Good Luck Bar celebrates its 15th anniversary tonight with a special event that features Chinese burlesque (10 pm, 11 pm and midnight), DJ Travis Keller and the Kogi Truck in attendance. Drink specials include: $5 Stolis, Sailor Jerry, Cazadores or Jack Daniel's cocktails; selected beers for $2. The party’s on from 7 pm to close. more ›

In case you are not attending a Beatles related event today, here are some other happenings worth considering. MUSIC Grammy award winning songstress, Natalie Cole plays at the Hollywood Bowl tonight. Little needs to be said about the accomplished singer, except to expect a good show. Show starts at 8 PM. FILM Film students and others interested in checking out a selection of clips showcasing differing film formats should take note of this event. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences presents Behind the Motion Picture Canvas: Film Formats through the 21st Century at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre. more ›

Whether the Beach Boys were singing about showing off their cars, surfing, falling in love or eating hamburgers, they made it sound like the most wonderful thing, like you wanted to be doing that right now. Kids in Omaha might not be able to relate to songs about surfing, but anybody could get what songs like “I Get Around” and “Fun Fun Fun” were about. Much like Eddie Cochran’s “Somethin’ Else”, they were about nothing less than the American dream: idealism, pursuit of happiness, pride of ownership and the kind of freedom you can only get from your own set of wheels. Having Brian Wilson play at the Petersen Automotive Museum’s annual fundraising gala was a kind of idealism realized, a harmonious pairing in more ways than one. more ›