Pencil This In: 'Superman,' UCLA Undie Run & Kate Flannery
Soft Swells. Photo courtesy of Right On! PR.
Doesn't this cold weather make you want to get up and get out? No? Well, maybe tonight's events lineup will do the trick. Kate Flannery of "The Office" is taking the comedy stage, "Superman" is gracing the silver screen, ladies are flocking together for a night of feminine fun and West Hollywood is beckoning shoppers. Still too cold to part ways with your couch? Soft Swells is rocking the Echo, The Moth is back for a night of "Warning Signs" and UCLA students are prepping to run around campus in their skivvies. Motivated? That's more like it. Enjoy.
COMEDY
Comedy and music variety show "The Rudy Casoni All Boozebag Revue" stars Toby Huss ("King of the Hill," "Seinfeld") and special guests including Kate Flannery of "The Office" in her comedy lounge act "The Lampshades" at The Steve Allen Theater at The Center For Inquiry. 8pm. $10. $5 for CFI members.
FILM
UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Million Dollar Theater present a special screening of 1978's classic "Superman" directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve. 7:30pm. $10 general admission; $9 students and seniors. The UCLA student free ticket policy does not apply, and tickets are available only at the theater box office, which opens one hour before the program start time on the day of the show.
GIRLS NIGHT OUT
This one's for the ladies. Shecky's Girls Night Out celebrates its tenth anniversary with an evening of beauty services, goodie bags, emerging designers, artists and jewelers, complimentary beer and cocktails and other offerings at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. 5pm-10pm. Tickets can be purchased online and cost $10 for general admission and $30 for general admission plus goodie bag. 21+.
HOLIDAY SHOPPING
West Hollywood is getting into the holiday spirit with Holiday Shopping Celebration On The Avenues, a retail and food truck extravaganza along Melrose Avenue between Robertson and Orlando. Select businesses will extend their hours and offer entertainment, carolers, holiday refreshments, special in-store promotions, sales and unique holiday gifts. Here's a list of some of the night's participants: Alberta Ferretti, Alpha, Arcade Boutique, Beckley, Blumera, BOA Gallery, Chocolate Sun, Faruy'Art 1969, J Gerard Design Studio, John Varvatos, Kitson Melrose, Makeup Mandy, Nicky Rising, Shalimar’s Apothecary of Scent, Soolip Paperie & Press, The Fashion Society, Undrest, Viola Park, Wanna Buy a Watch? Participating food trucks include Nom Nom, Global Soul, Bollywood Bites, Holy Aioli, Pranzo Gourmet Sandwiches, Canter’s and Sugar Babies. 6pm-10pm.
MUSIC*
Remember that crazy band that knocked on Angelenos' doors and serenaded compliant residents for the web series Knock & Rock? L.A. duo Soft Swells will showcase new tunes from their upcoming Soft Swells debut LP at the Echo along with bands Jealous Sound and Bad Veins. Doors open at 8:30pm. $10 advance tickets. $12 tickets at the door. 18+.
STORYTELLING
The Moth LA returns with a "Warning Signs" StorySLAM. Brave storytellers will memorize their five-minute, true tales and take the stage - if chosen - at Zanzibar in Santa Monica. Non-storytellers can either volunteer to join a judging team or just sit back, listen and laugh. The M.O.Eggrolls food truck will be out front serving up its "Jewnese" treats. Doors open at 7pm. Stories begin at 7:30pm. Pre-sale tickets are sold out, but a number of tickets will be available at the door for $8.
UNDIE RUN
UCLA students will brave the chilly temps and strip down into their intimate apparel for the Fall 2011 Quarterly Underground Undie Run. Undie runners will meet at the grassy hill on Strathmore and Gayley, proceed east towards the football field, north towards intramural field, east to Bruin Plaza and finish their nearly nude trot south at Ackerman turnaround. Check out the Facebook event for further details. 11:30pm-2:30am. Free.
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