Jaydi's Weekend Jems

Fri. Sept. 4th - Wed. Sept. 9th

Fig

Fairmont Miramar Hotel

101 Wilshire Blvd.

Inspired by the Santa Monica Pier Centennial (Wed. Sept. 9th), the chef is offering "grown-up" pier indulgences - ranging from lobster corn dogs to bratwurst on pretzel rolls ($5-$14) every day leading up the celebration. Click here to view the full menu.

Sat. Sept. 5th

National Bowling Day

Click here to find out how you and your friends can bowl for FREE!

50% off Harry's Hat...

3413 Cahuenga Blvd. W.

Universal City

...if you wear your college gear. What a great way to check out this new bar, created by the owners of Luna Park.

Sat. Sept. 5th - Mon. Sept. 7th

10am-midnight, LA County Fair - Opening Weekend

(closes at 10pm on the 7th)

The Fairplex

1101 W. McKinley Ave.

Pomona

$1

**Note that prices shoot up to $12-$17 per day (on weekends) after Labor Day, so if you're not going out of town, take advantage of your staycation here.

Deep fried oreos. Need I say more?

Carnival rides. Pig races. The Beach Boys. Might have to pass on the chocolate-covered bacon. Actually, definitely have to pass on the chocolate-covered bacon. God, how am I doing so far? Click here to join me now through Oct. 4th.

Sun. Sept. 6th

8pm, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

6000 Santa Monica Blvd.

$10

"You realize if we played by the rules, right now we'd be in gym?"

Jaydi's Weekend Jems

Sat. Aug. 29th

2:30-4:30pm, Open Improv Workshop

The Second City

6560 Hollywood Blvd., 2nd fl.

$25

If you were ever considering taking classes here, now is the time to do it.  Take this discounted 2 hr. intro class, and a $25 credit will be applied if you decide to sign up.

5-10pm, Brothers & Sisters Art Show

Gallery 800

5108 Lankershim Blvd.

North Hollywood

Presumably not as cool as the artwork on my show, but pretty sweet nonetheless.  Support FWJ friends Elysse and Cole as their coworkers (cast & crew) present personal art pieces during this TV show's opening reception.

8pm, Silent Sleepover

611 N. Fairfax Ave.

$12

How many times can you say, "Bring a sleeping bag" to a movie theatre?  At least once, because tonight, the Silent Movie Theatre will be screening 6 features (ranging from Little Darlings to Meatballs 2) in a row - all of which feature a summer camp theme.  If you're able to stay awake, eggs and other breakfast treats await in the am.  DJing and s'mores on the patio!

Convinced?  Click here to buy tix now.

Sun. Aug. 30th

Tim Robbins hosts the afternoon gala for The Trial of the Catonsville 9, which runs this weekend only at The Actors' Gang.

All Weekend

Ninja Warrior Tryouts

2861 Los Feliz Blvd.

Yes, I watch G4.  I know it may not seem so from my photos, but I'm a huge fan of this Japanese game show.  If you are, too, and you've ever thought, "I normally wouldn't be into breaking my collarbone, but since it's on national TV..." this is the competition for you.

Besides, if you make the final 10, you win a FREE trip to Japan!

Trip to Vegas

If you can road trip before Sept. 7th and can book before Monday, check out the ridiculously reduced prices at these hotels through Expedia.

Sick Six Savings

FWJ reader Flor: $15 Twitter Tickets to Six Flags available now!

Bulk Up for Shuffleboard

Tues. July 21

Until 10:30am

Purchase any beverage at Starbucks and receive a pastry for FREE.  Simply print out this coupon and show it to your barista (or pull up the website on your phone!).

8pm

6124 Hollywood Blvd.

$5

For a small fee, enter the single-elimination shuffleball tournament at Blue Palms Brewhouse (home to the LA Beer Float Showdown on Juy 26th).

Jaydi's Weekend Jems

Sat. June 20th

10am-5pm, BCBG Sample Sale

Residence Inn

1177 S. Beverly Dr.

Up to 70% off over 2,000 pieces of merchandise (an additional 10% off for cash purchases).

11am-3pm, USC Alumni Day at the Beach

Santa Monica Beach (just N. of Ocean Park)

$5 in advance, $10 upon arrival

Fight on! Click here to buy tickets to the 2nd annual beach day to raise money for the USC scholarship fund. Volleyball and surfing expected.

Sat. June 20th - Sun, June 21st

9am-5pm, International Makeup Artists Trade Show (IMATS)

Pasadena Convention Center

300 E. Green St.

$10 and up

Makeup demonstrations and FREE product samples upon arrival.  Click here to purchase tickets.

10am-7pm, Pasadena Chalk Festival

280 E. Colorado Blvd.

The largest street painting festival in the world is back again.

Sun. June 21st

9am-4pm, Open Casting Call

Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

7000 Hollywood Blvd.

TLC & Kelly Ripa are inviting female inventors to audition for their new show. If you have a "brilliant product and working prototype," they want to help you manufacture and market it. For more information on how to apply, click here.

7pm, How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days

(every Sun. through Sept. 27th)

The W Hotel

930 Hilgard Ave.

Westwood

That's right. The FREE rooftop screenings have returned! This summer, all films screened will be Paramount ones.

500 Days of Summer - Giveaways

Be one of the first 500 people to show up to any of the following locations, and receive FREE goodies (to promote the aforementioned flick):

- 9am Juice It Up (Chase Bank parking lot in Studio City)

- 11am Fiji water (on Santa Monica beach)

- 1pm Kogi Korean BBQ truck (1097 Glendon Ave.)

- 1pm Red Bull (on 3rd St.)

- 2pm Pink's hot dogs (8433 W. Sunset Blvd.)

- 2:30pm Cool Haus Ice Cream truck (1515 Abbot Kinney Blvd.) 

- 3pm Sprinkles (at The Grove)

Thx to Caroline on Crack for the heads up.

all weekend long

The Los Angeles Film Festival!!! Be sure to check out Paper Heart, the mockumentary starring Charlyne Yi!!! I saw it at Sundance and gave it lots of FWJ stars!!!

Cirque Berzerk!

Get Your Cirque On

Thurs. June 18th - 4th of July weekend

Cirque Berzerk

Los Angeles State Historic Park

1245 N. Spring St.

Downtown

$25 and up

The L.A. Times named this "French burlesque meets Sweeney Todd" troupe as one of 2008's weirdest events, so expect quirky performances to include gothic stilt walkers, voluptuous contortionists, punk rock clowns, and the like.

Click here to purchase tix and soon, since last year's event was sold out every date.

This Weekend: Crazy Props and Dough

Fri. June 5th

National Doughnut Day

In recognition of the holiday, stop by and pick up one FREE doughnut from your nearest Krispy Kreme store!

Sat. June 6th

12pm-10pm, Carnivale

Venice Beach

Winward Ave. (between Pacific and Speedway)

Enough said.

Sat. June 6th and Sun. June 7th

8am-4pm, Studio Lot Sale

128 Siera St.

El Segundo

Up to 90% off furniture, clothes, and accessories from Premiere Props.  Thx to FWJ reader Flor for the heads up!

This [Long] Weekend: Memorial Day Madness

Fri. May 22nd

8pm-1am

Intelligentsia

1331 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Venice

Finally, a great coffee shop on the westside!  To celebrate, they are offering patrons FREE coffee and Wurstkuche sausages.

Fri. May 22nd - Sat. May 23rd

11am-4pm

Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop

9671 Wilshire Blvd

Beverly Hills

50% off the entire menu on Sat. (40% off on Fri.) in celebration of its very first anniversary!

Sat. May 23rd - Mon. May 25th

MAC store

1325 3rd St. Promenade

During store hours, score a FREE makeover while rocking out to live bands.

Sun. May 24th

7pm gates open, 8:30pm movie starts

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

6000 Santa Monica Blvd.

Suggested $10 donation

Watch Dazed and Confused as part of Cinespia's cemetery screening series. Get there early, because parking can be a little tricky if you don't make it onto their lot. Also remember to bring chairs or blankets, and a little food if you feel like a picnic.

Mon. May 25th

Starting at 10am, you can enjoy the 5th annual Memorial Day BBQ and Pool Party at the W Hotel in Westwood. To get onto the guest list, be sure to email michaelutsinger@gmail.com. Thx to 944 for the heads up!

This Weekend: Sidewalk Sales and Strawberry Pizza

Fri. May 15th

5-7pm

The Great Sydney BBQ

The Grove

189 The Grove Dr.

Calling all Yanks: Qantas Airways and Tourism South Wales team up to bring you FREE Australian food on the barbie, beer, wine, and entertainment (in an attempt to get you to buy tix to their country!).

Sat. May 16th

10am-6pm

Montana Ave. Sidewalk Sale

Santa Monica (6th-17th St.)

Over 150 stores will be offering 80% off their merchandise, ranging from Benefit Makeup to Pinkberry and Father's Office.

Sat. May 16th - Sun. May 17th

12:15-10pm

Guacamole Festival

Griffin Ave. & Baldwin St.

Lincoln Heights

Join over 15,000 people at this FREE festival where you can enjoy carnival rides and experience all foods guacamole.

10am-6:30pm

California Strawberry Festival

Strawberry Meadows of College Park

3250 S. Rose Ave.

Oxnard

$12

Join over 89,000 people in celebrating a fruit that California produces one billion pounds of per year. The weekend-long celebration promises to include tart tosses, strawberry pizza, pie eating contests, a demonstration by Fabio Viviani of Top Chef fame, berry decorating, and other "fruity" activities. Click here to buy your tickets now.

Six Flags, Sick Prices

Until June, everyone pays kids' prices ($29.99) at Six Flags! That is a savings of $20 each. Click here to purchase tix.

Thx to LAFreebee for the heads up!

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.

Like It or Knott

It's time to visit Knott's Berry Farm, and they don't make it any easier.  Bring a $10 + valued gift for Toy's for Tots, and you will gain FREE admission to their theme park.  Offer lasts the month of December.  Thx to Yelp!

Drag Racing Like You've Never Seen It Before

The annual Halloween Drag Race and Pageant will take place on Sunday, October 28, 2007 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the corner of San Vicente Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard.

Watch drag queens race in high heel shoes (a 2 inch minimum), followed by a beauty pageant for best hair, pumps, most creative, and more.

For more information, please call (323) 848-6544.

Why I Love Bored-LA

"To sample gourmet food, go to the Grove Thursday for a Top Chef competition. Top Chef contestants Chris "CJ" Jacobsen and Antonia Lofaso, who is also executive chef at Los Angeles restaurant Foxtail, will be in appearance for a friendly cook-off, but the best part is there will be free tastings and demos from some of the restaurants at the Grove, like The Farm of Beverly Hills, Morels French Bistro & Steakhouse, Maggiano's Little Italy, and The Whisper Lounge. It's free, but you must RSVP to (323) 769-6392 or lamagevents@yahoo.com. It starts at 7pm."

Rediscovered

"For every Dave Chappelle and Justin Timberlake that won the talent competition that launched their careers and landed them international celebrity, there is the ultra talented performer that narrowly missed their chance at stardom and were left with a life of obscurity. Until now...

Rediscovered, the new talent competition from ABC and Disney, offers an exceptionally talented group of performers a second chance at stardom. A chance for redemption.

Be in the live audience as they perform for you and a panel of celebrity judges at the Orpheum Theater and give them their second shot.

Featuring American Idol's Ricky Minor and his band performing as the house band!
Orpheum Theater
842 S. Broadway
L.A., Ca., 90014"

Dance Your Way Through Sunday

Sun. Sept. 7th, 4:30pm-5:30pm

Alexandria Hotel

501 S. Spring St.

Los Angeles

Unsure what to do today?  How about learning burlesque for only $15?  Every Sunday through Oct. 5th.  Gloves and boas provided.

A portion of the proceeds will go to The Jeff Griffith Center to help homeless GBLT youth in Los Angeles.  Email soulflavor79@yahoo.com for more info.

A Fair Price

While the LA County Fair in Pomona is typically $17 for adults Sept. 6th - 28th, tomorrow (Fri. Sept. 5th), opening night admission will be $1 before 5pm.

What can you look forward to?  Monster trucks, tequila seminars, fireworks, Chinese acrobats, food (like tiramisu gelato), and music.

Check out the schedule of events here.

Madness at Echo Lake

Sun. Aug. 31st, 2pm

Echo Park Lake

$8

According to Bored-LA, there will be a huge L.A. scavenger hunt tomorrow.  To compete, you must have a team of 2-5 people, wear matching uniforms, face paint, and come equipped with a team name. 

For a small entry fee, your team can win $500 cash and a giant bottle of whiskey.

"The items on the scavenger hunt list will be very random, very adult-oriented, and pretty insane. Last year teams had to kiss strangers, get nail extensions, and cornrows. Yes, every one on the team. Some even had to shave words into the back of their heads. Of course you can always choose which goals you try and accomplish, but I'm sure it will be a really fun day nonetheless. Hipster insder: bring your polaroid camera to the hunt for some bonus points."

Take a Spin Where You Normally Shop

No plans tomorrow night?  Then salsa dance in the courtyard of Hollywood & Highland, accompanied by a FREE wine tasting.  7-9pm.