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Saturday's Scoop: City to Celebrate MLK Day of Service, Beautify Weho Elementary
Also today: SoCal punk pioneers NOFX are playing a show at the House of Blues and comedian/actor Patton Oswalt has a gig at Largo.
Greetings, and welcome to today's City Scoop. Here's what's happening Saturday in West Hollywood:
Main Event: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
In commemoration of the 26th anniversary of the MLK federal holiday, the city is joining forces with Friends of West Hollywood Elementary and the Sunset Strip Businesses Association in a beautification and maintenance project at . The MLK Day of Service is a part of United We Serve, the President's national call to service initiative. "It calls for Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to our most pressing national problems," according to the 2012 MLK Day website.
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Runner-Up: NOFX
Deemed "one of the most successful independent punk bands of all time" by Sunset Strip expert Brent Mendoza in his "" this week, NOFX returns to the Sunset Strip for a rebel-rousing performance at the . Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $28 day of show. This is an all-ages show.
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More Shows in Weho:
- Author Readings from Rad Dad: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Fatherhood - Book Soup at 5 p.m.
- Wild Child - Whisky A Go-Go at 6 p.m.
- Einstein's Dirty Secret, The Suits, The Kingstons, The Nukes, Reagan Browne - Roxy Theatre at 7:15 p.m.
- 40oz. to Freedom - Viper Room at 7:30 p.m.
- Patton Oswalt & Friends - Largo at 8:30 p.m.
- 14 Comics - Comedy Store, Main Room at 9 p.m.
- Audio Push - Troubadour at 9 p.m.
- Sunset Live & HARD present The Bromance Tour: Brodinski & Gesaffelsin - Key Club at 9 p.m.
The Forecast: Sunny and 73
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny, with a high near 73 and a low around 51. Wind is expected to be around 5 miles per hour. There is a 20 percent chance of showers after 10 p.m.
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