Observatory - Take 2

Wednesday

12/30/09

6:00pm

Stars!

Bowling/Indian Food, Observatory/Roscoe's and Bingo at Hamburger Mary's (canceled)!

Please note: The December 30th trip to Hamburger Mary's has been canceled! Unfortunately, they are closed that night. Very sad. We'll keep you posted if we're able to reschedule.

Here's some info for the next 2 events:

December 27

Matador Bowl / Village Tandoor

Hey Valley Girls and Boys! Come have some good ol' fashion' Valley fun with us!

2:00pm - 5:00pm - Bowling!

5:00pm - Dinner at Village Tandoor!

Addresses:

Matador Bowl

9118 Balboa Blvd
Northridge, CA 91325

Village Tandoor

18530 Devonshire Street
Northridge, CA 91324

December 28

Griffith Observatory / Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles (yum!)

Come gaze at the stars with us! Oh, and eat some amazing food.

4:00pm - 5:00pm - Roscoe's

5:30pm - Observatory

Downtown Day and Exposition Park/Miracle Mile Schedules

Downtown Day and Exposition Park/Miracle Mile Schedules

Here are the time frames for these two upcoming events:

December 20, 2009

Downtown Day:

A few of us will be taking the Metro, so we'll be meeting at Union Station

Here's the link for the metro: http://www.metro.net/index.asp

Make sure you check the timetables for SUNDAY, not Monday-Friday.

Check out the GO METRO map to see which station is closest to you, and which lines you will

need to take.

Then look at the timetables for those lines. Or, use the trip planner!

Schedule goes a little something like this:

11:00am - Meet at Union Station

11:00am - 1:00pm - Olvera Street for lunch (and confetti eggs!)

1:00pm - 1:30pm - Walk to Central Library

2:00pm - 3:30pm - Central Library Tour (free!)/Shopping

3:30pm - 6:00pm - Walk around Downtown, including Music Center, Cathedral, Disney Hall, etc.

6:00pm/6:30pm - Dinner in Chinatown! Restaurant TBD. Open to suggestions!

Here's a great map of Downtown: http://www.downtownla.com/0_0_dcbid_map.asp

December 22, 2009

Exposition Park/Miracle Mile

This day will be pretty loose in general.

10:00am - 12:00pm - Exposition Park

(Natural History Museum, California Science Center, Rose Garden, etc.)

12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch

1:00pm - 3:00pm - Miracle Mile

(La Brea Tar Pits, LACMA, etc.)

Call or text any time if you wish to meet us at any of these locations. The schedule is

bound to change a bit, so make sure you keep in touch so you know where we are!

My cell # is 818-399-8765

Also, there are a bunch of events coming up in next few weeks, so check back next

week for more updates!

See ya around!

More Info....

The date for the SFValley Bowling/Indian Food event has changed

We've moved it from January to December 27th

Below you'll find info regarding the locations we're going to, including admission prices, hours of operation, parking rates, and a link to the location's website. Hope it's helpful!

La Brea Tar Pits

Hours: 9am - 5pm

Admission: $7

Parking: $7

http://www.tarpits.org/

Natural History Museum

Hours: 9:30am - 5pm

Admission: $9

Parking: $8

http://www.nhm.org/site/

Disneyland

Hours: 8am - Midnight

Admission: $72

Parking: $14

http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/home/home?name=HomePage

Grauman’s Chinese Theater

Admission: $11.25

http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=1401&showdate=0

Los Angeles Public Library

Hours: Monday-Thursday 10am-8pm

Friday and Saturday 10am-6pm

Sunday 1pm-5pm

Transportation: Metro!! Otherwise, parking rates in downtown garages can get a bit steep.

Tour times: Monday - Friday 12:30 pm

Saturday 11:00 am & 2:00 pm

Sunday 2:00 pm

http://www.lapl.org/central/

Legendary Bingo at Hamburger Mary’s (for those of you who don't know what this is....it's Drag Queen Bingo!)

Every Wednesday night

7pm show and 9pm show

http://legendarybingoschedule.blogspot.com/2009/01/legendary-bingo-january-2009.html

The Getty Villa

Hours: Wednesday–Monday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Tuesday CLOSED

Closed on January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving, and December 25.

Admission: Free - book ahead of time

Parking: $15 per car

http://www.getty.edu/

Griffith Observatory

Hours: Weekdays (Tuesday-Friday)
Open Noon - 10:00 p.m.
Weekends (Saturday-Sunday)
Open 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Mondays Closed

Admission: Free

Parking: Free - but limited. We should carpool. Possibly some uphill walking if we get there later in the day.

http://www.griffithobs.org/

Los Angeles Metro

http://www.metro.net/index.asp

Also, I've created a google map with all of the locations on it (yes, i do have a lot of time on my hands).

View Things to do in LA in a larger map

See you around LA!

I Been Around A While

I been around a while

I lived in town a while

I threw it down a while

And the town threw down on me

Page McConnell

As many of you know, I’ve decided to skip town and head for greener pastures...literally.

I’m leaving Los Angeles, and move to Portland, Oregon!! This was a decision a long time in the making, and I couldn’t be happier about this new adventure.

Having spent the better part of my 31 years living in Los Angeles, I’ve fallen in love with hundreds of locations and eateries that have become near and dear to my heart.

Thanks to Mary and her brilliant mind, we’ve decided to make a list of the standouts, and plan to visit them all before I go! And guess what?? We want you to come with us!

Below is a rough draft of the events we have planned. Wether you can make it to one, two, or all of the events, we love for you to come and enjoy this crazy city with us. There will also be a PARTY on January 23rd to say our final good-byes. And if you can’t make it to any of these events, let me know! We’ll hang out!

Since there are bound to be changes in the schedule, and I don’t want to bother you all with endless emails (although, you may get a few, I’m just sayin’), I will updating my blog http://fabmelus.blogspot.com/ with this same information, and information regarding exact times, locations, prices, and any changes that we need to make. If you’re interested in attending one of the events, check the blog beforehand for details!

FYI - We’re trying to do all of this for as little money as possible. I really encourage carpooling and taking the Metro anywhere that is possible! There will be more detailed information on pricing on the blog.

Ok, here we go:

December 20 - Downtown day!

December 22 - Exposition Park / Miracle Mile

December 27- SFValley - Matador Bowl / Village Tandoor (DATE CHANGE)

December 28 - Griffith observatory / Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles

December 30 - Bingo at Hamburger Mary’s (canceled)

January 2 - Hollywood - Movie at Grauman’s Chinese / Lucky Devil’s

January 12 - Disneyland

January 15 - Dumpstaphunk at Roxy / Stinking Rose

January 16 - Getty Villa / Duke’s

January 17 - Venice Beach / Tito’s Tacos

January 23 - Goodbye Party

Please feel free to email me at any point at melissalbrown@ymail.com with any questions!

Hope to see you all soon!!!

love love love

MORE INFO TO COME SOON!!!!!