ChinatownSummerNight
June 26, 2015

 

The first of Chinatown's popular Summer Nights dance parties is on Saturday. Check out our annual Summer Entertainment Guide for more of our favorite places to go for cool al fresco entertainment (most of them FREE).   

  

DANCE DANCE: 

MORE FUN: 


There is SO MUCH more of course at www.eyespyla.com.

 

Cineplex alternatives - our Film page always has some unusual and cool movie screening opportunities indoors and out.

 

Just for laughs visit our Comedy page for some comic relief.

 

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. Plan ahead for  July. BTW: the Fourth of July is only a week away so you might want to start thinking about that. Stay tuned for our comprehensive guide to fireworks displays. 

 

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

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

  

 

You'd Like It Better If They Tried Harder by Mark Share


As You Like It

Shakespeare's As You Like It is one of the five plays in summer rotation at Topanga Canyon's Theatricum Botanicum, and the best thing about the experience is the outdoor theater as the setting for the young lovers to run around the forest with the massive oak tree on which Orlando pins his love notes.  The production is a revival of a forgettable one this troupe did years ago, which muddles everything by putting a post-Civil War façade on this Elizabethan romance.  How about setting Breakfast at Tiffany's in immediate post-WWII Germany; that would increase the comedy and romance, right?  Instead of what could be a fast-paced romp without an intermission, the production is dragged out, actually just stops dead, to present performances of "authentic" nineteenth century songs.  It's as excruciating as it sounds...


 

Eyestrology: Happy Birthday Cancers by Cici Psy-Chic


Psychic Dog For the month of 6/22/15-7/22/15

Happy birthday to these celebrity June Cancers: Prince William (6/21), Meryl Streep (6/22), Randy Jackson (6/23), Lionel Messi (6/24), George Michael (6/25), Chris O'Donnell (6/26), Khloe Kardashian (6/27), Kellie Pickler (6/28), Gary Busey (6/29), Mike Tyson (6/30)

Celebrity July Cancers: Missy Elliott (7/1), Ashley Tisdale (7/2), Tom Cruise (7/3), Malia Obama (7/4), Edie Falco (7/5), Kevin Hart (7/6), Ringo Starr (7/7), Jaden Smith (7/8), Tom Hanks (7/9), Jessica Simpson (7/10), Lil Kim (7/11), Michelle Rodriguez (7/12), Harrison Ford (7/13), Jane Lynch (7/14), Arianna Huffington (7/15), Will Ferrell (7/16), David Hasselhoff (7/17), Vin Diesel (7/18), Benedict Cumberbatch (7/19), Gisele Bundchen (7/20), Josh Hartnett (7/21), Selkena Gomez (7/22)

This is an excellent time for expressing our feelings to those closest to us. Most signs will need social outlets and connections with others. This can be excellent timing for those who are faced with a major decision. Asking for advice or simply talking a situation out with a confidante could be just the support needed in order to move forward. The next few weeks provide a welcome opportunity for initiating new projects or any startup. We should only explore this period if we have finished everything else. Short of diving in, we can use this social period to brainstorm.

 

 

Tail 'o the Pup Lost and Found, Los Angeles, CA, 1962
by Charles Phoenix


Tail o the Pup

Strung pennants blowing in the breeze, an Arden Ice Cream truck passing by and a Ford convertible parked at the curb provide a perfect backdrop for Los Angeles' most playful architectural icon. The famous fast food stand is world class. There is no better place in the known universe to enjoy a hot dog...


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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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Eye Spy L.A. 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