SC GETTING OUT San Clemente
YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER
The List
At the Movies: ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ is One for McCarthy Fans
What’s going on in and around town this week COMPILED BY STAFF
HAVE AN EVENT? Submit it to San Clemente Times by going to www.sanclementetimes.com, and clicking “Submit an Event” under the “Getting Out” tab.
Thursday | 08 LIVE MUSIC AT IVA LEE’S 7 p.m. Join Iva Lee’s for live music every Wednesday through Sunday. For the ultimate live music experience, be sure to reserve a lounge table on Fridays and Saturdays. 555 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.361.2855. Check their website for the latest performances scheduled. www.ivalees.com. FREE YOGA FOR MILITARY VETERANS San Clemente’s pure.love.yoga will partner with the “Free Yoga for Vets Project” throughout November, which invites military veterans and active duty personnel to any class offered for free. The offer runs Nov. 1-30. Pure.love.yoga. 415 E. Avenida Pico, San Clemente. 949.492.5048. www.pureloveyogasc.com.
Friday | 09 NOBUNTU 8 p.m. A new generation of young, female singers who celebrate and preserve the beauty of their culture and heritage through art will take the stage at The Club @Soka, the university’s intimate black box theater. Tickets are $30 for adults and $26 for students, seniors, and active military families. Soka University, 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo. 949.480.4278. www.bit.ly/SokaNobuntu.
Saturday | 10
EDITOR’S PICK Photo: Courtesy of Stephen Hill
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9: ‘THE GAME’S AFOOT’ AT CABRILLO PLAYHOUSE 7:30 p.m. Mystery lovers, take note. The Cabrillo Playhouse presents a thriller in The Game’s Afoot, which takes place in a medieval castle, built over 100 years ago in Connecticut by Williams Gillette, who stars in this show. He was an actor who co-wrote Sherlock Holmes with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and also portrayed him on stage. The play takes place on a fateful Christmas Eve where an evening of revelry turn into a murder scene. The show runs through Dec. 2. Tickets are $20. Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente. 949.492.0465. www.cabrilloplayhouse.org.
standup paddle boarding, yoga and running will take place to raise funds for the Keep A Breast Foundation. The SUP portion will take place at the Dana Point Harbor. A run will take place alongside the ocean on PCH back to EPIC Yoga SC. The event will conclude with an hour of Yin yoga.
bingo night for a charity of the month. Cards are $1 per sleeve, and raffle prizes are offered. Goody’s Tavern. 206 S. El Camino Real. 949.492.3400. www.goodystavern.com.
Sunday | 11
QUILT FESTIVAL 9 a.m.-1 p.m. There will be a quilt auction, handmade gifts boutique, raffle baskets and more at the Surfside Quilters Guild November Fest fundraiser. San Clemente Presbyterian Church, 119 Avenida de la Estrella.
FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Shop for a wide selection of fruits, vegetables, plants and artisanal goods from organic growers along the north side of Avenida Del Mar. Parking is a premium, attendance is free. www.san-clemente.org.
Wednesday | 14
Monday | 12
SOUTH OC CARS AND COFFEE 9-11 a.m. The car show attracts hundreds of car enthusiasts each week. No registration is required and spectators are welcome. Outlets at San Clemente, 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. www.southoccarsandcoffee.com
FREE GUITAR LESSONS 5-6 p.m. Free beginner-level acoustic guitar lessons for middle-school to collegeage youth every Monday. Guitars provided or students can bring their own. 1040 Calle Negocio, San Clemente. 949.388.0114. coamusicarts@gmail.com. www.communityoutreachalliance.com.
SUP+RUN+YOGA+GIVE A three-part event that will incorporate
BINGO AT GOODY’S 7 p.m. Every Monday, Goody’s hosts a
San Clemente Times November 8-14, 2018
Tuesday | 13
FRENCH CONVERSATION CLUB 2-4 p.m. Every Wednesday. Look for the table with the French flag surrounded by a group of people speaking French. No cost to join. Café Calypso. 114 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente. 949.493.5228, or 949.369.5482. FREE COMEDY AT BLOOMS IRISH SPORTS BAR 8:30 p.m. Every Wednesday, free comedy at Blooms Irish Sports Bar with food and drink specials. 2391 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.218.0120.
Page 12
Mary Cybulski / Fox Searchlight Pictures BY MEGAN BIANCO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
M
elissa McCarthy has proven to be the female equivalent to Adam Sandler’s film career. Her small, indie dramedies are great, like Go (1999), White Oleander (2002) and St. Vincent (2014). Her first few years as a viable A-lister were good with Bridesmaids (2011) and Spy (2015). But ever since blowing up into stardom, McCarthy’s big-budget comedies have been truly abysmal, such as Identity Thief (2013), Tammy (2014) and Happytime Murders (2018). Fortunately, her latest is along the lines of her indie work: Marielle Heller’s Can You Ever Forgive Me? In 1991 New York City, Lee Israel (McCarthy) is an out-of-work biographer with a bad attitude and borderline alcoholism. She lives with her cat, doesn’t have any friends and no one wants her latest profile on legendary comedian Fanny Brice. At one time she was selling books on the lives on Katharine Hepburn and Tallulah Bankhead; now the only type of writing she can make money from forging fake letters of other famous writers. And the only person who knows is her new scheme is drinking buddy John Hock (Richard E. Grant). Can You Ever Forgive Me? is based on the 2008 memoir of the same name by the real Israel, who passed in 2014. McCarthy gives possibly her best dramatic performance to date, and director Heller’s own indie origins are perfect for the intimate tale. The biopic is almost like a quaint, female variant of Catch Me If You Can (2002) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). Forgive Me? doesn’t have the happiest ending—especially if you’re a cat-lover—but it makes you appreciate friendship and talent. SC www.sanclementetimes.com