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· CA BOOM is not only the sounds produced when put too much whiskey in the morning coffee and our head crashes to the keyboard, it's also an arts festival with "3 1/2 days of cutting edge contemporary design & architecture." This year's event kicks off tonight with a party at the Santa Monica Civic.
· Thursday night concerts, in no particular order: Starflyer 59 at the Knitting Factory; The Oohlas at the Echo; and if you haven't heard them in a commercial in the last fifteen seconds and need your fix, the Black Eyed Peas play the Greek.
· Put aside your feelings about Fantastic Four and learn about the Marvel Universe at the feet of the master, Stan Lee, at the Learning Annex. Seriously, let the Fantastic Four go. They're gone now.