If you are on the westside in LA, look up towards the Santa Monica Pier for fireworks around 8:50pm.

Important Traffic Report for Santa Monica, CA on 9/9/09

Southbound lanes on Ocean Ave to Colorado Ave and the left turn lanes on westbound Colorado will be closed to all traffic between 5pm- 7pm

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Image Courtesy of www.wilsonspyro.com

Come celebrate 100th year celebration of the Santa Monica Pier with fireworks and cheer!

6:00pm- 6:25pm Grand Re-Opening Ceremony

We re-dedicate the Santa Monica Pier for the next Century in this opening event at the Landmarked Iconic Pier.

6:45pm- 8:25pm Party On The Pier

Location- Pier Parking Deck

“100 Minute Birthday Party” with a concert featuring the award- winning A Capella Group “Vybration”, “The Big Bamboo Steel Ban” and the legendary “King of Surf Guitar” Dick Dale.

8:25pm- 8:50pm Centennial Sounds and Lights

Grab a seat by the pier and get ready for the upcoming fireworks show.

8:50pm- 9:15pm Grand Fireworks Finale

*** Important Parking Information***

Walk, ride your bike (free bike valet locations will be operating) or ride the Big Blue Bus!

Southbound lanes on Ocean Ave to Colorado Ave and the left turn lanes on westbound Colorado will be closed to all traffic between 5pm- 7pm

Info courtesy of CentennialDayProgram.pdf

• LA Korean BBQ Cook Off – Is this Saturday 8/8/09. Jonathan Gold, Russ Parsons and Evan Kleiman will judging at 5pm… Wow. And Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will be in the hizouse!
• OpenTable.com- has just launched new Applications for phones. Yay! Blackberries here.  Palm Pilots here.
• Gilt.com- will be launching GiltFuse.com on 8/12/09. Gilt Fuse will be lower priced with a wider range of styles to mix and match. Be boho today, preppy tomorrow and edgy the day after.
• Need a swimsuit in LA at 2am? – Quicksilver will be relaunching 70’s and 80’s swimsuit designes via vending machines at Standard Hotels debuting 8/9. Just in time for Standard’s notorious Sunday pool parties.
• Win a trip to the Hamptons- International Film Festival sponsored by ROC & InStyle Mag. Enter Here, but you might get spam for the Hamps.
• LACMA’s Pompeii Exhibit – $20 tickets on 8/11/09 (regular tickets are $25). To reserve your tickets at LACMA.org select -> August 11 -> Hour of visit -> Add to cart.

Casting directors for New Line Cinema’s “Sex and the City 2″ are holding an open casting call for extras on Tuesday, August 4th, in an apparent effort to pad the film with as many authentic fashionistas as they can weed out of the guaranteed masses that will show up next week.

The call sheet doesn’t delve deep into the content of the scenes they’re casting for, however we do know they’re on the hunt for “international types, professional soccer players, fashion models, urban club goers, gays and lesbians, celebrity types, upscale socialites.”

Open Call details are as follows:

Date:
August 4, 2009
SAG: 10am-12:30pm
Non-union: 1:30pm-4:00pmAddress:
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 W 18th St.
New York, NY 10011

VIA FASHIONISTA, VIA EW, VIA Ryan Seacrest

Cupcakes and a fun birthdate life path quiz.

http://www.blogthings.com/whatisyourlifepathnumberquiz/

Image courtesy of Bonnie S. of Yelp.

Have you seen the new campaigns for Christian Louboutin?

Very cool still life with shoes.