MUSIC Detours, Grammy winning Sheryl Crow's current tour, makes its LA stop at the Greek on what should be a great evening for outdoor music. The tour features music from her most most recent studio CD of the same name. According to Crow, Detours was inspired by her experiences of the last couple of years and her view of current global events. 7:30 pm // Greek Theater // 2700 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles......

A puppet show without Kermit: Concrete Folk Variations at The Manual Archives / Photo by Susan Simpson MEET THE PO-PO The public’s invited to meet the police and talk about safety issues at a neighborhood meeting between the Atwater Village Neighborhood Council, the Glassell Park Safety Committee and LAPD. Senior Lead Officer for Atwater Village Gina Chovan, gang detectives and City Attorney Donna Wong will be in attendance. 4 pm // Glassell Park Community......

Haven't you always wanted to grow your favorite fruit in your own backyard? This month you can have your tree -- for free -- thanks to TreePeople and SEE-LA. Just go to one of the Farmers' Markets listed in the flyer at right or fill out this form and you'll be on your way. * LA Mill Opening - Stop by the long-awaiting opening of LA Mill's new coffee shop in Silver Lake. You might......

Monday Portia Iversen & Jane Kaczmerek present Strange Son 7pm @ Vroman's Christopher Hitchens discusses God is Not Great 7pm @ Central Library Diane Lefer signs California Transit: Stories and a Novella 7pm @ Dutton's Larry Doyle presents I Love You Beth Cooper 7pm @ Borders, Westwood Tuesday Ron Carlson signs Five Skies: A Novel 7pm @ Dutton's Larry Doyle presents I Love You Beth Cooper 7pm @ Book Soup Aurelia Scott presents Otherwise......

"They're giving it away free? It must be good!" Put on your best pair of ripped jeans and a collared shirt (floss it, of course). It’s time for all the broke posers of LA to pretend they’re cultured! You can’t miss with the second annual "Museums Free-For-All" day on Sunday, October 1. Of course, those broke non-posers will probably realize that most of the 20 participating museums are normally completely free (Getty Center, California......

A year ago, people in New Orleans were celebrating like crazy, going to parades, lifting their shirts, collecting beads and other plastic trinkets, all the while drinking with reckless abandon. We admire those who are there keeping the tradition alive there today, Fat Tuesday, and for the rest of Mardis Gras. Here in LA we can celebrate the undying New Orleans Mardis Gras spirit too. An excellent musical lecture from jazz pianist Henry Butler......

Well, the Solstice has come and gone, which means our days our longer, and our nights are longer, too, somehow. This weekend there is no shortage of fun things to do, and no excuse for us to not get out there and do them. That is, unless, you are one of the lucky few with an ocean breeze or a good air conditioning system to keep you coolly behind your doors--this weekend's forecast is......

Hilary MacGregor of the Los Angeles Times reports on a roundtable discussion at UCLA's Fowler Museum of Cultural History, organized in conjunction with exhibit "Botánica Los Angeles: Latino Popular Religious Art in the City of Angels," which closes March 6th. The exhibit focuses on the artistic, religious and cultural aspects of botanicas. Patrick Polk, a visiting professor at UCLA who has studied botanicas for more than a decade, believes there are more here in......

The UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History has plenty of events coming up to feed body and soul. On January 25, 2005 at 5:30 PM Art and Ritual Lecture Series: The Spirit of Rice Fowler curator Roy Hamilton will show photographs and video footage from Northern Japan depicting the sacred rice ritual celebrated at the beginning of each year. Sponsored by the UCLA Department of Art and held in the Westwood Kinross Building, room......

This weekend, explore the diversity of religious, poetic and spiritual experiences in Los Angeles. UCLA Fowler Museum hosts a panel "Inside Botanicas" to compliment the museum's on-going "Botanicas LA: Latino Popular Religious Art in the City of Angels" exhibit. Sunday, December 5, 2004 2–5 PM Inside Botánicas 2 pm Panel Discussion 3:30–5 pm In-Gallery Commentary Featured artists/practitioners discuss their contributions to Botánica Los Angeles and explain the ways in which altars and shrines reflect......

Angelenos have two chances to contemplate contemporary Aboriginal art this month: On Sunday, August 8th from 3:00-7:00 PM the Australian Trade Commission, Aboriginality.com, and The Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey, host "Palate and Palette: A Sampling of Australia’s Finest Wines & Paintings" at the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey. This show allows visitors to sip 45 Australian wines while viewing contemporary Aboriginal art by such artists as Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, Freddy Timms, Kathleen Petyarre, William Sandy, Abie......

UCLA's Fowler Museum of Cultural History launches Opening Day ceremonies for its "Saluting Vodou Spirits: Haitian Flags from the Fowler Collection" exhibition on Saturday, August 8th. noon-5 pm. Ritual flags, known as Drapo, made of satin, velvet, or rayon, and adorned with sequins, beads, or appliqué are important components of Voudou sacred art. These works are presented at the beginning of vodou ceremonies to salute the spirits and marshal the energies of their devotees.......