Jaydi's Weekend Jems

Fri. Aug. 21st

8-10pm, Tribe

Hothouse Improvisation

4934 Lankershim Blvd.

North Hollywood

$10

Don't miss FWJ reader Kat in another Hothouse Show!  As always, FREE drinks provided.

Sat. Aug. 22nd

12-5pm, Get Paddled

The Standard - Hollywood

8300 Sunset Blvd.

West Hollywood

Sign up and play in the weekly tournament.  All levels welcome.

7pm, Singing in the Rain

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

6000 Santa Monica Blvd.

$10 donation requested

Who?  Those who didn't purchase their Extract tickets fast enough.

Why?  Because "it's vulgar!"

Sun. Aug. 23rd

5-6pm, Meet Betsey Johnson

8050 Melrose Ave.

FREE

All bloggers seem to agree that this is the most happening event on a quiet Sunday in LA.  Celebrate one of my favorite designer's (belated) 67th birthday with her in her store.  Sweet treats await, and I don't just mean shoes!

All Weekend Long

Receive 50 4x6 photo prints from Walgreens for only $5.  Thx to LA Decostified for the heads up!

Taste the Discount

Tues. June 9th and Thurs. June 11th

Taste

8454 Melrose Ave.

West Hollywood

Taste restaurant loves the Lakers, and they love you, too.  That is why they are offering 25% off togo orders on remaining game nights this week!   Simply mention, "Go Lakers," when placing your order, and the discount will apply. 

Protect Your Balls

Sundays, 1:30-2:30pm

Hollywood Rec Center
1122 Cole Ave.

Los Angeles

$3-5 per session

Tempted to play dodgeball, but not too competitive?  Join the Stay Puft League of Los Angeles.  According to the Los Angeles Dodgeball Society:

"Stay Puft" is our most co-ed friendly style of dodgeball. Games are played with "no-sting" rubber balls by folks of all levels who can be as fearless as they want to be without having to worry about the messy bruising. Leagues go pretty much year round and you can join as a loner or with friends.

Click here for more info.

Dim Sum Sundays

Sun. Jan. 18th, 10am

5711 N. Figueroa St.

Los Angeles

I seem to be the only blogger who hasn't posted this yet, so I am finally caving in:

Every third Sunday of the month, the Flying Pigeon Bike Shop (in Highland Park) hosts this super sweet bike ride - that starts at their shop and ends in Chinatown for dim sum.  You can either meet there with your bike, or borrow one of theirs for FREE (just call in advance to secure a ride: 213.909.8986).

Bring $20 to cover the cost of your meal.  The entire ride lasts about 4o min.

**After this weekend, the rides will start in Alhambra at the Pasadena Gold Line Station.

Do the Cobra

every Sunday at 10:15am

8675 Washington Blvd.

Culver City

Okay, I suppose it would be unfair of me to deprive my readers of FREE yoga lessons at Hastens with Lauri Ashworth simply because I am not a yoga fan myself.  So there it is.  Check it out, and report back to Jaydi!

Thx to Yelp for the heads up.

Free Clippers Tickets - Act Now

Want FREE Clippers tickets? Sign up here. Or here.

En Garde!

For those who have been waiting for FWJ to get feisty, now is your chance to fight.

The Academy of Arms in Van Nuys is now offering classes in Italian Longsword on Tuesdays.  Better yet, 2 of those classes are FREE if you take them in August.

"In addition to longsword, students will also choose a personal weapon to study from among the following: dagger, spear, pollaxe or grappling."

What are you waiting for??

Attention: Tennis Groupies

For those of you who are avid tennis fans like me, you can check out the Countrywide Classic tennis tournament's qualifying round at UCLA for FREE tomorrow (Sun. Aug. 3rd) at noon.  If you feel like spending $$, you can check out Andy Roddick later this week.

Battle on the Bank

Sat. June 28th
1910 W. Temple Ave.

If you haven't seen a Derby Doll tournament yet, THIS is the game for you.  Next weekend, LA hosts the first ever banked track roller derby tourney, featuring multiple style games with teams from all over - including Team Awesome, the US roller derby all-star team.

Thx to FWJ reader Rachel (aka Marina del RAGE) for proving us with the discount code: ladd2day, which takes $10 off any ticket - making the total $21 for any one-day event.

To see these ladies in action, click here.

Hermosa Beach-Ball

June 6-8, 9:30am-6pm

Hermosa Beach Pier

1300 The Strand

$20-$40

Pro volleyball tourney: AVP Crocs Tour - Hermosa Beach Open

Click here for tickets.

Celebrity Baseball

June 21st, 1pm

Hollywood Stars Night at Dodger Stadium

Every year, dozens of celebs take the field following an actual Dodger game.  This year's slate set to include: Pamela Anderson, Michael Clark Duncan (pictured), James Van Der Beek, David Arquette, and many more.

Click here to buy tickets half price - $17 for 2 games back 2 back (Dodgers vs. Indians AND celeb one)!!!

LA Derby Dolls: Sirens vs. Tough Cookies

For those of you who haven't heard of the Derby Dolls, you should have!

They are LA's women's quad skate roller derby league.  More than sixty women are divided into four teams, and compete against each other with five players on each.  They skate around a banked track, trying to prevent the other teams' "jammer" from scoring (think: hockey meets Harry Potter's Quidditch).

These celebrity-packed games are always a ton of fun, and tickets are less than $25 each.  Click here to attend the next game on Sat. May 31st at 6pm - 1910 W. Temple St.