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Pencil This In: Full Moon Hiking, Mentalist Magic, Geek Talk, a Dracula Double Feature and Tom Wolfe
Gallery1988 in Venice opened an art exhibition this weekend with works adapted from old school video games. (Image: 'NES Family' by Philip Tseng, courtesy of the gallery.)
You'd never know it was Monday from the great events we found happening in LA tonight, including a Dracula double feature, a Geek Speak discussion series at USC, a moonlight hike in Franklin Canyon and an evening with Tom Wolfe. Read on for all the details.
BOOK SIGNING
There’s a book signing and performance tonight at La Luz de Jesus Gallery for the release of Mark Edward’s book Psychic Blues: Confessions of a Conflicted Medium. Edwards is a professional mentalist who “specializes in magic of the mind.” He worked as a 900-telephone psychic service while serving on the editorial board of Skeptic Magazine. Tonight’s event includes refreshments and “psychic phenomenon.” 7-10 pm.
GEEK TALK
USC Annenberg presents the panel Geek Speaks tonight at 7 pm. The event is a look at the creative process from the perspective of two new media stars. Speaking tonight is Chris Metzen (Diablo III, World of Warcraft, Starcraft II) and Flint Dille (Diablo III, Transformers, GI Joe) who’ll discuss their experiences about entertainment, culture and the creative process across several mediums and genres. The event is free, but RSVP required.
MOONLIGHT HIKE
One of our favorite things to do in LA is moonlight hiking in the canyons. Tonight at 6:30 pm, there’s a two-hour Full Moon Jaunt at Franklin Canyon. It’s a moderately strenuous hike with great views. Meet at Sooky Goldman Nature Center. Free.
LIT
Tonight at 7:30 pm, the [ALOUD] series co-presents the program An Evening with Tom Wolfe with The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage. The author of The Right Stuff, The Bonfire of the Vanities and The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is in conversation with screenwriter Howard A. Rodman. Actor René Auberjonois also performs a dramatic reading of Wolfe’s work. This event is being held at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, not the Library. While tickets for this program went quickly, call the The Broad Stage box office (310.434.3200) to be put on a waiting list.
FILM
Tonight at 7:30 pm, American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre presents a Halloween horror double feature of Dracula (1931) with Bela Lugosi, followed by Horror of Dracula with Christopher Lee. There’s also a comic book signing of the Monsterverse graphic novel Flesh And Blood: Book One and Bela Lugosi’s Tales From the Grave in the Aero lobby beginning at 6:30 pm. In between films, there’s a discussion with publisher and artist Kerry Gammill, editor and screenwriter Sam F. Park, writer Robert Tinnell and comic book and Hollywood conceptual artist Henry Mayo. Tickets: $11.
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