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2011 Stories by Derek Thomas

• New Year's Eve Aboard the Queen Mary

  published December 29, 2011

  What says New Year's Eve to you? If it's dueling pianos, cover bands, and a "fireworks spectacular," then board the Queen Mary for a night... More >>

• White Wonderland: New Year's Eve Gala

  published December 29, 2011

  Dance away the year that was in the company of Paul Van Dyk, Benny Benassi, Kaskade, Dada Life and Trent Cantrelle (Sat., Dec. 31), and Steve... More >>

• Cleopatra's 2nd Annual 2012 New Year's Eve Ball

  published December 29, 2011

  Count down the final hours of 2011 in the Egyptian Theater's outdoor courtyard, alongside Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame, and in three rooms... More >>

• The Annual All-New One-Time-Only New Year's Eve Revue

  published December 29, 2011

  Song, dance, and comedy from 50 years of Santa Monica Playhouse productions. Admission includes a complimentary buffet, champagne, party hats,... More >>

• Vivid New Year's Eve 2012

  published December 29, 2011

  The official Vivid Entertainment New Year's Eve party, with Mark Lewis, Armen, Anthony Shah, Angeline, Blackliquid and Gago spinning house and... More >>

• Pure Improv: Holiday Edition

  published December 1, 2011

  A holiday spin on traditional improv games, presented by Improvatorium and Combined Artform. Patrick Bristow (The Groundlings, Ellen)... More >>

• Here's Tasting You, Burbank

  published September 22, 2011

  Johnny Carson used to call it "beautiful downtown Burbank," and the moniker stuck so well that the Burbank Chamber of Commerce trademarked the... More >>

• Best Has-Beens

  published September 22, 2011

  Holy bat shark repellent! That pretty much sums up the heights of Bat-cheese that the Adam West-Burt Ward TV series Batman reached in 1966... More >>

• Best Week Ever

  published September 22, 2011

  I can't even begin to explain how awesome dineLA Restaurant Week is. When else can you get appetizer, entree and dessert at some of L.A.'s top... More >>

• Love Those BPMs

  published September 22, 2011

  We love boobs! So do the organizers of Beats for Boobs, a multicity breast cancer awareness event on its eighth year in San Francisco, second year... More >>

• Bob Baker's Halloween Hoop-Dee-Do

  published September 22, 2011

  More than 100 Halloween-themed puppets, in a show that first played here in 1963. Saturdays, Sundays, 2:30 p.m.; Tuesdays-Fridays,... More >>

• Tart for Tart's Sake

  published September 8, 2011

  Whether your favorite is pecan, apple, lemon meringue or rhubarb, LACMA's A Slice of Pie is sure to satisfy. The Los Angeles County Museum of... More >>

• So You Think You Can Eat

  published September 8, 2011

  Celebrity chefs pair wines with their gourmet creations at the Children's Bureau Celebrity Chefs & Wine Tasting, the second annual edition of this... More >>

• Let's Get Ready to Taco!

  published September 8, 2011

  Twenty amateur cooks will go taco-a-taco at the NoHo Taco Cook-off Festival, an afternoon fund-raiser out to proclaim the best taco in L.A.... More >>

• May Contain Nirvana

  published September 8, 2011

  When you're offered unlimited samplings of gourmet chocolates, as happens at the Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon, you may feel the impulse to... More >>

• Sleight of Green Hand

  published July 7, 2011

  Oh, oh, oh, it's magic! Environmentalism, that is. According to "green" magician Steve Trash, recycling is as easy as pulling a cruelty-free... More >>

• Honor Thy Bernie

  published July 7, 2011

  There's just something that says "summer" about partying with a corpse, and that's never been truer than at the Downtown Independent's Weekend... More >>

• The Cliterati

  published July 7, 2011

  You might think sex chatter in a comic book store revolves around what Batgirl looks like naked (and you'd be right), but Sex Nerd Sandra is on a... More >>

• The Confounding Brothers

  published June 30, 2011

  Join Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams as they tell the story of our country's founding. You can print your own Declaration of... More >>

• Go to Anaheim Instead

  published June 30, 2011

  Fans headed to Anime Expo 2011 may want to double-check their directions: This year's con takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center, not at... More >>

• Stop Making Sense

  , Explained

  published June 30, 2011

  Talking Heads' 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense opens with lead singer David Byrne's white-sneakered footsteps as he walks onstage,... More >>

• A Bunch of Shit and Some Other Crap

  published June 23, 2011

  Everything is terrible? You bet! Witness the epic nature of the awfulness that is the world we live in at the second annual Everything Is... More >>

• The Rhythm of the Gnat

  published June 16, 2011

  Insects are creepy, yes, but they also make beautiful music. That's the theory, anyway, of Insect Ensemble, the Hammer Museum's latest... More >>

• Nerd Up

  published June 16, 2011

  Who would win a fight between Superman and Gandalf? Nerds, of course! UCB's Tournament of Nerds, hosted by Hal Rudnick and Justin Donaldson... More >>

• The Fringe's the Thing

  published June 9, 2011

  Artists on the verge converge for the Hollywood Fringe Festival, the second annual 18-day, multivenue voyage to the outer limits of creative... More >>