December 25, 2012 - Free Christmas dinners and toy giveaways today at The Laugh Factory Hollywood

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Merry Christmas, everyone!  The Laugh Factory Hollywood is hosting their 33rd Annual Christmas Dinner with free food, toys and comedians entertaining you!  Dinners will be served at 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.  First come, first served, so arrive early.  Doors are open to everyone, so don't spend the holidays alone.  Santa Claus has also dropped off some toys, that will be given to every child attending.  Dane Cook, Arsenio Hall, Tom Arnold, Kevin Nealon,  Paul Rodriguez and others will be performing and/or serving food.

The Laugh Factory Hollywood is located at 8001 Sunset Boulevard and directions can be found here.  For further information, please call the Laugh Factory Hollywood at (323) 656-1336 ext. 1.

December 4, 2012 - Children's Hospital Cancer Ward Christmas Toy Drive & Concert with lots of celebrities attending

Children's Hospital Cancer Ward Christmas Toy Drive & Concert is taking place at Infusion Lounge at Universal Studios CityWalk Hollywood tonight!  Lots of celebrities will be attending, Kiss tribute band KISS my ass will be playing and it's for a wonderful cause.  To attend, RSVP here and bring an unwrapped toy that's valued at least $15.00.  Celebrities will begin walking the red carpet at 8:00 p.m.  Arrive early to ensure getting in.  Celebrities scheduled to attend include the following:

Kyle Massey (That's So Raven & Dancing with the Stars), Kenton Duty (Shake It Up!), Kim Lee (The Hangover Part II & Model), Ariel Teal Toombs (Hell's Belles and the beautiful daughter of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper), Darrell Sheets, Jarrod Schulz & Brandi Passante (Storage Wars), Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween, April Fool's Day, Halloween II), Britt Griffith (Ghost Hunters), Ryan Lee (Super 8), Taylor Wayne, Ariel Tweto (Flying Wild Alaska), Erica Hubbard (Lincoln Heights & Let's Stay Together), Madison Leisle (The Walking Dead & R.A.D.I.C.A.L.S), Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff (Baywatch & Sirens), Bobby Edner (Monsters, Inc. & Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over), Lorenzo Lamas (Falcon Crest, Renegade & The Bold and the Beautiful) and many others!

Infusion Lounge at Universal Studios CityWalk Hollywood is located at 100 Universal City Plaza and directions can be found here.  If you have any additional question, please call Infusion Lounge at (818) 308-1330.

December 2, 2012 - The Mariachi Divas are performing at CityWalk tonight

***Update***  Due to rain, the concert has been cancelled for tonight.

The Grammy Award winning Mariachi Divas are stopping by Universal Studios CityWalk Hollywood to perform a free concert for fans!  The concert is taking place from 6-9 p.m. at CityWalk's 5 Towers Concert Venue.  In addition to being free, this concert is outdoors, so dress warm and bring an umbrella, I'm sure it will be another cold night with possible rain.

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.

Nevember 30, 2012 - Paseo Colorado's Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration takes place tonight in Pasadena

The annual Paseo Colorado Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration is taking place from 6-8 p.m. tonight in Pasadena!  This free event will feature musical performances by Charlotte Sometime
(who was on the second season of The Voice), Christmas carolers and Chelsea Johnson!  The night will also feature the beautiful 24' Christmas tree being lit, dance performances by  Lineage Dance and a special appearance by Santa Claus!  Free popcorn and hot apple cider will be served.

Paseo Colorado is located at 280 East Colorado Boulevard and directions can be found here.  For any additional information, please call Paseo Colorado at (626) 795-8891.

November 28, 2012 - L.A. LIVE lights their Christmas tree and rings in the holidays with a huge free concert

L.A. LIVE is kicking off the holidays with free concert, they'll also be lighting their 66' Christmas tree lighting tonight!  This huge concert starts at 7:00 p.m. and will be taking place at Nokia Plaza at L.A. LIVE.  The concert is outdoors, so dress warm and arrive early.  The list of performers include the following:

•  Pop/soft rock singing legend Barry Manilow.

•  Pop/R&B singer Cody Simpson.

• R&B singer Eric Benet.

• Pop/rock/folk singer Sarah Brightman.

• Latin rock/hip hop band Ozomatli (Wil-Dog Abers, Raúl Pacheco, Justin Porée, Asdrubal Sierra, Ulises Bella, Jiro Yamaguchi & Mario Calire).

•  R&B/jazz saxophonist Boney James.

• Operatic pop group The Canadian Tenors (Remigio Pereira, Victor Micallef, Fraser Walters & Clifton Murray).

• Rock/alternative rock singer Jessarae.

• Latin jazz trumpeter and pianist Arturo Sandoval.

• Jazz singer Monica Mancini.

If you can't make it down, you can also watch it live on NBC 4.

L.A. LIVE is located at 800 West Olympic Boulevard and directions can be found here.

November 20, 2012 - CityWalk has a free concert and Christmas tree lighting tonight

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Universal Studios CityWalk Hollywood is kicking off the holidays with the free Hollywood Christmas Parade concert and tree lighting ceremony tonight!  This huge concert is taking place from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at CityWalk's 5 Towers Concert Venue.  The concert is outdoors, so dress warm.  The scheduled performers include the following:

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•  Actor and pop/rock/alternative artist Drake Bell.

• Actor and rocker Jimmy Bennett.

• Indie pop duo Brandon & Savannah.

• A cappella group Pentatonix (Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado & Kevin Olusola) who won the third season of The Sing-Off.

• Actor and alternative rock/pop artist Devon Werkheiser.

• Pop/rock/country pop artists and American Idol contestants Diana Degarmo and Ace Young (who are also engaged to one another).

• R&B/pop/dance group The McClain Sisters (China Anne McClain, Sierra McClain, & Lauryn McClain).

• Pan-Asian pop/dance group Blush (Angeli Flores, Alisha Budhrani, Ji Hae Lee, Natsuko Danjo & Victoria Chan).

• Australian Doo-wop/pop/boy band Human Nature (Michael Tierney, Andrew Tierney, Toby Allen & Phil Burton).

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.

November 18, 2012 - The SpongeBob Holiday ExtravaPants is taking place tonight at The Grove

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Get into the holiday spirit at The Grove tonight with the free SpongeBob Holiday ExtravaPants musical stage show from 5:00-6:30 PM!  You and your family will be treated to a live musical stage show starring SpongeBob SquarePants accompanied by a live band!  Following the movie there will be a screening of the new SpongeBob SquarePants animated holiday special in The Park area! 

The Grove is located at 189 The Grove Drive in Los Angeles and directions can be found here.
 
 

November 18, 2012 - The Americana at Brand has a Christmas tree lighting celebration tonight

The holiday seasons kick off at The Americana at Brand tonight at 7:30 p.m. when they light their beautiful 100' Christmas tree, Santa Claus makes an appearance, there will be an incredible fireworks display and more!  Bring your whole family over to this wonderful free event!

If you'd like to help local children who are less fortunate, The Americana at Brand will be accepting unwrapped toys for the Spark of Love at the concierge services counter.

The Americana at Brand is located 889 Americana Way in Glendale and directions can be found here.  For any additional information, please call The Americana at Brand at (818) 637-8982.

November 11, 2012 - Huge free concert headlines A Hollywood Christmas Celebration and Tree Lighting at The Grove tonight

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The Grove kicks off the holidays with an incredible 2-hour free concert for the whole family!  A Hollywood Christmas Celebration at The Grove - Tenth Annual Tree Lighting is scheduled to run from 7:30-9:30 p.m. with lots of star power!  Dress warm, as this is an outdoor concert and there might be a little snow (I'm being serious!). 

In addition to the beautiful 110-foot Christmas tree being lit, there will be performances by the Backstreet Boys, Colbie Caillat, Scotty McCreery, Phillip Phillips, Michael Bolton with Melanie Fiona, Rickey Minor and his Band, Far East Movement and DJ JibbJock!  I'd highly recommend arriving early.  Last year, the fire department had to turn away fans who arrived late due to overcrowding. 




The Grove is located at 189 The Grove Drive in Los Angeles and directions can be found here.  If you have any additional questions, please call The Grove at (323) 900-8080. 

November 10, 2012 - Free outdoor concert at the Citadel Outlets 11th Annual Tree Lighting

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The holidays kick off tonight with the Citadel Outlets 11th Annual Tree Lighting at 5:00 PM!  In addition to the Christmas tree lighting, there will be a free outdoor concert featuring Ariana Grande, Kris Allen, Colton Dixon and Roshon Fegan!

The Citadel Outlets is located at 100 Citadel Drive in Los Angeles and directions can be found here.  For any additional information, please call the Citadel Outlets at (323) 888-1724.

December 22, 2011 - FREE live music & entertainment today at Americana at Brand

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 Free holiday celebration today at The Americana at Brand with lots of live music and entertainment!  White Night Brass will be performing from 2-5 p.m. & 5-8 PM, Gingerbread Man will be performing from 3-6 PM and Belle Air Brass will be be playing from 8-11 PM!  The Americana at Brand is located at 889 Americana Way in Glendale and directions can be found here.  For further details please call (818) 637-8982.

December 22, 2011 - Free 'Deck the Halls! It's a Big Band Christmas' musical performance tonight in Rancho Mirage

Ken Dahleen and the Big Band Staff are stopping by the City of Rancho Mirage Public Library tonight for 'Deck the Halls!  It's a Big Band Christmas' tonight from 7-8 PM!  The video above is when Ken Dahleen and the Big Band Staff dropped by on March 17, 2011 and will give you a taste of treat you're in store for tonight!  The City of Rancho Mirage Public Library is located at 71-100 Highway 111 and directions can be found here.  Space is limited, so get there early.  For further details please call Susan Cook at (760) 341-7323 ext. 731. 

December 17, 2011 - FREE Christmas celebration at the Santa Monica Pier

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 Santa Claus will be at the Santa Monica Pier today from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Merry-Go-Round Building!  Santa will be available for your little ones to meet and get their picture taken with him.  From 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. all rides on the Merry-Go-Round will be FREE and hot chocolate & snacks will be served!  Christmas carolers will also be singing festive songs from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the Pier.  For more information please call (310) 458-8901.

December 5, 2011 - Make reservations for the FREE 18th Annual Queen Mary Christmas Tree Lighting

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Make reservations to attend the free 18th Annual Queen Mary Tree Lighting on Wednesday, December 7th!  The festivities kick off at 4:00 p.m. with live music featuring roaming Victorian carolers, two choirs and free refreshments.  Santa Claus will light the Christmas tree at approximately 7:00 p.m. and Santa will be happy to meet your children and take photos with them.  This is a free event, but an unwrapped toy would be appreciated for Toys for Tots, Sparks of Love and the Long Beach Toy Patrol, but it's not mandatory.

Reservations to this incredible event can be made here.  Parking is also free, just hold on to your free event ticket and show it to get validation.  Attendees may also want to ride the free Passport Shuttle (route C) from Downtown Long Beach.  The Queen Mary is located at 1126 Queens Highway in Long Beach and directions can  be found here.  Further details can be found on the Queen Mary's website here.

December 4, 2011 - Bring an unwrapped toy to NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and attend their television tapings free

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The NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood is tag teaming with the United States Marine Corps and Toys For Tots to spread some Christmas cheer to children who less fortunate.  Bring an unwrapped toy and attend the NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollwood television tapings free!  Percy Pringle (WWE's Paul Bearer), Colt Cabana and plenty of other sports enterta...wrestlers are on the show!  The card dropkicks off at 3:00 PM, so get there early!  This event is taking place at 1601 South Central Avenue in Glendale and directions can be found here.

December 3, 2011 - Free reading of Dr. Seuss classic 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'

Today there will be a reading of the classic Dr. Seuss book 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' while being served milk, cookies and apple cider.  After the reading children will have the opportunity to decorate gingerbread cookies to take home.  This is a wonderful free event your children will enjoy.  The children will be able to attend either the 11:00 a.m. reading or the 12:00 p.m. reading in the Rendezvous Court of the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.  Please call (213) 612-1662 to make reservations.  The Millennium Biltmore Hotel is located at 506 South Grand Avenue in Los Angeles and directions can be found here.

December 3, 2011 - Montrose Christmas Parade happening tonight

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Tonight is the 35th Annual Montrose Christmas Parade starting at 6:00 PM!  The Grand Marshals of the parade are Jack & Helen Nethercutt and joining them will be marching bands, local law enforcement, firefighters, teachers and politicians, Santa Claus and more!  Details and the parade route can be found on the Montrose Christmas Parade website here.

December 2, 2011 - FREE Christmas celebration and concert at L.A. LIVE tonight

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L.A. LIVE is lighting their Christmas tree tonight followed by a huge FREE concert with JoJo, Eric Benet, The Sing Off contestants The Backbeats, Il Volo and American Idol contestants Casey Abrams, Haley Reinhart and Pia Toscano, The Voice winner Javier Colon,
Patti Austin, Greg Philinganes, Jessarae, Matt Sanchez and American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek will be skating in the ice rink!

This event is taking place at Nokia Plaza from 7-8 p.m. and will also be airing live on KTLA channel 5.  Nokia Plaza is located at 777 Chick Hearn Court in Los Angeles and their phone number is (213) 763-6020.  Directions to Nokia Plaza can be found here.

11/23/2011 - Disney's 'The Muppets' with a special live Christmas sing-a-long with Kermit the Frog & Miss Piggy at the El Capitan Theatre

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 The El Capitan Theatre is the premiere movie theatre in Hollywood to see a movie and they always go the extra mile to make things special!  'The Muppets' opens today through January 8, 2012, at Disney's El Capitan Theatre, featuring Kermit the Frog & Miss Piggy live on stage doing a holiday sing-a-long before each showing of the movie.  Goldstar has discounted tickets available for many of the December showings at the El Capitan here.  The El Capitan Theatre is located at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard and directions can be found here.

November 22, 2011 - Huge FREE Christmas celebration at CityWalk today with a tree lighting, concert & MORE

Universal CityWalk Hollywood has a huge celebration planned to start the Christmas season from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM !   This free celebration is being held at the 5 Towers outdoor arena. They're lighting their 40' Christmas tree with 100,000 lights, a live concert, light shows and virtual snow!  The concert will feature Richard Marx, Cody Simpson, Diana DeGarmo, Jasmine Villegas will be performing with Jimmy Bennett, the L.A. Gospel Choir and more! 


Universal CityWalk Hollywood is located at 1000 Universal Studios Boulevard in Universal City and directions can be found here.