Christine N. Ziemba

Photo by sjg310 via LAist's flickr pool. Still haven’t made up your mind about what to do tonight? Here are a few of LAist’s suggestions: DANCE Start your weekend with a bounce at the Punky Reggae Party at downtown’s La Cita. DJs spin vinyl (only) rock, reggae, dub and ska cuts perfect for loosening up after another week at the office. This party gets going at 9 pm. ART* As you may have seen...

Fountains of Wayne live DVD. As you read last week, New York-based pop band Fountains of Wayne begins a two-night acoustic stand at Largo tonight. LAist recently got its hands on a review copy of the quartet’s first DVD No Better Place - Live in Chicago slated for release in March. The music by Chris Collingwood (Lead Vocals, Guitar), Adam Schlesinger (Bass, Vocals), Jody Porter (Guitar, Vocals) and Brian Young (Drums, Percussion) isn’t flashy,...

Charlie Haden/Photo from Verve Records.com The NYC-based "Duke Jazz Talk" program makes a West Coast stop tonight at the GRAMMY Museum. The discussion and intimate performance will feature the work of acoustic bass impresario and composer Charlie Haden, accompanied by pianist Alan Broadbent. They'll be interviewed by the museum's Executive Director Bob Santelli. Haden's played with jazz legends like Art Pepper, Hampton Hawes and Dexter Gordon and he's the namesake of Haden's Quartet West,...

'Nature Break' photo by C-Monster via LAist’s flickr pool. Now if you want to get out there and revel in Obama’s day events, then check out our post from yesterday; but see the listings below for non-Obama events: COMEDY* Weird On Top’s improvisational comedy returns to the Eclectic Company Theatre tonight at 8 pm with players Danielle Cintron, Tiffany Cole, Jay Fremed, Mason Halberg, Kerr Seth Lordygan, Sarah McCann , Alex Sanborn and Mike...

Photo by Samuel Mann via flickr. Okay okay we know we’re supposed to be out there volunteering for MLK Day or prepping for Barack’s big day tomorrow, but if you just want to sit back and watch, here’s what’s going on around town: TALK* The Zócalo lecture series presents “Martin Luther King's Legacy in the Age of Obama” tonight at 7 pm at the Hammer Museum. The discussion - led by Louis Chude-Sokei, author...

Photo by ~db~ via LAist's flickr pool. Yesterday, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies arrested a 15-year-old for allegedly boarding an Antelope Valley line Metrolink train with an automatic assault weapon. According to The Signal newspaper: Deputies swarmed the Metrolink station at 22122 Soledad Canyon Road at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Passengers poked their heads out of the stopped trains doors as deputies closed in on the suspect. The baby-faced suspect was arrested,...

Are USC fans bored of going to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena? Tomorrow the Trojans take on the Penn State Nittany Lions in the "grandaddy of them all." But it looks like tickets are still available, and some are even being sold under face value. The game is a contractual sellout, so tickets will be gone by the time the teams take to the gridiron tomorrow. However, the Pasadena Star-News reported that tickets were...

Drinking Liberally meets up in Pasadena tonight. Come meet up with like-minded peeps. / Photo by victoriabernal via LAist's flickr pool. DANCE Los Angeles DPA (Divine Performing Arts) Chinese New Year Spectacular takes to the stage tonight through Jan. 4 at the Pasadena Civic Center. The classical Chinese dance show is a "wondrous story of heavenly realms, enchanting dreams, and the classic struggle between good and evil, the show s pageantry evokes themes of...