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It’s a new year, Thai New Year that is and on Sunday, April 7, 2013, residents of Hollywood Calif. joined together to remember those who have passed and celebrating what is to come in the New Year.
Watch now to see how members of the community came together in little Thai Town.
The Traditional Celebration of the Thai New Year would be held the following week at the Buddhist temples.
Solvang…
One of the oldest destinations based on Denmark and Scandinavian History, found just two hoursNorth of Los Angeles.
As previously reported, it is home to the Santa Ines Mission.
On the opposite side of Solvang, just within walking, there is another museum that shows a different side of the city’s history.
The Elverhoy Musuem of History and Art gives visitors a look into the home of its founders, an internationally recognized painter and sculptor, Viggo Brandt- Erichsen and his wife. The collection of houses that make up the museum contain antiques including a spinning wheel as well as a collection of painting and sculptures.
It’s “one of the few museums outside Denmark, devoted to the Danish- American experience” and it’s free to experience while in Solvang.
On Monday Feb. 4, 2013, Yogurtland thanked its valuable customers by providing free yogurt across the nation for National Frozen Yogurt Day.
now to see how one of the top ten busiest Yogurtland’s in California is responding to the crowds of yogurt lovers.
Not only did residents walk away with free yogurt to eat; they also were given calendars with even more savings inside.
On Saturday, January 26, residents in Downtown Riverside, prepare for the Lunar Chinese New Year with a parade and festival celebrating the upcoming Year of the Snake.
Cultures such as Japanese, Korean and Chinese were honored at the event.
According to ancient Chinese wisdom, the year of the snake is said to bring a good omen to people, where “the family will not starve.”
Watch now, to learn more about Asian Pacific culture.
The Year of the Snake officially begins on February 10, 2013.
One of the many things to do in Solvang, Calif. is a visit to one of the oldest missions, Old Mission Santa Ines.
Located in the heart of the Santa Ynes River Valley, between the Santa Ynes and San Rafael Mountain Ranges, the mission is still regularly active with the small community.
Visitors can pay just five dollars at the gift shop and enter the halls of this still active chapel for a self audio guided tour.
Stay tuned, throughout the year as we bring you more of California’s History…
Arleta, Calif. rapper, Roderick Muro and North Hollywood, Calif. rapper, Calvin Cooper hope to introduce a new demo to the music world this coming year. Beginning in 2012, Cooper writes the lyrics, while Muro creates the beats using a drum kit and other synthesized instruments through his computer.
Cooper says the biggest challenge in working together is their own creative differences. Muro says he hopes to have a demo ready for distribution within the next three months.
For more information and to see their latest works,
Watch now through youtube.
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On Sunday December 2, 2012, Families in Studio City gathered at Beeman Park near the CBS studios to enjoy a day of musical entertainment hosted by Radio Disney as well as face painting, arts and crafts and other fun winter activities to prepare for the Christmas season.
Residents could also take the opportunity to donate items like food, clothing, and toys to help out needy families.
The following shows the festivities and how people celebrated the holiday season at the festival.
Starting in 2005, the Reserve Enlisted Training Corp (RETC) allows children from ages 10 to 18 to learn the army regiments without fear of peer pressure in school. The after school program enforces skills such as marching and drills in a fun environment. Lt. Col. Jack Thomas works with these young children and says he’s amazed at how interested the children are when they come into the program, especially the young girls. In the following video Lt. Col. Thomas and the children explain the best part of the RETC program and what they are preparing to do in the future.
On November 10, 2012, thousands of Los Angeles residents came out the the Port of Los Angeles in recognition and celebration of Veterans. The celebration, put on by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and over one hundred and fifty veteran groups in Los Angeles County, included free hot dogs, chips, popcorn and shaved ice as well as a collaboration of music groups for all to enjoy and free tours of the USS Iowa Battleship, that was brought to Los Angeles’ port at the beginning of the summer.
Villaraigosa said, “the celebration was the first, but it certainly will not be the last.”
For 19 nights, Universal Studios Hollywood is unleashing classic monsters inside the park to terrify park guests after park hours. Watch an exclusive sneak peak into the new mazes and attractions available to the public for an additional ticket price.
So hurry up and purchase your own halloween horror night ticket for just sixty six dollars. Don’t let an event like this pass you by. Tickets sell out fast.