GO LA: Fringe Artists, Porno Films and Lisa Lampanelli

—Libby Molyneaux

The Devil made me do it.

Frederick M. Brown

Carol Channing: Still razzle-dazzling!

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SUNDAY, MARCH 1

READINGS

Golden Age of Porn Pick of the Week

This week’s cut-’n’-paste special comes from Skylight Books: “In 1973, short on cash and with the rent due, a peacenik former Broadway gypsy living in Manhattan’s Meat Packing District signed on to cook for the cast and crew of a new film, The Devil in Miss Jones. She soon found herself cast in the lead role, and her legendary erotic performance launched her on a career that would come to define the era of Porn Chic. This is the story of Georgina Spelvin, a poignant and wholly bawdy memoir of her life before and after porn fame, full of riveting anecdotes and marvelous gossip from time spent among the famous and the infamous. With a storyteller’s touch, Georgina takes us to the bright lights of Broadway, the glamour of Manhattan’s Latin Quarter, the fervor of the Vietnam Era peace movement, and, of course, the so-called Golden Age of Porn. Thirty years in the making and five years in the writing, there are more laughs than tears, but no apologies or excuses. It is not a victim’s whine, but a romping good read, filled with the colorful details of a road less traveled.” Ms. Spelvin reads from and signsThe Devil Made Me Do It. Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz; Sun., March 1, 7 p.m.; free, book is $18.50. (323) 660-1175. —L.M.

MONDAY, MARCH 2

CABARET

Ladies and Gentlemen ... Carol Channing!

Voilà — behold the famous Magic Castle transform into a cabaret! Even longtime members were not aware of the theater space housing W.C. Fields’ trick pool table, marionettes from The Sound of Music, Edgar Bergen’s dummies, and more Tinseltown treasures. And who better to kick off “Cabaret at the Castle” than living legend Carol Channing? The ever-charming Ms. Channing presents The First 80 Years Are the Hardest, her one-woman show that was a hit in NYC. She’ll share stories and sing some of her most famous showstoppers, sequins and all. Such as? “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” “Razzle Dazzle,” “Hello, Dolly!” — plus choice tales about Tallulah Bankhead, Ethel Merman, Sophie Tucker and meeting the Queen of England! Magic Castle, 7001 Franklin Ave., Hlywd.; Mon.-Tues., March 2-3, 8 p.m.; $75, proceeds benefit the Dr. Carol Channing Foundation for the Arts. www.carolchanning.org. Resv.: (323) 851-3313, Ext. 336. —L.M.

TUESDAY, MARCH 3

COMEDY

Love Hounds

What has Elayne Boosler been up to? Funny you should ask. “I know you missed me, but I was right here, alive and busy. Merrill Markoe and I sat in for Stephanie Miller on radio for two years, I did a lot with baseball, and I’m thinking of putting 100 blowjob jokes in my act so I can get on Comedy Central. Luckily, they won’t have to be funny. I still do tons of concerts to raise rescue money for animals everywhere, some touring, write for Huffington Post, finishing a book called Forever for the fall, and working on a comedy CD. Recently produced and hosted St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa’s All Star 60th Birthday Roast DVD to help pay off his new animal shelter in Walnut Creek called ARF.”

When it comes to saving animals, Boosler walks her dog like she talks it. “L.A. is drowning in foreclosure dogs. People are walking out the front door and leaving their loved ones out back to die. And we thought dating was bad. Tails of Joy is national and helps all animals,” she says of the organization that benefits from The Dog and Pony Show. The lineup features Boosler, Marianne Curan, Markoe, Laraine Newman, Eric Saperstein and others. “It’s a great night of dog lovers reading personal stories and sharing milk and cookies!” adds Boosler. “Cookies! My fashion philosophy is, if you’re not covered in dog hair, your life is empty.” Writers Boot Camp at Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica; Tues., March 3, 7:30 p.m.; $25, $20 in advance. (310) 828-1500. —L.M.

BOOKS

Three Hipsters Walk Into a Silver Lake Bar ...

It’s not a pleasant thought, but we have to ask ourselves: Where would we be without indie comedy? Shudder to think of a world without smart, funny gals in horn-rimmed glasses. And no Janeane Garofalo! Stop it! Then again, we would never have had to type “Neil Hamburger.” John Wenzel’s given the topic a lot of thought and has written a dissertation ...

I mean a book, called Mock Stars: Indie Comedy and the Dangerously Funny. He’ll be joined by comics Maria Bamford, Andrew Orvedahl, Ben Kronenberg and Tig Notaro at this reading. Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz; Tues., March 3, 7 p.m.; free, book is $16. (323) 660-1175. —L.M.

MUSEUMS

Wherefore Art Thou Yugo?