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Snuggled into the base of the Hollywood Hills near Franklin Avenue is 1822 Camino Palmero Street. Known more commonly among American television viewers as 822 Sycamore Road, this gray-shingled colonial home was the actual home of the Nelson family, who invited millions of viewers into their quiet residential palace every week during "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet." The charming title couple and their sons, David and Ricky, became synonymous with American domestic life...

At the Egyptian Theatre, Outfest Wednesday features a special pre-release screening of Stage Beauty. Set in 1660s London, the film follows actor Edward Kynaston (Billy Crudup) as stage politics are shifting and women are allowed on stage for the first time. The film starts at 7:30 PM. Head over to the AMPAS Linwood Dunn Theatre to see a free double feature: The Fog of War and The Weather Underground. Both documentaries focus on the...

Aside from the Vice Presidential debates, there are some events going on around town. If you decide to go out rather than remain home, glued to the TV as Cheney and Edwards duke it out, you can always catch the highlights on the radio while on your way to one of these fine events. At UCLA, "Where's My Democracy?" comes to Royce Hall. Downtown For Democracy has brought together a group of writers who...

Janet Leigh, famous for her screaming battle with a knife-wielding madman in Psycho, passed away yesterday in Beverly Hills. She was 77. "Leigh's portrayal of Marion Crane in the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Psycho earned her a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress. The experience of watching the final cut of the famous shower scene made Leigh take baths for the rest of her life. Born Jeanette Helen Morrison...

Because it is October and Halloween is the greatest holiday, LAist is kicking off this month's festivities with a movie that we're pretty sure sets the tone for Shocktober in Los Angeles. At 7:30 PM, see a special sneak preview of The Hillside Stranger at the Egyptian Theatre. Based on the real events surrounding the gruesome murders that took place right in our own backyard 30 years ago, this fact-based dramatic reinterpretation stars C....

Tonight at The Echo, show up at 8:00 PM for an Extreme Wine Tasting, "The Hypothetical Curries of Vagina Tandoori: The Wines of Château Julien of Carmel." This event matches six hypothetical curries to six wines from Château Julien of Carmel; to counter the hypothetical curry, there will be "pertinent fromage from the Cheese Store of Silver Lake" and a DJ spinning wine-drinking music. There is only room for 60, so buy your tickets...

At MOCA at the Pacific Design Center, Frank Escher and Ravi GuneWardena, partners at Escher GuneWardena Architecture, will be giving an art talk on the Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec exhibition currently at MOCA. The talk begins at 6:30 PM. At Spaceland, see rowdy country rockers The Gourds with Von Cotten and Brokedown. Doors open at 9:00 PM. Tonight is the second and final Cheap Trick show at the Canyon Club. Doors open at 6:00...

LAist once saw someone do a karaoke rendition of Cheap Trick's "Surrender" that involved a blow-up guitar; particularly considering that the act took place in a coffee house, it was an impressive show. LAist is willing to concede, however, that tonight's actual Cheap Trick show at the Canyon Club will probably top it. Doors open at 6:00 PM for dinner reservations; the show starts at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $42.50. In film, the Silver...

This post is sadly short, partly because Tuesdays are historically slow in terms of interesting things to do, and partly because LAist is up far too early in order to drive to the dreaded OC. Heading south in rush hour traffic is not high on our list of fun activities, so we hope our readers take one of these suggestions to heart and have more fun today than we're going to. At The Roxy,...

LAist has good news! We are moving to a new server, which will allow everyone to access our site more quickly and easily, as it should cut down on browser loading time. The great move will take place this weekend, so please be aware that the site may be intermittently unavailable, or that it might behave strangely. We're sorry for the inconvenience, but we should be fully back in action on Monday!...