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The Second Annual LA Rum Festival Includes More Tiki This Year
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
Tiki Oasis 2023: The Pooch Parade
Everyone feels gorgeous in all of their colorful finery at Tiki Oasis, and why should the pets be any different? It was a noticeably dog-friendly event, with the restaurant even allowing them in as long as they didn’t jump on … Continue reading
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Tiki Oasis 2023: The Aloha Caftan Society Parade
Saturday morning, a favorite event of Tiki Oasis, The Aloha Caftan Society Parade, strolled around the hotel grounds. The colorful group surrounded the pool and danced in all of their glory. Women and men of all types and ages were … Continue reading
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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
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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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