WED ? 11
The New York Yankees play only two games in
THU ▪ 12
Strap yourselves in for Big, Loud & Live 7. The quarterfinals of the Drum Corps International World Championships feature 23 drum corps from across the nation and will take about five hours to play out at your local movie theater. That’s a whole lot of percussion to take in at one sitting; you may want a dinner break. The live broadcast of the event is at 5:30pm at various locations; check Calendar for addresses. Tickets are $18. Call 213-639-6166.
FRI ▪ 13
We entered the words “Extreme Mustang Makeover” into a search engine, and it thought we were looking for porn. The event itself, however, is not about porn but rather a showcase for more than 100 wild horses that have been adopted and trained to compete. The show is Fri-Sat at
SAT ▪ 14
The Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus makes its annual visit here this week. Among the notable acts are Tina Miser and Ekaterina Borzikova, the twin human cannonballs who appeared on The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien, and the Olate Family, who do pet tricks with tiny dogs such as Maltese, poodles, and bichon frisés. The circus plays Wed-Sun at
SUN ▪ 15
While serving as a soldier in the Vietnam War in 1971-72, Ron Turner took numerous photographs of daily life in
MON ▪ 16
What better way to escape the summer heat than to … pretend you’re on a tropical island? Well, no matter. Artisan Center Theater’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific should be good musical entertainment for some enchanted Monday evening. The show runs Aug 13-Sep 25 at Belaire Theater,
TUE ▪ 17
As opposed to cooked European fondant, rolled fondant is a paste made of water, sugar, and gelatin that can be shaped like dough and colored to form cake decorations in various shapes. Central Market’s cooking class this evening teaches you how to master this advanced decorating technique. The class is at 6:30pm at 4601