Twice-annual ArtNight Pasadena is back after being temporarily canceled last year due to funding concerns, reports the Pasadena Star-News. The event will be held tomorrow night at venues around Pas. The event is put on in part through mini-grants of $500 given out by the city's Arts and Culture Commission, reports the Star-News. more ›

Celebrated novelist and poet Margaret Atwood reads from her new novel, Year of the Flood tonight at 8 pm at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Local actors and the L.A.-based vocal ensemble Sonos will join Atwood in recreating select scenes. The author is known for her best-selling novels The Handmaid's Tale and The Blind Assassin. Tickets: $24-$48. more ›

The free shuttles will loop throughout the City of Roses during the course of the 4 hour event; park at any one venue and ride around to the rest. Include time to have dinner at the One Colorado restaurants like Gordon Biersch, Il Fornaio, or Akbar. If you're dining ahead of your gallery crawl, between 5 and 6:30 the mention of Art Night will get you a free dessert with the purchase of an entree. To Art Night we say: Sweet! more ›