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Wednesday, May 22

ELTON JOHN, CARSON DALY, AND NO DOUBT STEP UP FOR FOSTER SOLES

Bar Celona

46 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA

6:00pm

Celebrities Donate Autographed Shoes & More for Hillsides Los Angeles Children’s Charity WHO: Celebrity items from Elton John, Carson Daly, and members of the rock band “No Doubt” kick off the Fifth Annual Foster Soles in Los Angeles. Dr. Drew Pinsky and his wife Susan Pinksy will serve as honorary chairs at the Foster Soles Celebrity Kick-off Event. WHAT: Hillsides Foster Soles is an online auction of celebrity autographed shoes, handbags, or other personal items along with headshots. The Los Angeles kickoff event to launch the auction will be hosted by Dr. Drew and Susan Pinsky.

Held during Foster Care Awareness Month in May, Foster Soles raises awareness of national foster care issues and the plight of children and youth in the system.

Other celebrities who to date are participating or who have participated include Jennifer Hudson, Zooey Deschanel, Adam Sandler, Ellen DeGeneres, Faith Hill, James Franco, Zac Efron, Reese Witherspoon, Halle Berry, Tim McGraw, Ellen Pompeo, John Stamos, Denzel Washington, Seth Green, Mario Lopez, Sugar Ray Leonard, Adrian Grenier, Nancy Grace, Wendy Williams, Gabriel Iglesias, Jane Kaczmarek, Billy Bob Thornton, Tim Allen, Jimmy Kimmel, Joan and Melissa Rivers, Larry King, Anderson Cooper, Piers Morgan, Dave Koz, Charles Barkley, Robert Horry, Billy Zane, Mike Epps, Marlee Matlin, cast from Burn Notice, Chelsea Handler, Markie Post, Mark Harmon, Pam Dawber, Kate Linder, Edie Falco, Rona Barrett, Kim Coates, Kaitlin Olson, Devon Werkheiser, Samantha Harris, and cast from The Bold & The Beautiful . Media crews will be available to interview celebrities in attendance and shoot displays. ### About Hillsides: Hillsides is a premier provider dedicated to improving the well-being and functioning of vulnerable children, youth, and their families. 

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Why History Matters: Legacies and Prospects: Which Way (Jewish) L.A.?

Autry National Center

4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA

7:00pm

The latest in UCLA’s Why History Matters series, this panel discussion looks at the future of the Los Angeles mosaic and the place of Jews within it, in light of the history presented in the exhibition Jews in the Los Angeles Mosaic. Panelists will reflect on life in a diverse and cosmopolitan metropolis, while considering the struggle of choosing between integration and the drawing of community boundaries.

Moderated by Rob Eshman, publisher and editor-in-chief, Tribe Media Corporation and the Jewish Journal, this program features Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR; philanthropist David Lonner, founder of Oasis Media Group; David Myers, chair of the UCLA History Department and former director of the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies; and Councilwoman Jan Perry.

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Bruce Buffer: It's Time!: My 360-Degree View of the UFC (Signed Edition)

Book Soup

8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA

7:00pm

If you’ve ever tuned into an Ultimate Fighting Championship match on TV – and it continues to be one of the fastest growing sports in the US – then you know Bruce. The official “Voice of the Octagon” for the UFC since 1997, Bruce has been an integral part of the world of Mixed Martial Arts as it has grown from grassroots phenomenon to mainstream, multimillion dollar entertainment powerhouse. He’s seen every big personality come and go, and he’s had a front-row seat for every fight—including those that take place out of the ring. Now with IT’S TIME!: My 360-Degree View of the UFC, his very first book, Bruce shows us the league as only he can, telling never-before-told stories about its most famous figures—Randy Couture, Tito Ortiz, Chuck Liddell, B.J. Penn, and Jon ‘Bones’ Jones, among others—revealing details behind its most controversial fights, and giving us a glimpse at the league’s growth from its fledging days to the high-octane, massively successful entertainment industry it is today.

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Aloud @ Central Library: Temple Grandin

ALOUD @ Central Library

630 W 5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071

7:15pm

Weaving her own experience with remarkable new discoveries, Grandin brings her singular perspective to the thrilling journey through the revolution in the understanding of autism. She introduces advances in neuroimaging and genetic research that link brain science to behavior, even sharing her own brain scans from numerous studies.

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Doug Benson Movie Interruption: The Call

Cinefamily

611 N. Fairfax, Los Angeles, CA

7:30pm

The next installment of Doug Benson’s Movie Interruption, where Doug and his friends (who, in the past, have included everyone from Brian Posehn to Sarah Silverman and Zach Galifianakis) chill on the front row couches, mics in hand, and say whatever hilarious thing pops into their heads while a movie of their choosing unfolds on the screen.

Dir. Brad Anderson, 2013, 35mm, 94 min.

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Improv Diary... (uh) Show

Mi's Westside Comedy Theater

1323-A Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401

8:00pm

We all know what really happened after you poured out your heart to your diary about your undying 9th grade love for Barry Jameson and how badly you wish he would ask you out. Nothing much, really.

But what if you got the courage to talk to him the next day at school?

Improv Diary...(Uh) is a choose your own adventure long form improv comedy show revealing the future of your past, now. Three brave diary-ders uncover their real secrets to inspire alternate improv reality. Does Barry like you back? Will he ignore you at school but make out with you secretly? Is your alternate reality worse than your actual reality was?
Watch your shitty younger years come back to a life of their own.

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