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• ARTS • WE NEED ART MOONIE MOONIE, WHO CAN SLEEP, JAZZZONE, WRECK N SOW AND OTH- ERS WILL PERFORM AT ARTNIGHT EXHIBITS AND INSTALLATIONS ACROSS TOWN FRIDAY NIGHT P.27 COOL AS ICE ARSENIO HALL KICKS OFF A STAR-PACKED WEEKEND OF COMEDY AS THE ICE HOUSE CELEBRATES ITS 58TH ANNIVERSARY BY CARL KOZLOWSKI The Ice House takes pride in being America’s longest-running comedy club, and this weekend it’s celebrating its 58th birthday by hosting a weekend of shows with lineups worth celebrating. The official 58th All-Star Anniversary show at 7 p.m. Sunday boasts an outrageously good lineup featuring Paul Rodriguez, Wendy Liebman, Orlando Leyba, Fritz Coleman and an extremely special surprise guest, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. silent auction with all proceeds going to the Hillsides group home for traumatized children and young adults in Pasadena. Saturday night features two shows by frequent headliner Colin Kane in very R-rated shows, but the weekend starts with a bang as two comedy superstars split the headliner spots for the evening: Craig Robinson will perform at 10 p.m. Friday, while Arsenio Hall will top the 8 p.m. show. FILM | THEATER | BOOKS | MUSIC | COMMUNITY | LISTINGS NEVER SAY NEVER BESTSELLING AUTHOR ANNE LAMOTT DISCUSSES ‘ALMOST EVERYTHING: NOTES ON HOPE’ TUESDAY AT ALL SAINTS P.29 Hall recently took the time to recount his special history with the club, as well as provide surprising insights into a wide array of topics, including Bill Cosby’s and Louis CK’s sex scandals, the #metoo movement, the status of the long-awaited “Coming to America 2,” what he learned about Donald Trump by being a “Celebrity Apprentice” champion, and much more. PASADENA WEEKLY: We’re going through some shocking lessons about sexual harassment and assault in society, and particularly in the comedy world. Do you have any thoughts about the Bill Cosby accusations and conviction, and about how we should improve on these fronts in the present and future? CONTINUED ON PAGE 25 THE BEST OF ‘TIMES’ ‘BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE’ OFFERS A NEO-NOIR LOOK AT SECOND CHANCES AND REDEMPTION P.36 GET YOUR OWN... BY JOHN SOLLENBERGER FIESTA In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Fiesta La Pintoresca features rope tricks by Los Hermanos Banuelos Charro and Marshal Ramon Banuelos, along with stories, music, crafts and refreshments at 3:30 p.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Pasadena Public Library’s La Pintoresca Branch, 1355 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena. Call (626) 744-7268 or visit pasadenapubliclibrary.net. CLASSY MUSIC Pianist Vicki Ray and her brother, guitarist Scot Ray, perform a free concert of their original music during Art Night Pasadena starting at 6 p.m. Friday at Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena. Call (626) 683- 6801 or visit bostoncourtpasadena.org. VOICES OF DEFIANCE A group of authors discuss and sign the compilation, “Nevertheless, We Persisted: 48 Voices of Defiance, Strength and Courage,” including actors, activists, athletes, politicians, writers and teens who were held back because of race, gender or sexual identity at 7 p.m. Friday at Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. Call (626) 449-5320 or visit vromansbookstore.com. JAZZ UPDATE The music discussion series “Jazz and Swing from A to Z: The Story of America’s Music,” with Dr. Thom Mason, USC professor emeritus of jazz studies, closes with a discussion of jazz and swing today, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Crowell Public Library, 1890 Huntington Drive, San Marino. Free. Call (626) 300-0777 or visit crowellpubliclibrary.org. <strong>10.11.18</strong> | PASADENA WEEKLY 23