Corey Haim, who starred in popular teen comedies including Lucas (1986), License to Drive (1988) and Dream a Little Dream (1989), as well as Joel Schumacher’s 1987 cult hit The Lost Boys, has died at 38 of what is believed to be an accidental drug overdose.

The troubled actor revealed in a 2004 interview with the UK Sun the extent of his longtime battles with addiction. Frequent co-star Corey Feldman, who attempted a comeback of sorts with Haim on A&E’s short-lived (but never less than fascinating) reality series The Two Coreys, mourned the death of his “brother” as a tragic loss.

Haim, who had a small but memorable role in last year's Crank: High Voltage, will not be remembered as his generation's greatest living actor, but to kids who grew up in the 1980s, myself included, he was, for a brief time, wildly popular. He made his big-screen debut in Michael Apted's Firstborn (1984), starring opposite Teri Garr, Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr.

Arguably, Lucas remains his best and most widely beloved film, though Lost Boys has enduring as an enjoyably goofy spin on the vampire genre. His last movie, the upcoming thriller American Sunset, will be released this fall.

Elsewhere...

Music by Prudence producer Elinor Burkett, who interrupted director Roger Ross Williams' acceptance speech at this past Sunday's Oscars, says she was "big-footed" on stage.

Farrah Fawcett was famously excluded from the Oscar telecast's tribute to the recently deceased. It was not an oversight.

Co-host Alec Baldwin says the Academy Awards overlooked (500) Days of Summer, and he's right.

Oliver Stone's Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, originally scheduled for an Apr. 23 release, will now open Sept. 24.

Evan Rachel Wood has walked away from Julie Taymor's new Broadway musical, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark.

Writer-director Noah Baumbach (Greenberg) has been tapped to rewrite an upcoming heist movie long associated with Rush Hour 3's Brett Ratner.

The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, which begins Apr. 21, has unveiled its lineup.

Robert De Niro has agreed to star in a proposed ESPN biography of legendary football coach Vince Lombardi.

Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) is preparing a second sequel to Batman Begins and a new Superman reboot.

A new John Hughes script has surfaced.

Could Warner Brothers be returning to the land of Oz?

A Cheesy Book Release
Gordan Edgar, the cheesemonger of Rainbow Grocery, will celebrate the release of his new book, Cheesemonger: A Life on the Wedge, with a party at Amnesia Bar on March 13 at 6:30 p.m.

Tara Austen Weaver at Omnivore Books
Food writer Tara Austen Weaver has released her memoir, The Butcher and the Vegetarian: One Woman’s Romp Through a World of Men, Meat and Moral Crisis, and will be at Omnivore Books on March 13 to sign copies and discuss meaty matters. The event is free and runs from 3-4 p.m.

Behind the Scenes at a Slaughterhouse
Naomi Wallace’s play brings to life the voices of the forgotten workers of the slaughterhouse—catch a performance this Friday, Saturday or Sunday (March 12-14) at Berkeley’s Zellerbach theatre. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling 510-642-8827 or online by clicking here.

Introduction to Beekeeping
Graze the Roof will be holding a day-long backyard beekeeping workshop, led by two members of the SF Beekeepers Association, at the Glide Foundation (333 Ellis St.) on Saturday, March 13, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Learn how to start and maintain your own hive, all for a suggested donation of $30. To RSVP, email grazetheroof@gmail.com.

Sustainable Seafood and Chablis at the Moss Room
Next Tuesday, March 16, the Moss Room will be serving a special winemakers dinner, featuring the Chablis of Domaine Christian Moreau, accompanied by a multi-course sustainable seafood feast (don’t worry, nothing’s sourced from the Cal Academy aquarium). The meal is $95 plus tax and gratuity. To reserve your seat, call 415-876-6121.

Defy gravity, literally. Rock climbing meets acrobatics meets dance in AscenDance Project's Beyond Gravity. Founded in 2006 by German-born performance artist and mountaineer Isabel von Rittberg, the AscenDance Project explores the aesthetics of rock climbing with dancers performing on a vertical stage. Their 2008 world premiere in SF's very own Union Square set the stage for many future performances to come. Using a 24-foot-long and 12-foot-high climbing wall, AscenDance artists move through three dimensions, using time and space as variables. Dancers prove their ability to overcome gravity—no ropes, no harnesses, just sheer strength.

This is one performance you and your rock-climbing boyfriend won't want to miss. But folks, don't try this at home … er, um Mission Cliffs.

Skeptical? Check out the dramatic preview below and see for yourself.

AscenDance Project's Beyond Gravity March 12-14 at Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., 510-225-8844, $25.

Kick off your (wearable) art collection this Saturday with the launch of local hatmaker Goorin Bros. Spring '10 1333 Minna Artist Series Line.

An ongoing collaboration between the iconic hat company and Mission-based art studio, this season you can expect to find original designs on toppers of all shapes and sizes from up-and-coming artists including Reyes, Steel, Retna, Lango and Michael Ryan at Goorin Bros.' three SF shops as well as online.

Fittingly, they're throwing not one but two parties to celebrate the release. Start things off from 4-9 p.m. at Goorin's Haight St. shop, where they'll be free booze and beats along with a limited edition hand-printed poster signing by the artists and special giveaways when you buy a hat from the collection. Then skip over to 1333 Minna Studios for a gallery reception from 9 p.m.-late.

In short, this is one...errr...two events that you shouldn't miss if you like amazing art, hats and free stuff. And really, who doesn't?

Goorin Bros., 1446 Haight St., at Ashbury St. (415-436-9450); 1333 Minna Studios, 1333 Minna St., b/t 14th and 15th Sts.