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1. News

   OC's Famous Desegregation Case Finally Gets Its Historical Due, But One Family Feels Left Out

   By GUSTAVO ARELLANO

   Published: November 5, 2009

   Separate But UnequalOrange County’s most famous desegregation case is finally getting its historical due. So why is one of the plaintiff families upset?When Lorenzo...

2. Hey, You!

   [Hey, You!] U-Idiot

   By Anonymous

   Published: November 5, 2009

   You’re the thirtysomething man driving your company’s work truck. Seeing as how you’re actually paid to drive, I’m surprised you don’t know that a...

3. Music

   The New Release from 60 Watt Kid Is Positively Incandescent

   Thanks to a little NorCal love, the new release from 60 Watt Kid is positively incandescent

   By CHRIS ZIEGLER

   Published: November 5, 2009

   ConcertThis Little LightThanks to a little NorCal love, the new release from 60 Watt Kid is positively incandescentSo, who is the 60 Watt Kid? Until now, that’s a...

4. Music

   Iceland's múm Are at the Cutting Edge of Cool

   By Annie Wharton

   Published: November 5, 2009

   From the Land of the Ice and SnowWith their dreamy-yet-unnerving sounds and surreal visuals, múm are at the cutting edge of Icelandic coolIn a 2007 survey conducted by...

5. Film

   Robert Zemeckis' Very CGI 'A Christmas Carol' Can't Be What Charles Dickens Had In Mind

   By ELLA TAYLOR

   Published: November 5, 2009

   A Very CGI ChristmasThis can’t be what Charles Dickens had in mindIt’s not hard to see how the director of Forrest Gump would be thought a good fit to adapt the...

6. Theater

   Does 'Saturn Returns' at South Coast Repertory Pass the Reality Check?

   By JOEL BEERS

   Published: November 5, 2009

   Reality CheckIf Saturn Returns is what it appears to be, then it’s an amusing but inconsequential wish-fulfillment play. If it isn’t, then it’s much...

7. Food

   Javier's Cantina & Grill Gets Bested

   By EDWIN GOEI

   Published: November 5, 2009

   Bested!In which two food writers decide to check out our readers’ assertion that Javier’s is OC’s best restaurantWe may never know how Javier’s got...

8. Calendar

   Hidden Wounds, Paper Bullets

   Grand Central Art Center

   By ALBERT CHING

   Published: November 5, 2009

   Iran doesn’t have the best reputation in this part of the planet, what with being included in George W. Bush’s “axis of evil,” and having a president who...

9. Calendar

   Wattergate: The Final Chapter

   Chapman University

   By ERIN DEWITT

   Published: November 5, 2009

   Being a part of perhaps the biggest political scandal to rock the Republican Party usually means impending death to one’s career—unless you’re John W. Dean. When...

10. Calendar

    Noche de Altares

    Dowtown Santa Ana

    By Andrew Tonkovich

    Published: November 5, 2009

    Ancestor worship oughta be everybody’s favorite religion. Don’t like your own folks? Honor whoever’s dead relatives you want to. Día de los Muertos is the...

11. Calendar

    FAR West Convention

    Irvine Hyatt

    By NATE JACKSON

    Published: November 5, 2009

    Expect to see a little extra sawdust tracked through the Hyatt Regency in Irvine’s lobby, as 400 musicians, DJs, journalists, agents and folk enthusiasts descend on Orange...

12. Calendar

    Hats Off to Our Veterans

    Los Alammitos Army Airfield

    Published: November 5, 2009

    Lots of free food, entertainment, free haircuts and manicures, activities for children of all ages, and a raffle! Cost: Free Admission, Free Parking, Free To All There will be...

13. Calendar

    Meet Pete Stolpman from Stolpman Vineyards

    Wine Lab Newport

    Published: November 5, 2009

    Winemaker Sashi Moorman knows how to make great wines from Stolpman Vineyards (which is located in Ballard Canyon in Santa Barbara County). Four to five wines will be tasted...

14. Calendar

    Dennis DeYoung

    Orange County Performing Arts Center

    By STACY DAVIES

    Published: November 5, 2009

    As the main songwriter, singer and founder of the band Styx, Dennis DeYoung had one of the most distinctive voices of the '70s rock scene. Embracing the theatrical sound of the...

15. Calendar

    Personajes de Colores: A Strong Calvalcade of Characters

    Hibbleton Gallery

    By ERIN DEWITT

    Published: November 5, 2009

    Lauded as one of today’s most refreshing artists (published in Sketchbook: Conceptual Drawings from the World’s Most Influential Designers ), Mar Hernandez (a.k.a....

16. Calendar

    Yahya El-Hobb 
(Long Live Love)

    Argyros Forum

    By ERIN DEWITT

    Published: November 5, 2009

    Chapman University continues its string of pique-your-interest special screenings this week with the Egyptian film Yahya El-Hobb (Long Live Love) . First released in Cairo in...

17. Calendar

    All Aboard for Murder

    Reef Lounge

    Published: November 5, 2009

    Not your typical dinner murder mystery theatre! Act Out Mystery Theatre specializes in an evening of "over-the-top" comedy with a gay twist like you've never seen before. ...

18. Calendar

    Taxi Driver screening with Harry Ufland Q&A

    Marion Knott Studios

    By ERIN DEWITT

    Published: November 5, 2009

    Of all the Martin Scorsese films to dance across the silver screen, 1976’s gritty drama Taxi Driver stands out as one of, possibly the, best movies of the director’s...

19. Calendar

    Animal Instinct

    The ARTery

    By LESLIE AGAN

    Published: November 5, 2009

    True love with humans can go sour but never with your pets—who else can comfort you the way Fido and Fluffy can? All troubles and worries disappear instantaneously (or at...

20. Calendar

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Golden West College Mainstage Theatre

    Published: November 5, 2009

    Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of depravity, lust, horror, and suspense is brought to life in this riveting new adaptation by Jeffrey Hatcher. ...