November2007

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Save $2 Off Seating At Santa Parade Nov. 25

17th Annual Mariachi Festival Nov. 18

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Sudoku

Llene la cuadrícula hasta que cada fila, columna y caja de 3-por-3 contenga los números del 1 hasta el 9. La solución del rompecabezas estará en el siguiente Metro Monthly o encuéntrelo por Internet en la sección de Go Metro Monthly Specials.

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17o Festival Anual de Mariachi el 18 de noviembre Celebre “Las Leyendas de Mariachi” con la presentación de José Hernández y su Mariachi Sol de México en el 17o Festival Anual de Mariachi el domingo 18 de noviembre en Mariachi Plaza, un evento dónde los mariachis se reúnen en First y Boyle en Boyle Heights por 40 años.

El ingreso al festival es gratis y se encuentra abierto de 10am a 4:30pm. Talentos internacionales y locales se presentarán durante todo el día. También habrá actividades artísticas para niños, exposición de artesanos locales y puestos de comida.

¡Viaje en Metro! Las Líneas 30-31 llegan a Mariachi Plaza. Para planear su viaje, use el Trip Planner en metro.net.

Dos por el precio de uno en la Celebración de los Libros Judíos Conozca famosos autores, disfrute de música y entretenimiento en la Celebración de los Libros Judíos de la Universidad Americana Judía el domingo 11 de noviembre de 9am a 3pm en el Familian Campus de la Universidad Americana Judía, 15600 Mulholland Drive, LA.

La entrada al evento cuesta $10 para adultos y $5 para niños. Muestre su pase de Metro o boleto de Metro Rail válido y obtenga dos boletos por el precio de uno.

Microbuses de servicio de enlace gratuitos al evento salen desde Valley Beth Shalom, 15739 Ventura Boulevard, Encino y The Federal Building, 11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Westwood. Para más información, visite celebrationofjewishbooks.com o llame al 310.440.1246.

Metro habla, usted aprende sobre transporte La Oficina de Oradores de Metro realiza presentaciones gratuitas a grupos cívicos y organizaciones en una variedad de temas de transporte.

Aprenda sobre las opciones de viaje compartido, cómo ayudar el medio ambiente con Metro, complejos de viviendas construidas cerca de centros de transporte o los últimos avances de la tecnología de transporte.

Encuentre más información o programe una presentación en metro.net/metrospeaks.

Participe en un foro interactivo con la Presidenta de la Junta Directiva de Metro, Pam O’Connor Presidenta de la Junta Directiva de Metro, Pam O’Connor y otros ejecutivos de Metro llevarán a cabo foros interactivos en metro.net. Los temas variarán y se publicarán por adelantado en metro.net.

O’Connor invitó al público a darnos sus comentarios para mejorar el congestionamiento de tráfico del Condado de Los Angeles en un foro el miércoles, 17 de octubre.

En esa primera sesión, se trataron temas como la expansión del sistema de los carriles para autos de uso compartido en las autopistas, los servicios de remolque de Metro Freeway Service Patrol, la construcción de nuevas líneas de tren, la adición de más servicio de Metro Rapid y cómo hacer las camionetas de uso compartido más económicas.

Para participar en foros interactivos en el futuro, visite metro.net/chat y mándenos sus preguntas y comentarios.

La Caminata Memoria se mueve al Centro de Los Angeles el 4 de noviembre Por primera vez en 15 años, la Caminata Memoria está “en movimiento” hacia el Centro de Los Angeles. La 15a Caminata Anual Memoria del Capítulo California Southland de la Asociación de Alzheimer 2007 se llevará a cabo el domingo 4 de noviembre y la inscripción empezará a las 7am.

La nueva ruta empieza en The Watercourt de California Plaza, la cual llevará a los caminantes a pasar por lugares históricos como Disney Hall y Central Library durante la caminata de dos millas. Los organizadores tienen la meta de recaudar más de $500,000 para apoyar la investigación y los programas de la Asociación de Alzheimer. Para más información o para registrarse, visite alzla.org/mw.

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“Viaje en Metro” para descuentos:

> ¿Quiere ser embrujado los martes? Viaje en Metro al espectáculo WICKED que ahora se presenta en el Teatro Pantages en Hollywood. Solamente muestre su pase de Metro o boleto de Metro Rail válido en la taquilla y obtenga su descuento de 20% en las presentaciones de los martes.

> Ready. Set. Grow, cuando “Viaje en Metro” con su “First 5 LA Card” y ahorre en numerosos descuentos familiares para el Zoológico de Los Angeles, el Teatro IMAX de California Science Center y muchos más. Para más información, llame al 1.888.347.7855 o visite readysetgrowla.org.

Para más información sobre los descuentos cuando “Viaje en Metro,” visite “Destination Discounts” en metro.net.

Metro.net/mobile ofrece información clave y descarga de información rápida para aparatos portátiles

Ahora, los usuarios con aparatos electrónicos portátiles pueden tener información útil para su viaje en la palma de su mano al ingresar a una versión más simple y pequeña de metro.net, el nuevo metro.net/mobile.

El sitio proporciona el Planeador de Viajes de Metro, información sobre pasajes, mapas del Sistema de Metro y otra información para usuarios hecha a medida para las pequeñas pantallas y el acceso más lento a Internet de los aparatos.

El nuevo sitio funcionará en una variedad de aparatos con acceso a Internet, aproximadamente 90% de aparatos portátiles y otros tipos de tecnología.

Para adecuarse a las pequeñas pantallas y los controles limitados de aparatos, el nuevo sitio de Internet dirige rápidamente a los visitantes a información.

Metro ofrece nuevos servicios para usuarios con aparatos electrónicos portátiles con acceso al Internet.

Para conexiones convenientes a las especiales de Go Metro enlistadas aquí, use el Trip Planner en metro.net.

Ahorre $2 en el Desfile de Hollywood de Santa el 25 de noviembre

Es un nuevo giro en una tradición Angelina. El Desfile de Hollywood de Santa da inicio a la temporada de festividades el domingo 25 de noviembre con celebridades, bandas, carrozas, automóviles clásicos, cuadrillas a caballo y mucho más a lo largo de Hollywood Boulevard.

Llegue temprano y disfrute del desfile desde la orilla de la calle, gratis. O mejor aun, levántese del piso y siéntese en la tribuna para verlo todo. Llame al 1.866.727.2331, mencione la palabra clave “RUDOLPH” y obtenga $2 de descuento en los asientos de la tribuna que cuestan $35.

El desfile recorre una ruta de 2.3 millas sobre Hollywood Boulevard, Vine Street, Sunset Boulevard y Orange Drive.Llegar a este evento es rápido, fácil y conveniente con Metro. Las estaciones Hollywood/Highland y Hollywood/Vine de Metro Rail se encuentran justo en la ruta del desfile. Compre un Metro Day Pass y evite las largas líneas después del desfile.

Feria Ecológica de Estudios Universal de Hollywood el 10 de noviembre

Aprenda como ser una licuadora de energía humana, convertir un espacio de estacionamiento en un “parque” y qué árboles son los mejores para su jardín en la Feria Ecológica de Estudios Universal de Hollywood el 10 de noviembre de 10am a 4pm.

Muestre su pase de Metro o su boleto de Metro Rail válido en el evento y reciba una bolsa de reciclaje gratis, cortesía de Coca Cola (la oferta es válida hasta que se acaben). La entrada a la Feria Ecológica es gratuita y no incluye el ingreso al parque.

Un “Equipo Verde” de expertos presentará exhibiciones prácticas y demostraciones interactivas y divertidas dirigidas a la familia.

L E R A MO I M S O C I MC I M

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17th Annual Mariachi Festival Nov. 18 Celebrate the “Legends of Mariachi ” featuring the return of Jose Hernandez y su Mariachi Sol de Mexico at the 17th Annual Mariachi Festival, Sunday, November 18 at Mariachi Plaza, a 40-year-old landmark where mariachi musicians gather at First and Boyle in Boyle Heights.

Entrance to the festival is free and runs from 10am to 4:30pm. Local and international talent will perform throughout the day. There will also be children’s art activities, local artisans on display and food booths.

Go Metro! Mariachi Plaza is served by Lines 30-31. For your exact route, use the Trip Planner at metro.net.

Two For The Price Of One At Celebration of Jewish Books Meet famous authors Larry King, Kirk Douglas and Anita Diamant, enjoy music and entertainment at the American Jewish University Celebration of Jewish Books on Sunday, November 11, from 9am to 3pm at the American Jewish University Familian Campus, 15600 Mulholland Drive, LA. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children. Special for Metro riders: show your valid Metro pass or Metro Rail tickets and get two tickets for the price of one. Free shuttles to the event run from Valley Beth Shalom, 15739 Ventura Boulevard, Encino and The Federal Building, 11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Westwood. For more information visit celebrationofjewishbooks.com or call 310.440.1246.

Metro Speaks, You Learn About Transportation Metro Speakers Bureau provides free presentations to civic groups and organizations on a variety of transportation topics through its Metro Speaks program.

Hear presentations about ridersharing options, how to go “green” with Metro, transit-oriented developments or the latest advances in transit technology. Find out more about Metro Speaks or schedule a presentation at metro.net/metrospeaks.

Chat Online With Metro Board Chair Pam O’Connor Metro Board Chair Pam O’Connor and other Metro executives will host monthly lunch-hour chats live at metro.net. Topics will vary and will be posted in advance on metro.net.

O’Connor invited the public to share their ideas on the agency’s tra;c-busting plans for LA County and share ideas for staving off gridlock in Metro’s first Live Chat on Oct. 17.

In that first session topics such as expanding the network of freeway carpool lanes and the Metro Freeway Service Patrol, building new rail lines, adding more Metro Rapid service and making vanpools more affordable were discussed.

To participate in future chats, go to metro.net/chat and post your questions and comments.

Memory Walk Moves To Downtown Nov. 4

For the first time in 15 years, Memory Walk is “on the move” to Downtown LA. The 2007 Alzheimer’s Association California Southland Chapter’s 15th Annual Memory Walk will be staged Sunday, November 4 with registration beginning at 7am.

The new route beginning at The Watercourt at California Plaza, will take walkers past such landmarks as Disney Hall and the Central Library during the two mile walk. Organizers have a goal of raising more than $500,000 to support research and programs of the Alzheimer’s Association. For more information or registration, go online at alzla.org/mw.

Wild at Heart Progressive Marathon/5K Set a fitness goal for yourself! Get started by attending the Wild at Heart Progressive Marathon/5K Walk at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, November 3.

Choose to participate in the 5K walk on the event day or to do the full progressive marathon and raise pledge dollars for each marathon mile. Pledges will assist a number of important charities committed to women’s heart health.

All participants receive a T-shirt. The Wild Heart Expo, free to the public, will round out the event day offering heart education information from the American Heart Association.

Visit heartmarathon.com for details and to register.

“Go Metro” for Destination Discounts: > Feel like being wicked on Tuesdays? Go Metro to

the musical WICKED now playing at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Show your valid Metro pass or Metro Rail ticket at the box o;ce and get 20% o= Tuesday evening performances.

> Ready, Set, Grow, when you “Go Metro” with your First 5 LA card. Save on family discounts to the LA Zoo, California Science Center’s IMAX and more. Call 1.888.347.7855 or visit readysetgrowla.org.

Find more Destination Discounts when you “Go Metro” visit “Destination Discounts” at metro.net.

Ahorre $2 en los asientos del Des>le de Santa el 25 de noviembre

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Metro.net/mobile O=ers Key Info, Fast Downloads For Hand-Held Devices Riders with hand-held electronic devices can now get useful travel information at their fingertips by logging on to a smaller, simpler version of metro.net – metro.net/mobile.

The site provides Metro’s Trip Planner, fare information, maps of the Metro System and other rider information tailored to the electronic devices small screens and slower internet access.

The new site will function on a variety of web-enabled devices, approximately 90% of current hand-held devices and all but the most basic machines.

To accommodate the devices’ small screens and limited controls, the new site quickly leads visitors to information.

Metro Speakers Bureau offers free presentations to civic groups and organizations on a variety of transportation topics.

Metro has launched a new feature designed for riders who carry hand-held electronic devices that can access the Internet.

Metro Challenge

Sudoku

Fill out the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9. The solution to this puzzle will be in next month’s Metro Monthly or find it online at the Go Metro Monthly Specials link.

H I N TThis month’s

Metro Local Line 40 or 42.

Metro Destination ScrambleRe-arrangethelettersbelowtonameapopularLAdestinationontheMetrosystem.

Last month’s solution

For convenient connections to the Go Metro specials listed here, check the Trip Planner at metro.net.

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Save $2 O= Seating At Hollywood’s Santa Parade Nov. 25

It’s a new twist on a Southland tradition. Hollywood’s Santa Parade kicks off the holiday season at 5pm on Sunday, November 25 with celebrities, marching bands, floats, classic cars, equestrian units and more along Hollywood Boulevard.

Come early and enjoy the parade from curbside for free. Or better yet, get up off the ground and sit in the grandstand to see it all. Call 1.866.PARADE1(1.866.727.2331) mention the code word “RUDOLPH” and get $2 off $35 grandstand seating.

The parade runs along a 2.3-mile route on Hollywood Boulevard, Vine Street, Sunset Boulevard and Orange Drive.Getting to the event is fast, easy and convenient on Metro. And Metro Rail’s Hollywood/Highland and Hollywood/Vine stations are right along the parade route. Buy a Metro Day Pass and avoid long lines after the parade.

Universal Studios Hollywood Eco-Fair Nov. 10 Learn how to be a human-powered blender, turn a parking space into a “park,” and which trees are best for your yard at the Universal Studios Hollywood Eco-Fair Saturday, November 10 from 10am to 4pm.

Show your valid Metro pass or Metro Rail ticket at the event and receive a free recycled bag, courtesy of Coca Cola (o=er good while supplies last). Admission to the Eco-Fair is free and does not include admission to the theme park.

A “Green Team” of experts will feature hands-on exhibits and fun interactive displays for the whole family to explore.

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17th Annual Mariachi Festival Nov. 18 Celebrate the “Legends of Mariachi ” featuring the return of Jose Hernandez y su Mariachi Sol de Mexico at the 17th Annual Mariachi Festival, Sunday, November 18 at Mariachi Plaza, a 40-year-old landmark where mariachi musicians gather at First and Boyle in Boyle Heights.

Entrance to the festival is free and runs from 10am to 4:30pm. Local and international talent will perform throughout the day. There will also be children’s art activities, local artisans on display and food booths.

Go Metro! Mariachi Plaza is served by Lines 30-31. For your exact route, use the Trip Planner at metro.net.

Two For The Price Of One At Celebration of Jewish Books Meet famous authors Larry King, Kirk Douglas and Anita Diamant, enjoy music and entertainment at the American Jewish University Celebration of Jewish Books on Sunday, November 11, from 9am to 3pm at the American Jewish University Familian Campus, 15600 Mulholland Drive, LA. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children. Special for Metro riders: show your valid Metro pass or Metro Rail tickets and get two tickets for the price of one. Free shuttles to the event run from Valley Beth Shalom, 15739 Ventura Boulevard, Encino and The Federal Building, 11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Westwood. For more information visit celebrationofjewishbooks.com or call 310.440.1246.

Metro Speaks, You Learn About Transportation Metro Speakers Bureau provides free presentations to civic groups and organizations on a variety of transportation topics through its Metro Speaks program.

Hear presentations about ridersharing options, how to go “green” with Metro, transit-oriented developments or the latest advances in transit technology. Find out more about Metro Speaks or schedule a presentation at metro.net/metrospeaks.

Chat Online With Metro Board Chair Pam O’Connor Metro Board Chair Pam O’Connor and other Metro executives will host monthly lunch-hour chats live at metro.net. Topics will vary and will be posted in advance on metro.net.

O’Connor invited the public to share their ideas on the agency’s tra;c-busting plans for LA County and share ideas for staving off gridlock in Metro’s first Live Chat on Oct. 17.

In that first session topics such as expanding the network of freeway carpool lanes and the Metro Freeway Service Patrol, building new rail lines, adding more Metro Rapid service and making vanpools more affordable were discussed.

To participate in future chats, go to metro.net/chat and post your questions and comments.

Memory Walk Moves To Downtown Nov. 4

For the first time in 15 years, Memory Walk is “on the move” to Downtown LA. The 2007 Alzheimer’s Association California Southland Chapter’s 15th Annual Memory Walk will be staged Sunday, November 4 with registration beginning at 7am.

The new route beginning at The Watercourt at California Plaza, will take walkers past such landmarks as Disney Hall and the Central Library during the two mile walk. Organizers have a goal of raising more than $500,000 to support research and programs of the Alzheimer’s Association. For more information or registration, go online at alzla.org/mw.

Wild at Heart Progressive Marathon/5K Set a fitness goal for yourself! Get started by attending the Wild at Heart Progressive Marathon/5K Walk at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, November 3.

Choose to participate in the 5K walk on the event day or to do the full progressive marathon and raise pledge dollars for each marathon mile. Pledges will assist a number of important charities committed to women’s heart health.

All participants receive a T-shirt. The Wild Heart Expo, free to the public, will round out the event day offering heart education information from the American Heart Association.

Visit heartmarathon.com for details and to register.

“Go Metro” for Destination Discounts: > Feel like being wicked on Tuesdays? Go Metro to

the musical WICKED now playing at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Show your valid Metro pass or Metro Rail ticket at the box o;ce and get 20% o= Tuesday evening performances.

> Ready, Set, Grow, when you “Go Metro” with your First 5 LA card. Save on family discounts to the LA Zoo, California Science Center’s IMAX and more. Call 1.888.347.7855 or visit readysetgrowla.org.

Find more Destination Discounts when you “Go Metro” visit “Destination Discounts” at metro.net.

Ahorre $2 en los asientos del Des>le de Santa el 25 de noviembre

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8tr

©20

07

LAC

MTA

17o Festival Anual de Mariachi el 18 de noviembre

Metro.net/mobile O=ers Key Info, Fast Downloads For Hand-Held Devices Riders with hand-held electronic devices can now get useful travel information at their fingertips by logging on to a smaller, simpler version of metro.net – metro.net/mobile.

The site provides Metro’s Trip Planner, fare information, maps of the Metro System and other rider information tailored to the electronic devices small screens and slower internet access.

The new site will function on a variety of web-enabled devices, approximately 90% of current hand-held devices and all but the most basic machines.

To accommodate the devices’ small screens and limited controls, the new site quickly leads visitors to information.

Metro Speakers Bureau offers free presentations to civic groups and organizations on a variety of transportation topics.

Metro has launched a new feature designed for riders who carry hand-held electronic devices that can access the Internet.

Metro Challenge

Sudoku

Fill out the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9. The solution to this puzzle will be in next month’s Metro Monthly or find it online at the Go Metro Monthly Specials link.

H I N TThis month’s

Metro Local Line 40 or 42.

Metro Destination ScrambleRe-arrangethelettersbelowtonameapopularLAdestinationontheMetrosystem.

Last month’s solution

For convenient connections to the Go Metro specials listed here, check the Trip Planner at metro.net.

1

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39

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28

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61

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25

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28

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752149638

368752149

941368752

675893214

189274563

423615897

236981475

597426381

814537926

Save $2 O= Seating At Hollywood’s Santa Parade Nov. 25

It’s a new twist on a Southland tradition. Hollywood’s Santa Parade kicks off the holiday season at 5pm on Sunday, November 25 with celebrities, marching bands, floats, classic cars, equestrian units and more along Hollywood Boulevard.

Come early and enjoy the parade from curbside for free. Or better yet, get up off the ground and sit in the grandstand to see it all. Call 1.866.PARADE1(1.866.727.2331) mention the code word “RUDOLPH” and get $2 off $35 grandstand seating.

The parade runs along a 2.3-mile route on Hollywood Boulevard, Vine Street, Sunset Boulevard and Orange Drive.Getting to the event is fast, easy and convenient on Metro. And Metro Rail’s Hollywood/Highland and Hollywood/Vine stations are right along the parade route. Buy a Metro Day Pass and avoid long lines after the parade.

Universal Studios Hollywood Eco-Fair Nov. 10 Learn how to be a human-powered blender, turn a parking space into a “park,” and which trees are best for your yard at the Universal Studios Hollywood Eco-Fair Saturday, November 10 from 10am to 4pm.

Show your valid Metro pass or Metro Rail ticket at the event and receive a free recycled bag, courtesy of Coca Cola (o=er good while supplies last). Admission to the Eco-Fair is free and does not include admission to the theme park.

A “Green Team” of experts will feature hands-on exhibits and fun interactive displays for the whole family to explore.

L E R A MO I M S O C I MC I M

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17th Annual Mariachi Festival Nov. 18 Celebrate the “Legends of Mariachi ” featuring the return of Jose Hernandez y su Mariachi Sol de Mexico at the 17th Annual Mariachi Festival, Sunday, November 18 at Mariachi Plaza, a 40-year-old landmark where mariachi musicians gather at First and Boyle in Boyle Heights.

Entrance to the festival is free and runs from 10am to 4:30pm. Local and international talent will perform throughout the day. There will also be children’s art activities, local artisans on display and food booths.

Go Metro! Mariachi Plaza is served by Lines 30-31. For your exact route, use the Trip Planner at metro.net.

Two For The Price Of One At Celebration of Jewish Books Meet famous authors Larry King, Kirk Douglas and Anita Diamant, enjoy music and entertainment at the American Jewish University Celebration of Jewish Books on Sunday, November 11, from 9am to 3pm at the American Jewish University Familian Campus, 15600 Mulholland Drive, LA. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children. Special for Metro riders: show your valid Metro pass or Metro Rail tickets and get two tickets for the price of one. Free shuttles to the event run from Valley Beth Shalom, 15739 Ventura Boulevard, Encino and The Federal Building, 11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Westwood. For more information visit celebrationofjewishbooks.com or call 310.440.1246.

Metro Speaks, You Learn About Transportation Metro Speakers Bureau provides free presentations to civic groups and organizations on a variety of transportation topics through its Metro Speaks program.

Hear presentations about ridersharing options, how to go “green” with Metro, transit-oriented developments or the latest advances in transit technology. Find out more about Metro Speaks or schedule a presentation at metro.net/metrospeaks.

Chat Online With Metro Board Chair Pam O’Connor Metro Board Chair Pam O’Connor and other Metro executives will host monthly lunch-hour chats live at metro.net. Topics will vary and will be posted in advance on metro.net.

O’Connor invited the public to share their ideas on the agency’s tra;c-busting plans for LA County and share ideas for staving off gridlock in Metro’s first Live Chat on Oct. 17.

In that first session topics such as expanding the network of freeway carpool lanes and the Metro Freeway Service Patrol, building new rail lines, adding more Metro Rapid service and making vanpools more affordable were discussed.

To participate in future chats, go to metro.net/chat and post your questions and comments.

Memory Walk Moves To Downtown Nov. 4

For the first time in 15 years, Memory Walk is “on the move” to Downtown LA. The 2007 Alzheimer’s Association California Southland Chapter’s 15th Annual Memory Walk will be staged Sunday, November 4 with registration beginning at 7am.

The new route beginning at The Watercourt at California Plaza, will take walkers past such landmarks as Disney Hall and the Central Library during the two mile walk. Organizers have a goal of raising more than $500,000 to support research and programs of the Alzheimer’s Association. For more information or registration, go online at alzla.org/mw.

Wild at Heart Progressive Marathon/5K Set a fitness goal for yourself! Get started by attending the Wild at Heart Progressive Marathon/5K Walk at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, November 3.

Choose to participate in the 5K walk on the event day or to do the full progressive marathon and raise pledge dollars for each marathon mile. Pledges will assist a number of important charities committed to women’s heart health.

All participants receive a T-shirt. The Wild Heart Expo, free to the public, will round out the event day offering heart education information from the American Heart Association.

Visit heartmarathon.com for details and to register.

“Go Metro” for Destination Discounts: > Feel like being wicked on Tuesdays? Go Metro to

the musical WICKED now playing at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Show your valid Metro pass or Metro Rail ticket at the box o;ce and get 20% o= Tuesday evening performances.

> Ready, Set, Grow, when you “Go Metro” with your First 5 LA card. Save on family discounts to the LA Zoo, California Science Center’s IMAX and more. Call 1.888.347.7855 or visit readysetgrowla.org.

Find more Destination Discounts when you “Go Metro” visit “Destination Discounts” at metro.net.

Ahorre $2 en los asientos del Des>le de Santa el 25 de noviembre

07-

099

8tr

©20

07

LAC

MTA

17o Festival Anual de Mariachi el 18 de noviembre

Metro.net/mobile O=ers Key Info, Fast Downloads For Hand-Held Devices Riders with hand-held electronic devices can now get useful travel information at their fingertips by logging on to a smaller, simpler version of metro.net – metro.net/mobile.

The site provides Metro’s Trip Planner, fare information, maps of the Metro System and other rider information tailored to the electronic devices small screens and slower internet access.

The new site will function on a variety of web-enabled devices, approximately 90% of current hand-held devices and all but the most basic machines.

To accommodate the devices’ small screens and limited controls, the new site quickly leads visitors to information.

Metro Speakers Bureau offers free presentations to civic groups and organizations on a variety of transportation topics.

Metro has launched a new feature designed for riders who carry hand-held electronic devices that can access the Internet.

Metro Challenge

Sudoku

Fill out the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9. The solution to this puzzle will be in next month’s Metro Monthly or find it online at the Go Metro Monthly Specials link.

H I N TThis month’s

Metro Local Line 40 or 42.

Metro Destination ScrambleRe-arrangethelettersbelowtonameapopularLAdestinationontheMetrosystem.

Last month’s solution

For convenient connections to the Go Metro specials listed here, check the Trip Planner at metro.net.

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Save $2 O= Seating At Hollywood’s Santa Parade Nov. 25

It’s a new twist on a Southland tradition. Hollywood’s Santa Parade kicks off the holiday season at 5pm on Sunday, November 25 with celebrities, marching bands, floats, classic cars, equestrian units and more along Hollywood Boulevard.

Come early and enjoy the parade from curbside for free. Or better yet, get up off the ground and sit in the grandstand to see it all. Call 1.866.PARADE1(1.866.727.2331) mention the code word “RUDOLPH” and get $2 off $35 grandstand seating.

The parade runs along a 2.3-mile route on Hollywood Boulevard, Vine Street, Sunset Boulevard and Orange Drive.Getting to the event is fast, easy and convenient on Metro. And Metro Rail’s Hollywood/Highland and Hollywood/Vine stations are right along the parade route. Buy a Metro Day Pass and avoid long lines after the parade.

Universal Studios Hollywood Eco-Fair Nov. 10 Learn how to be a human-powered blender, turn a parking space into a “park,” and which trees are best for your yard at the Universal Studios Hollywood Eco-Fair Saturday, November 10 from 10am to 4pm.

Show your valid Metro pass or Metro Rail ticket at the event and receive a free recycled bag, courtesy of Coca Cola (o=er good while supplies last). Admission to the Eco-Fair is free and does not include admission to the theme park.

A “Green Team” of experts will feature hands-on exhibits and fun interactive displays for the whole family to explore.

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