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REDCAT

Oct. 17-18, 8:30 p.m.: In Dueling Harps, Ann Magnuson and Adam Dugas face off on vocals as Alexander Rannie and Mia Theodoratus strum their harps. The tunes range from the ridiculous to the sublime: Baroque art songs, Kraftwerk, Lee Hazlewood and Pink Floyd.

Oct. 19-20, 8:30 p.m.: Studio is a quarterly series for new performance works — theater, dance, music and multimedia work.

Oct. 22, 8:30 p.m.: Pianist and composer James Carney returns to L.A. for the first time since 2004. His quartet is known as a bright light in the new jazz firmament.

Nov. 14-16, 8:30 p.m.: A Festival of Contemporary Dutch Music features some of the country’s brightest composers, coupled with the CalArts New Century Players, the California E.A.R. Unit, and special guest artist Harry Sparnaay.

Dec. 10, 8:30 p.m.: One of the leading interpreters of contemporary piano music, virtuoso keyboardist Vicki Ray is the featured artist at the annual concert presented by the Southern California Resource for Electro-Acoustic Music. Ray’s a member of the California E.A.R. Unit and Xtet, and a founding member of the Piano Spheres concert series.

631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

Los Angeles Kings

Sunday, Oct. 12, 6 p.m.: It’s that time of year again — between the Sparks’ last game and the start of the Lakers’ and Clippers’ seasons — when the Los Angeles Kings are the sole rulers of Staples Center. The puck drops in San Jose on Oct. 11, then the Sharks come to Los Angeles on Sunday for the Kings’ home opener. Hopefully this will be a better year than the abysmal 2007-08 campaign.

Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 742-7340 or lakings.com.

At 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 742-7340 . staplescenter.com

Los Angeles Dodgers

Sunday Oct. 12, possibly: If the Dodgers don’t finish off the Cubs in four games — or vice versa — the teams will square off Oct. 7 in Chicago for a chance to play in the National League Championship Series. To win in the playoffs, a team needs good pitching. The good news for the Dodgers if they have to play a Game 5 is that the likely starter would be 24-year-old Chad Billingsley, who posted the team’s lowest ERA and highest win total. Then again, he could oppose the formidable Carlos Zambrano. If the Dodgers advance, they would visit either the Philadelphia Phillies or Milwaukee Brewers Oct. 9-10, and return to Dodger Stadium for a Sunday game. After that, well, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. All game times are to be determined.

Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave., (213) 224-1400 or dodgers.mlb.com.

USC Trojans Football

Saturday, Oct. 11, 12:30 p.m.: Barring a second upset against another Oregon team (played after Downtown News went to press), the Trojans are still in contention for a national championship. But if Pete Carroll’s crew is to regain its footing atop the national rankings, there cannot be any more letdowns, especially this week against Arizona State.

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 3939 S. Figueroa St., (213) 740-4672 or usctrojans.cstv.com.

Café Metropol

Oct. 10, 8 p.m.: Matt Slocum Trio with drummer Slocum, bass player Darek Oles and pianist Josh Nelson.

Oct. 11, 8 p.m.: Amanda Carr.

923 E. Third St., (213) 613-1537 or cafemetropol.com or roccoinla.com.

Staples Center

Oct. 8, 8 p.m.: The choreographed, reunited and ready New Kids on the Block.

Oct. 10, 7 p.m.: The Rock Band Live night features Panic at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional along with the Plain White T’s and The Cab.

Oct. 13: Tina Turner, on her first tour in eight years.

Dec. 2, 8 p.m.: Recently sprung from Vegas, Celine Dion comes to L.A.

1111 S. Figueroa St., staplescenter.com.

Grand Performances

Oct. 6, 8 p.m.: The Grand Performances season ends with the North Atlantic Jazz Alliance, a German-American collective.

300-350 S. Grand Ave., (213) 687-2159 or grandperformances.org.

Mountain Bar

Every Tuesday “Broken Dreams” is DJ’ed by China Art Objects’ Steve Hanson and the Red Krayolas’ Tom Watson.

475 Gin Ling Way, (213) 625-7500 or themountainbar.com.

Spring Arts Collective Gallery

Through Oct. 9: Group Show featuring photography, painting, sculpture and video installation with SAC Artists including Suzanne Federico, Anne Marie Francesco and Cassidy Sullivan.

453 S. Spring St., (310) 428-6464 or springartscollective.com.

Rouge Galerie

Through Nov. 30: Painting, sculptures and limited editions from Sylvain Copon.

548 S. Spring St., unit 108, (213) 489-7309.

BOXeight Gallery

Through Oct.: Twelve Latin American artists from around the world. Curated by Box8 member Changku.

1446 E. Washington Blvd., (213) 631-0560 or boxeight.com.

Doheny Memorial Library

Through Dec. 15: On the ground floor gallery space, “A Sound Design: The Art of the Album Cover” includes work from Saul Bass, Mati Klarwein, Raymond Pettibon, Alex Steinweiss, and Andy Warhol.

Through Dec. 16: The Treasure Room features “Biblioclasm: The Assault on Ideas from Homer to Harry Potter,” with items from the USC Libraries’ collections that survived hysteria and outrage, including works by Confucius, William Shakespeare and Nelson Mandela.

USC, 3550 Trousdale Parkway, (213) 740-2070 or usc.edu/libraries.

Todd/Browning Gallery

Oct. 9: “Booked” features vintage mug shot photographs. Through Nov. 8.

209 W. Fifth St., (310) 926-6347 or toddbrowning.com.

Brewery Arts Colony

Andlab: 600 Moulton Ave., No. 303, (323) 222-2225 or andlab.com.

Gallery 618E: 618E Moulton Ave., illuminatednegatives.com.

I-5 Gallery: 2100 N. Main St. #A9, (323) 342-0717 or breweryartwalk.com.
Through Oct. 18: “Postcards From the Art Edge” is a fundraiser for the gallery, and features small pieces mailed to the gallery, displayed and sold for $100. I-5, by the way, is a program of the Brewery Art Association, a California art nonprofit.

L.A. Artcore Brewery Annex: 650A S. Ave. 21, at the Brewery, (323) 276-9320.

MLA Gallery: 2020 N. Main St., #239, (323) 222-3400 or mlagallery.com.
Through Nov. 15: Outstanding Contemporary Latin paintings and sculpture by artists from throughout Latin America as well as printwork by Latin Masters such as Roberto Matta, Rufino Tamayo, Wifredo Lam, Fernando De Szyszlo, Carlos Merida, and others.

The Brewery is located at 2100 N. Main St., (213) 694-2911 or breweryart.org.

Crewest

Through Nov. 1: Thelabellab exhibition is “The Z-Boy Show: Direct From the Source,” and it combines top skate artists, fashion, images and installations.

110 Winston St. (213) 627-8272 or crewest.com.

Downtown Art Center Gallery

Through Dec. 3: Contemporary works of Exceptional Children’s Foundation artists with developmental disabilities.

828 S. Main St., dacgallery.com.

Casey’s Irish Bar and Grill

Fridays: Live Irish music.

613 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2353 or visit bigcaseys.com.

626 Reserve

Tuesdays, 6 p.m.: Live music with Goh Kurosawa.

Thursdays, 6 p.m.: Live music with Jessie Torrez.

626 S. Spring St., (213) 627-9800 or 626reserve.com.

Pete’s Café and Bar

Tuesdays, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.: Pablo Calogero and Fabiano Nacimento play Brazilian jazz.

400 N. Main St., (213) 618-1759.

Versus Nightlife

Oct. 17: The new club’s soft opening, with Questlove (from the Roots), Travis McCoy (Gym Class Heroes), DJ Irie and DJ Z-Trip.

Oct. 25: The official opening, featuring Dave Navarro, DJ Skribble, Melo and George Acosta.

618 S. Spring St., versusla.com.

Club Nokia

Nov. 10: The Club opens with local rocker Beck.

Nov. 12: Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco.

Nov. 13: Taking Back Sunday, here from Long Island.

Nov. 15: Reggaeton rockers Calle 13 with Kinky.

Nov. 16: The B-52s. Look, you’d do well to age this gracefully.

Nov. 18: Reggae and MOT rocker, Matisyahu.

Nov. 19: Usher.

Nov. 21, 7 and 9:30 p.m.: The demure Sarah Silverman is here for two shows.

Nov. 22: Death metal band, In Flames.

Nov. 26: Rapper Nas.

Nov. 28: Local rockers Metro Station.

Nov. 29: Sergio Mendes, who fuses bossa nova, jazz and funk.

Nov. 30: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.

Dec. 5: Comedian Frank Caliendo.

Dec. 6: Belanova, the Mexican synth-pop band.

Dec. 7: Bret Michaels, he of reality TV love and hair (extension) metal.

Dec. 11: Gretchen Wilson.

Dec. 12: Eighties icon Rick Springfield.

Dec. 13: Etta James with the Roots Band.

Dec. 14: Comedian Bill Engvall.

Dec. 20: New York Dolls and Cracker.

Dec. 27-28: B.B. King and his guitar Lucille.

Corner of Olympic Blvd. and Figueroa St., clubnokia.com.

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Oct. 7, 7 p.m.: Members of the L.A. Phil and Yefim Bronfman on piano in a Chamber Music Society night.

Oct. 9, 8 p.m.: Salonen conducts and Yefim Bronfman guests on piano for a night of Stravinsky’s “Fireworks” and “The Firebird” and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1.

Oct. 10, 8 p.m.: See Oct. 9 listing.

Oct .11, 2 p.m.: Oct. 9 listing.

Oct. 12, 2 p.m.: See Oct. 9 listing.

Oct. 15, 8 p.m.: Pianist András Schiff appears in the Colburn Celebrity Series for a night of Beethoven sonatas: Nos. 16, 17, 18 and 21.

Oct. 15-31: Salonen, the Phil, pianist Bronfman and violinist Sarah Chang are on tour in Asia.

Oct. 18, 8 p.m.: Piotr Anderszewski tickles the ivories for a night of Bach in the Baroque Variations series.

Oct. 22, 8 p.m.: Pianist András Schiff appears in the Colburn Celebrity Series for a second night of Beethoven sonatas: Nos. 22-26.

Nov. 6 and 8, 8 p.m.; Nov. 7, 11 a.m.; Nov. 9, 2 p.m.: Guest conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya and violinist Midori perform Copland’s “Appalachian Spring Suite,” Britten’s Violin Concerto and Revueltas’ “La Noche de los Mayas.”

Nov. 12, 8 p.m.: A pair of pianists: Emanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfman.

Nov. 14-15, 8 p.m.; Nov. 16, 2 p.m.: Conductor Thomas Adès, mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor and the Los Angeles Master Chorale play two from Adès himself and a selection from Berlioz’s “Les Troyens.”

Nov. 15, 11 a.m.: In a Toyota Symphonies for Youth show, the impressionists Debussy and Ravel come alive.

Nov. 18, 8 p.m.: Soprano Dawn Upshaw, violinist Geoff Nuttall and director Peter Sellars join forces for Kurtág’s “Kafka Fragments.”

Nov. 21, 8 p.m.: Conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos stops by for a night of Turina’s “La oración del torero” and Respighi’s “The Pines of Rome” and “The Fountains of Rome.”

Nov. 22, 11 a.m.: See Nov. 15 listing.

Nov. 22, 8 p.m.; Nov. 23, 2 p.m.: See Nov. 21 listing.

Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m.: Organist Chelsea Chen.

Nov. 24, 8 p.m.: The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, and on the program are Bernstein and Tchaikovsky.

Nov. 25, 8 p.m.: Members of the Phil appear in a Chamber Music Society night.

Nov. 28-29, 8 p.m.; Nov. 30, 2 p.m.: Dudamel conducts and soprano Christine Brewer sings in a program of Ligeti, Strauss and Beethoven.

Dec. 4 and 6, 8 p.m.; Dec. 5, 11 a.m.; Dec. 7, 2 p.m.: Dudamel, pianist Rudolfo Buchbinder and the Phil tackle Kurtág’s “Stele,” Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 K. 488 and Strauss’ “Alpine Symphony.”

Dec. 9, 8 p.m.: The L.A. Phil’s New Music Group performs excerpts from Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes, Stockhausen’s “Kontre-punkte” and Ligeti’s “Aventures and Nouvelle Aventures.”

Dec. 12, 8 p.m.: The storied Marin Alsop guest conducts a Casual Fridays concert of Brahms’ “Tragic” Overture and Violin Concerto.

Dec. 13, 8 p.m.; Dec. 14, 2 p.m.: Alsop again (see Dec. 12 listing), but this time with the addition of Brahms’ Symphony No. 1.

Dec. 18 and 20, 8 p.m.; Dec. 19, 11 a.m.: Guest conductor and the piece’s creator Michael Tilson Thomas comes to town for the Thomashefsky Project.

Dec. 20, 2 p.m.; Dec. 21, 7 p.m.: The L.A. Phil rings in the holidays with festive orchestral music.

Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or visit laphil.org. At 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000. laphil.com

Da Camera Society

Nov. 1, 8 p.m.: The Paris Piano Trio plays a chamber music program of music by Fauré, Ravel and Rachmaninoff.

Nov. 12, 8 p.m.: Conductor and performer Richard Egarr plays Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier,” one of the monuments of Western music.

The Doheny Mansion, 8 Chester Place, (213) 477-2929 or dacamera.org.

Vox Femina

Nov. 8, 8 p.m.: Susan Egan sings in a tribute to Broadway, with selections from “A Chorus Line,” “The Color Purple,” “Chicago,” “Dreamgirls” and “Wicked.”

Colburn School’s Zipper Concert Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., (310) 922-0025 or voxfeminala.org.

Piano Spheres

Nov. 11, 8 p.m.: Liam Viney appears in an eclectic night of pieces by Carl Vine, Peter Sculthorpe, Larry Sitsky, Brett Dean, Nigel Westlake, Ross Edwards, Matthew Hindson and Brett Dean.

Zipper Concert Hall, Colburn School of Performing Arts, 200 S. Grand Ave., (323) 692-8075 or pianospheres.org.

At 200 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2200. colburnschool.edu

Southwest Chamber Music

Oct. 6, 8 p.m.: This is the final performance of the company’s complete Encounters series, in celebration of William Kraft’s 85th birthday celebration. Guest artists Ricardo Gallardo and Alfred Bringas of the Tambuco Percussion Ensemble, percussionist Lynn Vartan, guitarist John Schneider and soloists of Southwest are on hand.

Nov. 7, 8 p.m.: Karlheinz Stockhausen, a favorite composer of John Lennon, and his “Tierkreis,” along with Franz Schubert’s “Octet” are on deck from the chamber music ensemble.

Colburn School of Performing Arts, 200 S. Grand Ave., (800) 726-7147 or swmusic.org.

Musica Angelica

Oct. 25, 8 p.m.: The Baroque orchestra’s season kicks off with a “Concerto!” program of works by Bach, Vivaldi, Graun and Telemann.

Zipper Hall at the Colburn School of Performing Arts, 200 S. Grand Ave., (310) 458-4504 or musicangelica.org.

Monday Evening Concerts

Dec. 8, 8 p.m.: “The Avant-Garde Through the Ages” features new and old compositions by the likes of Michael Maierhof, Vinko Globokar, Keiko Harada, Johann Froberger and Luciano Berio. Plus, selections from the late 14th century.

Colburn School’s Zipper Concert Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., (310) 836-6632 or mondayeveningconcerts.org.

City Hall Farmers Market

Thursdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Farm fresh produce, flowers, olives, oils, hummus, dips, honeys and crafts. Music 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. It’s a chance to pick up fresh goods and get some face time with your favorite civil servant.

South Lawn of City Hall, between Main and Spring streets, downtownfarmersmarket.org.

7+Fig Farmers Market

Thursdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.: The outdoor mall in the Financial District offers produce, hot and sweet kettle corn, flowers, honey, breads, bonsai trees, tamales, olives, nuts and more.

725 S. Figueroa St., (213) 955-7150 or 7fig.com.

Bank of America Farmers Market

Fridays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Visitors rave about the falafel, samosas and tamales, but there’s also produce, flowers and crafts.

333 S. Hope St., at Bank of America Plaza, ccfm.com.

IMAX Theater

Through Oct. 16: Sea Monsters 3D: A Prehistoric Adventure has viewers accompany modern and historical fossil hunters to remote locations as they learn about creatures from the deep (10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.).

Through Oct. 16: Journey to the royal tombs of Egypt and explore the history of ancient Egyptian society as told through the mummies of the past in Mummies 3D: Secrets of the Pharaohs (11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and on Sat.-Sun., 5:30 p.m.).

California Science Center, 700 State Dr., (213) 744-2019 or californiasciencecenter.org.

At California Science Center, 700 State Dr., (213) 744-2019. californiasciencecenter.org

Flagship Theatres

Through Oct. 9: Beverly Hills Chihuahua (12:30 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 5 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:30 p.m.), Eagle Eye (1:30 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:45 p.m.), Nick & Nora’s Infinite Playlist (1 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10 p.m.).

3323 S. Hoover St., (213) 748-6321 or flagshipmovies.com.

ImaginAsian Center

Through Oct. 10: Frozen River is the story of Ray Eddy, an upstate New York trailer mom lured into the world of illegal immigrant smuggling.

Opening Oct. 10: In Ashes of Time Redux, Wong Kar Wai works his magic in this long-planned reworking of his legendary, romantic and only martial arts film.

251 S. Main St., (213) 617-1033 or iacenterla.com.

Laemmle Theaters Grande 4-Plex

Through Oct. 9: Eagle Eye (5 p.m., 7:40 p.m.), The Violent Kind (8 p.m.), Mentor (6 p.m.), Lakeview Terrace (5 p.m., 7:35 p.m.), Burn After Reading (5:30 p.m., 7:50 p.m.).

345 S. Figueroa St., (213) 617-0268 or laemmle.com.

Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival

Oct. 12, 6 p.m.: Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey screens for its 40th anniversary. Special guests actor Keir Dullea and Vivian Kubrick.

Oct. 24-26: The second annual festival brings screenings of sci-fi and nature feature films and documentaries to two venues. Documentaries compete for the Jules Verne Award. Special events will celebrate Roy E. Disney, Mickey Mouse and “Battlestar Galactica” creator and executive producer Ron Moore. The final schedule will be announced on the website.

The Edison, 108 W. Second St., jvaff.org.

REDCAT

Oct. 13, 8:30 p.m.: Nina Paley’s feature-length animated film Sita Sings the Blues combines an autobiographical story with Indian mythology.

Oct. 21, 8:30 p.m.: Antoni Muntadas and Marshall Reese’s Political Advertisement VII (1952-2008) is a historical survey of television campaign spots from 1952 to the present.

Nov. 10, 8:30 p.m.: Moving Figures: The Animated World of Robert Breer features more than a dozen works from the filmmaker colleague of artists like Rauschenberg and Oldenburg.

Nov. 17, 8:30 p.m.: An evening of “dangerous cinema” with Kenneth Anger, a filmmaker who has posited himself at the junction of pop culture, queer underground, occultism and rock music.

Nov. 20-22, 8:30 p.m.: A multi-screen installation of videos from Caribbean Pirates, Paul and Damon McCarthy’s sprawling survey of the pirate figure in American popular culture.

Nov. 22-Jan. 18: 9 Scripts From a Nation of War is a collaboration by Sharon Hayes, Ashley Hunt, Katya Sander, David Thorne and Andrea Geyer. The multi-channel video installation responds to the conditions and questions that have arisen during conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Nov. 24, 8:30 p.m.: New York artists Sandra Gibson and Luis Recorder present their double 16mm projection performance, Untitled.

Dec. 1, 8:30 p.m.: Shorts and feature clips from Austrian avant-garde filmmaker Martin Arnold.

Dec. 8, 8:30 p.m.: Two multimedia works from video and performance artist Jona Jonas. The evening is called “Reading Culture Through Dante and Aby Warburg.”

631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

Esotouric

Enjoy well-researched, often darkly funny tours of an L.A. of old — where musicians, writers and architects, and (usually separately) criminals toil. The company does tours all over L.A.; listed below are Downtown options.

Oct. 9, Nov.13, Dec. 11: The Hippodrome rolls for Downtown L.A. Art Walk.

Oct. 25: The company’s most grisly crime bus tour, Halloween Horrors With Crimebo the Clown.

Nov. 1: Noir November: The Real Black Dahlia.

Nov. 8: Noir November: The Birth of Noir, James M. Cain’s SoCal Nightmare.

Nov. 22: Noir November: Hotel Horrors and Main Street Vice.

Dec. 6: Haunts of a Dirty Old Man: Charles Bukowski’s L.A.

Visit esotouric.com.

Raymond Chandler Walking Tour

Oct. 18, 10 a.m.: Free hard-boiled detective tours of Downtown, based on the book “Tailing Philip Marlowe.”

Starts at Caravan Books, 550 S. Grand Ave., (213) 626-9944.

Starline Tour

This tour, which operates seven days a week from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., has a “hop-on-hop-off” policy.

Thirteen stops, beginning at Olvera Street and ending at L.A. Live, visit starlinetours.com.

Grammy Museum

Opens Dec. 6: “Songs of Conscience, Songs of Freedom” is the new museum’s inaugural show. It explores the 200-year history of music and politics in America, and music’s role as a political force in society.

L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.

Grier Musser Museum

Ongoing: A turn-of-the century historic Queen Anne house that displays antique collections in monthly holiday exhibits throughout the year.

403 S. Bonnie Brae St., (213) 413-1814 or griermussermuseum.com.

Museum of Contemporary Art, The Geffen Contemporary

Through Jan. 5: “Martin Kippenberger: The Problem Perspective” is the first major U.S. retrospective of the German artist who died in 1997. It includes key selections and bodies of work from his entire career: paintings, sculptures, works on paper, installations, multiples, photographs, posters, announcement cards, books and music.

Through Dec. 15: “Index: Conceptualism in California From the Permanent Collection” surveys the evolution of conceptual practices in California by highlighting individual works and groupings by more than 60 artists.

152 N. Central Ave., (213) 621-2766 or moca.org.

Natural History Museum

Through Nov. 1: The museum’s annual “Spider Pavilion” is an outdoor exhibit, where visitors can watch the work of hundreds of web-weaving spiders.

Ongoing: A life-sized T. rex and Triceratops roam the museum Wednesday-Sunday. They’re actually puppets — and the Dinosaur Encounters program they star in aims to teach visitors about dinosaur habits and physicality.

Ongoing: “Thomas the T. rex Lab” is a working paleontological lab, wherein museum preparators will work on a T. rex skeleton in full view of the public.

Ongoing: Three diorama halls show African and North American mammals in their natural environments; more than 2,000 gem and mineral specimens are on view in the Gem and Mineral Hall; and the Ancient Latin America Hall covers prehistoric societies including the Maya, Aztec and Inca. And that’s just the first floor.

Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763–3466 or nhm.org.

At 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763-3466. nhm.org

Redwood Bar & Grill

This maritime-inspired tavern is decked out in nautical gear, including fishing nets and floats, weathered wooden planks and the stumps of dock timbers. A rusty anchor and reproductions of pirate flags adorn the ceiling of the entryway. DJs spin in a backroom while a high-tech jukebox churns out everything from the Clash to Frank Sinatra.

316 W. Second St., (213) 680-2600 or theredwoodbar.com.

At 316 W. Second St., (213) 680-2600 . theredwoodbar.com

626 Reserve

This small but stylish wine bar welcomes with warm lighting, burgundy-colored walls and a curvy bar where you can sip from more than two-dozen wines by the glass. There’s a decent selection of international beers and nearly 70 varietals by the bottle.

626 S. Spring St., (213) 627-9800 or 626reserve.com.

At 626 S. Spring St., (213) 627-9800. 626reserve.com

Oiwake

The first karaoke restaurant and bar Downtown boasts a monster songbook.

122 Japanese Village Plaza Mall, (213) 628-2678.

At 122 Japanese Village Plaza Mall, (213) 628-2678.

Banquette

This petite cafe and wine bar with its red and white striped awning has become a popular hangout for casual evenings of drinking wine and meeting up with friends. During monthly Art Walks on the second Thursday of the month, Banquette buzzes with almost every kind of Downtown denizen you could imagine. They have a small but lovely selection of wines by the glass as well as beers.

400 S. Main St., (213) 626-2768 or banquette-cafe.com.

Chung King Road and Adjacent Galleries

Many galleries are located in Chinatown’s West Plaza, adjacent to 949 N. Hill St., (213) 680-0243 or chinatownla.com.


Acuna-Hansen Gallery: 427 Bernard St., (323) 441-1624 or ahgallery.com.
Through Oct. 18: Abstract paintings by New York artist Eric Sall.

Automat: 936 Chung King Road, (213) 617-0422.

Bamboo Lane Gallery: 958 N. Hill St., (213) 620-1188 or bamboolane.com.

Bonelli Contemporary: 936 Mei Ling Way, (213) 793-1291 or bonellicontemporary.com.

Box Gallery: 977 Chung King Road, (213) 625-1747 or theboxla.com.

China Art Objects: 933 Chung King Rd., (213) 613-0384 or chinaartobjects.com.
Through Oct. 11: Group show.

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California: 415 Bernard St., (323) 222-0856 or chssc.org.
Ongoing: An exhibition about the history of immigration from China to the United States.

Chung King Project: 936 Chung King Rd., (213) 625-1802 or chungkingproject.com.

Cottage Home: 410 Cottage Home Road, cottagehomela.com.

David Kordansky Gallery: 510 Bernard St., (323) 222-1482 or davidkordanskygallery.com.
Through Nov. 1: Sculpture, painting, and collage from Aaron Curry, Richard Hawkins and Peter Saul.

David Salow Gallery: 977 S. Hill St., (213) 620-0240 or davidsalowgallery.com.
Oct. 11-Nov. 8: Mixed-media work from Zachary Royer Scholz.

Fellows of Contemporary Art: 970 N. Broadway, Suite 208, (213) 808-1008 or focala.org.

Fifth Floor: 502 Chung King Court, (213) 687-8443 or fifthfloorgallery.com.
Through Nov. 2: “Outside the Big Box” features furniture, art and design from Otis alumni.

Fringe Exhibitions: 504 Chung King Court, (213) 613-0160 or fringexhibitions.com.

Happy Lion: 963 Chung King Rd., (213) 625-1360 or thehappylion.com.
Through Oct. 11: Installation and collage from Jesse Bercowetz.

High Energy Constructs + Solway Jones 990 N. Hill St., Suite 180, (323) 227-7920 or highenergyconstructs.org.
Through Oct. 18: Work from Alice Aycock, Michael Decker, Marcel Duchamp, Jean-Pierre Hebert, David Horvitz, Branden Koch, Dana Maiden, Dane Picard and Alan Rath appears in “Cycling Apparati.”

Kontainer Gallery: 944 Chung King Rd., (213) 621-2786 or kontainergallery.com.

L2kontemporary: 990 N. Hill St., No. 205, (626) 319-3661 or l2kontemporary.com.
Through Oct. 11: Local artist Gronk opens “A Tale of Two Rocks.”

Leefahsalung at the New Chinatown Barber Shop: 930 N. Hill St., (323) 810-8830.

LMAN: 949 Chung King Rd., (213) 628-3883 or lmangallery.com.

Main Field Projects: 418 Bamboo Lane, (323) 559-1568 or mainfieldprojects.com.

Mandarin Gallery: 970 N. Broadway, Suite 213, (213) 687-4107 or mandaringallery.com.

Mesler and Hug: 510 Bernard St., (323) 221-0016 or meslerandhug.com.
Oct. 11: Chris Lipomi’s “Naagi Maa Nu Wakipi” features paintings and drawings.

North Hill: 945 N. Hill St., (213) 500-7778 or northhillchinatown.com.

Peres Projects: 969 Chung King Road, (213) 617-1100 or peres-projects.com.
Through Nov. 15: “Numbers II — Ode to Johnny Rio” features silkscreens on canvas by Dean Sameshima.

POV Gallery and Print Studio: 939 Chung King Road, povevolving.com.
Through Oct. 7: “The Awesomist Tomorrow” features large ink drawings and sculptural surprises from Kiel Johnson.

Sam Lee Gallery: 990 N. Hill St. #190, (323) 227-0275 or samleegallery.com.
Through Oct. 18: Pipo Nguyen-duy’s “The Garden” is a photographic project that explores the North American landscape as the Garden of Eden and reframes it from a post-September 11 perspective. The photographs depict approximately 30 abandoned greenhouses that have withered and flourished in their states of neglect.

Sister: 955 Chung King Road, (213) 628-7000 or sisterla.com.
Oct. 11: Mary Weatherford’s work on paper and linen. Through Nov. 8.

Telic Arts Exchange: 972B Chung King Road, (213) 344-6137 or telic.info.

Los Angeles Center for Digital Art

Oct. 9: In “Snap to Grid,” every artist that submits work is shown in a grid of hundreds of 8.5x11 prints. Through Nov. 1.

107 W. Fifth St., (323) 646-9427 or lacda.com.

Studio for Southern California History

525 Alpine St., Suite 103, socalstudio.org.

George J. Doizaki Gallery

At the Japanese American Cultural Community Center, 244 S. San Pedro St., (213) 628-2725 or jaccc.org.

7+Fig Art Space

Through Dec. 24: “Cheryl Walker: Immersion” is a site-specific installation as well as paintings and drawings.

735 S. Figueroa St., Suite 217, (213) 955-7150.

410 Boyd

Through Oct.: Celebrity photographer Michael Tighe’s “Photographic Sketchbook.”

410 Boyd St., (213) 617-2491.

Bert Green Fine Art

Oct. 9-25: Paintings and works on paper by comic, artist, musician and performer Dame Darcy.

Through Oct. 25: Scott Siedman’s “Obscenary” is the painter’s fourth solo show at the gallery. Siedman’s looking at redemption through sexuality in these new works, combining sculptural references, impressionism and Renaissance imagery. Also in the gallery is a show of works on paper by gallery artists such as Siedman, Clive Barker, Ed Ruscha, Valerie Jacobs, John Baldessari and Peter Romberg.

Through Dec. 31: Megan Geckler’s installation fills the Project Windows.

102 W. Fifth St., (213) 624-6212 or bgfa.us.

Downtown Art Gallery

Tuesdays, 7:30-10:30 p.m.: Figure drawing classes are $12; bring your own materials.

Ongoing: Large format drawings and different pieces by gallery artists.

1611 S. Hope St., (213) 255-2067 or downtownag.com.

El Nopal Press

Through Nov. 6: A selection of prints and drawings from the El Nopal Press collection.

109 W. Fifth St., (213) 239-0417 or fauxpop.com/nopalpress.

Gary Leonard Open Studio

Through December: The gallery will be open Monday-Friday from noon-3 p.m. with a special moving sale. In addition to quick prints, museum-quality archival prints, limited-edition prints, fine postcard originals and poster-sized prints by photojournalist Gary Leonard, there are books, collectibles, posters and more.

Every second Sunday: Poetry readings.

740 S. Olive St. Call (213) 304-4279 or e-mail for hours.

Jail

Through Nov. 8: "Flyover" features paintings and works on paper by Christopher Pate, an Los Angeles-based artist whose work was recently featured in the LA Weekly Biennial, curated by Doug Harvey.

965 Vignes St., Suite 5A, (213) 621-9567 or thejailgallery.com.

Infusion Gallery

Through Oct.: Solo show by Marina Reiter called “Reach Out, Connect, Don’t Wait,” with a separate group show featuring Patrick E. Hiatt, Chantal Monte, Charlie Quintero, Paul Tokarski, Ignacio Montano, Hallie Engel, Pauline Saleh, Jere Newton Jr., Kara Ann Stevens, Milton Aviles, John R. Math, Bryan Cahen, Frank Hoeffler and Kristina Valentine.

719 S. Spring St., (213) 683-8827 or infusiongallery.com.

Julie Rico Gallery

Through Nov. 1: “The History of the Skateboard in L.A.”

500 S. Spring St. and 116 W. Fifth St., (213) 817-6002 or weeneez.com.

Los Angeles Public Library

Ongoing: “Bunker Hill by Leo Politi” features the work of the beloved local artist known for murals in several libraries and, most famously, at the entrance to the Eugene Biscailuz Building on Olvera Street.

Ongoing: “Treasures of Los Angeles” features items from the Hollywood collections, including vintage posters and publicity photographs. In the Annenberg Gallery.

Through Nov. 9: “Play Ball! Images of Dodger Blue, 1958-1988” features photographs from Los Angeles Public Library’s archive, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, the Valley Times newspaper and the Hollywood Citizen News collections.

Oct. 15-Jan. 22: “L.A. Unfolded: Maps from the Los Angeles Public Library" features historical maps unseen for 100 years, classroom maps from the early 1900s and maps representing a range of styles and periods.

Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lapl.org/events.

M.J. Higgins

Through Nov. 8: Plein air and urban landscapes from William Wray and Tony Peters.

110 E. Fourth St., (213) 617-1700 or mjhiggins.com.

Phantom Galleries

Oct. 9-31: Black-and-white photography by Alexandra Breckenridge and Shalon Goss at 610 Main St. Large-scale photos of Cuba by Meeno Peluce at 601 S. Los Angeles St. Artist receptions Oct. 18 from 7-11 p.m. Galleries open for Oct. 9 Art Walk and by appointment. Contact guest curator Edgar Varela at (213) 494-7608.

Two venues at 610 Main St. and 601 S. Los Angeles St.

Through Nov. 4: Installation from Timothy Nolan.

411 W. Fifth St., (213) 626-2854 or phantomgalleriesla.com.

Pharmaka Art L.A.

Through Nov. 1: “Outside the Inside, Outside” features art by the Lamp Community Art Project, curated by Pharmaka and Shane Guffogg.

101 W. Fifth St., (213) 689-7799 or pharmaka-art.org.

Remy’s on Temple

Through Oct.: “Singgalot: The Ties That Bind” celebrates the 100th anniversary of Filipino immigration to the U.S.

2126 W. Temple St., (213) 484-2884 or remysontemple.com.

SCI-Arc Gallery

Oct. 24-Dec. 14: Livewire is a site-specific installation created by architects Dwayne Olyer and Jenny Wu of the Olyer Wu Collaborative with engineering firm Buro Happold. It features a staircase constructed of 2,400 linear feet of aluminum tubing and rods. Opening reception Oct. 24 from 7-9 p.m. discussion with Eric Owen Moss, Olyer and Wu on Nov. 17 at 7 p.m.

Southern California Institute of Architecture, 960 E. Third St., (213) 613-2200 or sciarc.edu.

Switch

Through Oct.: Photoreal, abstract and impressionist portraits.

446 S. Main St., (626) 833-1488 or switch.la.

Tropico de Nopal Gallery

Through Oct. 11: Jaime “Germs” Zacarias’ mixed-media work is featured in “So Low Brown.”

1665 Beverly Blvd., (213) 481-8112 or tropicodenopal.com.

USC Windows

Through Dec. 10: Animation projections created by students from the John C. Hench Division of Animation & Digital Arts, School of Cinematic Arts. Nightly projections 7 p.m.-midnight.

The Chapman, 750 S. Broadway, anim.usc.edu.

NOKIA Theatre

Oct. 8: The Billboard Regional Mexican Noche Premmusa.

Oct. 10: Julieta Venegas in her El Presente tour.

777 Chick Hearn Court. For ticket info, (213) 480-3232 or ticketmaster.com.

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Oct. 11, 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.: In the World City series, the lively Los Llaneros performs the melodies of the Colombian/Venezuelan llanos or plains. Because of the syncopations and harp techniques, llanos are rarely performed outside the region from which they come. Ballet Folclorico do Brasil also performs. In the W.M. Keck Ampitheatre.

Oct. 14, 8 p.m.: Antony and the Johnsons for a one-off evening with orchestral accompaniment. It’s their only West Coast appearance.

Oct. 25, 8 p.m.: An intimate, acoustic-styled night of music from the most decorated country artist in history — Vince Gill.

Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m.: The busy jazz pianist Dave Brubeck and his same-named quartet come through the hall.

Oct. 29, 8 p.m.: The angel-voiced Milton Nascimento and the Jobim Trio appear for a night of bossa nova masterpieces.

Oct. 31, 8 p.m.: In a Halloween tradition, organist Clark Wilson appears to play alongside a scary movie.

Dec. 8, 7:30-9:30 p.m.: Mariachi USA returns to the concert hall. Visit mariachiusa.com.

Dec. 10, 8 p.m.: Jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter and his quartet team up with the Imani Winds wind quartet for a night of improvisation.

Dec. 16, 8 p.m.: The holiday Disney Hall regulars, Chanticleer. The program is diverse family music, from Renaissance sacred works and traditional carols to gospel spirituals and new music.

Dec. 17, 8 p.m.: Spirited organist David Higgs returns for holiday music and a sing-along or two.

Dec. 21, 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.: David Prather hosts a holiday sing-along. Lyric sheets provided.

Dec. 22, 8 p.m.: The Count Basie Orchestra proffers a swingin’ Christmas.

Dec. 23, 8 p.m.: Direct from South Africa comes the Soweto Gospel Choir.

Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-3660 or musiccenter.org.