FIREWORKS!
 OOH AAH - FIREWORKS! In our safety obsessed society, where no hang nail goes unlitigated, normally cautious people become momentarily unhinged with delight at the thought of lighting up a hot, sparkly, multicolored, illegal incendiary device on Independence Day. DON'T DO IT. Go to a public event - there are so many to choose from and many of them are free.
North, South, East & West, Eye Spy LA has compiled an extensive list of this year's festivities. You'll find our editorial staff favorites and many others along with tips for getting the best views on this year's FIREWORKS page.
YAY! Its a long weekend and there is more to do than just watch the fireworks. - Pignic anyone? Have a tofu hot dog at Animal Acres where chickens sunbath, cows kiss and pigs demand a belly rub.
- Dance Downtown - Friday night learn Bollywood/Bhangra - free lessons.
- Saturday you can watch as folks Dribble with the L.A. Sparks outside Staples Center on Chick Hearn Court
You don't need to wait until Friday to find out what to do each week. Visit the Eye Spy LA homepage anytime for the latest news, features and reviews updated daily.
Or just visit the Eye Spy LA Calendar and explore all the event & activity options this week and beyond.
--Andrea Kirk (editor@eyespyla.com)
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TWO KINGS, TWO CASTS: KING LEAR @ DEAFWEST THEATRE IN NOHO
Review by M.R. Hunter
To see "King Lear" once in awhile is an exhaustive experience alone, but to see it twice on consecutive nights is akin to blissful agony. Blissful in that the rotating double-cast Antaeus Ensemble packs an emotional wallop, searing the words to your brain like a scalding red-hot poker. The agony, then, is the tragedy of how the foolish and arrogant antics of a king are his ultimate undoing-again and again-both figuratively and in this case, literally...
Read the FULL REVIEW
OTHER RECENT REVIEWS:
SO GOOD: THE GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN at the Open Fist Theatre
GO GO GO! to HAMLET at Theatricum Botanicum
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THE EYE SPY LA WEEKLY POLL
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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 LAST WEEK: We asked if you think there are too many pedestrians. 70% said no, they thought there should be more. So that leads us to this week's poll - if there were more pedestrians there wouldn't be so much traffic to get stuck in...
THIS WEEK'S POLL: What do you do when you're stuck in traffic? VOTE HERE
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MONKEY BUSINESS AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
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by M.R. Hunter
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 King Kong has finally returned to Universal Studios and the burned out back lot is back too. Eye Spy LA was there, among a gaggle of press and invited guests, for the heavily hyped and highly anticipated arrival of the giant ape in 3-D glory this week. After a morning of hair-raising expectations, the tram to Skull Island was finally underway... READ the FULL STORY and there is video too.
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