(PARKING NOTE : I have included some free events where parking is as much as $10 because they were worth mentioning; other less expensive parking options may be available so please follow the links and get more detailed information. You can find about parking lots near your chosen event at parkme.com. Also, most of those locations are accessible via bus or Metro and then there's always carpooling...)
VISUAL AND GRAPHIC ARTS
2/12 (Tues): 21st Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibit (costumes from movies released in 2012), runs thru 4/27, FIDM Museum and Galleries in Downtown LA, More info
2/12-2/14 (Tues-Thurs): African American Miniature Museum Exhibit, Compton Library in Compton, More info
2/14 (Thurs): "Game Room" Interactive Installation and Free Admission Day, 11am-8pm, Armand Hammer Museum, $3 parking, More info
2/18 (Mon): Free Admission on President's Day, LA County Museum of Art, $10 parking, More info
2/23 (Sat): Folk Art Everywhere: Downtown LA Mural Walk, 11:30am-1pm, 902 E. 2nd Street in Los Angeles, free event but RSVP required, More info
Thru 3/1: Clay and Glass Juried Exhibit, City of Brea Art Gallery in Brea, More info
3/3 (Sun): CUT! Costume and the Cinema Exhibit and Free Admission Day, Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, $6 parking or street parking available, More info
3/9 (Sat): Exhibit Opening Party for "Resplendent Dress from Southeastern Europe: A History in Layers," Fowler Museum at UCLA in Westwood, parking $3/hour, More info
Also, "Bite Me" Art Exhibition Opening, 5-9pm, McGroarty Arts Center in Tujunga, More info
Thru 3/17: Sampling of Microscopic Work of Willard Wigan, California African American Museum in Exposition Park, More info
Thru 3/17: Fiber Forward Exhibit (contemporary fiber art), Palos Verdes Art Center in Rolling Hills Estates, More info
3/23 (Sat): Art Fair 2013, 11am-3pm, McGroarty Arts Center in Tujunga, More info
3/30 (Sat): Pomona Art Walk, Pomona Arts Colony in Pomona, 6-9pm, More info
thru 3/30: CON-Dense Exhibit, Altered Space Gallery in Venice, More info
FILM AND CINEMA
2/13 (Wed): FLUX Screening Series and After Party (innovative short films and music videos from around the world), 7:30pm, Billy Wilder Theater at Armand Hammer Museum, free but tickets required, More info
2/14 (Thurs): The Perks of Being a Wallflower, 7pm, Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium at Main Library in Santa Monica, More info
2/20 (Wed): American President (with Michael Douglas), 1pm, Pasadena Central Library Auditorium in Pasadena, More info
2/23 (Sat): Current Oscar Nomineee for Best Animated Film, 2pm, Norwalk Library in Norwalk, More info
2/27: (Wed): French Kiss (with Kevin Kline and Meg Ryan), 1pm, Pasadena Central Library Auditorium in Pasadena, More info
2/28 (Thurs): His Girl Friday (classic film with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell), 2pm, Montana Avenue Branch Library in Santa Monica, More info
3/7 (Thurs): Hope Springs (with Meryl Streep and Steve Carell), 2pm, Montana Avenue Branch Library in Santa Monica, More info
3/9 (Sat): "Mask" Screening and Q and A with Screenwriter and Cast, 2pm, Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium at Main Library in Santa Monica, More info
3/19 (Tues): The Perks of Being a Wallflower, 7pm, Fairview Library in Santa Monica, More info
PERFORMING ARTS
2/10 (Sun): An Organ Spectacular (concert), 4pm, St. James Presbyterian Church in Tarzana, More info
2/15 (Fri): Bluegrass and Old Time Music Concert, 8pm, Bridges Hall of Music in Claremont, More info
2/21 (Thurs): The Dog and Pony Show (Bring Your Own Pony) - One-Woman Show by Holly Hughes, 7pm, Grand Ballroom in the Ronald Tutor Campus Center on USC's University Park Campus in Downtown LA, More info
Also, Interactive Dance Performance with Benita Bike's DanceArt Company, 2pm, La Crescenta Library in La Crescenta, More info
3/2 (Sat): Chaksampa - Classical and Folk Music of Tibet, 7pm, Harold M. Williams Auditorium at Getty Center in West Los Angeles, free event but reservations required, parking $10 after 5pm, (encore performance on 3/3 at 3:30pm), More info
3/14 (Thurs): "Superdevoiche" UCLA Balkan Women's Choir (concert), 6pm, Fowler Museum at UCLA in Westwood, $3/hour parking, More info
3/24 (Sun): Sacred Praise Chorale Concert, 2pm, California African American Museum in Exposition Park, free event but reservations required, More info
OTHER EVENTS
2/10 (Sun): Chinese New Year Festival, 2pm, Armand Hammer Museum, $3 parking, More info
2/16 (Sat): 114th Annual Golden Dragon Parade and Chinese New Year Festival – Year of the Snake, 12pm-8pm, Los Angeles Chinatown in Downtown LA, event continues on 2/17 from 12-6pm, More info
2/17 (Sun): Afro-Latino Festival and Free Admission Day, 11am-5pm, Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, More info
3/10 (Sun): Women's Day Festival and Free Admission Day, 11am-5pm, Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, More info
3/17 (Sun): Indonesian Family Festival with Balinese Shadow Puppetry Performance, 12-4pm, Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, More info
