What a fun family friendly event! Thanks Yelp for the 4 free tickets…read more My family and I arrived around 5pm. Parking was easy, as their was designated free VIP parking at Lot G. The hospitality suite was very festive with of course Halloween decor. FREE veggies, chips and salsa, chili, finger sandwiches, candy, sweets, beverages for kids and adults. The happy juice (alcoholic beverages) consisted of wine, beer, and the featured drink, "Corpse Revive"- coke, vodka, and raspberry liquer. The first part of the event had everything that kids enjoyed: face painting, cupcake decorating, games, arts & crafts, music, and candy stations. There was a costume contest as well. Later in the event was the concert, which we didn't have the chance to stay for. A very cute, fun, and safe event for the family to enjoy!

I guess I'm a kid at heart and it helps that Halloween is my favorite holiday! Thanks to the…read moreever-lovely Katie B. for a treat-tastic event for the whole family. Laila R., breaks it down really well in her review...lots of fun stuff for young'uns, candy galore (the good stuff, not the cheap stuff!) a yummy finger-food-filled VIP lounge, fantastic symphony music of dark, dramatic classical music selections, and an on-stage costume contest for kiddies. For me, the still handsome Bruce Boxleitner (oh how I had a crush on him when I glimpsed him in chaps on "How The West Was Won"...) brought down MY house with his dead-on, dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Telltale Heart" which was synchronized with the Symphony on the Glen's accompaniment. The 1929 Disney cartoon, "Silly Symphony: The Skeleton Dance" really holds up, still. It's an inventive ode to skeletons having fun, dancing in a graveyard. My favorite part is when one skeleton turns the other upside down and rides him like a pogo stick. But do kids know what a pogo stick is these days? ;-) This has just become a new, yearly pre-Halloween event for me! Thanks again CM Katie B.!!

A MUST DO! A Free Thing to Do! See the Giant Wall Mural of Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale from the…read moreClassic 1939 MGM Movie Musical, THE WIZARD OF OZ. The beautiful mural was painted by local artist & muralist Levi Ponce & adds some beauty to the city's art landscape. It was completed in October 2018 & features a huge picture of Judy Garland as Dorothy in her most iconic role, The Emerald City & The Yellow Brick Road. It is located on the west side of The Theater West Building on Cahuenga Blvd in LA. Founded in 1962 The Theatre West is LA's longest running theatre company. Some of its famous alumni are Sally Field, Jack Nicholson, Ray Bradbury, Richard Dreyfuss, Betty Garrett, Lee Meriwether, Sherwood Schwartz, & Beau Bridges. If you are in the area or headed over to Universal Studios or CityWalk be sure to check it out. This is one of LA's Secret Hidden Gems. It used to be, you had to have Mega Bucks & be really rich to have The Good Life, not anymore. The Game has changed. You've Been Upgraded. Now You Can Live Like A King On A Limited Budget!

Well, that was somewhat uneventful…read more... I went early Saturday morning to enjoy the pancake breakfast that the firefighters from Station 29 put on and that was great....but I noticed that overall the event wasn't very well attended. I figured it was just because it was the morning until I went back later that evening with my husband and we couldn't believe our eyes. It was EMPTY!!!! Basically, the same amount of people there on an average Saturday night were there for this event...they were just walking down the middle of the street instead of the sidewalks. I am not sure if this event was under marketed or people just didn't want to be out in the cold, but I really couldn't believe how empty it was. Maybe Sunday was better having the farmers market there, but overall I think this event would have been better suited for the warmer months. oh well....guess we have to wait another 100 years for the next one.

Happy birthday Montrose! This celebration is so cute; I…read morework in the Montrose shopping park area and I think this celebration is just so Montrose lol. I loved seeing the community come out and enjoy themselves. There's food vendors, independent stalls, games, rides, and even beer and wine for the adults. There's loads to do for every age group.

There are a variety of celebrity faces in the Hollywood words build out on the Hollywood Boulevard…read moreis located across the street for some gift shops, and the Hollywood walk of fame

I came to Little Tokyo before during Nisei Week but I never attended the actual parade. It was a…read moregoal this year and I am glad I was able to make it. It takes about 2 hours of fun from 4-6 in the afternoon, in the middle of Little Tokyo, the streets are closed and there are many points and streets around to watch it from. Bring a chair if you can, or at least water and grab a shady spot. The parade is great! Fun, colorful, lots of graceful dancers, nice Japanese traditions, huge floats, cool cars, a bit of everything. Nice and diverse, never boring! Local personalities (David Ono was the Grand Marshall), politicians, anime characters walking around! Lots of places to grab food before and after. Free event! Worth coming it to see at least once! One of those things you need to LA!

I always like coming to Nisei week. I remember coming since I was a little kid. And this year was…read moreno exception. I really enjoy all the different floats and events and booths that they have. Including all the regular businesses and things to see and do at the regular little Tokyo. One thing I enjoy the best is that the big events are held on Sundays and street parking is always free on Sundays. Sometimes if I'm running late I end up having to park closer into skid row which is a little sketchy. But I think being inside little Tokyo makes it all worth it. It's always clean and fun and it feels really safe.

I like peace oh rainbows I like colors I like fun things so we came across these peaceful rainbows…read moreand took some photos of them. Go check them out there in Beverly Hills.

Luminex is several art installations around South Park that started a few years ago. It happens…read moreonce a year during the fall. I saw installations go up the last few years, but this year I decided to go out and take a look at all the art. For the 2024, there were 10 exhibits around South Park. There was 1 main one where most of the installations were and then a few couple of blocks away from the main one. It's pretty easy to see, but there are QR codes for maps that shows you were the exhibits were. Walking is pretty easy once you get there, it's about a 3 blockish walk to see everything. I am going to say that I am not a art person, so I can't really comment on the art. I thought that the exhibits were pretty cool to see. It's free, so I just walked over. I did notice that there tables set up for VIP experience, which I think you can probably buy online. The reason why I am giving Luminex 3 stars is that if you are just a casual observer like me, I am not sure it's worth coming to DTLA, trying to find parking to see this. Although if you live in the area or in the area and parking is not an issue, it would be cool to see as a quick stroll.

Luminex is an Art Installation, Street Light Festival that started last year in DTLA. I didn't know…read moreabout it then but I am glad I found out about this year's edition that took place this past Saturday, September 17 between 7:30 pm and 11:30 pm. Luminex is an outdoor event that took place in South Park, DTLA, a 5 blocks perimeter where they had art installations (created by various artists) reflected in buildings, inside alleys, empty buildings. You can get the map and adresses on their site alongside other info or download the app that did help guide us on the route. They also have staff and signs to make things easier along the way. Free event, reigstration via Evenbrite. They also offered deals for dinner, etc in conjunction with local restaurants. Nice idea. I have been at similar events in Europe and loved it. It wasn't quite as good as that, but I am glad they are doing something in LA. Some areas were a tad dark to walk through and pavement wasn't the best. But overall a cool event that LA should host annually as a big city that it is. And make art accessible to everyone!

This is an annual event as part of the larger Expo that the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber does each…read moreOctober. The Expo lasts 3 days but the Taste of is just one night. The Friday night of the Expo. It's free to attend but to try anything, you need to buy tickets in the form of 10 tickets for $20 or even 5 for $10. They don't advertise that price but you can do it. About 15 establishments set up shop at the Expo from Smoothie and Coffee bars to high end restaurants. Usually, you just need one ticket to get a plate from one of the booths. What you get for that one ticket can vary tremendously from restaurant to restaurant. Cowboy Cantina, a longtime 'fav' of the SCV Yelpers offered the most bang for the buck with three pieces of brisket, a 1/4 chicken and a bunch of 'pulled' pork for the ticket. That was the good news. The bad? It was sub-par as most of the reviews testify. The reason I put pulled in quotation marks was because it really wasn't pulled pork. At least not the way I know of it from down South. This was pork chunks. Was kind of like eating Spam. Rattler's was also there with a plentiful plate of 'cue including chicken, tri-tip and a roll. JamWest Foods had a plate of Jerk Chicken, Peas and Rice, Plantains and Meat Pies. Stone Fire Grill (which was barely noticeable) had an incredible Lemon Garlic Chicken dish along with Tri-Tip. I took extra at the end of the expo to take home. It was that good and was the one place I now want to go to that I haven't been to yet. Town Grind Cafe had some great Chicken Tortilla Soup and Salad along with an incredible Pumpkin Spice Cake and of course....coffee! Made you want to skip getting a cup of joe from Newhall Coffee's booth since that was all you were going to get there. Skimpers? Dessert Alert gave you one dessert of your choice. So did Babette's. Buca de Beppo offered small plates of pasta dishes and Salt Creek gave you a choice of three entrees including a Pastrami wrapped Salmon. Interesting. Una Mas offered Tamales and Quesadillas. That really disappointed me since I really did want to try some stuff from that place but the choices were so weak, I decided to pass. Garden Spot gave you a choice of a Chicken Salad or Wrap. Maui Wowi easily had the weakest choice of all with just a very tiny smoothie. I mean, it might as well have been a shot. That small. Actually you could've gotten shots of screwdrivers at RSVP Catering booths! As many as you wanted! No tickets necessary! They also had Mac N Cheese as well which I guess was what they offered for tickets but I didn't see anyone take any. Catered Affairs offers a cold soup of some kind and a fruit tart. Again, they didn't take tickets. Wolf Creek Brewing was there but since they didn't bring beer, I didn't go there. I also skipped Frankie's of Melrose since they just had meatballs and none of their great sausages like they had at the Taste of Santa Clarita. Roast House had big pieces of Chicken Marsala, the Hyatt's Vines Restaurant offered Grilled Lamb Salad and the new Embassy Suites had a variety of choices as well. Philly's Best offered samples of Cheesesteaks but I skipped since I've had their stuff before and besides which, no Phillies getups to infuriate the Dodger Blue faithful? Besides all this, there was also a bar from Vino 100 with Wine, Cheap Beer and Sodas. I skipped that and stuck with the coffee from Town Grind since it was really getting cold this October night. The Expo itself has most of its' booths going on during all this so you can shop around although unless you're looking for a loan, a fitness package or new teeth, you might as well pass except for getting all the free candy. I love Taste of Expo since it's very affordable, you get to try a lot of places you likely have never been to and make a few new friendships as well. I'll definitely be back again and again as long as I'm in the SCV.