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Calendar Girls picks and clicks for May 31-June 6

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May 29, 2008

SAT | MAY 31

(THEATER)
Set somewhere between 2500 B.C.E. and 3000 C.E., Tony winner Mel Shapiro’s “Homer in Cyberspace” is a wildly innovative remake of the classic Odysseus ” target=”_blank”>http://www.tickets.ucla.edu.

(ART WALK)
Los Angeles gets knocked for being light on culture and heavy on driving. Defying both of these stereotypes is Artwalk Culver City, a free daylong walking tour of 45 local art galleries and exhibition spaces, sponsored by Sony Pictures Entertainment and 89.9 FM KCRW. The thriving enclave will fling open its doors and welcome Angelenos for a day of art, live jazz, special promotions from the neighborhood’s restaurants and cafes, and, of course, lots of healthy, brisk walking. Following the art walk, the MOCA Contemporaries will throw a bash at the elegant, historic Culver Hotel. Sat. Noon-8 p.m. (gallery tours), 6:30 p.m. (MOCA after-party). Free. Intersection of Washington and La Cienega boulevards. (310) 253-5716. ” target=”_blank”>http://kentwoodplayers.org.

SUN | JUNE 1

(DARFUR)
Jewish World Watch’s (JWW) promise to “not stand idly by” as genocide or other human rights violations take place around the world will be put to action this ” target=”_blank”>http://www.walkfordarfur.org.

(YIDDISHKAYT)
” border = 0 vspace = ‘8’ hspace = ‘8’ align = ‘left’>second year. Pulitzer Prize-winning foodie Jonathan Gold will be one of several celebrity judges taste-testing the hundreds of lokshn (noodle), bulbes (potato) and matze (matzah) versions expected to be entered in the carbalicious contest. Attendees get to nosh, enjoy live entertainment, record treasured food memories at an oral history video station and take part in the awards ceremony. Sun. 1 p.m. $10 (general admission includes three tastings). Additional tastings are $1 for two pieces. Participating kugel chefs receive free admission. Valley Cities Jewish Community Center, 13164 Burbank Blvd., Sherman Oaks. (213) 389-8880. ” target=”_blank”>http://www.yomtovart.com.

(BENEFIT GALA)
What better way to support Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Genetics Institute than to join your favorite athletes and entertainers during Cedars’ 23rd Annual Sports Spectacular. This year’s honorees include professional volleyball player Gabrielle Reece, L.A. Laker Derek Fisher and N.Y. Giant Michael Strahan. Snoop Dogg will light up the stage with other star-studded performances. Celebrity sightings aside, the event raised more than $17 million last year to further cutting-edge research into genetic disorders that affect children and adults, including mental retardation, dwarfism, deafness, malformation syndromes, as well as heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. Sun. 4-6:30 p.m. (silent auction and kids carnival), 6:30-9 p.m. (dinner and awards). $500. Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles. (310) 858-9217 or

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