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• Pacifica Performance Showcase/Arts in Review, Friday, Oct. 2, 2-3:00 pm with guests Lauren Dodds ("Dogman: the Musical", Daniel Chaffey (German Currents Film Festival) and Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill (Blow by Blow: The Jeff Beck Story")

  Hosts Donna Walker and Julio Martinez join forces for a special fund drive edition of "Arts in Review" and "Pacifica Performance Showcase" welcoming guests Lauren Dodds to talk about "Dogman: The Musical," based on Dav Piley's phenomenally successful kids' series; also Daniel Chaffey of the Goethe Institut to talk about the 20th Annual German Currents Film Fest, running Oct. 8-13 highlighting the best in world and German cinema; and authors Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill on their biography of guitar great, Jeff Beck ("Blow by Blow: The Jeff Beck Story"). Tune in and pledge for tickets, books and other great arts and culture 'thank you' gifts.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Friday, October 2, 2026

• LA Theatre Works, Sunday, Oct. 4 at 10:00 pm, A Double Bill! Culture Clash's "Radio Mambo" and "The Watts Towers Project" Written and performed by Roger Guenveur Smith

  In the first hour, Culture Clash's "Radio Mambo." The acclaimed comedy troupe spent 3 months interviewing 70 Miami residents for this mix of vignettes about urban renewal, crime, hurricanes and immigration, as well as where to get a plate of arroz con pollo served by a six foot drag queen. Featuring Culture Clash: Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas, and Herbert Siguenza. In the second hour, "The Watts Towers Project" written and performed by Roger Guenveur Smith, focuses on Simon Rodia, an Italian immigrant who spent 33 years building his towers, only to walk away from them, never to return. Famed actor and monologist Roger Guenveur Smith blends his own childhood, the life of Rodia, and L.A. history to create a wonderfully eclectic piece.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Thursday, October 1, 2026

• Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show, Tuesday, September 29 at 2:00 pm with guest author Zayd Ayers Dohrn ("Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground")

  Phil and Ted welcome author Zayd Ayers Dohrn ("Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground") to talk about life as the son of Weather Underground radicals, a story of a childhood on the run and a half-century of revolutionary struggle in America. After a decade fighting the US government; his mother was on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted lis, and while his parents said his birth marked a clean break with violent revolutionary struggle, in this explosive memoir, he discovers that story wasn’t entirely true. A masterpiece of personal and social history, it brings us inside an infamous family and their lives underground. Drawing on exclusive interviews, declassified FBI files, and long-hidden letters, photos, and diaries, it is the story of radical resistance, including revelations about the Weathermen’s bombing campaign, their secret alliance with the Black Liberation Army, and the dramatic prison break of Assata Shakur. He asks how a young person survives when the place they feel safest―with their family―also puts them in danger.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Monday, September 28, 2026

• LA Theatre Works, Sunday, September 27 at 10:00 pm, Luis Valdez' "Zoot Suit," starring Marco Rodriguez

  Chicano playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Wednesday, September 23, 2026

• UCLA matches last year's season-win total in three games

  Bruins score north of 50 points for first time since 2023. Chesney earns first conference victory of the season.

  Posted by Charlie Gonzalez at Sunday, September 20, 2026

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