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Surf Guitar Fans Venture to Long Beach for ‘101’ Convention
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
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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
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LA Through a Cracked Lens: Dracula Actress Helen Chandler Finds her Final Resting Place at Hollywood Forever
Helen Chandler (February 1, 1906 – April 30, 1965) American film and theater actress, was best known for playing Mina Seward in the 1931 horror film Dracula. Now, almost 60 years after her death, Helen Chandler has a proper resting … Continue reading
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Meals on Wheels Hollywood Under The Stars Event Brought the Glamour
Hollywood Under The Stars returned to the Paramount lot benefiting St. Vincent Meals on Wheels at the end of June. Emceed by Doug Savant and Fox News Anchor Susan Hirasuna, the gala presented Martin Sheen with the “Vincent’s Heart Award” from the … Continue reading
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EXOTIKON: A New ‘Wild, Weird, and Wonderful’ Comes to DTLA
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
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Opening this week: High Heels on Wheels – The Musical!
Leslie Sloan presents High Heels on Wheels – the Musical where “‘Hairspray’ meets ‘A League of their Own’ – when roller derby was one of the few places women could compete as professional athletes. A lesbian love story, roller derby … Continue reading
High Desert Cool Spot ‘The Station’ Becomes Cheesier in the Tastiest of Ways
On 29 Palms Highway, which cuts straight up through the high desert to Joshua Tree, sits a stunning and popular local landmark that has now, albeit briefly, been transformed into a retro “Cheez-It Stop” this week. Open only until Sunday, … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Josh, California summer, Cheez-It, classic cars, Glen Steigelman, grammers, high desert, instagrammers, Joshua Tree, photo ops, Steve Halterman, Summer vacation, The Cheez-It Stop, the los angeles beat, the muffler man, The Station
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Celebrate 15 Years of Dyke Day LA in the Park this Saturday!
Year 15 and this event keeps getting bigger and better! Thanks to dedicated volunteers who year after year have worked to hard to build this event for queer women in LA to picnic and party together. It is now a … Continue reading
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Tagged all ages, Dyke Day in the Park, Dyke Day LA, dykes, highland park, queer, Sycamore Grove Park
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Cruel World 2023: A Report from the Front
Cruel World 2023, with a stellar line-up of new wave, punk, and goth 80’s bands, came to Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena on May 20th. Headliners included Siouxsie, Iggy Pop, Billy Idol, Love and Rockets, Echo and the Bunnymen, Human League … Continue reading
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Tagged Cruel World festival, festivals, Gang of Four, Gary Numan, iggy pop, industrial, new wave, punk, Siouxsie
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