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Brrrr But Will It Rain On Your Parade?
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Nothing like a bit of chill in the air to get us in the proper mood for the holidays...
HOLIDAY LIGHTS: Brighten the night or liven up the day with these festive events.
HOLIDAY SHOWS: Check out our Entertainment Guide for more stocking stuffing shows.
HOLIDAY SHOPPING: Find unique gifts better than any shopping mall or online store.
HOLIDAY COOKIES & STEAM: A sweet combination of how to baking and science. Perfect!
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Win tickets to see the critically acclaimed "Falling" now extended at the Rogue Machine through Dec. 22. LA Times gave it a "Critic's Choice" and currently it is unanimously 100% Sweet with all theater critics including M.R. Hunter. Read the review HERE. FIVE PAIRS OF TICKETS are up for grabs. See the family drama about an important topical issue concerning autism by dropping us a line at eyespylareviews@gmail.com. We love to hear from you about our website and any suggestions you may have. .
TRIED & TRUE: Find the best event by topic, we got it all HERE
- COMEDY - Get your laugh on with standup.
- FESTIVALS - Add some festive events to your outings.
- MUSEUMS - Is a creative and fun way to get in from the cold.
- MUSIC - Bells, choirs, carolers oh my all this month.
- THEATER - Everything from holiday shows to outstanding plays.
- FILM - Cooler temps means cuddling up in a movie house.
Find more? Check out our Editor's Picks selected at the start of every week.
 DISCOUNTS - there are some really good ones right now. From whale watching to kids shows to festivals... entertain yourself at a discount. All at very reasonable prices. Even better, most of the discounts offered are direct from the event/activity producers and do not involve additional fees to receive the discount.
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TIP OF THE ICEBERG: you'll find lots more events and other things to do near you - on our neighborhood and regional calendar links at the bottom of all Eye Spy LA web pages.
Have a Happy Weekend!
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| Free Winter Concerts and Friday Club Nights | |
It's time for "glide in" music at the annual Downtown on Ice holiday skating rink at Pershing Square. The stage is adjacent to the ice rink that is now open everyday through January 20th.
"Spinning" without skates, deejays Cody Nadeau and Cameron Trowbridge of BRKLYN will host Club Nights every Friday in December from 8:00pm to 11:00pm with an electronica groove for you to glide by.
 Framed by towering skyscrapers and historic landmarks, this spacious rink is certainly the most beautiful in the city. This season there is no doubt a rink close to wherever you live, but this is worth going to just to absorb the atmosphere. You can get there easily without the traffic and parking hassels - go Metro to the Pershing Square Red Line Station.
The Winter Concert Series offers all kinds of free entertainment during the week and weekends.
Get the FULL SCHEDULE
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Four Clowns Jr. Proves Clowning Around is Cool by M.R. Hunter
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There's been an explosion of children's theater in Los Angeles the last couple of years. Live shows geared for younger audiences, costume-encouraged fairy hunts and theater productions labeled "family-friendly" are proving to be as successful if not more as the avant-garde scene. Kids are now being tapped as the new demographic in an art form that is reinventing itself. The challenge then is to create children's theater that doesn't play down to its knee high audience member, but to inspire, inform, entertain and provide a safe and imaginative environment
Four Clowns Jr. brings back the general idea of clowning with a modern twist. These aren't your birthday to order clowns but a savvy, smart, sensitive troupe whose goal is to keep audiences of all ages engaged, laughing and thinking after the show. Of all the theater companies in Los Angeles, Four Clowns Jr. is meeting the rise in demand at precisely the right time with the talent, the insight and ingenuity to meet the challenges....
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"ˇSer!" Kicky & Charming at LATC by M.R. Hunter
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Karen Anzoategui's kicky solo piece about a childhood shuttled between Los Angeles and Buenos Aires is a journey well worth taking largely due to such a charming and joyful guide. Brimming with oodles of personality, Anzoategui infuses her zeal for soccer while providing social commentary on being (the Spanish definition for the verb ser) an Other-Other-Other as a queer Latina caught in two cultures and a divided home while reappropriating labels in both Americas.
Set to live music by the outstanding vocals of CAVA and saucy numbers provided by Walter Miranda in collaboration with Louie Pérez of Los Lobos, Shaunte Palmer and Clinton Cameron, this one-woman show captivates and sizzles...
READ THE FULL REVIEW
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| Eyestrology - This Month's Event Forecast - Happy Birthday Sagittarius! | | By Cici Psy-Chic | |
Happy birthday to these celebrity November Sagittarians: Scarlett Johansson (11/22), Robin Rene Roberts (11/23), Katherine Heigl (11/24), Christina Applegate (11/25), Tina Turner (11/26), Jaleel White (11/27), Karen Gillan (11/28), Howie Mandel (11/29), Ben Stiller (11/30)
Celebrity December Sagittarians: Bette Midler (12/1), Lucy Liu (12/2), Amanda Seyfried (12/3), Marisa Tomei (12/4), Little Richard (12/5), JoBeth Williams (12/6), Larry Bird (12/7), Nicki Minaj (12/8), Simon Helberg (12/9), Raven Symone (12/10), Nikki Sixx (12/11), Bob Barker (12/12), Jamie Foxx (12/13), Vanessa Hudgens (12/14), Adam Brody (12/15), Benjamin Bratt (12/16), Milla Jovovich (12/17), Steven Spielberg (12/18), Alyssa Milano (12/19), Jonah Hill (12/20), Samuel L. Jackson (12/21), Jordin Sparks (12/22), Eddie Vedder (12/23)
SAGITTARIUS - Essentials
CAPRICORN - Stop the Insanity!
AQUARIUS - On Task
PISCES - Time
ARIES - Get Ready & Go
TAURUS - Holiday Nostalgia
GEMINI - Love
CANCER - Social Outings
LEO - Creative Think Tank
VIRGO - Plans & Reorganizing
LIBRA - Help
SCORPIO - Relinquish Control
With the holidays right around the corner, most signs will be feeling very sociable and animated. This is a good time to reconnect with old friends or distant family. We may experience the usual stress that comes with gatherings and get-togethers but we should try to roll with the season. Instead of doing the same ole routine, shake up the traditional by doing something new or going somewhere different. We'll be rushing around but leave enough time to reach your destination. Let's keep a cool head and be patient in the midst of the holiday rush and not act like turkeys...
Read your full EYESTROLOGICAL Forecast
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ABOUT EYE SPY LA
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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
Leena Deneroff - food adventures
Charles Phoenix - retro slide of the week
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