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· Mexican folksinger Lila Downs and Tucson band Calexico spin their Southwestern musical magic at Disney Hall.
· Comedic savant and World's Best Bush Impersonator James Adomian presents A Holiday Diversity Celebration with Dr. Maury Salomon at the UCB Theater. If you have always felt inadequate for not having attended a small, liberal arts college, an evening with Dr. Salomon should cure you of that. Permanently.
· Catch two classic Preston Sturges screwball comedies at the Egyptian, The Lady Eve and The Palm Beach Story, part of their Screwballs, Pratfalls and Catcalls: American Comedy Classics of the 1930s and 1940s series. Then when you find yourself not laughing at Fun With Dick and Jane, you'll at least understand what they were shooting for.