Nov 14, 2014

PLAY, LEARN, LISTEN & WATCH

SOME HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEKEND:

RECREATION:

The annual Pershing Square Ice Rink is now open. LA loves to ice skate and rinks are popping up all over the area. Pershing Square is so picturesque we love to go there.
Creatures of the Night - discover nocturnal wildlife on this walk at VIsta Hermosa
Nature in Focus - learn about nature photography while walking in Franklin Canyon
More activities like these on the RECREATION page.

HOLIDAY SHOPPING: places to find unique items for your holiday gifts and celebrations handmade by local artists and artisans. This week its all about pottery.

The annual PeachTree Pottery Holiday Sale on the westside
The annual Ceramic Arts Holiday Sale in Noho
More events like these on the ART page

WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES: learn how to make and do new things

Holiday Wreath Workshop learn to make a modern decorative wreath
Puppet Making for Children on Saturday in the San Fernando Valley
More activities like these on the Classes and Workshop page

MUSIC:

Sunset at the Oasis on Saturday. Held at the Frog Spot at the LA River Visitor Center.
Santa Clarita Philharmonic - Free Concert on Sunday
More events like this on the Music page

FILM:

LA Skins Festival features Native American films now through Sunday.

What is a Western? Film Series Little Big Man at the Autry on Saturday.

More events like this on the FILM page

There is so much more, too many to mention them all. You'll find the rest of our weekly picks at EyeSpyLA.com and even more places to go on the Eye Spy LA Calendar.

PLAN AHEAD: find all the fun fall events coming up through Thanksgiving on the November Calendar or visit our annual HOLIDAY GUIDE for holiday themed events and activities through the end of the year.

SAVE $$$: Visit the Eye Spy LA DISCOUNT page for special discounts on local events and activities.

Have a Beautiful Weekend!

If You Sneeze You Will Miss MY TWO CENTS by Leena Deneroff

Hungry and need to rest your weary feet after a jaunt to LACMA, the La Brea Tarpits or the Peterson Museum? Feel like being an urban explorer?

Then follow me folks and we are on our way to some amazing modern soul comfort food.

If you sneeze, you will miss this place and that is something you do NOT want to do. Tucked away in a mini-mall on Pico and Curson, you will find this little gem My Two Cents. They are now coining this hood Wilshire Vista and lots of cool independent shops, cafes, and bakeries are beginning to emerge. Allow yourself to explore East on Pico after you chow down...

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Eyestrology: Happy Birthday Scorpio by Cici Psy-Chic

For the month of 10/22/14-11/22/14

Happy birthday to these Celebrity November Scorpions: Anthony Kiedis (11/1), Nelly (11/2), Roseanne (11/3), Sean Diddy Combs (11/4), Kris Jenner (11/5), Sally Field (11/6), Lorde (11/7), Gordon Ramsay (11/8), Eric Dane (11/9), Tracy Morgan (11/10), Leonardo DiCaprio (11/11), Anne Hathaway (11/12), Whoopi Goldberg (11/13), Josh Duhamel (11/14), Jonny Lee Miller (11/15), Lisa Bonet (11/16), Rachel McAdams (11/17), Owen Wilson (11/18), Jodie Foster (11/19), Joe Biden (11/20), Goldie Hawn (11/21), Scarlett Johansson (11/22)

Following Mercury's Retrograde, most signs will be very active professionally and socially. This is a good time to prioritize goals and readjust plans. Don't be surprised by flashes of insight or light bulb moments that can suddenly illuminate a problem with a handy solution. Dreams or omens can be fortuitous now so long as we pay attention. Earth and Water signs will enjoy bouts of good luck while Air and Fire should be focused on creating their own luck. This can be a very prosperous period with a bit of tenacity. Be willing to work hard and see great results!

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Vince's Spaghetti, Ontario, CA, 2014 by Charles Phoenix

The spaghetti of our lives! My fave is served at Vince's in my hometown of Ontario, CA. Vince's is the world's largest spaghetti restaurant. Homespun and family run, since 1945. Talk about hometown pride! I've been enjoying the spaghetti dining experience there for as long as I can remember.

Vince's is an American classic roadhouse diner of the highest order. The roadside vintage neon sign out front, with its beautiful green face, sassy stripes and chasing arrow, pointing customers to the front door, is a local landmark national treasure!

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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.

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EYE SPY LA CONTRIBUTORS:

M.R. Hunter - editorial and reviews

Mark Share - reviews

Kelly Hargraves - dance and reviews

Leena Deneroff - food adventures

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