Johnny Depp Month Tv Schedule

The Guide - entertainment - Directory
Gia Lauren Gittleson
AN EVENING OF COMEDY WITH JANEANE GAROFALO
APR. 20. We all should be genuflecting at the feet of this slacker-chic chick for her brains, her brass, and an agenda that gleefully eviscerates the status quo. Take notes. At 8. Call for prices. Wiltern Theater, 3790 Wilshire Blvd., 213-480-3232.
APRIL
THE TOP TEN
1 MY AMERICA: BEYOND MULTICULTURALISM
APR. 18, 20, AND 21. The Skirball has booked humorist Sandra Tsing Loh, filmmaker Gregory Nava, and writer Richard Rodriguez for its symposium, slated for the 18th and the 20th, and the funk-alicious B-Side Players for the performing arts festival on the 21st. Call for times and prices. Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A., 310-440-4500.
2 CLASSIC WESTERN FILM FESTIVAL
APR. 13. All hail Martin Scorsese when he discusses his film-restoration efforts and lifts the curtain on The Big Sky. More movies--Across the Wide Missouri and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon--follow. At noon. Tickets, $4-$12. Autry Museum of Western Heritage, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park, 323-667-2000, ext. 243.
3 GETTING FRANKIE MARRIED--AND AFTERWARDS
OPENS APR. 5. South Coast Repertory presents another world premiere by staging another memorable Southern mise-en-scene by Horton Foote. Call for times. Tickets, $27-$52. South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa, 714-708-5555.
4 EVELYN GLENNIE AND THE L.A. PHILHARMONIC
MAR. 28 AND 30. Powerhouse percussionist Evelyn Glennie (seen and definitely heard with Bjork on MTV's Unplugged) adds some bang to the Phil's season with Joseph Schwantner's Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra. Call for times and prices. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., 213-365-3500.
5 ALL THE WORLD FOR LOVE
APR. 6. Think of this as highbrow date night. Hunky former U.S. poet laureate Robert Pinsky reads verse by John Donne, Emily Dickinson, and William Butler Yeats, and the Takacs Quartet pulls at the heartstrings with Samuel Barber's Adagio. At 8. Tickets, $14-$35. Royce Hall, UCLA, Westwood, 310-825-2101.
6 THE MAGIC FLUTE
MAR. 24-APR. 14. Sir Peter Hall's creation (abetted by Gerald Scarfe's sets and costumes) gets another well-deserved look when Los Angeles Opera stages Mozart's confection. Call for times and prices. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., 323-850-2000.
7 JONATHAN MILLER
APR. 3. The British Renaissance man (physician, opera director, comic) sparks the synapses with his lecture "The Gaze: Looking As It Appears in Pictures" and whatever tangents strike his fancy. At 5. Admission, free; reservations recommended. Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr., West L.A., 310-440-7300.
8 DAVID SEDARIS IN CONVERSATION WITH BERNARD COOPER
APR. 18. Author David Sedaris (left), famous for wry, crisp tales about his life, chats with Los Angeles art critic Bernard Cooper about the craft of writing, the pressure to be funny, and, possibly, dental work. At 8. Tickets, $16-$35. Royce Hall, UCLA, Westwood, 310-825-2101.
9 SEMPEL MARATHON: PARTY WITH PETER SEMPEL OVER POTLUCK
APR. 28. As part of its two-week tribute to German experimental filmmaker Sempel, the Goethe-Institut hosts a screening of flicks featuring Nina Hagen, Nick Cave, and Patti Smith as well as a potluck with plenty of tasty punk rock weltschmerz. At 3. Call for prices. Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes, 5750 Wilshire Blvd., 323-525-3388.
10 BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS
MAR. 30. All creatures great and small are bestowed with good vibes. At noon. Admission, free. Plaza at El Pueblo de Los Angeles, Olvera St., 213-628-1274.
MUSIC

Jazz, Rock & World Beat

Nnenna Freelon and Kenny Barron & Regina Carter
Duo Mar. 30. The oughta-be-more-famous vocalist
is joined by the equally stellar Carter on violin and
Barron on piano. At 8. Tickets, $30-$35. Carpenter
Performing Arts Center, Cal State Long Beach, 562-985-7000.

Omara Partuondo Mar. 30. Thanks to Ry Cooder and
Wim Wenders's Buena Vista Social Club, Yanks got
acquainted with Cuba's answer to Edith Piaf. Call for
time and prices. Wiltern Theater, 3790 Wilshire Blvd.,
213-480-3232.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Apr. 1. More like teach
your grandchildren. Call for time and prices. Staples
Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., 213-480-3232.

Blues Unplugged VII Apr. 6. Bo Diddley heads up a
posse that includes pianist Johnnie Johnson (renowned
for his work with Chuck Berry), former Fabulous
Thunderbirds guitarist Jimmie Vaughan, and axman
Jody Williams (who, incidentally, soloed on Diddley's
"Who Do You Love?"). At 8. Call for prices. Carpenter
Performing Arts Center, Cal State Long Beach, 562-985-7000.

Fiddlers Three Apr. 6 and 7. BeauSoleil's Michael
Doucet, Appalachian tunesmith Bruce Molsky, and
Turtle Island String Quartet's Darol Anger join cellist
Rushad Eggelston for a "chambergrass" show. Apr. 6:
At 8. Tickets, $24-$29. Irvine Barclay Theater, 4242
Campus Dr., Irvine, 949-854-4646. Apr. 7: At 3. Tickets,
$24-$36. Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., 213-477-2929.

L.A. Jazz Apr. 15-20. USC's extracurricular activities
include the Wayne Shorter Quartet, the Christian
McBride Band, Sonny Rollins, and Shelly Berg conducting
Kurt Elling and the USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra.
At 7. Call for prices. Bovard Auditorium,
USC, 213-740-2167.

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Apr. 16-17. If there's a
devil waiting outside your door (with tickets to this
gig), go. Call for times and prices. Wiltern Theater,
3790 Wilshire Blvd., 213-480-3232.

Reverend Horton Heat Apr. 25. Fuel 'er up with psychobilly
that's been fine-tuned for hot-rodders, punks,
and the stray swing cat. Call for time and prices. House
of Blues, 8430 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 323-848-5100.

Leo Kottke/Patty Larkin Apr. 28. The singer-songwriters
take the quirky folk-pop route. Call for time and
prices. El Rey Theater, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., 323-936-6400.

Classical & Experimental

Gay Men's Chorus L.A. Apr. 5-7. With the "Divas'
Revenge: Opera Our Way II" program, Die Walkure
and The Mikado get the camp treatment. Call for times.
Tickets, $15-$45. Alex Theater, 216 N. Brand Blvd.,
Glendale, 818-243-ALEX.

Southwest Chamber Orchestra Apr. 6 and 9. The orchestra
celebrates Milton Babbitt's 85th birthday by
featuring flutist (and Babbitt associate) Dorothy Stone
on the composer's Groupwise for Solo Flute, Violin,
Viola, Violoncello & Piano. At 8. Tickets, $10-$25.
Apr. 6: Norton Simon Museum of Art, 411 W. Colorado
Blvd., Pasadena. Apr. 9: Colburn School of Performing
Arts, 200 S. Grand Ave. Call 800-726-7147.

L.A. Philharmonic's Mozart Festival Apr. 11-14 and
Apr. 18-21. Andreas Delfs leads the Phil in Mozart's
Symphonies nos. 35 and 40 (Apr. 11-14), and Christian
Zacharias does double duty as conductor and
soloist on Piano Concertos nos. 14 and 16 (Apr.
18-21). Call for times and prices. Dorothy Chandler
Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., 213-365-3500.

Dialogos Apr. 14. In its "Terra Adriatica" program for
Chamber Music in Historic Sites, the all-female vocal
ensemble performs polyphonic songs and medieval
chants from Croatia and Italy. At 4 and 8. Tickets,
$32-$35. Precious Blood Church, 435 S. Occidental
Blvd., 213-477-2929.

Hilliard Ensemble Apr. 21. The group moves easily
from 17th-century chestnuts to po-mo minimalist
works to a genre-bending reinterpretation of the work
of J.S. Bach. At 7. Tickets, $13-$35. Schoenberg Hall,
UCLA, Westwood, 310-825-2101.

FAIRS, FETES & FESTS

Westweek 2002: Designing the Future Mar. 26-27.
The Pacific Design Center, home for Angelenos in
search of style for their shelters, hosts two days of
trendsetting exhibits and confabs featuring interior designer
Michael Berman, architect Frank Gehry, and developer
Tom Gilmore. Call 310-360-6419.

Textile, Costume & Clothing Show Mar. 31. No time
like the present to discover antique hats, buttons, beads,
lace, quilts, and "Victorian whites." 9-3. Tickets, $4.
Pickwick Banquet & Entertainment Center, 1001
Riverside Dr., Burbank, 310-455-2886.

Pasadena Cherry Blossom Festival Apr. 5-7. Artist
Doron Gazit's cherry blossom grove is aflutter when
visitors avail themselves of martial arts demos, fashion
shows, crafts, cuisine, and a tea garden. Call for times
and prices. Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green
St., Pasadena, 626-683-8243.

Vintage Denim Apparel Auction Apr. 12-13. Collectors
will get the blues if they don't see Flying
Deuce's trove of blue jeans from Levi's, Lee, Wrangler,
Oshkosh, Siwash, and Sears & Roebuck. Call for
times and prices. Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E.
Green St., Pasadena, 626-793-2122.

MUSE Apr. 13. LACMA's scenesters groove to DJ Jason
Bentley while taking in serious bev service on the
penthouse patio and the SEEING installations on the
first floor. 8-midnight. Tickets, $25-$35. LACMA
West, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., 877-522-6225.

26th Annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race Apr. 13.
Angie Everhart, Shelby Lynne, Patrick Stewart, and--baby,
you can drive my car--Goran Visnjic zip around
the track to raise money for the Children's Hospitals of
Long Beach and Orange County. Call 562-490-4509.

Armory Center for the Arts Grand Reopening Apr.
13-14. The daytime, music-fueled Family Arts Festival
and the "New Works, New Space" evening reception
kick off the Armory's reopening (Apr. 13), followed by
the "Changing Spaces for Art" discussion (Apr. 14),
which focuses on "plop art" (aka public art). Call for
times. Admission, free. 145 N. Raymond Blvd., Pasadena,
626-792-5101, ext. 140.

4th Annual Tribute to the Human Spirit Award
Dinner Apr. 16. Rob Lowe is honored for promoting
breast cancer awareness on behalf of his grandmother.
(Proceeds benefit the Wellness Community--West
Los Angeles.) At 6. Tickets, $250. Regent Beverly
Wilshire Hotel, 9500 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills,
310-553-9007.

38th Pasadena Showcase House of Design Starts
Apr. 21. Local interior and exterior designers do their
magic on Overlook, a Mediterranean-style estate built
by Reginald Johnson. An on-site bistro provides sustenance
and the marketplace international collectibles.
(Proceeds benefit music education programs and the
Los Angeles Philharmonic.) Call 626-792-4661.

7th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Apr. 27-28. Amid signings, cooking demos, and kid
stuff are literati hoedowns featuring Arianna Huffington,
Charles Champlin, Kevin Starr, Janet Fitch,
Jared Diamond, Sandra Tsing Loh, Lynda Obst, and A.
Scott Berg. Call for times. Admission, free; reservations
required for lectures. UCLA campus, Westwood, 800-LATIMES,
ext. 7BOOK.

THEATER, PERFORMANCE
& CABARET

Openings

The Dazzle Opens Mar. 26. Richard Greenberg's biographical
drama centers on two eccentric brothers who
stuff their manse with junk. Call for times. Tickets,
$27-$51. South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center
Dr., Costa Mesa, 714-708-5555.

Compleat Female Stage Beauty Opens Mar. 31. Jeffrey
Hatcher has written a mature comedy about a
Restoration actor who, forbidden to play female roles,
trains a crop of actresses. Call for times and prices. The
Globe Theaters, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, 619-239-2255.

Jack Opens Apr. 4. Playwright Jim Tosey and songwriter
Tom Megan world-premiere their tale about an
Irish American family that makes it to the White House.
At 8. Tickets, $15. Sacred Fools Theater, 660 N. Heliotrope
Dr., Hollywood, 310-281-8337.

The Mystery of Attraction Apr. 4-28. Marlene Meyer's
dark comedy is filled with folks stuck in bad relationships
and hamstrung by bad judgment. Call for
times. Tickets, $10-$20. [Inside] the Ford, 2580
Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood, 323-GO-1-FORD.

He Hunts Opens Apr. 9. The Geffen (with help from
translator Philip Littell) stages Georges Feydeau's classic
French farce about illicit lovers trapped in a flat. Call
for times. Tickets, $30-$46. Geffen Playhouse, 10886
Le Conte Ave., Westwood, 310-208-5454.

In on It Apr. 10-13. Writer-performance artist (and da
da kamera artistic director) Daniel MacIvor presents a
drama about a dying man's last wishes, his lover, and
their desire to stage a play. Call for times. Tickets,
$14-$30. Freud Playhouse, UCLA, Westwood, 310-825-2101.

The Credeaux Canvas Apr. 10-14. Keith Bunin has
written an incisive tale about ambition in the Big Apple,
and Hilary Swank, Chad Lowe, and Kathleen Chalfant
bite into it on behalf of the L.A. Theater Works
radio series The Play's the Thing. Call for times. Tickets,
$10-$42. Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda
Blvd., West L.A., 310-827-0889.

The Full Monty Opens Apr. 24. Following director
Jack O'Brien's theatrical launch in San Diego and a trip
to Broadway, Terrence McNally and David Yazbek's
unemployed steelworkers finally let it all hang out in
L.A. Call for times. Tickets, $15-$72.50. Ahmanson
Theater, 135 N. Grand Ave., 213-628-2772.

Continuing

Late Nite Catechism Maripat Donovan's rosary-tossing
sister act just might run for all eternity. Call for
times. Tickets, $35. Coronet Theater, 366 N. La Cienega
Blvd., West Hollywood, 877-FUNNYNUN.

The Lion King Julie Taymor's lion isn't sleeping tonight
or any other night in the near future. Call for times and
prices. Pantages Theater, 6233 Hollywood Blvd.,
Hollywood, 213-480-3232.

Love's Labour's Lost Four French noblemen try to
shirk their monastic vows after catching sight of a
fetching princess and her ladies-in-waiting. Call for
times. Tickets, $22-$38. A Noise Within, 234 S. Brand
Blvd., Glendale, 323-953-7795.

Closing

Into the Woods Through Mar. 26. Vanessa Williams
(surely the poster child for living happily ever after)
stars in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony-winning
takeoff on the Grimm Brothers fairy tales. Call
for times. Tickets, $25-$70. Ahmanson Theater, 135
N. Grand Ave., 213-628-2772.

After the Fall Through Mar. 31. It's been a long-standing
supposition that Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe's
relationship supplied the subtext for Miller's play
about an unraveling marriage. Call for times. Tickets,
$24. Fountain Theater, 5060 Fountain Ave., Hollywood,
323-663-1525.

Let Me Play the Lion, Too Through Mar. 31. Director
Flora Plumb highlights the play-within-a-play concept
with her blending of Hamlet and A Midsummer
Night's Dream. Call for times. Tickets, $15-$18. Theater
40, 241 Moreno Dr., Beverly Hills, 323-936-5842.

Lorca's Women Through Mar. 31. Artistic director
Margarita Galban and frequent collaborator Lina Montalvo
stage the juicy parts from four Federico Garcia
Lorca plays, including The Shoemaker's Prodigious
Wife. Call for times and prices. Bilingual Foundation of
the Arts, 421 N. Avenue 19, 323-225-4044.

A Man for All Seasons Through Mar. 31. Robert
Bolt's drama centers on the sparring match between Sir
Thomas More and Henry VIII over the separation of
church and state. Call for times and prices. Lamb's
Players Theater, 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado, 619-437-0600.

The Merchant of Venice Through Mar. 31. Director
Sam Woodhouse uses a multiculti cast and a contemporary
mise-en-scene but keeps the Bard's controversial
text. Call for times and prices. San Diego Repertory
Theater, 79 Horton Plaza, San Diego, 619-544-1000.

Romance.com Through Apr. 3. Hindi Brooks's comedy
double-clicks on two senior citizens who burn up an
Internet chat line. Call for times. Tickets, $15-$18.
Theater 40, 241 Moreno Dr., Beverly Hills, 323-936-5842.

Richard III Through Apr. 7. Circus Theatricals artistic
director Jack Stehlin is the monarch who stops at nothing
until he bites the big one on Bosworth Field. Alfred
Molino costars. Call for times. Tickets, $19.50-$24.50.
Odyssey Theater Ensemble, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd.,
West L.A., 310-477-2055.

The Have-Little Through Apr. 14. Migdalia Cruz's drama
focuses on a teenage girl who survives crazy parents,
pregnancy, and a bad education in the South Bronx.
Call for times. Tickets, $15-$19. Lee Strasberg Creative
Center, 7936 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood,
323-650-7777.

Shylock Through Apr. 14. Ron Campbell (doing double
duty as the moneylender in the San Diego Rep's Merchant)
stars in Mark Leiren-Young's one-man show
about a Jewish actor defending a faithful staging of the
politically incorrect play. Call for times and prices. San
Diego Repertory Theater, 79 Horton Plaza, San Diego,
619-544-1000.

The Blue Room Through Apr. 21. The London staging
(complete with a nude Nicole Kidman) secured
playwright David Hare's position on the hot-names
radar. Call for times. Tickets, $15-$50. Pasadena Playhouse,
39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, 626-356-PLAY.

Communicating Doors Through Apr. 28. A set of
doors (and Alan Ayckbourn's comic touch) helps a
time-traveling sex expert deal with murders from the
past. Call for times. Tickets, $19.50-$23.50. Odyssey
Theater Ensemble, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West
L.A., 310-477-2055.

DANCE

Limon Dance Company Apr. 5-6. In the West Coast
premiere of Donald McKayle's Cross Roads, a trickster
confronts a pair of lovers to James Newton's jazzy
score. Call for times and prices. Luckman Fine Arts
Complex, Cal State L.A., 323-343-6600.

Compagnie Maguy Marin Apr. 12-13. French choreographer
Marin's Points de fuite fuses wailing guitars,
a bit of Bach, text by religious polemicist Charles
Peguy, and dancers clad in old sweaters. Call for times.
Tickets, $14-$45. Royce Hall, UCLA, Westwood,
310-825-2101.

Perm State Ballet Apr. 12-14. The large, traditional
company and full orchestra stage the bring-your-grandma
favorites Cinderella and Romeo & Juliet.
Call for times. Tickets, $37-$47. Cerritos Center for
the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Dr., Cerritos,
800-300-4345.

David Dorfman Dance Apr. 13. Dorfman (known to
local audiences for adding footwork to Dan Froot's Live
Sax Acts) stages To Lie Tenderly, his piece featuring
dancers who roughhouse and shout about love. At 8.
Call for prices. Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Cal
State Long Beach, 562-985-7000.

READINGS, LECTURES &
WORKSHOPS

Sundays in March with the Neutras Mar. 24. Architect
Dion Neutra wraps up his exhibit-lecture-soiree series
with a "Current Projects--Neutra Inc. and Institute"
talk and a peek at the Boomerang chair prototype.
(Bring the checkbook--his digs are for rent.) 2-5:30.
Tickets, $15. Neutra Office Bldg., 2379 Glendale Blvd.,
323-666-8132.

Kim Weston: Portrait, Passion & Printing--The
Fine Art Darkroom Mar. 27. Clickers & Flickers
invites shutterbugs to get the 411 on darkrooms from
a photographer-printer who spent years working
with his grandfather Edward Weston's negatives.
7-10. Tickets, $45 (includes dinner). Beverly Garland's
Holiday Inn, 4222 Vineland Ave., North Hollywood,
626-794-7447.

Marshall McLuhan-`Finnegans Wake' Reading
Club Apr. 1. Students of language, media, and synchronicity
blow the cobwebs out of their brains at
Gerry Fialka's roundtable. 6:30-8. Admission, free.
Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501
S. Venice Blvd., Venice, 310-821-1769.

The Archetype of Love: The Realm of Eros Starts
Apr. 5. Over the course of six weeks the subject of love
is examined in the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,
the poetry of Sufi mystic Rumi, and the Orpheus-like
myths of Native America and Polynesia. 8-10.
Tickets, $12-$80. C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles,
10349 W. Pico Blvd.; 310-556-1193.

Julia Dean Photo Workshops Apr. 6 and 13 and
Apr. 19-21. Photographer-author Kari Rene Hall
(Beyond the Killing Fields) leads a class in "The Documentary
Approach" (Apr. 6 and 13), and USC cinema
school professor Karen Halverson reveals "The Allure
of the Landscape: A Weekend in Joshua Tree" (Apr.
19-21). Call for times and prices. 3111 Ocean Front
Walk, Ste. 102, Marina del Rey, 310-821-0909.

An Afternoon with Gloria Steinem Apr. 7. The
"Women of the 21st Century" lecture series kicks off
appropriately with Ms. magazine's cofounder. At 2.
Tickets, $15-$18. Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N.
Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A., 310-410-4500.

Hammer Reading: New American Writing--Erotic
Night Apr. 7. On the dais (crossed legs optional) are
actors (Gillian Anderson, James LeGros), authors
(Aimee Bender, Malik Gaines), and artists (Al Ruppersberg,
Stephen Prina) reading fresh, hot lit. At 5. Admission,
free. UCLA Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire
Blvd., Westwood, 310-443-7000.

Discovering America's Music Apr. 10. When Jim
Jimirro isn't CEO-ing the National Lampoon franchise,
he's spinning Johnny Mercer's adaptation of "Glow
Worm" (originally a German ditty that was on the Titanic
orchestra's playlist) and Frank Sinatra's various
versions of "I'll Be Seeing You." At 7. Admission, free.
Beverly Hills Public Library, 444 N. Rexford Dr., Beverly
Hills, 310-288-2201.

New Short Fiction Series Apr. 12. Impresario Sally
Shore and her thespian friends read from Micheline
Aharonian Marcom's Three Apples Fell from Heaven,
her debut novel about her Armenian grandmother's
harrowing life. (Proceeds benefit Friends of the Beverly
Hills Public Library.) At 8. Tickets, $10. Beverly Hills
Public Library, 444 N. Rexford Dr., Beverly Hills, 323-662-7900.

UCLA Extension Apr. 13 and 20. Novelist Susan Taylor
Chehak picks Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections
for "Learning from the Best" (Apr. 13), and MOCA
board member Ruth Bloom gives pointers to aspiring
patrons in "The Context of Collecting Art" (Apr. 20).
9:30-4:30. Call for prices. 121 Dodd Hall, UCLA,
Westwood. Apr. 13: Call 310-825-9415. Apr. 20: Call
310-206-1422.

Los Angeles Central Library Apr. 16-28. Margaret
Atwood returns to share her novel-within-a-novel
Blind Assassin (Apr. 16), Janet Sternburg discusses
her new memoir Phantom Limb (Apr. 18), David McCullough
takes lunch with his biography John Adams
(Apr. 23), and Charles Simic tells us what the grass
says (Apr. 28). Call for times and prices. Richard J. Riordan
Central Library, 630 W. 5th St., 213-228-7025.

New School of Cooking April 19, 20, and 27. Chef
Karen Hillenburg and enologist Peter Kerr present a
Friday-evening class, "Pairing Wine and Food" (Apr.
19); chef Jet Tila gets in the swim with "Sushi Making"
(Apr. 20); and chef Dahlia Haas stokes the home fires
with "Egyptian Family Cooking" (Apr. 27). Call for
times and prices. 8690 Washington Blvd., Culver City,
310-842-9702.

Annie Proulx Apr. 25. Whether fans call her Annie or
E. Annie, all scribes can take heart in the knowledge
that the best-selling novelist (The Shipping News) didn't
start really writing until she hit her fifties. At 8.
Tickets, $16-$35. Royce Hall, UCLA, Westwood,
310-825-2101.

Maya Angelou Apr. 30. What a long, strange trip it's
been for the poet whose career has taken her from
singing calypso to cameos on Sesame Street to reading
at a presidential inauguration. At 8. Tickets, $16-$60.
Pasadena Civic Auditorium, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena,
800-508-9301.

MUSEUMS

Openings

William Morris: Creating the Useful and the Beautiful
Opens Apr. 9. The Huntington reaches into its
collection of stained glass, illuminated manuscripts, tapestries,
ceramics, furniture, and textiles by the 19th-century
craftsman and printer. Huntington Library, Art
Collections & Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Rd.,
San Marino, 626-405-2100.

Saints & Sinners: Mexican Devotional Art Opens
Apr. 13. Crucifixes, santos, milagros (medallions), retablos
(small oil paintings), and altars chart more than 400
years of religious art. California Heritage Museum,
2612 Main St., Santa Monica, 310-392-8537.

Urban Innovations: L.A. Competitions Opens Apr.
14. The museum's second show includes drawings and
models for three local projects: the Federal Courthouse,
the Palos Verdes Art Center, and a Caltrans building.
Architecture and Design Museum, Bradbury Building,
304 S. Broadway, 213-620-9961.

The Sacred Spaces of Pieter Saenredam Opens Apr.
16. The 17th-century Dutch artist was one of the first
to depict architectural perspective on a realistic scale.
Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr., West L.A., 310-440-7300.

Lithium Legs and Apocalyptic Photons: The Imaginative
World of James Carter Opens Apr. 19. Science
writer Margaret Wertheim curated this show,
which presents diagrams, computer animation, and
mathematical formulas produced by this self-published,
reality-challenged "outsider scientist." Santa Monica
Museum of Art, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica,
310-586-6488.

Japanese Fishermen's Coats from Awaji Island
Opens Apr. 21. The cotton garments on display are embellished
with intricate designs and were most likely
worn by sea captains making sales and social calls away
from home. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural Art,
UCLA, Westwood, 310-825-4361.

Adi Nes Opens Apr. 28. The young Israeli photographer
explores definitions of masculinity in work that
features staged tableaux reminiscent of the paintings of
Michelangelo and Caravaggio. Museum of Contemporary
Art, San Diego/Downtown, 1001 Kettner Blvd.,
San Diego, 858-454-3541.

Continuing & Closing

Autry Museum of Western History Continuing: Painted
Light: California Impressionist Paintings. 4700
Western Heritage Way, 323-667-2000.

Bowers Museum of Cultural Art Continuing: The
World of the Etruscans; Gems! The Art and Nature of
Precious Stones. 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, 714-567-3600.

California Heritage Museum Continuing: California
Tile: Focus Series--Albert Solon. 2612 Main St., Santa
Monica, 310-392-8537.

California Science Center Closing: IMAX films Ocean
Oasis and Amazing Journeys. Continuing: Memory.
700 State Dr., Exposition Park. Center: 213-SCIENCE.
Theater: 213-744-7400.

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art Closing: Graham
Nickson: Dual Natures. Pepperdine University,
Malibu, 310-506-4851.

Fullerton Museum Center Continuing: Superwacky:
Animation on Television, 1949-2000; A Shower of
Brilliance: Leo Fender and His Electric Guitars. 301 N.
Pomona Ave., Fullerton, 714-738-6545.

Getty Center Closing: Naples and Vesuvius on the
Grand Tour. Continuing: Railroad Vision; Rome on the
Grand Tour; Drawing Italy in the Age of the Grand
Tour; A Royal Menagerie: Porcelain Animals from
Dresden. Permanent installation: That Profile. 1200
Getty Center Dr., West L.A., 310-440-7300.

Hollywood Entertainment Museum Closing: Los Perspectivos
de Hollywood: Contemporary Latin Printmaking.
Continuing: Smoke, Lies & Videotape; 44 Television
Sets on the Wall. 7021 Hollywood Blvd.,
Hollywood, 323-960-4833.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical
Gardens Continuing: Great British Paintings from
American Collections: Holbein to Hockney. 1151 Oxford
Rd., San Marino, 626-405-2100.

Japanese American National Museum Continuing:
Living in Color: The Art of Hideo Date; Flo Oy Wong:
Angel Island, Immigration, and Family Stories. 369 E.
1st St., 213-625-0414.

Laguna Art Museum Continuing: California Holiday:
The E. Gene Crain Collection. 307 Cliff Dr., Laguna
Beach, 949-494-8971.

Long Beach Museum of Art Closing: Evocations:
Sharon Ellis, 1991-2001. Continuing: From Tavern to
Tabernacle: Decorated British and European Pewter.
2300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, 562-439-2119.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art Closing: Selection
of Gifts of Drawings and Prints, 1919-2001.
Continuing: Central European Avant-Gardes: Exchange
and Transformation, 1910-1930; SEEING; A
Century of Fashion, 1900-2000. 5905 Wilshire Blvd.,
323-857-6000.

MOCA at California Plaza Closing: A Room of Their
Own: From Rothko to Rauschenberg. Continuing: Willem
de Kooning: Tracing the Figure. 250 S. Grand Ave.,
213-626-6222.

MOCA at the Geffen Contemporary Continuing:
Zero to Infinity: Arte Povera, 1962-1972; A Room of
Their Own: From Arbus to Gober. 152 N. Central
Ave., 213-626-6222.

MOCA at the Pacific Design Center Continuing:
L.A. on My Mind: Recent Acquisitions. 8687 Melrose
Ave., West Hollywood, 213-626-6222.

Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego/Downtown
Closing: Indivisible: Stories of American Community;
Renovation & Expansion. 1001 Kettner Blvd.,
San Diego, 858-454-3541.

Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego/La Jolla
Continuing: Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective. 700
Prospect St., La Jolla, 858-454-3541.

Museum of Jurassic Technology Continuing: No
One May Ever Have the Same Knowledge Again: Letters
to the Mount Wilson Observatory, 1915-1935;
The Garden of Eden on Wheels: Collections from Los
Angeles Area Trailer Parks; The World Is Bound with
Secret Knots: The Life and Work of Athanasius
Kircher, 1602-1680. 9341 Venice Blvd., Culver City,
310-836-6131.

Museum of Latin American Art Closing: Diego
Rivera: Brilliance Before the Brush. Permanent exhibition:
Latin American Artists: A Contemporary
Journey. 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach, 562-437-1689.

Museum of Neon Art Closing: Cork Marcheschi: 35-Year
Survey; Rob and Nick Carter: Painting with Light.
501 W. Olympic Blvd., 213-489-9918.

Museum of Tolerance Permanent exhibitions: The
Point of View Diner; The Other America. 9760 W.
Pico Blvd., 310-553-9036.

Natural History Museum Closing: Our Verdant Valley:
The Owens Valley Photographs of Andrew
Forbes; Of Myth and Memory: Paiute and Shoshone
Baskets of Owens Valley, California. 900 Exposition
Blvd., Exposition Park, 213-763-DINO.

Norton Simon Museum of Art Closing: Richard Diebenkorn.
Continuing: Reality to Symbol: To Do Battle:
Conflict, Struggle, and Symbol in Art. 411 W. Colorado
Blvd., Pasadena, 626-449-6840.

Orange County Museum of Art Closing: Richard
Ross--Gathering Light. Continuing: Lee Bul: Live Forever;
The Art of Elmer Bischoff. 850 San Clemente
Dr., Newport Beach, 949-759-1122.

Pacific Asia Museum Continuing: Where Masks Still
Dance: Photographs of New Guinea by Chris Rainier.
46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, 626-449-2742.

Pomona College Museum of Art Closing: Working
in America: Images of Labor, 1930-1950. Continuing:
The Public Record: Photographs of the Great Depression
from the J. Paul Getty Museum. 333 N. College
Way, Claremont, 909-621-8106.

Santa Barbara Museum of Art Closing: Pirkle Jones:
Sixty Years in Photography. 1130 State St., Santa Barbara,
805-963-4364.

Santa Monica Museum of Art Closing: Cave Painting:
Peter Doig, Chris Ofili, and Laura Owens. Bergamot
Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, 310-586-6488.

Skirball Cultural Center Closing: Contemporary Polish
Woodcuts by Marta Golab: A Revival of Western
European Folk Art. Continuing: Myer Myers: Jewish
Silversmith in Colonial New York. 2701 N. Sepulveda
Blvd., West L.A., 310-440-4500.

UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural Art Closing:
Break the Silence: Art and HIV/AIDS in South
Africa; Women Beyond Borders: The Art of Building
Community. Continuing: Ways of the Rivers: Arts and
Environment of the Niger Delta. UCLA, Westwood,
310-825-4361.

UCLA Hammer Museum Continuing: You Look Beautiful
Like That: The Portrait Photographs of Seydou
Keita and Malick Sidibe; Mirror Image; David Shrigley.
10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood, 310-443-7000.

UCR/California Museum of Photography Continuing:
Mel Edelman: Things Undone; Common Borders:
Casa Blanca, Riverside, and La Frontera. UC Riverside,
909-784-FOTO.

University Art Museum, Cal State Long Beach
Closing: Carrie Mae Weems: The Hampton Project.
562-985-5761.

University Art Museum, Cal State Santa Barbara
Closing: Nuclear Families: The Home Fallout Shelter
Movement in California, 1950-1969; Priceless Children:
American Photographs, 1890-1925--Child Labor
and the Pictorialist Ideal. 805-893-2951.

FILM, TV & VIDEO

Foreign Language Film Directors Symposium Mar.
23. On Oscar eve AMPAS hosts a discussion with the
directors of this year's Best Foreign Language Film
nominees. At 10 a.m. Admission, free; reservations required.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,
8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310-247-3600.

Animated Educational and Industrial Films Mar.
27. Animation historian Jerry Beck introduces decades-old
kitschy cartoons that share the wonders of
teeth brushing, canned veggies, and "girl trouble." At
7:30. Tickets, $3-$6. ASIFA--Hollywood Animation
Center, 721 S. Victory Blvd., Burbank, 818-842-8330.

17th Israeli Film Festival Mar. 27-Apr. 5. Only in
L.A. would a who's who of Israeli filmmakers hold
their opening-night gala at the, um, Egyptian Theater.
Satires, slapstick comedies, antiwar docs, and thrillers
fill the bills at Laemmle's Music Hall and Town Hall.
Call 877-966-5566.

4th Annual Festival of Film Noir Mar. 29-Apr. 14.
Besides screening the usual assortment of gams and
"damns," American Cinematheque pays tribute to director
Robert Siodmak for films like The Strange Affair
of Uncle Harry and Criss Cross. Call for times and
prices. Egyptian Theater, 6712 Hollywood Blvd.,
Hollywood, 323-466-FILM.

Documental Mar. 30. Gerry Fialka's expenmental-film series
presents Todd Cole's documentary on Baltimore's
demimonde, Blue Collar, at 7, and Marjorie Chodorov's
portrait of Robert Lopez (aka El Vez), El Rey de Rock'n'
Roll, at 9. Admission, free. Midnight Special Bookstore,
1318 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica, 310-393-2923.

First Look Festival Apr. 1-17. The USC School of
Cinema-Television screens offerings by future filmmakers
of America at the Norris Theater and the Directors
Guild. (Moguls: Mark your calendars for Hairy, Shawn
Forry's killer B, and Motherly Love, Eric I. Goldman's
comedy.) Call for times. Admission, free; reservations
required for DGA screenings. Call 213-740-1153.

The Golden Age of Mauritz Stiller Apr. 4-25. The
UCLA Film and Television Archive's newly restored
films by Swedish director Stiller (Erotikon, Vigarne)
suggest that he did more than launch Greta Garbo's career.
Call for times. Tickets, $5-$7, James Bridges Theater,
UCLA, Westwood, 310-206-FILM.

4th Annual Method Fest Apr. 12-19. Screenings, receptions,
and workshops abound in Pasadena; the
Fuller Theological Seminary's coffeehouse hosts "Indie
Music Night"; and the Casting Society of America presents
its Lifetime Achievement Award to Jane Jenkins
(A Beautiful Mind). Call 310-535-9230.

Witness for the Prosecution Apr. 13. In addition to
screening the Billy Wilder whodunit, the Alex Film
Society gets into the retro groove with its "Dish Night"
promotion (a recession-savvy, Depression-era concept),
the Disney toon Thru the Mirror, and a period newsreel.
At 2 and 8. Tickets, $6-$8.50. Alex Theater, 216
N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, 800-414-2539.

Space Station Opens Apr. 19. The big screen was made
for this: a new release showcasing unearthly footage
captured by 25 astronauts using IMAX 3-D cameras.
Narrator Tom Cruise adds more star power. Call for
times and prices. IMAX Theater, California Science
Center, 700 State Dr., Exposition Park, 213-744-7400.

Rod Serling: Dimensions of Imagination Through
Apr. 21. View the last episodes of Night Gallery that
Serling created before accepting a teaching position at
Ithaca College. Call for times and prices. Museum of
Television & Radio, 465 N. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills,
310-786-1000.

MESS (Media Ecology Super Sessions) Apr. 24.
Documentarian Keren Markuze's The 8th Day focuses
on two Jewish couples challenging the 3,000-year-old
tradition of circumcision. At 7:30. Admission, free.
Midnight Special Bookstore, 1318 3rd St. Promenade,
Santa Monica, 310-393-2923.

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Sierra Club, Los Angeles Chapter Continuing. On the
schedule: local hikes, weekend jaunts, walking history
tours, and night treks. 213-387-4287.

Channel Islands National Park Starts Apr. 1. Island
Packers resumes trips to Santa Rosa Island (populated
with foxes, elk, and deer), San Miguel Island (famous
for its calcified Caliche Forest), and Santa Barbara Island
(power hiker terrain). Call 805-642-1393.

At Home with History: Exploring Los Angeles' Historic
Preservation Overlay Zones Apr. 7. The HPOZ
people at the L.A. Conservancy are offering a tour (BYO
wheels) through seven hoods blessed with historic
preservation status: Angelino Heights, Banning Park, Miracle
Mile North, South Carthay, University Park, West
Adams-Normandie, and Western Heights. 10-5. Tickets,
$25-$30. Call 213-430-4219.

Fossil Hunting in Topanga Canyon Apr. 13. Kindergartners
and up (accompanied by adults with wheels) can dig
up Miocene marine fossils with the folks from the Natural
History Museum. 9:30-noon. Tickets, $25-$35. Call 213-763-3534.

Los Angeles River Bike Tour Apr. 14. Cycle 20 miles
down the Glendale Narrows (and get the lowdown on
river restoration and bikeway plans) with North East
Trees. At 9:45. Admission, free. Los Angeles River Center
and Gardens, 570 W. Avenue 26, Cypress Park, 323-441-8634.

Whole Earth Festival 2002 Apr. 19-21. These green
days feature ecology workshops, crafts, tofu munchies, and
Richard Thompson, Michelle Shocked, Michael Franti,
and Spearhead at the World Music Festival. Call for times
and prices. Lake Balboa, 6300 Balboa Blvd., Van Nuys,
310-455-2497.

Aquarium of the Pacific Earth Day Apr. 20-21. This
year's Earth Day (or weekend, to be exact) emphasizes alternative
vehicles, endangered species, live music, and
touch tanks filled with slithy toves. Call for times and
prices. Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way,
Long Beach, 562-985-FISH.

21st Annual Santa Monica Mountains Trail Days Apr.
20-21. Tree huggers can tidy up the trails for the new season.
Camping is available for Grizzly Adams types. Call
for times. Admission, free; registration requested. Point
Mugu State Park, 9000 W. Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu,
805-488-1827.

Down by the River Walk Apr. 21. Check out the new
bike bridge and those legendary painted cats (don't ask,
just go) with Friends of the L.A. River. At 4:30. Admission,
free. Starts at intersection of Loz Feliz Blvd. and L.A.
River. Call 213-381-3570.

Architecture Tours L.A. Ongoing. Building buff Laura
Massino revs up her '62 Caddy to lead driving tours
of places designed by Richard Neutra, Frank Lloyd
Wright, and Greene & Greene. Call 323-464-7868.

Discover Downtown L.A. Ongoing. With Kathy Crabb's
Discovering Downtown L.A.: Self-Guided Walking
Tours in hand, progressive locals can study the Zoot
Suit riots, the geography behind colonial L.A., and the
not-so-pretty truth behind the garment industry. Call
626-795-0963.

L.A. Musical History Tour Ongoing. Art Fein's
compendium of Southern California music landmarks
includes Dead Man's Curve (nos. 1 and 2), the Doors'
office (where "L.A. Woman" was recorded), and the
motel where Gram Parsons doffed his Nudie's duds for
the last time. Call 800-99-21361.

KID STUFF

Cinderella Continuing. Writers Chris DeCarlo and
Evelyn Rudie present a sass-dishing, snivel-free heroine.
At 12:30 and 3. Tickets, $9. Santa Monica Playhouse,
1211 4th St., Santa Monica, 310-394-9779, ext. 2.

The Princess and the Frog Continuing. In this Storybook
Theater musical, a frog prince needs a girl's kiss
to be returned to royal stares. Just like real life. At 1.
Tickets, $8-$10. Theater West, 3333 Cahuenga Blvd.
West, 818-761-2203.

Creatures of the Kelp Forest Mar. 27-29. Nouveau
Cousteaus get to know the Santa Monica Bay Kelp
Forest, where slimy stuff can grow as much as three feet
a day. 1-3. Tickets, $20-$25. UCLA Ocean Discovery
Center, 1600 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica, 310-393-6149.

Spring Art Camp for Kids Apr. 1-5. Kids weave baskets,
craft kachina dolls, design animal totem poles, and
fashion Lakota-Sioux sun-dance skulls. 9-noon. Registration,
$75-$130. Bowers Museum of Cultural Art,
2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, 714-480-1520.

Family Nature Walks Apr. 1-29. Seems like Children's
Nature Institute is pointing out the flora and fauna at
nearly every park in the greater L.A. area. Call 310-998-1151.

Teatro Hugo & Ines: Short Stories Apr. 3-7. Hugo
Suarez and Ines Pasic elbow their way into the annals
of smart kiddie fare by making puppets with their
knees, hands, feet, and arms. Call for times. Tickets,
$12-$25. Freud Playhouse, UCLA, Westwood, 310-825-2101.

Jews in the West Apr. 6. The Autry gets a head start
on its "Jewish Life in the American West" exhibit,
opening in June, by booking multi-instrumentalist
Bruce Molsky and yarn spinner Karen Golden. 1:30
and 3. Tickets, $12-$18. Autry Museum of Western
Heritage, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park,
323-667-2000.

Kid Stuff at the Central Library Apr. 6-27. Curious
George celebrates his 60th birthday with a meet-and-greet
(Apr. 6), Creative Playground presents an interactive
take on The Velveteen Rabbit (Apr. 13), kids
make "Time for Rhyme" (Apr. 20), and Puppetrantz
tells the tale of an annoying pig in The Hog Prince (Apr.
27). At 2. Admission, free. Richard J. Riordan Central
Library, 630 W. 5th St., 213-228-7250.

Cheval Through Apr. 7. Think of this Cirque du
Soleil-esque show as Medieval Times on steroids. Call
for times and prices. Orange County Fair & Exposition
Center, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa, 877-528-0777.

Seeing Time Apr. 7. This "First Sunday Family" event
goes digital as kids and 'rents explore the concepts of
time, motion, still imagery, and portraiture. 1-4. Admission,
free. UCR/California Museum of Photography,
UC Riverside, 909-784-FOTO.

Sunday Open Sunday Apr. 7 and 21. Make "Habitats
for Insects" with found objects (Apr. 7), and connect
the dots between "Picasso and African Art" (Apr. 21).
2-4. Admission, free. Apr. 7: Canoga Park Youth
Arts Center, 7222 Remmet Ave., Canoga Park, 818-346-7099.
Apr. 21: The Blazers, 1517 W. 48th St.,
323-292-2261.

Palos Verdes Art Camp Apr. 8-12. Kids ages 5 to 7
and 8 to 12 study technique, color, shape, dimension,
and various media and get fortified with healthy snacks.
9-noon. Registration, $100-$120. Palos Verdes Art
Center, 5504 W. Crestridge Rd., Rancho Palos Verdes,
310-541-2479.

6th Annual Storyopolis Poetry Cafe Apr. 13. Budding
beatniks share favorite verses or riff free-form on
the things they love most. Kathy Kinney (The Drew
Carey Show) hosts. At 11:30. Call for prices. Storyopolis,
116 N. Robertson Blvd., 310-385-2512.

Music Center Family Series Apr. 13 and 21. Peter
Kors and Donna Szollosi sing safari songs (Apr. 13),
and P.L.A.Y. stages the gender-twisting Bill's New
Frock (Apr. 21). At 11. Tickets, $7. Apr. 13: Dorothy
Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave. Apr. 21: Mark
Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave. Call 213-202-2287.

Griffith Park Ongoing. Come here for a scoop of local
history with your birthday cake. On the menu: the
merry-go-round, pony, and stagecoach rides and the
Colonel Griffith and Freedom trains. Call for hours and
prices. Los Feliz Blvd. and Riverside Dr., 323-665-3051.

FLEA MARKETS

Culver City Antique Show This venue specializes in
vintage jewelry and fabrics. Third Sun. of the month,
10-3. Admission, $4. Veterans Memorial Building,
4117 Overland Ave., Culver City, 323-933-2511.

Long Beach Outdoor Antique & Collectible Market
Collectors of pottery consider this market their
mecca. Third Sun. of the month, 5:30-3. Admission,
$4.50-$10. Veterans Memorial Stadium, Lakewood
Blvd. and Conant St., Long Beach, 323-655-5703.

Melrose Trading Post A fine follow-up to pancakes at
Du-par's is rifling through po-mo odds and ends. Sun.,
9-5. Admission, $1-$2. Fairfax High School parking
lot, 1040 N. Fairfax Ave., 323-655-POST.

Pasadena City College Flea Market Head to the
northeast side of campus for PCC's famous record row.
First Sun. of the month, 8-3. Admission, free. 1570 E.
Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 626-585-7906.

Rose Bowl Flea Market The mother of them all sells
everything from Victoriana to '60s memorabilia. Second
Sun. of the month, 6-4:30. Admission, $6-$15.
1001 Rose Bowl Dr., Pasadena, 323-560-7469.

Santa Monica Outdoor Antique & Collectible Market
The top-drawer items sold here are ideal for folks
coming via their Lear jets. Fourth Sun. of the month,
8-3. Admission, $4-$5. Santa Monica Airport, Airport
Ave. and Bundy Dr., Santa Monica, 323-933-2511.

Westwood Village Antique & Collectible Street Fair
Go no further for that Portobello Market vibe. First
Sun. of the month, 9-3. Admission, free. Broxton Ave.
between Le Conte and Kinross Aves., Westwood,
323-933-2511.

FARMERS' MARKETS

A fresh market seems to crop up in the Los Angeles
area every month. Here's a list of some of them, mostly
culled from Mark Thompson's well-tended Web
site (www.seasonalchef.com).

MONDAY

Bellflower Oak and Clark Sts., 9-1.

South Gate Tweedy Blvd. and Pinehurst Ave., 9-1.

West Hollywood Plummer Park, 1200 N. Vista St., 9-2.

TUESDAY

Agoura Hills Whizens Shopping Center, Cornell and
Agoura Rds., 2:30-6:30.

Culver City Washington and Venice Blvds., 3-7.

Lynwood Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Cesar A.
Chavez Ln., noon-5.

Norwalk Alondra and Pioneer Blvds., 9-1.

Pasadena E. Villa St. and Garfield Ave., 8:30-12:30.

Torrance Charles H. Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw
Blvd., 8-1.

Woodland Hills Topanga Canyon Blvd. and Erwin St.,
11:30-dusk.

WEDNESDAY

East Long Beach E. Wardlow Rd. and Norwalk
Blvd., 10-2.

Los Angeles Saint Agnes Catholic Church, Adams
Blvd. and Vermont Ave., 2-6.

San Dimas Bonita Ave. between Monte Vista and San
Dimas Aves., 4-7.

Santa Monica Arizona Ave. and 2nd St., 9-2.

Westchester 87th St. and Truxton Ave., 8:30-1.

THURSDAY

Carson Bonita and Carson Sts., 9-1.

Century City Constellation Blvd. between Avenue of
the Stars and Century Park East, 11:30-3.

El Segundo City Hall, 350 Main St., 3-7.

Glendale 100 N. Brand Blvd., 7:30-1:30.

Los Angeles La Cienega Blvd. and 18th St., 3-7; 735 S.
Figueroa St., 11-4.

Montrose Montrose Shopping Park, 2200 Honolulu
Ave., 5-9.

Redondo Beach Torrance Blvd. and Harbor Dr., 8-1.

Signal Hill Walnut Ave. and 27th St., 2-7.

South Pasadena Meridian Ave. and Mission St., 4-8.

Westwood Weyburn Ave. and Westwood Blvd., 2-7.

FRIDAY

Hermosa Beach Valley Dr. between 8th and 10th Sts.,
noon-4.

Hollywood 1100 block of Cole Ave., 10:30-3.

Long Beach Promenade North and Broadway, 10-4.

Monrovia Myrtle Ave. between Olive Ave. and Colorado
Blvd., 5-9.

Venice Venice Blvd. and Venice Way, 7-11.

Whittier Bailey St. and Greenleaf Ave., 8:30-1.

SATURDAY

Burbank Olive Ave. and Glen Oaks Blvd., 8-12:30.

Calabasas Calabasas Rd. and El Canon St., 8-noon.

Cerritos Park Plaza Dr. and Towne Center Dr., 8-noon.

Gardena Hollypark Methodist Church, 13000 S. Van
Ness Ave., 6:30-noon.

Los Angeles 3655 S. Grand Ave., 2-5.

Pasadena Pasadena High School, Paloma St. and Sierra
Madre Blvd., 8:30-12:30.

Pomona Garey Ave. and Pearl St., 7:30-11:30.

Santa Monica Arizona Ave. and 2nd St., 8:30-1; Pico
and Cloverfield Blvds., 8-1.

Torrance Charles H. Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw
Blvd., 8-1.

Tujunga 8737 Fenwick St., 9-1.

SUNDAY

Alhambra Monterey and E. Bay State Sts., 8:30-1.

Beverly Hills 200 block of N. Canon Dr., 9-1.

Claremont 235 Yale Ave., 8-noon.

Encino Victory Blvd. and White Oak Ave., 8-1.

Hollywood Ivar Ave. south of Hollywood Blvd.,
8:30-1.

Larchmont Village Larchmont Blvd. between Beverly
Blvd. and 1st St., 10-2.

Long Beach Marina Dr. south of 2nd St., 9-1.

Los Angeles 8400 Melrose Pl. between Melrose and
Croft Aves., 9-2.

Pacific Palisades Swarthmore Ave. between Sunset
Blvd. and Monument St., 8-1:30.

Palos Verdes Peninsula Center parking lot, Hawthorne
Blvd. and Silver Spur Rd., 9-1.

Santa Clarita College of the Canyons, Valencia Blvd.,
Lot 8, 8:30-noon.

Santa Monica Ocean Park Blvd. and Main St., 9:30-1.

Studio City Ventura Pl. between Ventura and Laurel
Canyon Blvds., 8-1.

JAVA HUTS & TEAHOUSES

Anastasia's Asylum You've got the usual vegetarian
specialties on the menu, a selection of groovy teas, and a
really nice staff, 1028 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica,
310-394-7113.

Chado Tea Room The encyclopedic list of teas alone is
worth the visit. 8422 1/2 W. 3rd St., 323-655-2056.

Elixir Sip your teas and tonics in a Japanese garden far
from the madding crowd. 8612 W. Melrose Ave.,
West Hollywood, 310-657-9300.

Lulu's Beehive Not only is the atmosphere suitable for
your grandparents, but the folks here book plenty of
jazz, R&B, and acoustic music. 13203 Ventura Blvd.,
Studio City, 818-986-2233.

Tudor House This room is the real (British) deal, with
high teas and light luncheons, but the owners have
added local flavor by booking astrologist Annie Shaw
to do readings for the patrons. 1403 2nd St., Santa
Monica, 310-451-4107.

Urth Caffe Seems like this down-to-earth place has never
had a slow day, having attracted a laid-back Euro
crowd the moment it opened. Light dining. 8565 W.
Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, 310-659-0628.

AFTER DARK

Rock & Blues

Doug Weston's Troubadour The real Hotel California
books singer-songwriters, trip-hop, and pure pop for
now people. Light dining, three full bars. 9081 Santa
Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, 310-276-6168.

El Rey Those in the know remove themselves from the
downstairs maw to the cool confines of the balcony.
Full bar. 5515 Wilshire Blvd., 323-936-6400.

Harvelle's The Westside's oldest blues club brims with
Chi-town ambience, good friends you met five minutes
ago, and hours of down and dirty tunes. Full bar. 1432
4th St., Santa Monica, 310-395-1676.

House of Blues You can always count on top talent
gracing the stage, fans packed to the rafters, and the
stray supermodel lounging in the Foundation Room.
Dining, six full bars. 8430 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood,
323-848-5100.

Key Club This venue--which enjoyed a long run as
Gazzarri's, then a short life as Billboard Live--plays
host to everything from rock to blues to the occasional
metal band from the '80s. Dining, three full bars. 9039
Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 310-274-5800.

Knitting Factory Hollywood Here's a surefire way to
help revive Hollywood Boulevard: install a rocking
sound system and book big names in the main hall and
smart new acts in the AlterKnit lounge. Sundays. Dining,
three full bars. 7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood,
323-463-0204.

The Mint R&B masters, jam bands, and pop heroes get
their kicks throughout the week. Dining, full bar. 6010
W. Pico Blvd., 323-954-8241.

The Roxy L.A.'s premier showcase features rock, pop,
and jazz artists whose next stop is the Greek or the
Universal. Dining, full bar. 9009 Sunset Blvd., West
Hollywood, 310-276-2222.

Spaceland Punks and suits converge here, where
on any given night you might see some guy pull off
a blistering guitar solo while hanging upside down
from the lights. Full bar. 1717 Silver Lake Blvd.,
213-833-2843.

Viper Room Check out the Monday-night jams at Johnny
Depp's cozy den, not to mention those surprise gigs
by big stars. Two full bars. 8852 Sunset Blvd., West
Hollywood, 310-358-1880.

Whisky a Go Go If the walls here could talk ... The
club that made the Strip does its job keeping alternative
music alternative. Two full bars. 8901 Sunset
Blvd., West Hollywood, 310-535-0579.

Jazz

The Baked Potato A mainstay for session players since
1975--and it's got the decor to prove it. Dining, full
bar. 3787 Cahuenga Blvd. West, North Hollywood,
818-980-1615.

Catalina Bar & Grill Big names in mainstream jazz turn
up regularly at this intimate supper club, where every
seat is prime and the acoustics are top-notch. Dining,
full bar. Reservations required. 1640 N. Cahuenga
Blvd., 323-466-2210.

Jazz Bakery Ruth Price's beloved nonprofit club continues
to attract major talent. Dining, beer, and wine.
3233 Helms Ave., Culver City, 310-271-9039.

Lunaria The eminently civilized come here for top jazz
and blues acts. Dining, full bar. 10351 Santa Monica
Blvd., West L.A., 310-282-8870.

Folk & Acoustic

Genghis Cohen Cantina This narrow little annex
is filled with music-industry heavyweights looking
for the next Jewel. Dining, full bar. 740 N. Fairfax
Ave., 323-653-0640.

Largo You've got your chanteuses, folkies, and darlings
from DreamWorks on the stage and in the audience.
Dining, full bar. 432 N. Fairfax Ave., 323-852-1073.

McCabe's Guitar Shop Catch the best in roots rock,
country, unplugged punk, and rockabilly in this spare
venue. Coffee, herbal tea, and cookies. 3101 Pico Blvd.,
Santa Monica, 310-828-4403.

Dancing

Conga Room Lovers of salsa, samba, and swing can't
resist the big-name talent and the 4,000-square-foot
dance floor. Dining, two full bars. 5364 Wilshire Blvd.,
323-938-1696.

The Derby As ground zero for the swing set, this '40s-style
supper club offers a squeaky-clean alternative for
zoot-suited graduates of the punk scene. Dining, full
bar. 4500 Los Feliz Blvd., 323-663-8979.

El Floridita Every Monday night, Johnny Polanco y Su
Orquesta hosts the hottest descarga (that's Cubano for
"jam session") for multigenerational multiculti folks and
a smattering of Hollywood hipsters. Dining, full bar.
1253 N. Vine St., Hollywood, 323-871-8612.

Cabarets

Atlas Supper Club With its left-field bookings, killer
DJs, and hi-NRG bar scene, this spot is the place to go
before a show at the Wiltern next door. Dining, full bar.
3760 Wilshire Blvd., 213-380-8400.

The Dresden Lounge lizards Marty & Elayne have become
fashionable again simply by standing still.
Neo-Rat Packers love the Vegas-a-go-go dining room.
Dining, full bar. 1760 N. Vermont Ave., 323-665-4294.

The Gardenia This art deco-style supper club plays
host to vocalists who revere Kurt Weill and Cole
Porter. Dining, full bar. 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Hollywood, 323-467-7444.
DANCE
Diavolo Dance Theater
APR. 6
Local choreographer Jacques Heim redefines rock and roll when he pits his action dancers against his kinetic sets. In Trajectoire they confront a pitching stage; in Tete en l' Air, a staircase chockablock with trapdoors. At 8. Tickets, $23-$26. Marsee Auditorium, El Camino College, Torrance, 800-832-ARTS.
PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM
UCLA Hammer Museum
The Hammer presents You Look Beautiful Like That: The Portrait Photographs of Seydou Keita and Malick Sidibe (through May 5), an exhibit of photos that chronicles the emerging middle class in Mali during the decades before and after its independence from France in 1960. The ancillary film series Independence Days (Apr. 3-24) includes movies from the 1990s that examine tensions between European and African nations. Call for times and prices. 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood, 310-443-7000.