April 5, 2012 - Adam West gets his star on the Walk of Fame this morning

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Actor Adam West who played Batman on television and the movies is getting his star on the Walk of Fame this morning at 11:30 AM!  Guest speakers for the event are Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane  and actor/radio personality Ralph Garman.  The Batmobile will also be parked at the ceremony.

The ceremony is taking place at 6764 Hollywood Boulevard (off Highland, in front of The Guinness World of Records Museum) and directions can be found here.

March 31, 2012 - Free admission to The Grammy Museum today

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Bring the whole family out for free admission to The Grammy Museum at L.A. LIVE today!  The museum is open from 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. today.  The Grammy Museum is 4 floors filled with incredible memorabilia from artists like The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Elvis Presley and more!  

The Grammy Museum is located at 800 West Olympic Boulevard in Los Angeles and directions can be found here.  For any further information, please call The Grammy Museum at (213) 765-6800 extension 3.

See Venice Beach, the Santa Monica Pier & the Hollywood & Highland Center streaming live everyday online

Everyday is a Venice Beach day with this live streaming feed courtesy of Westland.net and The Sidewalk Café!  The Sidewalk Café is located at 1401 Ocean Front Walk and directions can be found here.

Also, check out the Santa Monica Pier streaming live here and the Hollywood & Highland Center streaming live here.

January 25, 2012 - Seal, Jessica Alba, Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott are stopping by The Grove today

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Lots of celebrities stopping by The Grove today to meet fans and do interviews with Extra!  Seal is scheduled to arrive at 1:00 PM, Jessica Alba arrives at 1:30 PM and Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott are both scheduled to arrive at 2:00 PM.  These interviews are taking place next to the Pacific Theatres at The Grove.

The Grove is located at 189 The Grove Drive in Los Angeles and directions can be found here.  For further information, please call The Grove at (323) 900-8080.

January 22, 2012 - 'Planet of the Apes' movie marathon that includes a Q&A with the stars on February 18th

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The original 'Planet of the Apes' movies will be screened 5:00 p.m. on February 18th and also include a special Q&A with several stars from the movies!  The movies screened will be 'Planet of the Apes' (1968), 'Beneath the Planet of the Apes' (1970), 'Escape from the Planet of the Apes' (1971), 'Conquest of the Planet of the Apes' (1972) and 'Battle for the Planet of the Apes' (1973).  After the first movie screens there will be a question and answer session with stars Eric Braeden, Don Murray, H.M. Wynant and Linda Harrison.


This event is happening at the historic Egyptian Theatre, located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard and directions can be found here.  Tickets can be purchased at the box office or online here.  General admission for this event is $15.00 and $13.00 for senior citizens & students.

If you buy your tickets early and you're hungry before the screening, show your ticket stub to our friends at either the Pig 'N Whistle or Maui and Sons Bar & Grill for a 10% discount.

December 16, 2011 - The Mariachi Divas have a free concert at CityWalk tonight

The Grammy Award winning Mariachi Divas will be performing a free Christmas concert in both English and Spanish tonight from 8-10 p.m. at Universal Studios CityWalk Hollywood!  This event is taking place at CityWalk's 5 Towers area.  CityWalk Hollywood is located at 100 Universal City Plaza in Universal City and directions can be found here.  For further details please call CityWalk Hollywood at (818) 662-4455.

December 12, 2011 - Steve Guttenberg is being honored with a star on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame today

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 Actor Steve Guttenberg is being honored today with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 11:30 AM!  Both Jon Lovitz and Tom Sherak will be speaking at the ceremony.  The ceremony is taking place at 6411 Hollywood Boulevard (between Wilcox & Cahuenga) and directions can be found here.

December 12, 2011 - Actor Dennis Quaid and his band the Sharks are performing free in Hollywood tonight

Actor Dennis Quaid is also a musician and will be performing with his band the Sharks tonight free in Hollywood!  Dennis Quaid and the Sharks will be performing from 11:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. at Lucky Strike at the Hollywood & Highland complex.  Lucky Strike is located at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard and directions can be found here.  For further details call Lucky Strike at (323) 467-7776.

December 8, 2011 - FREE admission to Madame Tussauds Hollywood wax museum today for 3 hours

 The Beatles new traveling exhibit arrives at Madame Tussauds Hollywood wax museum today and you can see John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr & George Harrison (as well as the rest of the museum) FREE!  Between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. mention The Beatles and you get you'll get FREE admission to the museum.   

Madame Tussauds Hollywood is located at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard (next to the Chinese Theatre) and directions can be found here.  For further information you can reach Madame Tussauds Hollywood at (323) 798-1670.

Beatles fans might also be interested in the book signing George Harrison's widow Olivia Harrison is doing tonight at The Grove.  Details here.

December 1, 2011 - Madame Tussauds Hollywood admission is only $2.50 today

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In honor of turning 250 years old today, Madame Tussauds Hollywood wax museum is offering admission for only $2.50 from 10:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m.  Madame Tussauds Hollywood is located right next to the Chinese Theatre, at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard and directions can be found here.

November 27, 2011 - The Hollywood Christmas Parade is tonight

Tonight is the 80th annual Hollywood Christmas Parade with Marie Osmond as Grand Marshal this year and featuring lots of celebrities, marching bands and Santa Claus!  The parade starts at 6:00 p.m. and the parade will start at Hollywood Boulevard at Orange (in front of the Chinese Treatre), travel east to Vine Street, south on Vine to Sunset Boulevard and then west on Sunset and ends on Orange & Sunset.  The grandstand seats (in front of the Chinese Theatre) are sold out, however, you can bring your own chair, dress warm and watch the parade free along the parade route.  The parade will also be airing on the Hallmark Channel on December 12th, with several replay showings planned.  All the details and participants can be found at the official Hollywood Christmas Parade website here.

November 19, 2011 - Star Trek's Walter Koenig signing copies of his new comic book today in

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 Star Trek actor Walter Koenig played Lt. Pavel Chekov on both the television show and in the movies.  Walter Koenig will be signing copies of the first issue of his new comic book 'Things To Come' at Dark Delicacies starting at 2:00 PM today.  Dark Delicacies is located at 3512 West Magnolia Boulevard in Burbank and directions are right here.

November 8, 2011 - Shakira is being Honored Today with a Star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood

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Singer Shakira will be honored by getting her Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today at 11:30 AM.  The ceremony will be at 6270 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the W Hotel.  Directions to the W Hotel can be found here.

November 5, 2011 - Fashion, Live Music and Amoeba's Monthly Auction

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Meet fashion designer Denise Focil as she unveils her new clothing line (including 20% off any purchases) at Code C on November 5th from 3:00-7:00 PM.  In addition to fashion, there will be FREE  live music performed acoustically by the lovely and talented Joy Valencia, FREE cocktails and appetizers!  Code C is located at 8641 West Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood.  Directions can be found here.

Comedian Jimmy Pardo will be hosting Amoeba Music's monthly charity auction starting at 4:00 p.m. today.  Amoeba is located at 6400 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.  Directions to Amoeba can be found here.

Happy Halloween!

Writer/director John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic Halloween was set in Haddonfield, Illinois, but it was actually filmed in Southern California.

This is Michael Myers' home that was originally located at 707 Meredian Avenue, but has since been moved to 1000 Mission Street in South Pasadena.  Directions to the home can be found here.

  This is the home where Jamie Lee Curtis' character Laurie Strode was babysitting, it's located at 1530 North Orange Grove Avenue in Hollywood.  Directions to this home can be found here.

 This is the home (on the left hand side) Laurie Strode's best friend Annie was babysitting (and murdered) in the movie.  The address is 1537 North Orange Grove Avenue in Hollywood.  Directions to the home are here.

****If you decide to check these homes out, please be discreet and don't disrupt the neighborhood.  These homes are private property, so no trespassing.****

Happy Halloween, everyone!  Stay safe and have fun.

An Evening With Leann Rimes

Grammy winner and country/folk/pop singer LeAnn Rimes will be at the the Grammy Museum on Wednesday, November 2nd, at 8:00 for a discussion on her career.  Tickets to this special event are $20 and can be purchased at The Grammy Museum box office or at Ticketmaster right here.  Directions to the Grammy Museum can be found here.

"Conan" tickets are available

Tickets to Conan O'Brien TBS show are now available for his December shows via an online lottery here.  Conan films his show in Burbank at Warner Brothers Studios.  Directions to Warner Brothers Studios can be found here.

Hollywood Happenings 10/25/2011

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Actor Kevin Sorbo signs his new autobiography 'True Strength: My Journey From Hercules to Mere Mortal -- And How Nearly Dying Saved My Life' tonight at The Grove at the Farmers Market tonight at 7:00 PM.  Get directions to The Grove here.

Ready for Halloween?

With Halloween a week away, I thought it might be a good idea to post some things happening locally that are fun for the whole family:

• Universal Studios has Halloween Horror Nights.  In addition to all the scary characters walking the park, they also have 6 mazes to scare the hell out of you!  The mazes include Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses in 3-D, Eli Roth's Hostel: Hunting Season, The Thing: Assimilation, Alice Cooper's Welcome To My Nightmare, The Wolfman: The Curse Of Talbot Hall and La Llorona: Villa De Almas Perdidas.  Get directions to Universal Studios  Here.

•  Knott's Scary Farm also returns with plenty of chills and thrills.  Knott's has 13 mazes, 7 live shows and 4 scare zones to get your heart pumping!  There will also be 1,000 monsters throughout the park doing their best to keep you on your toes.  Get directions to Knott's Berry Farm Here.

• The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride returns with a vengeance at Griffith Park's Old Zoo.  Get directions to The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride Here.

•  Disneyland still has tickets available for Halloween night.  Disneyland is the best bet for those of you with younger trick or treaters in your family.  Enjoy the fireworks and pose for pictures with your favorite Disney characters!  Get directions to Disneyland Here.

• Boney Island is a FREE event that's fun for the whole family.  Sneak peak on YouTube Here.  Directions to Boney Island Here.

• Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre is loaded with Halloween fun all week long.  In particular, Phantasm & Phantasm II will be shown on 10/27 with Q&As with both writer/director Don Coscarelli and actor Angus "The Tall Man" Scrimm after the films for $10 or free for members.  Get directions to the Silent Movie Theatre Here.

•  Haunted Hollow 2011 is a FREE event that's open on 10/29 & 10/31 at 7-10:30.  Get directions to Haunted Hollow 2011 Here.

Welcome!

Welcome, folks!  Thanks for checking out my first ever blog on Hollywood, California and surrounding areas.  I'd like this to be a spot that's helpful to both tourists and locals alike.

How many times have you heard of an event you would have been interested in attending after it's over?  For instance, I've been disappointed in missing celebrities getting their stars on the Walk of Fame in the past.  I never heard about it till they were on the news later that night.  I'm hoping this blog will solve that problem for you. 

I'm interested in free events, celebrity signings, concerts, sporting events, restaurant, conventions, cool places to enjoy your day and anything else I think you might be interested in.  I certainly appreciate your feedback and suggestions.  Thank you for your time!