Aztec Fire Dancers perform at the Blessing of the Animals celebration
by I love the unexpected things I find in Los Angeles. I went to the annual Blessing of the Animals in the plaza by Olvera Street and …
Author: carollightwood
I moved to LA from San Francisco in 1974 and lived in various towns and neighborhoods around greater Los Angeles until 2019 when I moved to Tucson. Originally I was from Washington State.
Blessing the Animals with a much much smaller crowd in Los Angeles
The Blessing of the Animals in the plaza at Olvera Street is an old tradition in Los Angeles that goes back 87 years. When I’ve …
Go to ‘Le Reyn’ for delicious banana bread, a vegan ‘burger’ and an oddball interior
When writing a review of a restaurant generally one shows photos of the food. Well, I forgot to take pictures of the banana bread French …
The Frank Romero retrospective at MOLAA hits all the high points
In his long career Frank Romero has gone from being a young artist who was part of the landmark exhibition, ‘Los Four’, the first significant …
Celebrating Bach’s Birthday at Union Station with recorders and a digital organ
Saturday was Bach’s 332nd birthday and to celebrate it musicians performed Bach’s greatest hits in subway stations around the world from Budapest to Singapore to …
Street photography from Mexico City at ArtNight in Pasadena
I went to the spring 2017 ArtNight in Pasadena last Friday and at the Armory Center for the Arts discovered a photographer, Federico Gama, whose …
Poppies are blooming in Pasadena and coming soon to the high desert Poppy Reserve
After years of drought the rain this winter has given renewed life to the intrepid California poppies. A block from my home the Throop Church’s …
Rain didn’t stop the bicycling in South Pasadena
The 626 Golden Streets bicycling event in the San Gabriel Valley is the first open streets event of the year. The name of the event …
Lion dancers and more at the Chinatown Golden Dragon parade in Los Angeles
The weather gods must love parades. The Rose Parade, the Doo-Dah parade, the Chinatown Golden Dragon parade all happen during our Southern California rainy season, …
Princess Leia, Jane Fonda and the Clown Trump at the Women’s March in L.A.
After days of rain, the skies above Los Angeles were gloriously blue on the day of the Women’s March in January 2017. And there were …