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Everything worth doing nearby, measured in drive time.

Orbit keeps watch over the comedy clubs, arenas, theaters, casino stages, breweries and trailheads around you. Each morning it tells you what's on, how far it is and what it costs, checked against the venue's own site.

Signups open soon. Orbit is starting in the Inland Empire.

Three drive-time rings around home Home sits at the center. The inner ring is about 30 miles, the middle ring about 60, the outer ring about 120. A radar beam sweeps around home, and tonight's options light up as it passes them, placed on the rings by distance. A comedian you follow is marked by a star on the inner ring. 30 mi 60 mi 120 mi Home A comic you follow, 7:30 Ska night, free Fight night Trailhead, 79° Opera Hockey
You set the rings. Close by is a weeknight whim; the outer ring is a full day out.

One message a day, in the order you'd decide.

Tonight first, then the rest of the week, then the weekend. Each line has the time, the place, the drive and the price. A star marks the people and things you asked Orbit to watch, so your own picks never get lost among its finds.

Sample

Today

  • 7:30 PM★ A comedian you followa club in OntarioBand 1, ~25 min$31
  • 8:00 PMSka night, three local bandsa Riverside breweryBand 1, ~10 minfree

Saturday

  • All dayClear and 79°: a good day for San Jacintotrailhead in IdyllwildBand 2, ~55 minpark fee
  • 6:00 PMPro boxing carda Temecula casinoBand 2, ~45 minfrom $45
  • 7:30 PMTouring musical, closing weeka Hollywood theaterBand 3, ~1 h 20 minfrom $59

The rest: everything else in range, one line each at the bottom, so nothing gets dropped.

What it watches

Why the dates are right

Event listings online go stale. Last year's dates get recycled as upcoming, a fight card moves to another city, a ticket site advertises a show the venue never booked. Orbit checks each listing against the venue's or performer's own site before showing it to you. When it can't confirm a time, it says so instead of guessing.

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