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Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Los Angeles Mitchell. I sold my house and car, turned in all the recycling material I had, sold all my blood, mowed every lawn in the neighborhood and robbed a bank and still can’t afford World Series tickets.

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who want Catalonia to remain part of Spain poured into the streets of Barcelona on Sunday, a sharp rebuke to secessionists who two days earlier pushed through a unilateral declaration of Catalan independence.

To quote the band Chicago, “Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?”

Your daily guide to the best things to do California, featuring places to visit, attractions and experiences. Road trip to the redwoods, walk beaches, hike parks and explore historic sites.

On any flight on any day, you’ve probably been seated next to someone undesirable — the person who had an obvious aversion to deodorant or the neighbor who continued to bark into your ear even after you donned headphones.

DANCE

Compiled by Matt Cooper

Garth Fagan Dance The Rochester, N.Y.-based company returns with two West Coast premieres plus an encore of Fagan’s tribute to the late Geoffrey Holder. Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 W. Washington Blvd., L.A. Sun., 3 p.m. $25-$35. (323) 964-9766.

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Hello. I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.

How lovely it would be to fly first class, but a quick flight search can quickly convince most of us to buy an economy ticket and pray for an upgrade.

The sequels “A Bad Moms Christmas” and “Thor: Ragnarok” headline the week’s wide releases. Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” and Richard Linklater’s “Last Flag Flying” highlight the limited releases.

THEATER

Capsule reviews are by Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.), Charles McNulty (C.M.), Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.) and David C. Nichols (D.C.N.) Compiled by Matt Cooper.

Members of Plymouth’s First Congregational Church don’t bother looking at the clock just below the church steeple to see whether they’re on time for Sunday services.

MT. WHITNEY

Workshop

Experts will discuss backpacking and hiking California's iconic peak.

When, where: 7 p.m. Thursday at the REI store in Rancho Cucamonga, 12218 Foothill Blvd.

Admission, info: Free. (909) 646-8360

JOSHUA TREE

Workshop

Immerse yourself in the beauty of Joshua Tree National Park...

Classical

Compiled by Matt Cooper

Beethoven Was a Lesbian: A Tribute to Pauline Oliveros International Contemporary Ensemble salutes the late avant-garde composer. ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, 909 W. Adams Blvd., L.A. Sun., 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. www.visionsandvoices.usc.edu

Regarding the article "Car Rental Fees Take a Toll" [On the the Spot by Catharine Hamm, Oct. 22].

The world was watching when Yuli Gurriel made a racially charged gesture during Friday’s World Series game.

To the editor: I agree with cancer survivor and opioid user Melissa Sanders-Self. (“The opioid crackdown is making life untenable for chronic pain patients like me,” Opinion, Oct. 25)

From weeds to weed, history to hip-hop, and art to science, you have choices for the weekend of Nov. 3-5.

horse racing newsletter.

To the editor: Taking issue with a recent statement of the mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to “serve and protect Americans at every stage of life, beginning at conception,” Dr. Richard Paulson advocates that fact, not faith, determine the starting point of human life....