To Do in L.A.: Halloween/Dia De Los Muertos Novembre 1st.
From now on I want to spell October as Octobre…I think it will look nicer on posters. Novembre gets it too.
So what is going on in Hollywood on Halloween? I haven’t a Zombie-fucking clue! Unless I find an EPIC party, I’m just gonna get sexy and dance like last year, wherever that may be. But the day after will be a sweet treat for sure. On Novembre 1st after your hangover has been subdued by a rush of sugar via snack sized bags of black and orange M & M’s you can head over to Hollywood Forever Cemetery (6000 Santa Monica Blvd) from 4 – 11pm for Dia De Los Muertos. Be sure to put a sugar skull on Johnny Ramone’s Statue. More info @ LadyOfTheDead.com
I can also recommend that sometime during the next week you take the Metro down to Olivera St. to catch the Dia De Los Muertos festivities downtown. I went last year and saw the best all-female skeleton mariachi band ever!
And after the “Crazy dead people holiday” ends at 11pm you can head north to Franklin Ave and Bronson to the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre for The Midnight Show. It happens once a month and to simplify what it’s all about, it’s like Saturday Night Live except with folks who will probably be on the show after Sandberg and Wiig quit to pursue movie careers. Actually it’s got everything that SNL does: A Celebrity Host (definition of fame may vary), A Musical Act, Viral Web Content (like this) created specifically for and premiered at the show and NO COMMERCIALS! I can’t stress enough how talented like 65-80% of the cast is. And mark my words, next month the Host and Musical Guest will actually be people you have heard of! (First Saturday of Every Month)
You have to go online and RESERVE your tickets (It’s really simple and they are a meager $5) but it saves your seats at the show. Show up between 11:15 and 11:30 for better seats. It’s right across the street from the Scientology Celebrity Centre so you can watch Tom Cruise making out with David Miscavage while you wait to get in. Also there is a secret way to make your show experience better, but I’m not really allowed to discuss it here through risk of ruining a good thing. The Host and Musical Guest this week are Steve Agee (Brian Posehn’s big, gay boyfriend on The Sarah Silverman Program) and Le Switch.
Tags: Day of the Dead, Dia De Los Muertos, Halloween, Olivera St., Scientology, Steve Agee, The Midnight Show, To Do, Tom Cruise is Gay, UCB
