Jamie Ferrell, Author at Secret Los Angeles

Hi there! I grew up in Santa Cruz and graduated from UC Berkeley in 2018 with an English major and Spanish minor. After teaching ESL for a few years, I joined the Secret Media Network as a Staff Writer. I love to write about California history, hidden gems, museum exhibitions, and local wildlife.

From ‘Elf’ in concert to the 300-year-old Hallelujah Chorus: Inside Walt Disney Concert Hall’s 2026 Los Angeles holiday lineup

The Los Angeles Philharmonic is gearing up for yet another dazzling holiday concert season from Thanksgiving weekend through New Year's Eve, and now is the time to start saving the dates. The long-run...

Christmas Escapes

1.5 hours from Los Angeles: This Cherry Valley farm is flipping the switch on 1 million holiday lights starting November 5

Christmas Nights is coming back to 123 Farm in the Inland Empire for winter 2026, just 1.5 hours from Los Angeles! This is the ultimate holiday festival, with more than 1 million lights glimmering acr...

Escapes

In 2012, a Southern California mountain town elected a golden retriever as its mayor; 14 years later, the community is still governed by Mayor Max III and ranks among the state’s best spots for vivid fall foliage

Idyllwild, California, is a tiny unincorporated mountain community in the San Jacinto Mountains. It sits about a mile above sea level, with quick access to pine forests, hiking and biking trails, and dram...

Music

Queens of the Stone Age announces one-night Los Angeles benefit concert featuring Jack Black, Bill Burr, Weird Al, and Norah Jones

Yesterday, Queens of the Stone Age announced a new one-night benefit concert scheduled for November 16, 2026 at L.A.'s Wiltern Theatre. "Joshua Homme and Friends" will benefit CORE (Community Organize...

Music

In 2023, Adéla was cut from Netflix’s ‘Dream Academy’; three years later, the Capitol Records signee is playing sold-out shows in Los Angeles this weekend for her debut album ‘PRIMA’

Adéla, the Slovak singer who has been all over your feed in recent weeks, is gearing up for two Los Angeles shows at the Fonda Theatre on Thursday, October 8 and Friday, October 9. The shows are part...

Music

14 years after ‘Call Me Maybe,’ Carly Rae Jepsen announces 2027 ‘Day and Night’ tour with first-ever headlining show at L.A.’s Kia Forum

In 2012, Carly Rae Jepsen became a household name with her global hit, "Call Me Maybe," which spent nine weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in 18 countries. It was the wor...

Culture

1 hour from L.A.: The largest shopping mall in California is a short walk away from a free art museum with more than 9,000 works of art

Orange County offers plenty of pick-your-own adventures, and this combination of shopping and art makes for a nice solo date idea or even a rainy day outing. It starts at the UC Irvine Langson Orange...

Food & drink

This historic L.A. County farmers market with over 60 local vendors was just named one of the absolute best in the United States

Santa Monica's beloved Downtown Farmers Market has drawn a loyal customer base since 1981, but it recently received a well-deserved nod on a national scale. Travel + Leisure just named the legendary l...

Music

In 2006, My Chemical Romance released their defining rock opera ‘The Black Parade’: exactly 20 years later, the band is taking over the Hollywood Bowl for a five-night Halloween residency

It's been twenty years since My Chemical Romance released "The Black Parade," a grand, gothic concept album that turned "Welcome to the Black Parade" into one of the biggest emo anthems of our time. Now,...

California brings cheaper winter-blend gas to pumps early to combat a $120 billion nationwide cost spike

Drivers in California could see some relief at the pump after Gov. Gavin Newsom suspended California's seasonal summer-blend gasoline requirement for the remainder of the season. This change allows chea...

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