Saturday's Scoop: 'Exit The King' Opens Tonight at Classical Theatre Lab

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

Main Event: Exit The King

The absurdist play by Eugene Ionesco, translated by Neil Armfield and Geoffrey Rush and presented by Classical Theatre Lab and the City of West Hollywood, opens this evening. Exit The King tells the story of King Berenger the First, who was rumored to be more than 400 years old and at one time was able to command nature and force others to obey his will. Performances are at Fiesta Hall in Plummer Park. The show runs through April 1. General admission is $20, with $15 for West Hollywood residents, $10 rush, and $5 for students or seniors. For more information, call 323-960-5691

Live Shows:

• Forever In A Day, Carlyle, Aerius, Stoic Ideal, Sammy Sezso, Acustalapse - at 6 p.m.
• Hot Chelle Rae, Electric Touch, Cady Groves Beautiful Freaks Tour 2012 - at 6 p.m.
• Sean Healy presents Famous, T.I.U., The Knitts, Slant, Icebreaker - at 7:30 p.m.
• 14 Comics - , Main Room at 9 p.m.

Other Happenings: 

• The Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND) presents Adam II, the late Paul Cotton, to embody the Astral-Naught while interacting with guests and staff at . A reception will follow the performance at 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.nomadicdivision.org.

• will host a celebration of Maslenitsa culture presented by Showtime Dance Katusha at 1 p.m. The event will feature the story of Maslenitsa, Russian folk music, folk costume exposition, Russian foods, and souvenirs. Suggested donation is $15. Call 323-547-2559 for more information.

• will hold two events today. At 1 p.m., Nijla Baseema Mu'min, Tanzila Ahmed and Nura Maznavi will discuss and sign copies of Love, Inshallah. Then at 4 p.m., Writers On the Edge will feature writers speaking on addiction and dependency.

The Forecast:

• The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny, with a high near 74, dropping to a low around 52. Expect calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in West Hollywood, and partly cloudy skies by the evening.

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