How to Rock Recovery this Halloween in So Cal!
Happy Halloween Weekend! Because we’re awesome we compiled a list of the best, non-lame, sober and abstinent stuff to do in the OC this weekend! Dude who wants to drink when you can have this much fun awake? Check it out!
But, you think that everything going on in So Cal this weekend is all the ol’ fun debauchery you used to have and you’re bummed you’ll be missing out– Bad thing
Here’s the Real thing….there is actually a ton of fun things you can do this weekend that don’t require you to get blazed and go bar hopping in bunny ears and lingerie. Check it:
Friday, October 29th
Day of the Dead – Art Exhibit, Mexican Food and Lecture
The Long Beach Playhouse
5021 E. Anaheim St. Long Beach CA
$20 Adults $18 Students
For all you Day of the Dead and Art aficionados! Gregario Luke, the former director of the Museum of Latin American Art tours all around to Harvard, Yale and now So Cal and will be giving a lecture on the history of The Day of the Dead and it’s traditions. Along with the lecture, the Playhouse will present a collection of altars designed by local artists. Show up early for excellent food by Lola’s, the much-loved Mexican restaurant on Long Beach’s 4th Street!
Saturday, October 30th
Art Show + Costume Party
Tim Rusmiel Gallery
31766 Los Rios Street, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Cost: $10
The gallery will be showing work from over a dozen Vegan artists in a silent auction fundraiser for the Animal Acres sanctuary. (www.animalacres.org) There will also be a costume party and vegan treats in the gallery's courtyard
Sunday, October 31st
The Museum of Latin American Art
Dia De Los Muertos Celebration
7th Street, Long Beach CA
Cost: Free
For you party animal Artists out there! Face paint is our friend! The Museum of Latin American Art is the bomb! Come check out altars on view, vendors, face painting and art workshops where guests will make calaca masks, paper flowers and sugar skulls. Performance by the Jesus Mejia Dance Company
Monday, November 1st
The Gypsy Den
Open Mike Night
Santa Ana Artist Village, Santa Ana
Cost: Free
Come and hear local artists bust out their tunes and sonnets! Hey, why don’t you bust out some of your own tunes yourself? You know you got it!
Tuesday, November 2nd
Strike at the Tustin Legacy
Monday Night Strike
The District, Tustin
Cost: $17
You like tunes? You like bowling? You like people? Then cruise over to the Tustin Legacy with your peeps and rock out while you bowl to some awesome tunes!
Wednesday, November 3rd
The Echo
Marnie Stern
1822 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles
Cost: $12
A night out in LA! Heck yes! The New York City singer-guitarist Marnie Stern is a one-woman force of nature. She would be impressive just for her dazzling guitar technique, in which she casts out blurry flurries of intricate solos that are often layered with loops of heavy sound effects. But she's more than just a flashy guitar hero, writing interesting, multidimensional art-prog-punk songs that are distinguished by dense arrangements and crazed vocals.
I hope to see you guys around the OC and LA this weekend! Remember that abstinence and sobriety can be fun, you just have to be creative with it. Yeah CREATIVITY! Boo Eating Disorders!
Spook ya later!
Irvina
