Free movies at The Grove

Hey, it's me. I still exist. Sorry the free fun has been neglected of late.

But to make up for it, a full six weeks of free! Free movies every Thursday night throughout July & August at The Grove.  Bring a blanket (no chairs, please) and have a magical evening at The Grove. (Heckling the tweens at the Twilight screening optional.)   The event opens for general grass and bleacher seating at 7:15pm.

Movie Schedule:

July 22: Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
July 29: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
August 5:  Twilight
August 12: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
August 19: Alice in Wonderland (2009)
August 26: Up

More info here at The Grove site.

$1 off Coffee Smoothies at Jamba Juice

$1 off Jamba Juice Coffee Smoothies on Thursdays. That's a lot of stipluations for a coupon...

Pay-what-you-can for The Boor & The Bald Soprano

What's better than a pay-what-you-can performance? A pay-what-you-can double feature - Chekhov's The Boor and Ionesco's The Bald Soprano!

Only two more performances left of Internationally acclaimed Santa Monica Playhouse Actors' Repertory Theatre's double-bill: THE BOOR, Anton Chekhov's hilarious farce about libertine men and liberated women and THE BALD SOPRANO, Eugene Ionesco's bizarrely humorous comedy of mishaps and manners, of which renowned playwright Ionesco himself said, "Magnificent! Your fidelity to my original intent is incredible!"

"Well worth coming to see, don't miss this marvelous production"
- American Press Service

Pay-what-you-can performances: 8pm Friday, May 21 & Friday, May 28
The Other Space at Santa Monica Playhouse
1211 4th Street SM 90401
http://SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com
310-394-9779 x1

PU!

That clearly stands for Playwright's Union.

The Playwrights Union, a network of Los Angeles theater artists writing for stage, tv and film, hosts its first Reading Festival of New Work May 6th through May 9th at the Victory Theatre Center in Burbank. Original plays were first drafted during a month-long writing challenge that nine member writers accepted in February. Plays have been finished or re-written in the weeks leading up to the Festival. Readings start at 6:30 pm, and a casual reception will take place on each evening at 8 pm, giving playwrights and audience members an opportunity to mix and mingle. Admission is free.

Please go support these fabulous playwrights - I have first hand experience with several of them and can vouch for their awesome-ness.

Playwright's Union Reading Festival of New Work
May 6-9, 2010

Please see schedule of readings here at their facebook event page
Links to the playwrights at www.playwrightsunion.com

The Victory Theatre Center
3325 West Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91505
www.thevictorytheatrecenter.org

No reservations necessary. Free!

Quizno's coupon and Free Fryday!

Here is a Quizno's coupon for $1 off regular or $2 off large subs, and also free chips and a drink with purchase of sub.

Friday 4/16 is Fryday at Jack in the Box - try the fries for free!

"Scream of the Bikini" Screening

Free screening tonight of "Scream of the Bikini" at Umami Burger in Space 15 Twenty in Hollywood. I know the director of this, and he is awesome. You won't regret going.

"Scream of the Bikini" screening
Umami Burger/Space 15 Twenty
1520 Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood 90028
7-10 pm (DJ Flow at 7, movie at 7:45)

Free sandwiches and pancakes!

We've got breakfast and lunch tomorrow covered for you.

Tomorrow, 2/23, in honor of National Pancake Day, IHOP is offering a free short stack of pancakes from 7am to 10pm. Info and IHOP locator.

Then for lunch, you can get a free grilled sandwich at Jack In The Box with the purchase of a large drink. Details here.

Change locations and repeat for dinner!

Free Chai Beverage at Coffee Bean

Tomorrow from 4-7pm you can get a free 12oz. Chai Mate, Chai Rooibos or Chai Tea Latte at participating Coffee Bean stores.

Link for more info

And for you crafty types, here is a 60% off coupon for Michaels - craftastic!

Free wine at the Grove

The Grove is hosting a launch party for Valentine's Day, a.k.a. the movie I have no desire to see and can't begin to fathom the talent budget for. Whatevs, free wine, "while supplies last."

2/10/10
The Park in The Grove
7-9pm

Flier with more info

Free Grand Slam Breakfast

I'm afraid I'm late to hear about this one, but Denny's is offering a free Grand Slam Breakfast today until 2pm.

More info here

Free screening of For Love of Ivy

For those of you currently sans day job, the Skirball is having a free screening of the 1968 Sidney Poitier film For Love of Ivy at 1:30pm on Tuesday, February 9th.

Skirball Cultural Center
2701 North Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Tel: (310) 440-4500

Event info here

Beauty Bar 10th Anniversary

It's celebrating with free booze time again. Open vodka and Stella Artois bar from 10-11pm.

Beauty Bar
1638 Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood

More info and DJ list here

Silverlake Art/Craft and Vintage Market - updated schedule!

Silverlake Art/Craft and Vintage Market - updated schedule and KOGI TRUCK!

--If you love shopping and dig the classic New York style flea markets,
then Silver Lake Art Craft & Vintage is right up your alley--

The last weekend of every month, Saturday 10-4 at:
Micheltorena Elementary School
1511 Micheltorena Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Indie crafters and local artists are mixed in with the best of vintage collectibles,
vintage clothing, and retro furniture. Did we mention plants, succulents, antiques, Tarot cards and palm readings? What more could you ask for? How about the Kogi Beef truck and live reggae? DONE!

PROCEEDS FROM THE MARKET WILL GO TOWARDS LAUSD AND THE MICHELTORENA STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

More info at silverlakeartcraftvintage.com.

Free Krispy Kreme

I grew up watching the donut conveyor belt flip these babies over in Atlanta. Tomorrow is the 10 year anniversary of the first Krispy Kreme in SoCal, so the following locations will be offering free donuts:

Visit one of our stores on January 16, 2010 and receive one free doughnut of your choosing all day long! Participating locations include:

• 4760 Los Coyotes Diagonal in Long Beach
• 1199 W. Artesia Boulevard in Gardena
• 4034 Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles
• 4485 Mills Circle in Ontario
• 330 City Drive South in Orange
• 1548 Azusa Avenue in City of Industry
• 1521 North Victory Place in Burbank
• 4180 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in San Diego
• 25802 El Paseo Avenue in Mission Viejo
• 1231 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica
• 2305 Otay Lakes Road Suite 206 in Chula Vista

Resolutions be damned. Enjoy!

"bobrauschenbergamerica" at [Inside] the Ford

TheSpyAnts presents the Los Angeles premiere of Charles L. Mee's
"bobrauschenbergamerica" at [Inside] the Ford, with tickets to the previews and Sunday matinees all pay-what-you-can.

From the press release:
bobrauschenbergamerica - The Los Angeles premiere of Charles L. Mee's delightful, kaleidoscopic play, a fantastical road trip through the American landscape, written as Robert Rauschenberg, one of America's greatest living artists, might conceive it. Traveling easily through time, the play is a glorious collage of images and sensations - Rauschenberg's childhood home, a human martini, a pizza delivery boy, the world's worst collection of chicken jokes. More than a biographical portrait, bobrauschenbergamerica is a tribute to one artist's singular vision. "Brashly, unapologetically entertaining... a work that will resonate even with someone who has never seen one of Mr. Rauschenberg's famous collages." - The New York Times.

Pay-what-you-can performances:
Previews: January 21 and 22
Sunday Performances:
* Sundays at 3 pm: January 24, 31; February 7, 14, 21, 28
* Sundays at 7 pm: January 24, 31; February 7, 14, 21, 28

[Inside] the Ford (the 87-seat indoor theater in the Ford Theatres complex)
2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East
Hollywood, CA 90068
(just off the 101, across the freeway from the Hollywood Bowl and south of Universal Studios)

HOW:
(323) 461-3673 (GO 1-FORD) or www.FordTheatres.org

Free screening of two short documentaries

Santa Monica Public Library is hosting a free screening of two short documentaries tomorrow night. Each film will be followed by discussion with the filmmakers.

SOUTH CENTRAL FARM: Oasis in a Concrete Desert (6:30pm)
This 24 minute documentary tells the ture story of the controversy involving urban farmers and their supporters- including celebrity tree sitters, developers and the City of Los Angeles- over the South Central Farm, the largest and most bio-diverse urban farm in the U.S. Q & A with filmmaker Sheila Laffey, farm leader Tezozomoc, and activist John Quigley will follow the screening.

SHOW ME THE WAY (7:15pm)show me the way documentary pic
Follow the stories of five urban high school kids with diverse backgrounds and needs as they navigate the challenges of home and school life while supported by a dedicated mentor. Directed by William Gazecki and Sheila Laffey, the film is 56 minutes long. A Q & A with co-director Laffey and associate producer/editor Tim Kitz will follow the screening.

When: Thursday, January 7, 2010
Time: 6:30pm & 7:15pm
Location: Santa Monica Public Library
MLK Jr. Auditorium
601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404
Cost: Free and open to the public