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USEFUL LINKS
PLAN AHEAD
MONTHLY CALENDARS
What's going on the rest of FEBRUARY and into MARCH
Eye Spy LA is all about exploration, discovery and trying new things to do.
Here are some opportunities to try something different at a discount or sometimes even for free. DETAILS
GOOD EATS in L.A.
Recent food adventures. Places to go when you want to chow down around town. DETAILS.
GOOD TO KNOW GOOD TO GO Read our reviews of current productions we've been to and recommend DETAILS
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Red Carpet Weekend: Carnaval, Spelling Bee and the Oscars
Oscar takes over Hollywood and the whole world watches on Sunday. In the meantime there is a lot to do sans Hollywood hype. But you may want to avoid the area around Hollywood and Highland, unless you're taking the Metro Red Line. Right now, while all is being prepped for the big night, you can walk the red carpet (covered with plastic) and Oscar will greet you at the top.
FRIDAY:
Prep and see the 2011 Oscar-nominated shorts at the Egyptian.
SATURDAY forget about it:
- Go on a nature walk and see some of the Earliest Wildflowers in Newhall.
- How gouda spella r u? Preschool to oldschool test your skill at the Spelling Bee for all ages in Carson.
- Eat Your ART Out at LA's Underground Art Auction - food trucks, beer, carnival games too - benefits the Angel City Derby Girls. Oh yeah.
- So you are a film buff... reelee? Take A Trip To The Moon (1902 - 110th anniversary edition) and then go on the Extraordinary Voyage (2011) that made it possible to see today.
- Shake it up at the Brazilian Carnaval Exotica at Club Nokia. Samba, Samba, Samba the night away in all the colorful exotic excess of this popular annual party...
After all that you'll be ready for the sofa on Sunday.
The Eye Spy LA FILM page is always a great place to find film experiences that are beyond the blockbuster cineplex and often include after discussions with film makers.
There's more of course. See all of this week's Editors Picks or view the full Eye Spy LA Calendar
TIP: you can find events and other things to do near you - you'll find neighborhood and regional calendar links at the bottom of all Eye Spy LA web pages.
Happy Weekend! --Andrea Kirk (editor@eyespyla.com)
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By MR Hunter
 The Absinthe flowing was a rare treat;
Its tonic strong, its flavor bitterly sweet.
The Belasco is an exquisite venue
For an Edwardian Ball and bizarre retinue.
The Corsets were nothing short of fantastic
And made gentlemen more than enthusiastic.
The Dancing included waltzes on every floor
As well as Jitterbugging and Flappers and more.
The Edwardian theme was glamour and glitz
Dark in its tone, a sort of macabre blitz...
READ THE FULL STORY
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DOMINGO'S GRAND FINALE: VERDI'S SIMON BOCCANEGRA
By Mark Share
 The legendary tenor and the General Director of the LA Opera, Pl�cido Domingo, is 71 years old. He has long planned a dignified conclusion to his extraordinary singing career, which is the title character in Verdi's medieval political opera, Simon Boccanegra. It's a brilliant choice, because the character, excluding the prologue, is not an ardent lover, but rather a father, with a big death scene from slow-acting poison, and the part has no traditional arias, instead being written with orations and arguments delivered in a comfortable baritone.
In fact, ease and confidence pervades Domingo's masterful physical and vocal performance, and his ascendance from privateer to Doge of Genoa, and then reconciliation with his estranged daughter and political nemesis make perfect theatrical sense. Domingo has played this part around the world over the past few years and now brings it to his home company; it is a triumphant return...
READ THE FULL REVIEW
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Eyestrology - This Week's Event Forecast
By Cici Psy-Chic
 Happy birthday to these celebrity Pisceans: Niecy Nash (2/23), Billy Zane (2/24), Bob Schieffer (2/25), Michael Bolton (2/26), Rozonda Chilli Thomas (2/27), Olivia Palermo (2/28), Antonio Sabato, Jr. (2/29)
This week will test how adaptable we are to changing circumstances. Expect the unexpected. It's been a busy start to the year, but now is the time to shift into neutral. Party and rock those beads for Carnaval, but make sure to get enough rest the night before and the day after.
PISCES - Out of Sorts
ARIES - Moving Mountains
TAURUS - Politics
GEMINI - Huffy
CANCER - Go Gadgets
LEO - Buck the Trend
VIRGO - Streamline
LIBRA - 20/20 Vision
SCORPIO - Stroke of Genius
SAGITTARIUS - Burned Out
CAPRICORN - Speak Up Now
AQUARIUS - Evolving
Read your full
EYESTROLOGICAL forecast
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ABOUT EYE SPY LA
Eye Spy LA has been the online Local's Guide to L.A. since 2003. 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.
Andrea Kirk, publisher (editor@eyespyLA.com)
EYE SPY LA CONTRIBUTORS:
M.R. Hunter - editorial and reviews
Mark Share - reviews
Kelly Hargraves - dance and reviews
Abby Abanes - food adventures
Charles Phoenix - retro slide of the week
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