Where all my foot freaks at imagine a spot where you can do drugs.. As u blow a big ass cloud of…read moresmoke on you foot goddess feet .. any how if u love feet this could be the spot ..let me say it first cause you already know some dumb mother fucker going say something stupid about this .. so Fuck u mind ur business .

Best gallery and project space in Claremont. Great owner with a big heart.read more

A neighborhood treasure even more precious than Little Free Libraries. The rare and beloved Little…read moreFree Art Gallery! Such a very fun idea. Make something beautiful and deposit it here. Or find something beautiful here and take it home as your own. The items change from time to time so the experience is never the same. Come and add a little beautiful art into your life.

Jazz = good. Mary b = should not drink. Apologies…read more I found a great street spot on Baldwin on a beautiful Sunday in Arcadia. Peacocks? Yes, beautiful exotic birds are walking down Baldwin Ave. eying the mall. It is not your imagination! I learned upon inquiry that these beautiful birds belong to the city and are given free reign to come and go as they please. -Neat. I enjoyed the Latin jazz that was my entrance to the park at 3 PM. The horn section had their act together and Latin percussion is... always awesome. I bought tickets (no cash taken at the booths) to spend on my lovely friends for treating me to this amazing concert. With discriminant eyes I perused the refreshments. Soul food? at a jazz fest? No brainer right? I sampled and shared barbecue rib platters with dirty rice and coleslaw. It was Kansas City style so the sauce was ridiculous good eating. I grabbed the first round of pomegranate margaritas for the girls and started the fire. A table was easy to come by so the we parked it, noshed, gossiped, giggled and listened to the aphrodisiac that live music is. The weather was perfect and the grass was the greenest right where were I was sitting. The air was electric where musicians mingled among us after an exit of stage right. Who put this lovely Riesling in my hand? Mary B! Everybody knows that you have no inhibitions to lose! Catching a buzz at a cool concert can only lead to mad trouble and will almost certainly lead to wild debauchery. This is why I love espresso! My favorite kind of jazz is dry, tricky and messy like the wind. I am immensely fond of the classic Miles Davis, Chet Baker and Cole Porter. Many of he acts commissioned by this festival, while phenomenally talented, were more of the "smooth jazz" variety made known to us by the likes of Kenny G. etc. Polished, refined and a little slick for my taste but there is something to learn and be heard at every concert and this one one was no exception. Each sound wave is one to be treated uniquely. The choir made a key change a cappella at approximately 8 PM. SWEET. *This is very tricky and requires an obscene amount of talent. the Soprano sax player's performance was perfect but he was "schooled" by the gospel singer's solo at approximately 9 PM. I danced in the aisles, sat on the steps and soaked up the energy. I may have been even flirtier that my usual flirty self. Forgive. Inspired, I hit the *record* button in my studio in the middle of the night with confidence that my skills to pay the bills were "all that". I hit playback at 6 AM this morning. It was anything but "all that"! Mary b should not be hitting the drink! Well done by all involved in organizing the seamless event at a stunning location. Mad props to all and the many hands that made it happen. Thanks for taking me with you Valerie! (OMG I love that girl!) Next year, no Riesling for Mary b so that she may take away a more inspired take ;-)

Stve W. and I attended the redwhite+bluezz Pasadena Jazz Fest on Saturday, August 28th courtesy of…read moreYelp. Getting there at 12:30 PM allowed us to gain great parking near the entrance at the steep price of $18. Later we found out you could park at Santa Anita Park for $12 and then take a free tram to the event. I had never been to the LA Arboretum before nor a jazz festival of this size outside of Orange County, so I found this event (because I generally love to go and see live music) and the location to be a treat. The Arboretum includes rolling hills, expansive lawn areas, fountains, trees, a few benches and a gang of roaming peacocks. I wasn't all that hungry so I drank lemonade, but Steven enjoyed a Greek beef gyro wrap from Neomeze and a diet coke. They were also selling assorted beer, wine and a ton of stuff I couldn't eat made with butter or milk like cobbler and garlic fries. It sounded good, but not for me. The set-up for the festival was great and it wasn't as busy as I thought it could have been. There were two stages, one main and a side stage which alternated between playing and set-up and they did a good job with the sound system. Surprisingly, the talent on the side stage was outstanding. I really enjoyed The Delgado Brothers second set which sounded a lot like Steve Windwood and G Mack & The Polyester Players which highlighted their two vocalists and three piece horn section. Right out of the gate they were getting the crowd on their feet and dancing the electric slide in front of the stage to Kool & The Gang's "Hollywood Swinging". There were also the obligatory vendors selling clothes, jewelry, things for house and home and then we found LA Weekly. They were giving away various ipod clings, summer event guides, copies of LA Weekly (of course) and these square packets of sunscreen that happened to be about the same size as condoms. While the concert was going on, I spotted a reporter for the Pasadena Star-News and he interviewed Steve and I about the festival. They only used what we said as general comments though about the high prices. http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_15928601?IADID=Search-www.pasadenastarnews.com-www.pasadenastarnews.com Oi vey. If it wasn't for the ants, the weather that was too cold for me and the fact that we were told we could not go back and forth to get gear from the car, we could have stayed until the very end... We did get to see Everlast do a few songs though before I just couldn't take the cold and the dew anymore and called it a day after being there for something like 6 and a half hours. All in all, it was a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon/evening.

For some free family fun, check our the City of Arcadia's Summer Concert and Movie series. From the…read morewebsite: The summer concerts and movies are both on Thursday evenings. Concerts start at 6:30pm and movies at dusk on the west lawn between City Hall and the Police Department (240 West Huntington Drive). This is fun for the entire family! Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and picnic baskets and enjoy an evening outdoors. There is also a FREE fun zone for kids, featuring games, crafts, and activities each week. In addition, there will be food and beverages available.... We had a great time listening to a great live band featuring soul and R&B hits... then stayed as the sun went down to watch the Lego Movie 2 on a huge inflatable screen. Food trucks, an inflatable obstacle course, kid zone activities, and live music, while we picnic on the grass in front of city hall and the police station? Good times had by all. Concerts and movies change each week, but this is a great easy-planning activity to enjoy warm summer evenings with other folks in your community.

They have a weekly Wed/Thurs community art studio from 1-5pm where people in the community can…read morethrow pottery on the wheel and fire glazes or do handbuilding. They have supplies for people who want to try watercolor, acrylics, charcoal, or pastels. I did not know about this since recently but I do like to get better with my art. There's no actual class, you can bring your own supplies to work on your own projects without interruptions. There's no fire glaze fee or any fee to use the building. It's pretty quiet inside, most people are in the ceramics room. There's a good amount of pottery wheels. They also host class events with artists as well to learn book binding or screen printing. Enter via Gate 1 (free parking), go through the security guard gate and go right, there's Fair Day Art Studio sign to follow.

Very nice art exhibit at the fair. Entrance is free. Hours depend on the exhibit since they change…read moreoften.

Studio and art gallery in downtown Fullerton. The Art Walk is full of fun surprises, and Violet…read moreHour is no exception. Artists come and show off their work, and everything is on sale. I went to see a few friends show their work this month, and was taken aback by the gallery. Mike and Candace have done an amazing job with the space they own, and the way they display their artists' work makes the whole experience super fun and unique. Every nook and cranny of the warehouse has something interesting, and i feel like I'm walking through a labyrinth of personal expression. They also have DJs spinning, live bands, or just random music playing throughout. It's also very close to a lot of bars and restaurants off Harbor, so spend some time checking out this place before hitting up your favorite pub or restaurant.

First Fridays of every month at the The Violet Hour:…read more ART! Tons. STRONG DRINKS! Tons. COOL SHIT THROUGHOUT! Tons. FREE. Tons.

We don't have a lot of galleries in the valley so I love that Matt Kennedy decided to open this one…read moreup in Pasadena. Matt is also the gallery director at La Luz Dr Jesus gallery, one of the most prestigious galleries in LA. The exhibits shown at 30 South are always thought provoking and I really love how they're always diverse in subject matter. As a gallery owner he's very in tune with not just the past & current trends, but also where art is headed in the future. We stopped by for the private opening of Chuck D's (Public Enemy) 1st art show & we were pleasantly surprised to see Chuck is just as good with art as he us with music. Wow! Such raw energy and Chuck was even there shaking hands and kissing babies lol! Excellent exhibition! Both Matt and his wife are very knowledgeable and his wife also sells her custom (and amazing) jewelry there. If you're in the area, definitely stop in and experience the gallery for yourself. I can't wait to see who & what's next on their plate!

Gallery 30 South, the newish (it opened this year) art gallery from the director of La Luz de Jesus…read moreand his wife and artist, aims to be a "comfortable contemporary art space" with exhibitions and events. The exhibitions run for about a month. It's a small space (one room) with handcrafted contemporary jewelry in one corner. I wasn't sure what the hours were. On the door, it says they're open by appointment only. But now it seems like they are open Wednesday-Sunday. The door was open one day so I walked in to check out the current exhibition, Mythos & Logos by Shaun Berke. The paintings were dark and inspired by Norse mythology but not confined to that period. Nuns, naked women in hoods and other beings engaged in rituals. The largest painting was $30,000. Prior to the Berke exhibit, there was a show by Lindsey Way and Frances Bean Cobain. Frances's pieces sold out in a week. I'm not a contemporary art critic (or even fan) but I do like the mission of Gallery 30 South - to offer a place where people can stroll in and experience interesting, even provocative, contemporary art. They'll carry a range of pieces, from low cost to high end. The owners also are founding members of the Green Street Village, a historic business district in Pasadena. There are mostly independent retailers on the street - in contrast to Old Town Pasadena. It's a pretty street but there isn't much going on - however, it now has this new art gallery. If you like art galleries, check out Flower Pepper Gallery in Old Town Pasadena too.

Fables & Fancies (SM Books) is a cute little bookstore in central Sierra Madre. They have a modest…read morecollection of books from Tolkien to Frida Khalo to PeterPan to Dracula. The bookstore's young female staff was pretty, friendly and professional. Prices seem reasonable. Bookshelves were organized. Overall, I had a nice experience in bookstore- Sierra Madre.