Bank of America customers get free admission to museums locally & nationwide the first weekend of every month

Photo of the Discovery Science Center courtesy of Buchanan-Hermit

If you're a Bank of America customer, you can get free admission to some local museums (nationwide, for those out of state) the first weekend of every month by showing your card!  The following museums are offering free admission on Saturday and Sunday:

• Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) located at 5905 Wilshire Boulevard and directions can be found here.  For further information, please call (323) 857-6000.
• Autry National Center of the American West located at 4700 Western Heritage Way in Los Angeles and directions can be found here.  For further information, please call (323) 667-2000.
• Skirball Cultural Center located at 2701 North Sepulveda Boulevard in Los Angeles and directions can be found here.  For further information, please call (323) 440-4500.
• Hammer Museum located at 10899 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and directions can be found here.  For further information, please call (310) 443-7000.
• Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) located at 628 Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach and directions can be found here.  For further information, please call (562) 437-1689.
• Laguna Art Museum is located at 307 Cliff Drive in Laguna Beach and directions can be found here.  For further information, please call (949) 494-8971.
• Discovery Science Center is located at 2500 North Main Street in Santa Ana and directions can be found here.  For further information, please call (714) 542-2823.

Visit Bank of America's website for a complete list of dates, museums in other states taking part and other information.

Free admission on select Fridays to Aquarium of the Pacific's Shark Lagoon Nights

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Aquarium of the Pacific is offering free admission tonight and many Friday nights to their Shark Lagoon Nights from 6-9 PM!  Fun, interesting and informative for the whole family!  The complete list of free nights can be found here.

Some nights may end up being cancelled due to weather, so check Aquarium of the Pacific's website and/or give them a call to confirm the event is still taking place the night(s) you choose to go.

Aquarium of the Pacific is located at 100 Aquarium Way in Long Beach and directions can be found here.  For additional information, please call Aquarium of the Pacific at (562) 590-3100, Ext. 0.

November 4, 2013 - Artie Lange signs his new book at the Barnes & Noble at The Grove tonight

Comedian, radio personality (The Howard Stern Show & The Artie Lange Show), actor (MADtv, Norm, etc) and author Artie Lange is stopping by Barnes & Noble at The Grove to meet fans and sign his new book Crash and Burn at 7:00 PM!

This is a wristbanded event, so you'll want to buy the book once the doors at Barnes & Noble open at 9:00 AM to ensure getting your book signed when  Artie Lange arrives at 7:00 PM.  If you can't be at Barnes & Noble when they open, please call and make sure wristbands are still available before you head over.

The Grove is located at 189 The Grove Drive in Los Angeles and directions can be found here.  For further information, please call Barnes & Noble at (323) 525-0270.

November 4, 2013 - Thor: The Dark World premieres at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood tonight

The highly anticipated premiere of Marvel's Thor: The Dark World takes place tonight at Disney's El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood!  Stars from the movie (Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Eccleston, Jaimie Alexander, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Jonathan Howard and others), the filmmakers and celebrity guests are all scheduled to walk the red carpet starting at 6:30 p.m.  If you're planning on celebrity spotting, I'd highly recommend arriving early.


If you can't make it to the premiere, you can still see all the festivities streaming live here.  Advanced (and slightly discounted) tickets to the El Capitan Theatre's screenings of Thor: The Dark World in 3D are also available here. 

The El Capitan Theatre is located at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard and directions can be found here.

Loki's Army assembles tonight!  Special thanks to our friends at VCF Los Angeles!

November 4, 2013 - The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and James Blunt are stopping by CityWalk to talk with ExtraTV today

Celebrities are stopping by CityWalk to meet fans and do their interviews with Extra today!  Look for the Extra flags or ask the friendly staff at CityWalk where they're filming.  The schedule for the day includes the following:

• The cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills are scheduled to arrive at 9:30 a.m. and discuss their show.  The interview will be conducted at the Globe Fountain outside of Universal Studios.

• Singer James Blunt is scheduled to arrive at 1:00 p.m. and discuss his new CD Moon Landing and have a live musical performance.  The interview will be conducted at the Globe Fountain outside of Universal Studios.

 CityWalk is located at 100 Universal City Plaza in Universal City and directions can be found here.  If you're planning on attending these appearances, please call CityWalk at (818) 622-9841 to confirm the schedule and/or check Extra's website.  Occasionally, times change or celebrities are rescheduled.

November 4, 2013 - Janis Joplin is being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today

The late singer Janis Joplin is being posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 11:30 a.m.  Singer/actor Kris Kristofferson and record executive Clive Davis will be guest speakers at the event.  If you can't make it down, the ceremony will be streaming live at Hollywood Walk of Fame.

This event is taking place at 6752 Hollywood Boulevard (off Highland Avenue, in front of the Musicians Institute) and directions can be found here.

October 3, 2013 - The Walking Dead Season 4 premiere takes place at CityWalk tonight

Tonight, the highly anticipated 4th season of AMC's The Walking Dead premieres at Universal Studios CityWalk Hollywood!  The stars (Norman Reedus, Andrew Lincoln, Steven Yeun, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Scott Wilson, Danai Gurira, David Morrissey, Sonequa Martin-Green, Chad L. Coleman and many others) and producers are scheduled to walk the red carpet at the AMC Universal CityWalk Stadium 19 Theatre starting at 6:30 p.m.  The cast are always extra nice to fans and generous with autographs and pictures.

Universal Studios CityWalk Hollywood is located at 100 Universal City Plaza and directions can be found here.  If you're planning on attending, please call Universal Studios CityWalk Hollywood at (818) 622-4455 to confirm the schedule.

October 3, 2013 - The Walking Dead cast, Kenny Rogers and Daniel Radcliffe are all stopping by CityWalk to talk with Extra today

Norman Reedus photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Celebrities are stopping by CityWalk to meet fans and do their interviews with Extra today!  Look for the Extra flags or ask the friendly staff at CityWalk where they're filming today.  The schedule for the day includes the following:

Daniel Radcliffe photo courtesy of Joella Marano

• Singer Kenny Rogers is scheduled to arrive at 9:30 a.m. and discuss his new CD You Can't Make Old Friends.  The interview will be conducted at the Globe Fountain outside of Universal Studios.

•  Cast members from The Walking Dead (Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun & Chad L. Coleman) are scheduled to arrive at 10:00 a.m. and discuss the new season.  The interview will be conducted at the Globe Fountain outside of Universal Studios.

•  Actor Daniel Radcliffe is scheduled to arrive at 4:30 p.m. and discuss his new movie Kill Your Darlings.  The interview will be conducted at the Globe Fountain outside of Universal Studios.

 CityWalk is located at 100 Universal City Plaza in Universal City and directions can be found here.  If you're planning on attending these appearances, please call CityWalk at (818) 622-9841 to confirm the schedule and/or check Extra's website.  Occasionally, times change or celebrities are rescheduled.

October 3, 2013 - Kill Your Darlings premiere takes place at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills tonight

Kill Your Darlings premieres tonight at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills!  Stars from the movie (Daniel Radcliffe, Michael C. Hall, Elizabeth Olsen, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kyra Sedgwick, David "Sledge Hammer!" Rasche & other cast members) and the filmmakers are scheduled to begin arriving at 6:30 p.m.  Other than Daniel Radcliffe, I'm not sure which other cast members will be attending or if there will be a red carpet.

Those who RSVP'd after seeing my tweet should have gotten an e-mail confirmation.  Unfortunately, if you didn't receive an e-mail, you were probably too late.  Those who received an e-mail confirmation should try to arrive as early as possible.  Seating is on a first come, first served basis.  Special thanks to our friends at VCF Los Angeles for the heads up!

The Writers Guild Theater is located at 135 South Doheny Drive and directions can be found here.  For any additional information, please call the Writers Guild Theater at (323) 782-4525.  

October 2, 2013 - Machete Kills premiere and after party taking place at LA LIVE tonight

Machete Kills premieres tonight at the Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE Stadium 14!  Stars from the movie (Danny Trejo, Amber Heard, Sofía Vergara, Alexa Vega, Vanessa Hudgens, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Mel Gibson, Lady Gaga, Charlie Sheen, Antonio Banderas, Demian Bichir, Cuba Gooding Jr., Walton Goggins & other cast members) and the filmmakers are scheduled to walk the red carpet starting at 6:00 p.m.  I didn't get a list of which cast members will be attending.  If you're planning on attending to see the celebrities as they arrive, I'd highly recommend getting there early. 

Following the premiere, the after party will be taking place next door at The Conga Room at LA LIVE.  The Conga Room is located at 800 West Olympic Boulevard and directions can be found here.

The Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE Stadium 14 is located at 1000 West Olympic Boulevard and directions can be found here.  For any additional information, please call the Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE Stadium 14 at (213) 763-6070. 

October 1, 2013 - Vivica A. Fox, Mike O'Malley, Mary McCormack and Olga Fonda are all scheduled to stop by CityWalk for interviews with Extra today

Vivica A. Fox photo courtesy of The Heart Truth

Mary McCormack photo courtesy of Genevieve

Celebrities are stopping by CityWalk to meet fans and do their interviews with Extra today!  Look for the Extra flags or ask the friendly staff at CityWalk where they're filming today.  The schedule for the day includes the following:  

• Actress Vivica A. Fox is scheduled to arrive at 9:30 a.m. and discuss her show Mr. Box Office.  The interview will be conducted at the Globe Fountain outside of Universal Studios.

• Welcome to the Family stars Mary McCormack and Mike O'Malley are scheduled to arrive at 1:00 p.m. and discuss the new show.  The interview will be conducted at the Globe Fountain outside of Universal Studios.

•  The Vampire Diaries star Olga Fonda is scheduled to arrive at 1:30 p.m. and discuss the show.  The interview will be conducted on the 5 Towers stage at CityWalk.

 CityWalk is located at 100 Universal City Plaza in Universal City and directions can be found here.  If you're planning on attending these appearances, please call CityWalk at (818) 622-9841 to confirm the schedule and/or check Extra's website.  Occasionally, times change or celebrities are rescheduled.

October 1, 2013 - CBGB premieres in Hollywood tonight

Photo of Stana Katic courtesy of Tyler Parker

The new movie CBGB premieres at the ArcLight Hollywood tonight!  The stars (Stana Katic, Malin Akerman, Johnny Galecki, Ryan Hurst, Ashley Greene, Donal Logue, Justin Bartha, Kyle Gallner, Ahna O'Reilly, Joel David Moore, Freddy Rodríguez, Josh Zuckerman, Michael Massee, Estelle Harris, Taylor Hawkins, Richard de Klerk, Julian Acosta, Peter Vack, Katherine DuBois & Jared Carter) and filmmakers are all scheduled to start walking the red carpet at 6:30 p.m.  If you're planning on attending to spot celebrities as they arrive, I highly recommend arriving early.

The ArcLight Hollywood is located at 6360 West Sunset Boulevard and directions can be found here.  For any additional information, please call the ArcLight Hollywood at (323) 464-1478. 

August 5, 2013 - Lovelace premieres in Hollywood tonight

The new movie Lovelace (the story of the late Linda Lovelace) premieres at the Egyptian Theatre tonight!  The cast (Amanda Seyfried, Juno Temple, Sharon Stone, Chris Noth, Adam Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Cory Hardrict and other cast members) and filmmakers will begin arriving at 6:30 p.m.   

Large list of celebrity guests attending include:  Kellan Lutz, Adam Lambert, Scooter Braun, Common, Paul Feig, Dania Ramirez, Sarah Hyland, Ian Harding, Adam Shankman Justin Long, Kate Flannery, Horatio Sanz, Anna Camp, Alexis Knapp, Vanessa Marcil, Chris Kattan and many others!

The historic Egyptian Theatre is located at 6712  Hollywood Boulevard and directions can be found here. 

August 5, 2013 - Disney's new animated film Planes premieres tonight at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood

The  new movie Planes premieres tonight at Disney's El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood!  Stars who voiced characters from the movie (Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett, Teri Hatcher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Priyanka Chopra, Cedric the Entertainer, Carlos Alazraqui, Roger Craig Smith, Anthony Edwards, Sinbad, Gabriel Iglesias & Colin Cowherd) and the filmmakers (Klay Hall, John Lasseter and other) will all be attending.  There's also a large list of celebrity guests attending that includes:  MMA legend & IMPACT Wrestling star "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz, Alyssa Milano, Andy Richter, Alison Sweeney, Catherine Bell, Jaime Pressly and many others!

They're all scheduled to walk the red carpet starting at 5:00 p.m.  If you're planning on attending, I'd highly recommend arriving early.

The El Capitan Theatre is located at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard and directions can be found here. 

March 31, 2013 - Update on the blog and my Twitter account

I wanted to update you all on this blog and my Twitter account.  I really love posting local events, helping many of you get tickets to events and I've really come to love and care about many of you.  Your sweet messages always uplift me.

Doing the blog allows me to take my mind off some of the more difficult issues I'm dealing with and have an escape.  I've been unemployed a few years now, it's not easy finding work to begin with, let alone being out of work for a few years.  I've started to feel helpless and hopeless.  I've ran through most of my savings (no government help) and now I find myself in a very difficult situation.  There's other issues as well, some foreseen and some unforeseen.

I don't like being a downer, so I don't take joy in having to post this message.  Unfortunately, the blog and my Twitter account are both going to have to take a hiatus.  My hope is I'll be able to get the blog back up and running in a month or two.  I still have some messages that will launch reminding people of some events like Shark Lagoon Nights on Saturdays, but I probably won't be posting many (if any) new events.

Normally, I wouldn't want to post a message like this, but I didn't want to just leave without saying anything.  Many who I've come to know have really lifted my spirits with their messages and support.  Thank you all!  Hope to be back soon.

Blessings to you all,
Casey

March 29, 2013 Megan Arial has a free concert at CityWalk tonight

The Music Spotlight Series continues tonight with pop singer Megan Arial hitting the stage at Universal Studios CityWalk Hollywood to perform a free concert for fans tonight!  The concert is taking place from 7-10 p.m. at CityWalk's 5 Towers Concert Venue.  In addition to being free, this concert is also outdoors, so dress warm.

Universal Studios CityWalk Hollywood is located at 100 Universal City Plaza and directions can be found here.  If you're planning on attending, please call Universal Studios CityWalk Hollywood at (818) 622-4455 to confirm the schedule.

March 29, 2013 - Wynonna Judd is stopping by The Grove for an interview with Extra today

Country singer Wynonna Judd is stopping by The Grove to meet fans and discuss being on the new season of Dancing with the Stars with Extra today at 10:00 AM!  Look for the Extra flags or ask the friendly staff at The Grove where they're filming today.

The Grove is located at 189 The Grove Drive in Los Angeles and directions can be found here.  If you're planning on attending, please call The Grove at (323) 900-8080 to confirm the schedule and/or check Extra's website.  Occasionally, times change or celebrities are rescheduled.    

March 28, 2013 - G.I. Joe: Retaliation premieres at the Chinese Theatre tonight

G.I. Joe: Retaliation premieres at the Chinese Theatre tonight!  Stars from the movie (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Channing Tatum, Bruce Willis, Jonathan Pryce, Byung-hun Lee, Elodie Yung, Ray Stevenson, D.J. Cotrona, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park & other cast members), the filmmakers and other celebrity guests are scheduled to begin walking the red carpet at 6:30 p.m.  If you're planning on attending for celebrity spotting, I highly recommend arriving early.

The historic Chinese Theatre is located at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard and directions can be found here.  You can park at Hollywood & Highland Center for 2 hours for $2.00 after validation (which you can get at the information booth without having to purchase anything).   

March 28, 2013 - Willie Geist, Caroline Manzo, Justin Bieber's mother and Keith Urban are stopping by The Grove today

Lots of celebrities are stopping by The Grove to meet fans and do their interviews with Extra today!  Look for the Extra flags or ask the friendly staff at The Grove where they're filming today.  The schedule for the day includes the following:  

• Television host Willie Geist is scheduled to arrive at 1:00 p.m. and discuss what he's up to.

• The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Caroline Manzo is scheduled to arrive at 1:30 p.m. and discuss the new book Let Me Tell You Something: Life as a Real Housewife, Tough-Love Mother, and Street-Smart Businesswoman. 

•  Justin Bieber's mother, Pattie Mallette is scheduled to arrive at 2:30 p.m. and discuss the troubles her son has been dealing with lately.

• Country singer Keith Urban is scheduled to arrive at 3:00 p.m. and discuss his Light The Fuse Tour.

 
The Grove is located at 189 The Grove Drive in Los Angeles and directions can be found here.  If you're planning on attending these appearances, please call The Grove at (323) 900-8080 to confirm the schedule and/or check Extra's website.  Occasionally, times change or celebrities are rescheduled.

March 28, 2013 - Caroline Manzo signs her new book at The Grove tonight

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Caroline Manzo is stopping by Barnes & Noble at The Grove to meet fans and sign her new book Let Me Tell You Something: Life as a Real Housewife, Tough-Love Mother, and Street-Smart Businesswoman at 7:00 PM!

This is a wristbanded event, so you'll want to buy the book once the doors at Barnes & Noble open at 9:00 AM to ensure getting your book signed when  Caroline Manzo arrives at 7:00 PM.  If you can't be at Barnes & Noble when they open, please call and make sure wristbands are still available before you head over.

The Grove is located at 189 The Grove Drive in Los Angeles and directions can be found here.  For further information, please call Barnes & Noble at (323) 525-0270.