March 14, 2014
Shamrock N' Roll, Alien Rock & Zombies

 

PADDY SHIZZLE: St. Patrick's Day falls on a Monday but the weekend is seeing green.

FRIDAY FOODIE, ART OR ALIENS: Start the weekend with good food or ET experiences.

SATURDAY SUDS, SHOPS OR FUR: Whether it's a Pilsner, a Schnauzer or a shopping score, make it a good one.  
SUNDAY WOMEN, JAZZ OR THE MUPPETS: Take your pick between awesome, awesomer and awesomest way to spend the day.

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EVEN MORE: Some things are always fun to do... Check out our Places to Go Anytime and Things To Do pages for plenty of ideas that are available on a regular basis.

  • KIDS STUFF - Shows, activities, teas and more for families with toddlers, tykes and teens.
  • ART - Painting classes, gallery openings and new exhibits.
  • MUSEUMS - We have wonderful museums and they are always worth a visit - many have special events.

MARCHING TOWARD SPRING: The MARCH CALENDAR is now available 

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 Find more? Check out our Editor's Picks selected at the start of every week.  

  

DiscountsDISCOUNTS - 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.

  

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 GREAT Weekend!

 
"Forbidden Love" Comic Book Style with Captured Aural Phantasy Theater by M.R. Hunter 
 
CAPT Forbidden Love "I wanted Dick. I was a fool for Dick. All I ever wanted was more of Dick."
 
Sexual innuendo was ripe in the heyday of romance comic books with vivid depictions of star-crossed lovers falling into outstretched arms or running towards one other on a secluded beach. For almost 40 years, romance comics enjoyed a healthy audience of teenage girls before the advent of soap operas dominated television. Conservative critics, always the perennial killjoys, attempted, and in some cases, were successful in banning comics considered carnally explicit.
 
Oh yeah, baby!
 


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Wonder Bowl, Anaheim, CA, 1958 by Charles Phoenix 
 
Wonder Bowl  
 
The Wonder Bowl bowls me over!
 
That twisted fan splay of signposts skewering big bowling balls is one of the great wonders of the Mid-Century modern world.
 
Who knew a space age suburban sign could have the poise and grace of a prima ballerina or a pro bowler about to bowl a strike?
 
The little companion billboard strikes a rare balanced pose, too. On the bill: OPEN BOWLING 24 HRS, FREE INSTRUCTIONS DAILY, HELEN TERRY AT PIANO BAR, ROAST SIRLOIN OF BEEF TENDERLOIN $1.65, COFFEE SHOP and 95 LUNCHEON. Sounds like a feast for the senses. Let's go!

  

 
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They're Baaack! "Urban Death" @ Zombie Joe's Underground in NoHo
Urban Death 2014 
This ghoulish production puts the MORE in morbid with its rapidly paced one-act featuring the oddest assortment of visceral scenes ranging from the creepy crawly to the shockingly sinister. 
 
Those who've already seen one of the earlier signature productions of "Urban Death" should return like the Living Dead and get ready to party because Zombie Joe and his crew always adds more to keep fans sated.  
 
 
 
 
 
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Glendale Youth Orchestra Performs like Pros
by Robert Kerr
 
Glendale Youth Orchestra  
Last Sunday night I had the good fortune to attend a performance of the Glendale Youth Orchestra at the Alex Theatre. It was a last minute invite, but going to the Alex is always a treat. I usually go to this venue to see movies, (they have a Three Stooges marathon every Thanksgiving weekend), but this was the first live show I was seeing there and my interest was definitely piqued. 
 
As a former band member in high school, I figured at the worst I was in for a nostalgic evening. The audience was like I remembered: mostly family members of the kids playing in attendance. There was a familiar row of video cameras set up in the back row to record the performance (although video cameras have gotten a lot smaller since I was in school). 
 
 
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Wendy Graf's "Closely Related Keys" at the Lounge Theatre by M.R. Hunter
 
Closely Related Keys


Playwright Wendy Graf's compelling drama about a pair of unlikely half-sisters hits every note, just not always with equal measure in her world premiere at the Lounge Theatre in Hollywood.

 
Directed under the keen and sensitive eye of Shirley Jo Finney with Diarra Kilpatrick (LA Weekly and NAACP award-winner from last season's hit "In the Red and Brown Water") starring as Julia-a brash, workaholic corporate attorney, Graf has a veritable dynamic duo maintaining a pleasing rhythm, even when occasionally the play loses its own intrinsic tempo in its overpower.
 
Widely known and well-esteemed for portraying fiercely determined women in such works as "Behind the Gates," and "No Word in Guyanese For Me" starring Anna Khaja (currently in the Fountain's "My Name is Asher Lev"), Graf's marked ability to illuminate the feminine psyche is matched by her intrepid fascination with differing cultures through the tension of the foreigner. Combined, it makes for an intoxicating social commentary about the 'Other' underscored by a rich veracity to her characters. In "Closely Related Keys," all these elements are present, but instead of unfolding fluidly, the conflicts rival each other...
 

  

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Eyestrology: Happy Birthday Pisces! by Cici Psy-Chic

  

Pisces Koy Fish

Happy birthday to celebrity March Pisceans: Ron Howard (3/1), Daniel Craig (3/2), Jessica Biel (3/3), Patricia Heaton (3/4), Eva Mendes (3/5), Shaquille O'Neal (3/6), Bryan Cranston (3/7), Aidan Quinn (3/8), Matthew Gray Gubler (3/9), Chuck Norris (3/10), Johnny Knoxville (3/11), Ron Jeremy (3/12), Dana Delany (3/13), Billy Crystal (3/14), Eva Longoria (3/15), Curtis Lovell III (3/16), Mia Hamm (3/17), Queen Latifah (3/18), Bruce Willis (3/19), Spike Lee (3/20)

 

 
Ole dreaded Mercury is in retrograde until Feb. 28. That means an uptick in delays, miscommunication and technological snafus. This would be an ideal time to lay low and take a personal assessment about springing forward come March. It wouldn't be a bad idea to hit the gym or join in a yoga class to get our bodies beach-ready. Relaxation and rejuvenation is the best way to beat the retrograde blues so book a day at the spa or grab a pal for a mani/pedi. The best way to deal with our anxiety is by nursing ourselves into better form, face and fashion. Get the detailed forecasts for all of the signs...
 

 

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