California Plaza Grand Performances
August 15, 2014
Click Your Heels For Foodie Fun, Sand Castles & More

 

 

FREE MOVIES & CONCERTS:  Find cool places for hot nights on Eye Spy LA's Annual Outdoor Summer Entertainment Guide. 

 

HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEKEND:

There's more to do and see on our Calendar page.

FREE FUN STUFF FOR KIDS:

Make summer a blast for the whole family by checking into our Kids Stuff section.


...and this is just the tip of the very cool ice berg - get more at www.eyespyla.com

 

PLAN AHEAD: August

 

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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 Happy Weekend!

 
Not Joss Whedon's "Much Ado About Nothing" 
by Mark Share

Much Ado TheatricumTheatricum Botanicum's summer 2014 series revives Shakespeare's battle-of-the-sexes comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, which is receiving renewed attention following Joss Whedon's black-and-white movie version last year, starring his usual actors and filmed in a setting that looks like it could be a casual reading at his own house. Apparently, Whedon and friends enjoy an evening of reading a Shakespeare play together, something easier to do probably if one's friends are actors--I've tried this with a group of lawyers with mixed results--and this is a good, undemanding choice of play, for Theatricum too, which company is mostly about the camaraderie of a long-running troupe and the pleasant setting under the oaks...


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Randy's Donuts, Los Angeles, 2014 by Charles Phoenix

Randy's Donuts

Its always time to drive thru Randy's Donuts, especially when you're taking a ride in a sparkly 1959 Caddy Coupe de Ville.  Speaking of Randy's, we might as well just get it out in the open. At the end of the day, and 150 years from now, when people who haven't even been born yet, are talking about architecture in Los Angeles, the most important structure in town is Randy's Donuts. This crazy carb castle is a mid-century, mod masterpiece of the highest order. AAAND there's a GIIIANT donut on the roof. Drive-thru or walk up to Randy's, conveniently located in Inglewood, near LAX, since 1953. YESSS giant donuts matter to us in SoCal !!! ...

Cheers to Randy's Donuts and YOU !!! ...

Charles Phoenix
Los Angeles, CA

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Eyestrology: Happy Birthday Leo by Cici Psy-Chic

Psychic Zoltar For the month of 7/22/14-8/22/14

Happy birthday to these celebrity August Leos: Coolio (8/1), Mary-Louise Parker (8/2), Martha Stewart (8/3), President Barack Obama (8/4), Maureen McCormick (8/5), Soleil Moon Frye (8/6), Charlize Theron (8/7), Dustin Hoffman (8/8), Sam Elliott (8/9), Antonio Banderas (8/10), Chris Hemsworth (8/11), George Hamilton (8/12), Danny Bonaduce (8/13), Mila Kunis (8/14), Jennifer Lawrence (8/15), Steve Carell (8/16), Robert De Niro (8/17), Edward Norton (8/18), John Stamos (8/19), Demi Lovato (8/20), Kenny Rogers (8/21), Tori Amos (8/22)

Most signs will be meeting new people and starting off romantic relationships through the rest of summer. Just when we least expect it, someone interesting will cross our paths if we pursue it. This is a good time to reconnect with old friends or take family vacations. Don't be surprised if someone from the past contacts out of the blue. We would do well to be open-minded and as flexible as possible. Be willing to hear another point of view even if it challenges our beliefs. For those who cannot travel too far, try to leave room enough for fun and play and lots of surprises.


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Summer Outdoor Entertainment 2014

Levitt Pavilion  

Summer in L.A. is all about the experience and not so much about the money. Grab your friends and a cooler, a blanket, and a picnic. You'll find plenty of summer events and low cost al fresco entertainment all over town.
 
FREE CONCERTS: Some of the best things in summer are free. Look around you're own neighborhood. You'll find free concerts, film screenings and theatre in parks, shopping centers, museums, and other nooks and crannies that have a patch of grass or some asphalt to setup a stage and some seating in...


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ABOUT EYE SPY LA
 

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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.

 

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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