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5 Things You Need to Know Today: Stay Cool in a Movie Theater!

Here's what's happening in and around the neighborhood today, July 12, 2012.

 

1. Today will be partly cloudly, with highs 91 to 103 degrees. Check the Weatherbug for current weather near the Encino-Tarzana Patch masthead.

2. Stay cool in a movie theater!

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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Comedy, PG-13) Today's Showtimes: 1:00pm 7:00pm

A group of British retirees are enticed by advertisements to travel to India to stay at the Marigold Hotel, which has been restored as a retirement home by a young Indian man (Dev Patel) with the best of intentions.

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However, when they arrive, they find the living accommodations aren't quite as luxurious as portrayed in the brochure. Despite having to cope with broken furniture, phones that don't work and food they can't pronounce, they share a number of unconventional but hilarious experiences that bring them closer together.

Starring: Judi DenchBill NighyDev PatelTom WilkinsonMaggie Smith

Based on the novel "These Foolish Things" by Deborah Moggach.

5 17200 Ventura Blvd. Encino, California 91316 (818) 981-9811

3.  The Brick Yard Pub was formerly a prominent billiard hall. It has been transformed into an upscale bar offering more than 75 beers from around the world. The bar features dart boards and pool tables and hosts private parties. Happy Hour starts at 7:00 pm , 11130 Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood, CA FREE

4.  Advance LA Basketball Club is a recreational club for young adults, 17 and over, who may have social or communicative difficulties, learning disabilities, ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome, or executive functioning challenges.  6:00 pm  13130 Burbank Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA FREE

5. For the cheapest gas in Encino and Tarzana, click on our "commute" button at the top of the page.

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