Author Archives: Monique A. LeBleu

About Monique A. LeBleu

Monique A. LeBleu is a writer, photographer, videographer, foodie and unabashed book reader. A love of film history and a background in film production, post-production, and film theory provide unique insights into her movie reviews. A background in theater fuels her passion for drama behind the fourth wall.

‘Carved’ Intoxicates at Descanso Gardens

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Monique A. LeBleu

Carved, at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada-Flintridge, comes once again to open spooky season for families and children of all ages, bringing an assortment of fun and interactive activities, art, and a mild and serene macabre. Beginning in the magic … Continue reading →

Posted in Attractions, Events, Miscellanious | Tagged Descanso Gardens, Dia De Los Muertos, Enchanted Forest, Halloween, haunted forest, La Cañada Flintridge, ofrenda, Rhizome, Tom and Lien Dekyvere | Leave a comment

Gets Some Last Days of Summer ‘Island Time’ in at ‘Circa Caliente’

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Monique A. LeBleu

Once again, Circa Caliente returns this week to the Palms Springs midcentury modern beauty, the Caliente Tropics, for bliss in the tropical sun, Thursday, October 3, through Sunday 6, 2024. In its near 16th year, the sister event to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Attractions, Events, Fashion, Food, Miscellanious, Music | Tagged 9 North Rum, Caliente Tropics, Circa Caliente, Cutwater Spirits, Eekum Bookum Tiki Mugs, exotica, Fez-o-rama, Fox & Doll, Heino, Hula Hideaway Art, Jimmy Psycho, Kari Hendler, Kilt Kids Collectibles, KolekonaUke, Loquefue Boutique, Lushy, Marty Lush, Mischief Motu, Mod Fire, Monster Tiki Outpost, Organic Jewelry by Allie, Palm Springs, palm springs vacation, Par Avion, Planet Tiki, pool vacation, Primativa Diva, Rarabird, Ron Monster, Rory Snyder, the Ding Dong Devils, the Dirty Lowdown, The Don wHo Experience, The Happy Tiki, the los angeles beat, The Martini Kings, The Reef, The Silver Tiki, The Swanktuary, the tropics, Tiki Bar, Tiki Caliente, Tiki Room, TikiCub Designs, tikiphiles, Tony Marsico & Ugly Things, tropical summer, tropical weather, Ublendit Spirits, vacationing, Volcano Designs, Voodoo Doll Designs | Leave a comment

Tiki Oasis 2024 Makes Its Way Out West

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Monique A. LeBleu

Tiki Oasis’ Way Out West, brought to you by hosts Baby Doe & Otto von Stroheim, will be a five-night, four-day live music event this year. Beginning Wednesday, July 31, through Sunday, August 4, 2024, this year’s event at San Diego’s Town & Country … Continue reading →

Posted in Attractions, Cocktails, Beer, Wine & Weed, Events, Fashion, Miscellanious, Music | Tagged Al Jardine, Anja & Mike Stax, Astro 138, Baby Doe & Otto von Stroheim, Babzotica, Beach Boys, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, BigTikiDude, Bird Calls, CK Smart, Deke & The Whippersnappers, Dirt Chylde, Dirty Fuse of Greece, Dominic Priore, El Dedo, Eric Musick, Gianni Beatnik, Great Gallaspy, Ixtahulé, James David, Jayna Manoushe, Kate Scratch Fever, Lee Joseph, Lucky Ritz, Mahalo Matt, Manakooras of North Carolina, Mark A: The Suburban Savage, MeduSirena the Fire Eating Mermaid, Mike LaVella, Nuria, Otto, Par Avion, Project: Pimento from San Francisco, Rockin’ Dj Amy Dee, Ruiko Satoya of Japan, Ship Rex, Skipper Josh, Slack Key ‘Ohana of San Diego, Spin Lizzy, Surfer Joe of Italy, Taimane Gardner, Tanoa “Samoa Boy”, The Apemen, The Centuries, The Crawdaddys, The Double Whammys of Las Vegas, The Ogres of San Francisco, The Outta Sites, The Satin Dollz, The Scimitars of Southern California, The Untamed Youth, Tony the Tyger, Tropicana Joe, Venturesmania! | Leave a comment

Tequila’s Punk Museum Comes to Joshua Tree

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Monique A. LeBleu

Last month, the LA Beat’s own Tequila Mockingbird joined forces with graphic artist, Rolo Castillo, and AI artist and inventor, Phil Bosua, to bring “the past, present, and future of Punk” through the art of AI and the Punk Museum … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Events, Miscellanious, Music | Tagged desert trip, Joshua Tree, L.A. Punk Museum, Library Special Collections Punk Archives, Nina Hagen, Phil Bosua, Punkast, Rollo Castillo, Tales of the American, Taylor Junction, Tequila Mockingbird, Tequila Mockingbird's Punk Museum, UCLA Archives | Leave a comment

The Eleventh Annual Pasadena International Film Festival Returns to the NoHo 7

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Monique A. LeBleu

The eleventh edition of the Pasadena International Film Festival (PIFF) returns to the NoHo Arts District, presenting more than 130 films from 10 countries during its eight-day run at Laemmle NoHo 7 theater, Thursday, April 4, 2024, through Thursday, April 11, … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellanious | Tagged Almeria Western Film Festival, Alysia Reiner, April Matthis, Chris Parnell, Dan Lauria, Dee Wallace, Der Wolf RestoBar, Derek Jacobi, Ed Begley Jr., Great Gatsby Gala, Greg Laemmle, Jessica Hardin, Jim Hoffmaster, Joel de la Fuente, John Cleese, Joseph P Stachura, Josh Radnor, Karen Allen, Knightsbridge Theatre, Laemmle Theatres, Marco Neves, Matthew Modine, Michael Hall, NoHo 7, Pasadena International Film Festival, Paul Guilfoyle, PIFF, Redemption, Roe Moore, Rosemarie DeWitt, speakeasy, Stuart Townsend, Tamlyn Tomita | Leave a comment

Festive Santa and Krampus Crawls, Stumbles, and Runs Across LA

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Monique A. LeBleu

This weekend and beyond, the winter holiday season truly begins within Greater Los Angeles when the city’s streets fill with both the most wicked and the most festive of revelers, celebrating in a style that can only be found in … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Miscellanious | Tagged Christmas crawls, krampus, krampus night, krampusnacht, pub crawls, santa crawls, SantaCon | Leave a comment

The Second Annual LA Rum Festival Includes More Tiki This Year

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Monique A. LeBleu

The Los Angeles Rum & Tiki Festival comes back to Downtown LA for its 2nd Annual Southern California festival Friday, September 8, 2023, from 4 p.m. – 9 p.m., once again at The Majestic Ballroom. This year will also feature … Continue reading →

Posted in Cocktails, Beer, Wine & Weed, Events, Miscellanious, Upcoming Events | Tagged Freehand LA, liqueur, Los Angeles Rum & Tiki Fest, rum tasting, The Majestic Downtown, The Proper Hotel, The Rum Lab Marketers | Leave a comment

‘Tiki Oasis’ Celebrates ‘The Enchanted Sea,’ by the Sea in San Diego

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Monique A. LeBleu

This year, Tiki Oasis will once again celebrate with “The Enchanted Sea”, August 2 – 6, 2023, at San Diego’s newly-renovated and elegant mid-century modern hotel, the Town and Country, in Hotel Circle. As “the original and largest Tiki event … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Attractions, Miscellanious, Music, Upcoming Events | Tagged Bo Vixxen, Bunny Pistol, Coco L’Amour, Cocoa Desoto, Core D’Luxe, Dacara Marie, Draculina, El Vez, Eva D’Luscious, Goddess Egypt BlaqueKnyle, Holly Dai, I Belli Di Waikiki, Infernal Order of the Black Flame, Jason Hanna and The Swingin' Bananas, Jolie Goodnight, King Kukulele, Kitten de Ville, L ́Exotighost, Les Baxter Orch w Skip Heller, Lola Coquette, Lola Demure, Man or Astroman, Mohama Saz, Moxie Gold, Nadia Lotte, Nelly Love, Pinkie Valentine, Ruby Champagne, Ruby Joule, SeaBase, Shorty's Swingin Coconuts, Sir Bald Diddley, Something Blue, The Black Widows, The Charades, The Messerchups, the Skip Heller Noirchestra, The Tikiyaki Orchestra, Tiki Bar, Tiki Oasis, Tikitronic, Tito Bonito, Tom Kenny and the High Seas, Vita DeVoid, Wild Tiger Woman, Winter Sinclair, Yvette Santos | Leave a comment

Surf Guitar Fans Venture to Long Beach for ‘101’ Convention

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Monique A. LeBleu

The 14th Annual Surf Guitar 101 Festival will be at the beachfront Golden Sails Hotel in Long Beach for the first time, Friday, July 28 through Sunday, July 30, 2023. The Surf Guitar 101 Convention is to feature “the very best … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Miscellanious, Music | Tagged Deke Dickerson, Draculina, Paul Johnson, Pollo Del Mar, Rocket Fish, Satan’s Pilgrims, Sir Bald Diddley a.k.a. Hip Bone Slim, The Bomboras, The Charades, The Concussions, The Eliminators, The Hellbenders, The Irradiates, The Messer Chups, The Reventlos, The Surf Kings, The Tikiyaki Orchestra, The Volcanos, Tiki Creeps, Waves of Steele | Leave a comment

EXOTIKON: A New ‘Wild, Weird, and Wonderful’ Comes to DTLA

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Monique A. LeBleu

EXOTIKON promises to be the “Disneyland of Exotica” — an inaugural weekend celebration of all things “wild, weird, and wonderful” in the World of Exotica, this weekend, Friday through Sunday, June 23-25, 2023, at the WisdomeLA Art Park in DTLA’s Arts … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Attractions, Events, Miscellanious, Upcoming Events | Tagged Blue Hawaiians, Creepxotic, Creepxotica, Ego Plum, El Vez, exotikon, Hukilau Hotshots, Hula Girls, Infernal Order of the Black Flame, Jason Lee & The Dark Entities, Mambo Diabolico, Martini Kings, peekaboo gallery, Reckless Night Ensemble, Shag, Thea Triffid, tiki culture, Tikiyaki Orchestra, yma sumac | Leave a comment

Author Archives: Monique A. LeBleu

About Monique A. LeBleu

‘Carved’ Intoxicates at Descanso Gardens

Gets Some Last Days of Summer ‘Island Time’ in at ‘Circa Caliente’

Tiki Oasis 2024 Makes Its Way Out West

Tequila’s Punk Museum Comes to Joshua Tree

The Eleventh Annual Pasadena International Film Festival Returns to the NoHo 7

Festive Santa and Krampus Crawls, Stumbles, and Runs Across LA

The Second Annual LA Rum Festival Includes More Tiki This Year

‘Tiki Oasis’ Celebrates ‘The Enchanted Sea,’ by the Sea in San Diego

Surf Guitar Fans Venture to Long Beach for ‘101’ Convention

EXOTIKON: A New ‘Wild, Weird, and Wonderful’ Comes to DTLA

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