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No Depression

• At the Knitting Factory, see Imaad Wasif with Charles Bissell of The Wrens. Tickets are $8 and the show starts at 9:30 PM.
• For the second and final night, see Colin Meloy of The Decemberists performing solo at the Hotel Cafe, along with sometime-labelmate Corina Repp. The show begins at 8 PM, but LAist would recommend arriving early, as Mr Meloy tends to draw a crowd.
• At the ArcLight, director Antoine Fuqua will be on hand for a Q&A session following the 7:30 PM screening of Training Day.
• The Hammer Museum hosts a reading by Mary Jo Salter, Vice President of the Poetry Society of America, at 7 PM.
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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.