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LA Taco’s 2012 List of Things To Do for Día de los Muertos in the Los Angeles Area

Published on October 26, 2012 in 2012, Art, Chicana, Chicano, Chicano Bands, Chicano Cultural Treasure, culture, dance, Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, DJ, Downtown Los Angeles, East LA Bands, East Los Angeles, East of the Eastside, Easy on the pocketbook, Events, Family, Free, Good for kids, Good for the soul, Great deal, history, hollywood, L.A. Cultural Events, LA, LA Bands, LA Musicians, Latina, Latino, Latino Bands, live entertainment, live music, long beach, Los Angeles, Mexican American, Mexican American Bands, music, Must see, Take the metro, What to do, What to do this weekend?, What to see, Where to go, Whittier and Who has a book in their pocket?. 0 Comments

The Best 2012 Dia de los Muertos Guide, Los Angeles

Sheezz Louise! They did it again. Erick Huerta writing for L.A. Taco has come up with another fantastic list of the Dia de Los Muertos/Day of the Dead things to do in the Los Angeles area. If you want to celebrate the holiday, there is bound to be something on the list that suits your taste.

Many of the notable eastside musical acts will be playing the area at the events including Ozomalti, Upground, Las Cafeteras, Queztal, Quinto Sol, La Santa Cecilia, Very Be Careful, and El Vez as the MC for the event in Grand Park

So without furthu ado, click the link below to open up the possibilites….

THE BEST 2012 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS GUIDE TO EVENTS HAPPENING IN LOS ANGELES AND BEYOND!

Dia de los Muertos 2011 in Los Angeles (Day of the Dead)

Published on October 22, 2011 in 2011, Chicana, Chicano, Chicano Bands, Day of the Dead, Day of the Dead 2011, Dia de los Muertos, Dia de los Muertos 2011, East Los Angeles, Events, Family, Free, Good for kids, Good for the soul, L.A. Cultural Events, LA Bands, LA Musicians, Latina, Latino, Latino Bands, live entertainment, live music, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Free Events, Mexican American, Mexican American Bands, music, Southern California, Stuff Chicanos Like, Take the metro, What to do, What to see and Where to go. 0 Comments Tags: LA Ban.

Dia de Los Muertos 2011

Have you made plans for Dia de los Muertos? This is a fun, yet reverent Mexican holiday that dates back hundreds of years. On this day, a National holiday in Mexico, people remember loved ones that have passed. Like Halloween, it is celebrated with costumes and candy. You will see many people who have painted their faces like a fanciful skulls. At many of the events, they will sell skulls made of sugar that you may decorate and eat.

Need some suggestions on where to go? Then, check out LA Taco’s incredibly comprehensive list of events in the LA area at http://www.lataco.com/taco/2011-dia-muertos-day-dead-los-angeles. As this is LA, there are some interesting offshoots from the traditional celebrations.

Among the highlights of the 30+ events listed on LA Taco’s guide are:

It seems to get better each year.

Dengue Fever, Kinky, 40 other major acts, and YOU performing at the free Make Music Pasadena Festival

Published on June 10, 2008 in bands, best of 2008, Community Building, culture, Easy on the pocketbook, Events, Family, For Lovers, Free, free - oh yeah - free, Great deal, history in the making, impress her, impress him, innovative, L.A. Cultural Events, LA, live entertainment, live music, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Free Events, make music pasadena, music, Must see, not to be missed, pasadena, San Gabriel Valley, sgv, Southern California, Take the metro and weekend event. 0 Comments Tags: make music pasadena, sing in the streets.

On Saturday, June 21, 2008, from 11am till 10pm, Pasadena, Califonia will be transformed into a rosy musical free-for-all!

Make Music Pasadena will have stages in Old Pasadena, One Colorado, the Playhouse District, the Armory Center for the Arts, and Memorial Park to celebrate World Music Day. The festival will be featuring internationally acclaimed bands like Dengue Fever, Kinky, Nortec Collective presents Bostich + Fussible, and the Raveonettes. It will also share the love with amateur musicians that are encouraged to perform in the streets.
Seriously!

The mission of Make Music Pasadena is to “encourage the community to Make Music where ever and how ever they can”. The ExperienceLA website announcing the event adds:

Along sidewalks and on street corners, in alleys and building lobbies, parks and courtyards, strains of Beethoven’s 5th blends with a Zeppelin guitar riff and a Coltrane saxophone solo as Pasadena becomes home to MAKE MUSIC PASADENA – A Fete de la Musique event.
On Saturday, June 21, 2008, the longest day of the year, Old Pasadena and the Playhouse District will become a musician’s playground.

A musicians playground…hmmm…I think it is time to dust off that guitar and practice knock, knock, knocking on Pasadena’s door. If not the guitar, bring the camera – the city is sure to be a great big photo op.

This is another great festival situated close to a Metro Rail station (Memorial Park stop). They will even have the Pasadena ARTS Buses shuttling people for free along the festival route.

See the full schedule of the day’s events HERE.

For more information, visit MakeMusicPasadena.org

See Jackson Browne at 2008 Lummis Festival – for free!

Published on May 25, 2008 in bands, comedy, culture, dance, Events, Family, Food, Free, free - oh yeah - free, history in the making, L.A. Cultural Events, LA, Los Angeles, music, Must see, not to be missed, Southern California, Stuff Chicanos Like and weekend event. 0 Comments Tags: Jackson Browne, Lumis, Lummis Festival 2008.

The third annual Lummis Day Festival will feature, music, puppet shows, dance, poetry, crafts and great food on June 1, 2008 from 10:30 am till 7:30 pm. The festival will take place in Sycamore Grove Park, located at 4900 N. Figueroa St. in Highland Park.

The festival gets its name from Charles Fletcher Lummis, the one of the first librarians of the City of Los Angeles, the first City Editor of the Los Angeles Times, founder of the Southwest Museum, and famous walker (he walked from Cincinnati to Los Angeles in 1884).

This year’s festival will feature a performance by the legendary artist Jackson Browne. Browne lived many years of his life in the area. A singer-songwriter known for his classic albums — For Everyman, Late for the Sky, and The Pretender — he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. He also co-wrote the Eagles’ hit song “Take it Easy” with Glenn Frey. Jackson Browne is scheduled to perform at 6 pm.

Other acts scheduled of note to appear are Carlos Guitarlos, Mariachi Divas, Chapin Sisters, Cava, and Culture Clash. CLICK HERE for the full schedule.

Although there is plenty of free parking, take the Metro Gold Line and save some money on gas. The Southwestern Museum stop is a short walk to the festival.

For more information, LummisDay.org.

Tierra, War, Malo, Little Willie G, Thee Midniters, Mariachis, and fireworks to celebrate the East L.A. Civic Center Grand Opening

Published on May 6, 2008 in Art, bands, Chicana, Chicano, Chicano Cultural Treasure, Community Building, culture, East Los Angeles, Easy on the pocketbook, Events, Family, Free, Good for kids, history in the making, L.A. Cultural Events, LA, Latina, Latino, Los Angeles, Mexican American, music, Must see, not to be missed, once in a lifetime event, Southern California, Stuff Chicanos Like and weekend event. 0 Comments

This should be a great free event.

The East L.A. Civic Center Grand Opening will be on Saturday, May 10th, 2008 from 9am till 10pm. The concert starts at 5pm.

The East Los Angeles Civic Center is located at 4801 E. Third St. in East Los Angeles.

For more information, see Supervisor Gloria Molina’s website or this article from the LA TIMES.

Gigantic weekend Menudo Love Fest around MacArthur Park

Published on March 13, 2008 in Chicano, culture, Easy on the pocketbook, Events, Family, Food, For Lovers, Free, free - oh yeah - free, Good for Hangovers, Good for kids, Good for the soul, impress her, impress him, Latino, live music, Los Angeles, Tortillas and tripe. 0 Comments

On March 15 & 16, 2008 from noon till 10pm, there will be a large Menudo Cook-off Street Fair. The festival will offer free admission, free gifts, and free live music. There will be a charge for the carnival rides, games, and to eat your fill of menudo.

The fair will take place near the corner of Wilshire and Alvarado.

For more information:
http://www.hispaniceventsmarketing.com

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Mujeres de Maiz will present a month-long series of events on the eastside

Published on March 12, 2008 in Art, bands, Chicana, culture, East Los Angeles, Events, Family, Film, Good for the soul, Latina, live entertainment, live music, Los Angeles, Mexican American, music, Poetry, Pride and Woman. 0 Comments

Graphic from MujeresdeMaiz.net

The Mujeres de Maiz, a nationwide collective of women artists, will celebrate their 11th anniversary with events at various eastside locations. The events include an art showing, poetry, live music, film, a lecture, and other events in recognition of International Women’s Day.

The events take place from March 8 till the 30, 2008. Click here for the full schedule.

Click here to read the related post from the blog Pachucoville.

For more information, visit MujeresdeMaiz.net.

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Dance lessons at the Music Center for only a dollar

Published on March 11, 2008 in almost free, dance, Downtown Los Angeles, Easy on the pocketbook, Events, Family, LA and Los Angeles. 0 Comments

Image from Active Arts website

Active Arts will be hosting “A Taste of Dance” at the Music Center Plaza on March 29, 2008, from 11am till 4pm. The 20-minute lessons are only one dollar.

Here is the schedule for the day:

11:00 - 11:20   80′s Warm-Up
11:30 - 1:30     20-minute dance lessons:
   Bachata
     Kahiko (hula)
     Korean Fan Dance
     Music Video Choreography
     Scandanavian Dance
1:30 - 3:30    20-minute dance lessons:
     Congolese
     Popping and Locking
     Tinikling
     Viennese Waltz
     Zapateado
3:30 - 4:15    Caribbean

No prior ability to boogie down is required. Wear comfordable clothes and be ready to take off your shoes for certain dances (we are not telling which– we are sworn to secrecy).

Tickets go on sale at 10:30 on site. As you might expect, the classes are limited and the place should be packed, so get there early.

The Music Center Plaza is located at 135 North Grand Ave in Downtown L.A.

For more information:
http://www.musiccenter.org/events/aa_tasteofdance.html

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The 2012 Thai New Year’s Day Songkran Festival – One of the Best Festivals in Los Angeles

Published on March 1, 2008 in 2011 Songkran Festival Los Angeles, 2011 Thai Festival Los Angeles, 2012, 2012 Songkran Festival Los Angeles, 2012 Thai Festival Los Angeles, comedy, culture, dance, Family, Food, Free, hollywood, L.A. Cultural Events, live entertainment, live music, Los Angeles, music, songkran festival los angeles, Southern California, Thai Culture, thai festival hollywood, thai town and thai town festival los angeles. 0 Comments

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Updated February 24, 2012

The 2012 L.A. Thai Songkran Festival returns in April!

The 9th annual Thai New Year’s Day Songkran Festival on Hollywood Blvd in located in the City of Los Angeles will take place on:

Sunday, April 1, 2012

The festivities, known at the “Biggest Cultural Event Outside Thailand” will take place from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m with most of the cool stuff happening after noon. This treasure of Los Angeles takes place in East Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd. between Western and Normandie. The official website (which is more helpful if you speak Thai) is at ThaiNewYear.com.

In researching this article, I came across their new Facebook page. I think by April 15, we should try to get them to 1,000 likes!

Whaddaya say? Like away!

Facebook.com/ThaiNewYear

We will try to post more as we get more details.

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Below is the original post from 2008

What makes this festival one of the Top 10 festivals in Southern California?

ADMISSION IS FREE
The money in your wallet can go towards that one-of-a-kind gift.

AUTHENTICITY
This is the largest Thai festival in the United States. It is a celebration of the Thai culture for people of Thai decent living in the US that we can all take part in. On a Sunday in April, Hollywood Boulevard will transform into a Bangkok street.

THE FOOD
There will be an abundance of traditional Thai dishes including pad thai, satay, and mango with sticky rice. This year also marks the beginning of the International Curry Festival.

THE BIRTH OF THE INTERNATIONAL CURRY FESTIVAL
The first instance of the Annual International Curry Festival will celebrate curry in all its forms. Curry transcends culture. Although originally from India, other cultures including Thailand and Japan have created national dishes flavored with curry.

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Latino Blogging in Los Angeles – Follow up post

Published on February 28, 2008 in Art, blog, bloggers, blogosphere, Chicano, culture, East Los Angeles, Family, Free, Good for the soul, Humor, innovative, LA, Latino, Latino Bloggers, Los Angeles and Mexican American. 0 Comments

Image from Son Mis Locuras

The second meeting of local Latina/o bloggers took place this week in the eastside. It would be just as easy to point out the differences as the similarities amongst us. Mexican and Salvadorian and Guatemalan roots, 1st and 2nd and 3rd generation, students and artists and professionals. It just shows that the blanket term “Latina/o” covers alot of territory. To get a sense of the diversity of Latina/o voices, here are some of the blogs that were represented that night:

www.SonMisLocuras.com
www.WendyCarrillo.com
www.Pachucoville.blogspot.com
www.LoteriaChicana.net
www.SicklySeason.com
www.ViewFromaLoft.typepad.com
www.Lucesitas.wordpress.com

As before, the conversation went all over the place. It touched upon blogs, bloggers, RSS, Obama, El Chavo, Cityhood for East Los Angeles, art, and stuff white people like.

Another meeting is scheduled for March 2008. If you are a blogger with a Latina/o-slant or potential Latina/o blogger come join the fun. Please email us at bloggeros(at)EastsideScene.com for the details of the next get-together in East Los Angeles.