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Cultural happenings + events in the Southland. Hand-picked and delivered fresh daily.

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#wishiwereatsxsw Current SXSW music here: http://www.sxsw.com/music#

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Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz featuring UCLA Jazz Orchestra, Tues 7pm. Free. http://tinyurl.com/l2bj2l

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Old Pasadena Restaurant Week: Starting Monday, Lunch $15 & $25; Dinner $25 & $35. http://tinyurl.com/qspze9

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Circle X's Spring Reading Series @ Studio/Stage, Wed. 8pm. Free. http://tinyurl.com/qrcvnd

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Fiesta Hermosa all weekend: 10 to 6pm. http://tinyurl.com/qgqb3z

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Cocktails in Historic Places w/ Art Deco Soc. @ Culver Hotel. Fri 6pm. http://tinyurl.com/q5r6g8

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Ray Bradbury of Fahr. 451 speaks @ Torrance Cultural Arts Cntr. Fri 7pm, Free. http://tinyurl.com/prmo7f

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Dick Cheney's Diary: Stuart Kreisman @ Village Books. Thurs 7:30pm http://tinyurl.com/pluthu

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Alcohol and crafts? Saints & Sinners. Tues 7pm. Free. http://tinyurl.com/qnlbda

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Conversations on Urban China @ Hammer Museum. Tues 7pm. Free lecture. http://tinyurl.com/ogv5ws

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Bike Week Pasadena ends Sat: Grocery shop by bike and other events. Sat 10am+. http://tinyurl.com/phw7dz

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Food, Consumption, & Consumer Culture: From Vanitas Still-Life to Flying Spam @Santa Monica College. 11:15am. http://tinyurl.com/o9nqhd

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Ride the Hippodrome! Art Walk @ Downtown LA Thurs, 12pm-9pm. Free. http://tinyurl.com/5kkkrb

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Evening w/ travel guru Arthur Frommer @ Distant Lands, Wed. 7:30pm. Free. http://tinyurl.com/oam64e

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Lecture time: Sebastião Salgado, documentary photographer @ Hammer Museum. Tues, 7pm. Free. http://tinyurl.com/cpxhj6

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Get your brisket, links, and cream-corn on: LA BBQ Fest., Snta Monica Beach, Sat/Sun. $10 adm. http://tinyurl.com/cd69pa

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Down home-brewed, "artisanal" suds: CRAFT BEER FEST LA @ Echoplex. Sat 2pm. $30 entrance. http://tinyurl.com/cewryp

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Green your crib: AltBuild Expo @ Santa Monica Civic Audit. Fri/Sat 10am-5pm. Free, sweet. http://tinyurl.com/r8gupm

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All 'bout ecstasy: LA premiere of Rolling @ Laemmle Sunset 5. Fri midnight scrning. http://tinyurl.com/b22uyk

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Native Americans and Sk8brding? "Walk Like a Warrior: The Apache Skateboards Story" Thurs,7pm. Free Scrning @ NCPD http://tinyurl.com/d2uh2v