Christine N. Ziemba

It's College Night at the Getty Museum tonight. (Photo: Jared Wilbanks via LAist's flickr pool.) ART PARTY* The Getty Museum rocks out tonight with College Night at the Getty Center, highlighting local talent in art and music. With input from UCLA and USC student committees, the evening includes 3-D installation projects, indie-pop trio Lady Danville, and Trojan dj duo Trackstars. For the more traditional art aficionados, the Getty will provide curator-led tours of French, German, and...

Opening tomorrow at Corey Helford Gallery: 'Blurring the Lines' with new works by graffiti artists Crash, Freedom and Risk. (Image by Freedom.) SHOP Tortoise on Abbot Kinney hosts an OK pop-up shop to benefit Japan relief. OK—the Eastside design/lifestyle shop—presents its artists and vendors who’ve donated goods for this fundraiser. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to KAP (Kesen'numa Aid Project), a nonprofit organization providing direct aid to the school district in Kesen'numa,...

Just two days left to view Scion Installation LA Gallery's 11:11. Closes April 30. (Art: Frank Kozik) DFW TALK* PEN Center USA and Skylight Books celebrate the release of David Foster Wallace's unfinished novel The Pale King, with monologues read by Henry Rollins, Josh Radnor, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman and others. Hosted by LA Times Book Critic David L. Ulin. At the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills tonight. Doors at 7 pm. FOOD Breadbar...

'Burn the Floor' runs through May 8 at the Pantages. (Photo credit: Joan Marcus) DANCE The dance-theater experience Burn the Floor opens tonight at the Pantages Theatre for a two-week run. The show features 20 dancers who take the audience through dance history from the waltz to the paso doble to swing. Choreographed by Jason Gilkison, a guest choreographer for So You Think You Can Dance in the US & Australia. Tonight at 8...

Karen O’Hara, set decorator, of Alice in Wonderland is one of the participants in an Academy panel tonight. (Photo: ©Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.) MUSIC Once again It’s a School Night takes over Bardot Hollywood tonight with both live performances and DJ sets—for free with RSVP. The evening kicks off at 9 pm with a DJ set by KCRW’s Chris Douridas, live music by Chain Gang Of 1974 at 10 pm and Pop...

What's up for this Good Friday? Local Asian and Pacific Islander musical acts are showcased at Kollaboration in Monterey Park, Glendale art installations in empty storefronts and Adam Scott of 'Parks and Recreation' plays in 'Celebrity' at iOWest.

There are a number of great events happening tonight that we hope aren't affected by presidential traffic, including Westwood Live, an art bash at the Hammer, a talk with the sisters behind Rodarte and an "Eating Our Words" food and lit event at Taylor de Cordoba gallery.

Tonight in LA, check out storytelling at the Moth (at El Cid), comedic geniuses Tina Fey and Steve Martin at the Nokia Theatre, and 'The Mistake Room' exhibition opens at Space15Twenty in Hollywood.

Monday is a great night to learn about beer (and drink it, too), or check out a special menu at Ray's and Stark Bar, the fabulous new dining destinations on the plaza at LACMA. Meanwhile, in music, Lauryn Hill and Joseph Arthur hit the stages tonight, and for the word lovers, Red Hen Press offers up Poetry at the Geffen in honor of National Poetry Month.

'Required Reading' poster show opens at at Gallery1988-Melrose. ('Moby Dick' poster by Ken Taylor) VARIETY Captured Aural Phantasy Theater presents the Superhero Variety Hour tonight at 7:30 pm at the Bootleg Theater. The theater troupe combines the drama and comedy of a vintage radio show by interpreting/retelling stories from old comic books. In between the superhero stories will be live entertainment, music and art. Tickets: $10 at the door. DANCE Monger by the Barak...

Photos from LA Times photojournalists at tonight's Art Walk. (Photo: Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times ©2000) FARMERS MARKET The Toyota Farm to Table Tour visits the South Pasadena Farmers Market today from 4-8 pm. Nine chefs will be paired with market farmers to highlight the best of local produce and products. The chefs—including Susan Feniger of Street, Tim Guiltinan of The Raymond Restaurant, Erica Lins of Mike & Anne’s Restaurant and Bar, Kyu Yi of Gus’s...

Tonight, the Indian Film Festival of LA kicks off with a gala opening—complete with Indian food and drink treats and a screening of 'I am Kalam'; girls rock the graphic novels at Skylight Books; projections for MOPLA, free ice cream from Ben & Jerry's and Zócalo at the Hammer tries to find the real Gandhi.