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West Hollywood dog training and daycare center Mutt Maniacs is launching their new organization "Maniacs to the Rescue" today at Noon. Maniacs is dedicated to generating funding and raising community awareness about the plights of homeless dogs and finding them homes.

Photo by Sean_Yoda_Rouse via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr ADBD, Adam Derry Brand Development, is putting on an art show tomorrow night from 7 PM to midnight. "11/11" is showcasing 11 local artists, and each artist is producing a single work of art for as a gallery wrapped canvas and a museum quality print. If you can't make it tomorrow night, the gallery is available for viewing from November 12th to 14th,...

A show last year at the Bowl (Photo by sadjeans via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) Live at the Lounge kicked off their new Classical Music LA series, "where premier established and rising young performers can be enjoyed in an attractive and intimate club setting". Think of Le Poisson Rouge for the West Coast. Doors open at 7 PM and the show starts at 8, for the next two Saturdays, and should...

The Los Angeles Percussion Quartet (recently awarded a 10,000 dollar grant from the Theodore Presser Foundation) is performing a free concert tonight at 8 PM at Newman Hall on the USC campus. The ensemble-in-residence of the LA Composers Project will perform works by Naidoo, Guinivan, and two works from Jeffrey Holmes. Piano Spheres regular Vicki Ray will also accompany the LAPQ on a few works. For more information, click here....

Thanks to a tip from reader Carter, LAist has learned that the highly anticipated eatery (sans bakery) from Thomas Keller just received its liquor license, as seen on the website for the Alcoholic Beverage Control here. In related news, Alex Weil, the former sommelier at Pizzeria Mozza, is poised to take over the wine program at Bouchon Beverly Hills. The restaurant itself appears to be on track to open in mid-November, and signage is already up.

It looks like he got his point across, at least in our most recent meal there....

Photo by Fire Monkey FIsh via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr LAist reported earlier that LA Phil violinist Robert Korda has been missing for three days now. His son Noah posted a few hours ago that "Verizon has cooperated...because we managed to get a court order". Once again, if anyone sees a Geo Metro with the license plate 3GPJ453, please call the LAPD Missing Persons Unit at (213) 485-5381 or (877) LAPD-24-7....

Photo by shazammy via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Video Games Live is a popular concert that features music from some of the greatest video games of all time. It's perfect for the whole family, you can bring out the inner nerd in you (or your child) at a concert featuring live music, videos, synchronized lighting, and some live action. With tunes from Mario, Zelda, Halo, Final Fantasy, Warcraft, Tron, Donkey Kong,...

The Clippers won the #1 overall pick for the 3rd time in team history. Although they were tied with the Wizards for the 2nd worst record in the NBA, the Clippers lost the coin toss for the second straight year (last year to the Knicks). The 2009 draft is considered relatively weak, with Blake Griffin as the undisputed top pick. The Clippers, when injury free, are already crowded in the frontcourt (Randolph, Skinner, Camby,...

Photo by jtstrathdee via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Although Salonen bade farewell to the LA Phil last week, the LA Phil finishes out the rest of the season with guest conductors. This week Lionel Bringuier conducts the LA Phil and Joshua Bell, who will perform Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole. The first concert is on Thursday, with repeat performances on Saturday and Sunday. Also on Sunday, Krystian Zimerman returns to the Mouse House...

Photo by el daverino via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr October 8th marks off the beginning of the 90th season for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the very first one with Gustavo Dudamel. This season promises to pack a lot of firepower, including two of the world's premier orchestras, the Berlin Philharmonic and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (also the world's oldest). Even under difficult circumstances, the LA Phil has managed to attract...

Photo by TinCanOrange via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr This week features several Baroque composers starting with the Long Beach Bach Festival. This Friday features pianist Stefano Greco in a program titled "Art of the Fugue" which would most likely showcase several of Bach's Prelude and Fugues. The festival finishes on Sunday at the Los Altos Methodist Church with a performance of Bach motets. The Saint Cecilia orchestra also performs the Bach...