Wednesday's Scoop: Celebrate 'Skanukkah' at the Whisky

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

Main Events: Skanukkah

's Ska/Hanukkah celebration features performances by Dubfound, Stupid Flanders, Phat Reggae Dub, La Gran Sociedada, Defunked, IllFX, Vidalta, Hooray For Our Side and Buska Pleitos. The 6 p.m. show is all ages. Call 310-360-1110 for more information.

Live Shows:

• Downward Dogg, James Mulvey Band, The Dirty Diamond, Bad Donkey and Evil Maria - Viper Room at 7:30 p.m.
• Laughing with the Stars feat. Max Amini, Jay Hollingsworth Tom Arnold, John Henson and Aries Spears - Laugh Factory at 8 p.m.
  Common - House of Blues at 8 p.m.
• The Watkins Family Hour - Largo at 8 p.m.
• Death Death DieDeath Death Die featuring Jason Ellis, The Mowgli's - Roxy Theatre at 8 p.m.
• Dot Comedy feat. Tony Baker, Grant Cotter, Melissa Villasenor, Mal Hall & Felipe Esparza - Laugh Factory at 10 p.m.

Other Happenings:

• The will occur Dec. 21 at 9:30 p.m local time, signaling the moment when the North Pole tilts away from the sun at its furthest point and the sun makes it most southerly arc across the horizon. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year.

• Angels & Demons, an exhibit presented by the Art Addiction Company, ends its month-long run at 8590 Sunset Blvd. today. The show features world renowned artists of Los Angeles, Moscow and St. Petersburg: Tamara Semenova, Stuart Kusher, Sasha Krivtsov, Boris Gudanaev, Azat Mamedinov, and Gregory Pototsky.

The Forecast:

• Wednesday's forecast is sunny, with a high near 59, according to the National Weather Service. West Hollywood will see mostly clear skies and calm wind. The low is expected to be around 47. 

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