Saturday's Scoop: Occupy Movement Coming to West Hollywood

Greetings, and welcome to today's City Scoop. Here's what's happening Saturday in West Hollywood:

Main Event:

The march will start in at 10 a.m., travel down Santa Monica Boulevard to the Matthew Shepard Triangle at Crescent Heights for a brief rally, then move back to Plummer Park, according to the group's website. News blog LGBT | POV reports the Metropolitan Community Church/Los Angeles’ Social Justice Ministry is the primary organizer, working with members of Occupy LA.

Other Happenings:

Gibson GuitarTown will auction more than 20 10-foot painted guitars, which have lined the Sunset Strip since August 2010, for charity at 2 p.m. at Julien's Auctions (9665 Wilshire Blvd.). Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Los Angeles Youth Network, West Hollywood Arts & Cultural Commission and the West Hollywood Library, according to a city announcement.

The City of West Hollywood is presenting WeHo Drive, a rolling event to learn about and sign up for volunteering opportunities for the 2012 MLK Day of service, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the new West Hollywood Library. The event will also include a food and toy drive for the needy, as well as letter writing to veterans and wounded troops. Donations will benefit the West Hollywood Food & Toy Drive and SOVA Food Pantry.

Shows in Weho:

• Women's Rock Show: Figures, Sam Behymer, Life Down Here, Never Before, DeeDee O - Whisky a Go-Go at 6 p.m.
• Rick Ortiz Presents Quinto Sol, The Bluntest, Dread Daze, Rasrebel and Sector Libertad - House of Blues at 7 p.m.
• Sunset Magnet with Barbarian Overlords and Jennell - Roxy Theatre at 7:15 p.m.
• Lunar Range with Jenna Syde & the Watchers, Stephen Brower & the Silent Majority, Riot on the Strip, Billy Z Duke and Marthalic - OnTheRox at 7:30 p.m.
• The Thrilling Adventure Hour - Largo at 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
• Which One's Pink? and Le Reverie, Reagan Browne - Key Club at 8 p.m.
• The Blasters, The Supersuckers and Three Bad Jacks - Troubadour at 8 p.m.

The Forecast:

• The National Weather Service forecasts a high near 64, low around 50, with winds 25 to 30 mph and clear skies. The low in West Hollywood is expected to reach around 50.

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