Clayton Cameron’s dynamic career has crossed many barriers in the world of music. From Sammy Davis, Jr., to Tony Bennett, Clayton continues to push the envelope of contemporary drumming and brushes to their very limits. Cameron has worked with legends, including Frank Sinatra, Billy Joel, Sting, James Taylor, k. d. lang, Elvis Costello, and Ricky Martin.
![Greenway 2020 10K @ Golden Road Brewing | Los Angeles | California | United States](https://i0.wp.com/thescvibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/greenway-2020-10k.jpg?fit=243%2C300&ssl=1)
“Greenway 2020″ is the namesake of the visionary campaign recently launched by the The LA River Corporation. The 10K race is the inaugural run/ walk event planned through 2020, wherein each year we’ll increase the course distance, while still hosting a 10K, to a 20-mile run that will coincide with the completion of the vision created by the LARRC. A portion of all proceeds, including 100% of donations on race-day, will go directly to the LARRC and their mission. We could not be prouder to host this important event and bring more awareness to the communities surrounding the LA River.
The LA River Corporation is a non-profit venture charged with catalyzing responsible real estate and related economic development along the LA River. Our mission is to transform the LA River to improve people’s lives by carrying out sustainable land use projects, advocacy for river friendly policy, and programs for community benefit.
The LAARC is working to create a continuous 51-mile greenway corridor that will run along a restored LA River – the Greenway 2020 campaign. Greenway 2020 is a movement bringing together all Angelenos to realize a new vision for the Los Angeles River by the year 2020. Our Greenway 2020 campaign is working with public and private partners to complete a continuous 51-mile Greenway adjacent to the LA River by the year 2020. The Greenway will be a public destination worthy of our city—complete with sustainable parks, gathering space, potential green energy sources, and dining amenities. Our mission is to transform not only the river, but also how people engage with the river and the city. Join us in creating a new way for LA, and get involved.
![The Pomegranate Lady and Her Sons @ Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library | Los Angeles | California | United States](https://i0.wp.com/thescvibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/event-main-892-Taraghi-3810.jpg?fit=437%2C300&ssl=1)
In her new collection of selected stories, Taraghi—one of Iran’s best-known and most critically acclaimed authors—draws on her childhood experiences in Tehran, adult exile in Paris, and subsequent returns to post-revolution Tehran . Her stories are, as Azar Nafisi writes, “filled with passion, curiosity, empathy, as well as mischief—definitely mischief.” Listen in as Taraghi shares from The Pomegranate Lady and Her Sons, made fully accessible to the English-speaking audience for the first time.
Goli Taraghi is an Iranian-born, U.S. educated author who returned to Tehran to study and work in international relations and later, to teach philosophy. Her work is inspired by growing up in the privileged, old-money neighborhood of Shemiran in Tehran and later, as an exile in Paris and various visits to post-revolution Tehran. Taraghi has been honored as a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in France and has won the Bita Prize for Literature and Freedom given by Stanford University in 2009. She is included in Reza Aslan’s anthology of modern literature from the Middle East, Tablet & Pen; in the anthology Words without Borders: The World through the Eyes of Writers; and in the PEN anthology of contemporary Iranian Literature edited by Nahid Mozaffari, Strange Times, My Dear. She is a bestselling author in Iran, where her books are often censored.
Reza Aslan, an internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions, is author, most recently, of Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. His first book, No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, has been translated into thirteen languages and named by Blackwell as one of the hundred most important books of the last decade. He is also the author of How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization and the End of the War on Terror (published in paperback as Beyond Fundamentalism), as well as the editor of Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East. Aslan is Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations and Associate Professor of Creative Writing at UC Riverside.
LOS ANGELES! COUNT DOWN TO 2014 with family, friends, and all your fellow Angelenos! Grand Park becomes your NEW New Year’s Eve destination with performances, art installations, and large-scale animated projections, ringing in 2014 like you’ve never seen before! #NYELA
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EVENT SCHEDULE (set times subject to change / view event map)
ALL NIGHT LONG:
3-D PROJECTIONS (covering 22 floors on City Hall) / PHOTO BOOTH & PROJECTIONS (create a memory and share your wish for the New Year 100ft above Grand Park) / FACE PAINTING (join the tribe of LA with Tribal Markers) / ART INSTALLATIONS BY Charles Baker, Geoff McFetridge and Mike Murphy / HOSTED BY Azul 213* Amaral / Sisanie (KIIS – FM) / FOOD TRUCKS OPEN (Street Kitchen, Lobos Truck, The Schmuck Truck, No Jodas Kitchen, Hurricane Kitchen, Mangia Ristorante on Wheels, India Jones, Grilled Cheese Truck, The Surfer Taco, Crepe’n Around, Berlin Famous Sausage, Mex Kabob, Firehouse Chefs, Cousins Maine Lobster, Paradise Cookies, Ela Brew, Sweet E’s Bake Shop) / CASH BAR (no outside alcohol permitted in the Park, last call at 11:30PM) / STARBUCKS OPEN
7:30-8:30PM Myron & E (Stone’s Throw Records)
8:30-9PM Versa-Style Dance Company
9PM: Live feed of Times Square Ball Drop (perfect for Grand Park kids)
9-9:20PM: Versa-Style Dance Company
9:20-10PM: Buyepongo
10-11PM: Daedelus (dublab)
11-11:50PM: Fool’s Gold
MIDNIGHT: The Big Moment…ALL EYES ON CITY HALL!
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PUBLIC and ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION:
METRO RED or PURPLE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION.**All Metro bus and rail lines will provide free service on the night of New Year’s Eve beginning 9PM-2AM. Details on holiday schedule on metro.net.**
GO METRO to receive destination discount at New Year’s Eve LA. Show your valid TAP card, Metro employee ID, or LA County employee ID at any food truck onsite and save 10%. Also, show your valid TAP card, Metro employee ID, or LA County employee ID at the Grand Park booth and receive a free ticket to the 2014 LA Art Show.
Lyft provides friendly rides on-demand from your phone. Follow these steps to get $20 towards towards your first ride in celebration of NYE LA!:
- Download Lyft at: get.lyft.com/lyftoff/
- Go to the “Payments” section and enter the code: GRANDPARK
- Available to New Users (those who’ve never taken a Lyft and never redeemed a code)
- Request a Lyft when you need a ride from or to NYE LA!
Already use Lyft? No problem! Get in the community spirit and share a ride with a new user!
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PARKING:
OK serious business…due to the size of this event, parking lots on the perimeter of the park are recommended (as opposed to underground lots). Lots on both sides of Olive between First and Second Streets will be open (AKA Lot 17 and Lot 26 flat rate $9). Lot 21 near Olvera Street will also be open at 555 N Broadway (at Cesar Chavez, max rate $15), and also Lot 15 at 527 N. Spring St (between Arcadia and Cesar Chavez, max rate $20).
Street parking can be found in Little Tokyo, Grand Ave, Olive, Hill and surrounding areas.
ParkME:
ParkMe provides guaranteed parking to events around town, just reserve ahead of time! The button below will help you explore nearby lots and book your spot now. Early arrival is recommended, as event may reach capacity.
NOT RECOMMENDED PARKING:
Due to street closures, Lot 10 located on Broadway between First and Temple will be closed at 5pm to the public, in addition to Lot 14 located on Grand Ave. between First and Temple. Lots under The Music Center and Walt Disney Concert Hall dedicated to Music Center patrons.
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MORE EVENT INFORMATION:
HELPFUL HINTS: Bag checks for event patrons will be located at event entrances on Grand, Hill Street and Broadway entrances (Spring Street will be closed to pedestrians).Please bring all picnic items in bags/totes (no coolers), water/juice in sealed (non-glass) containers, remember cash for vendors and food trucks (some food trucks do accept credit), ATMs are located in event area and near Starbucks. Low lawn chairs OK, no tents please. Remember to have your pet on leash at all times (except in the dog park – they can go free!). Dress warm and have fun.
PROHIBITED ITEMS: The following will not be permitted: outside alcoholic beverages, weapons, narcotics, glass containers, coolers or open beverages/bottles (including coffee, water, etc.), silly string, confetti, fireworks, and sparklers (bummer, we know). Noisemakers, NYE hats, etc. are totally fine. Bicycles must stay outside of the perimeter of the event (make sure to lock’em up tight).
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STREET CLOSURES will be in effect on DEC 30 beginning 6am for Spring St between First and Temple, and 7PM for Hill and Broadway between First and Temple. Streets will re-open at 5am on New Year’s Day.
– See more at: http://grandparkla.org/ai1ec_event/new-years-eve-la/?instance_id=16170#sthash.tvyQ628e.dpuf
![Free Admission to SoCal Museums on Jan. 25th](https://i0.wp.com/thescvibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/lacma-city-lights-at-night.jpg?fit=400%2C300&ssl=1)
A number of museums throughout Southern California are offering free admission on Saturday, January 25, 2014. This does not include parking nor specially ticketed exhibits or events.
This can save quite a bit of money, so take the opportunity to visit a museum (or two!) that you might not otherwise have visited.
Here’s the full list of participating museums.
Annenberg Space for Photography
Armory Center for the Arts
Autry National Center of the American West
California African American Museum
California Science Center
Fowler Museum at UCLA
Getty Center
Getty Villa
Hammer Museum
Japanese American National Museum
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial (Hollywood and San Pedro)
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Latin American Art
Orange County Museum of Art
Paley Center for Media
Pasadena Museum of California Art
Santa Monica Museum of Art
USC Pacific Asia Museum