The City Prolific: Weekend Events Sep 28 – 30

The City Prolific: Weekend Events Sep 28 – 30

This weekend is about art. Art art art. As was last weekend. Did you see The Clock? Incredible.FRIDAY, SEPT. 28 Stairclimb for LA Still need to get in your workout for the day? Clim nearly 1,700 stairs to the top of the West Coast’s tallest 

The City Prolific: Weekend Events Sept 21 – 23

The City Prolific: Weekend Events Sept 21 – 23

Autumn ought to be the time of Pumpkin Spice Lattes and knitted scarves. But no, not so in LA. It’s hot. Iced coffee hot. There’s SO MUCH happening this weekend, all crammed into Friday and Saturday. Get out!FRIDAY, SEPT. 21NewFilmMakers September Screening NewFilmmakers Los Angeles 

Busy in Paradise

Busy in Paradise

I’ve registered for the Malibu International Half Marathon.  Look at this course. Beautiful. I imagine that the running will be a breeze alongside the paradisical views of the PCH.  And then I remember that I currently struggle to run more than four miles straight through. 

The City Obscure: Weekend Events Sept. 14 – 16

The City Obscure: Weekend Events Sept. 14 – 16

Last weekend one was one of working followed by winding down. One of my favorite places in the world to wind down is Canter’s Deli. If you eat in the dining room, you can order cocktails from the bar in the Kibbitz Room. How much 

The City Prolific: Weekend Events Sept 7 – 9

The City Prolific: Weekend Events Sept 7 – 9

Summer might be winding down, but thank goodness the outdoor screenings aren’t!FRIDAY SEPT 7  First Friday on Abbot Kinney Clothing stores, galleries and restaurants stay open late on this lovely stretch of Venice. Lots of live music, plenty of food trucks. Hardly any parking. Primitivo 

The City Prolific: Weekend Events Aug 31 – Sep 2

The City Prolific: Weekend Events Aug 31 – Sep 2

Labor Day weekend in many cities is often pretty quiet, as everyone hits the road. Not so in LA.  There is tons to do. This list is just a smattering. FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 LA is drawing a blank tonight. Nothing going on. Am I wrong? 

Mapping a Life in LA

Mapping a Life in LA

It’s a vastly different life, this one, and I’ve lived a lot of them.  Possessing, as I do, a devotion to creativity, as well as a pre-occupation with steady paychecks, I’ve traversed a lot of ground, mapped many routes. My legs are sore from all 

The City Prolific: Weekend Events August 24 – 26

The City Prolific: Weekend Events August 24 – 26

I didn’t post for the last two weeks because I was away. Far away. In the High Uintas, the only East-West mountain range in the lower 48 states. I spent six days living in a tent, alongside a creek that provided a far more soothing 

The City Prolific: Weekend Events August 10 – 12

The City Prolific: Weekend Events August 10 – 12

Raphael Saadiq took the stage at KCRW’s Who Shot Rock Summer Series last Saturday night. It was an evening spent drinking wine in the plaza behind CAA, people-watching the very KCRWesque crowd, and strolling the incredible Who Shot Rock and Roll exhibit at the Annenberg 

The City Prolific: Weekend Events August 2 – 4

The City Prolific: Weekend Events August 2 – 4

Sand, sun, and stars: I saw a lot of each last weekend.  Went to the Nick Waterhouse show at the Getty, and spent a good portion of the time looking up.  The sky is so big over those Santa Monica hills.  I also got a