view this message online MARCH 2011 DCBID News | New in Town | Downtown Specials | Calendar | Downtown Living   Take the 2011 Downtown LA Survey Help capture Downtown's Most Wanted! We need YOU! Our last survey helped us capture Target so, whether you LIVE, WORK, PLAY or VISIT in Downtown Los Angeles, make your opinion count – tell us which retailers you'd love to have in Downtown LA. Take the 2011 Downtown LA Survey & enter to win prizes » Downtown Specials $33 Fridays for 33 Variations with Jane Fonda Ahmanson Theatre Available for performance on Friday, March 4 @ 8pm (reg. $55-$75).   FREE sides & drink with purchase of meal Olive Bistro & Catering Download coupon to redeem in store. Expires March 31, 2011. Click here for more Downtown Specials » Downtown Calendar Il Turco in Italia (A Turk in Italy) OPERA Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Now – March 13   First Fridays CONCERT / LECTURE Natural History Museum March 4 11th Annual Brazilian Carnaval 'Exotica' FESTIVAL Club Nokia @ L.A. LIVE March 5   TruckIt Fest FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL, ARTISANS, LIVE MUSIC Union Station March 6 Dudamel Conducts Tchaikovsky CONCERT Walt Disney Concert Hall March 10-13   The Turn of the Screw OPERA Dorothy Chandler Pavilion March 12-30 Organ Recital: Stephen Tharp CONCERT Walt Disney Concert Hall March 13   Booze Clues SCAVENGER HUNT & PUB CRAWL Starts at Harlem Place March 19 LA Times Travel & Adventure Show EXPO LA Convention Center March 19-20   St. Petersburg Philharmonic CONCERT Walt Disney Concert Hall March 22 Lady Gaga CONCERT STAPLES @ L.A. LIVE March 28   International Children's Film Festival KIDS & FAMILIES REDCAT March 26 – April 17 Click here for more March Downtown Events »         New in Town   Big Man Bakes New Bunker Hill location! 633 W. 5th St. (213) 622-2127 bigmanbakes.com   Kachi Bistro 1055 Wilshire Blvd. (213) 482-4553 kachidelicafe.com   Màs Malo 517 W. 7th St. (213) 985-4332 masmalorestaurant.com Honda LA Marathon presented by K-Swiss The LA Marathon is more than a race, it's a total community effort with support and encouragement at every turn. Come out and join the festivities this year as the race begins in Downtown LA. March 18-19: Expo March 19: 5K Run March 20: Full Marathon Downtown Living   Take our FREE Saturday Housing Bus Tour March 5 & 19 9am-1pm Thinking about moving to Downtown LA? Our FREE housing tour is the best way to start! Check out new lofts, apartments and condos. Hurry, these tours will fill up! You must register online to guarantee your spot on the bus.   Search our online housing lists, including: • Completed Apartments • Completed Lofts • Completed Condos Search our Downtown Directory About the Downtown Center BID Contact Us