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Bob Wills Is Still the King

• Spend a night out enjoying some Western Swing with Big Sandy and His Fly Rite Boys at Memories in Whittier. Dancing lessons begin at 7:30 PM and the band kicks off at 9 PM. Admission is $10 to see the band, or $13 if you want dancing lessons.
• Here's a name you probably haven't heard in a while: show up at the Viper Room tonight to see Veruca Salt performing with Shiny Toy Guns and Driveblind. Doors open at 8:45 PM.
• It's an evening of beautiful women and French film at the Aero Theatre, when they present "Françoise’s Screen Women" at 7:30 PM. See a double feature of Hiroshima Mon Amour and ...And God Created Woman (featuring the ever-beautiful Brigitte Bardot).
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Donald Trump was a fading TV presence when the WGA strike put a dent in network schedules.
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Pickets are being held outside at movie and TV studios across the city
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For some critics, this feels less like a momentous departure and more like a footnote.
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Disneyland's famous "Fantasmic!" show came to a sudden end when its 45-foot animatronic dragon — Maleficent — burst into flames.
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Leads Ali Wong and Steven Yeun issue a joint statement along with show creator Lee Sung Jin.
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Every two years, Desert X presents site-specific outdoor installations throughout the Coachella Valley. Two Los Angeles artists have new work on display.