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1. McSweeney's-endorsed author Merrill Feitell reads from her collection of short stories Here Beneath Low-Flying Planes at Dutton's Brentwood Bookstore. Would an intellectual wasteland allow such an event to take place on its soil? Probably not, so the event might be a secret. Shhh. We wouldn't want the city's book burning department to show up.
2. Q and Not U and Erase Errata play the Troubadour, but if you're short on cash or would rather direct those ticket funds into alcohol consumption, the Frasudots start their free November Monday night residency at Spaceland.
3. Did you know today is World Vegan Day? We didn't. We also didn't know that anyone actually lives in Tarzana, where the WVD celebration is taking place. Please excuse our ignorance of both matters by checking it out.