Catch the spawning grunions tonight at Cabrillo Beach. / Photo by ercwttmn's via flickr. FILM TALK Brick Lane, a film based on the novel of the same name by Monica Ali, will be screened and discussed at the latest Zócalo event tonight. Director Sarah Gavron and actress Tannishtha Chatterjee will be interviewed by Los Angeles Times columnist Meghan Daum to talk about the classic immigrant story that focuses on London's Bangladeshi community. 7:30 pm......

Pickle just about anything at the Machine Project tonight. / Photo by ccarlstead via flickr. Sure there are a lot of places closed for President’s Day, but nightlife does exist in LA...even tonight: FILM Roman Polanski’s Chinatown focuses on an intricate water scandal and an even more twisted family backstory. Starring John Huston, Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson as Detective Jake Gittes – the city of Angels plays a major part of this nourish......

7:00 PM at Dutton’s Brentwood marks the start of an evening with poet J.D. McClatchy and photographer Erica Lennard, who will be signing American Writers at Home, their new book featuring the homes of Ernest Hemingway, Edith Wharton, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Frost and those of 17 other great American authors. At the Troubadour, enjoy a rainy night with The Ocean Blue, Starflyer 59 and Bedroom Walls. Tickets are $15.00 advance and doors open at......