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1. News

   Can the Colectivo Tonantzin and the ACLU Beat Orange's Anti-Day-Laborer Ordinance?

   By GUSTAVO ARELLANO

   Published: October 1, 2009

   Will Work for JornalerosCan the Colectivo Tonantzin secure another victory against anti-day laborer ordinances in the county, this time in Orange?The sidewalk in front of the...

2. Hey, You!

   [Hey, You!] Asswipes

   By Anonymous

   Published: October 1, 2009

   I was the six-months-pregnant lady looking forward to walking the hills in Fairview Park. You were the likely adolescent hooligans who had littered its trees, slopes and grass...

3. Feature

   The Burger Records Guys Are Opening a Store Full of Vinyl and Cassettes. In This Economy?

   By ALBERT CHING and Nate Jackson

   Published: October 1, 2009

   BurgertimeOpening a record store full of vinyl and cassettes? In this economy? Who are these meatheads? The perfume girl didn’t stand a chance.Wandering into the future...

4. Film

   Ricky Gervais Can Only Get So Far, Or So Funny, With 'The Invention of Lying'

   By NICK PINKERTON

   Published: October 1, 2009

   Half-TruthRicky Gervais can only get so far, or so funny, with The Invention of LyingThe Invention of Lying’s plot hook sounds like a pile-up of Jim Carrey/Tom Shadyac...

5. Theater

   Julie Marie Myatt's 'The Happy Ones' Explores Big Themes Through Moments In Its Characters' Lives

   By JOEL BEERS

   Published: October 1, 2009

   Happy TalkJulie Marie Myatt’s new work explores big themes—the Vietnam War, Black April, the American Dream, a changing OC in the ’70s—through intimate...

6. Food

   An Encyclopedic Beer Selection, Killer Burger Redeem the Uneven Debut of Haven Gastropub

   By EDWIN GOEI

   Published: October 1, 2009

   We’ll Always Have GuinnessAttentive service, an encyclopedic beer selection and a killer burger redeem the uneven debut of Haven Gastropub in OrangeThe Orange Circle,...

7. Calendar

   Circus Vargas

   Anaheim Indoor Marketplace

   By Amanda Parsons

   Published: October 1, 2009

   A circus just isn’t a circus without a giant tent. At least that’s how Clifford Vargas felt when he began Circus Vargas in 1969. The show was meant to be a little of...

8. Calendar

   Long Beach Comic Con

   Long Beach Convention Center

   By ALBERT CHING

   Published: October 1, 2009

   Southern California may be nearing comic-book-convention critical mass. The globally gargantuan Comic-Con International in San Diego is just a short drive away, and Wizard ...

9. Calendar

   Sergio Mendes

   Cerritos Center

   By CHRIS ZIEGLER

   Published: October 1, 2009

   As a kid Sergio Mendes played soccer as much as he played piano, and what but for a few missed goals would have disappeared from the concept of exotic cool if he’d gone...

10. Calendar

    Fred Willard

    STAGES Theatre

    By JOEL BEERS

    Published: October 1, 2009

    The last time actor/comedian/living legend Fred Willard graced the OC with his presence, he received a key to the city of Fullerton at a minor league baseball game. This time,...

11. Calendar

    Paradiso Girls

    Sutra Lounge

    By Grace Le

    Published: October 1, 2009

    Hey, club rats, what better way to spend a Saturday night than getting "drunk on margaritas and Patron Tequila" and dancing your ass off to the Paradiso Girls? What if we...

12. Calendar

    Show: Latin Nights

    Sutra Lounge

    By Grace Le

    Published: October 1, 2009

    Show: The Supper Club presents Latin Nights, a live music event hosted by Costa Mesa's Sutra Lounge. This event, complete with Latin showgirls and live conga drumming, aims to...

13. Calendar

    In Love with Night

    Guggenheim Gallery

    Published: October 1, 2009

    Curated by Ciara Ennis and Max King Cap. In Love with Night has assembled an international roster of artists whose work explores terror, dreams, and romance through objects,...

14. Calendar

    Festen

    Queen Mary

    Published: October 1, 2009

    Festen, by David Eldridge, is an extraordinary play that was hailed by the London Independent as "an embodiment of what theatre should be." On the evening of a birthday...

15. Calendar

    Ingrid Michaelson

    Fingerprints CD's & LP's

    By Grace Le

    Published: October 1, 2009

    Singer/songwriter, Ingrid Michaelson, will be doing an intimate in-store performance at Fingerprints CD's & LP's in Long Beach for a few lucky people. Michaelson's soulful and...

16. Calendar

    Amber Tamblyn's Book Release

    {open}

    Published: October 1, 2009

    Amber Tamblyn is debuting her second book of prose and poetry Bang Ditto (Manic D Press) by throwing a big old party-show at Long Beach's {open} on Thursday, October 1st. The...

17. Calendar

    Head to Toe: All About Your Body

    Discovery Science Center

    By Grace Le

    Published: October 1, 2009

    The Discovery Science Center gets under your skin with its brand-spankin’-new exhibit “Head to Toe: All About Your Body.” From putting a skeleton back together...

18. Calendar

    Nosferatu with Live Score

    Art Theater

    Published: October 1, 2009

    F.W. Murnau's terrifying 1922 classic NOSFERATU comes to The Art with a new original score written and performed LIVE by Creative Arts Collective. Sat., Oct. 3,...

19. Calendar

    Fever Ray

    The Glass House

    By Grace Le

    Published: October 1, 2009

    Believe it or not, there's more to Sweden than just trendy furniture and chewy fish-shaped sweets. Since the days of Abba, a slew of talented recording artists have crossed...

20. Calendar

    Second Annual Longhair Illuminati Art & Music Festival

    The Glass House

    By Grace Le

    Published: October 1, 2009

    Can't get enough indie music? Well, the second annual Longhair Illuminati Art & Music Festival will fix you right up by serving you helping after helping of untainted,...