Night at the (Los Angeles County) Museum (of Art)

Good news art lovers! The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is free every day (closed on Wednesday) after 5 PM as part of their "Pay What You Wish Program." Check the website for hours and details, but the museum stays open until at least 8 PM each evening, giving you plenty of time to peruse their collection. You must get a ticket from the kiosk before wandering around the museum.

Also, on the second Tuesday of each month, general admission to the permanent galleries and non-ticketed exhibitions is free to all. This means today people!

Parking is $7 in the 6th Street garage, but free after 7 PM.

And how could I forget?! LACMA also offers free Wi-Fi. Does it get much better?

Free Cake Fridays

For those of you craving a little something sweet, Mrs. Beasley's is offering "Free Cake Fridays." Every Friday at Mrs. Beasley's locations, buy 1 bundt cake and get a second for free. This deal is only available in stores, but check out the selection and locations online.

Ikea Madness

Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, Ikea is doing another "Seize the Days" event.  Offers include free breakfast, low-cost curtains, and a deep discount on Expedit bookcases.  Click here for more details. 

Happy shopping!

Free Fitness

Tomorrow, May 15th, LUCY athletic stores are introducing Fitness Friday.  At various LUCY locations there will be local pros giving free demonstrations, free smoothies and other treats, and free passes to local fitness classes.  Offers vary by location, but generally this event will be taking place between Noon - 4 pm.  See their website for details.

Sweet Freedom

Whether you are working from an office or from home, the internet often serves as a source of much procrastination.  You know how it goes, you start those TPS Reports just to think "Ooh! I wonder when the next lunar eclipse is?" then you Google it, and think "Oooh! I wonder when STAR TREK comes out?" and so on, and so on.  

It is a slippery slope my friends, that's why I recommend FREEDOM, a free downloadable application for your Mac that let's you put a self-imposed ban on using the internet (or IM, etc.) for any period of time up to 8 hours.  The only way around this ban?  Reboot your computer.  Not the toughest by-pass, but enough of a pain that it should limit your online wandering.

Check it out here.

Another one from Ikea

The savings continue this weekend at Ikea.  They are offering all kinds of kitchen-related deals, including STARTBOX tableware of 60 pieces for $39.99 (Sunday only.) 

Have everything you need?  Friday through Sunday eat breakfast for FREE.  While supplies last, Ikea will comp you a small breakfast entree and a cup of coffee.  

Sounds like a good deal to me.  Read more about it here.

A Bit of Free L.A. History

This weekend the Los Angeles Conservancy is offering up 2 free events.

On Saturday March 21st the Conservancy is kicking off their free self guided Pico-Union tour & community fair .  You can find the fair at the Pico Union branch library at 1030 S. Alvarado, from 10 am - 1 pm.

On Sunday March 22nd the Conservancy is sponsoring the second annual L.A. Heritage Day at the Heritage Square Museum from 11 am to 4 pm.  The Museum is located at 3800 Homer Street in Los Angeles.  You must download and print the following flier for free admission.

Want more information?  Click here.

It's Real Simple to Save

While REAL SIMPLE is always categorized under "Woman's Interest" magazines, they often have great articles on ways for everyone to save.  Their latest article "24 Hours of Savings" features some great ways to save from morning til night.  Be sure to browse through the entire feature, it has some great freebies!

A Green(er) Thumb

If you've got some time to waste, why not pick up a few new hobbies? The Armstrong Garden center is here to help.

Each Saturday Armstrong Garden offers a class on a different topic. There is no registration required and they serve coffee to attendees. On Saturday March 21 the topic is growing tomatoes in your garden, or in a container, and on Saturday March 28 they are discussing how to grow your own veggie garden. The classes are all related to seasonal topics - in the past they've offered ones on low water gardens and another on orchids.

The price is certainly right, so why not learn something new.

Free Movies

High prices at the movies got you down?  The Skirball Cultural Center has come to the rescue.   Tuesdays at 1:30 pm the Skirball shows a classic movie for free.  In March and April the center is honoring Katharine Hepburn by showing Woman of The Year, Adam's Rib, Pat & Mike, and The Philadephia Story.  Check the schedule for dates.

National Pancake Day

How in the world did I just find out about this one??  Today IHOP is offering a free short stack of Buttermilk pancakes to their customers.  All they ask in return is that you consider making a donation to the Children's Miracle Network.  This free pancake offer is available until 10 pm this evening.  I always loved having breakfast for dinner.

Friday Freebies

In my on going search to come up with low cost forms of entertainment, I've stumbled upon ABC 7's Friday Freebies report.  Each Friday they publish a list of free activities as part of their "ABC7 on Your Side" segment.  This week, they spotlight the Doo-dah parade in Pasadena, the California African American Museum, and Marina del Rey's Sunday music series.  Click the link and check it out for yourself.