Guide to the Week Ahead by LATimes.Com / Events on the Internet

Today

* 4 p.m.: He’s the master of terror, and he aims to scare the daylights out of you with his latest thriller, “False Memory.” Talk with best-selling author Dean Koontz about the book and other matters ... if you dare. https://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2000/01/27/012700koontz.html

Friday

* 3 p.m.: Join a discussion with world-famous mime artist Marcel Marceau. It may be the quietest chat you’ve ever had. https://www.connectlive.com

Saturday

* 9 a.m.: The contestants in the 49th annual Miss USA pageant, to be broadcast Feb. 4 in Branson, Mo., take some time out to talk with you.

https://est.yack.com/dt/category_id/5066/form_id/live_events/

event_id/300019508.html

Sunday

* 9:30 a.m.: Before Super Bowl XXXIV, tune in to hear what Buffalo Bills defensive end Bruce Smith, who has appeared in four of the bouts, has to say.

https://est.yack.com/dt/category_id/5042/form_id/live_events/

event_id/300019433.html

Monday

* 6 p.m.: Dr. Robert Arnot writes in his new book, “The Biology of Success,” that a person’s assets may be enhanced by altering diet, exercise and environment. Check out the environment at this chat site.

https://est.yack.com/dt/category_id/5067/form_id/live_events/

event_id/300017262.html

Tuesday

* 4:30 p.m.: After you see the USA Network thriller “Cabin by the Lake,” you may never think of a lake in the same way again. Judd Nelson portrays a screenwriter who becomes a serial killer. Find out more about the film in a chat with Nelson.

https://beta.chat.msn.com/msnlive/juddnelson2100.asp

Wednesday

* Noon: Christy Jones--founder, president and chief operating officer of what is now pcOrder--has been a key player in the software industry.

https://www.girlgeeks.com/events/events.html

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