YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A BIG FOOTBALL FAN TO BE A BIG FAN OF THE SUPER BOWL EFFECT THERE'S PLENTY TO DO DURING THE BIG GAME.Byline: Valerie Kuklenski Staff Writer It's Super Bowl Sunday, but not everybody's got game -- or even wants game. You may want to leave that when-animals-attack contest between the Bears and the Colts to others and step away from the television. Here are some alternatives: Dine at a high-end restaurant -- one without a TV. The staff will appreciate your business and may give you a prime table. Conduct some ``guy'' business. Stock up at the local hardware or home improvement store, purchase a set of tires or get the lube and oil change you've been delaying. Shop till you drop for what Grandma wore back when she was hot. The Original Vintage Fashion Expo, featuring interesting attire from the 1850s to the 1980s, is open 1 to 5p.m. At the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is a multipurpose convention center in Santa Monica, California. It was built in 1958. For trade shows, the Civic Auditorium features 11,775 square feet (1,094 m²) of space, while the stage adds 4,485 square feet (417 m²) more space, (vintageexpo.com). After kickoff, do the grocery shopping you didn't have the guts for on Saturday night. Even at Costco, the lines will be shorter during the game. In the market for a new car? Service will be great, and you may be able to work out a lower price if you make your deal on Sunday afternoon. Today only, culture is counterculture coun·ter·cul·ture n. A culture, especially of young people, with values or lifestyles in opposition to those of the established culture. coun . There's easy access to museums, theaters and concert halls. There are matinees of ``Dancing at Lughnasa'' at Theatre West in Hollywood (www.theatrewest.org) and the Benjamin Britten Noun 1. Benjamin Britten - major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976) Britten, Edward Benjamin Britten, Lord Britten of Aldeburgh opera ``A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX (www.music.ucla.edu/events). Saul Bass' dynamic movie posters are on view at the Skirball Cultural Center  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . (www.skirball.org), and the Autry National Center's Museum of the American West has just opened its Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale (www.autrynationalcenter.org). For a cool display of athleticism of a different sort, ``Cavalia'' ends its run today at Verizon Wireless Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, owns and operates the second largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. Amphitheater amphitheater (ăm`fəthē'ətər, ăm`pə–), open structure used for the exhibition of gladiatorial contests, struggles of wild beasts, sham sea battles, and similar spectacles. in Irvine (www.cavalia.net). Valerie Kuklenski, (818) 713-3750 valerie.kuklenski@dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: If you prefer art to football, check out the Autry National Center's Museum of the American West, which has just opened its Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale. |
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