Downtown

A PLACE FOR PRANKSTERS

This weekend a fun new bar/restaurant called Prank (as in “escapade”) opened on Hope St in downtown LA and we were delighted to learn that one of the owners was an old friend, Tony Frere. The place is two stories with walls of glass on a corner so the view both in and out is expansive. Drinks are big and we were delighted to see delicious cauliflower on the bar menu. It’s a lively place so the vintage phone booth comes in handy when making that private call. Rumor has it another old friend Joey Arias might be performing there in February, if things work out.

Photo: Richard Tanner

WHO DIDN'T LOVE THE 80'S?

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Were you a regular at the downtown LA raves, loft parties, art events, and funky clubs in the 80’s? You can remember those fun and outrageous times at the Red Dot Gallery & Bistro at 500 South Spring Street with what they call a “live oral history panel.” The panel consists of reps from 80’s hotspots Madame Wong’s, Atomic Café, Gorky’s, Plastic Passion, and Al’s Bar, and they will all be reminiscing. It’s Sun, Feb 17, from 3 to 5 – you might run into some familiar faces there.