Christine N. Ziemba

LAist had a chance to meet actress Stana Katic, co-star of ABC-TV's Castle and the upcoming film CBGB, at last month's CicLAvia, the Iconic Wilshire Boulevard edition.

Here’s the short list of what’s happening in LA tonight. A vampire rock opera opens at King King; the World’s Greatest Tribute Bands AXS TV show honors the music of The Police; Film Independent presents screenings of NYT op-ed videos; there’s a hip-hop J.A.M. session; The Spare Room’s book club convenes and the Dustbowl Revival headline It’s a School Night. Read on for all the details.

This seems to be the summer of Michael Cera playing against type—or growing into more mature roles. Gone are the adork-able roles in Juno or Superbad. Last month, he played a coke- and sex-obsessed version of himself in the star-studded This is the End. In Crystal Fairy, an IFC Film that opened in LA, other select cities and on VOD Friday, Cera plays Jamie, a self-absorbed a-hole—and he plays the character brilliantly.

Here’s our short list of interesting happenings in LA tonight: It’s the final weekend of Stanley Kubrick at LACMA as well as its accompanying film series; The Getty hosts another late Friday Flight party; an architecture/design idea conference at UCLA; punk photography exhibition and book signing; a porn+comedy mashup at NerdMelt and a travel-themed exhibition at G1988. Read on for all the details.

For the past year, the Nerdmelt Showroom inside Meltdown Comics on Sunset has been home to the monthly storytelling series Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction (CEFF). Each evening features 10 comics writing and performing Erotic Fan Fiction pieces, based on their own whims or audience suggestions. Tomorrow night at 9 pm, CEFF celebrates its first anniversary with the first-ever Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction Championship Edition, with former winners from the LA show.

Here’s a quick list of the happenings in LA tonight to help shake off a case of the Mondays. Punch-Out!! is a new art show in DTLA that pays homage to an old Mike Tyson NES video game; Summer Twins music residency continues with a mixtape swap; comedian Alison Royer invites you to her date night, while Doug Benson does a lot of interrupting in his show. Also, film critic Peter Rainer discusses his new book of film criticism, and Data Romance headline music for a school night. Read on for all the details.

Here’s the short list of what’s happening in LA tonight: There’s a discussion on art and culture with Pico Iyer; Kumail Nanjiani and Matt Mira critique some of the worst Star Trek episodes live; Holy Fuck comedy has a release party and show for its new comedy album; Eve Ensler discusses her memoir; and the Grindhouse Film Fest screens two rarely seen Honk Kong ganster films. Read on for all the details.

As you may have heard—or seen—the New York-based street "fartest" Hanksy is in town prepping for his West Coast debut show at Gallery1988 tomorrow night. The secretive artist, who got his start superimposing Tom Hanks' face on Banksy-inspired creations, has expanded his penchant for wordplay and punnery, poking fun of celebs and pop culture.

We sort through a lot of events and happenings around LA so you don’t have to. There’s a great lineup tonight, including a book launch party for The Facebook Diet; a tequila and appetizer pairing at Lotería Grill in Studio City; a screening and Q&A with filmmakers and cast of Now You See Me; a Pixelvision film festival; an evening of new writing from and about the Golden State; improvisational musical comedy with Robot Teammate and the Accidental Party; and a screening of Beauty is Embarrassing. Read on for all the details.

TGIF! Here’s what’s happening today in LA: The Pacific Asia Museum launches its Fusion Fridays series; it’s the culmination of Bike Week events in Pasadena and at the Hammer Museum; LA Canvas throws a party for its latest issue release; a double feature screening of The Outsiders and Rumble Fish; a TV writing panel discussion; and music by Andy Grammer, Parachute and Richard Thompson. Read on for all the details.

We sort through a lot of events and happenings around LA so you don’t have to. There’s a great lineup tonight, including a 30th anniversary celebration of Valley Girl, an art exhibition dedicated to a stretch of Beverly Boulevard, a performance by Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, a panel discussion on foraging in LA and an evening of spin the wheel storytelling. Read on for all the details.

TGIF! Here’s what’s happening today in LA. Film lovers out there have reason to celebrate this weekend, with an Orphan Film symposium screening rare gems; the Hero Complex Film Festival; and a documentary on typewriters. In addition, we found a performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s epic All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Op. 37; an all-women art show; a ‘Bates Motel’ panel; and an exhibition on the history of Jews in LA. Read on for all the details.