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by Evan Fowler

Events

8 | Fri
Olympic Spirit!
10am @ The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
900 Exposition Blvd.
Time to gear up for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Is there a better way than to revisit those Olympic moments that took place in our very own back yard than to go to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles? The Museum will display all their favorite memorabilia from the 1932 and 1984 Olympics. For more info, check out http://www.nhm.org/

20-24 | Wed-Sun
Walking with Dinosaurs
All day @ The Honda Center
2696 East Katella Ave.
Have you been waiting patiently for millions of years to finally see a dinosaur (or at least since you first saw Jurassic Park)? Now you can! It’s a live experience of truly epic proportions. This $20 million project, originally based on the award-winning BBC Television Series, offers an interactive tour with life-size replicas of all your favorite prehistoric creatures. Tickets range from $22.50-$79.00 and can be purchased by phone 714-740-2000, 213-480-3232 or online at ticketmaster.com.

27 | Wed
A Mediterranean Dream!
All evening @ Il Carpaccio
538 Palisades Drive
Take a mediterranean vacation without the jet lag. Il Carpaccio, a brand new Italian restaurant, is hosting one of their already-becoming-famous monthly events. On August 27, Chef Antonio will feature a mediterranean dinner and olive oil tasting. It’s all the way out in beautiful Pacific Palisades - and you don’t even need a passport! To make a reservation, call 310-573-1411.

30-31 | Sat-Sun
Long Beach Blues Festival
1:15pm @ Rainbow Lagoon Park
Shoreline Drive and Linden Avenue, Long Beach
Got the blues? Turn that frown upside down at the 29th annual Long Beach Blues Festival with two days of non-stop jazz in the beautiful Rainbow Lagoon Park of Long Beach. Two stages and a dozen bands, including Chuck Berry, make this labor day weekend a blues extravaganza! Advance tickets range from $45 to $75 for a weekend pass. For more info, visit www.jazzandblues.org

MOVIES

1 | Fri
Midnight Meat Train - Bradley Cooper and
Leslie Bibb
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - Brendan Fraser and Jet Li
Swing Vote - Kevin Costner and Dennis Hopper
Choke - Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston

6 | Wed
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 - Amber Tamblyn and America Ferrera

8 | Fri
Elegy - Penelope Cruz and Ben Kingsley
The Pineapple Express - Seth Rogen and
James Franco
Bottle Shock - Alan Rickman and Chris Pine

13 | Wed
Tropic Thunder - Ben Stiller and Jack Black

15 | Fri
Henry Poole Is Here - Luke Wilson and
Radha Mitchell
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Anthony Daniels and Mathew Wood
Mirrors - Kiefer Sutherland and Paula Patton

22 | Fri
Crossing Over - Harrison Ford and Cliff Curtis
Death Race - Jason Statham and Joan Allen
The House Bunny - Anna Faris and Colin Hanks
Hamlet 2 - Steve Coogan and Catherine Keener

27 | Wed
Traitor - Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce

29 | Fri
Babylon A.D. - Vin Diesel and Michelle Yeoh
College - Drake Bell and Nick Zano
Disaster Movie - Matt Lanter and Vanessa Minnillo

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