Thursday's Scoop: The Kooks, Nikka Costa and A Convergence of Souls

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

City Meetings:

• The Urban Arts Subcommittee is holding a special meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the Community Conference Room to discuss priorities and projects for the next budget cycle 2012-14, and receive a presentation for Stage 3 of the Urban Art Project at 612-616 Croft Ave. Read the full agenda here.
• The Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission meets at 5 p.m. in the Community Conference Room to review and discuss proposed projects for , and receive a presentation from artist Todd Williamson on the temporary pop-up art project, . Read the full agenda here. 
• The Planning Commission Design Review Subcommittee is meeting at 5:30 p.m. in Plummer Park Room 5. On the agenda is a public hearing on the 16-unit condominium project at 1264 N. Harper Ave.
• The Women's Advisory Board meets at 7 p.m. in the Community Conference Room. On the agenda is an update from staff regarding the new City Council initiated program against domestic violence and a discussion about participating in the 10th annual West Hollywood Book Fair on October 1.

Other Happenings:

• The likes of Lazae, Nik Kai, and The Next Day will be performing in the L.A. Music Awards beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the . 
• Spoken word performances, slide shows, storytelling, film, and music performances make up A Convergence of Souls, a pop-up event taking place at 8130 Santa Monica Blvd. Admission is free.
• Nikka Costa is bringing her bouncy red hair and peppy stage show to the  at 8 p.m. 
• Indie English pop rockers The Kooks take the stage at  at 8 p.m.
• Cult hero and author Chad Kultgen will present and sign copies of at 7 p.m. in .

The Forecast:

• West Hollywood will see areas of dense fog before 11 a.m., reports the National Weather Service, then gradual clearing. The high will reach near 78 and drop to around 66 in the evening.
  

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