Just after the white tents are taken down and vendors and artists pack up from this weekend’s annual L.A. Times Festival of Books, another unofficially annual literary event is scheduled on campus ““ an appearance by author and humorist David Sedaris. Read more...

New Order “Waiting for the Sirens’ Call” Warner Brothers Records It’s a known fact that music can influence emotion. Listeners of The Smiths may feel morose and isolated, while fans of The Go! Read more...

A Night of Cultura will be presenting its second annual show this year, “América Herstory,” bringing together a rich combination of storytelling, acting and dance in a celebration of Latin American culture. Read more...

If you’re looking for the Great American Songbook, he plays at Largo every Friday night. Jon Brion is the celebrated producer/collaborator behind albums by Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann, Elliott Smith and countless others, as well as the soundtracks for “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “I Heart Huckabees.” Brion has held a Friday night residency at the Fairfax club for years, but dinner reservations for his performances are still booked solid for months in advance. Read more...

An oddly genuine comedy is celebrating the family unit as the Geffen Playhouse headlines the standard of American comedy standards in a 1937 Pulitzer Prize revival. Read more...

“A Lot Like Love” Directed by Nigel Cole Touchstone Pictures The writers of “A Lot Like Love” seem to have taken the “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” idea a little too much to heart. Read more...

“So, what do you listen to?” It’s the getting-to-know-you music fan equivalent of asking students their majors. With just a few words, your new friend’s genre(s) of choice lets you mentally file away his or her entire existence into a neat little category. Read more...