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Entertainment Budget
Date: 06-03-2002 5:39 AM - Word Count: 1076

Entertainment Budget

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   ENTERTAINMENT BUDGET FOR MONDAY, JUNE 3
   By City News Service

   8:30 a.m. LAGUNA NIGUEL - Arraignment is set for actress Tawny Kitaen
Finley, who is accused of domestic abuse against her husband, Cleveland
Indians pitcher Chuck Finley. Dept. S3, South Court, 30143 Crown Valley
Parkway. Contact: court services, (949) 249-5116.

   8:30 a.m. BEVERLY HILLS - A preliminary hearing is scheduled for actress
Winona Ryder, who is charged with grand theft, commercial burglary, vandalism
and possession of a controlled substance. She was arrested last Dec. 12
outside Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills. Div. 1, Beverly Hills courthouse,
9355 Burton Way. Contact: (310) 288-1202.

   8:30 a.m. CIVIC CENTER - A hearing on possible dismissal is set in a
lawsuit filed by sports agent Thomas Tanzer against the Colorado Rockies. The
suit alleges the baseball team defamed Tanzer in an effort to get an edge in
negotiations over Palmdale pitcher Matt Harrington. Dept. 54, County
Courthouse, 111 N. Hill St. Contact: court clerk, (213) 974-5681.

   8:30 a.m. POMONA - A hearing is set in the case of the so-called ``Rappin'
Granny,'' 79-year-old Geneva Burger. She sued hip hop star Master P for using
an unauthorized sound clip of her making a comment about marijuana as the
introduction to the song ``No Limit'' on the 1998 album ``Skys the Limit'' by
the artist Magic. A jury found in favor of Master P in April, but Burger is
seeking punitive damages in spite of that verdict. Dept. H, Pomona Courthouse,
400 Civic Center Plaza. Contact: court clerk, (909) 620-3418.

   8:30 a.m. CIVIC CENTER - A hearing on possible dismissal is set in a
lawsuit filed against The Walt Disney Co. by Regina Patino, who alleges she
was injured while riding on Disneyland's Indiana Jones attraction. Dept. 33,
County Courthouse, 111 N. Hill St. Contact: court clerk, (213) 974-5641.

   8:30 a.m. CIVIC CENTER - A hearing is set in a lawsuit filed against Master
P by a post-production company. The suit alleges the rapper bilked Ntropic out
of payment for work on a video project. Dept. 40, County Courthouse, 111 N.
Hill St. Contact: court clerk, (213) 974-5655.

   8:30 a.m. CIVIC CENTER - A hearing is set in a lawsuit filed by the widow
of George Harrison against the ex-husband of her sister. The suit alleges Carl
Roles stole property from the Harrisons in the 1970s when he was house-sitting
for them, and claims Roles is trying to sell the property in the wake of the
ex-Beatle's death. Dept. 49, County Courthouse, 111 N. Hill St. Contact: court
clerk, (213) 974-5671.

   9 a.m. LYNWOOD - ``Man One'' will paint a ``Life is Art'' mural at Wilson
Elementary School. Contact says the artist's other murals include ``La Batalla
por la Humanidad'' in East Los Angeles, ``Overcoming Barriers'' in Long Beach
and ``Lladros'' in Beverly Hills. School, 11700 School St. Contact: Bertha Del
Rivero, cellular, (310) 901-6343.

   9 a.m. CIVIC CENTER - A hearing on a motion for summary judgment is
scheduled in the lawsuit that ``Friends'' actress Jennifer Aniston filed
against Man's World Publications over allegedly unauthorized photos of her
sunbathing topless. Courtroom 21, U.S. District Court, 312 N. Spring St.
Contact: Aniston's lawyer, John H. Lavely Jr., (310) 556-3501; Kent R. Raygor,
for Man's World, (213) 620-1780.

   10 a.m. CANOGA PARK - The Valley Cultural Center will kick off its series
of free Monday morning concerts with a performance by the CSUN African
Ensemble. Madrid Theatre, 21622 Sherman Way. Contact: Marcia Robbins or Ann
Victor, PR, (818) 776-1244.

   10:30 a.m. RANCHO PALOS VERDES - Oscar De La Hoya will host the third
annual Pro-Celebrity Golf event to benefit the Oscar De La Hoya Foundation.
Mario Lopez, Bruce Jenner, Smokie Robinson and Alan Thicke are among those
expected to participate. Registration and media interviews at 10:30 a.m.;
shotgun start for all golfers at 12:30 p.m. Ocean Trails Golf Club, One Ocean
Trails Drive. Contact: Dena duBoef Chatfield or Stephanie Davis, ODLAF, (702)
732-2717.

   11 a.m. SANTA MONICA - Actor-director Mel Gibson and Sheriff Lee Baca will
present a $10,000 savings bond to the 13-year-old stepdaughter of slain Deputy
David March, who was shot during a traffic stop on April 29. Gibson recently
became a celebrity spokesperson for the Los Angeles Sheriffs Star
Organization, a nonprofit founded by Baca late last year to provide academic
and financial relief to current or retired sheriff's employees and their
dependents in times of hardship. Shutters on the Beach hotel, Salon B, 1 Pico
Blvd. Contact: Rick Cole, LASSO, (818) 954-0400.

   Noon LOS ANGELES - A pre-qualifying tournament will be held for the 76th
annual Mercedes-Benz Cup. Cal State Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive.
Contact: Toby Zwikel, PR, (818) 344-6195, ext. 104; Jill Martinette, Mercedes-
Benz USA, (714) 435-3130; Bob Kramer, Mercedes-Benz Cup, (310) 824-1010, ext.
230.

   1:30 p.m. SANTA MONICA - The 2002 ``International Film & Television Finance
Summit'' will get under way. The three-day conference will include workshops
on such topics as ``Emerging Opportunities for Asset Backed Securization in
the Entertainment Industry,'' ``Accessing the Capital Markets'' and ``The New
Face of Television.'' Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, 1700 Ocean Ave. Contact:
(914) 946-4010.

   6 p.m. WESTWOOD - The premiere screening of ``Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya
Sisterhood'' will be attended by cast members Ellen Burstyn, Ashley Judd,
Sandra Bullock, James Garner, Fionnula Flannagan and Shirley Knight and
director Callie Khouri. Arrivals at 6 p.m.; screening at 7 p.m. Mann Village,
961 Broxton Ave. Contact: Dennise Stires, Warner Bros. Pictures,
print/broadcast, (818) 954-6277; Michael Taylor, photo, (818) 954-6585.

   7 p.m. PASADENA - Author Kevin Phillips will discuss and sign copies of his
book, ``Wealth and Democracy.'' Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.
Contact: (800) 769-2665.

   7:30 p.m. BEVERLY HILLS - ``Grand Hotel'' will be screened at the Academy
of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences as part of its 75th anniversary series,
``Facets of the Diamond: 75 Years of Best Picture Winners.'' Academy's Samuel
Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Blvd. Contact: Dawn Newell, AMPAS, (310) 247-
3000.

   7:30 p.m. SANTA MONICA - Author Kent Keith will discuss and sign copies of
his book, ``Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandment.'' Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third
Street Promenade. Contact: (310) 260-9110.

   8 p.m. LOS ANGELES - The Ahmad Jamal Trio will perform at 8 p.m. and 9:30
p.m. at the Jazz Bakery. 3233 Helms Ave. Contact: JB, (310) 271-9039.

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