St. Patrick's, Temecula Bluegrass Coming this Weekend, and What's Happening on the Way There...

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STORIES WE'RE WORKING ON, FOR THE UPCOMING EDITION:
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The annual TEMECULA BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL is this weekend, Friday, March 16 through Sunday, March 18, and most of it is FREE. Act now to get tix for Friday & Saturday night concerts ($15, either night, different shows). LAURIE LEWIS & THE RIGHT HANDS play only at the Saturday night concert. All venues are indoors if it's raining, dtime free shows and evening concerts. Info, www.temeculacalifornia.com - tix for evening shows (reserved seats) at 951-678-0831 or www.temeculatheater.org
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ST. PATRICK'S DAY is Saturday this year, and plenty is happening around Southern Cal, rain or shine. We'll bring a full report on where you can wear your green and enjoy Irish music!
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PLUS, plenty of live acoustic music in Southern Cal'sCal many wonderful venues. It'll be a grab-your-umbrella-and-go weekend!
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(Following below are previously posted events this week, some already past...)
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MONDAY...
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Mon, Mar 12:
8 pm DAYLIGHT AGAIN plus KATIE FERRARA at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
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Mon, Mar 12:
9 pm "PRE-ST. PATRICK'S DAY CEILI NIGHT" brings music, song, dance, poetry, and prose, all with an Irish theme, at the Celtic Arts Center, at T.U. Studios, 10943 Camarillo St, North Hollywood. Free!
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TUESDAY
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Tue, Mar 13:
7 pm JC HYKE'S SONGWRITER SHOWCASE at Matt Denny's in Arcadia looks especially good this week. No cover, all ages.
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WEDNESDAY...
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It is, officially, "Pi Day" - 3.14 - get it?
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Wed, Mar 14:
7 pm SPECIAL SCREENING in 16 U.S. cities of "PRAY FOR JAPAN," the new documentary feature film on the recovery from the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan one year ago. Though the film will screen in just one place for a week, it screens TONIGHT ONLY everyplace else. And "everyplace" is just three L.A./O.C. theatres and one in San Diego.
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In Torrance, it screens tonight only at 7 pm at the AMC Del Amo 16, 3525 Carson St; 310-921-2046.
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LATE CHANGE: In Burbank, it opens FRIDAY for a week and will NOT screen tonight at 7 pm at the Burbank Town Center 8, 201 E Magnolia Blvd; 818-563-4901.
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In O.C., it screens tonight only at 7 pm at the AMC Orange 30, 20 City Blvd, West Orange 92868; 714-769-4288.
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In San Diego, it screens tonight only at 7 pm at the AMC Mission Valley 20.
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Proceeds tonight, nationwide, go to a leading charity in Japan that is directly helping victims.
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After tonight, only the Burbank venue will continuing to screen the film, where it will run for a week.
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This is not some church-affiliated project. "Pray for Japan" was made by American documentary filmmaker STU LEVY, who was in Japan when the disaster struck. Levy is known as the creator of "TokyoPop," in addition to his other projects. But he makes it clear that this one is strictly for charity.
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Learn more at www.prayforjapan-film.org where you can find a link to watch the trailer. And plan to catch the screening and, by attending, help the victims. To get some idea of the scale, 30,000 people were killed, 19,000 are still missing and 300,000 remain dislocated.
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OTHER WEDNESDAY EVENTS...
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Wed, Mar 14:
7 pm LOS ANGELES WOMEN IN MUSIC (LAWIM) monthly SHOWCASE at the M Bar in Hollywood. Details in our March 9 edition. An exceptionally nice lineup tonight...
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Wed & Thu, Mar 14 & 15:
8 pm SPANKY & OUR GANG, the hit songmakers from The Summer of Love, in a believe-it-or-not return, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena; reservations, 626-798-6236.g
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THURSDAY, MARCH 15:
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Today is the ides of March, the day Julius Caesar was assassinated by members of the Roman Senate.
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Thu, Mar 15:
8 pm SPANKY & OUR GANG, the hit songmakers from The Summer of Love, play the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. See Wednesday listing for more info.
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MORE EVENTS are in our March 9 edition, and still more will be here soon!
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