December 23rd, 2014 at 12:00 pm
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Discover live music and activities for the whole family as downtown Long Beach comes alive to celebrate the coming of 2015 in style. From face-painting and balloon artists to live bands including Fitz and the Tantrums, Phat Cat Swingers and Youngblood Hawke, there’s something for all ages to enjoy during the Downtown Long Beach New Year’s Eve party!
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Downtown’s Waterfront Amphitheater
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December 22nd, 2014 at 10:00 am
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Come on down to Santa Anita Park the day after Christmas for beer and beats at this trackside holiday festival that features specialty beers from top breweries and DJ Skyler Gilmore from the ELECTRO SWING SOCIAL, jazz, swing and blues tunes from the ‘20s to the ‘40s fused with modern bass and beats of house and hip-hop.
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Santa Anita Park
285 W. Huntington Drive
Arcadia, CA 91007
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December 19th, 2014 at 8:00 am
Los Angeles is an iconic and often weird city to both live in and visit. Where else can you bump into celebrities, see a 50-foot-woman exhibit or visit the Watts Towers to view art made out of almost anything? We love L.A. and it’s safe to say that one of the best parts about the City of Angels is the way it continues to surprise its residents and out-of-towners with unique and wonderful offbeat attractions. Here’s a list of a few of our favorite spots, but it’s safe to say if you ask us this time next year, the city will have surprised us with a whole new subset of weird and funky things to do.
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December 18th, 2014 at 10:00 am
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Get in the holiday spirit at this pre-Christmas Eve celebration. The show includes more than 20 choirs, music ensembles and dance troupes from all over the city. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. and the event lasts about three hours. Parking and the event are free and open to the public. Watch the event live on PBS SoCal or on the repeat broadcasts at 9 p.m. on Dec. 24, or midnight and noon on Dec. 25.
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Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
135 N. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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December 17th, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Author: Carita Rizzo
Photo: John Russo
Information provided by: Angeleno
With high-profile parts in Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken and next summer’s Terminator: Genisys, Jai Courtney locks in his role as Hollywood’s rising action star.
A custom Bratstyle 1976 Honda motorcycle pulls up outside of Foodlab, a gourmet deli in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, making heads turn as its engine loudly revs. Jai Courtney, looking every bit the action hero he portrays on screen, enters the cozy eatery wearing a black T-shirt that shows off ripped arms and a few tattoos. His scruffy beard gives off an air of nonchalance, as if he might be too busy maiming bad guys to shave, while his dark blond curly hair seems to have immunity from helmet head. “I’m Jai,” says the handsome 6-foot-1-inch Australian, extending said muscular arm and mentioning that he would love to grab a bite to eat while we talk. Will he order a slab of bear meat? A triple bacon cheeseburger? What exactly does post-apocalyptic soldier Kyle Reese, the starring role he plays in next year’s highly anticipated action blockbuster Terminator: Genisys, eat for lunch? “Can I have the arugula salad, please?” he politely asks the server once we are seated. Wait, what? Arugula? “I’m an eater. I know how to eat, but somewhat foolishly, I took a campaign back in Australia for a [clothing] company called Bonds,” he tells me with a chuckle. “It means that I’ve got to get photographed in my underpants.”
It turns out that the arugula speaks less to Courtney’s culinary preferences than it does to the discipline he applies to his career. But with notable turns as an American soldier in this month’s WWII drama Unbroken (directed by none other than Angelina Jolie); the Divergent franchise, in which he plays the brutal leader of Dauntless, who constantly challenges Shailene Woodley’s character (the second film in the series, Insurgent, debuts in March); and as the leading man in next summer’s Terminator reboot, it looks like Courtney will have to maintain this fierce commitment to his extreme physique for a while.
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