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Offbeat L.A. Takes a Video Trip to Velveteria, the Velvet Painting Museum
A few months ago Offbeat L.A. for the LA Beat was fortunate to get the first scoop on writing about Velveteria, the newly opened velvet painting museum in Chinatown. Read the article here: offbeat-l-a-some-velvet-morning. The owners, Caren & Carl were so interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Attractions, Miscellanious, Offbeat LA, Videos
Tagged art, Nicole Kreuzer, Nikki Kreuzer, Offbeat LA, velveteria
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Offbeat L.A.: Miley Cyrus as Surrealist Muse- Bangerz 2014 Tour
I have to admit, the last thing I thought I’d be writing about for this Offbeat L.A. column was good girl gone so very, very wrong, pop icon Miley Cyrus. I guess I’d always had some awareness of her existence. … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Miscellanious, Offbeat LA, Upcoming Events
Tagged Bangerz Tour, Miley Cyrus, Nicole Kreuzer, Nikki Kreuzer, Offbeat L.A.
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Offbeat L.A.: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls – Angel’s Attic Dollhouse Museum in Santa Monica
Los Angeles, land of make believe; a town that weaves the magical into the fabric of the commonplace. In our multi-faceted city dreamers may be a dime a dozen, but the dreams they emanate linger on as an invisible mist. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Attractions, Miscellanious, Offbeat LA
Tagged Angel's Attic, Dollhouse Museum, Nicole Kreuzer, Nikki Kreuzer, Offbeat L.A.
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Offbeat L.A.: Echo Park Lake – The History of One of L.A.’s Oldest Parks
In the early 1890s, as the 1st superintendent of the newly created Los Angeles Department of Parks stood on the water’s edge of Reservoir #4, a breeze apparently carried haunting reverberations of the voices of workers he hired to turn … Continue reading
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Tagged echo park, Nicole Kreuzer, Nikki Kreuzer, Offbeat L.A., Offbeat LA
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Offbeat L.A.: Magic and Wine, a Bewitching Combination
Wanting to weave an intoxicating spell of enchantment for a noteworthy occasion or to impress a special someone? Nothing whispers romance like the combination of a little wine tasting and magical wizardry held within a historic Hollywood theatre, where the … Continue reading
Posted in Attractions, Miscellanious, Offbeat LA, Upcoming Events
Tagged David Minkin, Magic, Nicole Kreuzer, Nikki Kreuzer, Offbeat L.A., Offbeat LA
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Offbeat L.A.: Some Velvet Morning… A Museum Dedicated to the Art of Black Velvet
A new temple of eccentric offbeat worship landed in L.A.’s Chinatown last month with the opening of Velveteria, a museum dedicated to the deliciously eclectic art of Black Velvet Painting. Originally established in Portland, Oregon in 2005, where it stayed … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Attractions, Miscellanious, Offbeat LA
Tagged art gallery, Nicole Kreuzer, Nikki Kreuzer, Offbeat L.A., Offbeat LA, velveteria
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Offbeat L.A.: Stop and Smell the Roses- The Floats of the Pasadena Rose Parade
Sometimes I am overwhelmed by the technicolor luminosity of our city. The colors so saturated that it sometimes feels as if this place is a surreal universe. Are we in Oz? Wonderland? Or is this just the fortunate backyard of … Continue reading
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Tagged Nicole Kreuzer, Nikki Kreuzer, Offbeat L.A., Offbeat LA, Pasadena, Rose Bowl, Rose Parade
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Offbeat L.A.: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road- Sad Historic Closures of 2013
It seems that we are always saying the Long Goodbye here in Los Angeles. Things change and our beloved city is in constant evolution. You might not find yourself on a particular street or in a certain neighborhood for a spell … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellanious, News & Sports, Offbeat LA
Tagged Bahooka, Buggy Whip, El Conquistador, Hollywood Park, Nicole Kreuzer, Nikki Kreuzer, Offbeat L.A., Offbeat LA, Proud Bird
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