TOMMY CHONG LIGHTS UP SANTA MONICA:

August 20, 7pm, free, Barnes & Noble Santa Monica, 1201 Third Street Promenade, 310.260.9110. Comedian, social critic, freedom fighter for feeling good – whatever one may think of Tommy Chong, his own story, as told in the new book Cheech & Chong: The Unauthorized Biography may shed some light on his recent experiences with authority – and some of it will undoubtedly be funny, too.