8th Annual Event Held At Oak County Park The 8th annual Brew Ha Ha Craft Beer Festival returns to Oak Canyon Park in Orange County, CA, on Saturday, Sept. 23 Running from noon to 4 p.m., it features unlimited tastes from more than 250 craft and import beer samplings from more than 90 breweries. New for this year is a 'Rare Beer Section’ with samples of extremely rare … [Read more...]
Los Angeles
The LA County Fair Has 52 Beer Stations And Bars Plus A Wine & Spirits Marketplace
A Complete Singles Guide To This Los Angeles September Event Beer is probably one of the most overlooked aspects of the LA County Fair (May 3-27, moved from September to run through Memorial Day Weekend) at the LA County Fairgrounds in Pomona). It's the perfect place to grab a cold one, walk around the massive grounds and explore the event. Or take a break by having a … [Read more...]
LA County Fair 2018 Everything You Need To Know
Dates, Ticket Prices, Food & Drink & Concert Schedule For September Event The Los Angeles County Fair is one of the biggest annual events in the entire Southland, attracting nearly a million and a half people during its four-week run each fall. For many, the attraction is not just the attractions – or the rides – but the food. Fair food, some of it as bad for … [Read more...]
MTV 2017 VMA Awards Launches With VMA Weekend Concerts In Los Angeles
The Avalon In Hollywood Hosting Free Shows Thursday, Friday & Saturday The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards take place on Sunday Aug. 27, but if you’re in Los Angeles, you can experience and be a part of it on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with "VMA Weekend." This involves three nights of free concerts, open to anyone 18-and-over, at The Avalon in Hollywood. This … [Read more...]
Club AVP Skydeck Provides Bird’s Eye View Of Manhattan Beach Open
NFL-Style Skybox Is A VIP Way To Watch The Wimbledon Of Beach Volleyball By Kevin Wilkerson, Manhattan Beach Blogger The Manhattan Beach Open sure has come a long way from its first event in 1960. No longer are fans huddled around a couple of courts and then being asked to run to their cars and turn on the lights so the final matches can be played. Instead, there's … [Read more...]
Pier Walk Of Fame Ceremony Starts The AVP Manhattan Beach Open Weekend
The Wimbledon Of Beach Volleyball's Kickoff Event Recognizes Event's Storied History By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger There are players on the sand before the first Bloody Marys are being served at Shellback Tavern, but the official start of the Manhattan Open, the AVP pro beach volleyball tournament known as the "Wimbledon of Beach Volleyball" … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Long Beach Attraction Hosts A Moving ’Titanic In Photographs’ Exhibit
Exhibit Features Photos, Artifacts & A White Star Lifeboat By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger The Queen Mary, the majestic Los Angeles tourist attraction in Long Beach, CA, has an attraction of her own. Now thru next July, she has an exhibit of Titanic pictures and displays called "Titanic In Photographs," featuring pictures from before the … [Read more...]
Bite At The Beach Manhattan Beach Review: A Fun & Tasty South Bay Event
Local Restaurants & Craft Beers Help Create A Fun And Lively Festival By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger The bite had some bark. Bite at the Beach, the annual pairing of local restaurants with craft beers, live music and a classy and lively South Bay crowd, served up a sensational event in 2017. Held on Saturday, Aug. 12 at the MBS Campus – a TV … [Read more...]
Bite At The Beach Manhattan Beach Highlights Top Weekend Events Aug. 12-13
Hermosa Beach Sunday Concerts Continue & Trump Wine & Beer Festival Tickets Update Welcome to the PubClub.com South Bay Party Report! The Party Report is a rundown of events and activities in Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach & Redondo Beach. This report covers the weekend of Aug. 12-13. So let's get rolling! Saturday's Top Events • Bite At The Beach, … [Read more...]
Fiesta Hermosa Labor Day 2017 Lineup Includes Local Bands Barley & Phoenix Rising
Annual Festival Features Hermosa Beach Acts; Full Lineup Here Two "rising" local bands are the musical highlights of the lineup of live performances at the 2017 Fiesta Hermosa festival, taking place on Labor Day Weekend. Barley and Phoenix Rising, both of Hermosa Beach, are playing the three-day event that features a main stage at the base of the Hermosa Beach (CA) Pier … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man 2017 Review: Back On The Weekend
Team Fletch & Horny Unicorns Win This South Bay-Unique Beach Volleyball Tournament By Kevin Wilkerson, South Bay Blogger There were costumes, people on teams cheering and acting silly, music and exceptional – with some exceptions – outstanding beach volleyball. What there was not a lot of was a crowd, certainly not what it was in its heyday. But as the … [Read more...]
Laguna Beach Gets New Upscale/Casual Restaurant & Bar Called Oak
Locals Open & Operate Rustic Establishment With California Coastal Cuisine & Craft Cocktails Laguna Beach may be on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, but it now has a bit of a rustic touch to it with the opening of a new restaurant and bar called oak (yes, lower case). The restaurant features steak, chicken, mac 'n cheese and craft cocktails in a rustic yet … [Read more...]
Sunstock Solar Festival Announces 2017 Headliners & New DTLA Venue
Two Stages At Magic Box Special Events Venue In September The Sunstock Music Festival, which is relocating to downtown Los Angeles from its previous location in Griffith Park and has moved from June to September, has announced the headliners for its 2017 event. On the Gold Stage will be Ra Ra Riot, along with Robert DeLong, Run River North, and Wild Club. The Green Stage, … [Read more...]
There’s More To The International Surf Festival Than The Manhattan Beach 6-Man
Surfest Also Has ISF Surfing & Bodysurfing Championships And Other Events & Activities By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger To many in the South Bay, the International Surf Festival – or Surfest for short – means only one thing. And that is the Charlie Saikley 6-man beach volleyball tournament. But there is actually more – much more – to the … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man To Have 75 Teams In 2017
Charlie Saikley Beach Volleyball Tournament's Return To A Saturday Helps Boost Participation By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger After a slow start in which only a handful of teams had signed up, registration for the 2017 Charlie Saikley Manhattan Beach 6-man beach volleyball tournament jumped in the final days, resulting in a respectable number of … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Selected To Host 2028 Summer Olympic Games
LA's The Place As USA Gets The Olympics After Paris By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.om's Los Angeles Blogger Los Angeles has been chosen as the host city for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. The city originally was competing with Paris for the 2024 Games, but the Olympic Committee made the unprecedented move of awarding the Games to both cities, tho in different years. … [Read more...]
Tam O’Shanter Los Angeles August Saturdays Summer Entertainment Lineup
Bands Include Whiskey Sunday & Traditional Irish Music The summertime lineup of live music on Saturday nights at Tam O'Shanter in Los Angeles continues these hot August nights with the following bands. All shows go from 8-11:00 p.m. The August music lineup: August 5: Whiskey Sunday (shared roots of Irish folk with a hearty pour of Americana, prairie winds, and … [Read more...]
Jose Cuervo Turning Hollywood Fountain Into Fire Water For National Tequila Day
H2Cuervo Replaces Water With Cuervo Silver At Hollywood & Highland In one flashy – some might say intoxicating – publicity stunt, Jose Cuervo is making a "splash" with an event in La La Land. It is turning a water fountain in Hollywood into a tequila fountain for National Tequila Day. On Monday, July 24, it is replacing water in a drinking fountain in Los Angeles … [Read more...]
AVP Tour Returns To Hermosa Beach For First Time Since 2010
Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament Is Back And So Is The 'Rosie's Raiders' Fan Club By Kevin Wilkerson, Hermosa Beach Blogger Beach volleyball is back in Hermosa Beach, CA. Actually it never left, as evidenced everyday on courts from 1st to 35 streets, the fact there are tournaments nearly every weekend and top pros like Phil Daulhausser practice here on a regular … [Read more...]
Bite At The Beach Manhattan Beach 2018 Everything You Need To Know
Event Features Craft Beers, Local Restaurants & Entertainment By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger The craft beer and food festival known as the Bite At The Beach returns to Manhattan Beach Studios, for 2918 which is an active TV and movie location, in August. Several hundred people from throughout the South Bay will be at it, which features … [Read more...]
The Beachcomber In Newport Beach Unveils New Summer Cocktails
Rum Drinks, A Spicy Margarita & Endless Summer Add To The Atmosphere In Crystal Cove Already known for its Pimms Cup and awesome 18-ounce Bloody Mary, the Beachcomber bar at Crystal Cove just outside of Newport Beach, CA, has created eight new summertime cocktails. Inspired by summer on the coast and life at the beach, the new cocktail menu features a modern take on … [Read more...]
The Story Behind That Piano On The Manhattan Beach Strand
El Porto Residents Put Sounds On The Strand – For Anyone To Play By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger Off all the crazy things people have put and built on the median of The Strand in north Manhattan Beach, CA – a putting green, a kids' playground, tropical gardens landscaping – this one takes the prize for best of all time. It's a piano. Yes, a … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Summer Concert Series 2017 Bands Announced
Lineup Includes Grateful Dead Day & Everclear By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger Hermosa Beach is reaching back into its hippie past with a day devoted to Deadheads and the Grateful Dead as part of its 2017 Summer Concert Series. The free shows put on by Hermosa live music venue Saint Rocke include an entire afternoon devoted to the Grateful … [Read more...]
The Best Ways To Meet Single People In Hermosa Beach
Beach Volleyball Classes, Fun Party Events & Best Happy Hours By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger Moving to a new area is always full of challenges, and for single people it can be even more difficult than it is for couples or families. That's because single people are, well single. It can be harder to get out and do things because you're … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Outdoor Summer Movie Series 2017 Starts This Weekend
Eat See Hear With Movies, Music & Food Trucks Events & Schedule By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger Taking full advantage of the Los Angeles weather and the fun times in the summertime, the company Eat See Hear launches its series of summertime festivals with a showing of the movie "The Sandlot" on Saturday, July 15. The events involve outdoor … [Read more...]
Not Even The Beaches Can Escape The Heat During This LA Heatwave
No Breeze, An Intense Sun And Hot Sand Make Places Like Hermosa Beach Hot This Weekend By Kevin Wilkerson, Los Angeles Blogger When it gets hot in Los Angeles, the natural reaction is to get to the beaches, where it's often 10-20 degrees cooler than downtown, Hollywood, the valleys other inland locations. But during this current LA heatwave, not even the beaches are … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach Summer Concerts The South Bay’s Hidden Secret Treasure
Sparsely Attended Events Feature Tribute Bands & Free Entertainment Thursdays & Saturdays By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger An interesting thing happened at the Redondo Beach Summer Concerts in July. A member of a band that was playing walked over to Quality Seafoods during his break to get a beer. The person serving the beer did not recognize … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Manhattan Beach Redondo Beach Top Summertime 2017 Events Dates
Dates & Information For AVP, 6-Man, Free Summer Concerts & Bite At The Beach With so much happening in the South Bay Beach Cities in the summertime, PubClub.com provides this rundown of the events and dates for the top summertime events in this always lively area of Los Angeles. The cities covered are Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach and El Segundo. … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Ironman Provides Eventful Start To 4th Of July Celebration
The traditional start to the 4th of July in Hermosa Beach, CA, once again involved the unique Ironman, a contest involving some 700 competitors who run a mile, paddle a mile in the Pacific Ocean, then chug a 6-pack of beer. In 2017, early-morning clouds broke as most of the competitors were entering the water, providing sunshine for nearly the entire event. In addition to … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach 4th Of July Police Presence Includes Sheriff’s Deputies On Horses
Horseback Patrols Part Of 100 Additional Officers; Residents Would Also Like Clean-Up Crews By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger In addition to bringing in more than 100 additional officers, many from surrounding departments, and setting up a "command center" on 2nd Street, the police presence for the 4th of July in Hermosa Beach, CA, includes deputies on … [Read more...]
How To Get Invited To Hermosa Beach 4th Of July House Parties
Top Fourth Of July South Bay Party Tips By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger People hanging out on balconies flaunting cocktails in red solo cups, girls in bikinis and guys in board shorts dancing on patios to music and drinks being consumed from the (police) safety of walls along The Strand. This is the 4th of July in Hermosa Beach, CA. It's a … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach 4th Of July Weekend Party Report Events, Fireworks, Ironman & Parties
Everything You Need To Know About The Fourth Of July In The South Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger It's the 4th of July edition and as I'm writing this on a sunny Friday afternoon in Hermosa Beach a volleyball tournament is about to break out into a party – I can just FEEL it! In fact, I can already feel the energy up and down The Strand. It's … [Read more...]
There’s More To The Hermosa Beach Ironman Than Chugging Beers
To The Competitors, It's the Competition & Camaraderie That Makes This A Special 4th Of July Event By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger To most people in the Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities, the Hermosa Beach Ironman is a crazy event that starts the party for the 4th of July. After all, the final element of this Ironman is not a 50-mile bike ride … [Read more...]
Tower 12 Hermosa Beach Sunday Nights Acoustic Music Review
A Band & Sensational Crowd Make This A Popular South Bay Weekend Bar Hangout By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Nightlife Blogger It is a late Sunday afternoon in Hermosa Beach, California, one of the small beach communities in Los Angeles. The sun is beginning its daily decent into the blue Pacific Ocean, beach volleyball games are wrapping up and … [Read more...]
4th Of July 2017 Hermosa Beach & Redondo Beach Top Party Events Happenings
The Ironman, House Parties The Strand & Fireworks In The South Bay The biggest party day of the year in a big party place is the 4th of July. The Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities – led by singles-heavy Hermosa Beach – is one of the best places in the USA to spend Independence Day. And here's why: there's a series of events, the highlight of which is house parties … [Read more...]
4th Of July In The South Bay Beach Cities 2019 All You Need To Know
Hermosa Beach Ironman, The Strand, House Parties & The Redondo Beach Fireworks Information By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger In an area of legendary house parties, The Strand and the unique Ironman competition, all capped off by fireworks over the Pacific Ocean, the 4th of July in the Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities is one full day and night … [Read more...]
4th Of July 2019 In Hermosa Beach Party Starts With The Crazy Ironman
Unique Annual Competition A Great Start To LA's Independence Day The sun comes out, the beer flows and the band plays while people celebrate the independence from restrictions in Hermosa Beach, CA.The Hermosa Beach Ironman starts the party that is the 4th of July in this Los Angeles beach city. It's a survival of the fittest, challenging the locals as only this … [Read more...]
Splash Night Fridays At The W Hotel Hollywood Event Review
Take The Plunge At This Unique LA Nightclub Scene By Kevin Wilkerson, Los Angeles Nightlife Blogger No sooner had I finished chatting with Splash Night Fridays promoter Gilles Amsaleem about whether or not people jump in the pool when there was a big splash in front of me. A couple of guys had jumped into the pool, cannonball style, and created, well, a very big … [Read more...]
It’s A Cool Rooftop Pool Scene For Splash Night Fridays At The W Hotel Hollywood
A Fun Thing To Do In Los Angeles To Kick Off A Party Weekend By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Nightlife Blogger From the doorman who puts on your wristband in a very clever way so as not to hang loose or get in your way to the hip sounds of the DJs to the people mingling by the fire pits to the – wait – did someone just jump in the pool!? How … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach 4th Of July Fireworks 2018 Everything You Need To Know
Fourth Of July In The South Bay Best Viewing Locations, Shade Hotel & Seaside Lagoon Party Information By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger The Fourth Of July in the South Bay Beach Cities is capped by a fireworks show in Redondo Beach. Here are details about the fireworks, the time, best viewing locations and hosted parties; in other words … [Read more...]
Shade Hotel Celebrates 4th Of July With Redondo Beach Fireworks Viewing
Viewing Party On The Is July 1 In 2018. Shade Hotel in Redondo Beach is hosting a fireworks viewing party on the waterfront for the 4th of July. Except, with the Redondo Beach fireworks taking place the previous Sunday, it will be on July 1. The viewing party starts at 7. The viewing party takes in the Redondo Beach fireworks, which start at 9 p.m., and are set to … [Read more...]
Rating The Best Los Angeles Free Summer Beach Concerts Of 2017
Thursdays & Sundays Shows In Hermosa Beach, Santa Moncia, Marina del Rey Manhattan Beach & Redondo Beach Sure, it's "endless summer" in Southern California and Los Angeles but when it's really summertime, there are special events that fill the social calendar. Those events include free concerts on the beaches up and down the coast. Here's a ranking and rundown … [Read more...]
5 Ways To Beat The Los Angeles Heat Wave This Weekend
Things To Do Include A Big Bear Splash And Free Concerts In Lake Arrowhead, Santa Monica & Redondo Beach By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger It is so hot in Southern California that the National Weather Service is issuing Severe Weather Alerts and temperatures in the desert areas are around 115 degrees. But there are places to go and things to do … [Read more...]
Southern California Heat Wave Prompts NWS Weather To Issue Warning Through The Weekend
Palm Springs Temperatures Expected To Reach 117 Degrees Temperatures reaching into the triple digits – including a projected 117 in Palm Springs – have caused the National Weather Service to issue a severe weather alert for Southern California lasting through the weekend. This heat advisory remains in effect until Sunday evening at 9 p.m. The advisory states the … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach Riviera Village Summer Festival 2018 All You Need To Know
Dates, Location, Bands Lineup, Parking & The Social Scene The annual "it's summertime now" in the South Bay event known as the Summer Festival is taking place the weekend of June 23 & 24 at Riviera Village in Redondo Beach, CA. Here's all you need to know about this event. WHAT: A music and arts festival with rows of vendors selling all kinds of merchandise, … [Read more...]
Trump National Wine & Beer Festival Tickets GA Sold Out For 2017
9th Annual Tasting Remains One Of South Bay's Top Events Once again, the Trump National Wine & Beer Festival has sold out of its General Admission tickets the first day they went on sale. All that remains now are the VIP tickets for the 2017 event, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 20, at Trump National Golf Club in Palos Verdes, CA. Those tickets, sold only in pairs, are … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man Teams Registration Now Open For 2017 Event
Legendary Costume Beach Volleyball Tournament Returns To The Weekend Registration is now open for the legendary Charlie Saikley 6-man beach volleyball tournament in Manhattan Beach, CA. The dates are Friday and Saturday, Aug. 4-5 and the location is the Manhattan Beach Pier. The categories are men's open, women's open, men's 40+, men's 50+ and women's masters … [Read more...]
Pine Mountain Logs Opening Band For Manhattan Beach Polliwog Park Concerts 2017
Free Summer Concerts Also Feature Local Rock-Blues Singer Shari Puorto & Tribute Bands For The Beatles U2 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger One of the most popular local bands of all time, one that played many of the legendary bars of the South Bay, is the opening act for the 2017 summer concerts at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach. The Pine … [Read more...]
Newport Dunes Newport Beach Summer Concerts 2017 Dates, DJs & Tickets
A Vegas-Style Dayclub Party On The Back Bay From July To October Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort is once again hosting its Summer Concert Series with music from DJs and live performers from July until October in the Back Bay of Newport Beach, CA. Put on by Social Management Group in collaboration with Weedmaps: THE BEACH Concert Series features five concert dates … [Read more...]
Fourth Of July Newport Beach 2018 Fireworks At Newport Dunes
Independence Day On The Back Bay Involves Live Music, Beer & Wine Garden, Food Trucks And Water Sports The Fourth of July in Newport Beach, CA, is primarily known for house parties along the rented beachfront homes – as well as the city's efforts to shut them down – but there's also a party happening across Pacific Coast Highway. Newport Dunes hosts Independence Day … [Read more...]
Was 2017 The Best Hermosa Beach Smackfest Ever? PubClub Blog
Smackfest Events Puts On Another Spectacular Costume Beach Volleyball Event By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger The team themed costumes were great, the weather was like a dream and the mood was unbeatable. As I sat back and digested the event that was Smackfest 2017, held Saturday June 16 in Hermosa Beach, CA, one thought kept popping into my head: … [Read more...]
Smackfest Hermosa Beach Event Review & Costumes: A Smashing Beach Party
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger While the much of the country swelters in a summertime heat wave, the Southern California beach town of Hermosa Beach is hot for another reason. It is because of Smackfest, a dress-up teams-in-costume silly and fun beach volleyball tournament, held one funday Saturday in July (29 in 2023). On a gorgeous … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Polliwog Park 2017 Summer Concerts Dates & Bands
Beatles & U2 Tribute Bands Plus Shari 'El" Puorto To Perform At Sunday Shows In July & August It takes a lot for people to spend a Sunday afternoon and early evening in this town at some place other than in the sand and Pacific Ocean. But hundreds to in Manhattan Beach because of the free concerts somewhat inland in Polliwog Park. It proves that, contrary to … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man Moving To A Weekend Has South Bay Excited
Costume Beach Volleyball Tournament Back On A Saturday In 2017 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger You can see it in the people's eyes, hear it in the excitement of their voices. The Manhattan Beach 6-man is back on a Saturday and the South Bay is excited about it. It may signal a resurgence of the event that was struggling to find enough teams to play, … [Read more...]
National Weather Service Issues Heat Advisory For Los Angeles Heat Wave
Temperatures To Reach And Exceed 100 Degrees With temperatures exceeding 100 degrees in some places, the National Weather Service in Oxnard has issued a heat advisory for Los Angeles and the surrounding areas effective through the middle of next week. Here's the NWS bulletin: "Extended period of very hot temperatures expected across the interior portions of southwest … [Read more...]
Pacific Wine & Food Classic 2017 Newport Dunes Everything You Need To Know
Newport Beach Event Features Chefs, Wineries & Cocktails More than 100 wines, plus area chefs and mixologists, combine to mix it up for a two-day festival along the back bay of Newport Beach, CA, at Newport Dunes. Here's everything you need to know about this event. Dates: Aug. 19-20 Times: 2-5 p.m. VIP entrance is at 1 p.m. Location: Newport Dunes on the … [Read more...]
Side Door Bar At Five Crowns Corona Del Mar Hosting Cheese Lovers Takeovers
Third Wednesdays Of The Summer Months Features Upscale Cheese Offerings Near Newport Beach Full of character, the SideDoor bar as part of the Five Crowns restaurant in Corona Del Mar, CA, will be full of flavor for a series of cheese lovers events in June, July and August. The Five Crowns, widely known in the area known for its award-winning cheese and charcuterie … [Read more...]
Ruby’s Diner Celebrates Father’s Day By Adding Tacos To Menu
Fish, Chicken & Shrimp For A Limited Time At These Southern California 50s Diners Sometimes, all a father in Southern California wants from his family on Father’s Day is a good taco. Like a fish taco. Knowing this, Ruby’s Diner, known mostly as a chain of 50s themed diners mainly along coastal cities in Southern California, has added tacos to its menu thru Father’s … [Read more...]
El Segundo Art Walk 2017 Begins June 15 & Now Features A Beer Garden
Local Craft Breweries, Artists & Music In L.A's South Bay On Summer Thursdays The 2017 version of the El Segundo Art Walk begins Thursday, June 15 and features something new for this year: a beer garden. Hosted by Rob Ruben’s Distilling & Brewing of El Segundo, the beer garden features it's locally-brewed beer, food, a DJ and two artists. Organizers are using … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Fourth Of July 2018 Celebration, Tickets & Long Beach Fireworks Show
Los Angeles Historic Landmark Goes Red, White & Blue On Independence Day's Salute To The USA The Queen Mary is saluting her adopted home with a big Fourth of July celebration. Even tho she has English roots, the Queen Mary has been in Long Beach, CA, for more than half her life and on the 4th she going all red, white and blue American. Well, she's actually not … [Read more...]
El Segundo Summer Art Walk Review 2018 Dates And Information
Artwork, Socializing, Live Music & Craft Beers The downtown El Segundo Art Walk – a summertime stroll through this emerging cool Los Angeles workplace just south of LAX – is just as PubClubbers might expect it to be: a socializing event that involves drinks at least as much as artwork. The best description is that it's a summer version of the popular Manhattan … [Read more...]
Why Temecula’s Pechanga Resort & Casino Is Las Vegas Without Going To Vegas
Gambling, Bars, A Nightclub, Live Entertainment & Hotel Are Within A Two-Hour Drive Of Los Angeles By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger At some point in time, this always happens when people from Southern California hop in the car, SUV or whatever and make the four- to five-hour drive across the 15 freeway to Las Vegas. About two hours into the trip you … [Read more...]
Pechanga Microbrew Festival & Chili Cook-Off Review: It Will Blow You Away (It Did For Us)
Craft Beers, Great Chili, Bands & Lots And Lots Of Happy People By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Wow. That was my first – and lasting – impression of the Microbrew Festival held on a Saturday afternoon on an otherwise Southern California June Gloom day at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA, outside of Los Angeles. Wow, because … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Bite At The Beach 2017 Craft Beer & Food Festival Moved To Aug. 12
Los Angeles South Bay City Has An August Full Of Fun Events The 2017 Bite At The Beach – a craft beer and food festival – will be held Saturday, Aug. 12, in Manhattan Beach, CA. This is a change of date from what was previously announced and the change occurred when the city learned there were several other craft beer festivals taking place in June and July, making it … [Read more...]
Kelsey’s Pechanga Resort Temecula CA Restaurant Bar Food & Beer Review
BBQ Craft Beers On Tap & A Good Sports Bar Make This A Good Lunch & Dinner Destination By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger You may not immediately think of going to Pechanga Resort & Casino for a meal while in Temecula – after all, there are wineries and the quaint Old Town – but don't overlook it as a dining destination. Pechanga has an … [Read more...]
Pechanga Casino’s Kelsey’s Bar A Desert Oasis After This Los Angeles Road Trip
Food & Cold Draft Craft Beers In A Beautiful Setting Sets The Table For A Fun Weekend By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger If there's one thing you need to know about driving in Los Angeles, it's that you need to treat it as if you're going sailing. Especially for a weekend road trip. That's because you never know what might happen; the difference is … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man 2017 Returns To Weekend For One Day
Costume Beach Volleyball Tournament To Continue As Part Of Surfest The Manhattan Beach Charlie Saikley 6-man is returning to a weekend for 2017, at least for a day. The city council unanimously approved moving the dates to Friday and Saturday, Aug. 4-5. It had previously been scheduled for Thursday and Friday the 3rd and 4th. "I had always assumed that we were not … [Read more...]
Newport Beach’s A Market Features Wine Wednesdays Monthly Wine Tastings
Pairings Of Fine Wines & Foods Here's a fun thing and potentially social activity to do in Newport Beach, CA. Especially if you're a local. A Market, a combination breakfast and lunch restaurant and food and wine store, holds monthly wine tastings, It does this, appropriately enough, on #WineWednesdays, a popular social media hashtag. These events take place the … [Read more...]
LA Restaurants June Calendar: Michael’s On Naples Long Beach Events
Rooftop Happy Hour, Meatball Mondays And A Food & Spirits Pairing There's more on the menu than great food at Michael's On Naples in Long Beach. It has a full menu of events for June, including a rooftop Happy Hour with live music. Every Thursday and Friday Michael’s welcomes local musicians to its rooftop from 5-10 p.m.Happy Hour is everyday of the week from 5-7 … [Read more...]
Temecula Balloon & Wine Festival Blog Complete Event Review
Hot Air Balloons, Bands, A Beer Pairing, & Wines Stand Out In The Los Angeles Landscape By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger The glow was not just in the balloons, but in the look of the people seeing the balloons. The nightly ritual, in which hot air balloons come into a field and light up the evening sky with their flame-generated display, is a … [Read more...]
9th Annual Trump Wine & Beer Festival 2017 Tickets Exchange Posts
After GA Tix Sell Out Post Here To Buy Or Sell The Trump National Wine & Beer Festival is once again sold out of its General Admission tickets. The on-line sale for the 9th annual event took place on June 20, and as in the past, the GA tickets were gone after just a few hours. All that remain are VIP tickets, which are $350 for two; these tickets include the massive … [Read more...]
9th Annual Trump National Wine & Beer Festival 2017 Tickets
Popular Palos Verdes Event Is One Of The South Bay's Top Activities Now in its ninth year – hard to believe, isn't it!? – the Trump National Wine & Beer Festival is one of the most sought-after tickets in the South Bay. The 2017 event is Sunday, Aug. 20, and tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 20, at 11 a.m. A new twist is that this year, tickets are only available … [Read more...]
Hot Air Balloon Festival Temecula 2018 Dates, Bands, Wines Complete Event Guide
How To Take Balloon Rides, Tickets, Wineries, Beer & Food Hot air balloons fill the sky, music from several live bands provides the soundtrack and wine and beer flows as frequently as conversations at the Temecula Wine & Balloon Festival outside of Los Angeles in Temecula, CA. The 2018 dates are June 1-3, with the main day being Saturday, June 2. Balloon … [Read more...]
PubClub.com Returns To Temecula Wine & Balloon Festival
80s Bands, Balloons, Beer & Wines Draws Travel Blogger Back To This LA Event Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It is that time of the year again where it won't be just me that's filled with hot air at a weekend event. Instead, I'll be sharing that will actual hot air balloons as I am returning to – and reporting on – the Temecula Wine & Balloon … [Read more...]
LA Attraction Queen Mary Hosting WWII Salute With Free Admission
WARBIRD Fly-Over And Air Show At Legendary Ship On June 1 The Queen Mary, a luxurious cruise liner of her day which was converted to a troop-carrying ship to send Americans to Europe to fight Hitler in the 1940s, salutes her past just past Memorial Day with a special event on Thursday, June 1. The Los Angeles attraction now berth permanently in Long Beach is hosting an … [Read more...]
Fiesta Hermosa Labor Day Weekend 2019 Everything You Need To Know: Location, Times, Bands, Parking
Los Angeles Street Festival Information & Top Tips This is everything you need to know, just the facts, about the Fiesta Hermosa three-day festival at the Hermosa Beach Pier in Hermosa Beach, CA. Dates: Fiesta Hermosa takes place twice a year, on Labor Day Weekend and Memorial Day Weekend. The 2019 Labor Day dates are Aug. 31-Sept. 2. Times: The festival … [Read more...]
Southern California Is Being Overwhelmed By Beer & Music Festivals
Craft Beers, Bands & Big Crowds Are Everywhere In Los Angeles, Orange County & San Diego By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger This is getting ridiculous. Or is it? Southern California is being overwhelmed these days by beer and music festivals. In fact, they are as prevalent as the sunshine. In a two-week period in mid-May, for example, … [Read more...]
LA Rams & Chargers New NFL Stadium Won’t Open Until 2020 Season
Teams Will Play In Coliseum & StubHub Center Thru 2019 All that rain Los Angeles received this winter might have been good from a drought perspective, but it was like a pick-six for the city's two NFL teams. All that rain has delayed the opening of the new stadium being built for the LA Rams and Los Angeles Chargers until 2020. It was originally scheduled to open … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Los Angeles Hollywood Pool Party Corona Electric Beach
W Hotel Hosting A Vegas-Style Day Club Enjoy a Vegas-style pool party on Memorial Day Weekend, even though you’re in L.A.! You can do it by attending Corona Electric Beach, a pool party at the W Hollywood with DJ Autograf. It’s Saturday afternoon, May 27, from 1-7 p.m. Coronas are served and there’s also a full bar. Bring your bathing suit, a towel and – of course – a … [Read more...]
How To Celebrate John Wayne’s Birthday On His Yacht ‘Wild Goose’
Special Cruise In Newport Beach Features His Wife, Children & Captain For The Duke's Cancer Charity Foundation By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger Here's a way to walk – quite literally – in a Hollywood legend's footsteps, hear some great live music from a rising Nashville act, take a cruise around the Newport Beach harbor, see a sunset and have cocktails all at … [Read more...]
House Of Blues Sunday Gospel Brunch Review Photos & Video Anaheim CA
Legendary Buffet & Show Lives Up To Blogger's Lofty Expectations By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger From nearly the moment I set foot to live in Los Angeles, I was told that I should go to the Sunday Gospel Brunch at the House of Blues. I never did, tho, until recently. I was too stubborn to leave the beach, where I live, on a sunny Sunday. But, … [Read more...]
2nd Annual Beach Cities Beer & Wine Festival 2017 Review, Photos & Video
Smackfest Events Puts On First-Class Event In The Los Angeles South Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Man, did I have a good time! Let me rephrase that – I had a GREAT time. The second annual Beach Cities Beer & Wine Festival put on by Smackfest Events and held at Bay Club in Redondo Beach, CA, was not only beyond fun, it was "wow I don't … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Friday Happy Hours Best Bars For Enjoying Happy Hour
Mermaid, Tower 12, Patrick Molloy's & American Junkie Happy Hour Bar Hopping By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Hermosa Beach is a very happy place to be, especially on Fridays and especially for Happy Hour. Or make that Happy Hours, for by doing this Happy Hour-hopping routine, you can get food and drink specials from late afternoon to well into … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Memorial Day Weekend Top Festivals & Concerts
Fiesta Hermosa, Topanga Days & Lake Arrowhead Have Bands & Beers \Memorial Day Weekend in Los Angeles means many things, and one of them is that there are festivals that offer bands and beers. Here's three of the top ones. Well, two, with one that makes for a good weekend getaway in the mountains. FIESTA HERMOSA, HERMOSA BEACH Times: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., … [Read more...]
2nd Annual Beach Cities Beer & Wine Festival Weather Forecast
South Bay Singles & Sunshine At The Redondo Beach Bay Club The clouds are parting for the second annual Beach Cities Beer & Wine Festival, Saturday, May 13, at Beach Club in Redondo Beach, CA. After a week in which the Beach Cities have seen the weather change as often as a woman's mind – sunny for five minutes, then dark with clouds, briefly sunny again, then … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Weekend Travel Blog: Lake Arrowhead Summer Concerts
Rock Tribute Bands Play May Thru Labor Day In This LA Mountain Village By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger As I crawl up Highway 18 in my car, shifting down to second gear to negotiate the curves and careful to keep my eye on the road while trying to sneak peeks of the dramatic drop-off views just out of the passenger-side window, I know I'm headed someplace … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day Newport Beach Brunch & Dinner Five Crowns Menu
An Upscale Experience With Great Food For Mom The upscale Five Crowns restaurant in Corona Del Mar, CA, is offering a special Mother’s Day brunch and dinner. It is serving menus created exclusively for Mother’s Day by Executive Chef Anthony Endy. The brunch includes the Pride of the Crowns salad, Crab and Avocado Mash and a Lobster Bisque. Mains introduce Whole Wheat … [Read more...]
Ranking My Top 5 Favorite Bars In Manhattan Beach California
Downtown Dive Bars, An Upscale Lounge & A Rocking Rock 'n Roll Bar By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Once the mecca of South Bay nightlife, Manhattan Beach along the coast of Los Angeles just south of the airport may not currently be it's jumping former self, but there's a few places where you can find some good bar action. These are the places I go … [Read more...]
Ranking My Top 5 Favorite Bars At The Redondo Beach Pier
Live Music Venues, A Down & Dirty Beer Bar, Slipping Into The Slip & The Fire Chief By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Welcome to Redondo Beach, California, one of the three beach cities in the South Bay of Los Angeles. Redondo is the larger than its neighbors to the north, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach. It also has a harbor and a … [Read more...]
Ranking My Top 5 Favorite Bars In Hermosa Beach California
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger When I go out in Hermosa Beach, CA, I'm presented with a plethora of options in nightlife, from neighborhood pubs to small and lively places by the beach to live music venues and a nice new lounge. So picking a Top 5 took some time to create, and it was cultivated only after months and months of careful consideration. And, of … [Read more...]
Back Bay Bistro Mother’s Day Newport Beach Brunch Menu, Price & Mimosas
A Full Buffet Overlooking The Water In Newport Dunes The beautiful Back Bay Bistro in Newport Beach, CA, is having a full Mother's Day brunch that includes bottomless mimosas. Here are the details, menu and pricing. The date is Sunday, May 14 and the hours are 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The Back Bay Bistro lives up to its name as it's located on the Back Bay of Newport Beach – … [Read more...]
Temecula Wine & Balloon Festival Singles Party Scene Review & Top Tips
Wineries, Beers, Bands & Fun In L.A.'s Wine Country If you're looking to go up, up and away from your typical Los Angeles singles event, then take a trip to the wine country for the Temecula Wine & Balloon Festival. The 2018 event is June 1-3 and involves – as the name suggests – wines and balloons in a festival atmosphere. And guys, there's also beer, and … [Read more...]
Tam O’Shanter Los Angeles Sunday Night May Concerts Schedule & Bands
#SundayFunday At One OF LA's Oldest Bars Live music on Sunday nights in Los Angeles can be found at Tam O'Shanter – one of the oldest bars in L.A. – and here's the May lineup of bands. The music starts at 8 p.m., and goes until 11. There is no cover charge. The May lineup of music acts includes: • May 6: Ken O’Malley and Friends (rich, resonant tenor voice and … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Summer Concert Series 2017 Dates & Bands
A True Summertime #SundayFinday In The Los Angeles South Bay Summer Sundays in Hermosa Beach, CA definitely live up to the popular social media hashtag of #SundayFunday. That’s because, in addition to being a beach with the Pacific Open, beach volleyball, surfing, swimming biking on The Strand and all the other activities one does at this beach, there are free concerts on … [Read more...]
South Bay Top 10 Iconic Events In Hermosa & Manhattan Beach
Surfest 6-Man Tops List That Includes AVP Manhattan Open, Hometown Fair & Smackfest By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger & South Bay Local The lively South Bay Beach Cities of Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach in Los Angeles have a long history of singles and socializing that that has long been reflected in the many party events that have taken place … [Read more...]
Who Wants To Leave The Bubble? The Top Drawback To Living In L.A.
Los Angeles Is No La La Land When It Comes To Going To Events & Bars By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger Back when I lived in the "other" L.A – Lower Alabama – I dreamed of being in a big city. There would be more to do, more opportunities, more diversions. And more girls! Now that I've been in the real L.A. – Los Angeles – for a while, there's certainly a … [Read more...]
LA Times Food Bowl Schedule Of Highlight Events May In L.A.
Drink & Dine Events, Cognac and Canapes, Pop-Ups & Parties Highlight Inaugural Foodies Festival There are pop-ups and parties, drink and dine events, happenings such as Cognac and Canapes and a whole lot more for the inaugural LA Times Food Bowl, taking place the entire month of May throughout the city. Rather than list them all here – that would be nearly … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Salon Series In May Features Sweden’s Queen Of Swing
Show Includes Free Admission To Long Beach's Famous Tourist Attraction The Queen Mary is swinging on May 4 as it brings in Sweden’s Queen of Swing for its on-going Salon Series in May. Gunhild Carling, an internationally-celebrated, multi-instrumentalist Jazz musician, will be performing with an accompanying band in a show that brings to life a musical era that reigned … [Read more...]
Hornblower Cruises Long Beach Summer Sunset Cocktail Cruise – A Review
Things To Do In Los Angeles Include This Relaxing Evening On The Water By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I knew this was going to a good evening when the second I arrived on the main deck of the Honblower's new sunset cocktail cruise out of Long Beach, CA – after being granted "permission to come aboard, sir" by the smiling captain – I was handed a bubbling … [Read more...]
Hornblower Cruises Los Angeles In Marina del Rey, Long Beach & Newport Beach
Sunset Cocktail and Sunday Brunch Cruises Tour L.A.'s Marinas & Harbors Los Angeles has a lot to offer a visitor or resident (and especially a resident who has a visitor, which happens a lot when one lives in L.A.) and one of the things to do is get out on the water for a cruise around one of the area's many harbors. Hornblower Cruises offers several cruises in … [Read more...]