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  • It's nearly impossible to live in Los Angeles without hearing at least a passing mention of HARD Haunted Mansion. The two-day Halloween-themed event is now in its fourth year running and always manages to meet its 20,000-person capacity with stunning ease. The man behind the madness is Gary Richards, founder and orchestrator of HARD Events and an ally of the L.A. electronic scene for the past two decades.
  • Jetta, a handsome long-haired Tabby. Jetta is sweet, incredibly affectionate and extremely playful. And remember, if you don't like a pet's name, you can always change it! Jetta is neutered and up-to-date on his shots. He is ready to go to a forever home today! Lucy is an adorable 6-year-old Lhasa Apso. She is very sweet and loves cats, dogs and of course people. She is house-trained and looking for a new family to give her the loving home she deserves.
  • Get out today so you can clean up the beach, experiment in the desert or listen to some classical music.
  • Sure, you could see Marc Maron perform tonight at the Ice House in Pasadena or at a couple other local venues this month but to get the full Maron experience, you should check out his most recent recording, "This Has To Be Funny."
  • This weekend, an ancient alien attempts to assimilate the arctic, and Pedro Almodóvar renews a skin-crawling partnership with Antonio Banderas.
  • Friday! Finally. Here are some of the events that piqued our interest in LA tonight. First up, Thomas “She Blinded Me with Science” Dolby gives a lecture at Hollywood Forever; Zombie Joe’s takes on Edgar Allan Poe, the Art Deco Society of LA hits up the Langham; author Adilifu Nama talks about black comic superheroes; and there’s a fundraiser for the International Bird Rescue. Read on for all the details.
  • In a small interview piece posted today by the L.A. Times' Pop & Hiss blog, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne talks about the band's forthcoming 24-hour-long track, particularly the song's unique playing format and packaging.
  • As part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Project Ethos will hold its annual L.A. Fashion Week event this Friday, October 14, to benefit the Stand Up To Cancer Foundation.
  • It’s the second Thursday of the month, which means it must be time for the Downtown Art Walk. If you want to avoid the crowds roving the streets tonight, there's Busting Out, which finds the funny in women's boobs, Jeffrey Eugenides signs his latest book and NerdMelt mixes comedy and bad bad movies. Read on for all the details.
  • "Things got way too meta," Art Spiegelman says. The author sits at a table atop the Soho House, smoking a cigarette and awaiting his interview with Bookworm-host, Michael Silverblatt, for the 6th installment of KCRW's UpClose series. And he's not kidding.

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