Kevin O'Keeffe

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5 Ways to Sing and Laugh Your Week Away in L.A.

Kevin O'Keeffe
It's a highly musical week here in L.A., with a live music and ballet fusion, an Echo Park music fest and even an art exhibition opening with live music. But for all those beat-phobic Angelenos worried about having to stay inside, have no fear! Chicagoans are on their way with......
The Fairmont Miramar is currently locked in a battle with the Huntley -- one of our five great L.A. hotel feuds.; Credit: Voice Places

5 Great Hotel Feuds in L.A. History

Kevin O'Keeffe
The Huntley Hotel won't be giving the Fairmont Miramar high marks for hospitality on a comment card any time soon. The two Santa Monica-based hotels are having a not-so-private tiff, as first reported by the Santa Monica Mirror. The Huntley, which objects to the Miramar's expansion plans, is accusing the......
At Crave

Crave = Secret Underground Comedy Show + Late-Night Dance Party

Kevin O'Keeffe
The lights are out onstage. Comedian Alex Hooper is powering through the technical glitch. He's dressed in nothing but a cape and Cookie Monster boxers. His scream-filled comedy style has presumably left him red-faced, though the audience can't tell -- it's pitch-black, after all. A man in lion print dashes......
Lindsay Lohan and James Deen in The Canyons

5 Entertaining Things to Do in L.A. This Week

Kevin O'Keeffe
This week, let L.A. entertain you. From a comic reflection on summer camp to the bizarre entertainment of a movie starring Lindsay Lohan and a porn star, there are plenty of ways to stay amused this week. Here are just five options to tickle your funny bone or blow your......
Volleyball in Manhattan Beach; Credit: Image courtesy the Manhattan Beach 6-Man

5 Great Things to Do Outdoors in L.A. This Week

Kevin O'Keeffe
August is the sign that the sunny summer months are coming to an end -- or it would be if this wasn't L.A., where the sun shines 300 days a year. Yet there's something special about being outdoors in the summer months that goes beyond good weather or the potential......
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Wrap Your Heart Around It

Kevin O'Keeffe
Polka star LynnMarie Rink describes herself as "the Susan Lucci of the Grammys" -- after the soap star who often lost at the Daytime Emmys -- in her solo show, Wrap Your Heart Around It. But Rink is nothing short of winning in this production, which mixes her music with......
From left: Stephen Moyer

The Most Bizarre Chicago Cast Ever?

Kevin O'Keeffe
It's the fifth day of rehearsals for Chicago, and the director is presenting two numbers to the press, "All That Jazz" and "We Both Reached for the Gun." She's noticeably nervous as she gets things started, apologizing for any potential lack of preparedness. The cast just got these numbers yesterday......