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Pencil This In: Films, Jazz, Wine & Comedy

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LA Film Festival Continues
Our city's film festival continues today with a fourteen screenings with more than half of them happening at 7:30 p.m. or 9:45 p.m. LAist Film Editor Josh Tate recommended Bronson and Public Enemies in his preview of the whole festival.
Wine & Jazz
It's summer and that means Hollywood & Highland is producing theirannual Tuesday evening courtyard event. Tonight features Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue from 7 to 9 p.m. It's free to attend and $10 gets you two glasses of wine and a box of cheese and crackers. The proceeds goes to Project Angel Food.
Free Speech Comedy
Before Octomom the Musical premieres next month, tonight the Fake Gallery presents a free live taping of Bill Bronner's The Free Speech Show and Comedy Nation This Week, hosted by John Fugelsang. Event details are listed on LA Weekly, but the gallery's crazy website lists none. For more comedy events, see our weekly listing of shows in LAst Laugh.
Prep for Tomorrow: Summer Bike Ride with Tom LaBonge
Councilmember Tom LaBonge launches his third annual summer bike ride series with a downtown ride tomorrow, Wednesday, June 24th at 6 p.m. The ride, which is free and open to the public, is expected to draw as many as 300 riders. The ride begins and ends on the South Lawn of City Hall (1st and Main). The ride will include one mid-way stop for free ice cream. The pace is leisurely and will end by 8 p.m.