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Get Out: Getty Scavenger Hunt, Burlesque & A Punk Show
The Getty at night (Photo by fotonomous via the LAist Featured Photos pool)
MUSIC: L.A. Record is hosting a free show at Footsies tonight featuring Total Wreck, as well as Short Shorts, Carlos Rossie & Jeremy Price. The show starts at 10 pm. It's free, but there's more info on its Facebook page. Footsies is located at 2640 N. Figueroa St. in Cypress Park.
BURLESQUE: Tonight Skinny's Lounge in North Hollywood is hosting the Victory Variety Hour, a burlesque show headed up by its "braless leader" Penny Starr, Jr. and presenting Seattle's Eddie Van Glam. The doors open at 7 pm, and the show starts at 8 pm. Skinny's is located at 4923 Lankershim Blvd. The cover is $10. For more information, check out the event's Facebook page or buy tickets here.
ART: The Getty Center will be the site of a (purposefully) creepy scavenger hunt tonight. Watson Adventures is hosting "The Art of Darkness Scavenger Hunt" from 4:30 pm until 7 pm. You'll be charged with finding skulls, skeletons, monsters, severed heads, beasts and other assorted ghouls in the galleries. The cost is $22, and you can find information at the Watson Adventures site.
FILM: The Billy Wilder Theater at UCLA is pairing movies that have both a talkie and silent versions. Tonight "All Quiet On The Western Front" (1930) is playing twice. The silent version screens at 4 pm and the talkie version screens at 7:30 pm. To learn more or buy tickets, visit UCLA's website.
FOOD: Today Santa Monica Wine Expo will be hosting a tasting of a variety of sparkling wines paired with smoked swine this Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m.-11 p.m. For more information on the event and other edible events, check out our Weekend Eats round-up.
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