The legendary “rolling wine bar” at Ralph’s market downtown has been reactivated from time to time in 2010 by its superlative host Mike Berger, like a rock star dropping in unexpectedly to play a stunning set of live music unbilled. This week Mr. Berger is announcing two winery-themed tastings: tonight, Wednesday the 14th, and Friday [...]
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SAINT PATRICK’S DAY LA LIVE 2010
I’m tough, but I’m fair!!! Last year the first of several blogs that I posted, which were critical of AEG LA Live, dealt with AEG LA Live’s not doing anything for Saint Patrick’s Day—meaning they should have done a free event for the community to partake in. This year, AEG LA Live did do an [...]
LAS VEGAS HAS AN ART WALK – TOO
As I rolled down the strip I knew it was going to be an interesting night…I offered Howard a puff on my cigar. “I wish I could.” “Sorry Mr. Hughes, I’ve gotten so used to you riding shotgun that sometimes I forget that you’re…well you know…” “Dead,” he said finishing my thought as he often [...]
Cirque Berzerk
We hardly noticed—it was a small, but insidious change. Something had invaded downtown Los Angeles. Like a deadly mushroom cap that sprouted after a rainstorm, a large striped tent went up in an abandoned field at the edge of town. Later, after the irreversible damage had been done, the townsfolk would remark that it seemed [...]
The Magic Of Tony Curtis
Friday afternoon a friend handed me two VIP tickets to the Magic of Tony Curtis Jules Verne film festival, featuring Houdini and Some Like it Hot. I was so excited. The legend himself would be there. Plus they were recreating the water torture stunt that brought Houdini to his demise, there was the promise of [...]
ACS Relay for Life
I noticed I’ve done quite a few stories on charitable events and organizations for Downtownster lately. When Stan hired me, some months ago, I said that I wanted to cover people. I’m like a portrait artist, in that I depend on the inspiration I get from the people I choose to write about, to fill [...]
No Place Like It
At a fashionably late 7:30, the downtownster crowd of three left the wine tasting and headed to the Emerald City, recently relocated to FIDM. We sauntered up to the tables with the all important lists, past a half dozen Dorothy’s and dropped our names. The proverbial little green door slammed shut as we realized our [...]
Christine and the Midnight Spirographs
I just realized that the title of this blog sounds like I’m writing about a band. I think that’s kind of funny. I’m actually writing about a woman I met in November 2008 who organizes an event called Midnight Spirographs, a small fundraiser held bi-monthly at the Far Bar in Little Tokyo that raises money [...]
Coachella Happened
For those of you who haven’t ever been to Coachella you should give it some serious thought next year. Every year I have a group of friends that goes and every year I say “Maybe next time”. Well this year I said yes. I hadn’t even been to the Palm Springs area before this trip [...]
COUNTDOWN TO ART WALK
So leave it to the LA Times to not mention that there is a Downtown Art Walk tonight. They did however mention that there is a Venice Art Walk this weekend and that it is the Granddaddy of Art Walks – but for the fact that it is not even half the size of the [...]
