Stage 2 of Amgen Tour of California started at South Pasadena
by This was the third time I’d been to the Tour of California cycling race and it was a much more modest event than the two …
Category: Festivals around LA
Getting ready for the Rose Parade in Pasadena
If USC beats Stanford then the University of Southern California will play in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day, 2016. But whether or not …
An L.A. Mashup: Facepainters, vampires, family altars and Halloween at Macys
With the large Mexican and Mexican-American population in Los Angeles, the celebration of Dia de los Muertos has grown year after year. Traditionally it is …
South Pasadena’s Fourth of July parade
The South Pasadena annual July 4th parade is called the ‘Festival of Balloons’ and this year the theme was something about honoring Route 66 which …
A thread of weirdness runs through flower shows including the Orchid Show in Santa Barbara
Over the years I’ve been to flower shows occasionally and have always found them to be like Victorian Curiosity Cabinets–full of both amazing beauty and …
Kite festival at Redondo Beach was a family affair on a sunny warm Sunday
Most of the kites at the Redondo Beach Kite Festival were small ones. It was obvious that Dad had gone to the local kite store …
Money and Jesus at the Chinatown Lunar New Year parade
The Golden Dragon parade held every year in Chinatown in L.A. is–well, appeared to be–a big money-making venture for merchants, as well as a celebration …
Here be dragons–and a lot more–at the Chinese New Year’s parade in Los Angeles 2015
Happy Year of the Ram to you! (The lucky numbers for this year are 3,4,9.) The Chinese New Year parade, as always, was colorful and …
Sneak Peak at Lutheran Hour float for the Rose Parade in Pasadena
The Rose Palace, one of the huge barns where Rose Parade floats are constructed, is nearby so I walked over there about 3 days ago …
Ice-skating beside the palm trees in downtown Los Angeles
The L.A. Kings winning the Stanley Cup twice in the last 3 years no doubt inspired some of the young skaters on the ice in …