Christine N. Ziemba

Want to celebrate the end of the week in style? Check out these happenings around town: storytelling on the Westside; Robert Knight’s rock’n’roll photo exhibit opens in Beverly Hills; Calder Quartet at the Getty Center; free screening of The Hunger Games; a macabre art show; a conversation on gay marriage; and urban art and music with classic cocktails.

October is starting off with a bang tonight. There are so many art and film happenings around town that people probably didn't want to schedule during Carmageddon, so bonus for our Monday night. Read on for info about screenings of Amour, Wings, There's No Business Like Show Business, and art events at HM157 and ForYourArt.

TGIF! We found great events happening around town tonight, including It Happened One Night with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert; Martin Amis in conversation; Sylvia Plath program; NewFilmmakers LA screenings; The Man from Atlantis screening and panel discussion and Scott C's artwork. Check out:

It seems that everyone decided to hold an art opening or film screening tonight. Read on for our picks, including a Flux film screening, a 25 random things meme-based book, a zoology lecture by the Fontbron Academy and more.

Two pop culture events are on our radar this weekend: Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo takes over the Los Angeles Convention Center, and Tokusatsu: Japanese Science Fiction Art Show opens Saturday night at the Q Pop Shop in Little Tokyo.

If you're not laboring today, we found a few options for you to check out around LA. Kitten begins its residency at the Bootleg Bar, which also inaugurates a local craft fair tonight; free admission at LACMA today; a podcast taping tonight with comedians Greg Behrendt, Dave Anthony and Bill Burr; and provocative comedies screen at Cinefamily. Read on for all the details.

TGIF! Are you staying in town this Labor Day Weekend? If so, we found a few events happening tonight that'll make your mini-staycation worth it: Gallery1988 (Venice) opens a Step Brothers art show; the Old 97's play like its 1997 for the next two nights; the Echo Park Film Center's Filmmobile screens a Mack Sennett silent film; the Craft in America Study Center holds a window concert; and a few other odds and ends. Read on for all the details.

Here’s what’s happening tonight in LA: David Arquette throws a dinner theater variety show; Son Mayor plays salsa under the stars; the Skirball Center closes out its Sunset Concert series with Americana roots music; a Stoli Salted Karamel tasting party; Cinecon 48 screens rarely shown old films; La Luz de Jesus holds a performance salon; and G1988 opens a solo show. Read on for all the details.

There are a number of interesting events tonight in LA, including a cocktail crafting session in Beverly Hills; a printmaking workshop at CAFAM; a book signing with Jeanne Cooper of The Young and the Restless; a DVD signing with Ziggy Marley and his sister Karen; and Jesca Hoop takes to the Largo stage. Read on for all the details.

It's Monday, but we found a few events to help kick the start-of-the-week blues. We're suckers for The Sound of Music, and tonight it screens in glorious 70mm in Beverly Hills; Steve Elkins new film examines the meaning of music; bring an instrument for a bluegrass jam at the Ford Amphitheatre; poking fun of Star Trek at NerdMelt; and of course, It's a School Night. Read on for all the details.

TGIF! We found a few great events happening around town tonight if you're not into watching the Olympics opening ceremony on tape delay. The Craft Study Center hosts and evening of politically themed poetry, music and performance; there's a zoo party with live world music; a Rod Serling retrospective screening series starts tonight; and for the bacon lovers out there, we found a bacon and wine pairing in Hollywood. Read on for all the details.

We found a number of artsy events happening around town tonight: The Standard, Hollywood closes out a Bert Rodriguez installation with a party; Simone Forti performs at the Hammer; there's a multimedia variety show/salon at La Luz de Jesus; a final party for a beloved cafe; and a sunset concert. Read on for all the details.