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Party Earth Review The vibrant seaside community of Santa Monica is also home to the Third Street Promenade, a lively three-block stretch of boulevard that is one of LA’s most popular outdoor malls. Dedicated to pedestrian traffic only, the Promenade sees a diverse mix of people during the day, from camera-toting tourists to suited professionals ... more
Third Street between Broadway and Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90403
May 31 5:00pm The California Market Center Tired of sitting on your couch and knocking out items on the DVR while you sip on a glass of wine, ladies? In ... more
110 East Ninth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90079
Flea Market / Shopping Area
Reviewed by Ross S.
"This place is fun! Plenty to buy/see for men and women! Only $1 to get in. Great people watching too. My favorite stand is the one that sells old phot ..." more
Fairfax High School
7850 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Ethnic Festival
May 31-Jun 2, 2013 Queen Mary (Long Beach, CA) Once a year in May, The Middle Eastern Culture & Dance Association of California hosts the biggest belly dance festival in SoCal, Cairo Caravan. Cairo Caravan combines both traditional and contemporary belly dance ... more
1126 Queens Highway
Long Beach, CA 90802
Asian Restaurant / Bar / Market
Reviewed by Jennifer S. L.
"It goes without saying that the best Chinese food can only be found in San Gabriel Valley, but for those in mid-city that have a hankering for dim sum ..." more
7455 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Jun 1 11:00am Clover Park While a lot of things are mutually exclusive, having a good time and being environmentally conscious are not ... more
2600 Ocean Park Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Party Earth Review Although Sunset Boulevard runs all the way from Downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean, the most famous stretch of this road is the roughly mile-and-a-half span through West Hollywood known as The Sunset Strip. A nightlife hotspot as far back as the 1920s, The Strip today packs in a massive collection of high-end boutiques ... more
Sunset Boulevard roughly from
Sierra Drive on the west and
North Crescent Heights Boulevard on the East
West Hollywood, CA 90046
Jun 7-8, 2013 Previously known as the Silverlake Jubilee, the Jubilee Music & Arts Festival has taken over the city ... more
Throughout the city
Party Earth Review Arguably LA’s most popular tourist attraction, Hollywood Boulevard’s one-mile main stretch is packed with souvenir shops, museums, a mall, restaurants, and bars. Tourists from all over the world crowd the Walk of Fame to click photos of the brass celebrity stars embedded in the sidewalk that celebrate everyone from Charlie ... more
Hollywood Boulevard between La Brea Avenue and Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90028
Flea Market / Shopping Event
Jun 9 through Aug 11, 2013 Rose Bowl
1001 Rose Bowl Drive
Pasadena, CA 91103
Party Earth Review Nearly as exclusive as Rodeo Drive but with a younger and hipper vibe, Robertson Boulevard features a two-block stretch of exclusive boutiques and restaurants that has become a shopping mecca for young Hollywood and reality star wannabes. Visitors are almost certain to catch a starlet or two flitting in and out of uber ... more
Robertson Boulevard (between Beverly Boulevard and Third Street)
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Jun 10-13, 2013 The California Market Center Los Angeles is a rising star on the fashion scene. To celebrate LA fashion and showcase upcoming summer collections ... more
110 East Ninth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90079
Who has time to care about anything of remote significance when there are so many great places to go shopping in Los Angeles? Sure, you could work to end hunger or salvage the education system, but you might as well do it in a nice pair of shoes.
For a genuine LA shopping experience, there are a number of great neighborhoods that make the pathway to vapid consumerism easy; streets full of independent boutiques with designer fashions, vintage shops, and single-genre bookstores, as well as massive malls that will suck your soul out through a hot dog on a stick.
Here’s a quick breakdown: Featured in films like Pretty Woman and known for its uber-exclusive designer labels and haute couture fashions, the world-renowned Rodeo Drive is LA’s most famous high-end shopping district. Nearly as exclusive as Rodeo Drive but with a younger and hipper vibe, Robertson Boulevard features a two-block stretch of exclusive boutiques and restaurants that has become a shopping mecca for young Hollywood and reality star wannabes.
Bookended by the Beverly Center to the west and the Grove to the east – two of LA’s most popular malls – Third Street offers one-of-a-kind boutiques, restaurants, and bars that are a welcome respite from the typical corporate chain stores. With its charming Main Street, European architecture, and rich local history, The Grove itself is an outdoor shopping center and Farmers Market that draws a diverse and upbeat crowd of local shoppers and tourists of every kind.
Once the center of LA’s underground and counterculture scene, Melrose Avenue may have lost a bit of its edge in recent years, but it’s still a vibrant destination for an oddly mixed, hyper-eclectic crowd. The vibrant seaside community of Santa Monica, meanwhile, is also home to the Third Street Promenade, a lively three-block stretch of boulevard that is one of LA’s most popular outdoor malls, while Venice Boardwalk is a carnivalesque 1.4-mile pedestrian walkway bursting with frenetic weirdness. Also in Venice, Abbot Kinney Boulevard is a cozy corner of Los Angeles where the notion of the “mom and pop” retailer is alive and thriving. Named for the 1900s-era father of Venice who worked to create an American version of the eponymous Italian city, the area is lined with specialty boutiques, casual bars, and top-rated restaurants.
Although Sunset Boulevard runs all the way from Downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean, the most famous stretch of this road is the roughly mile-and-a-half span through West Hollywood known as The Sunset Strip. A nightlife hotspot as far back as the 1920s, The Strip today packs in a massive collection of high-end boutiques, glitzy eateries, swanky hotels, hopping bars, pulsing live music venues, velvet-rope clubs, and plenty of chances to spy a celebrity at practically any hour.
And arguably the most popular tourist attraction, Hollywood Boulevard’s one-mile main stretch is packed with Los Angeles shopping with souvenir stores, malls, clothing shops, museums, restaurants, and bars.
May 21, 2013 8:00 pm
New Material Night with Kevin Nealon
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Good Vibrations: 50 Years of The Beach ...
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Jeff Garcia
May 24–27, 2013
55th Annual Garden Grove Strawberry Fes...
The Blind Barber
Paradise Cove Beach Café
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