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Get Out: Apple Butter Fest, Day Trippin', Teddy Bears

Apple + Butter = Delicious
It's the end of apple season, so what do with all the extras? You preserve them by making apple butter. The Apple Butter Festival is an annual tradition at Rileys' at Los Rios Rancho in Oak Glen. It's a little of a drive out to the 909, but if you love that butter, you'll make the trip.
Shop Ultra Locally
Sure, there are the big brand stores. But there's also the little guys who throw special events too. From the Silver Lake Art Craft & Vintage flea market to Alternative Art Market in Pasadena to the Winter Fantasy at the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach, there's lots to choose from.
Day Tripping
We interviewed travel author Donna Wares on Wednesday about what to do this weekend if we wanted to take some day trips. If that's your style, maybe you'll head to Crystal Cove, Seal Beach or Temecula for some wine tasting. Read her interview here.
1000 Teddies for the Kids
If you've got the children today, Philipp Jordan's 1000 Teddies installation (seen above) can be found at the Douglass Building in downtown LA. There'll be crayon drawing, dancing, singing, teddy reading, face painting and animation drawing It's all a fundraiser for the Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles Oncology Department.
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Donald Trump was a fading TV presence when the WGA strike put a dent in network schedules.
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Pickets are being held outside at movie and TV studios across the city
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For some critics, this feels less like a momentous departure and more like a footnote.
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Disneyland's famous "Fantasmic!" show came to a sudden end when its 45-foot animatronic dragon — Maleficent — burst into flames.
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Leads Ali Wong and Steven Yeun issue a joint statement along with show creator Lee Sung Jin.
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Every two years, Desert X presents site-specific outdoor installations throughout the Coachella Valley. Two Los Angeles artists have new work on display.