‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ takes rom-com Mad Libs and fills in the blanks with greatness

Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. I am going totally geronimo-banana-bonkers over here. Someone actually made a really and truly enjoyable romantic comedy! And that “someone” isn’t just any old Uncle Jerry-Joe McMiscellanewhoevers! It happens to [...]

But on a certain level, Culture Clash will always be three dudes from East L.A.

PHOTO by HENRY DIROCCO
It’s a month before their month-long residency at South Coast Repertory, and the three men of Culture Clash haven’t done their homework.
“Who’ve you talked to so far?” we ask them one morning, as they claim they spend months [...]

Walter Goldfarb: “D + Lirium” compiles 24 mixed-media paintings from Walter Goldfarb, wrapping together a look into his career since 1995.
MOLAA 628 Alamitos Ave, Long Beach 90802. 562.437.1689; molaa.org.
Sunday Funnies: Matt Claybrook hosts jokes on Pine. 8pm.
TACO BEACH 211 Pine Ave, Long Beach 90802. 562.983.1337.

University by the Sea: Too much to do downtown: Roman history taught by Mayor Bob Foster, an Art Deco walking tour, movie screenings in the recently unearthed Jergins Tunnel. It’s all the knowledge you can handle for a couple bucks—some of it’s free, too. Noon-9pm. $20; $10 for students; Free for students 12 and younger.
UNIVERSITY [...]

From a Burning Shore: Rob Woodard and Dan Fante, son of John Fante, head up {OPEN}’s “Readings From a Burning Shore” with select cuts from current and past prose and poetry. 8:30pm.
{OPEN} 2226 E Fourth St, Long Beach 90814. 562.499.6736; thestoryofopen.com.

The Warlocks: Spacemen 3 drones and Velvet Underground fuzz from the Warlocks. Plus, more psychedelic [...]