Urban Ninja
Want to experience something crazy? Art, hipsters, homeless people, and messenger bike hooligans collide at Glow|2010. In all seriousness, this is a pretty amazing event that the City of Santa Monica puts on for FREE. It is a mixture of local and international artists who create engaging sights and sounds from dusk and beyond. From 7pm to 3am, you are invited to interact with “installations” peppered all over the beach, the SM pier & Palisades Park. It is part art exhibit, part nightclub, & part date at the beach. I think the last time I went, I found myself in a tornado of bike messengers & camped out on the beach barefoot & staring at a glowing orb… and I wasn’t on drugs.
From their website:
Glow is an all-night cultural experience featuring original commissions by artists that re-imagine Santa Monica Beach as a playground for thoughtful and participatory temporary artworks.
Glow is THIS SATURDAY: September 25, 2010 7pm to 3am
Glow is a production of the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Foundation.
If you want to support Glow, you can Text “Glow” to 20222
to light up Glow {& the Santa Monica Arts Foundation} with a $10 gift.
Tips:
My favorite kitschy diner/cafeteria is going to be a hipster hangout! This is a relic of old Hollywood, when tiki rooms lived strong & business owners were not afraid to alienate with a crazy theme. If the Country Bear Jamboree mated with your high school cafeteria, Clifton’s Cafeteria would be their love child. You can get bright green jello that was set with an entire Dole fruit cup and topped with Miracle Whip. Try the chicken pot pie or the meatloaf with mashed potatoes covered in gravy. Wash it all down with a tall plastic glass full of Hawaiian Punch. Trust me, everything is a blast from the past.
So, the big news is that the guys behind Edison — the converted DWP building that has depression era cocktails and speakeasy grub — are taking over. LAist reported that they will be keeping all the cool decor but adding a bar upstairs.
My tip is: if you want to say you were there before it was cool – HURRY & grab your gristly cafeteria lady fix before the food becomes cool diner food & you have to fight Betty Paige haircuts to get your $12 martini.
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Clifton’s Cafeteria
648 s. broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 627-1673
Balloons rides at Orange County Great Park are Free Thursday-Sunday all year long.
From their website:
Open to the public, the 27.5-acre Balloon Park prototypes the kinds of spaces, programs, and features that will become part of the future Orange County Great Park. Signature events like concerts and dances, workshops, outdoor movies, and more, bring activity to the space year-round—a commitment to the public that the Orange County Great Park remains open during its development.
Hours:
General Park Hours
Thursday – Friday:
10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday:
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Great Park Balloon Hours*
Thursday – Friday:
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.;
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday:
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.;
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
*Availability to fly is on a first-come, first-serve basis and dependent on winds and weather. View Holiday Closures ›
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