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Esotouric’s Real Black Dahlia Crime Bus Tour

Nov. 1, noon-4 p.m.: Despite the myths, the Biltmore was actually the second-to-last place murdered Elizabeth Short was seen alive; this tour goes to the real last spot as well.

Departing from the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., (323) 223-2767 or esotouric.com.

All Souls Day Services and Concert

Nov. 2, 3:30 p.m.: The Cathedral celebrates this day, a day to remember and to visit departed loved ones, with a performance of Fauré’s masterwork for chorus and organ, “Requiem.”

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W. Temple St., (213) 680-5205 or olacathedral.org.

ALOUD at the Central Library

Oct. 28, 7 p.m.: Historian James McPherson, he of a Pulitzer Prize, appears with “Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief.”

Oct. 30, 7 p.m.: Two fiction writers, Etgar Keret and Ben Ehrenreich, discuss what’s real, what’s not and whether it matters in a program called “Is Reality Overrated?”

Nov. 5, 7 p.m.: Lucien X. Polastron discusses her “Books on Fire: The Destruction of Libraries Throughout History.”

Nov. 6: “Writing the World” is a conversation with Edward Hirsch, Eavan Boland, Peter Cole and Adam Zagajewski.

Nov. 9, 2 p.m.: Artists Amy Balkin and Kim Stringfellow present “Invisible 5,” an audio mapping of the natural, social and economic histories along Interstate 5.

Nov. 10, 7 p.m.: “On Seeing and Being” is the library’s Science Lecture Series, and this installment is “Seeing the Divine,” a conversation with Dr. Michael Arbib and Dr. Lisa Bitel.

Nov. 12, 7 p.m.: New York Times music critic Ben Ratliff appears with “The Jazz Ear: Conversations Over Music.”

Nov. 13, 7 p.m.: An evening with Roy Blount Jr.

Nov. 16, 2 p.m.: Urban historian Greg Hise.

Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m.: Tickets are required for an evening with Toni Morrison. (The crowd is expected to be sizable, so this event will be at the Aratani/Japan America Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St.)

Nov. 20, 7 p.m.: Amitav Ghosh discusses “Sea of Poppies,” which is set in Calcutta in 1838.

Dec. 3, 7 p.m.: Christopher Plummer appears in conjunction with his book “In Spite of Myself: A Memoir.”

Dec. 4, 7 p.m.: Mark Doty, Dana Goodyear and Timothy Steel proffer a poetry reading and panel discussion.

Dec. 8, 7 p.m.: Marisela Norte and Maria Elena Gaitan appear in a night of spoken word and cello accompaniment.

Dec. 10, 7 p.m.: Laura Miller discusses “The Magician’s Book: A Skeptic’s Adventures in Narnia.”

Dec. 11, 7 p.m.: Writers and surprise guests appear in a reading and panel discussion, “Out of Exile: The Abducted and Displaced People of Sudan.”

630 Fifth St., (213) 228-7025 or aloudla.org.

SCI-Arc-Lecture-Series

Oct. 29, 7 p.m.: Teddy Cruz speaks. He founded his San Diego-based estudio teddy cruz in 1993. His work is said to dwell “at the border between San Diego and Tijuana, inspiring a practice and pedagogy that emerges out of the particularities of this bicultural territory.”

Nov. 5, 7 p.m.: Tom Wiscombe is an architectural designer based in Los Angeles. He founded Emergent a few years ago, an organization dedicated to architectural research.

Nov. 12, 7 p.m.: Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo are Seattle-based collaborative artists who explore the intangible conditions of architecture.

Nov. 19, 7 p.m.: Jennifer Siegal is known for her work in creating the prefab home of this century. She’s founder and principal of the L.A.-based firm Office of Mobile Design.

W.M. Keck Lecture Hall, 960 E. Third St., (213) 356-5328 or visit sciarc.edu/lectures.php. All SCI-Arc events are free and open to the public.

Zócalo

Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.: Reihan Salam, associate editor of The Atlantic and co-author of “Grand New Party: How Conservatives Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream,” appears to discuss how and why the Republicans must break out of their demographic box.

Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514. S. Spring St., (213) 403-0416 or zocalola.org.

Thursdays@Central

Oct. 30, 12:15-1 p.m.: Explore the history of Clifton’s Cafeteria, an L.A. institution.

Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St, Meeting Room A, (213) 228-7000 or lapl.org.

Natural History Museum

Oct. 30, 5-8 p.m.: Spider Cinema Night and trick-or-treating, betwixt the Spider Pavilion exhibit and its courtyard.

Nov. 9, 12:30 p.m.: Sustainable Sundays offer the chance for visitors to learn about conservation issues. This day brings eco chef Aaron French to talk about the ecology of food. Conservation International’s Jen Morris talks about pro-conservation businesses at 2:30 p.m. bike groups and other green organizations will be on hand.

Dec. 7, 12:30 p.m.: This Sustainable Sundays event brings urban planner James Rojas and Conservation International’s Robin Moore, plus information from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763-ED4U or nhm.org.

Brewery Artwalk

Nov. 1-2, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.: Over 100 artists, painters and sculptors open the doors to their art studios to sell art at studio prices. This is the world’s largest art colony, with lofts converted from industrial buildings of a brewery and bottling plant.

Brewery Artwalk, 2100 N. Main St., (323) 342-0717 or breweryartwalk.com. .

Farmlab Public Salons

Oct. 31, noon: Instigators of Next American City magazine gather for a program called “The Politics of Food.”

Nov. 7, noon: How does the history of land apportionment and toxic waste dumps in California relate to climate change and emissions trading? Join Amy Balkin for a discussion about land, art, climate and justice as they relate to her projects Invisible-5, Public Smog and This Is the Public Domain.

Nov. 14, noon: “The Between Is Tainted with Strangeness: Superheroes, Zombies and Masked Wrestlers” will examine the way in which these cultural forms allow us to map social anxieties and produce narratives of power and powerlessness, violence and morality.

1745 N. Spring St., (323) 226-1158 or farmlab.org.

Festival de la Gente

Nov. 1-2, 1-9 p.m.: A celebration of life inspired by the Mexican tradition of Dia de los Muertos. Look for students from Arte Calidad’s Cultural Institute to display the nation’s largest collection of papier-mâché puppets, which will transform the Barker Block into Avenida de los Muertos.

Arte Calidad, 519 S. Hewitt St., visit festivaldelagente.org.

Exposition Park Chess Club

Nov. 2, 1:30 p.m.: A free, open, unrated, three-round chess tournament. Players of all skill levels invited.

3665 S. Vermont Ave., (323) 732-0169.

MOCA, the Geffen Contemporary

Nov. 2, 1-3:30 p.m.: A First Sundays Are for Families Workshop. After your family explores the current show “Index: Conceptualism in California From the Permanent Collection,” create a conceptual work of art using unusual materials.

Nov. 22, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: The class “Sculpture and Installation: Exploring the Third Dimension in Contemporary Art” begins. It’s three sessions, at both the Geffen Contemporary and MOCA Grand Avenue. Info at (213) 621-1745. $90 MOCA members; $120 nonmembers.

Nov. 23, 3 p.m.: In conjunction with “Index,” George Baker, associate professor of art history at UCLA, leads a discussion of conceptualism in California.

152 N. Central Ave., moca.org.

Soldiers of Conscience

Nov. 1, 2 p.m.: Dr. Shirley Castelnuovo will talk about her new book, “Soldiers of Conscience: Japanese American Military Resisters in World War II.” A discussion will follow with one such resister, Cedrick Shimo, and resisters from the Iraq War.

Japanese American National Museum, 369 E. First St., (213) 489-1900 or losangeles.afsc.org.

CAAM

Dec. 6, 1 p.m.: In conjunction with the exhibit “Black Chrome,” learn about the different parts that make a motorcycle go, and design your own custom gas tank. Ages 8 and up.

California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, (213) 744-7432 or caamuseum.org.

REDCAT

Nov. 11, 8:30 p.m.: Media, cultural and political sociologist Jeffrey Goldfarb visits REDCAT for a post-election conversation with CalArts’ Martín Plot.

Nov. 13, 8:30 p.m.: An evening of new fiction with writers Brian Evenson, Thomas Glove and Samantha Hunt.

Dec. 9, 8:30 p.m.: Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Review of Books contributor Thomas Powers elaborates on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In conjunction with the exhibit 9 Scripts From a Nation at War (which is detailed in Film Listings).

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

Bar 107

Tuesdays: A classic island mix of reggae with attitude.

Wednesdays: The world famous (or at least in L.A.) Bar 107 Karaoke Gong Show. Come join the fun and help the judges vote for the best act of the evening.

Sundays: DJ’s choice with 107’s Matt Dwyer, the comic-actor genius who plays music while serving the meanest drinks (in the nicest way) Downtown.

107 W. Fourth St., (213) 625-7382, myspace.com/bar107.

2nd Street Jazz

Tuesdays: Jazz jam session.

366 E. Second St., (213) 680-0047 or myspace.com/2ndstreetlivejazz.

Casey’s Irish Bar and Grill

Fridays: Live Irish music.

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

Café Metropol

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

Blue Velvet

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 p.m.: Live music and DJs.

750 S. Garland Ave., (213) 239-0061.

Suede Bar and Lounge

Nightly DJs and pop music in this upscale lounge at the Westin Bonaventure.

Oct. 31: Halloween Ball with a costume contest, DJs Robert Stylz and Big Ben — and no cover charge.

404 S. Figueroa St., (213) 489-3590 or suedebarla.com.

Walt Disney Concert 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.

Tranquility Base Restaurant and Lounge

Every other Saturday, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m.: There's a new gay lounge night called The Hideout, with house and dance music, drink specials and an awesome outdoor lounge with cabanas and a fire pit.

801 S. Grand Ave., (213) 404-0588 or tranquilityla.com.

Orpheum Theatre

Oct. 30: Jenny Lewis, who founded indie band Rilo Kiley, appears with special guests Pierre De Reeder and Beachwood Sparks.

842 S. Broadway, (877) 677-4386 or laorpheum.com.

NOKIA Theatre

Nov. 5: From shy Oklahoma college student to “American Idol,” Carrie Underwood brings her brand of country music to Los Angeles.
Nov. 7: The Jaguares bring Mexican rock en Español.
Nov. 8, 9: The Who. Who? That’s right, as in “Whoooo are you?”


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

La Cita

Mondays, 9:30 p.m.: Cocktails and Jazz, with the HDR Jazz Trio.

Thursdays: Dance Right, voted Downtown’s best dance night. Free if you RSVP, $5 otherwise. So duh, RSVP.

Saturdays, 6 p.m.: Hacienda Nights, with live tejano, norteno and cumbia music. Cover $10.

Sundays, 1 p.m.: Hacienda Nights again, $8.

336 S. Hill St., (213) 687-7111 or myspace.com/lacitabar.

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.

REDCAT

Nov. 11, 8:30 p.m.: Media, cultural and political sociologist Jeffrey Goldfarb visits REDCAT for a post-election conversation with CalArts’ Martín Plot.

Nov. 13, 8:30 p.m.: Authors Brian Evenson, Thomas Glave and Samantha Hunt — considered by the CalArts MFA program to be “three of the most provocative and uncompromising” contemporary fiction writers — convene to read from their most recent work in an intimate literary evening. They’ll answer questions and sign books after the reading.

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.

01 Gallery

Through Dec. 11: The now-famous graffiti artist Mear One returns to the gallery where it all began for a show of recent work called “Mearasma.”

609 S. Olive St., (213) 689-0101 or 01gallery.com.

410 Boyd

Through Nov. 27: Longtime Downtowner Rick Robinson’s “Rickrospective.”

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

2nd Street Cigars and Gallery

Through Nov. 10: “Photo Journal Through Cuba” by Les Bernstein, K. Howell’s pop art hearts paintings, Tom Ellis’ gold leaf images, Taslimur’s gothic and eclectic photography.

124 W. Second St., (213) 452-4416 2ndstreet-cigars.com.

626 Gallery and 626 Gallery at Studio B

Through Dec. 31: “A Collector’s Paradise” features work from Jaami Abdul-Samad, Donna Angers, Archerone, Sharon Louise Barnes, Nadine Baurin, Marlaya Charleston, Rin Colabucci, Walter Eubanks, d.goth, Julia C R Gray, Rosalyn Grimes, Paul Houzell Jr., Kenji, Tony Lavall, Nick “Neneki” McGee, Duane Paul, Ron Phillips, Jesse Raudales, Synthia Saint James, Deborah Shedrick, Robert Vargas, Diana Shannon Young, Barbara Wesson, Kathleen Wilson, Richard Wilson and more.

626 S. Spring St., (213) 614-8872 or 626artgallery.com.

7+Fig Art Space

Through Dec. 24: “Cheryl Walker: Immersion” is a site-specific installation of an underwater world created with large strips of colored vinyl, as well as paintings and drawings.

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

Acuna-Hansen Gallery

427 Bernard St., (323) 441-1624 or ahgallery.com.

Through Dec. 20: Kevin Wingate’s “Jungle on My Wrist” features new paintings on wood and aluminum panel and secondhand records.

Andlab

Through Dec. 28: Group show “Mixed Signals” features work from Clane Graves (paintings and drawings), Byoung (drawings) and Simon Johnston (various media, including paintings, sculpture and photography).

600 Moulton Ave. #303, (323) 222-2225 or andlab.com.

Art Slave

216 S. Spring St., (213) 598-3155 or artslavegallery.com.

Bank

125 W. Fourth St., No. 103, (213) 621-4055 or bank-art.com.

Bailey Gallery

Located inside Pussy & Pooch, 564 S Main St., (213) 438-0900 or pussyandpooch.com/bailey.

Bert Green Fine Art

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

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

Bonelli Contemporary

Through Nov. 22: Italian artist Fulvio di Piazza provides the solo show “Succaland,” inspired by the painting “Distretto Fonderie,” presented at the Quadriennale in Rome.

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

BOXeight Gallery

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

Box Gallery

Through Nov. 15: New work from Kiersten Pussemp in “Whole Wide World.”

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

Andlab

Through Dec. 28: Group show “Mixed Signals” features work from Clane Graves (paintings and drawings), Byoung (drawings) and Simon Johnston (various media, including paintings, sculpture and photography).

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

China Art Objects

933 Chung King Road, (213) 613-0384 or chinaartobjects.com.

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

Ongoing: An exhibition about the history of immigration from China to the United States.

415 Bernard St., (323) 222-0856 or chssc.org.

Chung King Project

945 Chung King Road, (213) 625-1802 or chungkingproject.com.

Cirrus Gallery

Through Nov. 8: The group show “Cosmos Factory” brings together seven artists from L.A. and the Bay Area who unite the cosmic and the mundane through painting, photography and sculpture. Curated by artist Brad Eberhard.

542 S. Alameda St., (213) 680-3474 or cirrusgallery.com.

Colburn School

Ongoing: Work from three artists whose oeuvres are influenced by music: photographer Jenny Okun, sculptor and author Sarah Perry and photographer Barbara Strasen. Installed throughout the lobby and hallway areas of the school.

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

Coldsprings Fine Art

Through Nov. 22: The gallery opens with “A Walk Through the Range of Light,” fine art photography by Ben Dewell. The show features 55 silver gelatin prints ranging from the Sierra Nevada foothills to the remote and rarely-seen regions of the High Sierra.

215 W. Third St., (213) 617-8508 or coldspringsfineart.com.

Compact/space

Through Nov. 13: “Dispatches from the Era of Blue Pants,” works on paper by Scott Horsley.

105 E. Sixth St., (626) 676-0627 or compactspace.com.

Cottage Home

Through Nov. 8: California-born Mary Weatherford’s “Brick Walls and Sea Life.”

410 Cottage Home Road, cottagehomela.com.

Dalessio Gallery

838 S. Spring St., (213) 471-2977 or dalessiogallery.com.

Crewest

Through Nov. 30: "Top of the Dome V" features more than 100 ceramic skulls designed by Gregg Stone and customized by dozens of painters, graphic designers, graffiti artists, sculptors and tattoo artists. There will also be limited-edition products, including prints, tees, stickers and an anniversary catalog, celebrating the past five years of this annual show.

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

David Kordansky Gallery

510 Bernard St., (323) 222-1482 or davidkordanskygallery.com.

David Salow Gallery

Through Nov. 8: Mixed-media work from Zachary Royer Scholz.

977 S. Hill St., (213) 620-0240 or davidsalowgallery.com.

de Soto

Fall, 2008: Work from gallery artist Jeffrey Wells.

Higgins Building, 108 W. Second St., Suite 104, (323) 253-2255 or gallerydesoto.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.

Downtown Art Center Gallery

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

828 S. Main St., dacgallery.com.

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.

Edgar Varela Fine Arts

Through Nov. 23: Grace Oh’s “Humanature II”. The project was meant to merge the synchronicities of man, woman and nature. She began it in 2006 in Taos, N.M., and photographed most of it in the open landscapes of California.

542 S. Alameda St., second floor, (213) 494-7608 or edgarvarelafinearts.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.

Fifth Floor

502 Chung King Court, (213) 687-8443 or fifthfloorgallery.com.

Fringe Exhibitions

Through Nov. 8: The collective called Finishing School creates the participatory installation called “Little Pharma Physic Garden,” based on several European gardens established by monks in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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

Gary Leonard Open Studio

Through Dec.: 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.

g727

727 S. Spring St., (213) 627-9563 or gallery727losangeles.com.

Happy Lion

Through Nov. 29: “Politicus” is virtuosic painter Marina Kappos’ blend of contemporary American politics — the recent election, the Iraq war, the economic crisis — with the ancient vase-painting tradition in her native Greece.

963 Chung King Road, (213) 625-1360 or thehappylion.com.

Helen Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery

Through fall: Work from Advanced Drawing students.

Watt Hall 104, USC University Park Campus, (213) 740-2787 or roski.usc.edu.

High Energy Constructs + Solway Jones

Through Nov. 29: Branden Koch’s new paintings are featured in “The Fourth Molt.”

990 N. Hill St., Suite 180, (323) 227-7920 or highenergyconstructs.com.

Hive Gallery and Studios

Through Nov.: More than 70 artists are currently showing works. Featured artists are Kenji Tanaka, Wilson Hsu and Matt Espantman.

729 S. Spring St., (213) 955-9051 or thehivegallery.com.

Infusion Gallery

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

I-5 Gallery

2100 N. Main St. #A9, (323) 342-0717 or breweryartwalk.com.

Julie Rico Gallery

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

KGB Studio and Gallery

Through Nov. 15: Abe Acosta’s “Mind of Dementia.”

1640 N. Spring St., visit kgbla.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.

Through 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.

Mesler and Hug

510 Bernard St., (323) 221-0016 or meslerandhug.com.

MLA Gallery

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.

2020 N. Main St. #239, (323) 222-3400 or mlagallery.com.

Morono Kiang Gallery

218 W. Third St., (213) 628-8208 or moronokiang.com.

Phantom Galleries

Through Nov. 4: Installation from Timothy Nolan.

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

Pharmaka Art L.A.

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

Through Dec. 6: “Which Way Berlin - LA?” features a variety of visual works plus a panel discussion (recorded for podcast) by and with the artists living and working in Berlin, to invite local L.A. Artists as well as the interested culturati to open up a community-wide discussion comparing and contrasting the work emerging from these two new art centers.

Phyllis Stein Art

Through Nov. 1: Paintings from Molly Schiot.

207 W. Fifth St., (213) 622-6012 or phyllissteinart.com.

Pico House Gallery

Through Nov. 15: “Sunshine and Struggle: The Italian Experience in Los Angeles, 1827-1927” explores the Italian presence in Los Angeles.

El Pueblo Historical Monument, 125 Paseo de la Plaza, (213) 485-8372.

Pyo Gallery

Through Nov. 6: Chinese artist Park Sung-Tae uses industrial material such as aluminum inset screening, radiation matter, steel wiring and fluorescent paint to convey the philosophy of his art.

1100 S. Hope St., #105, (213) 405-1488 or pyoart.com.

Sabina Lee Gallery

Through Nov. 15: Large-scale digital photographs by the artist Joon Kim at the gallery’s new Chung King Rd. location. Kim’s interested in tattoo as a metaphor for hidden desire and compulsion.

971 Chung King Rd., (323) 935-9279 or sabinaleegallery.com.

Esotouric’s Real Black Dahlia Crime Bus Tour

Nov. 1, noon-4 p.m.: Despite the myths, the Biltmore was actually the second-to-last place murdered Elizabeth Short was seen alive; this tour goes to the real last spot as well.

Departing from the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., (323) 223-2767 or esotouric.com.

All Souls Day Services and Concert

Nov. 2, 3:30 p.m.: The Cathedral celebrates this day, a day to remember and to visit departed loved ones, with a performance of Fauré’s masterwork for chorus and organ, “Requiem.”

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W. Temple St., (213) 680-5205 or olacathedral.org.

ALOUD at the Central Library

Oct. 28, 7 p.m.: Historian James McPherson, he of a Pulitzer Prize, appears with “Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief.”

Oct. 30, 7 p.m.: Two fiction writers, Etgar Keret and Ben Ehrenreich, discuss what’s real, what’s not and whether it matters in a program called “Is Reality Overrated?”

Nov. 5, 7 p.m.: Lucien X. Polastron discusses her “Books on Fire: The Destruction of Libraries Throughout History.”

Nov. 6: “Writing the World” is a conversation with Edward Hirsch, Eavan Boland, Peter Cole and Adam Zagajewski.

Nov. 9, 2 p.m.: Artists Amy Balkin and Kim Stringfellow present “Invisible 5,” an audio mapping of the natural, social and economic histories along Interstate 5.

Nov. 10, 7 p.m.: “On Seeing and Being” is the library’s Science Lecture Series, and this installment is “Seeing the Divine,” a conversation with Dr. Michael Arbib and Dr. Lisa Bitel.

Nov. 12, 7 p.m.: New York Times music critic Ben Ratliff appears with “The Jazz Ear: Conversations Over Music.”

Nov. 13, 7 p.m.: An evening with Roy Blount Jr.

Nov. 16, 2 p.m.: Urban historian Greg Hise.

Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m.: Tickets are required for an evening with Toni Morrison. (The crowd is expected to be sizable, so this event will be at the Aratani/Japan America Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St.)

Nov. 20, 7 p.m.: Amitav Ghosh discusses “Sea of Poppies,” which is set in Calcutta in 1838.

Dec. 3, 7 p.m.: Christopher Plummer appears in conjunction with his book “In Spite of Myself: A Memoir.”

Dec. 4, 7 p.m.: Mark Doty, Dana Goodyear and Timothy Steel proffer a poetry reading and panel discussion.

Dec. 8, 7 p.m.: Marisela Norte and Maria Elena Gaitan appear in a night of spoken word and cello accompaniment.

Dec. 10, 7 p.m.: Laura Miller discusses “The Magician’s Book: A Skeptic’s Adventures in Narnia.”

Dec. 11, 7 p.m.: Writers and surprise guests appear in a reading and panel discussion, “Out of Exile: The Abducted and Displaced People of Sudan.”

630 Fifth St., (213) 228-7025 or aloudla.org.

SCI-Arc-Lecture-Series

Oct. 29, 7 p.m.: Teddy Cruz speaks. He founded his San Diego-based estudio teddy cruz in 1993. His work is said to dwell “at the border between San Diego and Tijuana, inspiring a practice and pedagogy that emerges out of the particularities of this bicultural territory.”

Nov. 5, 7 p.m.: Tom Wiscombe is an architectural designer based in Los Angeles. He founded Emergent a few years ago, an organization dedicated to architectural research.

Nov. 12, 7 p.m.: Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo are Seattle-based collaborative artists who explore the intangible conditions of architecture.

Nov. 19, 7 p.m.: Jennifer Siegal is known for her work in creating the prefab home of this century. She’s founder and principal of the L.A.-based firm Office of Mobile Design.

W.M. Keck Lecture Hall, 960 E. Third St., (213) 356-5328 or visit sciarc.edu/lectures.php. All SCI-Arc events are free and open to the public.

Zócalo

Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.: Reihan Salam, associate editor of The Atlantic and co-author of “Grand New Party: How Conservatives Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream,” appears to discuss how and why the Republicans must break out of their demographic box.

Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514. S. Spring St., (213) 403-0416 or zocalola.org.

Thursdays@Central

Oct. 30, 12:15-1 p.m.: Explore the history of Clifton’s Cafeteria, an L.A. institution.

Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St, Meeting Room A, (213) 228-7000 or lapl.org.

Natural History Museum

Oct. 30, 5-8 p.m.: Spider Cinema Night and trick-or-treating, betwixt the Spider Pavilion exhibit and its courtyard.

Nov. 9, 12:30 p.m.: Sustainable Sundays offer the chance for visitors to learn about conservation issues. This day brings eco chef Aaron French to talk about the ecology of food. Conservation International’s Jen Morris talks about pro-conservation businesses at 2:30 p.m. bike groups and other green organizations will be on hand.

Dec. 7, 12:30 p.m.: This Sustainable Sundays event brings urban planner James Rojas and Conservation International’s Robin Moore, plus information from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763-ED4U or nhm.org.

Brewery Artwalk

Nov. 1-2, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.: Over 100 artists, painters and sculptors open the doors to their art studios to sell art at studio prices. This is the world’s largest art colony, with lofts converted from industrial buildings of a brewery and bottling plant.

Brewery Artwalk, 2100 N. Main St., (323) 342-0717 or breweryartwalk.com. .

Farmlab Public Salons

Oct. 31, noon: Instigators of Next American City magazine gather for a program called “The Politics of Food.”

Nov. 7, noon: How does the history of land apportionment and toxic waste dumps in California relate to climate change and emissions trading? Join Amy Balkin for a discussion about land, art, climate and justice as they relate to her projects Invisible-5, Public Smog and This Is the Public Domain.

Nov. 14, noon: “The Between Is Tainted with Strangeness: Superheroes, Zombies and Masked Wrestlers” will examine the way in which these cultural forms allow us to map social anxieties and produce narratives of power and powerlessness, violence and morality.

1745 N. Spring St., (323) 226-1158 or farmlab.org.

Festival de la Gente

Nov. 1-2, 1-9 p.m.: A celebration of life inspired by the Mexican tradition of Dia de los Muertos. Look for students from Arte Calidad’s Cultural Institute to display the nation’s largest collection of papier-mâché puppets, which will transform the Barker Block into Avenida de los Muertos.

Arte Calidad, 519 S. Hewitt St., visit festivaldelagente.org.

Exposition Park Chess Club

Nov. 2, 1:30 p.m.: A free, open, unrated, three-round chess tournament. Players of all skill levels invited.

3665 S. Vermont Ave., (323) 732-0169.

MOCA, the Geffen Contemporary

Nov. 2, 1-3:30 p.m.: A First Sundays Are for Families Workshop. After your family explores the current show “Index: Conceptualism in California From the Permanent Collection,” create a conceptual work of art using unusual materials.

Nov. 22, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: The class “Sculpture and Installation: Exploring the Third Dimension in Contemporary Art” begins. It’s three sessions, at both the Geffen Contemporary and MOCA Grand Avenue. Info at (213) 621-1745. $90 MOCA members; $120 nonmembers.

Nov. 23, 3 p.m.: In conjunction with “Index,” George Baker, associate professor of art history at UCLA, leads a discussion of conceptualism in California.

152 N. Central Ave., moca.org.

Soldiers of Conscience

Nov. 1, 2 p.m.: Dr. Shirley Castelnuovo will talk about her new book, “Soldiers of Conscience: Japanese American Military Resisters in World War II.” A discussion will follow with one such resister, Cedrick Shimo, and resisters from the Iraq War.

Japanese American National Museum, 369 E. First St., (213) 489-1900 or losangeles.afsc.org.

CAAM

Dec. 6, 1 p.m.: In conjunction with the exhibit “Black Chrome,” learn about the different parts that make a motorcycle go, and design your own custom gas tank. Ages 8 and up.

California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, (213) 744-7432 or caamuseum.org.

REDCAT

Nov. 11, 8:30 p.m.: Media, cultural and political sociologist Jeffrey Goldfarb visits REDCAT for a post-election conversation with CalArts’ Martín Plot.

Nov. 13, 8:30 p.m.: An evening of new fiction with writers Brian Evenson, Thomas Glove and Samantha Hunt.

Dec. 9, 8:30 p.m.: Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Review of Books contributor Thomas Powers elaborates on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In conjunction with the exhibit 9 Scripts From a Nation at War (which is detailed in Film Listings).

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

Bar 107

Tuesdays: A classic island mix of reggae with attitude.

Wednesdays: The world famous (or at least in L.A.) Bar 107 Karaoke Gong Show. Come join the fun and help the judges vote for the best act of the evening.

Sundays: DJ’s choice with 107’s Matt Dwyer, the comic-actor genius who plays music while serving the meanest drinks (in the nicest way) Downtown.

107 W. Fourth St., (213) 625-7382, myspace.com/bar107.

2nd Street Jazz

Tuesdays: Jazz jam session.

366 E. Second St., (213) 680-0047 or myspace.com/2ndstreetlivejazz.

Casey’s Irish Bar and Grill

Fridays: Live Irish music.

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

Blue Velvet

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 p.m.: Live music and DJs.

750 S. Garland Ave., (213) 239-0061.

Suede Bar and Lounge

Nightly DJs and pop music in this upscale lounge at the Westin Bonaventure.

Oct. 31: Halloween Ball with a costume contest, DJs Robert Stylz and Big Ben — and no cover charge.

404 S. Figueroa St., (213) 489-3590 or suedebarla.com.

Walt Disney Concert 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.

Tranquility Base Restaurant and Lounge

Every other Saturday, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m.: There's a new gay lounge night called The Hideout, with house and dance music, drink specials and an awesome outdoor lounge with cabanas and a fire pit.

801 S. Grand Ave., (213) 404-0588 or tranquilityla.com.

Orpheum Theatre

Oct. 30: Jenny Lewis, who founded indie band Rilo Kiley, appears with special guests Pierre De Reeder and Beachwood Sparks.

842 S. Broadway, (877) 677-4386 or laorpheum.com.

NOKIA Theatre

Nov. 5: From shy Oklahoma college student to “American Idol,” Carrie Underwood brings her brand of country music to Los Angeles.
Nov. 7: The Jaguares bring Mexican rock en Español.
Nov. 8, 9: The Who. Who? That’s right, as in “Whoooo are you?”


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

La Cita

Mondays, 9:30 p.m.: Cocktails and Jazz, with the HDR Jazz Trio.

Thursdays: Dance Right, voted Downtown’s best dance night. Free if you RSVP, $5 otherwise. So duh, RSVP.

Saturdays, 6 p.m.: Hacienda Nights, with live tejano, norteno and cumbia music. Cover $10.

Sundays, 1 p.m.: Hacienda Nights again, $8.

336 S. Hill St., (213) 687-7111 or myspace.com/lacitabar.

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.

REDCAT

Nov. 11, 8:30 p.m.: Media, cultural and political sociologist Jeffrey Goldfarb visits REDCAT for a post-election conversation with CalArts’ Martín Plot.

Nov. 13, 8:30 p.m.: Authors Brian Evenson, Thomas Glave and Samantha Hunt — considered by the CalArts MFA program to be “three of the most provocative and uncompromising” contemporary fiction writers — convene to read from their most recent work in an intimate literary evening. They’ll answer questions and sign books after the reading.

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.

01 Gallery

Through Dec. 11: The now-famous graffiti artist Mear One returns to the gallery where it all began for a show of recent work called “Mearasma.”

609 S. Olive St., (213) 689-0101 or 01gallery.com.

410 Boyd

Through Nov. 27: Longtime Downtowner Rick Robinson’s “Rickrospective.”

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

2nd Street Cigars and Gallery

Through Nov. 10: “Photo Journal Through Cuba” by Les Bernstein, K. Howell’s pop art hearts paintings, Tom Ellis’ gold leaf images, Taslimur’s gothic and eclectic photography.

124 W. Second St., (213) 452-4416 2ndstreet-cigars.com.

626 Gallery and 626 Gallery at Studio B

Through Dec. 31: “A Collector’s Paradise” features work from Jaami Abdul-Samad, Donna Angers, Archerone, Sharon Louise Barnes, Nadine Baurin, Marlaya Charleston, Rin Colabucci, Walter Eubanks, d.goth, Julia C R Gray, Rosalyn Grimes, Paul Houzell Jr., Kenji, Tony Lavall, Nick “Neneki” McGee, Duane Paul, Ron Phillips, Jesse Raudales, Synthia Saint James, Deborah Shedrick, Robert Vargas, Diana Shannon Young, Barbara Wesson, Kathleen Wilson, Richard Wilson and more.

626 S. Spring St., (213) 614-8872 or 626artgallery.com.

7+Fig Art Space

Through Dec. 24: “Cheryl Walker: Immersion” is a site-specific installation of an underwater world created with large strips of colored vinyl, as well as paintings and drawings.

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

Acuna-Hansen Gallery

427 Bernard St., (323) 441-1624 or ahgallery.com.

Through Dec. 20: Kevin Wingate’s “Jungle on My Wrist” features new paintings on wood and aluminum panel and secondhand records.

Andlab

Through Dec. 28: Group show “Mixed Signals” features work from Clane Graves (paintings and drawings), Byoung (drawings) and Simon Johnston (various media, including paintings, sculpture and photography).

600 Moulton Ave. #303, (323) 222-2225 or andlab.com.

Art Slave

216 S. Spring St., (213) 598-3155 or artslavegallery.com.

Bank

125 W. Fourth St., No. 103, (213) 621-4055 or bank-art.com.

Bailey Gallery

Located inside Pussy & Pooch, 564 S Main St., (213) 438-0900 or pussyandpooch.com/bailey.

Bert Green Fine Art

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

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

Bonelli Contemporary

Through Nov. 22: Italian artist Fulvio di Piazza provides the solo show “Succaland,” inspired by the painting “Distretto Fonderie,” presented at the Quadriennale in Rome.

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

BOXeight Gallery

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

Box Gallery

Through Nov. 15: New work from Kiersten Pussemp in “Whole Wide World.”

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

Andlab

Through Dec. 28: Group show “Mixed Signals” features work from Clane Graves (paintings and drawings), Byoung (drawings) and Simon Johnston (various media, including paintings, sculpture and photography).

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

China Art Objects

933 Chung King Road, (213) 613-0384 or chinaartobjects.com.

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

Ongoing: An exhibition about the history of immigration from China to the United States.

415 Bernard St., (323) 222-0856 or chssc.org.

Chung King Project

945 Chung King Road, (213) 625-1802 or chungkingproject.com.

Cirrus Gallery

Through Nov. 8: The group show “Cosmos Factory” brings together seven artists from L.A. and the Bay Area who unite the cosmic and the mundane through painting, photography and sculpture. Curated by artist Brad Eberhard.

542 S. Alameda St., (213) 680-3474 or cirrusgallery.com.

Colburn School

Ongoing: Work from three artists whose oeuvres are influenced by music: photographer Jenny Okun, sculptor and author Sarah Perry and photographer Barbara Strasen. Installed throughout the lobby and hallway areas of the school.

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

Coldsprings Fine Art

Through Nov. 22: The gallery opens with “A Walk Through the Range of Light,” fine art photography by Ben Dewell. The show features 55 silver gelatin prints ranging from the Sierra Nevada foothills to the remote and rarely-seen regions of the High Sierra.

215 W. Third St., (213) 617-8508 or coldspringsfineart.com.

Compact/space

Through Nov. 13: “Dispatches from the Era of Blue Pants,” works on paper by Scott Horsley.

105 E. Sixth St., (626) 676-0627 or compactspace.com.

Cottage Home

Through Nov. 8: California-born Mary Weatherford’s “Brick Walls and Sea Life.”

410 Cottage Home Road, cottagehomela.com.

Dalessio Gallery

838 S. Spring St., (213) 471-2977 or dalessiogallery.com.

Crewest

Through Nov. 30: "Top of the Dome V" features more than 100 ceramic skulls designed by Gregg Stone and customized by dozens of painters, graphic designers, graffiti artists, sculptors and tattoo artists. There will also be limited-edition products, including prints, tees, stickers and an anniversary catalog, celebrating the past five years of this annual show.

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

David Kordansky Gallery

510 Bernard St., (323) 222-1482 or davidkordanskygallery.com.

David Salow Gallery

Through Nov. 8: Mixed-media work from Zachary Royer Scholz.

977 S. Hill St., (213) 620-0240 or davidsalowgallery.com.

de Soto

Fall, 2008: Work from gallery artist Jeffrey Wells.

Higgins Building, 108 W. Second St., Suite 104, (323) 253-2255 or gallerydesoto.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.

Downtown Art Center Gallery

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

828 S. Main St., dacgallery.com.

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.

Edgar Varela Fine Arts

Through Nov. 23: Grace Oh’s “Humanature II”. The project was meant to merge the synchronicities of man, woman and nature. She began it in 2006 in Taos, N.M., and photographed most of it in the open landscapes of California.

542 S. Alameda St., second floor, (213) 494-7608 or edgarvarelafinearts.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.

Fifth Floor

502 Chung King Court, (213) 687-8443 or fifthfloorgallery.com.

Fringe Exhibitions

Through Nov. 8: The collective called Finishing School creates the participatory installation called “Little Pharma Physic Garden,” based on several European gardens established by monks in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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

Gary Leonard Open Studio

Through Dec.: 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.

g727

727 S. Spring St., (213) 627-9563 or gallery727losangeles.com.

Happy Lion

Through Nov. 29: “Politicus” is virtuosic painter Marina Kappos’ blend of contemporary American politics — the recent election, the Iraq war, the economic crisis — with the ancient vase-painting tradition in her native Greece.

963 Chung King Road, (213) 625-1360 or thehappylion.com.

Helen Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery

Through fall: Work from Advanced Drawing students.

Watt Hall 104, USC University Park Campus, (213) 740-2787 or roski.usc.edu.

High Energy Constructs + Solway Jones

Through Nov. 29: Branden Koch’s new paintings are featured in “The Fourth Molt.”

990 N. Hill St., Suite 180, (323) 227-7920 or highenergyconstructs.com.

Hive Gallery and Studios

Through Nov.: More than 70 artists are currently showing works. Featured artists are Kenji Tanaka, Wilson Hsu and Matt Espantman.

729 S. Spring St., (213) 955-9051 or thehivegallery.com.

Infusion Gallery

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

I-5 Gallery

2100 N. Main St. #A9, (323) 342-0717 or breweryartwalk.com.

Julie Rico Gallery

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

KGB Studio and Gallery

Through Nov. 15: Abe Acosta’s “Mind of Dementia.”

1640 N. Spring St., visit kgbla.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.

Through 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.

Mesler and Hug

510 Bernard St., (323) 221-0016 or meslerandhug.com.

MLA Gallery

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.

2020 N. Main St. #239, (323) 222-3400 or mlagallery.com.

Morono Kiang Gallery

218 W. Third St., (213) 628-8208 or moronokiang.com.

Phantom Galleries

Through Nov. 4: Installation from Timothy Nolan.

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

Pharmaka Art L.A.

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

Through Dec. 6: “Which Way Berlin - LA?” features a variety of visual works plus a panel discussion (recorded for podcast) by and with the artists living and working in Berlin, to invite local L.A. Artists as well as the interested culturati to open up a community-wide discussion comparing and contrasting the work emerging from these two new art centers.

Phyllis Stein Art

Through Nov. 1: Paintings from Molly Schiot.

207 W. Fifth St., (213) 622-6012 or phyllissteinart.com.

Pico House Gallery

Through Nov. 15: “Sunshine and Struggle: The Italian Experience in Los Angeles, 1827-1927” explores the Italian presence in Los Angeles.

El Pueblo Historical Monument, 125 Paseo de la Plaza, (213) 485-8372.

Pyo Gallery

Through Nov. 6: Chinese artist Park Sung-Tae uses industrial material such as aluminum inset screening, radiation matter, steel wiring and fluorescent paint to convey the philosophy of his art.

1100 S. Hope St., #105, (213) 405-1488 or pyoart.com.

Sabina Lee Gallery

Through Nov. 15: Large-scale digital photographs by the artist Joon Kim at the gallery’s new Chung King Rd. location. Kim’s interested in tattoo as a metaphor for hidden desire and compulsion.

971 Chung King Rd., (323) 935-9279 or sabinaleegallery.com.

Esotouric’s Real Black Dahlia Crime Bus Tour

Nov. 1, noon-4 p.m.: Despite the myths, the Biltmore was actually the second-to-last place murdered Elizabeth Short was seen alive; this tour goes to the real last spot as well.

Departing from the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., (323) 223-2767 or esotouric.com.

All Souls Day Services and Concert

Nov. 2, 3:30 p.m.: The Cathedral celebrates this day, a day to remember and to visit departed loved ones, with a performance of Fauré’s masterwork for chorus and organ, “Requiem.”

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W. Temple St., (213) 680-5205 or olacathedral.org.

ALOUD at the Central Library

Oct. 28, 7 p.m.: Historian James McPherson, he of a Pulitzer Prize, appears with “Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief.”

Oct. 30, 7 p.m.: Two fiction writers, Etgar Keret and Ben Ehrenreich, discuss what’s real, what’s not and whether it matters in a program called “Is Reality Overrated?”

Nov. 5, 7 p.m.: Lucien X. Polastron discusses her “Books on Fire: The Destruction of Libraries Throughout History.”

Nov. 6: “Writing the World” is a conversation with Edward Hirsch, Eavan Boland, Peter Cole and Adam Zagajewski.

Nov. 9, 2 p.m.: Artists Amy Balkin and Kim Stringfellow present “Invisible 5,” an audio mapping of the natural, social and economic histories along Interstate 5.

Nov. 10, 7 p.m.: “On Seeing and Being” is the library’s Science Lecture Series, and this installment is “Seeing the Divine,” a conversation with Dr. Michael Arbib and Dr. Lisa Bitel.

Nov. 12, 7 p.m.: New York Times music critic Ben Ratliff appears with “The Jazz Ear: Conversations Over Music.”

Nov. 13, 7 p.m.: An evening with Roy Blount Jr.

Nov. 16, 2 p.m.: Urban historian Greg Hise.

Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m.: Tickets are required for an evening with Toni Morrison. (The crowd is expected to be sizable, so this event will be at the Aratani/Japan America Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St.)

Nov. 20, 7 p.m.: Amitav Ghosh discusses “Sea of Poppies,” which is set in Calcutta in 1838.

Dec. 3, 7 p.m.: Christopher Plummer appears in conjunction with his book “In Spite of Myself: A Memoir.”

Dec. 4, 7 p.m.: Mark Doty, Dana Goodyear and Timothy Steel proffer a poetry reading and panel discussion.

Dec. 8, 7 p.m.: Marisela Norte and Maria Elena Gaitan appear in a night of spoken word and cello accompaniment.

Dec. 10, 7 p.m.: Laura Miller discusses “The Magician’s Book: A Skeptic’s Adventures in Narnia.”

Dec. 11, 7 p.m.: Writers and surprise guests appear in a reading and panel discussion, “Out of Exile: The Abducted and Displaced People of Sudan.”

630 Fifth St., (213) 228-7025 or aloudla.org.

SCI-Arc-Lecture-Series

Oct. 29, 7 p.m.: Teddy Cruz speaks. He founded his San Diego-based estudio teddy cruz in 1993. His work is said to dwell “at the border between San Diego and Tijuana, inspiring a practice and pedagogy that emerges out of the particularities of this bicultural territory.”

Nov. 5, 7 p.m.: Tom Wiscombe is an architectural designer based in Los Angeles. He founded Emergent a few years ago, an organization dedicated to architectural research.

Nov. 12, 7 p.m.: Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo are Seattle-based collaborative artists who explore the intangible conditions of architecture.

Nov. 19, 7 p.m.: Jennifer Siegal is known for her work in creating the prefab home of this century. She’s founder and principal of the L.A.-based firm Office of Mobile Design.

W.M. Keck Lecture Hall, 960 E. Third St., (213) 356-5328 or visit sciarc.edu/lectures.php. All SCI-Arc events are free and open to the public.

Zócalo

Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.: Reihan Salam, associate editor of The Atlantic and co-author of “Grand New Party: How Conservatives Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream,” appears to discuss how and why the Republicans must break out of their demographic box.

Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514. S. Spring St., (213) 403-0416 or zocalola.org.

Thursdays@Central

Oct. 30, 12:15-1 p.m.: Explore the history of Clifton’s Cafeteria, an L.A. institution.

Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St, Meeting Room A, (213) 228-7000 or lapl.org.

Natural History Museum

Oct. 30, 5-8 p.m.: Spider Cinema Night and trick-or-treating, betwixt the Spider Pavilion exhibit and its courtyard.

Nov. 9, 12:30 p.m.: Sustainable Sundays offer the chance for visitors to learn about conservation issues. This day brings eco chef Aaron French to talk about the ecology of food. Conservation International’s Jen Morris talks about pro-conservation businesses at 2:30 p.m. bike groups and other green organizations will be on hand.

Dec. 7, 12:30 p.m.: This Sustainable Sundays event brings urban planner James Rojas and Conservation International’s Robin Moore, plus information from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763-ED4U or nhm.org.

Brewery Artwalk

Nov. 1-2, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.: Over 100 artists, painters and sculptors open the doors to their art studios to sell art at studio prices. This is the world’s largest art colony, with lofts converted from industrial buildings of a brewery and bottling plant.

Brewery Artwalk, 2100 N. Main St., (323) 342-0717 or breweryartwalk.com. .

Farmlab Public Salons

Oct. 31, noon: Instigators of Next American City magazine gather for a program called “The Politics of Food.”

Nov. 7, noon: How does the history of land apportionment and toxic waste dumps in California relate to climate change and emissions trading? Join Amy Balkin for a discussion about land, art, climate and justice as they relate to her projects Invisible-5, Public Smog and This Is the Public Domain.

Nov. 14, noon: “The Between Is Tainted with Strangeness: Superheroes, Zombies and Masked Wrestlers” will examine the way in which these cultural forms allow us to map social anxieties and produce narratives of power and powerlessness, violence and morality.

1745 N. Spring St., (323) 226-1158 or farmlab.org.

Festival de la Gente

Nov. 1-2, 1-9 p.m.: A celebration of life inspired by the Mexican tradition of Dia de los Muertos. Look for students from Arte Calidad’s Cultural Institute to display the nation’s largest collection of papier-mâché puppets, which will transform the Barker Block into Avenida de los Muertos.

Arte Calidad, 519 S. Hewitt St., visit festivaldelagente.org.

Exposition Park Chess Club

Nov. 2, 1:30 p.m.: A free, open, unrated, three-round chess tournament. Players of all skill levels invited.

3665 S. Vermont Ave., (323) 732-0169.

MOCA, the Geffen Contemporary

Nov. 2, 1-3:30 p.m.: A First Sundays Are for Families Workshop. After your family explores the current show “Index: Conceptualism in California From the Permanent Collection,” create a conceptual work of art using unusual materials.

Nov. 22, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: The class “Sculpture and Installation: Exploring the Third Dimension in Contemporary Art” begins. It’s three sessions, at both the Geffen Contemporary and MOCA Grand Avenue. Info at (213) 621-1745. $90 MOCA members; $120 nonmembers.

Nov. 23, 3 p.m.: In conjunction with “Index,” George Baker, associate professor of art history at UCLA, leads a discussion of conceptualism in California.

152 N. Central Ave., moca.org.

Soldiers of Conscience

Nov. 1, 2 p.m.: Dr. Shirley Castelnuovo will talk about her new book, “Soldiers of Conscience: Japanese American Military Resisters in World War II.” A discussion will follow with one such resister, Cedrick Shimo, and resisters from the Iraq War.

Japanese American National Museum, 369 E. First St., (213) 489-1900 or losangeles.afsc.org.

CAAM

Dec. 6, 1 p.m.: In conjunction with the exhibit “Black Chrome,” learn about the different parts that make a motorcycle go, and design your own custom gas tank. Ages 8 and up.

California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, (213) 744-7432 or caamuseum.org.

REDCAT

Nov. 11, 8:30 p.m.: Media, cultural and political sociologist Jeffrey Goldfarb visits REDCAT for a post-election conversation with CalArts’ Martín Plot.

Nov. 13, 8:30 p.m.: An evening of new fiction with writers Brian Evenson, Thomas Glove and Samantha Hunt.

Dec. 9, 8:30 p.m.: Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Review of Books contributor Thomas Powers elaborates on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In conjunction with the exhibit 9 Scripts From a Nation at War (which is detailed in Film Listings).

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

Bar 107

Tuesdays: A classic island mix of reggae with attitude.

Wednesdays: The world famous (or at least in L.A.) Bar 107 Karaoke Gong Show. Come join the fun and help the judges vote for the best act of the evening.

Sundays: DJ’s choice with 107’s Matt Dwyer, the comic-actor genius who plays music while serving the meanest drinks (in the nicest way) Downtown.

107 W. Fourth St., (213) 625-7382, myspace.com/bar107.

2nd Street Jazz

Tuesdays: Jazz jam session.

366 E. Second St., (213) 680-0047 or myspace.com/2ndstreetlivejazz.

Casey’s Irish Bar and Grill

Fridays: Live Irish music.

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

Blue Velvet

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 p.m.: Live music and DJs.

750 S. Garland Ave., (213) 239-0061.

Suede Bar and Lounge

Nightly DJs and pop music in this upscale lounge at the Westin Bonaventure.

Oct. 31: Halloween Ball with a costume contest, DJs Robert Stylz and Big Ben — and no cover charge.

404 S. Figueroa St., (213) 489-3590 or suedebarla.com.

Walt Disney Concert 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 t