Hollywood, CA

Hollywood is one of the community's fortunate enough to have a Certified Farmers Market (CFM)! Supporting your local Farmers Market not only gives you the freshest fruits and vegetables but it's also a way to give your local small business owners the support they need to stay in business in an age of large chain stores. So, go on down Sundays between 8 am and 1 pm to the Hollywood Farmers Market this week and every week!

Day: Sunday

Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Location: Ivar & Selma Avenue

City: Hollywood

County: Los Angeles

Manager: Pompea Smith

Office Address: 6605 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 220, Los Angeles CA 90028

Phone: 323-463-3171

Fax: 323-463-1062

Parking: Cinerama Dome: 1 hour Free or $1 for 2 hours with Market Validation (entrance at Ivar & Delongpre). Metered Parking: All meters FREE on Sundays. Doolittle Theatre: Limited free parking. LA Film School: $2 parking; at NE corner of Ivar & Sunset.

Transportation: Near the Hollywood & Vine Metro Station

What's Fresh Right Now

• Pomegranates
• Limes
• Mushrooms
• Walnuts
• Chinese Broccoli
• Honey
• Winter Squash
• Mandarin Oranges
• Green beans
• Tangerines
• Spinach
• Asian Pears
• Persimmons
• Beets
• Brussel Sprouts
• Avocadoes
• Grapes

The Hollywood Farmers' Market is a "certified" open-air street market with approximately 90 farmers, 30 local artisans, and 30 baked goods and prepared food vendors who sell their own products every Sunday. It is a direct-to-consumer marketplace with all produce and products from local, California vendors and growers.

Besides offering a fantastic variety of the freshest California-grown fruits and vegetables, the Hollywood Farmers' Market has increasingly become a "total package" shopping venue. Other products include honey, fish, free-range poultry and eggs, bison meet, gouda cheese, olives, mushrooms, sprouts, jams, jellies, fruit juices, specialty sauces and dips, dried fruit and nuts, an espresso cart, Mexican, Caribbean, Middle-Eastern and many other ethnic foods prepared at the market, hot crepes, breads, cookies, clothing, jewelry, gifts and so much more.

The Hollywood Farmers' Market also hosts street musicians every Sunday as well as local nonprofit community organizations and free special events for the community including chef demos, cookbook signings, tastings, children's craft workshops, and family-oriented festivals. Free helium balloons for children, recipes and other information in addition to Hollywood Farmers' Market t-shirts, aprons and bags are available at the Information Booth at Ivar and Selma Ave.

We accept food stamp/EBT cards and WIC & Senior FMNP

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5 Links to Events in October for Hollywood

Neil Diamond

Frank Zappa

Zvents.com

Kenny Burrell Quintet

6 Week Jazz and Tap Workshops

There's so much cool stuff going on in LA that sometimes it's hard to find events just in your neighborhood. Well, we've put this blog series together to help out!

We have put this together as a series so, make sure to check back often for other regional write ups. The districts covered include Beverly Hills, Culver City, West LA, Brentwood, Westwood, Downtown, Chinatown, East LA, Little Tokyo, Westlake, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Echo Park, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Melrose District, Melrose Heights, Beverly, Fairfax District, Miracle Mile, Mid Wilshire, Hancock Park, Park La Brea, Koreatown, Santa Monica, Venice, Malibu, Palms, Burbank, Glendale, North Hollywood, Studio City, San Fernando Valley, South Bay and Pasadena.

I love a good farmer's market any time. There's something about being in the open air, perusing stalls of fresh produce and other goods produced by local artisans - breads cheeses, jams an jellies, honey, freshly made tamales (a common item in our Southern California farmer's markets) and so much more.. The produce is always so much fresher than what you get in the stores, and often at a better price, but not always. Who cares?!

The Hollywood Farmer's Market is a real treat, perhaps more so because of the wide array of organic foods and places to grab a snack, AND the location. Markets in the city have such a different feel, perhaps more so because of the contrast between city life and farm stands clustered along normally crowded streets.

Hollywood is such a famous community, being known at some level by most folks due to the entertainment industry, that a market here takes on a completely unique feeling. People watching in Hollywood is always fascinating, and despite the seediness that has infiltrated some areas, the town is like no other.

We were in Los Angeles recently and had the chance to experience the Hollywood Farmer's Market ourselves. It's impossible to not buy when walking through a farmer's market, and the visual contrast of city life and farm was dramatic at this one. Of all the markets I have attended (Carlsbad, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, to name JUST a few), people watching here was the best, with a striking cast of characters and a broad mix of languages, reflecting the international flavor of one of the country's largest cities.

The young woman ranting on and on about communism in the middle of one of the intersections was stark contrast to the calm demeanor of the fellow from the White Horse Organic farm project. Yes, they are promoting planting an organic garden on the grounds of the White House. Volunteers were scurrying about soliciting support, and donations for keeping gay marriages legal in California.

All in all it was an entertaining, and fruitful (pun intended) way to spend a Sunday morning. Check it out if you are in the Hollywood area.

Interested in Hollywood real estate? Let me know - I have several terrific connections with REALTORS I know in the area.

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Below is a list of the top 50 events happening in Hollywood according to metromix.com for the month of October! Check it out!

Restaurants / Dining Event

The Happy Hour at The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending - 7038 W. Sunset Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Happy Ending, happy hour, happy you.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays : 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Happy Mondays

Burgundy Room - 1621 1/2 Cahuenga Blvd. - Los Angeles (Cahuenga Corridor)

DJ Paulie (L Train / NYC) is back in action every Monday night at Burgundy Room. Spinning everything and anything from Johnny Cash, the Who, Tom...

Mondays: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Karaoke Mondays at L'Scorpion

L'Scorpion - 6679 Hollywood Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Sing a song and get a free drink, so start singin'!!!

Mondays: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Events / Comedy

The Rudy Casoni Variety Hour

Steve Allen Theatre - 4773 Hollywood Boulevard - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)

The Steve Allen Theater presents "The Rudy Casoni Variety Hour," a comedy variety show featuring Sinatra's voice doppelganger with other special...

Every 1st Wednesday of the month 8 p.m.

Events / Concert

Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys

Steve Allen Theatre - 4773 Hollywood Boulevard - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)

Come down for a night of obscure, naughty and lovely tunes from the 1910s - 1930s. Janet and her band members, The Parlor Boys make it happen with...

Every 1st Thursday of the month 8 p.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Black Out Bar at Safari Sam's

Safari Sam's - 5214 Sunset Blvd. - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)

If Good Will Hunting were a club night, it would sound something like this.

Every last Wednesday of the month 9:30 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Banana Split Sundaes

LAX - 1714 N. Las Palmas Ave. - Hollywood (Hollywood)

LAX's Sunday-night dance party that rewards clubbers with free cake n' beer

Sundays: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Events / Screening

"The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D"

Pacific El Capitan Theater - 6838 Hollywood Blvd - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Tim Burton's multi-holiday masterpiece. Now in 3-D! Be prepared for some sing-a-long audience action at the El Rey. October 17 - Oct. 22 & Oct....

Daily (October 17 through October 22)

Bars & Clubs / Dance

Sunday Night Vice

Vice - 6364 Hollywood Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Sunday Night Vice Indie Rock / Electro Dance Party Every Sunday night With resident DJ Chris Carter and guests.

Sundays: 10 p.m. (ends October 26)

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Late night happy hour at The Woods!

The Woods - 1533 N. La Brea Ave. - Hollywood (Hollywood)

Late night happy hour!

Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Electric Fridays at Crimson

Crimson - 1650 Schrader Avenue - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Fridays at Crimson are getting Electric...

Fridays: 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Social Fridays at Social Hollywood

Social Hollywood - 6525 W. Sunset Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Former "Playground to the Stars" hosts an upscale weekly club night for the latest crop of Hollywood hopefuls.

Fridays : 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Events / Comedy

Cagematch at iO

Improv Olympic - 6366 Hollywood Blvd - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Watch the improvisers go at each others' throats-all for free! Plus, there's cheap beer on tap. Expect some extra fierce competition this...

Thursdays: 11 p.m.

Music / Alternative

A & R Knights @ The Knitting Factory

Knitting Factory Hollywood - 7021 Hollywood Boulevard - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

An alternative rock residency showcasing up and coming LA bands

September 24: 7 p.m.
October 1: 7 p.m.

See more dates

Music / Country

Brunch Americana

Safari Sam's - 5214 Sunset Blvd. - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)

Check out some of the best in Country, Rockabilly and Roots music over a hangover-curing Sunday brunch

Sundays: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Events / Theater Event

Puppet Up!

The Avalon - 1735 Vine St. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Feelings rebuffed, apparently, by the success of "Avenue Q," the Henson folks are getting their own "puppet show for adults" onto the streets. Expect...

September 27: 7 p.m.
October 25: 7 p.m.

See more dates

Events / Theater Event

All About Walken

Theatre 68 - 5419 Sunset Blvd., Suite D - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)

This staged send-up of Christopher Walken, everyone's favorite monotone twinkle toes, features eight or so actors doing their best Walken-isms. If...

Thursdays: 8 p.m. (ends October 2)

Events / Performance

The Hollywood Hotshots

Steve Allen Theatre - 4773 Hollywood Boulevard - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)

Jazz legend John Reynolds and his washboard playin' brother Ralf Reynolds bring it with an evening of hot jazz. We're told that musicians attending...

Every 2nd Wednesday of the month 8 p.m.

Events / Theater Event

Wicked

Pantages Theatre - 6233 Hollywood Blvd - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

A little story about the Wicked Witch of the West, about how she maybe wasn't so Wicked after all. We bet you might have heard of this one....

Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: (ends January 11)

Events / Yoga Pilates

Guerilla Yoga

The Hollywood Dance Center - 817 Highland Ave. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Yoga classes and workshops with Marc Holzman. You're invited to bring your own mat and props. We take this to mean you'd better bring your own mat...

Thursdays: 6:30 p.m.
Sundays: 9:15 a.m.

See more dates

Events / Recreation Event

Guerilla Yoga at the Women's Club

Women's Club of Hollywood - 1749 North La Brea Ave. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Marc Holzman's Guerrilla Yoga takes over the Women's Club of Hollywood.

Tuesdays: 6:30 p.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Pash! at the Room

The Room - 1626 N. Cahuenga Blvd. - Los Angeles (Cahuenga Corridor)

Cahuenga clubbers: don't pash this up!

Thursdays: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. Music / Reggae

Bluebeat Lounge

Knitting Factory Hollywood - 7021 Hollywood Boulevard - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Knitting Factory's weekly love letter to all things blues, ska and reggae

Wednesdays: 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Restaurants / Mediterranean

Tasting Tuesdays

Lou - 724 Vine St. - Hollywood (Hollywood)

One special dining night deserves another. Hollywood sweetheart Lou on Vine follows up its beloved three-course Monday Suppers with an evening...

Tuesdays: 6 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Music / Dance

Bazaar: Journey To A World Of Earthly Delights

King King - 6555 Hollywood Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Every second Friday Bazaar features special guest DJs who keep the party going until the wee hours of Saturday morning.

Every 2nd Friday of the month 10 a.m. - 4 a.m.

Bars & Clubs / Dance

Balance

King King - 6555 Hollywood Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Every Saturday the King King turns into a House party with resident DJ Kemal and special guest DJs.

Saturdays: 10 p.m. - 4 a.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Club Dance at Arena

Arena - 6655 Santa Monica Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

A high energy dance night for L.A.'s emo-rrific youth

Tuesdays: 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

GIANT at Vanguard

The Vanguard - 6021 Hollywood Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

GIANT-size your Hollywood nights!

Saturdays: 9 p.m. - 4 a.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Bar Sinister

Boardner's - 1652 N. Cherokee Ave. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

The default destination for Darkwave decadents looking for a good time

Saturdays

Music / Dance

Deep: "Where house music lives"

The Vanguard - 6021 Hollywood Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

L.A. house stalwart Marques Wyatt keeps the deep beats alive every Sunday night

Sundays: 10 p.m. - 4 a.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Beige at Falcon

Falcon - 7213 Sunset Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Falcon's long running gay night

Tuesdays

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Monday Social at Nacional

Nacional - 1645 Wilcox Ave. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Making Mondays a little more tolerable for over a decade

Mondays: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Bars & Clubs / DJ

GENRE at Cinespace

CineSpace - 6356 Hollywood Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Where baby scenesters mash up to mash-ups

Mondays: 9:30 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Plus+ Sundays at Play

Play - 6423 Yucca St. - Hollywood (Cahuenga Corridor)

Sunday nights done right

Sundays: 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Bars & Clubs / Gay and Lesbian

Sundays at Falcon

Falcon - 7213 Sunset Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Even Paris Hilton can't get enough of this lounge-y lesbian party

Sundays: 7 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Bent Mondays at the Bar

The Bar - 5851 W. Sunset Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

A dance-rock party that caters to an oft-neglected segment of the hipster population

Mondays: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Opera & Crimson Wednesdays

Opera - 1650 Schrader Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Two clubs. One night. Seven hundred people more attractive than you

Wednesdays: 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Events / Comedy

Latino Night featuring Joey Medina

Laugh Factory - 8001 Sunset Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Medina dishes out Latin flava weekly.

Mondays: 7:15 p.m.

Events / Things To Do

Forever Flamenco

Fountain Theatre - 5060 Fountain Ave - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)

Forever Flamenco is going on, well, forever. You have until December to fire up the end of your weekend with Flamenco. On the bill for the Fountain...

Every 1st Sunday of the month 8 p.m. (ends December 7)
Every 3rd Sunday of the month 8 p.m. (ends December 21)

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Tuesdays at CineSpace

CineSpace - 6356 Hollywood Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Steve Aoki and the ironic-hipster set do Tuesday's right

Tuesdays: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Restaurants / Dining Event

Hollywood Sears Farmers' Market

5601 Santa Monica Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Come to your local farmers' market to purchase the freshest produce available, support local farmers and artisans making everything from jewelry to...

Wednesdays: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Bars & Clubs / DJ

Fever Thursdays at Temporary Spaces

Temporary Spaces - 5100 Fountain Ave. - Los Angeles (Little Armenia)

Your temperature will rise at this weekly dance party with C-Town

Thursdays: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Bars & Clubs / Things To Do

Element Saturdays

Element Nightclub - 1642 Las Palmas Ave. - Hollywood (Hollywood)

Open vodka bar for an hour, we're there

Saturdays: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Bars & Clubs / Things To Do

Sunday Bud Bust at Faultline

Faultline - 4216 Melrose Ave. - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)

Remember hunky Coach Callaghan, your mysteriously unmarried, silverfox-of-a-high school P.E. teacher you had a huge crush on, but never did...

Sundays: 8 p.m. - 1 a.m.

Bars & Clubs / Asian

Geisha House karaoke

Geisha House - 6633 Hollywood Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Wilmer Valderrama's hump-day soiree

Wednesdays: 10 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.

Events / Comedy

Freak Dance: The Forbidden Dirty Boogaloo

Upright Citizens Brigade Theater - 5919 Franklin Ave. - Los Angeles (Franklin Village)

Did you ever rent "Dirty Dancing" in high school in hopes of learning your freak dancing skillz from Patrick Swayze? Oh wait. Maybe that was just us....

Fridays: 8 p.m. (starting October 3)
September 26: 8 p.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Hawaii 5-0 vs. Bass Drop at LAX

LAX - 1714 N. Las Palmas Ave. - Hollywood (Hollywood)

LAX names its Friday nights after our favorite Hawaiian task force

Fridays: 10 p.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Thursdays at Vice

Vice - 6364 Hollywood Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Every big club off Hollywood needs some sort of "night"

Thursdays: 10 p.m.

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Big Saturdays at Temporary Spaces

Temporary Spaces - 5100 Fountain Ave. - Los Angeles (Little Armenia)

Not to be confused with Guilty Pleasures hosted here the night before...

Saturdays: 10 p.m.

Events / Comedy

College Night at the Laugh Factory with Host Josh Nasar

Laugh Factory - 8001 Sunset Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Drop the text books (or beer bong) and head out for a night of laughs. Watch out for special guest appearances, past drop-ins have included Dane Cook...

Thursdays: 10 p.m.