Friday's Scoop: 'Million Dollar Decorators' Book Signing, The Parlotones and WHAP!

Greetings, and welcome to today's City Scoop. Here's what's happening Friday in West Hollywood:

Lecture Series: WHAP!

French and Canadian political commentator Dick Howard and CalArts teacher Martin Plot will lead a panel discussion on "Democracy in America." Admission is free. Seating is limited and available on a first come first serve basis. Pay parking available at the library parking structure. 

Book Signing: Million Dollar Decorators

Bravo decorators Mary McDonald, Martyn Lawrence Bullard and Kathryn Ireland are coming to at 7 p.m. to discuss and sign their latest books: Ireland's Summers in France, McDonald's Mary McDonald: Interiors: The Allure of Style, and Bullard's Martyn Lawrence-Bullard: Live, Love, and Decorate. The event is free.

Live Shows:

• Hot Rod Circuit with No Motiv, Helen Earth Band and Ladylike - The Troubadour at 7 p.m.
• Big B with Special Guests: Moonshine Bandits, Ceekay Jones, The Post War - The Viper Room at 7:30 p.m.
• Dwele & Slum Village, Kida, Jaenice, Faze & Mustard, The Pedestrian - Key Club at 8 p.m.
• London Shover with David Hack, Stevie G. Josiah - OnTheRox at 8 p.m.
• The Parlotones with Scattered Trees / Your Very Own / The Tender Box - Roxy Theatre at 8 p.m.
• John Hodgman "That Is All" Book Release with Special Guests - Largo at 8:30 p.m.
• Nipsey Hussle - House of Blues at 9 p.m.

The Forecast:

• Brace yourself for a chilly day. Showers are likely, with a possibly thunderstorm after 11 a.m., reports the National Weather Service. The high in West Hollywood will be near 62, with a low hovering around 47. The chance of precipitation is 90 percent, according to NWS, and gusts could reach as high as 15 mph.

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