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Dig Into the Holidays!
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FOODIE FOR ALL: Holiday dining brings everyone together at home or at a restaurant.
SHOWSTOPPING STUFFERS: Stuff your weekend with festive and lively entertainment.
LAST MINUTE SHOPPING: Half the fun is finding the perfect gift at unusual venues.
HOLIDAY HO-DOWN: Make your plans with ease on our all inclusive HOLIDAY GUIDE. Find stuff to keep the youngsters occupied on our KIDS STUFF page. Find fun things to do that are light on your wallet with FREE EVENTS. (NON)SEASONAL THEMES: Find the best event by interest, we got it all HERE
- THEATER - Non-holiday or festive fare. Either way it's sure to please.
- ART - Treat yourself or a loved one with a one-of-a-kind piece of art.
- FILM - See a classic like Lawrence of Arabia or a version of A Christmas Carol.
- FESTIVALS - Add some festive events to your outings.
- ENTERTAINMENT - A general overview of just about anything worth seeing.
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 Holiday Weekend!
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Richard Niederberg's 54-Year Perfect Attendance to the Holiday Celebration
by M.R. Hunter
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 54 years is long enough to call anything a tradition. Just ask entertainment attorney Richard Niederberg, a longtime Studio City resident and Chair of Cultural Affairs for the Neighborhood Council on his spotless record of having attended every Holiday Celebration since the age of six. While he may not have set out to start a tradition when he first rode the bus by himself in 1959 to the LA Sports Arena (where the show was originally held), over time he simply kept going, witnessing the major changes along the way such as the move to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, advances in technology and the show's original six hour duration brought down by half.
A fixture at the Holiday Celebration, Niederberg is a sort of talisman for the producers. His familiar face can be seen sitting in the second row directly behind the stage manager...
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| Eyestrology - This Month's Event Forecast - Happy Birthday Capricorn! | | By Cici Psy-Chic | |
 Happy birthday to these December Capricorns: Jordin Sparks (12/22), Eddie Vedder (12/23), Ryan Seacrest (12/24), Annie Lennox (12/25), Jared Leto (12/26), Hayley Williams (12/27), Stan Lee (12/28), Jude Law (12/29), Tiger Woods (12/30), Anthony Hopkins (12/31)
Celebrity January Capricorns: Verne Mini-Me Troyer (1/1), Tia Carrere (1/2), Mel Gibson (1/3), Michael Stipe (1/4), Bradley Cooper (1/5), Rowan Atkinson (1/6), Nicolas Cage (1/7), R. Kelly (1/8), Kate Middleton (1/9), Pat Benatar (1/10), Mary J. Blige (1/11), Howard Stern (1/12), Orlando Bloom (1/13), LL Cool J (1/14), Armando Perez (1/15), Kate Moss (1/16), Betty White (1/17), Jason Segel (1/18), Dolly Parton (1/19), Edwin Buzz Aldrin (1/20)
CAPRICORN - Anxiety
AQUARIUS - Sense of Completion
PISCES - Fact Finding
ARIES - Confusing
TAURUS - Handle Your Responsibilities
GEMINI - High Note
CANCER - Crabby
LEO - Domestic Diva
VIRGO - Brimming with Ideas
LIBRA - Chicken Little
SCORPIO - Scrooge
SAGITTARIUS - Reignite Your Passion
This month will be extremely social for most signs but it also means our dealing with crowds, traffic and strangers during the holiday season. Remember everyone is trying to get somewhere too. We should exercise good manners and civility to keep things moving along merry and bright. It's a season for goodwill towards men so take this spirit out wherever you go. Engage but also be willing to acquiesce to others. New Year's brings a sense of unity and reflection. Instead of concentrating on what you want to do, consider just how much was done in 2013...
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Tis the Season to Twinkle
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This time of the year is alight with all that is twinkly and bright. Here are a few of our favorite places to go and bask in all that glorious glow from Downtown L.A. to Orange County and from socal harbors and marinas to parks and other public spaces...
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The Holidays Glitter at Local Marinas and Harbors
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From Ventura to Orange County the coastal waters are glowing with holiday spirit during the month of December. Most harbors and marinas have a decked out holiday boat parade on one of the weekends during the month. Newport Beach takes the parade to another level that lasts for 5 nights. Many of the harbors also offer boat tours of the decorated homes and boats throughout the month or you can go there and hoof it around the area. On parade nights you'll want to go early to find a good spot to view from the shore...
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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.
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Inside, Outside, Underground Art on the Eastside by Andrea Kirk
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The Cypress Village Tunnel in Highland Park, one of many pedestrian underpasses throughout the L.A. area that were deemed dangerous decades ago by the city and so locked up for decades, has a new life thanks to some creative community effort. It has become an underground art gallery. I went to see this public art space as it was preparing for this Saturday's opening reception for a new exhibition featuring Shepard Fairey posters along with other art lining the walls of the 100 foot long tunnel and was greeted by Luna George (the project manager) and SEL (one of the artists) who were busy preparing the new exhibit...
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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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