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Get Out: Tamale Festivals, FYF Scavenger Hunt, Poketo Warehouse Sale, Thread LA
Image courtesy of Poketo
Image courtesy of Poketo
Poketo Holiday: Poketo Warehouse Sale event is tee shirts, wallets, prints, stationery, plates, mugs, cameras, Winter Collection, and much more discounted up to 75%. Plus, cupcakes by No. 8 Bakery. Poketo, 510 South Hewitt Street, #506, Los Angeles, CA 90013, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
FYF Scavenger Hunt: Teams of 2-5 people will be leaving from Dodger Stadium Parking lot at 2:00 p.m. to collect 100 items, each worth a certain amount of points. 40 of the items are "material goods" that will go to that the URM and LA Food Bank. The other 60 are the kinds of items that makes the hunt, "an exciting and memorable event." You can still register today onsite between noon and 2p.
Thread LA: For the first time in two years, indie designer paradise Thread LA is here for the holidays. Shop in the company of cocktails, music, fashion shows, photo booths, live art, food trucks and giveaways at The Bay Salone, 2035 Bay Street, Los Angeles, CA. RSVP, $5, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tamale Festivals: All day today and tomorrow. In Indio. If you feel like a tamale. And a road trip. 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Also, today only, the Oxnard Tamale Festival.
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