Guide To The Week Ahead By LATimes.Com

Today

* 4 p.m.: Chat with Joyce Carol Oates, author of “Blonde,” a fictionalized account of the life of Marilyn Monroe.

https://www.bn.com/community/calendar /calendar.asp?userid=3L7QWDWR5R&srefer;=

Friday

* 4 p.m.: “Why Are We Violent?” Find out in a Webcast of a National Town Hall meeting on youth violence moderated by journalist Forrest Sawyer and including a panel of counselors, young people and others.

https://www.discovery.com/stories/history /hateviolence/hateviolence2.html

Saturday

* 11 a.m.: WebTalkGuys World Radio Show will focus on “The Real Search Engine Secrets Uncovered,” with guest Paul J. Bruemmer, chief executive of Web Ignite Corp.

https://webtalkguys.com/coming.htm

Sunday

* 7 p.m.: Nature photographer Galen Rowell discusses his efforts to protect the environment.

https://cnn.com/chat

Monday

* 1 p.m.: NBC journalist and celebrity wife Maria Shriver talks about life in the limelight and her new book, “Ten Things I Wish I’d Known--Before I Went Out Into the Real World.”

https://underwire.msn.com/underwire /community/comm/corealtalk.asp

Tuesday

* 1 p.m.: Food & Wine Executive Food Editor Tina Ujlaki offers help for your Easter dinner, whether it be basics such as ham and deviled eggs or a special cake.

https://www.pathfinder.com/FoodWine /webcast/sked.html

Wednesday

* 5:30 p.m.: Learn some strategies for better picture-taking from photo editor Teri Lupo.

https://www.photohighway.com

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