Guide
Wines, Balloons, Tickets And Bands Lineup By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger The first time I went to the Temecula Wine & Balloon Festival, it wasn't quite what I expected. I anticipated a kind of "fine china" event, one of opulent surroundings, girls in high-style sundresses and gentlemen in those stylish Charlie Harper bowling shirts, some sporting the … [Read more...]
Free Cocktails Tastings At Hermosa Beach Restaurants Schedule
Abigaile, Dia de Campo, Suburbia & S+W Hosting Comped Social Events By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Lifestyle Blogger Some of Hermosa Beach's top restaurant/bars are hosting free samplings of cocktails in May and June. These so-called socials are open to anyone who is 21-and-over. All you do is sign up in advance via Eventbrite (it's free; the … [Read more...]
Fiesta Hermosa Memorial Day Weekend Everything You Need To Know: Location, Times, Parking
3-Day Los Angeles Festival Has Booths, Bands And Beer By Kevin Wilkerson PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Lifestyle Blogger Fiesta Hermosa is a three-day event of booths, bands, food and an overall festive atmosphere at the Hermosa Beach Pier in Hermosa Beach, CA., in Los Angeles County. Still, since it is such as local tradition, here's all the details you need to … [Read more...]
The Thirsty Merchant LA Restaurant Hosting Crawfish Boil On Cinco de Mayo
A Cajun Cooking 'Games, Hooch, Crawfish and Beer' Party In The Valley With practically every other place in town hosting Kentucky Derby viewing parties and Cinco de Mayo celebrations, the Thirsty Merchant restaurant in Los Angeles is celebrating another major event on Saturday, May 5: Week 2 of Jazzfest in New Orleans. Billing it's Big Easy-themed big day as … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett-Style Singer Eric Stone Playing The Slip Bar Redondo Beach
TropRock Musician At King Harbor Marina May 11 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Music Blogger With Jimmy Buffett not playing in Southern California this year – thus idling the annual PubClub.com party bus from the South Bay to Irvine Meadows – there is a bit of Margaritaville coming to Redondo Beach. Buffett-style singer and songwriter Eric Stone is playing The … [Read more...]
South Bay Derby Day & Cinco de Mayo In Hermosa, Redondo & Manhattan Beach
Shade Hotel Party & Panchos Lead Top Party Events In The Beach Cities By Kevin Wilkerson, Los Angeles Nightlife Blogger Start out in your Derby hat and then switch to your sombrero. Saturday, May 5 is a double-shot of fun, a mix of champagne followed by margaritas, watching horses followed by horsing around in the Beach Cities. It's both the Kentucky … [Read more...]
Kentucky Derby Party Shade Hotel Redondo Beach 2019 Tickets & Details
Derby Day In South Bay Along The King Harbor Waterfront Derby Day in the South Bay isn't exactly like being at Churchill Downs. But, thanks to Berry Bly and Shade Hotel in Redondo Beach, you can at least pretend you are in the grandstands – or even in a luxury box – while watching the 145th Run For The Roses. Bly and Shade are hosting a Kentucky Derby party on … [Read more...]
Pub At The Club 2019 Manhattan Beach Event Everything You Need To Know
Full Vendor List For This South Bay Craft Beer, Wine & Food Festival The MBBC Junior Foundation 4th annual Pub At The Club – a craft beer, wine and food festival held in Manhattan Beach, CA – is set for Sunday, Sept. 8. It takes place at the Manhattan Beach Badminton Club (MBBC). Here's all you need to know about it, including the complete list of vendors. In … [Read more...]
Cinco de Mayo Party With ‘Loco Brews, Loco Grooves’ At House Of Blues Anaheim
Craft Beer, Food & Music Festival On May 5 Here's something cool to do in Southern California for Cinco de Mayo weekend: head to the House of Blues in Anaheim for a craft beer, food and music festival. “Loco Brews, Loco Grooves” features Orange County breweries, local bands and food. Cinco de Mayo-inspired food stations will be positioned throughout the venue, … [Read more...]
South Bay Bands Angry Donkey & Barley Playing 2018 Beach Cities Beer & Wine Festival
Live Music Mingles With Libations At 3rd Annual Bay Club Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger You've seen them at the Lighthouse, Standing Room and other bars, at local festivals such as Fiesta Hermosa, and now you can catch them at one of the best social party events of the spring in the South Bay. Highly popular local bands Angry Donkey and … [Read more...]
LA Lifestyle Blog: Here’s What The Los Angeles Times Can Expect In El Segundo
A Town Of Techies, Craft Beers, Trendy Restaurants & Dive Bars By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger The Los Angeles Times, once as big a part of downtown LA as one-way streets and whose editor even gave the Southern Cal athletic teams the nickname Trojans, is moving to El Segundo. El Segundo!? Johnny Carson must be laughing so hard we can … [Read more...]
Friday The 13th Top South Bay & Los Angeles Weekend Events Party Report
Coachella, Long Beach Grand Prix, Charity Parties And Free Drinks In Hermosa Beach By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com LA Events Blogger Oh my gosh – it's Friday the 13th! But not to worry; there's plenty of events this weekend o have you thinking more about how much fun you're having rather than dwelling on some superstitious date. Top Weekend Events In Los … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Events Blog: Famous Rolling Stones & Beatles Photographer LA Exhibition
Ethan Russell's 'Best Seat In the House' Exhibit Comes To Los Angeles By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Music Blogger To hear Ethan Russell tell it, how he became friends of Mick Jagger and wound up on tour as the photographer for the Rolling Stones North American Tour in 1969 was sheer coincidence. Or luck. "In my flat in London, a friend of a friend visited … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach Lifestyle Blog: King Harbor Yacht Clubs Opening Day Review
Annual Event Becomes A #SundayFunday Dock Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Redondo Beach Lifestyle Blogger Ahh, yacht club opening day. People in blue blazers saying things like "I proudly present the Blue Gavel award to..." and "we would like to welcome our guests, including Commodore so-and-so from the so-and-so yacht club, Vice Commodore so-and-so from … [Read more...]
John Wayne Yacht Wild Goose 2018 Cruises & Schedule Newport Beach
Sunset Cocktail & Dinner Cruises & Champagne Brunch Aboard The Duke's Yacht With maps of the stars homes, the Walk of Fame and celebrity sightings, The Los Angeles area is full of opportunities to get close to Hollywood. And in Newport Beach, you can literally stand in the footsteps of one of the giants of the movie industry, John Wayne. His yacht, the … [Read more...]
LA Events: Locarno In Los Angeles European Film Festival 2018 Details
19 Countries Represented In Event Featuring Discussion Panel & Nightly Receptions A different kind of film festival is coming to Tinseltown. The second annual Locarno Festival in Los Angeles takes place at the Downtown Independent cinema from April 5-8 with an expanded four-day program following a successful first edition in 2017. Curated by Acropolis … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Lifestyle Blog: Guitarist Mitch Perry Rocks Standing Room
Why Sunday Nights Are Like The Sunset Strip In The 80s Here In The South Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Lifestyle Blogger As Mitch Perry ripped riffs on the guitar and a skinny Mick Jagger-looking guy who sounded like Robert Plant spilled out high-pitched lyrics into the microphone, I stood still at the Standing Room. It was a … [Read more...]
Tam O’Shanter Restaurant In Los Angeles Hosting Whiskey Tasting Dinner
Gordon & MacPahil Distillery Tastes In Five-Course Pairing The Tam O'Shanter Restaurant in Los Angeles is hosing a five-course whiskey pairing dinner from appetizers to dessert. It takes place on Thursday, April 12 (yes, just before tax day) and features a meal created by executive chef Juan Escamilla with select whisky pairings. Joseph McCluskey of Gordon & … [Read more...]
Why You Should Dock Yourself At Lighthouse Bayview Cafe Newport Beach CA
Gourmet Food & Good Cocktails With A View To Match By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Food & Drinks Blogger There's a dock out front, and if you like, they will bring the food out to you on your boat. Or you can sit on one of its two sun-soaked decks – upstairs or ground level where you can al-most reach your toes out to the sand. It's Lighthouse … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Lifestyle Blog: Why Is It So Hard To Find A Good Church In The South Bay?
The Difficultly Of Seeking a 'Normal' Methodist Or Non-Denominational Service By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Lifestyle Blogger Easter Sunday is approaching and my mother wants me to go to church. Actually, my mother – who is back in Tennessee – wants me to go to church regardless of whether it's Easter Sunday or not, but there's a problem with … [Read more...]
Easter Weekend Top Events In The South Bay – PubClub.com Party Report
El Segundo Keg Hunt & Hermosa Beach Pub Crawl By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It's Easter Weekend and in the South Bay that means we're all searching for groups of people to drink with, right!? Hey, my mom will say to also go to church on Sunday, even if you're not a regular. That could help cleanse you from all the bad things you did on … [Read more...]
Newport Beach Duffy-Style Electric Boat Rentals Pricing & Information
Electric Boats Are Available From Electric Boat Rental By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger You've seen them on the water, the oversized dingys with the covered canvas top and people sitting inside eating, drinking and socializing while spending a great day cruising the bay in Newport Beach, CA. They are the iconic symbol of Newport Beach, much … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Lifestyle Blog: Ace Beach Volleyball Explained
'Kiss My Ace' Tournament Showcases The Fun Version Of This Sport By Ray Dussault, PubClub.com Blogger Contributor It was a beautiful spring day in the South Bay with a bright sun shining, the air comfortably warm and only a light breeze messing with the trajectory of the many volleyballs being hit on the courts all along the sand. It was also the third in a … [Read more...]
Newport Beach Lifestyle Blog: On The Water In An Electric Boat
Electric Boat Rental Puts You In This Orange County Top Social Scene By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com California Lifestyle Blogger They cruise along in Newport Harbor, more numerous and noticeable than even the giant yachts that surround them. They are the small cute-looking electrically-powered vessels covered with a distinctive awning and filled with people … [Read more...]