Russell Brand To Host Swap Meet At Beverly Center 5/27

Attention all actors and hoarders in LA:  Comedian and actor Russell Brand is scheduled to host ‘Buy Love Here,’ a swap meet type event on Thursday.

“Buy Love Here‘ is a pop up and exchange shop, where for one day money will have no currency. The shop is the brain child of British comic Russell Brand and will take place between 2pm and 6pm on Thursday the 27th of May 2010, at The Beverly Center in Los Angeles.

The idea is to raise debate about the scale of consumer culture and to promote the re-use of products in a surplus society. It is a social experiment to examine shopping habits whilst providing an opportunity for Russell to speak directly with the public and gauge opinion. The day will be filmed as part of an ongoing documentary Russell is currently filming about the pursuit of happiness.”

Katy Perry, Adrian Grenier and Perez Hilton are scheduled to be part of the event. Art by Shepherd Fairey will be on display.

Via Perez, ABCLocal

Adrian Grenier Launches Pop-Up Shop in DTLA Art Walk

Adrian Grenier and producer, Peter Glatzer (“Alter Eco”), are opening a “green” pop-up art gallery and store for two weeks beginning this Thursday, May 13th during this weeks Art Walk.

The gallery will include more than 50 pieces by Los Angeles-based artists including Tierney Gearon, Jay Mark Johnson, Lauren Bon, Rebeca Mendez, Ramon Coronado and Jay Mark Johnson.  The store will offer eco-friendly products from SHFT.

Rojas Parking Lot Sale 5.8.10

Pizza, cocktails and shopping?  Yes please!   Come meet us next Saturday and get yourself some fabulous pieces from ROJAS, Boos & Besito, Ashton Michael and more.

Earth Day At Malibu Eco Country Mart 4/24/10

Thanks Candy!

Earth Celebration At Environment 4/22/10

We hope you will join us for an evening of cocktails and pampering this Earth Day, Thursday, April 22.  Among the amazing list of festivities, Josie Maran Cosmetics and STEAM Salon will offer complimentary makeovers and blowouts, guests can shop deals from ecoSkin, Deborah Lindquist, Wellness Bags, Necko Designs, Environment by Heather Heron, ecover, and more, and enjoy beverages provided by IZZE and VeeV Acai Spirits.  Anna Getty will also be signing copies of her cookbook “Easy Green Organic.”  You won’t want to miss!

Please RSVP to: mmalbas [at] environmentfurniture [dot] com.

Environment Furniture Showroom
8126 Beverly Blvd.  Los Angeles, CA 90048

**Shopping Event!  Some vendors will be cash-only!  Border Grill truck also stopping by!

Last Minute Discount Greyhound Deals To Coachella

Looking for a last-minute ride to the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival?  Greyhound is offering a price break aimed at people traveling to the festival from other Southern California cities, the company announced this week.  The bus line is offering $39 round-trip travel to Indio or Palm Springs from the following cities:

Anaheim, Claremont, El Monte, Glendale, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Long Beach, North Hollywood, Norwalk, San Fernando, and Santa Ana.

Coachella attendees can still get the lower price for travel between now and Sunday.  The price break is available for tickets booked on www.greyhound.com as well as those purchased at Southern California bus terminals, the company said.

See you in the desert!!!

My Desert

Save My Oceans Tour Is Coming To LA

The Save My Oceans nation-wide tour is coming to USC!  Save My Oceans is working alongside student organizations to bring you an exciting week of eco-friendly programming for a great cause. The tour will include an art installation, a concert, and an advanced screening of Oceans. See details below.

Concert: Participant Media in association with the USC Program Board at USC present the 2010 Springfest.  04/10/10
6pm – 10pm  McCarthy Quad

Screening: Participant Media and Disneynature present an advance screening of Oceans. 04/16/10 Location TBD

Art Installation: Participant Media in association with Planet Illogica and USC Sustainability present “Infiltrate”  4/14/10 – 4/16/10 Location TBD

Join the Oceans movement! You can get a FREE ticket to a special advanced screening of the film Oceans. Tickets are limited and entry is on a first come first serve basis.  Get them here.

Earth Hour 2010

It’s coming up…who’s participating?

Earthhour.org

They Say It’s Your Birthday…It’s My Birthday Too

As some of you know- I have several jobs (Hey mon, I Jamaican!  I got tree jobs, what about you?  You lazy coconut!) and one of my favorites is handling operations for a DJ I’ve loved since I was a wee one.  His name is Marques Wyatt and he’s been running DEEP here in Los Angeles for 11 years strong!  Some of you may remember his other joints- Brass, MAC’s Garage and Does Your Mama Know?- what, what?!?!?!  Damn, I’m aging myself.

Although I’ll be working this Sunday night, you can find me shaking my birthday butt on the dancefloor to some other legends such as Timmy Regisford, Dj Adam 12 (She Wants Revenge, AFEX) Anthony Valadez (KCRW/Dublab)  and the lovely Joplin.  No work or school on Monday so I’ll be looking forward to seeing some of you there.  If I can still see at that point.  : )

1/16 Happy Birthday today to one of my favorite Capricorns- SADE!  Queen is 51 and still looks the same as back in the day!

1/11 You know I love me some Mary J!!

1/19 Dolly Parton shares my actual day. Love this song with her and Willie Nelson from 1965.

1/16 Ok, she’s not a singer but hot mess Co-Kate Moss is another Capricorn I gotta give props to.  Why?  Johnny Depp is why- Durrr!  Here she is doing her best Nomi Malone pole impression, minus the glitter, high waisted thong and big hair.

Make Art On Trash, Win Free VIP Coachella Tix

TRASHed :: Art of Recycling celebrates 7 glorious years at Coachella in 2010.

Get TRASHed In Front of 60,000 People & Win Coachella Tickets!!

If you were born with the artistic ability to design a recycling bin like no other…
If your notebook doodles or murals alongside the 101N leave more to the imagination than
the mayans, the ghost kid from three men & baby + the dinosaurs COMBINED…
Then you’re invited to participate in TRASHed Coachella.

Everyone from Hunter S Thompson to Fugazi has represented during the past 7 years.
Now here’s your shot to make the history books and get your redesigned recycling
bin in front the world.

There’s two rounds of competition. Winning Northern America and then the world competition.
20 finalist will be selected each receiving tixs and vip passes for Coachella Festival 2010.
Submit your artwork and be considered to design one of the 20 recycling
bins featured at Coachella. What’s even better is that the non offensive redesigned bins
will be placed in schools throughout Southern California after Coachella to inspire the future
recyclers of the world! Next steps? Send a link to your artwork, concept and/or website.

On January 31st, 2010… 20 artists and 5 alternates will be selected to redesign 96 gallon
recycling bins.

For more info go to Global Inheritance Email:  Coachella [at] globalinheritance [dot] org

Nextaid World Aids Day Event 12/1/09

This December 1st, World AIDS Day, please join us for a very special benefit at Marrakesh House in Culver City. This event is one of over a dozen NextAid fundraisers held throughout December in cities across the country. [Scroll down for info on the other events]

All proceeds will go toward the creation of an ecological multipurpose facility for the “Kawangware Street Children and Youth Project” in Nairobi, Kenya, and for the education of South African children through the loveLife goGogetters program.

AMAZING MUSICAL TALENT
Louie Vega – Vega Records (http://vegarecords.net)
DJ Rap – Propa Talent / Impropa Talent (http://djrap.com)
Marques Wyatt – Deep- LA (http://deep-la.com)
Turntables on the Hudson with DJ Nickodemus + Nappy G & Brazilian Drum Troupe + Todd Simon on trumpet
(http://turntablesonthehudson.com)
Raul Campos – KCRW 89.9 FM (http://kcrw.org)

Open bar – provided by JETT Vodka (htt:://drinkjett.com)
Light food – Organic and African cuisine
Dessert – Luna and Lary’s Coconut Bliss, Tia’s Bakery, and The Conservatory for Coffee, Tea & Cocoa

Silent Auction: featuring art from the African Diaspora and African photography plus ecological products and services, fair trade items, and more. [Contact Virginia Cheung at virginia4nextaid [at] gmail [dot] com to find out how you can contribute!]

LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE – GET THEM HERE AND NOW:
http://www.nextaid.org/wad2009/dec01.html

$75 if purchased by November 20
$100 if purchased after November 20 /at the door

Go to the FB page for more info.

Whore-o-ween In L.A.

This year halloween fell on a weekend. Me and geto boyz are trick-or-treating.

Hella-ween In S.F. Happy Birthday Randall!

Hit + Run At Environmentaland

I met up with my friend Giles to check out the last night of Environmentaland at the Hollywood & Highland center. There was a band, games, prizes and screen printing done by my friend Mike Crivello’s company Hit + Run.

If you’re looking to give your guests something cool at your next event- look into getting custom tee’s from the H+R team. There are organic cotton styles to choose from and the last time I spoke to Mike, they were looking into getting vegetable dye as an addtional option. WIN!!

Sorry for the lack of pictures of the actual event- my battery died and Giles has an iPhone= no flash.

Environmentaland Closing Night Party- Global Inheritance +Fuel TV

For more info on ENVIRONMENTALAND, please visit:

globalinheritance.org

www.facebook.com/globalinheritance

www.facebook.com/environmentaland

No Impact Week Begins October 18th

The No Impact Experiment is a one-week carbon cleanse inspired by the movie No Impact Man. It is a chance for you to see what a difference no-impact living can have on your quality of life. It’s not about giving up creature comforts but an opportunity for you to test whether the modern “conveniences” you take for granted are actually making you happier or just eating away at your time and money.

The challenge begins October 18th. Register on Huffpost and follow the how to guide to get you started. I’m down to lessen my impact for a week.. how about you?

Source Ladies Lotto

10/03 Jungle Gurl Sale. Pool Party. Thompson Rooftop

Summer may be officially over, but not for those of us that live in S. Cali.

Enjoy cocktails under the sun while shopping for Jungle Gurl- one of a kind bikini’s made from recycled fabrics- on top of the beautiful Thompson Hotel in B.H. See you there.

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Join The Coastal Cleanup..Even Chris Brown Is Doin’ It

Ok, well he’s not doing it by choice, but I couldn’t resist.

I almost forgot about the big annual coastal cleanup happening this Saturday from 9a-12p. There are several locations at different beaches, lakes and parks in southern California. Go to the Heal the Bay site to find a location near you.

Don’t worry, you won’t have to don an orange vest.

Chris B. pics Miss Info

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Broccoli City Brings The Ladies

Thanks to Broccoli City for having us all at the Standard last week. We ended up missing our fellow greenies (YDT, Apple Levy & Green LA Girl) but got a chance to meet the ladies from Fashionable Earth & Green Drinks LA. The Veev was flowing, new friends were made and feet were shuffling on the dance floor.

Thanks again BC team. See you out and about on the mean green streets of El Lay.

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Stay Organic, Stay Fly Tonight At The Standard.

Broccoli City was started by a few young guys who were largely influenced by the urban community. With the growth of the BC Company, and the different experiences of each founder, they found a need in the urban community to be more conscientious of the “Earth”. They have stated that while they are not radical preaching tree-huggers, they understand the importance of our environment, and want to close the gap in the urban community. The BC motto is that “most people live on this earth, but Broccoli City lives in it”.

Apple Levy and The Green Girls, under the tutelage of Apple, have created a warm and educational resource of Green, Green and more green eco friendly information, through blogging, videos, photos and articles.

Green Grown and Sexy is composed of two- LA based city girls. Follow the passion of the Sexy duo, animal rights, recycling , taking baby steps in taking care of the environment They wanted to be educated about Green, and that’s what they’re doing, join the movement.

Eco-Diva, is the Green guru of gurus, a freelance eco writer and consultant, she is the one to go to. If you interested in style, but not just any style, “ethical luxury”, you must contact he. The “green” way, she’s the one to contact.

VeeV is the World’s First Acai Spirit. Its goal is to change the way consumers think about cocktails and in the end, the way cocktails are ultimately consumed. Acai, the exotic Brazilian berry taking the world by storm, is said to be one of the healthiest fruits on the planet.

• Standard/Purple Lounge
• 8300 Sunset Blvd.
• 10p-2a
• Sponsored by Veev
• See flyer & deets 3 posts down

Source The Green Girls

Broccoli City x Green Grown & Sexy x Green Girls x Eco-Diva

There is a need for education in the urban communities about “Being Organic”. In collaboration with Apple Levy and the Green Girls, Green Grown and Sexy, “Eco-Diva”, & Broccoli City, has joined forces to educate, stimulate, and foster relationships with the “Green” experience. The Stay Organic and Stay Fly event is a free mixer featuring “organic” liquor sponsored by VeeV. The event takes place on September 9, 2009 at the Standard Hotel (@ 8300 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069).

The questions to the urban communities about being “green” will begin to be resolved. Broccoli City with Apple Levy and The Green Girls, Green Grown and Sexy, and the “Eco-Divas” are teaming up to increase awareness, educate the community, and to bridge the urban gap to a more “organic and fly”, way of living.

RSVP via Facebook

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Soi-Meme: The Independent Eco-bridal Salon

About Soi-Meme: The Independent eco-bridal salon

“Soi-Meme” – a French word meaning “oneself” – characterizes the spirit of the modern couple searching for affordable, do-it-yourself solutions to planning a wedding with unique style. Following the success of last year’s “Love is in the Air” eco-luxe bridal salon, Pink Cloud Events is once again hosting a fabulous day-long salon for eco-conscious DIY brides and grooms to connect directly with the most inspiring eco-friendly wedding products and service providers.

The event will bring everything needed to plan a sustainable wedding onSaturday, August 29th from 11am – 4pm at the newly renovated James Irvine Garden at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, located in the heart of downtown LA’s Little Tokyo. From the wedding ring to the honeymoon, our experts will be available for one-on-one sessions and workshops to help you find all that you need for your wedding day, in just a few hours!

For only $25, complimentary organic beverages, hors d’oeuvres, great DJs, a resource guide and loads of giveaways will make this a fun-filled day for you and your wedding planning party. Register online now for a chance to win a free 4 night stay at a private eco-villa resort in Tulum, Mexico by Azulik!

Register Online

General weddings [at] pinkcloudevents [dot] com
Media doreen [at] pinkcloudevents [dot] com
Vendor/sponsor info [at] pinkcloudevents [dot] com

Lovemade X Han Cholo Launch “Cold Hearted”

Los Angeles rooftop. Cocktails. Music. Bad ass jewelry collabo. Not to be missed.

Happy Birthday Tammy!

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EcoStiletto.com 1 Yr. Anniversary Partay

Happy 1st Birthday to Rachel and the women of EcoStiletto.com. Their soiree to celebrate their big day was definitely for the green, grown and sexy people.

Top notch event at Environment..2 gold stars for it being a few streets away from where I live. Once again.. Lovin’ my hood.

Sponsored by Green Works Natural Cleaners

Leila Hafzi fall line debut. Hi Serene!! xx

Back of Josie Maran, in Leila Hafzi. Stunning. You have to see the pieces in person. Must.Own.One.

Everyone has a mobile food truck nowadays. I think I should start a Pho truck. Mmm.

Saw many familiar faces, received some yummy products and left with a smile.

Congrats again to Rachel and the team!

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Michelle’s Bachelorette in S.D.

We arrived to the 5 bedroom house and felt like we were in an episode of The Real World. Meeting our roomies and having our minds blown by the fully equipped house full of goodies.

Day at the beach where we were all treated to mani’s and pedi’s courtesy of Michael.

We pretty much spent the entire weekend at the house.. doing exactly what I said we would be doing..

Lots of this, that, that and that.

There were actually some eco-friendly elements to the weekend. The home water treatment system at the house provided us with an eco-friendly home water purification and water softener solution. Most of the food used at home had organic ingredients (thanks for the delicious meals Edean & Jenni.) And we also had our very own keg of Fat Tire Beer- (one of the few beer breweries that practices sustainability.

I won this ca-ute reusable shopping bag from playing ‘Pin the Macho on the Man.” Hungover, bindfolded and spun several times I somehow managed to make a bulls eye target.

And that’s all I can mention… there are images and reputations to uphold. Not mine of course, but for the sake of others.

Thanks to all the lovely ladies for making this a memorable weekend full of love, laughs and liver problems. And thanks to everyone for contributing in bringing/making food and to all that helped with cleaning and to the ones that provided games, prizes and crafts. Most of all thanks to Edean for putting it all together!

Congratulations Michelle! Love you. BTW- is that a penis straw in your cake?

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F*CK RINGLING BROS!

Sorry about being out of commission since being back. Busy with work and prepping for my next shoot with Coco Eco Magazine.

I was just sent this link from Perez Hilton. Ringling Bros. had their show (arrived the day of the Michael Jackson Memorial) in LA at the Staples Center- they had a 4 day run beginning on July 9th.

When I heard that a few of my friends were going to the circus that week, my stomach knotted up. I tried explaining to them that the animals (especially the elephants) get beat and it didn’t make a difference. How could it if you only see the glittery show side and not what goes on behind those curtains and what they go through while traveling between cities and in their training sessions?

PETA vice president Daphna Nachminovitch said that their undercover agent “witnessed these elephants being beaten for no apparent reason.”

Ringling Bros. said they could not comment on the video because it had not been viewed yet, but they did say that “PETA is an animal rights extremist group…We are very proud of our animal care, we are committed to the care of all our animals partly through our conservation programs at the Ringling Bros. Center for Elephant Conservation…We have 139 years of experience of working with Asian elephants.”

If you support Ringling Bitchasses this is what your money is contributing to.

Disgusting.

FUCK YOU RINGLING BASTARDS!

One pissed off bitch.

Thuy

4th Of July Fun In The Sun

The ladies @ Shangri-la: Sobe Lifewater 4th of July pool party. Proper.

Purdy ladies representing one of a kind Junglegurl bathing suits made from recycled fabrics.

Ray, Jen & Daniel.

Hapa sisters Julie & Kalena in Jungle Gurl.

Buscemi and his adorable son.

Thanks to Rickey Kim, the Lovemade girls and everyone else involved for throwing one helluva party.

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Sobe Lifewater 4th Of July Pool Party

Broccoli City Presents Independent Green

BROCCOLI CITY x CONCEPT CITY PRESENT

INDEPENDENT GREEN

Saturday July 4th, 2009

Hosted by El Prez x AlX

CINESPACE HOLLYWOOD
6356 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Cost : LADIES FREE Before 11
FELLAS $10 Before 11

AFTER 11 its $15 dollars all night

SF: Cream Of Beat

Local 1200/Pirate Dj’s/Triple Threat

I almost want to hop on a Chinatown bus to SF for this. Hands down- best party EVER!

Creamofbeat.com

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Eco-Cup 2009 June 12-14

What: Harmony Festival, Rude Boyz Present, and Megaramp Productions announce first ever Eco-Cup Skate Competition with musical line-up at 31st annumal Harmony Festival.

When: June 12-14

Where: Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA

Some of theworld’s top skate legends including Steve Caballero and Christian Hosoi (holler!) will be present for demos, judging, and Meet and Greets. The Eco Cup trophy will be created out of recycled and repurposed mixed media, and the steel and plywood-constructed Eco Cup skate zone will be reused, making this a truly eco-friendly attraction.

Entrance to the skate zone is included with paid admission to Harmony Festival. $30 pre-sale and general Harmony tickets are available online now ($40 at the gate) and at participating Whole Foods stores and dozens of other retail outlets (see web site for locations). This year, kids age 7-12 are $10 and kids 6 and under are FREE!

Tickets and detailed Festival information is available at www.HarmonyFestival.com.

Watch the trailer for Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi. The rise, fall and rebirth of the “rock star” of skateboarding. From his early days in Venice Beach, his bad boy persona, revolutionary skateboard designs, record-breaking tricks, his abuse, to his current inspiration of today’s youth.

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Celebrate m.a.m.a. earth and Make A Change For the Better June 11

m.a.m.a. e a r t h is a new non-profit organization that is ready to introduce itself to the world. Proceeds from this charity event will benefit Nourish the Children and Shine On Sierra Leone.

m.a.m.a. e a r t h is the brainchild of Kailani Bayot, a mother of two from O’ahu, HI who now resides in Los Angeles. Kailani has never been short on ideas and she’s pouring all of her creative energy into m.a.m.a. e a r t h.

“We are dedicated to raising awareness and making a change for the better by helping charities raise funds to benefit their causes,” says Kailani. “The concept of m.a.m.a. earth started with bracelets I make using hemp and the natural stone azurite-malachite, which is believed to be a sacred stone that promotes healing and aids in transformation. It has been a natural progression to become a non-profit organization and the bracelets are a wonderful way to raise funds for schools or organizations along with your favorite charity.”

The m.a.m.a. e a r t h red carpet event takes place at Dakota Lounge located at 1026 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica on Thursday June 11th at 8pm. Presale tickets are available at www.dakotalounge.com. Bring a pair of new or used shoes for the m.a.m.a. e a r t h shoe drive, enjoy the show, silent auction and check out some amazing vendors and artists. Proceeds to benefit Nourish the Children and Shine on Sierra Leone.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this article, contact Kailani Bayot or visit 4mamaearth.org.

Congrats Kailani!!

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Forte Animal Rescue Yard Sale June 13

Forte Animal Rescue is holding a Yard Sale on June 13th! 100% of revenue will go straight to the care of the animals because Forte Animal Rescue is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization, and not a single person is on payroll!

Nice to see they got so many donations that they aren’t accepting anymore.

Here’s is the detail on the Yard Sale: http://www.FARescue.org/YardSale

Source Veggyworld- thanks Karen!

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Watch HOME Documentary Online For Free

HOME is a 2009 documentary by Yann Arthus-Betrand (photographer of “Earth from Above” book.). The film is entirely composed of aerial shots of various places around Earth. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet.

The movie was released simultaneously on June 5th (World Environmental Day) in cinemas all over the world, on DVD, TV and on YouTube. Released on the same date in 50 countries is a world record for any film release in history. The film is 100% free, and no profits will be made from its release or future showings.

Making this movie was an unusual risk for its financial backer, one of the planet’s biggest retailing conglomerates, France’s PPR SA. PPR, the maker of Gucci handbags and Puma shoes, paid PPR, the maker of Gucci handbags and Puma shoes, paid 10 million euros ($20.55 million) of the 12 million euro production budget to create HOME.

Laurent Claquin, senior vice-president of corporate social and environmental responsibility at PPR, said the company took a chance on the film.

“It’s true we’re putting ourselves at risk in a way,” said “We’re not perfect yet. We’re never going to be perfect. But we have a duty to act.”

Watch the entire documentary here for free and in HD.

Pics below are from the screening of HOME this past Friday night at the Stella McCartney store.

Photos by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Eco-LogicalART

Eco-LogicalART is a non-profit sister company to Peter Schulberg’s personal recovered element studio, the DejaDesign Gallery. Both entities share his conviction that beautiful objects surround us and only need to be re-envisioned.

With Eco-LogicalART Schulberg takes his theory of creative recovery to ground braking—or rather ground liberating new heights. The gallery’s fine art line features original art painted on recycled billboard vinyl. Tossed into landfills by the ton weekly, this heavy, ink impregnated material is an environmental nightmare. But ECO-LA takes the indestructible nature of the advertising vinyl and turns it into an asset. In fact the art can even hang on an exterior wall.

At 14 by 48 feet it is estimated that over 250,000 people a day will see the free art month long drive-by “exhibit.” To put that in perspective the famed Getty Museum averages about 4000 visitors daily.

The next billboard drop is Saturday June 13th. Go to the site for more info.

Eco-LogicalART is located at 4829 W. Pico Blvd (just east of La Brea) LA, CA, 90019. 310-525-0676

Source Earth First

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WET Pool Party Saturday At Custom Hotel

It’s a 3 day weekend- holler! That means lots of fun in the sun with friends, good music, a never ending supply of jesus juice, a bottle of aspirin, at least one early morning walk of shame and NO POSTS this weekend!

If you want to be poolside, the party up above never disappoints. Fellas, please no Affliction shirts and ladies, leave the platform flip flops at home. More info for WET here.

Be safe and have a beautiful weekend.

xx

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Solar Panel The Hollywood Sign Meeting Tonight

Now’s the time to support this in person and help make it happen!

Next SPHS Meeting:

Wednesday, May 20, 7:30 PM
Hollywood

Follow this link if you would like to attend.

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Betsey Johnson Taco Tuesdays Is Back

To my NY peeps, Taco Tuesdays is back for the summer! Every Tuesday people from two posh organizations (usually a magazine and a fashion company) go head to head in a bartending competition. Whoever raises the most money, wins the competition and the proceeds are then donated to the chosen charity.

This week the money will go to the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund. Now this, party people, is the true meaning of a party with a purpose.

Upcoming:

5/26 – Joseph Abboud
6/2 – Blackbook Mag vs. Dolce & Gabbana
6/9 – The Frame Store
6/16 – Barneys
6/23 – The Fader Mag vs. Adidas
6/30 – Spin Magazine

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Win A Pair Of TOMS Shoes From Eco Salon

Enter to win a $50 gift certificate towards a pair of TOMS shoes at Eco Salon. Remember that with every pair of TOMS purchased, a pair will be given to a child in need.

Enter here before end of day Wednesday.

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Barracuda X Lovemade Sunday Patio Sale Grand Opening

Free haircuts too? Get there early!

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Happy Birthday Raymond!

Earthday celebrations started at the Standard. Photo taken by Vi Nguyen with Danny’s hot pink camera.

Raymond with his very rad mom, Darlene.

At Simon with the gang. Where’s Micah? Photo courtesy of Bruce McFarland.

Over the weekend we celebrated the birthday of a very special person, Mr. Raymond Roker (URB).

Friends and family, paired with fun times, food and drinks at Standard, Simon, Temporary Spaces and then no mans land.

Here’s to another one Ray.

xx.

cupcake

Sell Your Goods At Barracuda This Summer

Just got word from the ladies of LOVE♥MADE that they’re starting a summer patio sale in the courtyard of Barracuda on Melrose Ave. If you have new/used goods that you want to sell to all the cool kids in LA, here’s your chance.

[Overview of Event]

Barracuda hosts a weekly Sunday sale outside in the patio of the shop. We are welcoming designers, family and friends to bring their stuff to sell. Vendors are welcomed to sell items ranging from Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Music, Gadgets, Electronics, Collections, food/drinks and books new or used. Attendees can come enjoy music, scenery & food while shopping.

Great opportunity for spring cleaning, sell your designs, and/or get rid of some inventory in a community and fun atmosphere.

*Open to public
*Rotating DJS weekly
*Rotating food/ drink sponsors
*Free event
*Right across the street from Sunday Fairfax Flea Market

[EVENT TYPE]

Market/ Outdoor Sale
Weekly- Sundays Summer Season only.

[RULES]

*CASH ONLY: BRING YOUR OWN CHANGE/CASH
*COST: $30 PER BOOTH-PAY CASH DAY OF EVENT BEFORE SETTING UP
*PRICEPOINTS OF ITEMS: WE STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU BRING ITEMS NO MORE THAN $20 DOLLARS. WE ARE PROMOTING THE EVENT THAT WAY AND DON’T WANT TO CONFUSE CUSTOMERS. (THIS RULE APPLIES TO FIRST EVENT ONLY TO DRIVE TRAFFIC)
*SIGN UP WITH LINDA WITH CONFIRMED DATES
*SET UP TIME: 10AM (BE READY BY 11:30) EVENT STARTS AT 12PM
*VENDOR SPACE: FIRST COME FIRST SERVE
*SPACE SIZE: ABOUT” 8 X 8 FEET SPACE
*BRING YOUR OWN DISPLAYS/TABLES/RACKS/SIGNAGE
*GET CREATIVE!

[POSSIBLE MEDIA COVERAGE BY]:

SHADOWSCENE

VIMBY

[ADDITIONAL SPONSORS]

LOVEMADE

[DRINK SPONSORS]

REDBULL

[VENUE] BARRACUDA

[DATE] March 17th and every SUNDAY for the rest of the Summer

[EVENT TIME] 12:00pm-5:00pm

[ATTENDANCE] PUBLIC EVENT

PROMOTIONAL STRATEGY:

The E-flyer will be distributed to over 7,000 people via email, event sites, myspace, facebook, twitter, blogs, craigslist and printed posters that will be displayed outside of the shop on Sundays to bring in traffic from flea market across the street. This does not include any of the other sponsor’s contacts/lists. Our combined database consists of Lovemade’s personal & business contact list ranging from the fashion, music, media, and entertainment industry.

Contact Linda [at] love-made [dot] com

Photo Shadowscene

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A Family Affair To Remember

All aboard! Decided to head out by means of public transpo. Universal City to downtown hell-a. Final Destination- Standard Rooftop.

Made new friends with a young pack of skater boyz. Don’t call Chris Hansen on our asses.

I don’t know why we found this so amusing. (cough, sigg sippy cup, cough)

Cali Angels and friends.

Thanks to Family Affair for partnering with Surfrider Foundation West LA/Malibu Chapter to support the Rise Above Plastics campaign. The campaign was dedicated to eliminating single-use plastic water bottles and all other single-use plastic such as utensils and bags.

Special thanks to Chris Caparro and of course to Marques Wyatt and all the other DJ’s for getting our booties bumping under the sun. L.O.V.E.

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Family Affair #7

Have fun while serving a purpose with Family Affair today and tomorrow on the rooftop of the Standard downtown.

On May 2nd & 3rd 2009, Family Affair would like to invite you to join us for the 7th installment of our “Parties With A Purpose”. Family Affair is partnering with The Algalita Marine Research Foundation and Surfrider Foundation West LA/Malibu Chapter to support the Rise Above Plastics campaign. The campaign is dedicated to eliminating single-use plastic water bottles and all other single-use plastic such as utensils and bags. The Standard rooftop is where it all began so we’re excited to come back to celebrate another year of changing the world, one party at a time.

For more info:

http://www.familiy-affair.org
http://www.algalita.org
http://www.surfriderwlam.org
http://www.junkraft.blogspot.com

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Carrot Mobbin’ NY

We posted a video previously featuring Carrot Mob spreading their Midas touch on a liquor store in SF. Check out their recent work in Brooklyn.

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Coachella Roundup 2009

Ladies at Viceroy enjoying tequila & the sun.

A sight for sore eyes. Literallly.

Our weekend sponsored by Vitamin Water.

Spank Rock killin’ it!

Enjoying Sinatra’s bed.

Jeremy Scott/Adidas @ 4am. Where to next?

Sippin’ on some sizzurp.

OG Coachella crew.

Public Enemy.

Celebrating our 23rd with The Cure.

Peace out! See you in 2010.

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Meat Was Murder For Moz At Coachella

The video clip above is of Morrissey walking off the stage during his set at Coachella because the smell of cooking meat offended him.

Morrissey gave his quote of the year at Coachella just before he walked off the stage during his song “Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others”: “I can smell burning flesh and I hope to God it’s human,” he said, smelling the barbeque sold by festival vendors.

To his credit, Moz did return to the stage and continue his set, giving the explanation that “the smell of burning animals is making me sick. I just couldn’t bear it.”

Morrissey usually has a strict ban on meat products at his gigs, but at festivals, anything goes.

Homie is SERIOUS about his hatred for meat. I don’t blame him. The smell of seafood makes me want to puke through my nostrils.

In other news, he was set to play the next night in my old stomping grounds of San Francisco. He cancelled his show only to be seen later chilling at the DNA Lounge. Oh that Mozzers, always so dramatic. We wouldn’t have it any other way. But I would have been PISSED as hell if I was supposed to be attending that show and he cancelled!

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What Is Earth Day?

Earth Day is a Birthday!! Just like a birthday is a special day to celebrate a person, ED is a special day that celebrates the Earth. ED was born on April 22, 1970, in San Francisco, and is the annual U.S. celebration of the environment and a time for Americans to assess the work still needed to protect the natural gifts of our planet. Every year, America and over 100 different countries join together in the celebration of our Mother Earth. It’s the largest, most celebrated environmental event worldwide. On Earth Day, we remember to appreciate nature and learn ways to protect our environment. Find ways that you can help keep the planet clean and help protect our environment!

Watch the video above for a quick breakdown or visit Mashable for other inspirational Earth Day videos.

Thanks Ray!

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“Out Of The Ordinary” Earth Day With Shades And Dita Von Teese

We’re heading down the green carpet and you’re invited! Celebrate Earth Day with Shades at THE WAY WE WORE in Los Angeles. Preview the “Out of the Ordinary” fashion collection featuring reworked, recyled vintage pieces curated by legendary green advocate Doris Raymond. Hair by Shades and makeup by Paige Padgett. 100% of the night’s proceeds support green charities.

“Out of the Ordinary” fashion event with host Dita Von Teese

Wed, April 22, 2009 from 6:00-9:00pm

The Way We Wore Boutique 334 S. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles CA 90036

RSVP to Shades All Natural: shadescolorstudio [at] gmail [dot] com

I got this listing from Your Daily Thread. Visit their events section to see their calendar. They have a gazillion Earth Day events posted!!

Source YDT

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Celebrate EARTH DAY With A COCK-tail At W Hotel!

From SwellCityGuide.com:

Celebrate Earth Day at WHISKEY BLUE at W Los Angeles-Westwood hotel. The bar will be featuring a special “green” cocktail on their menu called VeeV-a-la Green starting April 22nd (Earth Day) through May 31st.

Fifty cents from every cocktail purchased during this time will go to Global Green USA – www.globalgreen.org. In addition, VeeV is a product that supports green initiatives by contributing $1 from every bottle sold to the Brazilian Rainforest.

www.veevlife.com.

W Hotel – Los Angeles
930 Hilgard Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 208-8765
http://whotels.com/losangeles

Thanks Haya! Visit Swell City Guide for more event listings and interviews.

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