Wednesday's Scoop: Catholic Comedy Night at the Laugh Factory

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

Main Event: Catholic Comedy Night 

Comedians Fritz Coleman, Andy Kindler, Jimmy Brogan, Bil Dwyer, Don Friesen and Carl Kozlowski are taking the stage at the for a cause Wednesday night. The Sunset Strip comedy club is hosting the charity event for three Catholic schools from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are $25.

Live Shows:

• IHOBF’s 2011 Bringin’ Down the House Musical Competition - House of Blues at 6 p.m.
• TopBlip.com featuring Shaun Barrowes, Alex Reid - Key Club at 7 p.m.
• Strange Karma, Sleeping With Your Enemy, Jerry Fenn, Solegion, Myth of Knights, South Bronx Paradise - Whisky a Go-Go at 7 p.m.
• Windsor Drive - Roxy Theatre at 7:15 p.m.
• Pato Banton & the Now Generation with Better Chemistry - Viper Room at 7:30 p.m.
• Sarah McGuiness with Death of a Star - OnTheRox at 8 p.m.
• The Watkins Family Hour - Largo at 8 p.m.

City Meetings:

• The city's Senior Advisory Board is meeting at 2 p.m. in the Community Conference Room at City Hall.Information will be provided about the city's commemoration of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 and a representative from the National Council of Jewish Women/Women Helping Children will discuss the annual clothing give-away, Light up a Library. Read the full agenda here.

• The Disabilities Advisory Board is meeting at 6 p.m. in the Community Conference Room. The Board will receive a presentation about the city's transit programs and prospective route changes to the CityLine service, as well as a presentation from the Rent Stabilization Annual Report (2010) that are relevant to the concerns of the Board, according to the meeting agenda.

Other Happenings:

• Stephen Maitland-Lewis ("Ernie" on the 1960s sit-com My Three Sons) will attend a reception and book signing for his new novel, Emeralds Never Fade, at . The memoir is described as "how one child star beat the odds and survived the dark side of the Hollywood dream factory — with charm, wit, determination... and big horn-rimmed glasses." The book costs $24.95. Proceeds from the event will benefit The Actors Fund.

The Forecast:

• Wednesday's forecast is sunny and mostly clear, with a high near 75, calm wind, and a low around 53, according to the National Weather Service.

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