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Get Out: 'E.T.' & 'Close Encounters,' Shakespeare in WeHo, CicLAvia Group Ride

Spielberg Double Feature @The New Beverly
Feel like a wide-eyed kid again (or an inquisitive youngster) seeing two classic otherworldly Spielberg flicks on screen at the New Beverly.
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
(1982; screening the 2002 re-release version) plays at 2:35 & 7:30 pm and
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(1977) at 4:55 & 9:50 pm. (
Tickets
)
Free Shakespeare in the Park in West Hollywood
The City of West Hollywood and Classical Lab Theatre
present "As You Like It The Musical"
adapted and directed by Tony Tanner. Admission is free. Limited seating available. Reservations are recommended. To RSVP and for more information, please call (323) 960-5691. Plummer Park - Great Hall Courtyard. 6 p.m.
CicLAvia Group Ride
With no CicLAvia on July 10th, instead it's
a group ride
. No street closure. Riding in a group, with traffic. Obeying traffic laws. Ride is about 10 miles, mellow leisure pace, all welcome - though you'll need a working bike, and ability to ride 10 miles. We'll be riding some of the areas where CicLAvia expansion is planned for October 9th, with brief stops at community landmarks, speakers telling about community history, etc. 12:30pm - 3:30pm. Departs Hollenbeck Park on 4th Street at St. Louis Street in Boyle Heights. (Free; $5 suggested donation)
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