Riled Over California's High-Speed Rail

Last Wednesday afternoon in the basement of a church in Monterey Park, a dozen consultants paced quietly around shiny poster boards illustrating the wonders of...

PRAISE GEORGE

On April 24 and 25, 1992, hard-thinkin', pre-deceased comedian George Carlin performed brilliantly before two full houses at Madison Square Garden's Paramount Theater. Soon...

PROJECT DEADWAY

The only Day of the Dead celebration to actually take place on All Souls Day is the renowned Self Help Graphics & Art's 36th Annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration. The event...

CANOGA PARK IS DEAD

Dia de los Muertos may mean "Day of the Dead," but celebrating with Hellga the Devil's Beer Maid (get it? HELL-ga!) is sure to make you happy to be alive. The...

TWO WHITE GUYS SITTING AROUND TALKING

As part of The Actors' Gang's WTF?! Festival, curated by Gang co-founder Tim Robbins, PEN Center USA is hosting A Conversation With Gore Vidal and David Ulin, a civilized...

FRIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, PART 2

The theme for this year's madcap Muse Costume Ball at LACMA is "heroes and villains" -- this of course could mean anything from Batman and the Joker to Van Gogh and Gauguin to...

Photography Exhibit

In Focus: The Worker includes more than 40 19th- and 20th-century photographs that "demonstrate shifting attitudes towards the worker." Tuesdays-Sundays. Starts:...

Dawson's Creek Reunion

Cast and crew, including creator Kevin Williamson and actors Busy Philipps and James Van Der Beek, reminisce about the popular WB TV drama. Wed., Nov. 4, 7 p.m., 2009

French Portraiture Exhibit

Ingres's Comtesse d'Haussonville on Loan from the Frick Collection is a study of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's 1845 French portrait painting displayed alongside preparatory...

LACMA's Sixth Annual Muse Costume Ball

The museum's popular Halloween party, inspired by the current exhibit Heroes and and Villains: The Battle for Good in India's Comics, includes extended hours, live music, DJs...

Pacific Asia Museum Discussion

Pakistan-U.S.: The Beginning of a New Conversation is the topic of this panel discussion, featuring Dr. Quratulain Bakhteari, Dr. Reza Alsan, Farhana Ali and Chip Duncan, and...

FRIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

Arty pants can enjoy the first-ever Halla Galla, "an evening of fantasy, fashion and fun to benefit the Santa Monica Museum of Art." Come dressed as "your alternate identity...

The Haunted Hayride isn't your cheapest option for Halloween thrills, but can you really put a price on have the bejesus scared out of you? And when was the last time you were...

HARRY AND SCARY

Costumed canines are on the agenda for Much Love Animal Rescue's Bow Wow Ween, an annual fund-raiser benefiting the volunteer-run organization that helps find homes for stray...

THAT'S SO BURBANK

Beware of Burbank. The city leaders here encourage residents to dress their dogs in costume for Halloween. What do they call this howl-arious event? The Downtown Burbank...

STREET SCREAM

Downtown Long Beach throws open its doors for Halloween on Pine, where a costume contest takes over the streets while DJ spins monster mashes amid faux fog and creepy lights....

HOORAY FOR BOLLYWEEN

It's been a great month at Cinefamily, from tributes to horror hosts to Ed Wood anniversaries, but they've saved the best for last on All Hallow's Eve, taking a sharp left...

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN . . . LIZZIE BORDEN!

Here's a great deal for spooks and yucks. Laura Kightlinger hosts The Late Show With Lizzie Borden, with co-host Dead McMahon. Ms. Borden, as you may recall, took an ax and...

TIPTOE THROUGH THE GHOUL LIPS

The haunted house known as Reign of Terror was featured on FEAR.net's Route 666: America's Scariest Haunted Haunts, so you know the chills will come fast and furious. Or will...

WE-HALLOWEEN!

What will be the hot Halloween costume for 2009? Octomom? Balloon Boy? The Snuggie? Michael Jackson? Kate Gosselin and that god-awful possum haircut? Michael Jackson in a...