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Chicano House to Open its Doors to Celebrate Día de los Muertos with the Community

California State University, Northridge Chicana/o Studies professor Yreina D. Cervantez and the students in her “Days of the Dead” course will co-host two events in honor of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) — a Mexican holiday that honors the memories of their deceased loved ones and ancestors. -- San Fernando Valley Sun

18 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week

CSUN is putting on a special Halloween screening of Fritz Lang's The Testament of Dr. Mabuse hosted by senior professor and Hollywood historian John Schultheiss. One of the great accomplishments of the early sound period, Lang's 1933 film imagines the titular arch-criminal — a villain whose spirit remains ambulatory while his body rots in an insane asylum — as a precursor to Hitler. Minister of Nazi Propaganda Joseph Goebbels strongly suggested a re-edit; Lang fled the country and became a successful American studio director instead. CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge; Mon., Oct. 30, 7 p.m.; free. (818) 677-1200, csun.edu. —Nathaniel Bell -- LA Weekly

The World Series of Women’s Sports: 10 Top Athletes Who Call Houston and L.A. Home

5. Florence Griffith Joyner, Track & Field: The mythical and majestic Flo-Jo (those kits! those nails! that hair!) was born one of seven kids in the Jordan Downs projects of Watts in South Central L.A. She discovered her athletic talent in elementary school, running in track meets sponsored by the Sugar Ray Robinson Organization, and was a standout sprinter at LA’s Jordan High School. At Cal State-Northridge, Griffith Joyner teamed up with Bobby Kersee, husband of track legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and won a national championship her freshman year. Ultimately, Flo-Jo dazzled the world at two Olympic Games, winning a silver in 1984 and a silver and three golds in 1988. She married Al Joyner (yep, another JJK tie) in 1987; she died in her Los Angeles home in 1998 from an undiagnosed heart ailment. -- Excelle Sports

Long Beach State notebook: Men’s basketball scrimmaging for charity

With two games left in the regular season, LBSU (8-6-2, 2-3-1, 7 points) can still climb the standings into the Big West Conference Tournament next weekend. The 49ers visit first-place Cal State Northridge (8-4-6, 4-1-2, 14 points) on Thursday at 7 p.m. before hosting third-place UC Davis (4-10-2, 3-1-2, 11 points) at 2 p.m. on Sunday. LBSU is in sixth place, and the top four teams reach the conference tournament. The 49ers have missed the tournament just four times in 14 years under coach Mauricio Ingrassia. -- Long Beach Press-Telegram

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