5 Things: Shakespeare, Kung-fu, Rock 'n' Roll, Book Signing, Library Birthday

ACIDIC at the Troubadour
Brentwood's own , will be performing at the Troubadour in West Hollyood Thursday night. The band recently finished a tour with rock band Candlebox. When asked in an interview with Patch what type of music he listened to growing up, 20-year-old Gossard responded:

"The Beatles and the Rolling Stones. They were my first influences in rock 'n' roll. From there I moved on to Green Day and the Red Hot Chili Peppers and My Chemical Romance. It moved progressively from that point on. I was always drawn to rock music."

Publication Party at Diesel
will be holding a publication party for Potboiler author and Los Angeles native Jesse Kellerman at its Brentwood location in the Brentwood Country Mart Thursday night at 7 p.m. Here's a description of the playwright's newest novel from Diesel:

"The protagonist of Potboiler, Arthur Pfefferkorn, is a has-been, or perhaps a never-was: a middle-aged professor with long-dead literary aspirations. When his oldest friend, the writer William de Vallee, is lost at sea, Pfefferkorn is torn between envy and grief: de Vallee not only outshone him professionally, but married the woman Pfefferkorn loved. Pfefferkorn's decision to reconnect with his friend's widow sets in motion a surreal chain of events, plunging him into a shadowy realm of double crosses and intrigue."

Kung-Fu of Golden Dragon
has opened in the Brentwood Gardens shopping center and it provides health-centered Kung-fu training. The family owners originally opened in Moscow, then spread to Austria, Spain, China  and finally Brentwood, U.S.A. This is their first and last U.S. studio, said vice president Art MacHentsev. When you spread yourself too thin, you sacrifice quality, said MacHentsev, who paraphrased a quote from martial arts master Bruce Lee. with the studio's senior instructor, master martial arts trainer Prosvirov Valery.  


Brentwood Library Anniversary
will celebrate its 18th birthday on Saturday. The New Directions Veterans Choir will give an a cappella performance at 2 p.m. and the Friends Bookstore, located on the second floor, will be selling everything for 50 percent of normal cost through July 31. 

Shakespeare in the Park   
"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day," wrote Shakespeare, but you can shake the petty pace of the week with . The West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Japanese garden will play host to the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles' performance of "As You Like it" at 8 p.m. The VA, located at 11301 Wilshire Blvd., will open its gates at 6:30 p.m. for pre-show picnics.

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