Saturday's Scoop: Occupy Advocates Gathering in Plummer Park

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

Main Event: Lavender Coalition Meeting

The meeting, according to the Facebook event, is intended to begin a dialogue, to follow up on the ideas and suggestions from the , in solidarity with the Occupy L.A. movement. The meeting will take place at in Art Walk Room at 10 a.m. RSVP here.

Runner-Up: Holiday Party for LGBTQ Youth

Dedicated to giving LGBTQ Youth & allies (ages 14-24) in L.A. County an alternative to the club scene, the C.I.T.Y. x1 Youth Group is presenting its 8th annual holiday party at 6 p.m. in Plummer Park. The free event features tamales, holiday snacks, a live DJ and dancing.

Shows in Weho:

• D.R.I. (aka Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) - Key Club at 5 p.m.
• Maleki Theory, The Dirty Nixon, Ophiuchus, Black Morning Missile - Whisky a Go-Go at 6 p.m.
• Cogito, Venrez, Famous, Deathrow Romeo - Viper Room at 7:30 p.m.
• Jazz For The Holidays: Kamasi Washington Quintet, Don Littleton Organ Quartet, Scott Martin Latin Soul Band with special guest Branice McKenzie, MC Horace Mansfield Jr. - Troubadour at 8 p.m.
• Genocide Ent. with C-Sharp, The Chise, Big Oz. Dynmoite. Ma+. Oliver Mamingi, TMG Eng. - Key Club at 8 p.m.
• Ruzanna & Justice - OnTheRox at 8:30 p.m.
• The Paul F. Tompkins Show - Largo at 8:30 p.m.
• Mickey Avalon with Speedball, Chanel West Coast - Roxy Theatre at 9 p.m.

The Forecast:

• The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny and clear skies, with a high near 73 and a low around 50. North northeast wind will remain between 5 and 10 mph.

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