Los Angeles Parks Foundation
Halloween Carnival
Sat, Oct 31, 1 pm – 5 pm – Stoner Community Center, 1835 Stoner Avenue,
West LA
Calling all neighbors, come on by the Stoner Community Center for Free
games and prizes. Come to the park, meet your friends and neighbors, then go
trick or treating from here. Free.
Westwood
Halloween Book Signings and Author Events
Sat, Oct 31, 12 noon, 1:30 pm, 6:30 pm – The Mystery Bookstore, 1036
Broxton Ave, Westwood
This weekend’s schedule is impressive, they hope you’ll join them for a
fantastic Halloween at The Mystery Bookstore. Costumes are encouraged;
they’ll provide the candy! At 12:00 Noon Robert Fate discusses and signs “Baby
Shark’s Jugglers at the Borders”. At 1:30 p.m. Libby Fischer Hellmann
discusses and signs “Doubleback” and Keith Raffel discusses and signs “Smasher: A
Silicon Valley Thriller” At 6:00 p.m. John Connolly discusses and signs
“The Gates”
The Los Angeles Parks Foundation is proud to promote the opening reception
of Fred Rochlin Watercolors, presented by Davida Rochlin Art +
Architecture Pop-Up Gallery. Proceeds will benefit LA City Parks! Join us for
refreshments, appetizers and beautiful depictions of Los Angeles.
Fred Rochlin Watercolors: November 8th from 4-6pm in the courtyard of
11973 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
http://www.laparksfoundation.org/news_events.html
LOCAL EVENTS: Brentwood / Westwood
UCLA Live: The Spoken Word
An Evening with R. Crumb
Thu, Oct 29, 8 pm – Royce Hall, UCLA Campus, Westwood
In the late 60s, R. Crumbs psychedelic comics including the characters
Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural, Devil Girl and the popular Keep on Truckin cartoon
propelled him overnight to celebrity status in San Francisco’s burgeoning
underground scene. Now living in France, Robert Crumb makes a very rare
public appearance, joining longtime friend and art editor for The New Yorker,
Franoise Mouly, for a candid discussion about the controversial artists life
and his highly anticipated new project, an illustrated version of Genesis.
Tickets: $60, 44, 36
Stoner Community Center
Halloween Carnival
Sat, Oct 31, 1 pm – 5 pm – Stoner Community Center, 1835 Stoner Avenue,
West LA
Calling all neighbors, come on by the Stoner Community Center for Free
games and prizes. Come to the park, meet your friends and neighbors, then go
trick or treating from here. Free.
Westwood
Halloween Book Signings and Author Events
Sat, Oct 31, 12 noon, 1:30 pm, 6:30 pm – The Mystery Bookstore, 1036
Broxton Ave, Westwood
This weekend’s schedule is impressive, they hope you’ll join them for a
fantastic Halloween at The Mystery Bookstore. Costumes are encouraged;
they’ll provide the candy! At 12:00 Noon Robert Fate discusses and signs “Baby
Shark’s Jugglers at the Borders”. At 1:30 p.m. Libby Fischer Hellmann
discusses and signs “Doubleback” and Keith Raffel discusses and signs “Smasher: A
Silicon Valley Thriller” At 6:00 p.m. John Connolly discusses and signs
“The Gates”
Fowler Museum OutSpoken Lecture
22nd Annual Sammy Yukuan Lee Lecture on Chinese Archaeology and Art
Sat, Nov 7, 2 – 4 pm – Fowler Museum – Lenart Auditorium Room A103B,
UCLA-North Campus, Westwood
James A. Benn, associate professor of Buddhism and East Asian Religions at
McMaster University, explores the role of Buddhist ideas, institutions,
and practitioners in the promotion of tea drinking and the invention of a
Chinese tea culture. Co-sponsored by the Center for Chinese Studies.
UCLA Live Presents the West Coast Premiere
Ontroerend Goed
Tue-Sat, Nov 3-7, 8 pm – Freud Playhouse, Westwood
BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE* PASSWORD: ALL
To venture into the emotional and physical jungle of adolescence, the
Ontroerend Goed performance group has enlisted 13 teenage guides who are going
to tell it like it is, like it or not. This completely uncompromising look
at the raw urges and untamed thoughts rattling around in semi-adult bodies
shocked and charmed audiences across Europe last year.
* Valid for 11/5-7 performances only; limited time only; while supplies
last; cannot be combined with any other offer; not valid on previously
purchased tickets; must be purchased in multiples of two.
It’s About Time
Daylight Saving Time 2009 ends
Turn your Clocks back One Hour Sunday Morning
Daylight Saving Time 2009 ends this Sunday and, as daylight ends earlier,
its a reminder to: Set your clocks back one hour. Better yet turn them back
before you go to be on Saturday.
