When it comes to labels, artists are no different from actors or musicians in that they all become a tad defensive. Their reputations are at stake, and creative minds tend to feel caged when their work is pigeonholed, especially according to their ethnic identities. Read more...

Sarah Conley and Company Fowler Museum Today, 6 p.m. Fowler Outloud presents an evening of original songs with cello. Free admission. (310) 825-7810 for more information. Read more...

“Starsky & Hutch” Ackerman Grand Ballroom Today and Friday, 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. Campus Events’ unofficial Ben Stiller week begins with $2 screenings of this enjoyable, if uninspired, action-adventure buddy comedy. Read more...

“Il Trovatore” Composed by Giuseppe Verdi Dorothy Chandler Pavilion When an opera is on the list of standards for operatic repertoire, artists may find themselves looking for ways to give it a personal spin while preserving the originality of the piece. Read more...

The German philosopher Friedrich von Schelling once said that architecture is frozen music. This week, the Getty Center and the Los Angeles Philharmonic will complicate the analogy a bit and continue their groundbreaking collaboration on the Building Music Project, a series of symposia, panel discussions, lectures, and performances exploring the relationship between architecture and music. Read more...

Wilco “A Ghost Is Born” Nonesuch Every year, a handful of albums vie for places on critical top-10 lists, while some rare masterworks are so universally loved that their placement at the top is a crowning and not a contest. Read more...

“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” Directed by Alfonso Cuarón Warner Bros. Pictures All the signs are there: Harry Potter is growing up. This third installment in the series of films based on the immensely popular books by J.K. Read more...