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Orange County Fair Begins Today: Fried Food, Skateboarding & Luche Libre
It's summer and that means county fairs. While the LA County Fair is set to begin in September, Orange County's begins today and will run a longer one week longer than normal--through August 9th--because of a new schedule that closes the event on Mondays and Tuesdays.
This year's highlights include Duran Duran, Luche Libre, Kelly Clarkson, Heart, Rick Springfield, a myriad of deep fried food, a "Weird Al" Yankovic documentary premiere and a huge three-day Maloof skateboarding event.
It's $10 to get in, but a new $30 super pass gets you in for all 23 days of the event.
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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.