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Ambitious Outsiders.com alerts readers that The Kings of Convenience will play a KCRW sponsored show at Spaceland on 3/23/2005. Albert writes: I just found out from a friend of mine working at kcrw that the secret guests for 3/23 (wednesday) @ spaceland is THE KINGS OF CONVENIENCE. They're playing the night before (3/22) @ the El Rey, but, are following it up with a more intimate show. don't know if your readership digs THE KINGS...

The Jewish Journal published an interview with Sandra Bernhard to publicize her latest show "Everything Bad and Beautiful" which starts this week at the Silent Movie Theatre is scheduled March 9-25 at Silent Movie Theatre, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles. Audiences should be prepared for a bracing evening at the theater: [While] Bernhard's infamous big mouth remains relatively mum, however, about specific bits in her new show, "Everything Bad and Beautiful," which kicks...

It's almost time for the Persian New Year, known as Norooz (also spelled Noruz), which celebrates the coming of spring. The word itself literally means new day in Persian and marks the beginning of the solar year on the Vernal Equinox (March 20th). The holiday is a cherished Iranian festivity that is also celebrated in Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Krygyzstan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of India, amongst the Kurds and Los Angeles....

March 12th offers an eclectic array of activities. Fill the space between your ears with info about wind by attending the screeing of Wild Weather: Wind" at Caltech's Beckman Auditorium, 332 S. Michigan Ave. , Pasadena. Show starts at 2 PM but doors open at 1:30. $5 also nets you a post-screening discussion will be led by Shane Murphy, of Caltech's Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Program is for ages 6 and up...

There are so many mysteries in life to ponder....like how come the Three Musketeers always fought with swords... But our current question concerns the mysterious death (and subsequent local media blackout) of Republican politico R. Gregory Stevens on or about February 26th. News of his untimely demise didn't really get into the LA newstream until March 4th in LA Observed. The kicker is that Stevens died in Carrie Fisher's guestroom. He'd been staying with...

The 'Gregory Zinone for City Council' committee is holding a fundraiser at the Silent Movie Theatre located at 611 N. Fairfax Ave. in Los Angeles on Friday, February 18, 2005 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM It is a casino night with a silent auction and a 20 minute silent movie viewing. Tickets are $100, and include $25 in casino chips, appetizers and unlimited drinks. The highest winner to receive Grand Prize. To purchase tickets or...

The Robert Blake murder trial has reached its half-way mark as the prosecution portion of the trial wraps up while the defense makes its case in the coming days. February seems to be filled with legal cases involving murderous spouses. In Whittier a woman faces retrail for in the death of her wealthy husband. Prosecutors insist she hired her cousins to kill husband in carjack attempt. A state appeals court said Rebecca Cleland and...

During the intermission between last night's screening of "Infernal Affairs" and "Chungking Express," we heard one film geek disclaim to his buddies, "Of course, "Infernal Affairs" is a masterful film, but that's the one Asian film that will never be remade by the studios. It'll be impossible to "Americanize" for audiences over here..." We didn't have the nerve to tell him about Scorcese's upcoming remake of "Infernal Affairs," called "The Departed."...

We have to admit that MTV's latest reality series "My Super Sweet 16" has us entranced. Each episode features some upper middle class teen organizing his or her dream sweet sixteen party. The extravagance is mind blowing. It's like "Lifestyle of the Junior Rich and Famous." Our favorite episode so far features Ava, a Beverly Hills teen who shops, growls and pouts just like Alicia Silverstone in "Clueless." Ava lives with her mother in...

Love is in the air....we leave you with some Valentine Day images, LA Style....