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Not everything happens on the weekend.

FREE, FRUGAL, FUN & FANCY 

 

California Plaza 

FREE on Friday

  • Sing like GLEE Friday night at the Keck Amphitheatre at Disney Hall
  • Grand Performance - Charles Phoenix LOS ANGELESLAND - a show and tell of his fave local legends and landmarks at the California Plaza downtown.

FRUGAL on Saturday - learn to stretch your $$ at the Frugal Festival Food

in Canoga Park


FUN this weekend

FANCY FOOD & FUNDRAISERS

 There are more events this week of course find them on the Eye Spy LA Calendar.

 

PLAN AHEAD - believe it or not, next weekend is the Independence Day holiday weekend. Look for Eye Spy LA's recommendations for finding fireworks coming early next week (follow us on Twitter for early notice.)  Or check out the July Calendar for other things to do that weekend and beyond.


  
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 West Side Story Hollywood Bowl

 

LA PHIL PRESENTS MGM HD PRESENTS "WEST SIDE STORY" SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JULY 8-9, 8:00PM AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL 

 

Artists:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
David Newman, conductor

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic film - winner of ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture - as we present a world-premiere event. The LA Phil plays Leonard Bernstein's electrifying orchestral score and memorable songs with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim live, while the newly re-mastered film is shown in glorious high definition on the Bowl's big screen with the original vocals and dialog intact. This classic romantic tragedy, one of the greatest movie musicals, is based on a masterful book by Arthur Laurents and features breathtaking choreography by Jerome Robbins.  

 

For tickets and information, visit HollywoodBowl.com.

 

 

FEELING LUCKY? ENTER THE CONTEST to win a pair of tickets to the July 8th performance.

 

PACK A FULL DAY WITH THE TWO NEW PACHYDERMS AT THE LOS ANGELES ZOO 

 

LA ZOO ASIAN ELEPHANTS

It's been over six months since Jewel and Tina, a pair of female elephants, moved into the new Elephants of Asia habitat at the L.A. Zoo at Griffith Park. Eye Spy LA went recently.  Follow the link for more photos and information about visiting ..

 

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IN A TOWN IN NORTH ONTARIO THERE IS A "MOOSE ON THE LOOSE" 

by Mark Share

 

MOOSE ON THE LOOSE

"Moose on the Loose" at Theatre West is a comedy spinning on the questions of who are we, where are we, and where are we going -- questions that are grounded in the stories of four generations of an extended family of Southern Italians who've ended up in a small town in North Ontario, and as in the Neil Young song of that place, have become as the play opens, helpless, helpless, helpless... 

 

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FILIPINO CHOCOLATE AND WINE PAIRING BY TONET TIBAY OF MARTI CHOCOLATT AND SANTOS UY OF MIGNON by Abby Abanes

 

WINE

When it comes to chocolates, Filipino flavors are not the first thing you think of; however, there's one person who has kicked that door wide open. For the past few years, Filipina chocolatier, Tonet Tibay of Marti Chocolatt has been in the forefront of incorporating the tasty essence of the Philippines in the ganaches of her delicious bon bons.

 

Already a big fan of her chocolate, I wondered how they would pair with wines, so I asked Santos Uy, Owner of the Mignon Wine + Cheese Bar, if he'd do the honors for me and a small group of Filipino friends...

    

 

 

Read the FULL STORY

 

WHEN IT PLAYS, IT POURS - RADAR L.A. 2011 FESTIVAL  

by M.R. Hunter

 

RADAR

Lately, Los Angeles proves that when it plays, it pours. Given the enormous success of the recent Fringe Festival, it seems we barely have time to catch our breaths before whisking off to the TCG conference or darting in and out of the Radar LA Festival. Add the regular openings to what's already playing and it's an embarrassment of riches...

 

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EYESTROLOGY: THIS WEEK'S EVENT FORECAST by Cici Psy-Chic


EyestrologyMoonEye

 

Happy birthday to these celebrity Cancers: Sherry Stringfield (06/24), George Wilder (06/25), Chris O'Donnell (06/26), Khloe Kardashian (06/27), John Cusack (06/28), Gary Busey (06/29), Fantasia Barrino (06/30).

CANCER - Decompress
LEO - Lead with Strength
VIRGO - Deep Hibernation
LIBRA - At Odds
SCORPIO - Experimenting
SAGITTARIUS - Offer Kind Words
CAPRICORN - Only Child
AQUARIUS - Flying in Mid-Air
PISCES - Jaws
ARIES - Percolate & Simmer
TAURUS - Reflections
GEMINI - Iron Out 

 

Summer is officially here! Break out the hammocks or pop open a beach umbrella. This is the week to grab some rays before it becomes too hot in the shade. Enjoy this lazy period of rest. Keep an upbeat attitude and find ways to integrate work and play. Don't forget the sunscreen!... 

 

READ YOUR FULL FORECAST for this week.

 

 

SCENE - TREKKING THROUGH THE DTLA ART WALK 

PHOTOS by Victor Johnson

 

TREKKING DTLA ART WALK 

 

"WE'RE FROM THE PAST" - BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD AT THE WILTERN 

by Mark Share

 

BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD

Buffalo Springfield lasted only two years and three albums and broke up when Neil Young and Stephen Stills were about 23 years old in 1968, which is a venerable 43 years ago.
 

Young and Stills decided some months ago to join together with their less-famous band member Richie Furay and tour again as Buffalo Springfield. The trio's grown older in years, but their passion for rock and rock has not dimmed... 

 

 

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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)