Events

You may not be aware, but this Saturday, September 29 is a truly amazing holiday. One celebrating your favorite thing about the morning. It's "National Coffee Day"!
The Coffee Bean & Teal Leaf on The Sunset Strip is celebrating with a new "Trade Up Your Cup Event," which will allow you to exchange any new or used coffeemaker for a brand new CBTL Kaldi Machine (valued at $179.95, while supplies last).
Eligible coffee machines collected will be recycled by Athens Services to be properly recycled or redistributed to non-profits and schools throughout Los Angeles by LAShares.org, a non-profit material reuse program — so while you enjoy your new coffeemaker, you can also enjoy some satisfaction knowing that your gently used older coffeemaker is getting a new life as well.

 The fifth annual Sunset Strip Music Festival is just two days away! Grab your tickets and get your plan ready for three days and nights of music plus an all-day street festival on Saturday, August 18!  
Need parking? We’ve got you covered. 
Looking for even MORE events during the week? We’ve got that, too! 

Are you ready to rock the 2012 Sunset Strip Music Festival street fest?! Get your schedule and get ready for a full day (and night) of music!
West Stage (Outdoors)
2:30-3:00 p.m. Dead Sara
3:50-5:05 p.m. Black Label Society
5:50-6:50 p.m. Bad Religion
7:30-8:45 p.m. The Offspring
9:30-11:00 p.m.  Marilyn Manson
Monster Energy East Stage (Outdoors)
2:00-2:30 p.m. The Mowgli’s
3:10-3:50 p.m. T. Mills
5:00-6:00 p.m. De La Soul
6:50-7:30 p.m. Far East Movement
8:15-9:15 p.m. Steve Aoki

The Avenues: Art, Fashion and Design District of West Hollywood presents their signature fundraising event, Taste Music, an extraordinary dining experience where rock culture plays the muse, August 15, 2012 at the Sunset Marquis Hotel.

Taste Music will present a multi-course menu and wine pairing inspired by legendary photographer and featured guest Bob Gruen, fashion designer Logan Riese and to be announced musical guest. The evening is a backstage pass into music history with Gruen’s forty-year legacy ranging from Muddy Waters to Madonna as well as his iconic image of John Lennon wearing a New York City t-shirt.

Looking for a way to mix up your week? Stop by the Cocktail Lab at Bar 1200 for an interactive mixology course with “creative director” Matthew Salinas (P.J. Clarke’s, The Bowery, Hotel Gansevoort). These aren’t your usual summer school courses. (In fact, this is probably the first time you’ll look forward to homework.) The biweekly courses teach you how to make some of the most popular and interesting cocktails as well as provide helpful tips on when to shake instead of pour and what bar tools are really essential for the home.

The courses are held the first and third Thursday of every month and limited to six students at a time. The cost is $45 per person and includes instructions on how to craft three cocktails, plus sampling your creations and light bar snacks. 

Ready for your course syllabus? Upcoming courses include:

 
Are you ready to rock the 2012 Sunset Strip Music Festival?! In addition to August 18 street festival performances by Marilyn Manson, The Offspring, Steve Aoki, Bad Religion, Black Label Society, Far East Movement, De La Soul, T. Mills, Dead Sara and The Mowgli’s on outdoor stages, the three-day festival has announced new additions to the venue lineups on August 16 and 17 as well as performances in the venues during the August 18 street fest. Without further hesitation…. 
 
Here’s the full lineup for SSMF 2012!
 

Philanthropy meets artistry this June 30, when Mel’s Drive-In hosts an art exhibition featuring work from Gibson GuitarTown artist Juliana Martinez. The evening will feature a collection of her tiled, mosiac furniture from 6 – 10 p.m. 
Martinez was commissioned to create two 10-foot-tall art guitars for the public art project Gibson GuitarTown on The Sunset Strip over the last two years. The first, which has since been auctioned off for charity, stood in front of The Standard hotel and celebrated the peace and love movement of the 1960s. The second, titled "There’s Something Happening Here" in honor of iconic band Buffalo Springfield, is boldly displayed at the Mel’s Drive-In entrance. 

The Sunset Strip Music Festival announced today that the fifth annual music fest — taking place on The Sunset Strip Aug. 16-18 — will celebrate the music and legacy of The Doors!
SSMF also announced that Marilyn Manson will headline the outdoor street festival on Aug. 18, which will also feature performances by The Offspring, Steve Aoki, Bad Religion, Black Label Society, Far East Movement, De La Soul, Dead Sara, Das Rascist, The Mowgli’s and more to be announced.

The Sunset Strip Market is proud to host an assortment of local farmers, foragers and artisan purveyors at the weekly certified farmers’ market, which launches this Thursday, June 14! The Market will take place from 5-9 p.m. at the City of West Hollywood parking lot (located across the street from Mirabelle and the Eveleigh at 8755 Sunset Boulevard), providing nearby West Hollywood and Los Angeles residents with a wide selection of organic produce and specialty goods. 

Participating farmers will offer a range of produce and meats, including organic greens, berries, almonds, stone fruit, grass-fed beef, organic chicken and eggs and farm-raised flowers. Offerings from local artisan purveyors include farmstead cheeses, oysters, organic tamales, kombucha, gluten-free bread and vegan desserts. 

Participating farms include: