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Livin' Like a Tom Petty Song

By Libby Molyneaux

Published on October 14, 2008 at 2:21am

A Refugee Camp in the Heart of Los Angeles and Santa Monica is a reconstruction that shows the exact conditions faced by a refugee. Aid workers from Doctors Without Borders will guide you through it. Afterward, find a nice expensive restaurant and be rude to the waiter. Crystal Springs Picnic Area, Griffith Park; Wed.-Mon., Oct. 22-27, 9-5:30 p.m.; free. Also at parking lot 1 north, Santa Monica Pier; Fri.-Sun., Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Oct. 22-27; Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2008