Christine N. Ziemba

As a friend so eloquently put it on Twitter this morning, "Where the f*ck did June go?" It's the start of July and a long holiday weekend and if you are in town tonight, we found a number of cool events for you to check out. There are two pop art shows opening at La Luz de Jesus Gallery to what's on tap at the wacky Everything Is Festival at Cinefamily to a preview show of the Troubie's Fleetwood Macbeth. Then there's the usual Friday stuff like Dance Downtown, Barnsdall Wine Tastings and Abbot Kinney First Fridays. Read on for all the details.

Throwback pricing on a Mexican combo plate, Marc Maron's podcast on stage, Cine-Shorts, and summer music in Hollywood are a few things you might want to Pencil In to do tonight.

It's a Monday, but don't let that stop you from going out tonight. Rickie Lee Jones makes a special appearance at Bardot tonight. Because of the NY state vote on Friday that allows gay marriages, the last performance of Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays will be even more meaningful. Read on to see what else is happening around town.

Works by abstract artist Julienne Johnson are now showing at TAG Gallery in Santa Monica, including 'Untitled # 9,' above. (Photo: Courtesy of TAG Gallery.) FUN AT THE LIBRARY* The third installment of This is Your Library takes place tonight at 7:30 pm at the Mark Taper Auditorium-Central Library. It’s a talk show-style event that features “well-known and not so well-known Angelenos talking about what they do, how they do it and what it...

Tonight! American Cinematheque's seminar series will present its second annual panel discussion on Everything You Need To Know About Producing Web Entertainment., The Paley Center hosts An Evening with Men of A Certain Age tonight at 7 p.m., Hollywood Fringe offers The Blue Lagoon: A Musical, making its LA debut at Theatre Asylum, Red Hen Press teams up with the Annenberg Beach House to present an evening of poetry tonight, and Our pick for the LA Film Festival screenings tonight? Das Boot: The Director's Cut with a Q&A with director Wolfgang Petersen and cast member Jürgen Prochnow.

The festivals continue in LA today, with screenings at the LA Film Fest and live productions at the Hollywood Fringe theater festival. We have a free play reading of a rock musical in Long Beach, Bollywood lessons at the Ford Amphitheatre and music for a school night at Bardot. Read on for what's going on tonight.

Hilary Winston opened the wrong book at The Grove Writer-producer Hilary Winston (My Name is Earl, Community, Happy Endings) has the quintessential Hollywood story to tell. The Corpus Christi-raised Republican considered a life in politics and law, but when she left Texas for George Washington University, she began doing very left leaning things: interning at the Clinton White House and working as an assistant at NPR. To complete the transformation to the dark side,...

If you have a tuxedo or formal wear at the ready, think about participating in the Tuxedo Tyrants' adventure in bar hopping for charity tonight. But if you're in the mood for something more casual, then Grand Performances kickoff at the California Plaza might be more your style. Read on for the deets and other ideas for your Friday night consideration.

While theater productions abound thanks to RADAR LA and the Hollywood Fringe Festival, the arts scene is alive and popping tonight, too, thanks to a number of gallery openings and the Hammer's celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses. Oh, and lest we forget, you're totally invited to a "suicide bombing" on the red carpet.

Tonight in LA the Annenberg Beach House presents a site-specific dance performance; the Standard in Downtown LA showcases film works by Australian director Daniel Askill; ALOUD at the Central Library holds a discussion on media, arts and activism; and NewFilmmakers LA holds its monthly screening series of short films at Sunset Gower Studios.

It's pretty busy for a Monday night in LA, so here are our suggestions for a night out on the town. Of course, it’s a School Night, so Badot’s going to be rocking as will Fais Do Do as they host the Accordion Babes. The Ford kicks off their free J.A.M. sessions, too. Read on for all the deets.

Fleur Elise Noble presents 2 Dimensional Life of Her—a mix of drawing, animation, puppetry, projection and paper—as part of RADAR L.A. (Photo: Courtesy of the artist) Not one, but two, theater festivals open in LA this week, bringing theater-goers hundreds of performances to choose from, in the genres of comedy, drama, experimental, variety shows and musical productions. RADAR L.A., produced by REDCAT in collaboration with Center Theatre Group and The Public Theater's Under the...