We found a few events that might entice you to come out on a rainy Monday night. There's a new literary salon started by the folks behind the Esotouric bus tours; there's an ALOUD discussion on Mahler's life and works; It's a School Night at Bardot and a Pacific Standard Time performance/installation at the Annenberg Beach House more ›

At the peak of the January art fair agenda, Art Los Angeles Contemporary returns tonight for its third installment at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, with a promising roster of programming. more ›

It's a busy Tuesday night in LA with tons of arts-related events, including talks with Annie Leibovitz and Frederic Amat; a film screening with the band X; a discussion on the life and work of design guru Saul Bass; a comedy benefit and a group reading by writers from Criminal Class Press. Read on for all the details. more ›

It's a little quiet on the event front in LA tonight, but we found a few things that might entice you to take a break from the holiday parties. There's a Messiah singalong with the LA Master Chorale; Reel Talk with Young Adult's director and writer; and music for a School Night. Read on for all the details. more ›

Monday, Monday. Here’s what we found going on tonight around LA: the Paley Center celebrates Lucille Ball; Tubefilter talks about cheating; NerdMelt’s “telethon”; a discussion on Ai Weiwei; Reel Talk screens Rampart; and It’s a School Night at Bardot features Daniel Lanois and Rocco Deluca! Read on for all the details. more ›

TGIF! We found a few events around town tonight that might pique your interest, including art openings at LA Luz de Jesus and Gallery1988; holiday storytelling at Vroman's; Peter Case at McCabe's and a three-day symposium on Latin-American art at LACMA. Read on for all the details. more ›

Welcome back to a post-holiday working week. Lit events are back in full force tonight, including a book launch at Family; Shaq at Vroman's and Gerald Nicosia on the untold life of Mrs. Neal Cassaday. There's also Star Trek comedy at NerdMelt; Queer Mondays performances and It's a School Night at Bardot. Read on for all the details. more ›

TGIF! We found a few events around town that piqued our interest, and might tempt you as well. Magnolia Park District holds a neighborhood block party; a program on the cult classic TV show Insight at UCLA; experimental chamber orchestra wild Up in Venice; and digital music and presentations with Interface LA, a discussion on a new guidebook on LA’s ethnic spas; and a Beaujolais Nouveau release party. Read on for all the details. more ›

TGIF and happy Nigel Tufnel Day! We found an eclectic lineup of events for you to choose from tonight. Zombie Joe’s Underground gets in the holiday spirit with the opening of Christmas for Bukowski; photographer Autumn de Wilde discusses and signs her new book on Beck; NerdMelt holds a ‘Divine’ art show opening; Sacred Fools open Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake); and Tender Greens Pasadena holds an art opening. Read on for all the details. more ›

In our Halloween edition of Pencil This In, we offer you these holiday-related alternatives to trick or treating: Theater in a cemetery; Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer at the Ebell Theater; Mark Z. Danielewski conducting his book onstage at REDCAT and The Tingler on the big screen. Read on for all the details. more ›

Though the weather outside is frightful, the things to do are so delightful. Head to Native Foods, The Spare Room or gLAnce Wine Bar for eats and drinks. Reward your ears at the El Rey. Or sit back and enjoy a show at the Hammer Museum, Zanzibar or The Victory Theatre Center. Whether your eyes, ears and/or stummies are hungry, L.A. will undoubtedly satiate tonight. more ›

Chicago's The Encyclopedia Show, a variety show extravaganza, is gracing L.A. this Thursday, October 6, at Hollywood's King King. A clever group of poets, comedians, experts and other artists presents live verbal encyclopedia entries in an eclectic, comedic mash-up centered on one topic. more ›

There is seriously something for everyone happening in LA today. There's an evening of performance and installation that explores secular magic; a free musical tribute to Quincy Jones, a party for print with the release of the latest Slake magazine; New Filmmakers LA's monthly screening series and the an exotica and hemp shows at the LA Convention Center. Read on for all the details. more ›

Backed by a four-piece band, Bernhard presents a "no-holds-barred evening of outrageous humor, cutting satire and fiercely energetic live performance." Her comedy album of the same title released in June. No virgin to the limelight, Bernhard first stepped on stage at The Comedy Store in L.A. in the 1970s and has since toured the U.S. and Europe, delighting audiences with her edgy stage shows. more ›

The Downtown LA Art Walk hosts its monthly celebration tomorrow and includes the grand opening of a new experiment - The Brutique. Featuring artwork, jewelry, films, performances and The Bohemian Society couture, this new downtown gem houses an eclectic mix of fashion and art. more ›

The Elephant Theatre Company in Hollywood is holding a special anti-Valentine’s Day evening of one-act plays in the anthology, The Best of Love Bites: 10 Years Together ... and Still No Ring, tonight at 8 pm. Plays and authors include The Ascent by Jonathan Caren, Wicked City by Dan McCoy, Reality Romcom: Day 98 With My Attained Pixie Dream Girl by Kerry Carney and Pasta And Love, written and directed by David Franco. Tickets for tonight’s special performance: $25 (and includes wine from Bodega Wine Bar, champagne and goodie bags). The play series continues this weekend through March 20. more ›

Night two of Sundance was all about 2011 Grammy Award double nominee/performer, Janelle Monae at the Bing Bar Music Series. The R&B songstress held court during an exclusive set that included hits "Tightrope" and "Many Moons" at one of the oldest buildings in Park City. more ›

Night Two of the 2010 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, could also be dubbed "Hipster Night" as many of the bands featured were or are indie darlings and nearly all have played that big festival in the desert. From the french synth-pop sensations Phoenix to local favorites Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, the spectrum of performance was much more broad than that of the more straightforward rock of Night One. Also featured were Florence + The Machine, Vampire Weekend, Brandon Flowers, Neon Trees, Temper Trap and the Broken Bells. more ›

Packing 19 bands in two nights is no small feat, but each year KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas does just that on their revolving stage of wonderment. This 21st installment of the annual Christmastime event kicked off with performances from the Smashing Pumpkins, Social Distortion, My Chemical Romance, Bad Religion, Jimmy Eat World, Cake, The Dirty Heads, Anberlin and A Day To Remember on Night One. more ›

Hundreds of thousands of costumed revelers will gather on the streets of West Hollywood tonight for the annual Halloween Costume Carnaval. Here's what to expect: more ›

The Abbey, The Trevor Project, Pristine Videos and the city of West Hollywood want to let gay teens to know that suicide doesn’t have to be the only option. The Abbey’s turning its side bar into a video studio for three nights--beginning tonight--as it encourages the people to come in and film videos of support for Dan Savage’s It Gets Better Project. The Abbey also will hold raffles to benefit The Trevor Project. Videos will be filmed from 4-9 pm through Wednesday night. For more information about The Trevor Project, please visit. more ›

There’s an opening reception tonight for Measure for Measure, an exhibit curated by Harvard physicist Dr. Lisa Randall and artist Lia Halloran. This exhibit aims to show “how we reinvigorate our thoughts and expand our perceptions when recognizable objects and spaces in architecture and nature are viewed in from different vantage points or are shifted in scale.” See new and experimental works by artists Zig Gron, Katrina McElroy, Felicity Nove, Barbara Parmet, Susan Sironi, Elizabeth Tobias and Meeson Pae Yang. Runs through Oct. 8 at Gallery 825 on La Cienega, with the reception from 6-9 pm. Free. more ›

There are a few seats left for opening night tonight for Lynn Nottage’s play Ruined at the Geffen Playhouse. “Guided by music and the rhythm of life in the Congo, Ruined transports us to Mama Nadi’s bar, a small town refuge where intimacy comes at a price. But by creating this uneasy oasis for women who have no place else to go, is Mama a protector or profiteer?” The production runs through Oct. 17. 8 pm. Tickets: $35-55. more ›

The Downtown Art Walk takes place tonight and among all the art openings is one that caught our eye: Eat Me, An Eye Scream Social--a group show with summer themed art--at Bang Gallery. Opening reception tonight from 6-10 pm. Remember that there’s a mobile food truck court at 334 S. Main St. After the Art Walk, Slang Chicken will be performing at Casey’s Irish Pub between 8 pm and 2 am. more ›

The Antaeus Company's 5th biennial ClassicsFest continues tonight with Bertolt Brecht’s Mr. Puntila and His Man Matti. The staged work-in-process, directed by John Apicella, is Brecht's “comic parable of an ambitious but pragmatic chauffeur's efforts to negotiate the Jekyll-and-Hyde moods of his boss.” 8 pm tonight through Thursday at Deaf West Theatre. $10. more ›

The first-ever Hollywood Fringe Festival takes over LA for 11 days beginning this Thursday with nearly 200 artistic companies presenting more than than 800 performances and workshops in dance, music, theater, comedy, visual art and cabaret. More than 30 venues are co-hosting the festival, which includes fringe-type venues like parks, churches and a beauty parlor, as well as both black box and larger theater spaces. more ›

The Silver Lake Chorus (TSLC) makes its debut tonight at El Cid in Silver Lake at 8:30 pm. TSLC is a group of 25 young singers who create choral arrangements of indie music, including reimaginings of songs from Beck, Sia, Regina Spektor and more. Special guests for the show tonight include Ben Lee, Alex Lilly (Obi Best), Joaquin Pastor, Pi Jacobs and John Gold.  more ›