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Down in the Valley

TUESDAY
• The Knitting Factory features a special seated show tonight at 7:30 PM, starring David Bazan (Pedro the Lion), Rosie Thomas and Wisely. Tickets are $12.
• Echo & the Bunnymen are at the House of Blues Sunset tonight with Innaway. The show starts at 8 PM and tickets are $25. [18+]
• Also at the Knitting Factory, see a special screening of All Dolled Up: A New York Dolls Story at 7 PM.
• Cinespace and Tartan Asian Extreme have a special advance screening of Takashi Shimizu's Marebito tonight at 8 PM. For reservations, call (323) 817-FILM.
• William Claxton signs the new reissue of JazzLife tonight at Taschen from 6–8 PM.
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But Yeoh is the first to publicly identify as Asian. We take a look at Oberon's complicated path in Hollywood.
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His latest solo exhibition is titled “Flutterluster,” showing at Los Angeles gallery Matter Studio. It features large works that incorporate what Huss describes as a “fluttering line” that he’s been playing with ever since he was a child — going on 50 years.
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It's set to open by mid-to-late February.
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The new Orange County Museum of Art opens its doors to the public on Oct. 8.
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Cosplayers will be holding court once again and taking photos with onlookers at the con.
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Littlefeather recalls an “incensed” John Wayne having to be restrained from assaulting her and being threatened with arrest if she read the long speech Brando sent with her.