Showing posts with label farmers markets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label farmers markets. Show all posts

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Family-Friendly Activities for This Weekend

LA is going to be a-buzz with many festivals and events this weekend. Here's a sampling of the coolest ones I could find:

Harvest Festival - Long Beach Convention Center, Friday-Sunday, 9/23 & 9/24 (10a-6p), 9/25 (10a-5p)

LAFD Hollywood Museum - free on Saturdays, 10a-4p

LAFD Harbor Museum - free on Saturdays, 10a-3p

Story Theater - Santa Monica, Saturday, 9/24, 10a, 11a, 12p

Celebrity Story Time (Benefit for Milk & Bookies) - Culver City, Saturday & Sunday, 9/24 & 9/25, 1-4

Baja Splash Cultural Festival - Long Beach Aquarium, Saturday & Sunday, 9/23 & 9/24, 9a-5p

Watts Towers Day of the Drum and Jazz Festivals - free on Saturday & Sunday, 9/24 & 9/25, 11a-5p

Abbot KinneyFestival - Sunday, 9/25, 10a-6p. I'm sure the security has improved since the shooting that took place there in 2008, FYI. Not wanting to scare, just inform.

Tarfest Music and Art Festival - free at La Brea Tar Pits, Sunday, 9/25, 12-6

Certified Farmers' Markets

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Kid-Centric Events for Sunday, September 18th

Family Funday at Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga.

Tiny Tot Olympics in Malibu.

3rd Annual KCRW Good Food Pie Contest at LACMA.

Thai Cultural Day at Barnsdall Art Park.

Family Day at The Autry National Center. Activities to celebrate Women's Suffrage Centennial.

Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica. Pool still open!

Good Food Festival and Street Fair in Santa Monica.

List of Farmers' Markets.

I'm sure I've missed a few here and there but that's all I can come up with now. It's late. Gotta hit the hay. Happy Weekend!

~ C

Thursday, September 15, 2011

L & C's Favorite Thursday Afternoon Outing with the Kids

Pretty much every Thursday afternoon/early evening, we take our kids on the gold line (exit at Mission) to the South Pasadena Farmers' Market for play, people-watching, and mouth-watering morsels. Adding the train ride to the market enhances the experience in a few ways. 1): It eliminates the hassle of finding parking in South Pasadena. 2): The kids totally dig it. 3): It's kind of a green thing to do, and that's always positive.

For info on the market, go here: South Pas Farmers' Market.

For LA Metro Gold Line, click here.

And now for some taste-bud-tempting photos of our dinner and dessert . . .

~ C

veggie & cheese pupusa (plus all the
delectable toppings)
caramel corn - INsane!




peanut butter cookie (the best ever!) -
from Homeboy bakery booth
lavender creme brulee - from Nicole's Gourmet,
around the corner from South Pas Farmers' Market