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May 4, 2008
Pencil This In: Sunday
Photo by toastycakes via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr
HELP
The biggest city-wide community service event happens today all around L.A. It’s the 10th Anniversary of Big Sunday, an event dedicated to bringing people together of all ages to help others. There will be a massive flea market and an art show to raise money for the underprivileged.
9 a.m. // Several locations around the city // Los Angeles // Free
MUSIC
Jazz vocalist Tony Jones and his quartet perform songs from their new CD “My Song” tonight at the Rosalie & Alva Performance Gallery. The CD features original music as well as covers of classic songs with a jazz twist.
5 p.m. // Rosalie & Alva Performance Gallery // 1417 W. 8th St, San Pedro // (310) 519-1314 // $10
MUSIC (part 2)
The Walt Disney Concert Hall host’s the Almost A Cappella show this evening. The show will highlight choral composers as the Master Chorale sings their songs, including the famous Eric Whitacre’s, “When David Heard”. There will also be a pre-concert conversation with Grant Gershon, composer David O, and guest harpist Checo Alonso, free to all concert-goers.
7 p.m. // Walt Disney Concert Hall // 111 S. Grand Ave, Los Angeles // (213) 972-7282 // $19+
FILM
The Nuart’s United Artists’ 90 Years Celebration continues tonight with a screening of West Side Story starring Natalie Wood. Come watch the classic musical on a new 35mm print.
8:30 p.m. // Nuart Theatre // 11272 Santa Monica Blvd, West Los Angeles // (310) 281-8223 // $9.50
COMICS
The Los Angeles Comic Book Convention is held this year at Shrine Hall and features several A-list guests including the one and only Stan Lee. Lee will be there signing copies of his new book, “Election Daze”. Other guests include voice actor Corinne Orr of Speed Racer and Art Clokey, creator of the Gumby series.
10 a.m. // Shrine Hall // 700 West 32nd St, Los Angeles // $8
EAT
Eat with the best of the best at the first West Coast, Chefs & Champagne event. The James Beard Foundation hosts the benefit for it’s 20th year. If you are willing to cough up the money for a good cause, you will enjoy the culinary skills of over 30 of L.A.'s chefs.
5 p.m. // Melrose Place // 700 N San Vicente Blvd, West Hollywood // (212) 627-2308 // $275(!)
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OK, I'm sorry to ask this, but PLEASE (for the love of whatever deity is watching our little blue speck of a planet) post these the day before!
I've asked this question in several different Pencil This Ins, and received no sort of correspondence whatsoever.
This was posted at noon, TWO of the events started hours before this post was published. What's more, the feeds that I and several other users read don't pick up the posts until an hour after an article has been posted.
I understand you don't receive a lot of information or press releases (or heck even see it on another blog) sometimes until right before it's posted about, but could you at least alert the public of what you've got the day prior?
Thank you. Again, I reiterate that you've got a great blog here and thanks so much for providing a local hub for us Angelenos and whatnot. It's just what's up with the time, guys?