As it gets closer to Halloween for LAist, a contributer recollects her tale of staring down the serial killer, Richard Ramirez, otherwise known as the Night Stalker. Must think happy thoughts -- okay, free organic chocolate chip cookies for Los Angeles -- now that's a happy thought. Other happy Los Angeles thoughts include an interview with Jack Kehler of The Big Lebowski (he was the Dude's landlord), a beautiful and magical photographic moment in Venice......

FRIDAY [4] party/bikes • Yellow Bike Project's Second Annual Bike Art Show with music by DJ Orion, DJ Katherine at Gallery 1906 (Free, 7pm-Midnight) art • Opening Reception: memoria/memoir: Carol Flax at Volitant Gallery, 320 Congress Ave., Ste 100 (6-9pm) art • B Scene at the Blanton Museum of Art 1st Anniversary Celebration at Blanton Museum of Art, MLK at Congress ($5 members, $10 non-members, 6-11pm) art • Opening Reception: Tunnel Vision: Parading Down the......

THURSDAY [30] music • Dave Brubeck, Ramsey Lewis at Paramount Theatre music • The Onion's Corporate Expansion Celebration with Sount Team, IV Thieves, Eugene Mirman, The Lemurs, Tacks the Boy Disaster at Emo's music • UT Dance Marathon Fall Benefit Concert feat. Danny Malone w. Smile Smile, The Downside Up at The Parish Room music • Lower 4th, Exeter, Blackholicus, She, Sir! at Flamingo Cantina music • The Fall Collection, The Always Already, AUX......

WEDNESDAY [29] discussion • Patton Oswalt and Writers Present The Onion at Alamo Downtown (9:30pm, $15) music • Indian Jewelry, Cry Blood Apache, Wiggins at Emo's music • Real Live Tigers, Fourth War Boys Choir, David Israel, Pink Nasty at Beerland music • The Distant Seconds,The Late Fees & The Unbearables at The Parlor film • Third Coast Night: La Sierra at Alamo Downtown (7pm) film • The Devil's Backbone at Beerland (7pm, Free)......

MONDAY [27] film • The Virgin Suicides at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, Free) music • Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars at Antone's music • The Rogue River String Band & Love Gone Cold at The Parlor music • Paris 49 Weekly Happy Hour at Continental Club (6:30pm, Free) film • School House Rock Learn and Sing-along at Alamo Downtown (7pm, $10) film • Love Streams at Texas Union (7:30pm) film • KOOP Benefit: The Power of......

WEDNESDAY [27] books • Texas Monthly Author Series presents John Burnett, author of Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions at BookPeople (7pm) benefit/music/food • Celebration of Choice 2006, a benefit with Genevieve Van Cleve, Carolyn Wonderland, The Texas Sapphires; live & silent auction; light fare buffer; at Antone's (5:30pm, $35/advance, $50/door, $20/music only) ® party • Hot Dog Hump Day: The Peacock Celebrates Its First Birthday! at The Peacock (4:30pm-7pm, Free) music • Bitter Tongues,......

MONDAY [24] [film] The Pop Films of Peter Whitehead Series at Alamo Downtown (7pm) LINK [film] The Pink Panther at Paramount Theatre (7pm) LINK [film] Nightwatch at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, Free) LINK [film] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind at Austin Java (8pm, Free) LINK [film] KOOP Monthly Benefit Screening: Granito de Arena at Monkeywrench Books (8pm, $5) LINK [film] The Big Lebowski at Café Mundi (8:30pm, Free) LINK [film] The Party at Paramount Theatre......

Reggie Jackson c. 1977. Michelangelo c.1512. Muhammad Ali c. 1967. Henry David Thoreau c. 1846. Bob Dylan c. 1966. Stephen Colbert c. 2006. The Coen Brothers c. 1998. There are years when the greats really hit their strides, when their tools are at their sharpest. Everything they touch turns to gold. It's the one shining moment when they are indisputably the greatest in the world. For Joel and Ethan Coen, that moment came in......

The Alamo Drafthosue takes its Rolling Roadshow to Dart Bowl tonight for an evening of bowling, white russians and a screening of one of Austinist’s all-time favorite movies, “The Big Lebowski.” (The event also takes place this weekend, but the weekend shows are sold out. But that’s ok, cause, “I told those fucks down at the league office that I don’t roll on Shabbos,” anyhow.) Tickets for the event run around $18 and will......