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THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND:

First Friday at the Natural History Museum- DJs, live music, special tours and lectures at this popular once a month after hours event.
First Saturday at the Petersen design your own mini die cast race car,
Root for the LA Derby Dolls as they battle the Gotham Girls,
Celebrate Dance at the Alex Theatre in Glendale,
Take a movie location walk in Franklin Canyon

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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Monty Python's "Spamalot": The Kind of Show that Leaves you Smiling
By Kelly Hargraves

"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" are words that have echoed through pop culture since Monty Python and the Holy Grail brought them to us on movie screens in the 1970s.

Most in the Pantages' crowd knew the words, even the young, but some didn't know where they came from. Perhaps they thought those singing had seen this show before.

That in fact seemed to be the case for a lot of audience members who have made it their own "Holy Grail" to follow this exuberant work on Broadway, at a previous LA engagement at The Ahmanson Theatre and now, once again, for a one week engagement until Sunday March 4, 2012 at the Pantages Theatre...

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Korean Tapas @ Cham Korean Bistro in Pasadena
By Abby Abanes

One of the things that I really like about Cham is their Korean Tapas menu, which features share-able small plates. Between this visit and my other two visits, I've tried all but two of items on that tapas menu.

Fusion definitely shows up in the form of the Calamari Mini Tacos with Sautéed Kimchi Topping. The taco itself was a little difficult to eat since the proportion of filling to tortilla was higher, but hey, it's hard not to appreciate that there was no skimping....

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Eyestrology - This Week's Event Forecast

By Cici Psy-Chic

Happy birthday to these celebrity Pisceans: Justin Bieber (3/1), Bryce Dallas Howard (3/2), Herschel Walker (3/3), Patricia Heaton (3/4), Niki Taylor (3/5), Rob Reiner (3/6), Willard Scott (3/7).

We could use a shakeup in our routines. Now is a good time to try something off the beaten path. Be aware that delays are in the forecast. Leave enough time to reach your destination or forego reservations altogether. Weekend work warriors should set aside the Rolodex for R & R.

PISCES - Crazy
ARIES - In Due Time
TAURUS - Under Scrutiny
GEMINI - Calm Down
CANCER - A Cold Shoulder
LEO - Booked
VIRGO - Too Much?
LIBRA - What?
SCORPIO - Selling Yourself Short
SAGITTARIUS - Bustin' a Move
CAPRICORN - Learn
AQUARIUS - Straitjacket Schizy

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EYESTROLOGICAL forecast

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