Second Annual Monterey Beer Garden Features A Dozen Craft Brewers on Sept. 22 You may think of Monterey, CA, as a wine area. It largely an accurate assumption. With wine tasting rooms in the city and Cannery Row and vineyards a few miles away, Monterey County is making a push to be recognized as a true California wine country. But it's also becoming a prolific craft beer … [Read more...]
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Manhattan Beach 6-Man Should Move To Dockweiler Like The Gillis
Crazy Dress-Up Volleyball Tournament's Best Chance For Its Future Is On This Adjacent Beach The Manhattan Beach 6-Man dress-up crazy costumed beach volleyball tournament has gotten out of control. It's gone too far, and if something isn't done about it the entire event could forever disappear. I speak not of the event itself, mind you, but of the Manhattan Beach City … [Read more...]
6-Man Manhattan Beach Is Still About the Volleyball
Focus on The Party Atmosphere Takes Attention Away From The Players Despite the controversy, the change from a weekend to the middle of the week and the Manhattan Beach Police's SWAT team approach to the event, the 6-man tournament is still all about the volleyball. And it always has been about the volleyball, even with the one-day party of the past. That's been … [Read more...]
Smackfest 2012 Surpasses 6-Man As South Bay’s Top Event
Whacky Beach Volleyball Tournament Replaces 6-Man As Top Beach Party Event in Hermosa and Manhattan Beach There's been a passing of the party torch in the South Bay. Smackfest, the 19-year-old beach volleyball tournament, is now King of the Beach Cities when it comes to fun and entertaining events. The once-untouchable Manhattan Beach Surfest and its 6-man tournament is … [Read more...]
Lingerie Masquerade Pool Party Coming to Palms in August
DJs, Sexiest Lingerie and Masks Part of Wet and Wild Halloween-Style Event It's a sexy Halloween party in the middle of the summer. And it's poolside. The sixth annual Midsummer Lingerie Masquerade returns to Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas August 4. It's a pool party of a different kind in Vegas – for starters, it's Saturday instead of Sunday – that involves … [Read more...]
It’s a (Boat) Party At the Annual Catalina Water Ski Race 2019
Water Skiing From Long Beach to Catalina And Back Is Biggest Stationary Boat Party in Southern California It's the perfect Saturday morning scenario: Race boats on the water daredevil competitors prepared to do something mentally and athletically outrageous, and in a major aquatic area. It's the annual Catalina Ski Race, a 56-mile race from the Queen Mary in Long … [Read more...]
The Dark Night Rises Free Party at Universal Studios Screenings
Batman Party at 5 Towers And First Public Display Of The Camo Tumbler Part of Midnight Screenings It's not just the midnight screenings of “The Dark Knight Rises,” the final installment in Christopher Nolan’s popular Batman trilogy, that will have Batman fans from all over Los Angeles descending upon Universal Studios Hollywood on Thursday, July 19. It's a full Batman … [Read more...]
Ironman Gets 4th of July in Hermosa Beach Off To A Rockin’ Start
Annual Event Where Competitors Run a Mile, Paddle a Mile and Chug a 6-Pack Starts the Beach Party The 4th of July in Hermosa Beach, CA, got off to its usually silly start in 2012 with the annual Ironman "athletic" competition, on the sand in front of 28th Street. Though it involves three disciplines, this is not your typical Ironman. It consists of running a mile, padding … [Read more...]
Photos of the PJ 10K Long Beach’s Annual Fun and Funky Run
Exercise and Socialize A Party in Pajamas, And a Beer Garden They roll out of bed, go out in public dressed as they are when they sleep, some even with their hair still in curlers. They gather early in the morning and go for a little run. It's the PJ 10K, an annual event in Long Beach, CA, a creative concept that's a party in pajamas. The Pajama Run, as it is officially … [Read more...]
Albanifest in Winterthur One Of Switzerland’s Biggest Parties
Bands Play on Stages in This Music Festival Near Zurich That Attracts 100,000 Party People Anyone who says they don't party in Switzerland has never seen, heard about or been to the Zurich Street Parade, a massive moving techno event held each August (Aug. 11, in 2012). Or Albanifest, a three-day cultural musical extravaganza that features dozens of bands from several … [Read more...]
Get Your Tickets Now for the Trump National Wine & Beer Festival
Fun 4th Annual Event is Aug. 26 And Will Sell Out in Advance The setting is spectacular – high on a cliff in Palos Verdes, CA at an exclusive golf club – and the event itself surpasses even its surroundings. So it's little wonder that in just four years, the Trump National Wine & Beer Festival has become one of the top social events of the South Bay Beach Cities. It … [Read more...]
LA Kings Victory Party Photos at Staples Center
Fans Celebrate 2012 Championship With Stanley Cup Champions Want to find the Stanley Cup? All fans had to do was show up in downtown L.A., on Thursday and it came to them. First, it was in a parade, free and open to the public. And then, it sat on the ice on Staples Center in a special ceremony for season-ticket holders and other lucky fans that was a rah-rah celebration … [Read more...]
Taste of Newport Has Hot Headliners Blondie And Devo
80s Punk Bands Playing on Saturday of the 24th Annual Music, Food and Singles Festival in Orange County The past has seen Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Huey Lewis and the News, the Doobie Brothers, Styx and Pat Benatar, but now the Taste of Newport may have outdone itself. The 2012 event has Blonde AND Devo. On the same night. These iconic early punk bands of the 80s are … [Read more...]
Malibu Beer Festival Was ‘In’ At the Malibu Inn
Kicking Back At This Laid-Back Beer Event in Malibu The sun was out, the beer was flowing and the people were partying. What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon in Malibu, CA? That's the way it was at the 2012 Malibu Beer Festival, held on a sensational Saturday, May 9. Even though this was Malibu there were no celebrities present. Unless you count the 25 or so … [Read more...]
Insomniac Las Vegas Offering Nightclub-Style VIP
Bottle Service By Marquee Nightclub And A Helicopter Ride At Electric Daisy Carnival Leave it to Las Vegas to get creative when it comes to entertainment. The Electric Daisy Carnival is June 8-10 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. That's a half hour (with no traffic) from the Strip. And there will be traffic those nights. So why not arrive by helicopter? That's an option this … [Read more...]
Win A Weekend in New Orleans For Arena Bowl XXV
Big Times in the Big Easy On Some Hot August Nights New Orleans called and I answered. The city is giving away a trip to the Big Easy this summer for Arena Bowl XXV. Airfare, three nights hotel on a weekend, dinner or Sunday brunch at Commander's Palace (that's where Emeril Lagasse kicked his cooking career up a notch), tickets to the Arena Bowl and two pre-event … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Fiesta Hermosa 2012 Photos
Sunshine, Bands, Beer and Beach Volleyball Combine to Make A Festive Memorial Day Weekend The sun was out and so were the people. A three-day weekend at one of the top beaches in Los Angeles always means a good time, but add the elements of Memorial Day and perfectly sunny mid-70-degree weather and the people were out to enjoy the holiday and great weather. A top … [Read more...]
Meet The Bud Light Girls During Fiesta Hermosa Beach
Girls Doing Bar Promotions On the Pier During Memorial Day The beach party just got even better. The Bud Light girls will be on the Hermosa Beach Pier during Fiesta Hermosa, doing promos in the bars. They will be giving out Mardi Gras beads and mingling with bar patrons for four hours on Saturday, May 26. They will be on the Pier from 1-5, making the rounds at Sharkeez, … [Read more...]
James Hinchcliffe On Pole Of 10 Friendliest Indy 500 2019 Drivers
Seeking Someone To Cheer For In This Year's Race? Look No Further Than These 'Good Guys of IndyCar' By Kevin Wilkerson, Pubclub.com Sports Blogger Don't know whom to cheer for during this year's Indianapolis 500? Not familiar with the names, don't know the drivers? You want to root for someone who's cool, nice and, in general, a good guy, right? Not some jerk … [Read more...]
Young Dubliners and Fishbone to Rock Topanga Days 2012
Memorial Day Party in LA's Topanga Canyon Steps It Up With Popular Bands for 2012 I did a double-take when I looked at the music lineup for Topanga Days, the annual Memorial Day event in Los Angeles. It features not only the Young Dubliners but also Fishbone. On the same day! This is an incredible lineup, especially considering this isn't a massive music festival, but … [Read more...]
Big Bear Hosts Good Amgen Tour Festival Party
Bikes And Beers Meet at the Summit of Snow Summit in Southern California The 2012 Amgen Tour of California did not exactly roll into Big Bear Lake, CA, on a gorgeous Friday afternoon in mid-May (May 16, to be specific). It turned, it twisted and it climbed up highways 330 and 18, which have more curves than the PubClubettes. For the competitors, it ended with an … [Read more...]
Budweiser Back at Indy With Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Graham Rahal So Happy About Sponsorship He Tweeted It A Week Before The Official Announcement Back in 1986, Bobby Rahal won the Indianapolis 500 in a Budweiser-sponsored car. In 2012 his son hopes to do the same. The King of Beers is back at the King of American races, as Budweiser will place the King Of Beers logo on Graham Rahal's No.38 Service Central Honda for the … [Read more...]
On The Rocks Promises to Go Off In Las Vegas
Multi-Day Event To Feature DJs at 30 Nightclubs, Happy Hour Parties & A Beer Festival Nov. 9-11 You think you've partied hard in Vegas before, just wait until On the Rocks takes place. It's the first multi-day entertainment and beverage festival in Sin City, and it features Happy Hour parties, bands, a beer festival and the S.K.A.M. Artist Fan Festival, a DJ-driven … [Read more...]
Amgen Tour Spectators Get Festivals & Beer Gardens
Big Bear Finishes Stage 6 Strong With A Party at Snow Summit's Finish Line I've always wanted to go to the Tour de France. The thought of sitting at a roadside cafe in a small French town in the countryside, nibbling on a baguette and having a glass of wine as the world's greatest cyclists roll through is quite appealing to me. Then packing up and going to the next … [Read more...]
New Orleans Wine & Food Experience Has Many Events
The 20th Annual Event is May 22-26 And Includes A Wine Tasting Stroll Down Royal Street When one normally thinks of New Orleans – and the French Quarter in particular – they think of Bourbon Street, Mardi Gras and JazzFest. And for good reason; those are all good reasons to go to and play in the Big Easy. But the city also has other more refined places and events, and … [Read more...]
The 2012 Boonville Beer Festival is Saturday May 12
More Than 80 Craft Beers Greet Northern California Beer Drinkers The people will be pouring into a tiny no-stoplight Northern California town and the beer will be flowing on Saturday;, May 12, for the annual Boonville Beer Festival. Some arrive on a party bus from San Francisco – good idea – and others simply roll out of sleeping bags from the adjacent campground. Better … [Read more...]
What’s Your Fun Party: Kentucky Derby, JazzFest, Cinco de Mayo
May 5, 2012 Brings A Trio of Great Beer-Drinking Events, Led By the Run For the Roses One of America's great party scenes is the Kentucky Derby. It's the first Saturday of May and the infield is, as PubClub.com reports, "absolute chaos!" So who would not want to be in Louisville!? But there is another option. And it, too, involves being hammered at the infield of a … [Read more...]
Kentucky Derby Party in Los Angeles
Can't Make the Run for the Roses? The University of Louisville Alumni Are Holding An Event in Southern California The 138th running of the Kentucky Derby takes place on Saturday, May 5, and for those in Southern California not consumed by Cinco de Mayo, the transplanted University of Louiville alumni if Los Angeles are having a house party. It's in North Tustin near Santa … [Read more...]
Oregon Garden Brewfest Doubles Attendance for 2012
Central Willamette Valley Hosts Annual Event Featuring 90 Hand-Crafted Beers From 45 Breweries People flowed into the sixth annual Oregon Garden Brewfest the way the beer was flowing out of the kegs in 2012. More than 6,000 people attended, nearly doubling the previous mark of 3,200 set last year. People in the Pacific Northwest, particularly those in Oregon, do love their … [Read more...]
May 5 2012 Is A Huge Party Day Led by Kentucky Derby
The Run for the Roses, New Orleans JazzFest and Cinco de Mayo Are All on a Single Crazy Day Sometimes, the party gods have a meeting (over several drinks, I would presume), rub their hands together, raise their glasses and say "let's really give it to 'em hard this time!" And this is what they do – they combine three major party events at the same time. That's the case … [Read more...]
Creative Party People Come Up With the Craziest Events
An Easter Keg Hunt in El Segundo A Different Kind of Fun Pub Crawl This is what happens when a creative person – or persons – sits down to have a few beers. They come up with crazy ideas and turn them into even crazier events. I was at one recently. An Easter Keg Hunt. That's not a typo. Yes keg, not egg. The premise, of course, is to gather a bunch of people and go to … [Read more...]
Surfest/6-Man Manhattan Beach Signup Deadline Extended
Beach Volleyball Party Gets Deflated By Tuesday-Wednesday Schedule This is what happens when you take a popular weekend event and move it to the middle of the week. You lose people. And, as a result, you lose revenue. In this case, it's a whacky event called Surfest, but known locally as the 6-man. It's a combination of Halloween and beach volleyball, an ideal marriage of … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Hermosa Beach Photos
Images From the Party On the Pier, Plus Video of the Famous Budweiser Hand Truck Team Hermosa Beach holds a St. Patrick's Day parade on the Saturday before St. Paddy's Day. Here are photos of the parade, which goes from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Its route consisted of Pier Ave., from Valley Ardmore the Pier, then south to 8th Street on Hermosa Ave. There's also a video of The … [Read more...]
Sharkeez Party Bus Hermosa to Newport and Long Beach
A Sharkeez-to-Sharkeez Pub Crawl After the Hermosa St. Patrick's Day Parade Every wonder what it's like in those other Sharkeez locations, if any are as popular as the one in Hermosa Beach? Want to check one – or a few of them – out but can't find some friend to stay sober to drive to Newport Beach, Huntington Beach and the Panama Joe's in Long Beach's Belmont … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah Ga. Party Stories Spanky’s
A Parade, River Street And Dying The River and Fountains Green Only Hints at The Fun Here on March 17 The first bar opens at 6 a.m. The last one closes (the same one, actually) at 3 a.m. In between, there is wildness and revelry (all harmless fun; it's important to point that out these days), green beer, green fountains, a green river and 300,000+ people dressed in … [Read more...]
Panama City’s Sober Spring Break After Setting Bikini Record
After 450 Girls Set New Mark As Spring Break Arrives, Some In The 'Redneck Riviera' Are Promoting Alcohol-Free Activities Okay, let's give a big "cheers" to Panama City Beach, Florida for breaking the World Bikini Record. "Cheers!" It assembled 450 girls in the sexy swimwear to set the new mark. It broke the old record of 357 set last year on Australia's Gold Coast (get … [Read more...]
Top Party Tips For Watching March Madness in a Bar
10 Methods For Making The Most Of the Madness That Is The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament One of the best bar times of the entire year is during March Madness. The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament is such a shootout, loaded with upsets, and there's celebration and heartbreak taking place , especially during the opening round on Thursday and Friday (March 16 and 16 in … [Read more...]
The St. Patrick’s Day Best Party City This Year Was Honolulu
Boston, Chicago, Savannah and Dublin Are Fun But A Jimmy Buffett Show Makes It a Wild Weekend in Waikiki Beach By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The biggest party for St. Patrick's Day t might well be the parades, pub crawls and crowds in Boston; Chicago; New York; Savannah, Ga; and of course Dublin. But the biggest party of the entire weekend this … [Read more...]
Who Put National Margarita Day Right After Fat Tuesday!?
After a Night Of Hurricanes Put Booze in the Blender And Render Those Frozen Concoctions That Help Us Hang On So Well Hurricanes to hangovers? Forget about it. The next day it's margarita madness. Do to quirk in the calendar, National Margarita Day is the day after Fat Tuesday. Feb. 21 and Feb. 22 are there to test the wills of party people. No rest for the … [Read more...]
Good Weather Drives the Party at Northern Trust Open
President's Day Weekend May Find L.A's Social Crowd At Riviera Country Club Rather Than Mammoth You don't have to be a golf fan to enjoy the Northern Trust Open. All you have to do is like to be outside with a beer in your hand. A good walk spoiled? Hardly. The annual PGA event at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles is Feb. 16-19 with blue skies and temperatures … [Read more...]
Tyler Perry Live Fan Chat Feb. 13 & 14 For Good Deeds Movie
Celebrity To Answer Questions About Upcoming Film That Arrives in Theaters Feb. 24 One of the biggest benefits of social media's expansion is the opportunity for fans to connect directly with their favorite stars and celebrities. And on Monday, Feb. 13 and Tuesday, Feb. 14 – that's Valentine's Day, guys – fans of Tyler Perry will be able to ask questions directly to him … [Read more...]
Joan Jett & Blackhearts to Rock ‘n Roar Long Beach GP Concert
No Need To Put Another Dime in The Juke Box, Baby, For This is A Free Concert After Saturday's IndyCar Grand Prix Qualifying Do you love rock 'n roll? Feel the need to put another time in the juke box. baby? Then you'll love the band playing at the 38th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on Saturday, April 14. It's Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. And the show is … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10K 2012 Photos Beer Garden
Run, Race, Party and Costume Contest Winners Wow. What a race. What a day. What a beer garden! Could anything get any better? Did you go to a bigger, better Super Bowl party? The 2012 Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10K was run under Chamber of Commerce weather, 75 degrees, light winds and bright and sunny. The Esplanade section was more gorgeous than a super model in … [Read more...]
World Curling Championships Provides Party Opportunity
Curling Is Ideal for the 12-Ounce Curls for Beer Drinking Fans; Switzerland Hosts 2012 Championship It's not exactly the Super Bowl or college football tailgating. But the World Men's Curling Championships, taking place March 30-April 8 in Basel, Switzerland, does provide people with a good party opportunity. Now I know what you are thinking. Curling!? I was right … [Read more...]
The USA’s Largest Super Bowl Party Has A Beer Garden
How big is the Super Bowl party you're attending? A few dozen? Couple of hundred? Perhaps even a thousand? It's likely not as big as this one, the beer garden at the finish of the annual Super Bowl 10K fun run in Redondo Beach, CA. With more than 8,000 runners, the Super Bowl 10K is one of the largest 10Ks on the West Coast. But it's not a serious run. It starts out in … [Read more...]
A Funny Story From The Redondo Beach 10K Race
How A Friend Missed the Beer Garden After Rollerblading in the Super Bowl Fun Run The annual Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10K always brings good times, and that also means good memories. One of my favorites involves a friend and his misadventures that led him to, incredulously, missing the beer garden. This friend had grown tired of several of us talking about the 10K … [Read more...]
Top New Year’s Eve Party Planning Money-Saving Tips
Take The Stress Out of NYE Plans By Following These Five Suggestions I laughed when I saw a news report on an LA TV station talking about New Year's Eve on the Sunset Strip. The reporter talked to a few restaurants and bars and, while giving a good overview of what's available and the pricing, wrapped up the story with this all-too-familiar warning: "Everything will … [Read more...]
New Orleans Top Party, Drinking & Hangover Prevention Tips
When partying in New Orleans – PubClub.com's Top Party Place for New Year's Eve as well as being a nightlife mecca nearly every day of the year – it's important to be able to survive. And in New Orleans, that's not always easy! So take it from this veteran of not only the Big Easy but NYE in the Big Easy. You CAN go big by following these five party … [Read more...]
Las Vegas New Year’s Eve Top 5 Party Tips
Advice on Partying on The Strip and Fremont Street And Be Prepared For The Weather If you're going to Las Vegas for New Year's Eve – and why wouldn't you, it's #4 on PubClub.com's list of Top NYE Party Places – then you'll want to go prepared. Here are tips, important things to know before you go so you can cut looose. In this case, don't roll the dice on being … [Read more...]
New Orleans is World’s Top Party City in January 2012
The Big Easy Goes Big With New Year's Eve, the Sugar Bowl, the Alabama-LSU BCS National Championship Game and Pardi Gras If you want to start out the New Year of 2012 partying, then there's no place better in the world to do it than New Orleans. You had just better be prepared to keep partying! That's because New Orleans – and not New York or any other place on the … [Read more...]
Shaun White Leaps Into Breckenridge for Nike Open
Party With the Snowboarding Pros of Superpipe, Slopestyle and Freeskier at the the Winter Dew Tour Just Dew It? That's what will be happening the weekend of Dec. 15-18 when USA Olympic Gold Medalist – and hip commercial pitchman Shaun White – leads top snowboard and freeski superpipe and slopestyle competitors in Breckenridge, CO, for the Nike Open as part of the … [Read more...]
12 Bars of Christmas Hermosa Beach Party Photos
The Annual Beach Cities Holiday Tradition The 12 Bars of Christmas is as much a part of the landscape of the Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities as the holiday strolls, boat parades and the spectacular Manhattan Beach fireworks. It consists of 50+ people visiting the local watering holes in Hermosa Beach, all attired in Christmas costumes and/or Santa hats, to celebrate … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Double-Fisted Party Weekend
Annual Wine & Food Festival Again Thrills and Fulfills This Blogger I'm two for two at the annual San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival. Let's see anyone on the Padres do that in their first two at-bats. I've been to the event twice and both times have had a great time. It helps that I really like wine & food festivals because they are usually outdoors … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival Pairing Event Review
Belgian Beer Tasting A Great Warm-up To Main Events Am I supposed to have a buzz even before the first party?! If it's the San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival - and it is - then heck yeah! I emerged feeling this way after the Belgian Beer Tasting and Pairing on Friday afternoon, before even the big evening event and Saturday's Grand Tasting. Yes, it's a Belgian … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay’s Event SoCal’s #1 Wine & Food Festival
Annual San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival Is Top-Rated For its Multi-Day Format With Multiple Fun Parties & Tastings I just love going to wine, beer and food festivals. They are festive, classy without being conceited and you've got something in common with just about everyone there, because you are all there to consume wine and beer (plus, in some cases, … [Read more...]
BlogWorld LA For Serious Bloggers: Event Review
Conference For Those Who Want To Make a Living By Blogging Features Speakers, An Expo And One-on-One Conversations With Panelists By the time I arrived at the 2011 BlogWorld LA – held Nov. 3-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center – on the first day, everyone was buzzing about the opening keynote speaker. It was on Google+ For Business, and unfortunately I had missed … [Read more...]
Blogging from BlogWorld & New Media Expo LA Review
Nirvana for Bloggers Features Seminars, Expo and Post-Event Social Mixer and Parties Blog. Blog. Blog. It's the theme of BlogWorld L.A, a three-day event taking place Nov. 3-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. I was there the first day, which was comprised of keynote speakers and a lineup of seminars that, for this Bar Blogger who writes about bars, picking the ones to … [Read more...]
Halloween Photos Portofino Party Redondo Beach
The South Bay Rocks it Again at the Wild, Crazy And Fun and Here are Images of the 2011 Bash Packed. Crazy. Fun. The annual Halloween Portofino Party once again delivered big-time to party people in the South Bay Beach Cities of Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo Beach. The event was put on my Max Entertainment and Berry Bly. Are you here in the PubClub.com photos!? For … [Read more...]
Okay, Bring It On, I’m Ready For Halloween 2011 Parties
West Hollywood's Wild Carnival Just One of Many Party Events To Get Excited About As Adults Dress Up Like Kids and Act Like College Students Sometimes, we just go through the motions. We know something good is coming up, but we kind of get ready for it like a football team doing a morning walk-through at the stadium before a big game. As Halloween 2011 began to … [Read more...]
Can’t Wait For Carnival 2019? The ‘Fifth Season’ In Dusseldorf and Cologne Is Nov. 11
Mardi Gras Celebrations Start in November In These German Cities Carnival, or Mardi Gras if you prefer, is one of the World's Great Party Events. The 2019 date for Fat Tuesday is March 5, but if you just can't wait for Carnival than go to... wait for it ... Germany! Yes, Deutschland. Now before you protest and say "but Oktoberfest ended back in October," just … [Read more...]
Anaheim Reaches Out To Bloggers With OC Blogger Bash
The Land of Disneyland Seeks To Prove There's More Here Than Mickey (Like A Tiki Bar, For Example) Driving through Anaheim is always an interesting experience. It's like entering a fantasy land, something that doesn't really exist. Am I dreaming, or is this all real? This is, of course, because Anaheim is where Disneyland is located and no matter one's age, it's easy to … [Read more...]
Long Beach Marathon Photos Images Beer Garden Party
If there is one thing the PubClub.com believes in, it's exercise and socialize. So when I heard that Michelob Ultra was providing 10,000 beers to runners of a marathon, it's something I had to see for myself. As well as toast those who can actually run 26.2 miles (or 13.1 in the half marathon). Michelob Ultra provided a beer garden for them to toast themselves, and it was a … [Read more...]
Hometown Fair Beer Garden Photos Manhattan Beach CA
Images of the Annual Fun Festival in the Los Angeles South Bay Beach City Gorgeous weather brings out gorgeous people and, it seems, the beer flows just a bit faster. Though with more than 300 kegs consumed in two days, the beer always flows pretty darned fast at the annual Manhattan Beach Old Hometown Fair Beer Garden. In 2011, the temperature was in the upper 70s … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 10K 2011 Photos Hometown Fair
Images From A Beautiful Day at the Annual Downtown Run With Bands and Celebration The annual Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair 10K was run under perfect conditions on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. The sun was shining, the pier was glistening and it was a postcard day for the city and the runners. There were bands along the route – the steel drums on Valley-Ardmore, up one of … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: It’s National Drink A Beer Day!? I’ll Drink to That!
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Do we really need a holiday to drink a beer? Well, why argue. If someone is going to give us one, I'll raise my pint glass and say "cheers" to the occasion. National Drink a Beer Day is Sept. 28. I certainly plan to indulge. In fact, I just won't have a single beer, I'll have several. Maybe I'll … [Read more...]
From Oktoberfest to Halloween October is a Top Party Month
Oktoberfest, Pirates in California, Beer Festivals in Baltimore and LA Plus Fantasy Fest, The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party and Halloween October is more like Rocktober with all the party events happening in the month. It starts out with four big events and finishes with three more. What could be better, and what other month is this jam-packed with … [Read more...]
Abbot Kinney Festival Blog Photos Beer Gardens
Annual Street Festival Features Fun, Music, Food and More Beer Gardens Than the Bar Blogger Can See in a Day I need to go back to the Abbott Kinney Festival next year. That's because I only made it to two of the three beer gardens. And so let me raise my plastic Bud Light cup to the organizers for having three beer gardens. And for not gouging us on the price – $6 for a … [Read more...]
Jose Cuervo/Bud Light Lime Hermosa Open 2011 Review & Photos
Pro Beach Volleyball's Return to Hermosa Beach is a Return to Local Culture At least we have pro beach volleyball! It's not the AVP and its in September instead of June, July or August, and the top players are elsewhere, but we'll take it. Southern California culture is revived and survived with the Jose Cuervo/Bud Light Lime Hermosa Beach Open at the Hermosa Beach Pier … [Read more...]
Scotch, Whiskey and Bourbon Event Coming to Los Angeles
Get A Designated Driver For Whiskey Live LA, Which Features High-End Spirits in a High-End Environment Bourbon is one of the hottest liquors going in the spirits industry, and along with its cousins scotch and whiskey it is being featured in the third Whiskey Live LA, a tasting and sampling event taking place in Los Angeles. Old favorites are combined with new and rare … [Read more...]
San Pedro Port of LA Lobster Festival 2011 Review & Photos
Lobsters, Beer, Bands, Pirates, Wenches and Lots of People In a Sunny Seaside Setting at Ports O'Call The Bar Blogger found a bar with beer at the Lobster Festival, and thus was happy. If there's one thing that excites the Bar Blogger, it's being outside in a sunny setting drinking a good, cold beer. Festivals are particularly engaging because they involve bands and lots of … [Read more...]
If You Like Lobster and Beer Then The San Pedro LobsterFest Is For You
Event Features Bands, Beer, Entertainment & Lobsters Give me lobster and beer, for dinner every day of the year... That's not exactly the line from the Jimmy Buffett song – it's oysters and beer – but when there's a lobster festival, it fits. And in Los Angeles on the third weekend of September there is a lot of lobster and lots of beer to wash it down at … [Read more...]
San Francisco Celebrates a Week of Cocktails Sept. 18-25
Cheers to Cocktail Week, Which Involves a Bar Crawl, Seminars and a Gala Dinner, All in A Celebration of Drinks San Francisco Cocktail Week, which is Sept. 18-25, has so many events it's as dizzying as, well, a week's worth of cocktails. One almost needs a social secretary to handle the scheduling. It kicks off with a bar crawl and concludes with a bathtub gin … [Read more...]
Halloween 2011: Universal Studios Horror Nights Tickets On Sale
Month-Long Event Features Six Themed Scary Mazes, Scare Zones and the Return of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure Tickets are now on sale for one of the most popular Halloween activities in Los Angeles is the month-long Horror Nights" at Universal Studios, Hollywood. Most nights sell out in advance and it involves turning the studio lot, theme park and … [Read more...]
Trump National Wine & Beer Festival Photos Event Review 2011
Third Annual Event Brings In Capacity Crowd of 2,000 From South Bay Beach Cities and Beyond to Palos Verdes Awesome. Fantastic. Glad I went and when's the next one!? In just three years, the Trump National Beer & Wine Festival has become one of the hottest social events in the social-heavy South Bay, a must-do happening that in 2011 even drew people off … [Read more...]
Party Weekend In Manhattan Beach and The South Bay
Manhattan Open, the Wimbledon of Beach Volleyball, and Trump Wine & Beer Festival Are Big Events Here's a look at what's happening on this VERY happening weekend in Manhattan Beach, CA. Actually, it spills over onto beautiful Palos Verdes with a relatively new event to the South Bay, one that is quickly becoming a "must do" affair for the entire … [Read more...]
Antelope Valley Fair Party Guide Review With Beers, Bands & Photos
There's Beer – And Plenty of It – At This Los Angeles-Area County Fair While the land of Palmdale/Lancaster is best known to many in the Los Angeles area as a place of families, it also has its share of party people. And in late August (Aug. 21-30 in 2020), they take a break from the bars and head to the Antelope Valley Fair, where they are greeted with tiki bars … [Read more...]
Previewing and Reviewing the Taste of Brews Long Beach
There Were 100 Microbrews From 50 Breweries, But Also A Few Organizational Hicccups Who can not like a beer festival? You get to try a bunch of different beers without having to go all over the place – it's always nice when beer comes to you – the atmosphere is fun because it's full of fun like-minded people – and they are generally held outdoors at cool venues. The … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man Sangria Players Post Party Photos
The Annual Event, Hosted by Bud Light and Team Magnum P.I., Proves Volleyball Players Can Bring The Heat to The Partying Scene Volleyball players really know how to party. And the time they do it best is after tournaments. One of the great highlights of living in the LA South Bay Beach Cities of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach are the Sunday … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 2011 6-Man Party Scene Report Images Alcohol Crackdown
The Annual Volleyball Tournament and Beach Bash Has Security, Crowds, Too Many Barricades, House Parties, and Hulk Hogan I saw Hulk Hogan. Well, he's not really Hulk Hogan. His name is Tall Paul," and he dresses up like Hulk Hogan (looking remarkably like the wresting star), each year for Manhattan Beach, CA's annual zany beach volleyball tournament. Some … [Read more...]
Smackfest 2011 Party Scene Images & Photos
Annual Hermosa Beach Costume Volleyball Tournament is, Once Again, A Smashing Success When one hears the words "beach party," this probably does not come immediately to mind. One likely imagines some type of college Spring Break scene or, for those fortunate enough to have experienced it, the wild scene of Paradise Beach in Mykonos. But this is California. Southern … [Read more...]
Smackfest: Another Reason To Love Living in the L.A. South Bay
Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach Are Full Of Things Like This Party-First Volleyball Tournament If ever there were a fun place to live, it has to be the South Bay Beach Cities of Hermosa and Manhattan Beach, a pair of party places within Los Angeles. For it is here that the young and social go out to bars, fill places for cultural happenings like the weekly Taco Tuesday … [Read more...]
Del Mar Opening Day Can Be Loads Of Fun But Its Too Crowded For Some Fans
Huge Crowds Overwhelm Where The Turf Meets The Surf, Yet the People Still Keeping Partying It's the Kentucky Derby of the West Coast, the mid-summer social scene of Southern California, the best Hump Day party in the country. Opening Day at Del Mar race track in Del Mar, CA, is an annual event for tens of thousands of people from Los Angeles to San Diego. People … [Read more...]
Bid & Win a Date at Brennan’s Marina del Rey
The Turtles Not The Only Thing Racing Here For This Charity Auction Event Win a date, race a turtle and help a charity. Sounds like a good night in a bar! That's what's happening on Wednesday, July 20 at Brennan's Pub in Marina del Rey, CA. It's called Soulmate Wednesday and it takes place from 7-11 p.m. A $10 donation at the door to benefit One Love Generation, a … [Read more...]
California Sports Lifestyle Beach Event & Beer Garden
The Hennessey's Paddleboard Competition Showcases the Unique Combination of An LA Sport and A Post-Event Party There are unique things about life in Southern California that are different than anywhere else in the world. One such example is demonstrated the second Saturday of July in Redondo Beach. It's the Hennessey's Paddleboard Competition and it involves hard … [Read more...]
Pro Beach Volleyball Returns For Manhattan Open & Hermosa
NBA's Kevin Love Joins Pros Back at the Beach in August and September, Though It's Not the AVP Beach volleyball, as much a part of the culture of the South Bay as surfing and Taco Tuesday, is back for 2011. It's not the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) but a new three-tour series that starts with the Manhattan Open the end of August and hits Hermosa Beach in … [Read more...]
Duke’s Malibu Goes Big On Wednesdays
Summer Event Features Raffle With Big Prizes and Cheap Beer Waikiki has Duke's on Sunday. Malibu has Duke's on Wednesday. At the former, it's a tradition so rich it even brings in locals to the beach's top tourist bar. At the latter, it's a place to hang loose with locals, enjoy cheap beer and win some darned good prizes. It's Big Wednesday and it's an annual … [Read more...]
No Fourth of July for Summerfest in 2011
World's Largest Music Festival in Milwaukee Runs June 29-July 3 and July 5-10 Summerfest – or The Big Gig, as it is known locally – is a summer institution in Milwaukee, a huge event that attracts 850,000 people. It's a mecca of music, ranging from contemporary to country, rock, pop, alternative, reggae, R&B. It's more versatile than Aaron Rodgers. In all, there are a … [Read more...]
Tickets Now on Sale for San Diego Food & Wine Festival
Popular Annual Party Features A Day By the Bay and a Friday Night Party on the Hornblower Yacht Food and wine – plus plenty of beer and good times – await people who pair up beautiful San Diego with the annual San Diego Food & Wine Festival. The event is not until November – 16-20 to be precise – but tickets are already on sale. And it's a good idea to get them early so … [Read more...]
Sunset Music Festival 2011 Motley Crue Leads Bands Lineup
Annual Block Party On the Sunset Strip Also Includes Bush, Public Enemy and Robbie Krieger of The Doors The Sunset Strip Music Festival is bringing out it's "Wild Side" in 2011 by having Mötley Crüe serve as its headliner band. And there are sure to be plenty of "Girls, Girls, Girls." The annual party, which combines L.A.'s legendary music venues such as the Roxy … [Read more...]
Memorial Day 2011 Party Blog Report
What's Happening and Weekend Updates For This Three-Day Holiday It's Memorial Day 2011 and the parties are underway! Here's an updated look at what's happening around the USA. • Indianapolis 500. PubClubettes Danielle and Kayla were stars at Saturday night's party and are whopping it up in the infield. Photographer Jack Fleming is following their every move and photos will … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Weekend Party Report
Indianapolis 500 Leads Top Places to Party for the USA's Three-Day Weekend It's Memorial Day Weekend 2011 and in addition to outdoor barbeques it means people are going places to party! Here is PubClub.com's Top Party Places for the first wild three-day weekend of the soon-to-be summer season! • Indianapolis 500. This is the 100th anniversary of the race and it's going to be … [Read more...]
Amgen Bike Tour of California Fun Review Mt. Baldy Images
Thousands of Spectators and Fellow Bikers Line The Course in a Tailgate Party Scene at a Unique Sporting Event Tailgating is m0st synonymous with football and Jimmy Buffett concerts. And, apparently, it also applies to professional bicycling racing. In fact, the Amgen Tour of Calufornia - the US's equivalent of the Tour de France – is a big tailgating experience. At least … [Read more...]
KCAL Radio Kegger Concert Parties a Summer Highlight & Images
95.7-FM in Redlands Hosts Bands and Beer Event In Its Parking Lot; Next Kegger is July 15 A kegger!? Sure, I'm there. When, where and what time!? It's three times during the summer – May, June and July – in the parking lot of KCAL 96.7 FM in Redlands. It's a meet-and-greet with the staff and broadcast personalities, but it's also a keg … [Read more...]
Beach Volleyball Part of 2011 Preakness Infield Party
National Volleyball League Putting On Tournament As Part of InfieldFest at Pimlico Track The infield at the Preakness is not like that of the Kentucky Derby, but it's quite a scene. And this weekend, it's going to be even more entertaining at the National Volleyball League (NVL) and 32 of its top teams will be holding a beach volleyball tournament as part of … [Read more...]
Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival 2011 in Long Beach This Weekend
More Than 70,000 People Go Through Nearly 900 Kegs Of Budweiser In This Two-Day Party One of the biggest events of the year in Long Beach, CA, takes place this weekend. It's the Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival and it's happening again (May 21-22). This is one huge event. There are 70,000 people in attendance and beer provider Budweiser goes through 900 kegs … [Read more...]
Los Feliz Village Street Fair Returns for 2011
LA Festival, Scheduled for July 24, Features Bands and a Beer and Wine Garden on Hollywood Blvd. The Los Feliz Village Street Fair is back. After a two-year hiatus, the Los Feliz Village Business Improvement District (LFVBID) has announced the 18th event will be held Sunday, July 24th, on Hollywood Blvd. The event will feature local bands, beer and wine gardens, food from … [Read more...]
100th Bay to Breakers 2011 Review No-Alcohol Enforcement
People – and Costumes and Some Booze – Return to the Streets of San Francisco For Annual Zany Run & Informal Parade and Party The 100th Bay to Breakers, the annual street party, block party and festival through the streets of San Francisco, should have been a celebration of epic proportions. For years, the event went on without incident, people cutting loose and having … [Read more...]
San Francisco Bay Area The Place to Party This Weekend
With A Beer Festival and the Zazzle Bay to Breakers, Northern California is the Top Place For Parties You want to party this weekend!? The place to do it is California's Bay Area. There are two great events, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. First, it's the Boonville Beer Festival and then it's the legendary Bay to Breakers in San Francisco. The Boonville Beer Festival, … [Read more...]
Top Beerfests: Boonville Beer Festival Review & Images
Its Remote Location is Actually a Boon for This Annual Beer-Drinking Event in Northern California The name of the town pretty says it all. Boonville. It's 125 miles north of San Francisco, it's a few blocks long and there are no stoplights. But the second Saturday of each May, some 7,000 people make it their weekend home (May 14 in 2011). The reason: The Boonville Beer … [Read more...]
Bartenders Tequila Contest in Key West
Partida Spirit Bird Challenge is June 12 For South Florida Bartenders Key West is a town known for beer and rum. But tequila? Sure, I'll have some! That's what the Partida Spirit Bird Challenge is all about. The 2011 event is Sunday, June 12, at open-air rooftop of the Rum Barrel (528 Front Street) from 5-8 p.m. It's an open competition for bartenders from throughout … [Read more...]