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This week WIN a pair of tickets to the MAHATMA MOSES COMEDY TOUR Feb. 12th at Pasadena College.

 

Mahatma Moses

 

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Valentine's Day

 
Give your special someone an experience this Valentine's Day. Flowers, chocolate, disappointing dinner out? NOT! The annual love-athon is on Monday this year so why not celebrate all weekend. There are many possibilities for planning a completely unique day or weekend. DETAILS 

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Not everything happens on the weekend.

RABBITS, LIONS & DRAGONS

 

Tonight, the Natural History Museum hosts its second First Friday with live music, DJ, special tour and discussion, and cocktails. Eye Spy LA went to the first First Friday last month - there's something special about wandering around the museum at night, but get there early.

 

Chinese New YearLions and dragons will be dancing for bunnies as Chinatown ushers in The Year of the Rabbit with the annual

Golden Dragon Parade on Saturday and the Lunar New Year Festival Saturday and Sunday.

 

If you like to hike, but are directionally challenged, you may want to go to Compass101 this Saturday at King Gillette Ranch in Agoura.

 

Gay marriage has been in the news a lot but have you been to one? Joni and Gina's Wedding is interactive theater where you are a guest - food, drinks, hilarity, and partying ensue on Saturdays in February at Oil Can Harry's in Studio City.

 

Super Bowl Sunday: get ready for the couch by getting off the couch at the 33rd Annual Super Bowl Sunday 10k/5k

in Redondo Beach.

 

The Griffith Observatory is offering free lectures in the Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theatre over the next week as they continue to celebrate the Apollo missions to the Moon. This Sunday afternoon find out all about the flight of Ham the Chimp, the first homonid in space. 

 

Griffith Park Observatory 

 

Other things to do: Who Wants To Be An Opera Singer? Find out Saturday morning at the Music Center. If you like old stuff head to the Vintage Paper Fair in Glendale or the Vintage Fasion Expo in Santa Monica this weekend.

 

Get all the details and the full list here or, if you prefer some psychic advice before you make any moves, scroll below for Cici's Eyestrology forecast for the coming week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
THE FABULOUS OFF-MENU THAI BURGER AND MORE AT JITLADA By Abby Abanes  

JITLADA

 

Last May, I read about the off-menu Thai burger from Jitlada in an article by Jonathan Gold. As soon as I finished, I knew that I had to have that burger. It took a couple of months for it to happen, but wow, was it worth it and thanks so much to Jazz, owner of Jitlada, for making my burger wish come true. As mentioned, this burger is not only off-menu, but also involves a lot of preparation on Jazz's part.

 

First, don't come into Jitlada, ask for this burger and expect to get it that same night...

 

Read the FULL REVIEW... 

"SHADOW ANTHROPOLOGY" SHINES IN THE COMPANY CREATION FESTIVAL By M.R. Hunter 


SHADOW ANTHROPOLOGY

"The enemy is not one dimensional."

 

Playwright and director Rick Mitchell shines a bright light on the Afghanis struggle to survive in a war torn country in this stark but potent production. Plumbing almost every form of dramatic spectacle with Turkish shadow puppets, catchy musical numbers and light Brechian flourishes, Mitchell weaves a complex story about U.S. colonization into an enjoyable, comedic romp...

 

READ THE FULL REVIEW

EYESTROLOGY: THIS WEEK'S EVENT FORECAST

by Cici Psy-Chic

EYESTROLOGY

 

Happy birthday to these celebrity Aquarians: George A. Romero (02/04), Jennifer Jason Leigh (02/05), Natalie Cole (02/06), Ashton Kutcher (02/07), Robert Klein (02/08), Mia Farrow (02/09), Laura Dern (02/10).

 

AQUARIUS - Lost in Space

PISCES - One Path

ARIES - Compromise

TAURUS - Zen

GEMINI - Accomplish

CANCER - Simply Irresistible

LEO - Enjoy the Journey

VIRGO - Expand

LIBRA - Major Burnout Blues

SCORPIO - Focus & Finesse

SAGITTARIUS - Concede

CAPRICORN - Going on Autopilot

 

 

Make a schedule and stick to it! This is not an ideal week for spontaneity. Carve out some personal downtime and explore your interests. Follow your bliss! Communication can be tricky so be willing to meet in the middle. Aim towards a peaceful but agreeable resolution, Angelenos. 

 

 

READ your FULL FORECAST for this week.

 

 

 

Eye Spy LA has been the Local's Guide to L.A. for more than 7 years. Content is written, edited and maintained by locals and focuses on local and nearby events and the local creative community.

 

Editorial policy: Eye Spy LA editorials are stories written about places, entertainment and events that we go to.  The opinions are those of our editorial staff and the writer of the piece. 

 

Calendar listings are ads posted by the people producing events and activities in the local area.

Each week we pick and recommend events and other things to do based on our experience or sometimes because they look particularly unusual, unique or in some other way interesting.  We do not recommend them based on any fees they may or may not have paid us for advertising.

 

You'll always find the latest events & activities plus commentary about where we've been at eyespyLA.com - updated daily.

HAPPY WEEKEND!  -- Andrea Kirk (editor@eyespyLA.com)