Christine N. Ziemba

The Skirball Cultural Center’s Say the Word comedy series continued on Friday night as writer-comedian Beth Lapides wrangled her pals—standups and writers alike—to skewer the Hallmark holiday: Valentine’s Day.

Here's what's happening in LA tonight: music from Local Natives; Adam Green & Binki Shapiro play the Bootleg; actor-director Diego Luna in conversation; kung fu flicks at Cinefamily and a battle of Impro(vs)tandup. Read on for all the details.

TGIF! We found several wide-ranging film events and an interesting theater production opening in LA tonight, including classic Japanese animation from Studio Ghibl; a 'Peanuts' parody for adults only; a Roman Polanski film and 'Let the Fury Have the Power.' Read on for all the details.

We found great events happening on both the East- and West- sides of LA, from art openings in Santa Monica to photo l.a. all weekend long, to a record and book release party at Poketo to a concert with John C. Reilly and pals. Read on for all the details.

It's an evening of culture in LA tonight, from up-and-coming bands playing on a School Night; to experimental classical music with wild Up; to crafting flash fiction and a free film screening. Read on for all the details.

TGIF! Here's what we found going on in L.A. tonight: a little shopping in Santa Monica, a live Scorsese soundtrack, The Mismatch Game for a good cause, an Orson Welles double feature, talks on art, science and the future at Actual Size Gallery. Read on for all the details.

We found a number of wide-ranging events tonight, from an evening with 'Being Human' cast and creators; a free reading of 'Tobacco Road'; a comic book signing with Lance Henrikson; a magical talk show with Justin Willman; an art lecture and more. Read on for all the details.

There are a lot of great film, art, music and science events happening in LA tonight. Film Independent and LACMA presents an evening with Christopher Nolan; Teller (of Penn & fame) discusses two magic films; Horrible Movie Night riffs on so-bad-they're-good films; NHM kicks off 2013 First Fridays and a pop art gallery opening. Here's our short list:

There's a lot happening in L.A. tonight, from classic sci-fi screenings of 'Metropolis' and 'Dark City' to a group art show opening, a jewelry trunk show, a program of the abstract films of Len Lye and a live and video sketch comedy show. Read on for all the details.

Holiday season is shifting into fifth gear, and we found a number of events to celebrate the season, from a 'Love, Actually' special screening, to 'White Christmas' at the Aero, to an evening of risky storytelling and a tropical Don Tiki Holiday. Read on for all the details.

There's a variety of events going on around town tonight, including the Downtown Art Walk; a Mindshare LA meeting on the Mayan Apocalypse and how to survive it; a Rattling Wall release party and a surprise live read with Jason Reitman directing. Read on for all the details.

Here's what's happening tonight in LA, including a free Gus Van Sant double feature, an evening of storytelling from The Moth, comedy theory by Dan O'Shannon and a variety show of comedy, music, freestyle rapping and more. Read on for all the details.