Christine N. Ziemba

Tonight is one of those nights that I wish I could magically teleport from one event to another. There are just too many terrific events going on around town. (Maybe people are just cramming stuff in before the Thanksgiving holiday?) Anyway, there’s a number of literary and quasi-lit events going on tonight LA, including two programs that examine the history of the porn industry; one that examines history of hip hop and another lecture by author Eric Schlosser. Also on tap: John Hughes for the holidays and Dean Bottrell Makes Love. Read on for all the dirty details.

Here are your options for a Tuesday night in LA: They Might be Giants play a live set at Amoeba; Harlan Ellison talks about early science-fiction on TV; Night Gallery holds an opening for Samara Golden; lectures at the Hammer Museum and Temescal Gateway Park; and an evening of the Moth storytelling. Read on for all the details.

Monday is chock full of culture. Here are a few events we found going on tonight in LA: women choreographers are on the bill for Anatomy Riot #44; upcoming music acts play at the Roxy tonight; panelists discuss Philip K. Dick’s last book at [ALOUD]; and the Annenberg Beach House hosts a celebration of writing from the Woman’s Building. Read on for all the details.

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.

We know that the Downtown Art Walk happens the second Thursday of every month, but tonight, we found a few other events that piqued our interest and might give you a few more alternatives. Check out the Art & Beer Invitational, Hector Tobar's Slake reading; Corman's World screening; Chris Matthews and Richard Dryfuss in conversation; and a Kitchen Counter Cooking School reading. Read on for all the details.

It may be another Monday in LA, but we found a few good events to check out tonight: Cornerstone Theater kicks off its Hunger Cycle with a salon that focuses on bread; writer Susan Morgan speaks at the Beach=Culture series; the Academy screens films from a century ago and music of today at Bardot in Hollywood. Read on for all the details.

The end of the week has finally arrived, and we found a few events that piqued our interest tonight. La Luz de Jesus gallery opens the second part of its 25th anniversary show; Regen Projects presents an exhibition of new works by Raymond Pettibon; Japanese pop art comes alive in Little Tokyo; a night of noir with Beyond Baroque and AFI Fest continues. Read on for all the details.

We've uncovered some great events around LA tonight. Most are arts related, including an opening reception for Paul Insect's show at Post No Bills; Geek girls unite at Meltdown Comics; writer Adam Gopnik is in conversation with director and producer Ed Zwick; Bill Murray tribute art at Gallery 1988 in Melrose; and AFI Fest kicks off with a gala screening. Read on for all the details.

While San Diego can still lay claim to ComicCon, the center of the fanboy and fangirl universe shifts north this weekend for two shows: DesignerCon at the Pasadena Convention Center on Saturday and Comikaze Expo at the LA Convention Center on both Saturday and Sunday.

After a night of debauchery, there are a number of intellectually stimulating events tonight in LA: poetry at the Hammer, a new art exhibition at TAG Gallery, author Rebecca Skloot on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Uh Huh Her hit the stage at the HOB. Read on for all the details.

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.

Hello, Friday! We missed you! So are you looking to blow off steam before all the Halloween parties this weekend? Here are few events we found: a cosplay photo exhibit; stargazing in Calabasas; horror comic book recreations; and a Young Literati event to benefit the Los Angeles Public Library. Read on for all the details.