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THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 3
Today‚s
Birthdays: Lindsay Buckingham [Fleetwood Mac] [1947],
Neve
Campbell [1973], Chubby Checker [1941], Pamela Hensley
[1950],
Jack LaLanne, Tommy Lee [1962], Madlyn Rhue [1934], Gore
Vidal
[1925], Jack Wagner [1959]. [Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1954.]
11:15
a.m. - St. Mary‚s Medical Center honors „Most Generous
List‰
inductee Mr. Blackwell and partner R.L. Spencer plus other
major
donors at the official grand opening SMMC‚s new Long Beach
Boulevard
entrance. St. Mary‚s Medical Center, 1050 Linden Ave
Long
Beach Contact: Kristen Eichelberg at SMMC (562)
491-9000
ext.
2338.
5:30
p.m. - Memorial event; a
celebration of the life and career
of
George Sidney, past DGA president.
Celebrities expected:
Ann-Margret,
Gil Cates, Cyd Charisse, Martha Coolidge, Tony
Curtis,
Kathryn Grayson, Fay Kanin, Howard Keel, Rich Little,
Delbert
Mann, Roger Mayer, Ann Miller, Gary Owens, Dr. Robert
Schuller,
Corinne Sidney, Robert Stack, Esther Williams and many
others. VIP reception at 5:30, program at 7:00
p.m. Directors
Guild
of America, 7920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles. Contact: Carol
Stogsdill
or Andy Levy at the DGA (310) 289-5333.
6:00
p.m. - Oscar De La Hoya‚s Evening of Champions. Other
celebrities
expected: honorees,
Hank Azaria (actor), Sugar Ray
Leonard
(athlete), Lou Perez (business), David Wolper (producer)
plus
many others. Regent Beverly Wilshire, 9500 Wilshire Blvd.,
Beverly
Hills. Contact: Dena duBoef Chatfield or Stephanie
Davis
(702) 732-2717.
6:00
p.m. - Un Soir A Paris, the prestigous French interior
design
company, launches its new charitable endeavor honoring the
spirit
of New York City, including tassels in the shape of the
famous
Chrysler skyscraper. Celebrities
expected: Willie Gault
(West
Wing, former Chicago Bear), Katherine Helmond (Who‚s The
Boss,
Everybody Loves Raymond) and others.
Un Soir A Paris
Showroom,
8440 Santa Monica Blvd. near La Cienega, West
Hollywood. Contact: Mona Elyafi at Meduza Media (323)
463-2956
<meduzamedia@cs.com>
6:00
p.m. - In concert; Verizon Musical Festival presents multi-
cultural
group Ozomatli and urban retro funk star Toshi Reagon.
California
Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. Contact:
[Verizon]
Regina Davis (626) 356-1300 <rdavisprpr@aol.com>
Julia
Wilson (805) 372-6242 <Julia.Wilson@verizon.com>
6:30
p.m. - Film premiere; Lion‚s
Gate feature „Rules of
Attraction.‰ Celebrities expected: from the film, James Van Der
Beek,
Shannyn Sossamon, Jessica Biel, director Roger Avary and
many
others. Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood.
Contact: Sylvia Desrochers or Stephanie
Lutjens at Bumble Ward
&
Associates (323) 655-8585 <slutjens@bumbleward.com>
6:30
p.m. - 2nd annual Outwitting Cancer Event by the Porrath
Foundation
for Cancer Patient Advocacy, honoring TV series writer
Bernie
West (All In The Family, Maude, The Jeffersons, Three‚s
Company)
and his wife, both cancer survivors.
Casa Del Mar
Hotel,
1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica. Contact:
Harlan Boll at
Davidson
& Choy PR (323) 954-7510 <hboll@dcpublicity.com>
* 6:30 p.m. - Play
opening; Latino Theatre
Company‚s
„Dementia‰
starring Sal Lopez, Richard Coca, Evelina Fernandez,
Lucy
Rodriguez, Geoffrey Rivas, Danny De La Paz and Tonantzin
Esparza. Other celebrities expected: Edward James Olmos, Paul
Rodriguez,
Gregory Nava and many others. Los Angeles Theatre
Center,
514 S. Spring Street, Downtown Los Angeles. Contact:
Leticia
Rhi Buckley (310) 275-9961 or (323) 547-1031.
7:30
p.m. - Writers Bloc, authors‚ lecture organization, presents
Martin
Cruz Smith (GORKY PARK) in conversation with Deanne
Stillman. Temple Emanuel, 300 N. Clark Drive,
Beverly Hills.
Contact: Andrea Grossman (310) 855-0005
<Agrossman@compuserve.com>
7:30
p.m. - In concert; GoGirlsMusicFest.com
and the American
Liver
Foundation present „Get Hip To Hep C‰ promoting hepatitis
awareness
as well as young female musicians.
14 Below, 1348 14th
Street,
Santa Monica. Contact: Tom Kidd (310) 532-9448
<PresPakPR@earthlink.net>
8:00
p.m. - In concert; Jimmy Buffett
& The Coral Reefer Band,
tonight
and 10/5. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 8800 Irvine
Center
Drive, Laguna Hills.
Contact: Michael Ruthig at Clear
Channel
Entertainment (310) 500-4900
<MichaelRuthig@clearchannel.com>
10:00
p.m. - Opening of new supper club, Level One, hosted by
Skyy
Vodka. Many celebrities
expected. Level One, 6311
Wilshire
at Crescent Heights, Los Angeles.
Contact: Karen
Ahaesy
<kasharpassociate@aol.com>
FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 4
Today‚s
Birthdays: Armand Assante
[1949], Jackie Collins
[1941],
Clifton Davis [1945], Charlton Heston [1923], Jan Murray,
Anne
Rice [1941], Alan Rosenberg [1951], Susan Sarandon [1946],
Jon
Secada [1961], Alicia Silverstone [1976], Mary Ellen Stuart
[1961].
["The Jazz Singer" 1st
sound movie debuts, 1927; Sputnik
launched,
1957; Janis Joplin dies, 1970.]
7:45
a.m. - „HP Invent America‰ photomosaic, countdown and
unveiling
by Dick Clark, presenting the the „HP Bringing It Home‰
mobile
tour. More than 113,000 photos of
American with their
favorite
inventions compose this world‚s largest digital image.
Celebrities
expected: entertainment innovator
Dick Clark,
photomosaic
technology inventor Robert Silvers, HP
representatives,
inventor look-alikes such as Betsy Ross, Thomas
Edison
and Ben Franklin, and 600 6th graders. Los Angeles
Coliseum,
3911 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles.
Contact: Pamela
Madrid
of Porter Novelli (310) 444-7064, cell (626) 297-7243.
11:30
a.m. - The Hollywood Walk of Fame honors actor and martial
arts
expert Jackie Chan, star of DreamWorks‚ new action feature
„The
Tuxedo.‰ The Star is in front of Hollywood & Highland, 6801
Hollywood
Blvd., Hollywood. Contact: Ana
Martinez-Holler at the
Hollywood
Chamber of Commerce (323) 468-1376.
6:00
p.m. - Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women 31st
Annual
Humanitarian Awards. Celebrities
expected: Geena Davis,
Michelle
Pfeiffer, Calista Flockhart, Doris Roberts, David E.
Kelly,
Tyne Daly, Ed Begley Jr., Blythe Danner, Beau Bridges,
Garry
Shandling, Shaun Cassidy and many others. Fairmont Miramar
Hotel,
101 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica.
Contact: Georgia
Scott
of Morris Marketing (818) 823-4534 <mktingmaven@att.net> or
Jennifer
Luck at LACAAW (213) 955-9090 <Jennifer@lacaaw.org>
7:00
p.m. - Reading, traditional Japanese dance and autograph
party
for Mineko Iwasaki and new book GEISHA: A LIFE. Book Soup,
8818
Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. Contact:
Jennifer Ramos at
Book
Soup (310) 659-3684 or <jenbksoup@aol.com>
7:00
p.m. - American Cinematheque‚s film series, „Contemporary
Mexican
Film Series / Jornadas de Cine Mexicano‰ through 10/7.
Tonight‚s
opener is Beto Goméz, introducing his new crime comedy
„The
Caiman‚s Dream‰ [El Sueno del Caimán]. The Egyptian, Lloyd
E.
Rigler Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd. between Highland and Las
Palmas,
Hollywood. Contact: Margot Gerber (323) 461-2020 ext.
115. FAX REQUESTS to her at (323) 461-9737
<amcin@msn.com>
7:00
p.m. - The Junior League of Los Angeles Viva Los Angeles
Casino
Night, hosted by Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Heather Graham,
Chris
Noth and Amy Smart. Henson
Studios, 1416 N. La Brea Ave.,
Hollywood. Contact: Jennifer Glassman (310) 287-0175.
7:30
p.m. - 16th annual Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival,
October
4-6, 11-13 and 18-20. Performers
throughout the three
weekends
include David Benoit, Hiroshima, Willie & Lobo, Strunz &
Farah,
Fourplay, Pete Escovedo and many others.
Casino Ballroom,
Avalon,
Santa Catalina Island.
Contact: Sheryl Feuerstein
or
Stacy
Spradlin at SFPR/EastWestMedia (310) 475-8668
<west@eastwestmedia.com>
7:30
& 10:30 p.m. - In concert; Mr.
Show Live. Royce Hall,
UCLA.
Contact: Michael Ruthig at Clear Channel Entertainment
(310)
500-4900 <MichaelRuthig@clearchannel.com>
7:30
p.m. - Writers Bloc, authors‚ lecture organization, presents
Michael
Ondaatje (THE ENGLISH PATIENT], discussing movies with
David
Thompson [A NEW BIOGRAPHY OF FILM] and Elvis Mitchell.
Writers
Guild Theatre, 135 S. Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills.
Contact: Andrea Grossman (310) 855-0005
<AGrossman@compuserve.com>
8:00 p.m. - Play opening; “All Men Are Dogs” the new
musical
comedy by sitcom vet Dailey Pike,
featuring blues singer
Francesca Capasso as a harried wife and
mother attempting to
reclaim her husband from the clutches
of the strippers and lap
dancers at the local topless
joint. Coronet Studio, 366 N. La
Cinenga Blvd., Los Angeles. Contact: Larry Aldrich or Sandy
Smith at Aldrich & Associates (562)
436-5156
<larry@aldrichpr.com>
8:00
p.m. - In concert; Verizon Musical Festival presents 5-time
Grammy
winner Al Jarreau. UCLA Wadsworth Theatre, on the grounds
of
the Veterans Administration, 11301 Wilshire Blvd. and San
Vicente
Blvd., West Los Angeles.
Contact: [Verizon] Regina
Davis
(626) 356-1300 <rdavisprpr@aol.com>
Julia Wilson (805)
372-6242
<Julia.Wilson@verizon.com>
8:00
p.m. - In concert; The Righteous
Brothers. Orange County
Performing
Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.
Contact:
Tim Dunn/Angela Dickson/Mary Lou Githens at the OCPAC
press
department (714) 556-2122 ext. 209/710/206.
* 9:00 p.m. - In
concert; Buddy Guy with John Mayall and
Shemekia
Copeland. House Of Blues, 8430
Sunset Blvd., West
Hollywood. Contact: Anjali Raval (323) 769-4708
<HOBAngali@aol.com>
SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 5
Today‚s
Birthdays: Karen Allen [1951], Josie Bissett [1969], Jeff
Conaway
[1950], Bill Dana [1924], Sir Bob Geldof [1951], Vaclav
Havel
[1936], Glynnis Johns [1923], Steve Miller [1943], Duncan
Regehr
[1952], Kate Winslet [1975].
8:30
a.m. - 10th annual Memory Walk to benefit the Alzheimer‚s
Association. Celebrities expected: national honorary chairs
David
Hyde Pierce and Shelley Fabares;
MC Steve Edwards (FOX-TV
„Good
Day LA‰), Bryan Cranston („Malcolm in the Middle‰), Leeza
Gibbons
(„Extra‰), Ken Howard („Crossing Jordan‰), George Takei
(„Star
Trek‰) and many others. USC
Campus; parking is available
in
Structure A, enter through Gate 6 from Vermont. Contact:
Lorraine
Willmot (312) 335-5887 <lorraine.willmot@alz.org>
8:30
a.m. - 9th annual Orange County Robinson-May Memory Walk to
benefit
the Alzheimer‚s Association of Orange County.
Celebrities
expected: Bob Goen (Entertainment
Tonight), Vince
Ferragamo
(former LA Rams football star), Rob Fukuzaki (KABC-TV
sports
anchor) and others. Irvine
Spectrum Center, on fortune
between
Gateway Drive and Enterprise Drive, Irvine. Contact:
Fran
Bangert (714) 572-0904 or Liz Eastin (714) 283-1111 ext.
232.
9:00
p.m. - Press days for Lions Gate Entertainment feature „The
Rules
of Attraction,‰ print, online and radio today and
television
tomorrow. Celebrities
expected: director/writer
Roger
Avery, cast members James Van Der Beek, Ian Somerhalder,
Shannyn
Sossamon, Jessica Biel. Four Seasons Hotel, 300 S. Doheny
Drive,
Los Angeles. Contact: Sylvia Desrochers or Stephanie
Lutjens
at Bumble Ward & Associates (323) 655-8585.
10:00
a.m. - Carl Wilson Foundation hosts the 5th annual Walk
Against
Cancer and Beach Party.
Celebrities expected: foundation
founders
Justyn and Jonah Wilson and their band „In Bloom,‰ a lot
of
Beach Boys fans and LA Mayor James Hahn, who proclaims Carl
Wilson
Day. Santa Monica Pier, 1 block
west of the Carousel.
Contact: Carrol Gettko, Stephanie Sarkissian or
Taya Varnichpun
at
Jeffrey Lane & Associates (323) 782-9595.
10:00
a.m. - West Hollywood Book Fair.
Celebrities expected:
Marlee
Matlin, Janet Fitch („White Oleander‰), Sandra Tsing Loh,
Chastity
Bono and many others. West
Hollywood Park, 647 N. San
Vicente
Blvd., West Hollywood.
Contact: Helen J. Goss or Louise
Grasmehr
at the City of West Hollywood public information office
(323)
848-6461.
10:00
a.m. - Hollywood Collectors and Celebrity Show, today and
tomorrow,
featuring autograph booths with television film and
celebs,
former and current child stars, memorabilia dealers and
more
fun. Celebrities expected: Russ Tamblyn, George Chakiris,
Lee
Meriwether, Sally Kirkland, Hugh O‚Brian, Nanette Fabray,
George
Lazenby, Olivia Hussey, Cindy Williams, Penny Marshall and
many
others. Beverly Garland Holiday
Inn, 4222 Vineland Ave.,
North
Hollywood. Contact: Ray Courts
at the hotel (818) 980-
8000
or at his home office in Florida (352) 683-5110
<hcs@atlantic.net>
* 10:00 a.m. - Los
Angeles Arts Open House, over 150 events
throughout
Los Angeles County. Entertainment and family fun at
all
the museums, panel discussions, screenings, art
demonstrations
and much more. Contact: Nicole Werner for the Los
Angeles County Arts Commssion <nwerner@bos.co.la.ca.us>
<http://www.lacountyarts.org/openhouse.html>
* 10:00 a.m. - The
Creative Actors Alliance networking
brunch,
announcing the launch of the C.A.S.T. Project, a
screenwriting
competition with a twist! Surprise
celebrities
expected. The Bungalow Club, 7174 Melrose Ave. at
Formosa,
Hollywood. Contact: Creative Actors Alliance
(310) 840-2240
<www.creativeactors.com>
11:00
a.m. - Inaugural „Mimi‚s Café Battle of the Bands‰
between
the
finest local high school musicians, to benefit high school
music
programs. Hear tomorrow‚s
stars now! Bradford Field,
Placerita. Contact: Frank Groff (562) 491-1000
<FrankGroffInc@aol.com>
12:00
noon - In concert; Power
106‚s P3 - Power Music, Power
Sports
and Power Cars! Performers include
Westside Connection,
Public
Enemy, the West Coast All-Stars featuring Nate Dogg,
Warren
G and Knockturnal, Suicidal Tendancies, E 40, Dilated
Peoples,
Xzibit, The Clipse, Apex Theory, Killer Mike, Jurassic 5
and
LA Symphony. Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion, 2575 Glen Helen
Parkway,
Devore. Contact: Michael Ruthig at Clear Channel
Entertainment
(310) 500-4900 <MichaelRuthig@clearchannel.com>
* 1:00 p.m. -
„First Look Festival‰ by the USC School of
Cinema-Television. See tomorrow‚s biggest filmmakers
today!
Screenings
this weekend at the Norris Theater on the USC Campus,
repeating
evenings next week at the DGA.
Contact: Phil Jun or
Eric
Raymond at Solters & Digney (323) 651-9300.
4:00
p.m. - McCormick Presents Ray Charles Tribute On Ice, to be
taped
for broadcast 12/21 on NBC. Ray
Charles live performance;
ice
performers include Brian Boitano, Jamie Sale & David
Pelletier
and many others. STAPLES Center, 1111 S. Figueroa
Street,
Downtown Los Angeles.
Contact: Jerry Digney or
Eric
Raymond
at Solters & Digney (323) 651-9300.
* 5:00 p.m. - World
premiere screening of „Wake‰ at the
Hollywood
Film Festival. Celebrities
expected: Martin Landau,
Gale
Harold (Queer As Folk), Juliet Landau (Buffy, The Vampire
Slayer),
Barbara Bain, Rob Reiner, Spike Jonze, Soffia Coppola
and
many others. ArcLight Hollywood, 6360 Sunset Blvd.,
Hollywood. Contact: RMH Media (323) 934-9248
<rmhmedia@mindspring.com>
5:00
& 7:00 p.m. - Screening of Swedish feature films „Invisible‰
and
„Everyone Loves Alice‰ followed by Q&A with the filmmakers.
ArcLight
Hollywood, 6360 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. Contact:
Mardi
de Veuve-Alexia at the Consulate General of Sweden (310)
444-3194
<www.swedishoffices.org>
5:00
p.m. - Art opening; the Fourth Annual Altoids Curiously
Strong
Collection, opening reception for a curious all-media
showcase. Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions,
6522 Hollywood
Blvd.,
Hollywood. Contact: Julie Deamer (323) 957-1777.
* 5:30 p.m. - New York
Alumni Association‚s annual reunion
for
expatriate New Yorkers in sunny California. Celebrities
expected: honoree Connie Stevens; newly-adopted „honorary New
Yorker‰
Ed Asner; show stars, Keely Smith,
Julius La Rosa, Garry
Marshall,
Sal Richards and many others. Beverly Hilton, 9876
Wilshire
Blvd., Beverly Hills.
Contact: NY Alumni (310)
276-
2754
<www.nyalumni.com>
6:00
p.m. - Pacific Asia Museum‚s 25th Festival of the Autumn
Moon. Celebrities expected: MC George Takei and others. Ritz-
Carlton
Huntington Hotel, 1401 S. Oak Knoll, Pasadena. Contact:
Jerry
Rosengren (626) 292-1400 <jerry@huntingtonadvertising.com>
7:00
p.m. - American Cinematheque‚s film series, „Contemporary
Mexican
Film Series / Jornadas de Cine Mexicano‰ through 10/7.
Tonight,
A Tribute to Salma Hayek with a screening of new Miramax
feature
„Frida‰ directed by Julie Taymor („Titus,‰ „The
Lion
King‰
on stage). Discussion follows with
Salma Hayek. The
Egyptian,
Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd. between
Highland
and Las Palmas, Hollywood.
Contact: Margot Gerber
(323)
461-2020 ext. 115. FAX REQUESTS to
her at (323) 461-9737
<amcin@msn.com>
7:30
p.m. - In concert; „Legends
of Rock ŒN‚ Roll KRTH 101‰
presents
an evening of solid gold soul with the Temptations, The
Spinners
and The Marvelettes. Greek Theatre, 2700 N. Vermont
Ave.,
Griffith Park, Los Angeles. Contact:
Vanessa Kromer at
Nederlander,
FAX press requests to (323) 666-2018 FAX.
7:30
p.m. - Global Entertainers Variety Awards GEVA 2002, tonight
and
tomorrow, highlighting the newest and freshest up and coming
artists
from around the world in pop song composition,
arrangement,
voice and choreography. GEVA is
hosted by Paige
Brooks,
Chad Long and Michael Goetz. El Portal Center for the
Arts,
5269 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. Contact:
Synthesis
Performing Arts Inc. (818) 754-0021
<synthesisarts@earthlink.net>
8:00
p.m. - Launch party for Blancs, eclectic clothing store from
actress
Jennifer Blanc. Other celebrities
expected: China
Chow,
Majandra Delfino, Brendan Fehr, Elizabeth Berkley, Tracee
Ellis
Ross, Dana Daurey, Nichole Richie and many others. Blancs,
5224
Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles.
Contact: Carolyn Newman
(323)
822-2000 <Carolyn@fusionpublicity.com>
8:00
p.m. - Play opening, About Productions presents „On earth as
it
is in heaven‰ a collaboration by play‚s director Theresa
Chavez,
Laurel Ollstein, Rose Portillo, composer Anne LeBaron and
lighting
designer Noah Riskin, examining the nature of prayer as
seen
through four disparate lives. This
presentation celebrates
the
15th anniversary of About Productions.
24th Street Theatre,
1117
24th Street at Hoover, 2 blocks south of the 10 Freeway,
University
Park. Contact: Rebecca Gilchrist (323) 912-0100
<rgilchr698@aol.com>
* 8:00 p.m. -
Party; Nylon Magazine celebrates the
October
issue
featuring cover girl Brittany Murphy.
Ivar, 6356 Hollywood
Blvd.,
Hollywood. Contact: Jessica Meisels at LGPR (310) 550-
0400
<jessicam@grubmanpr.com>
9:00
p.m. - A-List weekly party. This
week, it‚s the Purrfect
Angelz
website launch party, celebrating the elite troupe of
models
who travel to trade shows, promotional events and parties
to
perform with „catlike‰ grace. A-List at Le Meridien Hotel,
465
S. La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills.
Contact: Tracy Walker
(310)
246-5526 <Heatpr@aol.com> <www.purrfectangelz.com>
* 9:00 p.m. - In
concert; Better Than Ezra and Cowboy Mouth.
House
Of Blues, 8430 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. Contact:
Anjali
Raval (323) 769-4708 <HOBAngali@aol.com>
SUNDAY,
OCTOBER 6
Today‚s
Birthdays: Britt Ekland [1942], Elizabeth Shue [1963],
Fred
Travelena [1942], Bob Weir [1947].
* 7:00 a.m. - City of
Hope‚s annual Walk For Hope To Cure
Breast
Cancer. Celebrities expected: Andrea Evans, star of
NBC‚s
„Passions‰ and event‚s celebrity ambassador. City of
Hope‚s
campus in Duarte. Contact:
Lisa Posey at the p.r. squad
(310)
722-1531.
10:00
a.m. - Hollywood Film Festival debut;
new docu „The Cold
War
And Beyond‰ by veteran documentary producer and director Jim
Thebaut.
Arclight Cinemas, 6360 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. Media
RSVP
required. Contact: [fest] Mr. Tas
Steiner (310) 289-6200
<http://hollywoodfilmfestival.com/press/index.html> [film]
Michelle
Derden or Jason Grimley for Jim Thebaut (310) 477-9500
<mderden@spellcom.com> <jgrimley@spellcom.com>
10:00
a.m. - Folk Music Festival presented by the California
Traditional
Music Society, Encino Chamber of Commerce and other
community
orgs. The festival also kicks off
„The Daniel Pearl
Music
Day,‰ a worldwide concert honoring the life of slain
reporter
who just happened to grow up here in Encino. Singers,
storytelling,
international folk dancing and more fun.
Encino
Park,
Ventura Blvd. one block west of Balboa Blvd., Encino.
Contact: CTMS (818) 817-7756 <www.CTMSFolkMusic.org>
* 1:00 p.m. -
„Not In Our Name‰ protest gathering, one of
many
nation-wide today, by the signers of the Not In Our Name
Statement
of Conscience, speaking out against the Bush policies
and
the threat of war. Celebrities
expected: local bands,
ministers,
politicians, family members of detained immigrants and
many
others. West Los Angeles Federal
Building, 11000 Wilshire
Blvd.
at Veteran, Westwood; march to
U.S. Army Reserve Training
Center/California
National Guard Headquarters at Wilshire and
Federal
at 2:00 p.m. Contact: <lanotinourname@hotmail.com> or
web
site <www.notinourname.net/~losangeles>
1:00
p.m. - Hollywood Film Festival presents the Hollywood
Humanitarian
Symposium with two panel discussions, „Reel
Humanitarian
Action: A Mandate for the Film
Community‰ and
„Aftermath: Weapons of Mass and Contact
Destruction‰ accompanied
by
appropriate new docu from Canada, „Aftermath: The Remnants of
War.‰
Speakers include Nobel Laureate Jody Williams and others.
Arclight
Cinemas, 6360 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood.
Media RSVP
required.
Contact: Stephanie Mardesich PR
(310) 519-0756 or
Betsy
A. McLane, HFF Public Affairs Liason (310) 822-1572.
* 2:00 p.m. - In
concert; Riders In The Sky, Grammy
winners
and
Disney recording artists as heard in „Toy Story 2.‰ Cerritos
Center
for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive,
Cerritos. Contact: Lori Yonan (562) 916-8510; [band] Brandon
D.
Taylor of New Frontier Management (615) 321-3810
<hookum@bellsouth.net>
3:00
p.m. - Bookstore appearance by Louie Anderson, signing THE F
WORD: HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR FAMILY, a hilarious
guide to all
things
relative. Barnes & Noble at The Grove at Farmers Market,
189
Grove Drive, Los Angeles.
Contact: Jan Lindstrom at
Barnes
&
Noble (323) 525-0366.
* 4:00 p.m. - Play
re-opening; Stages Theatre Center presents
„Looking
For Louie,‰ written and performed by Stacie Chaiken as a
second-generation
Russian Jewish American in search of a
mysterious
ancestor. Stages Theatre Center,
1540 N. McFadden
Place,
one block east of Highland and a half block north of
Sunset,
Hollywood. Contact: Jerry Charlson of Up & Running
(323)
733-7073.
* 4:00 p.m. - Music
event; Bremsstrahlung Recordings
presents
„day of attention 021006‰ electronic and digital imagery
event
sound/light environments by J. Frede, Ilya Monosov, Kenric
McDowell
and others. Aurophobe, 308 E. 9th
St. #208, between
Santee
and Maple, Los Angeles.
Contact: Lynn Hasty at Green
Galactic
(323) 466-5141 or <lynn@greengalactic.com>
* 5:00 p.m. - Friars
Club of California celebrates Sid
Caesar‚s
80th Birthday, which was nearly a month ago but who‚s
counting? Other celebrities expected: MC Norm Crosby, Neil
Simon,
Carl Reiner, Buddy Hackett, Drew Carey, Red Buttons and
many
others. The Friars Club, 9900 Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly
Hills. Contact: Gary Kishner at Pollack
PR (310) 556-4443
<gkishner@ppmgcorp.com>
5:30
p.m. - 5th Annual Carl Wilson Foundation Benefit Concert.
Celebrities
expected: headliner, Beach Boy bro
Brian Wilson,
Sugar
Ray, Eric Clapton, Matthew Sweets, Van Dyke Parks, Carl‚s
sons
Justyn and Jonah Wilson as „In Bloom‰, musical cousins
Carnie
and Wendy Wilson and many others.
Press arrival time
5:30,
photo opportunity between 5:45 and 6:00, concert at 7:00
p.m. Royce Hall, UCLA. Contact: Carroll Gettko or Taya
Varnichpun
at Jeffrey Lane & Associates (323) 782-9595.
5:30 p.m. - Musical Theatre West 50th
Anniversary Gala and
concert. Celebrities expected:
Richard Carpenter, Pam Dawber,
Loretta Devine, Betty Garrett, Dale
Kristien, Rod McKuen, Brock
Peters, Sally Struthers, JoAnne Worley
and many others.
Carpenter Performing Arts Center, 6200
Atherton Street, Long
Beach. Contact: Sandy
Smith or Larry Aldrich of Aldrich &
Associates (562) 436-5156 <larry@aldrichpr.com> Paul Garman of
Musical Theatre West (562) 430-2324
<info@musical.org>
7:00
p.m. - The legendary comedy club The Ice House celebrates
its
42nd Anniversary with two great comedy shows benefiting
Pasadena
charity The Hillsides Home For Children.
7:00 show with
Arsenio
Hall, 9:00 show with Richard Jeni. The Ice House, 24 N.
Mentor
Ave., Pasadena. Contact: Lori Wright (626) 449-4053
<loriw17@cs.com>
* 9:00 p.m. - In
concert; Jamaican Gold. House Of
Blues,
8430
Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood.
Contact: Anjali Raval (323)
769-4708
<HOBAngali@aol.com>
MONDAY,
OCTOBER 7
Today‚s
Birthdays: June Allyson [1917], Toni Braxton [1968], Yo-
Yo
Ma [1955], John Mellencamp [1951], Oliver North [1943].
["American
Bandstand" premieres, 1957; Achille Lauro hijacking,
1985.]
* 5:00 p.m. - Hollywood
Film Festival‚s Gala Ceremony and
Hollywood
Movie Awards. Celebrities
expected: honorees Jodie
Foster,
Martin Scorsese, Naomi Watts, McG, Doug Wick & Lucy
Fisher,
Robert Towne, Januzk Kaminski, Michael Khan, Harold
Mitchelson,
Marcia Ross, Carol Bayer Sager, Mark Shaiman and
Jeffrey
Katzenberg; plus presenters and
guests, Steven
Spielberg,
Halle Berry, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu,