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1. News

   The Unsolved Murder of Joe Avila Is Only One of Many Loose Ends From OC's Coked-Out '80s

   By NICK SCHOU

   Published: September 24, 2009

   Blown AwayThe unsolved murder of Joe Avila is only one of many loose ends from OC’s blood-drenched, coked-out ’80sThere was no way in hell Kenji Gallo was going...

2. Hey, You!

   [Hey, You!] Nice One, Sparky

   By Anonymous

   Published: September 24, 2009

   I was driving down the 55 freeway when I saw you, driving a newer Beetle, with one of those fireman’s hat stickers that firemen or their family put on rear windows. You...

3. Music

   The Horrors Embrace Familiar Territory With Their Sophomore Album

   By NED RAGGETT

   Published: September 24, 2009

   In With the OldU.K. band the Horrors embrace familiar territory with their sophomore album“There was a lot of tension in the air, and everyone had sweaty...

4. Film

   John Krasinski Makes a Mess of David Foster Wallace's 'Brief Interviews With Hideous Men'

   By CHUCK WILSON

   Published: September 24, 2009

   Consider the WriterTrying for tribute, John Krasinski makes a mess of David Foster Wallace’s Brief Interviews With Hideous Men “Everything I write ends up being...

5. Arts

   '77 Million Paintings': From Brian Eno's Brain to Yours

   By JOEL BEERS

   Published: September 24, 2009

   From Eno’s Brain to YoursIs 77 Million Paintings nothing more than your iTunes visualizer writ large, or an engrossing shared aesthetic experience?It’s debatable...

6. Food

   Vietnamese Cajun Crawfish With Funnel Cake for Dessert: Thank You, Q Restaurant

   By EDWIN GOEI

   Published: September 24, 2009

   For the Funnel of ItVietnamese Cajun crawfish with funnel cake for dessert? Today, Q Restaurant. Tomorrow, the worldHave you caught on to the Vietnamese Cajun-crawfish craze...

7. Calendar

   !!!; Indian Jewelry

   Detroit Bar

   By ALBERT CHING

   Published: September 24, 2009

   !!! owe a good chunk of their fame to the fact that they chose three exclamation points--commonly pronounced "chk chk chk," but really, whatever matching syllables work--for...

8. Calendar

   Amnesia Singles Party

   Heat Ultra Lounge

   By ERIN DEWITT

   Published: September 24, 2009

   We cant decide if naming a singles-directed club night “Amnesia” is utterly ridiculous and tasteless, or if it’s, rather brilliantly, right to the point. The...

9. Calendar

   The Laramie Project

   Wilshire Audotorium, Fullerton College

   By Annie Wharton

   Published: September 24, 2009

   In 1998, Matthew Shepard was beaten and tied to a fence in Laramie, Wyoming, dying 6 days later. A month after the murder, members of Tectonic Theater Project traveled to...

10. Calendar

    Christian TV

    Chain Reaction

    By Grace Le

    Published: September 24, 2009

    Christian TV--fronted by a dirty blond, JT-esque lad by the name of (gasp) Christian--mixes pop, electronic, and rock, with just the slightest tinge of hip-hop glam. If you're...

11. Calendar

    A Taste of Greece

    St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church

    By Jack Grimshaw

    Published: September 24, 2009

    Greece is the birthplace, among other things, of democracy, the Olympic Games, Western philosophy/drama/literature/historiography, political science and major scientific and...

12. Calendar

    Wildest Dreams Come True with the Commotions

    The Prospector

    By CHRIS ZIEGLER

    Published: September 24, 2009

    Long Beach’s Commotions handshake ‘60s Farfisaficionados like the Lyres and the B-52s—whose double-dutch call-and-responses get rambunctious revival on songs...

13. Calendar

    Meet Winemakers of Bodegas M.

    Wine Lab Newport

    Published: September 24, 2009

    Join Wine lab Newport as they host and pour the first release of Bodegas M Tempranillo 2006 and Albarino 2007 from the terroir of Booker Vineyard in Paso Robles and Jack Ranch...

14. Calendar

    First US exhibition for seen.by Artists

    The OMC Gallery

    Published: September 24, 2009

    Reception for a Contemporary Photography Group Show. The subject range offers an appealing variety, which suits different individual preferences. Landscapes, city-scapes,...

15. Calendar

    5th Annual Museum Day

    Fullerton Museum

    Published: September 24, 2009

    The Fullerton Museum will participate in the 5th annual "Museum Day" program sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine by offering free admission to the public on Saturday Sep. 26....

16. Calendar

    Kid Koala

    Detroit Bar

    By CHRIS ZIEGLER

    Published: September 24, 2009

    Turntablist Kid Koala’s newest project, Slew, is loud and rowdy and ready to scream—born on a mountain, raised in a cave, as the old biker slogan goes. As Slew, Koala...

17. Calendar

    The Ataris

    Chain Reaction

    By Amanda Parsons

    Published: September 24, 2009

    When the original Atari was founded in 1972, producing arcade games and home video game consoles for such gripping experiences as Pong, no one could have guessed the chain...

18. Calendar

    The Happy Ones

    South Coast Repertory

    By STACY DAVIES

    Published: September 24, 2009

    Garden Grove in the 1970’s grooves to life with this newly-commissioned SCR play from Julie Marie Myatt. Walter Wells is living the leisure-suited Orange County dream...

19. Calendar

    Miss Lebron

    Breathe of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble

    Published: September 24, 2009

    With the recent and historic confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor, as the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Breath of Fire Theater Presents the world premiere of Miss Lebron....

20. Calendar

    Architexture Dance Company

    Mission San Juan Capistrano

    By Amanda Parsons

    Published: September 24, 2009

    While some may claim that contemporary dance is “too strange” or “confusing” Deidre Cavazzzi, choreographer and founder for the ArchiTexture Dance Company,...