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Get out so you can enjoy locally brewed beer, check out the unveiling of 12 acres at Grand Park and jam to over 70 bands and DJs in Eagle Rock.

Making its debut on opening night during a program that includes Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky is the the LBSO Balcony Club—a relaxed social lounge where guests are encouraged to kick back and enjoy the show. Members can bring drinks into the concert hall, use their smart phones (on silent and only non-flash photography) and come late or leave early without shame.

Get out so you can see a comedy show, watch a Derby Dolls race or listen to The Rite of Spring at Disney Hall.

Get out so you can eat mooncakes, jam in a warehouse on the Eastside or head to the Cinerama.

Launched this summer, customers can bring their own records and spin for an hour every other Sunday to a crowd of 80 or so. The next session will take place this Sunday 8 p.m. to midnight.

What says summer more than juicy, homegrown tomatoes? Angelenos, prepare your taste buds! This Saturday, August 18, the Seed Library of Los Angeles (SLOLA) will host a 2:30pm tomato tasting, displaying the variety of tomatoes grown by SLOLA's members.

Much has been written about genetically engineered foods in recent months. While information is abundant, we wondered what on-the-ground shoppers in Los Angeles think about genetically engineered products on their grocery shelves. Here are some snippets from random surveys done at several supermarkets in L.A.

A comedy that skewers foodies -- not food -- makes its L.A. debut at the Archway Theatre next Thursday the 23rd for a four-week run.

Thanks to California's Secretary of State approving Proposition 37 for the November ballot on June 11, Angelenos will vote on a food labeling initiative in the coming months. The grassroots ballot initiative seeks mandatory labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients (commonly known as Genetically Modified Organisms or GMOs) with some exceptions and prohibits food sellers from advertising genetically engineered foods as "natural."

This week's edition of Overheard in L.A. features bits of overheard conversation from an elevator, Studio City Starbucks, the Outfest screenwriting lab and Beverly Hills.

A Good Samaritan saved a man trapped in his burning car in Sun Valley early this morning

This week's edition of Overheard in L.A. features bits of overheard conversation from the writers' room, a nipple-less press conference and Comic-Con.