By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Rain, rain and more rain. The California atmospheric river has transformed the state from a sun drenched one to rain drenched one. That may dampen the pregame spirts of Georgia and TCU fans in Los Angeles for the College Football Playoffs National Championship who no doubt were expecting the tropical scene of gently swaying palm trees, … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Ship In Long Beach To Reopen By End Of 2022
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Editor The Queen Mary ship, the iconic landmark in Long Beach, CA, is set to reopen to visitors by the end of 2022. This could mean she would be able to host a New Year's Eve party as she did in the past. The one-time luxury ship that carried celebrities – Winston Churchill, Bob Hope, Clark Gable, King George V, the Duke and … [Read more...]
West Hollywood Carnaval Halloween Block Party Canceled For 2022
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger One of the world's largest Halloween parties, West Hollywood Carnaval in Los Angeles, has been canceled for 2022. This is the third year in a row that they blocks-long block party along famous Sunset Blvd,, won't be held. The reasons: Covid, Monkeypox, safety fears due to all the recent public shootings across the country and … [Read more...]
Live Music & Karaoke In DTLA Can Be Found At Boomtown Brewery
Music is everywhere in Los Angeles and here's where to find it, along with karaoke in downtown L.A., known to locals as DTLA. Craft brewery Boomtown Brewery has several days of music. As Boomtown likes to say "because people can't live on beer alone." All of Boomtown’s events are free. There are no food or drink specials on these nights, tho karaoke singers do get a $2 … [Read more...]
Going Carless In L.A. Is Possible; This Person Saves Money Using Only Uber
By Kevin Wilkerson, Los Angeles Blogger Carless in L.A.? Before you fall over laughing at not having a vehicle in California's most spread-out city with the most clogged freeways and the worst public transportation system of any major destination in the world, hear me out here. My co-producer and co-host for PubClub LIVE!, Soul Cole, has been sans auto as the French … [Read more...]
Famous Universal Studios Hollywood Tours Adds Electric Trams
When you think of tourism and things to do when visiting Los Angeles, one of the first things that comes to mind are the trams that are a part of the the University Studio Hollywood Tours. They trams are as iconic as the tour, themselves have been featured in movies and they take you around iconic movie sets that include “Back to the Future” and dynamic rides such as “Fast … [Read more...]
Los Angeles: How You Can Spread Your Creative Wings
Los Angeles is also known as the city of angels, partly due to its Spanish roots, and partly due to the uniqueness of the city. Los Angeles spent its formative years as a Mexican city, before moving to American rule in the 1800s. Now, the city spends most of its time inspiring locals and tourists through creative outlets. Visit The Venice Canals Whilst many Americans … [Read more...]
Start Your Memorial Day Weekend With This Wine Tasting Event In The San Fernando Valley
Buvette Restaurant Hosting Flights From Fernweh Wine Co. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger While Memorial Day Weekend means beer and BBQs to a lot of people, wine lovers in Los Angeles can have their moment, too. On Tuesday of Memorial Day Weekend (May 25), Buvette restaurant in the San Fernando Valley is holding a wine tasting, hosted by … [Read more...]
Which City Is Better, Los Angeles Or San Diego?
Comparing These Two Southern California Cities From Someone Who Has Lived In Both Places Los Angeles vs. San Diego, California cities By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger The question is often posed to me. Which city is better, Los Angeles or San Diego. As someone who has lived in both places, here is my answer. For me, it's San Diego and … [Read more...]
West Hollywood Halloween Carnival Canceled For 2020
WeHo Annual Costume Block Party Won't Take Place For First Time Since 1987 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger Posted Oct. 26, 2020 The wild, crazy, creative and funky West Hollywood Halloween Carnival has – like so many other events around the world – been canceled for 2020 because of COVID-19. Here is the part of the statement from … [Read more...]
Los Angeles ‘Not Shutting Down’ Mayor Eric Garcetti Declares
L.A. Still Functioning – Barely – During COVID-19 Crisis By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger Even while announcing the closure of all restaurants and bars in the city, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti declared that L.A., is "not shutting down" in response to the COVID-19 crisis. "Our city is not shutting down," he declared during a video press conference. … [Read more...]
LA’s Iconic Hollywood Boulevard Major Makeover Under Consideration
Plans Presented To Update This Landmark Street That Includes The Walk Of Fame By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hollywood Blogger The most famous street in Los Angeles – the one with the sidewalk Walk Of Fame, where the Oscars red carpet takes place and where tourists flock to see Tinseltown landmarks – may be undergoing a major makeover. Hollywood Boulevard is being … [Read more...]
LA’s Mr Musichead Gallery Featuring Rare Elvis Presley Photos In In Birthday Tribute
Eternally Elvis! Exhibition Features Unseen Photographs From 1956 – 1957 Mr Musichead Gallery in Los Angeles, which features collections of music-related photography, is holding a tribute to Elvis Presley in celebration of what would have been the King's 85th birthday. Called Eternally Elvis!, it features rare and previously unseen photos from the singer's early … [Read more...]
Pink’s Hot Dogs Celebrating 80th Anniversary In LA With 80-Cent Hot Dogs In November
Iconic Hot Dog Stand To The Stars Having Chili Dogs For Charity Pink's Hot Dogs, an iconic Los Angeles hot dog stand, is celebrating its 80th anniversary in November with a series of events selling its dogs for 80 cents. Below are the details. WHO: Pink’s Hot Dog stand, a Hollywood Legend Since 1939, is celebrating its 80th year in business by selling CHILI DOGS … [Read more...]
The LA Food Bowl 2019 Is Coming In May – And It’s Going To Be Delicious!
A Sneak Peak Of This Festival Taking Place All Over Los Angeles Thirty-one days, a new kind of food festival, an event as big and diverse as Los Angeles. These are the buzz phrases for the third annual Los Angeles Times Food Bowl, taking place throughout the city for an entire month. The 2019 dates are May 1-31 with a kickoff opening night on Tuesday, April 30. … [Read more...]
The Travel Blogger: Now It’s FREEZING In L.A.; This Is Some Winter Weather
Canadian Vortex Sends Snow To Napa & Freezing Temperatures To Southern California By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I walked outside the other morning and it was so cold, I had to look around me make sure I was not at a ski resort. I did not know what the temperature was but I saw a story on the news that it was supposed to be below freezing in … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Why La La Land Should Not Be Your Top February Vacation Spot
Rain Won't Go Away In Los Angeles This Winter By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger If you're looking for a warm weather and sunny place to travel to this February, don't come here to Los Angeles. In an unusual weather pattern, we are being washed away by unprecedented rain. Literally. As I write this, a large part of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu is … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Los Angeles Finally Returns To Normal California Weather
Winter Rain Storms Give Way To Warmth And Sunshine By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger If you're planning a winter trip to Los Angeles and Southern California, then you will be glad to know that – for the time being, at least – we are back to our normal weather pattern. After 10 days of rain, the sun is out again and the temperature is warm. It's in … [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...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Why I Don’t Mind It When It Rains In L.A.
Sunny Days & Coastal Sunsets Are On The Horizon By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I don't like it when it rains. The only time I want getting water poured on my head is when I'm in the shower. Not when I walk outside. With rain, there's not really any outdoor activities, I have to drive with the top up (and I'm really a top-down kind of … [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...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Several Days Of Winter Rain Forecast For Los Angeles
When LA Weather Becomes Like Portland I just got depressed looking at the 10-day weather forecast for Redondo Beach, CA, which is one of the Beach Cities in Los Angeles. Instead of the typical 70 and sunny, it showed the following: "cloudy, AM rain, PM rain, AM showers, cloudy, mostly cloudy. Only one day did it show "sunny." One of out 10!? In Southern … [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...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Lunch With Pacific Ocean Views In El Porto, CA
A Surfer's Haven Hangs On In LA's South Bay Beach Cities By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I had lunch in El Porto the other day. It was a beautiful and sunny afternoon and I had just dropped off a friend after running and errand with him. I had a sandwich with me and was trying to figure out where I would eat it on my way to a meeting when I … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: See What Happens In LA After It Rains
A Brilliant, Gorgeous Sunset Settles Over Southern California By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I spent much of the day driving around Los Angeles in a steady rain which occasionally turned into a downpour. It was a rare ugly day, the kind were you just want to get your tasks over with so you can be back home where it's dry. But this is Los … [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...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: LA’s Big Holiday Events Weekend
Boat Parades, Pub Crawls & Manhattan Beach Fireworks By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It's party time in Los Angeles Holiday style. A city as big and diverse as Los Angeles so, too, are its holiday events. And there is no bigger time for it than the second weekend of December. There are so many fun party happenings it's impossible to … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Why It’s Hard To Get Into The Holidays Spirit In L.A.
Warm Weather, Sunshine & Santas In Shorts Make Los Angeles A Unique Cecember Destination The sun is out, the temperature is 70 degrees, people are playing beach volleyball on weekends instead of jamming into shopping malls and Santa Claus wears shorts. There's no snow (unless you drive to the mountains!), no central location to gather with others, no sense … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Seeing Movies & TV Show Film Shoots In L.A.
La La Land Comes To Life And What It's Like Behind The Scenes By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger A lot of tourists visiting Los Angeles go to Hollywood Blvd, to the Walk of Fame and on studio tours at places like Universal Studios and Warner Bros. But did you know you can also see the actual filming of movies, TV shows and commercials taking place … [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...]
LA’s Haunted Hotels – The Ghostliest Places To Stay In Los Angeles
Hollywood Rosevelt, The Queen Mary & The Cecil All Have Ghost & Mystery Histories By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger If you're in your hotel in Los Angeles suddenly get the look like you've seen a ghost, perhaps you have seen a ghost. Certainly if you're at one of these places, and you won't be alone. There have been ghost sightings, murders … [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...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: What The Offshore Santa Ana Winds Mean For LA Weather
Sunny And Hot With Spectacular Coastal Sunsets By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger If you're traveling in Los Angeles, flip on the local weather and hear the forecasters talking about offshore or Santa Ana winds and wonder that what means, well, keep reading. The offshore winds – often called the "Santa Anas" – are ones that come not off the ocean, … [Read more...]
WeHo Carnaval LA Halloween Block Party Everything You Need To Know
West Hollywood's Wild & Fun Costume Event On Halloween Night In Los Angeles 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 annually gets around 500,000 … [Read more...]
Halloween In Los Angeles 2018 Top Fun Party Events Halloween Weekend & Night
WeHo Carnaval Leads Spooky Parties Singles Scene In L.A. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Nightlife Blogger Halloween in Los Angeles, one of the top places to be for this event in the USA. There's so much happening in so many different areas, it's almost, well scary! (Actually, it's really fun.) There are events starting Friday night, on Saturday and … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Okay, So It Did Not Rain In L.A. After All
Another Sunny Day In Southern California By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Well that was a bummer - it did not rain after all in Los Angeles! Okay, it wasn't really a bummer. I'm glad it did not rain. But the day I posted that it was raining, it actually wasn't; I was simply looking at the salivating weather people on TV who were anxiously … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: It’s Raining In L.A., And Here It’s Big News
A Rainy Day In Los Angeles But Wait, Now The Sun Is Out Here... By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The lead story on all the Los Angeles television stations this early-fall day is a big one here in L.A. It's raining. Actually, it's been the big news all week – reporters and weather people talking about the rain that's coming to Los … [Read more...]
14th Annual Los Angeles Burning Man Decompression Art & Music Festival 2018 Date & Details
Decom Features 7 Stages Run By Popular Burning Man Camps The 14th annual Los Angeles Burning Man Decompression Art & Music Festival takes place on Saturday, Oct. 13. Here are the full details. Decom is the oldest and largest official event associated with Burning Man in Los Angeles. The location is the newly-renovated L.A. State Historic Park, and the hours … [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...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Riding A Bike On The Strand Is A Great Way To See Los Angeles
Forget The Rental Car; See LA's Beach Cities On A Bicycle By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Forget the cars, the freeway, the clogged surface streets with the ill-timed lights. Put the traffic and stress of driving aside, kicking it off as if these hassles were flip-flops at the beach. The best way to see Los Angeles is not in a rental car, but … [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...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Enjoying The Los Angeles Comedy Clubs
Comedians Fill The Stage At The Comedy & Magic Club In Hermosa Beach By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Here's something you should definitely do when you are visiting Los Angeles: go to a comedy club. There's a lot of them, most famously the Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip and The Improv. At the latter, I once saw Jerry Seinfield just hanging … [Read more...]
LA Fleet Week 2018 Among Top Things To Do In LA On Labor Day Weekend
Ship Tours, Concerts & A Salute To The Services On The Seas By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Lifestyle Blogger Living in Los Angeles, you're not stuck for a lack of things to do anytime, and especially on Labor Day Weekend. There are events happening all over this vast area the first weekend of September, and one of the biggest is LA Fleet Week … [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...]
Labor Day Weekend 2018 Los Angeles Top Things To Do & Events
Live Music, A Beer Garden, USC & UCLA Kickoffs & A Club Crawl By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Lifestyle Blogger It's Labor Day Weekend and while it's kind of a bummer that it signals the end of summer, you might as well go out by going all out, right!? Here's where to go and where to be so you can have an end-of-summertime blast in L.A. Fiesta … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Los Angeles Party Bus Pub Crawl Adventure
Pirates, Wenches & School Girls A Dream Theme For This Crew By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I was buzzed at the first bar. Actually let me correct that - I was buzzed before the first bar. Rum tends to do that to a pirate. I was on a pirates and wenches (and school girls; hey I don’t get the connection either but who’s going to argue … [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...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: L.A. Visitors, Go To The AVP Manhattan Beach Open
The 'Wimbledon Of Beach Volleyball' A Big Part Of The Los Angeles South Bay Culture By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger When traveling, I always like to find something of local culture, something unique to the area that lets me know I'm in some place other than home. Now some might joke that in order to do that in Los Angeles, all you have to do is … [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...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: The Best Time To Visit Los Angeles
Hot August Nights Don't Apply Here In L.A. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger When my parents from Tennessee decided to come see me in Los Angeles for the first time, my dad had one important question: when is the best time to visit L.A.? "August," I proclaimed without hesitation. My dad, shocked at this response, must have felt like cleaning 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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Los Angeles St. Patrick’s Day Weekend 2019 Top Bars & Events Party Report
Places To Say Erin Go Bragh & Be Irish In L.A. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger Welcome to the PubClub.com Los Angeles Party Report, laddies & lasses, it's St. Patrick's Day! Not only is it St. Paddy's Day but March 17 is on a Sunday. So my first time is don't get too hammered on Friday night and screw up your Saturday! Then again, … [Read more...]
Alpine Village Oktoberfest Review & Everything You Need To Know
L.A's Largest German Beer Tent Oompha Band Celebration Oktoberfest at Alpine Village in Torrance, CA, was not exactly Munich. For starters, there was only one beer tent. But there was a beer tent and, like the ones in Germany, it was pretty big, in L.A.'s South Bay Beach Cities. It was rocking with people drinking big beers to an oompha band on Fridays, Saturdays … [Read more...]
El Segundo Keg Hunt 2018 Event Date, Details & Review
Kegs, Not Eggs, Are Hidden In This Fun Event With Clues In The Bars The El Segundo Easter Keg Hunt is back for 2018. You read that right. Keg, and not egg, hunt. It's Saturday, March 31 and goes from roughly noon-6 p.m. The meeting spot is the Tavern On Main (123 Main Street. El Segundo, CA). So what is the Easter Keg Hunt? It's an excuse for groups of people to … [Read more...]
Why There’s Always So Many Things To Do In Los Angeles
Concerts, Wine & Craft Beer Festivals & Sports Are A Big Part Of Livin' In L.A. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger NBA All-Star Weekend. The Genesis LA Open PGA Tour golf tournament. UCLA and UCLA basketball. All this was happening on one weekend in Los Angeles. Oh, and it was 80 degrees at the beach. In February. When you … [Read more...]
Pechanga Resort Microbrew Beer Festival & Chili Cookoff 2018 Date & Details
10th Annual Event Features Craft Beers, Chili & Live Music In Temecula When people in and around Los Angeles think of things or do in Temecula, going wine tasting is at the top of their list. And for good reason, for there are some 50 wineries in Temecula Valley. But there's also beer, and on Saturday, June 9, Pechanga Resort & Casino is hosting its 10th … [Read more...]
First Time In Los Angeles? Here’s Your Two-Day Itinerary
Visiting La La Land From Seeing The Hollywood Sign To Sports To Sunsets By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger & L.A. Resident What you say, you've only got two days to "see" L.A.!? It's such a big, spread-out city with so much diversity coming here can be an intimidating experience. No problem. Take it from me; you can do this and do it well IF you … [Read more...]
A Day In L.A.; Bike Ride, Venice Beach Walk & An Unexpected Party
A Surprising Saturday Becomes Another Beach Fun Day By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger Sometimes, the most fun you can have is when you least expect it. Imagine riding a bike up the Southern California coastline, going for a walk with 50 people to a part of Venice Beach that you would never guess is a part of L.A., and then arriving back at home to a … [Read more...]
Getting To Know Los Angeles One Hike At A Time
Venice Canals & Waterfalls Just Part Of L.A.'s Hidden Gems By Kevin Wilkerson, Los Angeles Blogger The city of Los Angeles is like that mysterious girl lurking at the back at your friend's party. She occasionally joins the conversation and sometimes leads it, but at the same time you know she's hiding something really cool. No matter how up front Los … [Read more...]
A Fun, Lively Night At The London West Hollywood Bar & Boxwood Restaurant
London Meets Hollywood At This Chic Location At The Sunset Strip By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger I went to a press event and wound up at a party. A full-blown am-I-in-the-wrong-place party where the champagne corks were popping so often it provided a soundtrack, speciality gin and vodka cocktails were being poured along with endless wines, and … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Tiki Bar Tiki No & Parrothead Club Hosting Thomas Fire Victims Party
Phins Up For Boat Drinks, TropRock Music & Jimmy Buffett Lifestyle With A Purpose Southern California Parrotheads will be flocking to a place this January they like to call home – a tiki bar! The Los Angeles Parrothead Club – 500 strong Jimmy Buffett fans who do a lot for local charities – is hosing a party at the Tiki No tiki bar in North Hollywood on … [Read more...]
Los Angeles New Year’s Eve 2018 Bars: Karaoke At Tiki No Hollywood
Experience A Tiki Bar On NYE With No Cover Charge By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Promoter parties, big lines at big bars and bigger cover charges. With no central area for celebrating, that's pretty much what you're looking at on New Year's Eve in Los Angeles. There are no fireworks or a huge public gathering. So you either go to a promoter … [Read more...]
Where To Stay When You Are Visiting Los Angeles: Hotel Location Tips
A Local's Insight On How To Find Accommodations In LaLa Land By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger When my sister and her friends came to California for their first visit to Los Angeles, they had booked a room in what they told me was El Segundo, a kind of Mayberry R.F.D., little town just south of the airport, one that's also becoming an … [Read more...]
Escape Room LA Adds The Intriguing Pyramid Puzzle – A Review
Using Clues, This Clueless Blogger Discovers One Of The Interesting Things To Do In DLTA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger I escaped. Rather – and far more accurately – we escaped. A team of strangers, a friend and myself were in the new The Pyramid attraction/puzzle/maze as part of Escape Room LA, a very interesting participation … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Holiday Boat Parades 2022 Dates & Party Information
A Guide From Newport Beach To Marina del Rey Dates, information, viewing locations and how to make it a party for the Newport Beach, Marina del Rey, Long Beach, Naples & Redondo Beach boat parades. Boat parades are a big part of the holiday season in Los Angeles. After all, in a place where Santa wears shorts and it's often 70 degrees while you are Christmas … [Read more...]
LA Holiday Boat Parades 2021 Dates, Locations & Best Viewing Spots
The list of boat parades in the Los Angeles area is as long as the UCLA football team's losses this year. Okay, well maybe not quite that long but there's a bunch of them up and down the Southern California coast, from Marina del Rey to the biggest of 'em all, Newport Beach. PubClub.com has put together this list of the boat parades with the dates, times, locations and … [Read more...]
Los Angeles To Host 2023 College Football Playoffs National Championship
New Rams Stadium In Inglewood Site Of Title Game By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger On the day the Dodgers were playing in Game 7 in an attempt to win their first World Series in nearly 30 years, Los Angeles scored a big hit in another sport. The city will be hosting the 2023 college football National Championship game, the final game of … [Read more...]
LA Dodgers Host The Hottest World Series Game In History
Los Angeles Temperature Reach 103 For Game 1 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger The heat is on in Los Angeles, and not just because the Dodgers haven't won the World Series since 1988. It's because the heat is on in Los Angeles quite literally. The L.A. temperatures for Game 1 reached 103 degrees, which made it the hottest game in World Series … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Top Things To Do This Weekend Oct. 20-22 PubClub Party Report
Jimmy Buffett In San Diego, Uncorked Wine Tasting & Live Music By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Nightlife Blogger Welcome to the PubClub.com Party Report! Here's a rundown of events and activities in and around Los Angeles for the weekend of Oct. 20-22, with a particular emphasis on the South Bay Beach Cities of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and … [Read more...]
Le Diner En Blanc Los Angeles 2017 Blogger’s Review
Pasadena City Hall The Perfect Location For LA's Exclusive All-White Dinner Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger This year, we arrived early. I wanted to catch and observe the people arriving to Le Diner en Blanc – Los Angeles. After going to this exclusive all-white pop-up dinner at a mysterious location not revealed until two hours before it starts … [Read more...]
Le Diner En Blanc Los Angeles 2017 Review: A Spectacular Evening & Setting
Pasadena City Hall The Secret Location For All-White Pop-Up Dinner Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Nightlife Blogger The mystery location was revealed on a warm Saturday afternoon, and by 5:30, people began arriving at Pasadena City Hall. They carried their tables and chairs, set up their decorates and settled down for the classy all-white … [Read more...]
Top Things To Do In Los Angeles This Weekend Oct. 13-15 Party Report
Diner En Blanc, Shade Redondo Beach's Anniversary Party & South Bay Oktoberfest By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Nightlife Blogger Welcome to the PubClub.com Party Report! This is a rundown of top things happening in and around Los Angeles, which an emphasis on the South Bay Beach Cities. Friday's Featured Event • Shade Hotel's 1-Year … [Read more...]
Le Diner En Blanc Returns To Los Angeles For 2017; Event Date & Details
On-Line Registration Is Open For This Unique Pop-Up Dinner Party At A Secret L.A. Location The elegant, white and mysterious dinner party is back for 2017. Le Diner en Blanc Los Angeles will take place on Saturday, Oct. 14. Of course, we can't give you the location because it's a secret. It's a secret until two hours before the event, in fact. But it will be in … [Read more...]
How To Sign Up For Le Diner En Blanc Los Angeles 2019 All-White Dinner Party
Information On The Event & The Date; The Location Is TBD Until The Last Minute Le Diner en Blanc – Los Angeles, LA's elegant all-white dinner party held in a secret location not revealed until the last moment, is taking place on Saturday, Oct. 12. If you're wondering how to attend, you need to register on-line in advance. And that may only put you a waiting … [Read more...]
Lightning Strikes Los Angeles At Hermosa Beach & Redondo Beach
LA Weather Takes A Bizarre Turn On Sunday Evening By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger On a day when the nation was watching the path, damage and effects of Hurricane Irma in Florida, a bit of odd weather hit Los Angeles. Sunday evening and early Sunday night, there were lightening strikes over the Pacific Ocean in Hermosa Beach and Redondo … [Read more...]
Oktoberfest Beer Gardens Open Sept. 8 Weekend In Los Angeles
Alpine Village & Old World Feature Oompa Bands, The Chicken Dance & Big Beers The time for hoisting big beers – some even in glass boots – of dressing in lederhosen or barmaid outfits, listening to an "oompha" band and doing the chicken dance is here. Oktoberfest has arrived in Los Angeles. The two biggest and most popular Oktoberfest celebrations in L.A., and … [Read more...]
Big Bear Oktoberfest Review 2021 Dates & All You Need To Know
Das Boot Of Beer Brings Cheer To This L.A. Mountain Resort 2021 Big Bear Oktoberfest Dates: Sept. 10-Nov. 6 By Alex Curry, PubClub.com Special Events Correspondent There’s only one place where you can have a wood saw competition, live music, authentic German food, a petting zoo, take old western photo-ops, ride a wooden unicorn, ride a mechanical bull and carry a … [Read more...]
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 (Sept 1-24 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 seat at a bar. Soak up the suds as much as the sunshine … [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...]
Los Angeles Labor Day Weekend 2017 Top Events PubClub.com Party Report
Fiesta Hermosa & UCLA-Texas A&M Highlight Best Things To Do In L.A. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger Labor Day Weekend in Los Angeles means the end of our endless summer, well sort of anyway. The weather is pretty much the same but there's a different feel in the air as students go back to school and people start to think about things like the … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Top Events Things To Do Weekend Aug. 25-27 PubClub.com Party Report
Beer & Wine Festival, U2 Tribute Band In Lake Arrowhead, Final Hermosa Beach Summer Concert By Kevin Wilkerson, Los Angeles Blogger Welcome to the PubClub.com Party Report for the weekend of Aug. 25-27! Here’s a rundown of events and activities in and around Los Angeles, with a particular emphasis on the South Bay. This Weekend’s Top Event • MTV VMA Awards Los … [Read more...]
Top Things To Do In Los Angeles Weekend Aug. 4-6 & Beach Cities Party Report
Manhattan Beach 6-Man Returns To Saturday Among Top L.A. Events By Kevin Wilkerson, Los Angeles Blogger The return of the Charlie Saikley Manhattan Beach 6-man, the costumed, crazy and Southern California unique beach volleyball tournament, highlights this weekend's activities and things to do in the South Bay and Los Angeles. Actually, "return" of the 6-man isn't … [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...]
Los Angeles Top Things To Do July 21-23 Weekend Events Party Report
AVP Hermosa Beach, FYF Fest, El Segundo Art Walk & Hermosa Beach Concerts Battle Of The Bands By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Nightlife Blogger It's a fun, full summertime in Los Angeles and there's a full lineup of fun things happening the weekend of July 21-23, highlighted by the return of the AVP pro beach volleyball tour to Hermosa Beach. In fact, … [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...]
Los Angeles & South Bay 4th Of July Weekend 2017 Top Events Party Report
Fireworks, The Hermosa Beach Ironman & Sailboats Headed To Hawaii Highlight Top Things To Do In L.A. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Nightlife Blogger With ideal weather, miles of beaches and the Southern California lifestyle, Los Angeles is one of the top places in America to spend the 4th of July. There are also a lot of events, from one end of the … [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...]
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...]
Los Angeles June 15-18 Weekend Party Report Top Fun LA Events
Smackfest 2017 Hermosa Beach, LA Beer Week, Father's Day, El Segundo Summer Art Walk By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Nightlife Blogger Welcome to the PubClub.com Los Angeles and South Bay Party Report for the third weekend in June! What a big weekend of events and happenings it is, too. And don't forget Sunday is Father's Day! THURSDAY - EL SEGUNDO ART … [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...]