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Drive, Walk, Discover and Play Croquet
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Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day and Memorial Day - make plans for a memorable month.
THIS WEEKEND:
NEXT WEEK: Celebrate Cinco de Mayo on Tuesday artfully at Buen Consejo a Cinco de Mayo art celebration at the Montalban or DITCH work and enjoy a day of entertainment at LA PLAZA. Head to West Hollywood for Russian Arts & Culture Week in Plummer Park. And don't forget to plan something memorable for Mother's Day next Sunday.
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Win one of 3 pairs of tickets to see the West Coast premiere of Dominique Morisseau's explosive, uncensored "Sunset Baby" at the Odyssey Theatre on May 10 at 2 p.m. A secret cache of letters brings together a former Black Power leader, his estranged daughter and her drug-dealing boyfriend in a powerful story of family and activism, revolution and estrangement. An energized, vibrant look at the point where the personal and political collide from a rapidly rising star, playwright Dominique Morisseau. Nina is a fiercely independent hustler and her boyfriend, Damon, is a thug, but they both are dead set on breaking from this life and finding a way out. When Kenyatta, a former Black Liberation leader and Nina's estranged father, shows up on her doorstep hoping to reunite and reconcile the past, Nina's life plan is thrown askew. Enter to win at eyespylareviews@gmail.com
Cineplex alternatives - our Film page always has some unusual and cool movie screening opportunities. Slip into something cozy: It may seem like summer during the day but it still can be chilly at night. Visit our Comedy page for some great places to go where you'll warm up laughing your head off. You'll find the rest of our weekly picks at EyeSpyLA.com and even more places to go on the Eye Spy LA Calendar - updated daily. PLAN AHEAD: Don't be disappointed. Many of the events we feature in our newsletter are small, unique and unusual - and often sold out by the time you read this. Eyespyla.com is updated daily go there anytime to explore and find out what's coming up so you don't miss out. See what's coming up in May. SAVE $$$: Visit the Eye Spy LA DISCOUNT page for special discounts on local events and activities. | |
Have a wonderful weekend!
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Found Frank Lloyd Wright, Scottsdale, AZ by Charles Phoenix
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Welcome to the DAVID and GLADYS WRIGHT HOUSE in Scottsdale, AZ.
David's daddy-O, Frank Lloyd Wright, designed the home for his son and daughter-in-law in 1952. It's the new superstar in the galaxy of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterworks.
Thankfully, it was recently saved from the wrecking-ball (shocking, but true) and is currently being faithfully restored and readied for public tours, for the first time...
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"Recorded in Hollywood" Spotlights L.A. Music History by M.R. Hunter
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In 1948, John Dolphin, a black businessman from Detroit, relocated to Los Angeles and made music history when he opened a record store on Vernon near Central Avenue called "Dolphin's of Hollywood." Unable to procure a space in Hollywood due to racism, Dolphin, also known by the nickname "Lovin' John," decided to bring Hollywood to South Los Angeles. What he accomplished before his murder in 1958 was more than just selling records, he became a major influence in the transitional period of rock n' roll and R & B, creating his own labels and introducing a hungry generation to artists like Sam Cooke, Billie Holiday, Little Richard, James Brown, B.B. King and Tina Turner among many others....
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Eyestrology: Happy Birthday Taurus by Cici Psy-Chic
For the month of 4/20/15-5/20/15
Happy birthday to these celebrity May Taurus: Tim McGraw (5/1), Dwayne Johnson (5/2), Frankie Valli (5/3), Lance Bass (5/4), Adele (5/5), George Clooney (5/6), Traci Lords (5/7), Melissa Gilbert (5/8), Billy Joel (5/9), Bono (5/10), Mike Lupica (5/11), Tony Hawk (5/12), Robert Pattinson (5/13), Mark Zuckerberg (5/14), Emmitt Smith (5/15), Megan Fox (5/16), Bob Saget (5/17), Tina Fey (5/18), Grace Jones (5/19), Cher (5/20)
All signs should be focused on career and money matters this month. It's a good time to vault ahead or review your current situation. Focus on long term gains rather than immediate benefits, as these could actually cost more down the road. Concentrate by digging in, committing to your task fully without procrastination or avoidance. Be frugal right now. Free events can help cut down wasted entertainment expenses. Pay attention to areas of your life that seem stagnant. Change can be positive during this transitional window. Take advantage!
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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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