Here are a few mellow events to ease you into a post-St. Patrick's Day week: CLASSICAL The Glendale Youth Orchestra features musicians between the sixth grade and the first two years of college. The orchestra is in concert tonight at the Alex Theatre. And you think the American Idol kids got talent? 7:30 pm // Alex Theatre // 216 N. Brand Blvd. , Glendale // $9.50 FILM * Jim Henson’s Commercials and Experimentals comes......

Photo by Bonnie BonBon via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr PHOTOGRAPHY/OPENING RECEPTION A Narrative History of the Lightbulb is Catherine Wagner's show, inspired by the Baltimore Museum of Industry's collection of lightbulbs. Wagner chronicle's the evolution of the household object through color Lambda prints. An opening reception is scheduled for tonight. 6-8 p.m. // Gallery Luisotti (Bergamot Station Art Center) // 2525 Michigan Ave, Bldg A2 // Free DANCE In Glendale at......

Last year's revelers packed the house for Carnaval in Long Beach | Photo courtesy Aries Productions FESTIVAL Okay, so Long Beach doesn't pack the same exotic pull as, oh, say, Rio, but they're going to put on a Carnaval and pull out all the stops. Get out your Carnaval costumes and get ready to samba the night away! This year’s theme is “Preservation of the Planet” featuring green and recycled decorations. At the heart......

Last week with the Holiday, we said it was slim pickings. This week, classical music in Los Angeles is bountiful and what has piqued our interest is Alternative Opera Theater's three performances this upcoming weekend at the intimate NoHo Arts District space, the Raven Playhouse. The performance will feature two chamber operas, the first being "The Telephone" by Gian Carlo Menotti where a man attempts to propose to the woman she loves. But there's......

Tonight: Tom Jones @ Hollywood Bowl Raconteurs @ Wiltern Brian Bell @ Whiskey Freedy Johnston @ McCabes PM Dawn @ The Joint Ninja Academy, XO @ CIA Saturday: Paul Oakenfold, The Crystal Method - Giant Village @ Downtown Slick Rick @ Viper Room Slayer @ Long Beach Arena Tom Jones @ Hollywood Bowl Blue Cheer @ Key Club Rusted Root @ House of Blues Imperial Teen @ Knitting Factory Velvet Revolver @ Pacific Amphitheatre......