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.

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 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 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 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 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.

November 26, 2011 - The free Winterlit Concert is tonight in Santa Monica

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The incredibly talented Andy Grammer and Savannah Outen ring in the holidays with a FREE concert tonight on the Third Street Promenade and Wilshire Boulevard in Downtown Santa Monica tonight!  The Winterlit Concert is scheduled to run from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.  Directions to the concert can be found here.

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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.

Café Gratitude is looking for volunteers for their free Thanksgiving service

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Café Gratitude is looking for volunteers for their free organic vegan Thanksgiving service from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.  Come serve & be served!  If you'd like to help please e-mail Lydia@CafeGratitude.com.  Café Gratitude is located at 639 North Larchmont Boulevard in Los Angeles.  Directions can be found here.

November 18, 2011 - The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and show tonight at The Promenade at Westlake

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 The Promenade at Westlake kicks off the holidays with their annual Christmas tree lighting and also featuring the live show "So You Think You're a Holiday Idol," Santa Claus, music and fireworks starting at 7:30 PM tonight!  This year the incredible tree is 65' tall with 5,000 beautiful lights.  The Promenade at Westlake is located at 140 Promenade Way in Westlake Village.  Directions can be found here.