|
|
[ May 4, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] Broken Social Scene Plays a Free In-Store at Amoeba: It’s been five years since the Toronto-based indie rock ensemble last released an album, and to celebrate the release of their new LP, Forgiveness Rock Record, they’ll be playing a free show at Amoeba Records in Hollywood tonight . You can preview a few tracks from [...]
[ April 23, 2010; April 24, 2010; April 25, 2010; April 26, 2010; ] Friday
Free Admission to National Parks: There will be no entrance free to over 100 national parks from today until Sunday, April 25. All the national parks that normally charge admission fees will cost absolutely nothing to get in. Some of the locations include Death Valley, Muir Woods, Sequoia, Joshua Tree, and Yosemite. So bring some [...]
[ April 8, 2010; 11:00 am; 11:00 am; ] By Emily Burnett
Literary Los Angeles has been having a love affair with John Fante for
awhile now, and, in glorious L.A. fashion this means some free and some not-so-free events in his
honor.
Last year, on the 100th anniversary of John Fante’s birth, there was
a panel discussion at the Hammer, which included Fante’s children and Fante biographer Stephen Cooper. [...]
[ March 27, 2010; March 28, 2010; ] Saturday
KSCR Music and Arts Fest: USC’s campus radio station KSCR is hosting their annual all-day indie music and arts festival this Saturday. It’s free and for all ages. DJs will be doing sets all afternoon and you’ll get a chance to check out art installations and film projections. The Coolhaus ice cream truck will [...]
[ March 12, 2010; March 13, 2010; March 14, 2010; ] Friday
Free Pinkberry – Try a mini Mango Pinkberry with toppings today from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. for free. There will also be a trivia event, where you can win gift cards and prizes. Just in time for our warm-ish weather, eh? For a pinkberry near you, visit their store locator.
Free Indie Music Concert [...]
[ February 19, 2010; February 20, 2010; February 21, 2010; ] Friday
Get Literary at UCB: Get some light reading done this weekend as your favorite authors are brought back from the dead to get their lit grit on at the famed Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Hollywood. J.D. Salinger (Marc Evan Jackson) and Edgar Allan Poe (Craig Cackowski), with moderator H.G. Weeks (Paul F. Tompkins) [...]
[ February 6, 2010; ] It’s a sad day as I’ve just learned that after five and a half years of used books and intriguing art shows, Abbott Kinney’s Equator Books and Coffee will be officially closing its doors on Sunday at midnight. They’ll need as much help as they can getting rid of their wonderful collection of books and [...]
[ December 4, 2009; December 5, 2009; December 6, 2009; ] Friday
Free Movies at 212 Pier Coffee Shop: One of my favorite java joints of the Westside hosts free screenings of your most beloved films every Friday night! Starting at 8:45 p.m., swing by to partake in some free popcorn-munching and movie-watching with fellow cinephiles. This week’s film is Guy Ritchie’s Snatch.
212 Pier | 212 Pier [...]
This is totally unrelated to Cheapsters, but Paper Kitty, a ‘zine my cousin Viet and I put together, are working on a brand spanking new issue! This time around the topic is on failure. We tried to do this about a year ago, but nobody submitted. So I guess you could call it a failure. [...]
[ October 24, 2009; October 25, 2009; ] Saturday
Hello Kitty Fan Appreciation Day + Art Exhibit: Calling all Hello Kitty fanatics! To kick off Three Apples, the art exhibit celebrating 35 years of Hello Kitty, the beloved Sanrio character who started it all, Royal/T in Culver City is having an Hello Kitty fan appreciation party. It’s taking place all afternoon from 1 p.m. [...]
|
 |