Paleyfest is an annual event that gives a peek into current television entertainment. An…read moreopportunity for fans to get a deeper look into the workings of programming of their favorite streaming shows. The audience is filled with film students to retirees interested in a sneak peak into the minds of the writers, producers and actors of a production of their choice at a price of course. Last year, we attended for the last season of Handmaids Tale and this year, we participated in the first season of Pluribus. As a transplant from DC to CA...I am a huge fan of Pluribus. A must watch. There are DC Metro and surrounding area businesses, especially favorite foodie places that come up in the production often (for those who love food and film). My favorite reference is "The Inn at Little Washington" (often rated a Top 50 restaurant in the US) where I went for a special birthday in my 20's. During the pandemic, there was a featured article on the inn, at a time when people were not dining out as often, the restaurant used mannequin diners so those visiting, did not dine alone. The Pluribus experience; Rhea Seehorn won the Golden Globe for best actress in her lead role as Carol, a former actress in the DC area. If you haven't see it do yourself a favor, it feels timely. Paleyfest is easy to purchase tickets online, a bit on the higher side for television but much of the cast attend. It is well organized inside, with promotion to join as a member. Wolfgang Puck makes prepared food inside to pick up a quick meal. Dolby Theatre has excellent sound and this may be the largest screen you will ever be able to see a streamed show in your lifetime. Note: I have read here some events have been a bust, such as the cast of Yellowstone not showing up etc. We have not experienced this and hope we never do. Go and enjoy your favorite show and cast! #PaleyFest #DolbyTheatre #Hollywood #Pluribus

My first year attending Paleyfest is in the books and it was a success!…read more Paleyfest is a really fun mini fest for fans of television and I'm a huge small screen person. The 42nd Annual William S. Paley Television Festival was held from March 21-29 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. It's a celebration in the best of TV organized by The Paley Center for Media. Weird thing about Paleyfest/Dolby Theater parking, even though you park at the Ovation for the Dolby Theatre, they do not validate. The parking situation then turns out to be the only bad thing here, so Waymo, rideshare, public transport here instead of driving to avoid the hefty parking fee not included with the hefty ticket prices. I went to two panels - Hacks and Severance - both at 730pm weeknights, way above average in content & characters, top tier small screen marvel shows with great writing & hilarious acting. And when they say panels, they mean it. From Severance, Ben Stiller, Dan Erickson, Adam Scott and Patricia Arquette were all there as Executive Producers but then also - the whole cast. It was light and cute and fun! From Hacks, Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Paul Downs and the rest of the cast. Plus at both panels we got early access to the premiere episodes for each season - it was so fun to watch in a group setting instead of on my couch. Both were well worth it for my friend and I, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves with the Severance panel winning because stellar brought out a marching band. Mic drop. Small critique of the presentations, is the citi card commercial really necessary? it's lovely they are your sponsor, but everyone in attendance also paid and to then sit through a very long commercial was weird. When there was more of a gen z crowd, they booed and groaned very loudly - I giggled at their audacity. When there was a gen x crowd, hushed whispers hit the crowd - I again giggled. Both times I was in the audience for panels though, everyone was very confused by this and it kind of gave corny cringe vibes. Paley Center membership starts at $75 and you get 1 day early access to tickets. I did see some panels sell out this year and in years past quite quickly. Tickets aren't cheap but if this is your jam, it's fun! My friend and I plan on attending next year if the panels suit us!

I loved this event . Great place at Paramount Studios. Beer selection was good so was the…read moreentertainment. I have been to other Drink eat play events and none have ever disappointed . I even got a maple bacon cupcake .. sounds weird but went great with beer Thanks Friandise Pastries !!

One of the best beer festivals. The location is big and there are tons of vendors. I've gone every…read moreyear for the past few years. Anyone who hasn't been to a festival yet.. i recommend trying this one. It's not pricey for hours of unlimited alcohol

Bacon Fest is the one event I wait for all year last year Paramount Studios it was amazing…read more This year at La Center Studios it plans to be just as awesome. This venue was a bit different than last year they food and beer stands were intermingled this time they were not mixed almost all the beer was off to one side but they had shade and beer garden tables too. the layout made you had to go to one side of the event for drinks and the other side for food. All the bacon dishes were great but the event as a whole was lacking the impact of last years event. felt more like a chili cook of. We tried everything and this year the vendors didn't really tell you much about the dish's, were as last year they let you know how they infused the bacon. Slater's 50/50 was there again with their awesome burgers with egg and avocado they are so big the slice it into 1/4s and that's more than enough Still a great way to spend a Sunday we got there early so we go a parking spot right by the front gate and were among the first ones in.

What a fantastic experience. I've always seen this event every year and I was like that's not too…read morehealthy but I like bacon, so I was like what the heck. The parking is kind of bad you may find some a few blocks but hey let's walk this pork off. It was timely. As we stood on line they gave us wristbands, plastic utensil and a mini beer mug. It was timely. I was in the first session which was at noon and then a 4pm. They had sparkling unique water such as lavender, sake, hard cider all types of beers (I am not a beer drinker.) I enjoyed the bacon fried rice, carmel bacon ice cream, bbq pulled pork. Power 106 was the entertainment. It was great meeting my fellow yelp friend Jim K. who was so kind enough to introduce himself to me. Oh yeah! I participated in a raffle and I will actually won a gift certificate value of $10 to eat at Slaters 50/50

I attend a beutiful event ( New Year ) organace by that company , i like to share my experiance …read more Event was happend at Hollywood Banquet Hall at 5214 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027.location is very good and they had valet parking , i did not had to worry about . Event was very well planed , great decorations of the place and entertaiment .I was nicely surprice of delicious food. People was dancing all night . I really enjoyed it , Thank you Rullywood !

In terms of bang-for-the-buck, Sunset Strip Music Festival seems like a pretty good deal. It's $50…read moreper day, for 2 days. If you risk your life and go on Craigslist, like I did, you can get tickets for cheaper. On top of that, there was a promotion giving free uber rides to and from the event (we took advantage of that). Most of the music acts aren't huge, but a lot of the lesser-known names they brought in this year were very good! A rapper named Slim, and a band called Nightmare and the Cat were two good discoveries. I was originally drawn to this because Jane's Addiction and Empire of the Sun were headlining. There is a good amount of dust, so I would bring respiratory protection. There is also a lounge where you can sit and rest by one of the main stages that is a good place to rest your feet. We met a Hells Angel there and took a pic with him. The food at the food trucks is surprisingly good, especially at one called Me So Hungry - I would check it out! Also, feel free to dress a little crazy, you'll see some colorfully dressed people here. Overall, if you live in LA, I would check this festival out. I'll be going again.

As an event, you get 4 stars. If it were 2010 you'd get 5. As for this year's (2014) music…read morelineup, you get 1 star. So, I bumped it up a half point from the average for a 3 star rating. I was feeling generous. Went to Day 2 of the SSMF 2014, the headliner was Empire of the Sun. Not interested, but I've been wanting to go to this festival for years and I was either out of town or had nobody to go with. This year my friend wanted to go but he was only interested in seeing Day 2. I thought about going alone, but didn't want to feel like a complete loser, even though Jane's Addiction was the only band the whole weekend I even had the slightest interest in seeing. I wish I could go back in time to 2010 when Slash, Lemmy, Miles Kennedy, Semi Precious Weapons, Neon Trees, etc. played, or even the Marilyn Manson year, or last year's Joan Jett inspired year. But of course I had to go the year it was basically a hipster hell hole mixed with hip hop, which is basically my biggest nightmare, besides getting attacked by an overly made up clown, much like the one from Stephen King's 'It' only with giant talons as toe nails instead of clown shoes. Other than the music, it's a fun day to be outside in the awesome LA weather at one big block party. There are food stands and trucks and all the alcohol your liver never really knew it wanted. Something's got to give when your iPod holds your interest more than the band lineup of SSMF 2014. There are so few real rock n' roll venues and events left and I wish the Sunset Strip would stick to what it's good at, rock n' roll. There are plenty of EDM, hip-hop, hipster, etc. events. The Sunset Strip should be forever rock n' roll, no need to branch out, I feel like the attendance of this year's festival should be proof enough that a true rock n' roll lineup works better. Plus the fact that they scheduled it on the same weekend as the iHeart music event in Vegas makes me wonder what they were thinking...stop trying to 'be with the times and trends' and stick to what you know. It's like an Italian restaurant putting tacos on the menu, just doesn't work...

The Fit Expo is an annual must for us in LA, but this year was very disappointing. It was poorly…read moreorganized, with people cutting lines, and the women at the booths lacked customer service skills. There were fewer booths this year.

This event could use some better planning. When you drive into the convention center, there's no…read moresignage telling you where thefitexpo is. You figure it out on your own and then realize you could have parked closer. They soak you for $30 on parking, too. Then you get in line and there is no one guiding the huge crowd. People are forming a looping line around the building. After 30 minutes of waiting, an employee came out and moved the line. She told us that "people without wristbands should hang a left" when they go through the glass doors. Actually, hanging a left brought you to checkins for martial arts shows. The second left brought you to thefitexpo checkin. So that miscommunication got the line all mixed up and people were confused and some waited in the wrong line. We figured it out and got in the right line, but we lost our place and were WAY further back now after waiting 1 hour outside. Aggravating, unprofessional experience. Only one appearance by one employee giving incorrect instructions to hundreds of people. Fortunately, a nice couple recognized us from outside and the woman called us over to get in line with them since she saw we lost our place. They were unhappy with the unorganized mess, too. My advice is to get serious about managing the crowd outside the event. You need way more employees guiding the crowds with accurate information. When you have hundreds of people at an event, this is not an appropriate time for self service, figure it out on your own stuff. I was annoyed before I entered the event. The event itself had some good and bad. There were lots of booths with free samples, which was good. It was a big crowd, but there was a lot of space on the floor, so that was good, as well. Plenty of bathrooms were available. Now for the bad...I wanted to see the powerlifting competition, the bodybuilding competition, strongman, and jiu-jitsu, but everything was going on all at the same time. The schedule they emailed me made it look like the shows were staggered. We had to go back and forth between powerlifting and bodybuilding missing parts of each. That was disappointing. They had photo opportunities with celebrities, which is very popular. We made the rounds and one thing I noticed was that Jay Cutler's booth handled this professionally. He had proper lighting and a woman there to take photos with your phone. I was very happy to have her do it instead of me because I was carrying bags and had to fumble around taking a photo with one hand. None of the other celebrities took it as seriously and didn't do this. They should all do it like Jay did. Elevate the sport and show your fans that you care. Jay impressed me by doing these simple things. I was a little frustrated by the fact that the event didn't seem well managed. There didn't seem to be a lot of celebrities there, either. At past events, celebrities were roaming all over the place. I guess it's changed.

If you are looking for the Taste of Italy, it's one weekend later and $60 more per ticket…read more This festival is the fun, low-admission event that spun-off from the Hollywood Feast of San Gennaro (that is no longer being produced). For me, this is the neighborhood street festival atmosphere that I remember growing up back east. Complete strangers were nice to one another -- even while waiting in lines in 90 degree heat on blacktop. Someone told me that they lost their iPhone and it was turned in and returned to them! I mean, where can you go in Los Angeles, lose your iPhone and someone actually turns it into Lost and Found only for it to still be in the Lost and Found when you ask about it. Simply beautiful. Los Angeles needs more events with the vibe like this one. And unlike some events, this festival has gotten better each and every year since it started in 2017. Judging from the year-over-year improvement, I think 2020 will be the best yet.

Maybe I was expecting too much as the Feast of San Genarro was always so fun. I attended this a few…read moreyears ago and was extremely disappointed. Only a few vendors and maybe 8-10 food trucks. Some were not even Italian food. There was a stage and a seating area with space in the middle for dancing, but nothing was going on. They were quick to leave a lengthy comment on Facebook berating me for being disappointed. Then suggested I should volunteer for them! Also, they threatened to sue one of their former vendors for sharing their experience online. These people are unstable.

You either need to be on those VIP studio tours, work here, or have a guest pass to visit this…read moremuseum. Right near the heart of the WB lot, this museum usually rotate the props in and out every so often. I came here when they had a variety of items on the first floor, including their signature films and current TV shows. In 2014, in recognition of the 75th anniversary of Batman, the entire first floor now features costumes and props from all the Batman films, from the Chris Nolan trilogy to the older films featuring Michael Keaton and Val Kilmer (remember him? hehe). What has also changed is that they now allow cameras and photos to be taken. Before the Batman anniversary, you would have to store your camera and purse in their complimentary lockers before perusing the museum. Now, pictures are welcomed (though I think flash is frowned upon). The entire second floor is still devoted to Harry Potter, down to the working Sorting Hat that will place you in one of the 4 houses in Hogwarts. You get to sit on a stool in front of everyone and the hat is placed on your head as it muses where to sort you. I got placed in Gryffindor! :) Given the choice (I've visited both as part of the VIP tour and with a guest pass), I definitely liked visiting on my own since the VIP tour gives you about 15 minutes to go through both floors -- not enough time! When I was here to view the new first floor of Batman items, at least 3 tour groups went through the museum in the time I was here (you can hear the tour leader holler out the name of the group to get them rounded up to the golf cart).

I visited this museum while on vacation for the Christmas holiday. The exhibits were nice but I was…read morea little disappointed not to see any African American shows produced by Warner Brothers included in the exhibits. I saw exhibits of Gilmore Girls, Friends, The Big Bang Theory and Full House. As an African American I can honestly say I have never watched any of these shows. It would have been nice to see exhibits of The Fresh Prince or Family Matters just to name a few. P.S. (there was an exhibit of Roots 1977 in the exhibit - Chicken George's hat, pipe and scarf) Really WB?