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As Labor Day arrives, it also brings the ceremonial end of summer with it. But thanks to LA’s weather, we don’t have to say goodbye to the sunny days anytime soon. Whether you want to sip cocktails, spend the day dancing, or go for a Labor Day run, LA has a myriad of Labor Day events for you to keep yourself entertained and wear your whites for one last time. 

Conquer the Bridge Labor Day Run

2019 Labor Day run, source: Reidar Schopp

After a year’s hiatus, Conquer the Bridge’s 5.3mile Labor Day run is back. You can register at Road Runner Sports (25359 Crenshaw Blvd. in Torrance directly across from Mimi’s Restaurant.), or register onsite. The race will start at 7 am at Port of Los Angeles Vincent Thomas, and at the end of the race, runners will be joined by the brave women and men from the U.S. Military. 

Price – $60 

Timings – 7 am onwards

Where – Port of Los Angeles Vincent Thomas, San Pedro, CA 90731

Set of the Night Mic

Bryson Banks, source: Instagram

Spend labor day showing off your humorous side. Hosted by popular comedian Bryson Banks, Set of the Night Mic is an open mic event, taking place at a secret location that will only be revealed once you book your spot. The best set of the night will get entered to win a paid spot on the next Semper Funny Show. The winner will be randomly drawn, and the drawing of winners will take place on an Instagram live by @brysonbankscomedy.

Timings – 7 pm to 9 pm 

Book your spot

323 Comedy

El Cid, source: Facebook 

Tickle your funny bone this Monday at El Cid on Sunset Blvd. The lineup will showcase popular comedians from Comedy Store, Netflix, and Comedy Central. This 18+ event also offers a full bar and food available for purchase, with a two-drink minimum policy. 

The lineup is as follows: Adam Ray, Darius Bennett, Audrey Stewart, Mike Falzone, Rene Lancaster, Jeremy Scippio, Monarey Elaine Martinez, Sandro, and Surprise Guests!

Price – $10 (food and drinks available for purchase)

Timings – 7 pm onwards 

Where – 4212 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029

Book your tickets

Dirty Dancing by Melrose Rooftop Theatre 

Melrose Rooftop Theatre at E.P restaurant, source: Instagram

Stargazing while watching Dirty Dancing? Count us in! If you want to spice things up, book a pair of dinner + movie tickets. There will be a three-course dinner served at the indoor E.P restaurant, followed by the outdoor movie experience. 

Price – $28 onwards 

Timings – 6 pm onwards
The movie starts at  8 pm

Where – 603 North La Cienega Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069

Book your tickets

Long Beach Greek Festival 

Long Beach Greek Festival

Long Beach’s favorite Labor Day festival brings to you another round of food, drinks, and dancing. Stop by for Gyros and Kafé (Greek coffee), and stay for the delicious Greek dinner and Krasi (Greek wine) and Greek beer. Don’t forget to dip your taste buds in the authentic Greek roast. You can also satisfy your sweet tooth with the many desserts on the menu, like Baklava, Pasta Flora, Diples, Loukoumades, and more. $5 gets you in the festival, with food and drinks available for purchase. 

Price – $5 (food and drinks available for purchase)

Timings – 12 pm onwards 

Where – 5761 E Colorado St, Long Beach, CA 90814

Header Image: E.P restaurant, source: Instagram

Rejoice in LA’s finest events this September with food fairs, music concerts, movie nights, beach activities, and more as you lace your boots and get ready for some action. From thrilling affairs to quiet night-outs, LA surrounds itself with the best and we have made sure you make the most of it with these options.

Vegan Playground Summer Nights

(Every Wednesday, throughout September)

Boomtown Brewery, Source: Facebook

Attention vegan lovers, there is a market just for you with a lineup of more than 20 vegan vendors at the Boomtown Brewery. Yes, it is open for all and provides free parking. There is a lot to grab at the Vegan Playground Summer Nights with vegan food, drinks, and merchandise. It is pet-friendly so don’t feel shy to bring your fluffy companion along.

Location – 700 Jackson St, Los Angeles 90012.

Timings – 5 pm to 9 pm

Click here to register for free.

Delusion

(Throughout September)

Enter a world of horror with Delusion, Source: Facebook

Up for a jump? Get ready for an interactive horror experience – Delusion. Play your part in the horror story of Reapers Remorse set in a 146-year-old mansion. Roam around the mansion’s open area with a cocktail in your hand or dare to step in and face the mysterious horror show that awaits. Opt for the VIP ticket if you are looking for an immersive experience, taking you to the mansion’s second floor and drowning you in the storyline.

Ticket per person – $89.99
VIP ticket per person – $89.99 + $30

Location – 2640 Pomona Blvd, Pomona, 91768.

Book your tickets here.

Rooftop Cinema Club

(Throughout September)

Movie night at Rooftop Cinema Club El Segundo, Source: Facebook

Screening blockbuster movies like La La Land, Scream, Greatest Showman, Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, and more, at three different locations in LA, the Rooftop Cinema Club is a great pick for romantic dates with your partner – or a chill night out with friends. We recommend the one in the El Segundo district where you can sip on ready-to-drink cocktails and grub on delicious food in the comfort of adjustable deckchairs. A perfect movie night is in the waiting at the Rooftop Cinema Club.

Location – 1310 E Franklin Ave, El Segundo, CA 90245.

Book your tickets here.

Smorgasburg LA

(Every Sunday, throughout September)

Ice Cream Alley at Smorgasburg market in LA, Source: Facebook

One of the largest open-air weekly food markets in America, Smorgasburg attracts homebodies with a variety of 75 food and retail stalls. Choose from a range of savory items, sweet bites, cocktails, and beer options at the market. The Ice Cream Alley and Love Micheladas beer garden will be star highlights of the open market this year.

Location – 777 S Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90021.

Timings – 10 am to 4 am (Sunday)

Cinespia Cemetery Screenings

(Throughout September)

Cinespia Cemetery Screenings at Fairbanks Lawn, Source: Facebook

It doesn’t get any better than an evening picnic loaded with drinks, food, movies, and DJ parties. The Cinespia Cemetery Screenings are held at the Fairbanks Lawn, where you can bring your picnic essentials (blanket, pillows, food, and drinks) and enjoy movies with your friends. DJ sets will keep you entertained as you make your way to the park.

Location – 6000 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038.

Book your tickets here.

Green Day + Weezer + Fall Out Boy

(Friday, September 3)

Green Day performing on stage, Source: Facebook

Rock tours are starting to find their rhythm again and there is one in LA this September. The Hella Mega Tour is bringing together Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer at the Dodger Stadium. We really can’t wait for Green Day to light up the stage with our favorite hit, 21 Guns.

Location – 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles 90012.

Timings – 5.30 pm onwards

Book your tickets here.

Ankara Festival

(Friday, 3 September to Monday, 6 September)

Ankara Festival fashion show, Source: Facebook

Returning for its 11th edition, the Ankara Festival celebrates, promotes, and highlights African culture through fashion, arts, music, dance, and food. Be a part of the fashion shows, enjoy authentic African food, and dance your way to late night after parties. Newly elected Vice President, Kamala Harris, will be leading the line to inaugurate this thrilling festival on Labor Day.

Tickets start from $60.

Location – 740 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014.

Timings – 7 pm to 2 am

Book your tickets here.

Fiesta Hermosa

(4-6 September)

Broken into three sections, namely, the lawn, the garden, and the sidewalk, Fiesta Hermosa brings together locals through a festival of arts, food, and music. You will find over 100 art booths in the lawn area; merry go round, ferris wheel, and experiential exhibitors in The Garden; and food and art stalls on the sidewalk. If you’ve had enough of the fest, head to the ever glowing Hermosa beach for some relaxation. Note: Ticket required for the garden area.

Location – Hermosa Ave, Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

Timings – 12 pm to 8 pm (Monday)
                12 pm to 10 pm (Saturday and Sunday)

Book your tickets here.

Marvel Studios’ Black Panther in Concert

(10-12 September)

The Hollywood Bowl in LA, Source: Facebook

It is the Hollywood Bowl where Wakandans will gather to see T’Challa crowned as king. For the first time ever, you can watch the Marvel superhero in action with LA Grudwig performing an oscar-winning score at the screening. This one is unmissable, especially if you’re a Marvel fan.

Location – 2301 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068.

Timings – 6 pm onwards

Book your tickets here.

Surf City Surf Dog

(Saturday, September 25)

A dog on the surfboard, Source: Website

Have you seen dogs riding the waves before? If not, the Surf City Surf Dog event at Huntington Dog Beach will showcase the surfing skills of our four-legged friends. If your paw-tner has what it takes to be a surfing champion, enroll at the competition and let them take on the waves. There are multiple heat events judged by local celebrities and surf judges on the basis of confidence, length of ride, and overall ability to ride a wave.

Location – Huntington Beach, 20211, CA 92648.

Twenty One Pilots

(Thursday, September 30)

Twenty One Pilots Takeøver Tour, Source: Facebook

Grammy award winners, Twenty One Pilots, are on a tour and they will perform at The Greek Theatre in LA. The Takeøver Tour will take them to various American cities such as Boston, Chicago, Denver, Columbus, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. Brace yourself for some hits like Heathens, Stressed Out, and Ride to accompany songs from their new album, Scaled and Icy.

Location – 2700 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027.

Timings – 6 pm onwards

Book your tickets here.

Header image – Cinespia Cemetery Screenings, Source: Facebook

When an internationally acclaimed L.A. bartender, Josh  Goldman, and a Ph.D. biochemist-turned-distiller, David Brandt, teamed up one could only expect something unique to come out. They wanted to make a tribute to one of the most delightfully nuanced and misunderstood spirits of the day.

Silvergrin Vodka

Every batch of Silvergrin is a meticulously crafted and wholly unique recipe of Alturas potato, Northland Hard Red Winter Wheat, and organic American corn carefully blended to perfectly balanced proportions.  Bottled one harvest at a time, and distilled on the same family farm in Montana where the crops are grown, no two batches of Silvergrin are ever the same. 

TASTING NOTES: Strikingly mellow & sweet on the nose, even at room temperature;  Broad and rich first impression on the palate, with dense flavors of baked cereal and cornfields, offset with brisk, limestone-driven freshness; Lingering, the heavyset finish of cream and sandalwood.

Winner of the Gold medal with a score of 91 points at the 2020 Bartender Spirits Awards.

Los Angeles consumers can buy directly from their online store or buy from The Liquor Fountain in Hollywood, Yapa in DTLA.

Quincy Street Distillery creates historically-inspired, handcrafted artisanal spirits with unique and distinctive expressions of taste. The distillery operates in a historic storefront in the very heart of beautiful Riverside, Illinois, one of the first planned suburban communities in the United States. Quincy Street Distillery honors this historic legacy with meticulously crafted small-batch spirits that balance the creative with the classic, as well as through our commitment to using the finest regional ingredients and collaborating with other local artisans.

Prairie Fairie™ is clear absinthe in the Swiss absinthe Blanche style, uniquely distilled from their Prairie Sunshine™ wildflower honey spirit with the “holy trinity” of green anise, Florence fennel, and grande wormwood. It is highly approachable absinthe suitable for drinking alone louched with ice water, or mixed in classic and modern cocktails.

Bourbon Spring® is their young rested Illinois bourbon whiskey, a single-barrel “baby” bourbon. A boldly flavored whiskey, with a core of sweet corn flavor and layers of tannin, vanillin, and smoke from the barrel, it has a robust, long finish from barley and rye malts with hints of tobacco, spice, and mint flavors. Enjoyable straight for its unusual smokey finish, its forward flavors can punch through the mixers in a cocktail. Like bourbon made in the early 19th century, it is aged only a few months in very small barrels. Bourbon Spring is a historic site only a short walk away from the distillery in Riverside, Illinois, where the Cook County militia was formed in 1834. To celebrate, the citizen cooled a punch in a bourbon barrel in the spring, giving the spring its name.

Quincy Street Distillery Hibiscus is their hibiscus flavored vodka, using only dried hibiscus flowers for extraction. Using their Quincy Street Distillery Vodka as its base, which has been 5-times distilled and 5-times charcoal filtered, it has a deep magenta color and rich hibiscus flavor ideally suitable for cocktails.

Quincy Street’s Range of Spirits:

Prairie Fairie™  – 92 points, gold medal at 2020 Bartender Spirits Awards

Bourbon Spring® “baby” bourbon whiskey – 91 points, gold medal at 2020 Bartender Spirits Awards

Quincy Street Distillery Hibiscus flavored vodka – 82 points, silver medal at 2020 Bartender Spirits Awards

Absinthe Blanche

These award-winning spirits are available at Corked in Long Beach and The Wine House in Los Angeles.

Jo Irvine’s winemaking career began at a very early age.  Her father, James Irvine is known as the “Master Merlot Maker” and from the age of seven, she followed him around the winery, undertaking the ritual tasting of ferments and wine blending. Whilst studying winemaking at university she was fortunate enough to work six vintages both in the Barossa Valley and California, USA.  This was the start of her love for the Zinfandel grape and other noble/forgotten grape varieties.

Lévrier, a French word meaning greyhound, combines her love of winemaking and the advocacy she has for her greyhounds who have been a major part of her life for over 20 years.  The love and respect she has for these gracious animals has led her to support the Greyhound Adoption Programme and adopt two greyhounds called Georgie and Daphne who man the office daily.

Levrier by Jo Irvine’s principle is about the noble nature of Barossa, their region, and its heritage. The Barossa is primarily known for its red wine variety Shiraz, and because it is so well known other noble varieties are under threat.  Her notion in creating Levrier was to ensure that in some small way she would give the growers that she works with, a reason to continue to produce these splendid varieties.

Her wines are vegan friendly and all reds have extended aging in the bottle for at least 2 years before release.

2014 Levrier by Jo Irvine Anubis Cabernet Sauvignon – Gold Medal winner and 2014 Levrier by Jo Irvine Peritas Zinfandel – Silver Medal winner at the 2020 Sommeliers Choice Awards.

Personally selected single vineyard fruit from dedicated Barossa and Eden Valley growers, matured for 24 months in specific new French oak barrels and bottle aged for a minimum of 12 months before release.

Their wines are vegan friendly and all reds have extended aging in the bottle for at least 2 years before release.

Los Angeles consumers can buy these wines directly from www.levrier.com.au. and. www.getfreightedcellardoor.com.

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Vermò is the brainchild of friends Jorge Ferrer, a Spaniard, and Ettore Velutto, an Italian, who has brought this historic fortified wine into the present day with a fresh, unexpected twist. A drink with an exceptional taste, perfect both for cocktails like Negroni and to drink alone, with ice!

Created with a classic centuries-old method exclusive to Turin, Vermò is in the protected category of vermouth di Torino and uses only Italian wines and wormwood, an essential herb needed to create authentic vermouth. The founders wanted to create a product with a lighter body and lower sugar content than typical vermouths and as such, uniquely added chardonnay to the wine base to add extra acidity and a crisper, dryer finish that makes for a better sip! Sweet vermouth di Torino must include a minimum of 13% sugar and most vermouth makers use an even higher percentage. Vermò has a 14% sugar content, making it a much lighter drink with no excessive sweetness.

The botanicals add complexity to the recipe and are sourced from around the world. The more common of the bunch include wormwood, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, cardamom, juniper, orange, sage, and rhubarb whilst the more out of the ordinary botanicals such as mint, lemon, ginger, white pepper, galangal, and aloe, add a layer of extra freshness that most vermouths lack.

On the nose, you’ll smell vinous fruit and zesty citrus with complex and delicate herb, spice, and cedarwood notes. On the palate, you will taste zesty citrus and fresh notes from the ginger and mint as well as a light spiciness from the white pepper. The finish is crisp, with citrusy acidity and notes of nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, and ginger.

Vermò represents the Italian dolce vita poured into your glass. An extremely versatile drink, it can be enjoyed in many ways. We recommend it mixed with premium tonic water, on the rocks, or as part of your favorite cocktails like Americano, Negroni, or Manhattan. Vermò Vermouth di Torino Rosso – Winner of a gold medal, 92 points at the 2020 Bartenders Spirits Awards.

Distilled in India with foraged Himalayan juniper and locally sourced botanicals, HAPUSA is a gin that is uniquely Indian. You have heard so many stories from far-away India. Now you shall be able to drink them.

In Sanskrit, Juniper is called ‘Hapusa’, and it is this which gives their Gin not only its name but its untamed aroma and flavor. Found near the snow line in the Himalayas, this elusive juniper berry provides a beautiful structure around which the rest of their botanicals are purposefully arranged. 

These botanicals come from all across the country to bring together its varied flavors, cuisines, and cultures to make this a real journey in a glass. From the pine forests in the Himalayas, your taste buds venture along the banks of the Hooghly River, through the monsoon forests of Tamil Nadu, and finally end their journey in the lush spice farms of Goa.

The team and the story behind the Indian Gin

In 2015, the world was going through a “Gin-aissance” and yet, two bar owners in Delhi who waited expectantly for the tsunami of gin brands were left high and dry. The country that invented the gin & tonic and where exotic gin botanicals are found in most home kitchens was still in the dark ages of gin. They decided that if they wanted and excellent Indian gin, they were going to have to make it themselves. They stepped out from behind the bar, got themselves a copper pot still, and experimented with every spice, herb, and fruit they could find. They found a lot, they distilled a lot, they tasted a lot and they fell down a lot. With a little bit of luck and a lot of help, they found two recipes they loved enough to not just want to serve at their own bar but to take to the rest of the country and the world.

NAND VIRMANI: He makes the gins and runs around looking busy.

VAIBHAV SINGH: He talks up the Gins and barely uses any words while doing so.

APARAJITA NINAN: She dresses up the Gins and makes them all look good.

JAY DHAWAN: He makes the Gins and loves meeting people (not just on Instagram).

Hapusa is a sipping Gin in that can be enjoyed all by itself or over ice. The inclusion of turmeric and raw mango makes this one of the very few savory gins found today. The distiller, Anand Virmani highly recommends Hapusa in a Negroni or served neat, straight from the freezer at “mountain temperature”.

Tasting notes for the Hapusa Himalayan Dry Gin: Pine forest on the nose with a bold earthiness and wildflowers on the palate. The gin won 91 points and a gold medal at the 2020 Bartender Spirits Awards in San Francisco.

Where you can buy in Los Angeles:

Wally’s Wine & Spirits

Total Wine & More

Everson Royce

Vendome Wine & Spirits

K&L Wine Merchants

Online purchase: https://www.mashandgrape.com/collections/gin/products/hapusa-himalayan-dry-gin

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