· Music round-up Iron and Wine at the Orpheum Theatre; Meiko at the Hotel Cafe; Carole King and James Taylor celebrate the Troubadour's 50h Anniversary.
· Inventor/writer Cy Tymony signs his book Sneakiest Uses for Everyday Things at the Barnes and Noble in Santa Monica, which may or may not include a discussion of how to most effectively torture your abusive boss with nothing more than a paper clip and Bic lighter.
· Ubiquitous cinematic badass Chris Cooper will be on hand at the Aero for a special screening of Breach, in which he plays infamous FBI turncoat Robert Hanssen. (Sorry, no Phillippe this time.)

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