Barnes & Noble
1201 Third Street Promenade, 310.260.9110, barnesandnoble.com, free
June 5, 7:30pm–Author Event: Christopher Hitchens: God is Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Dutton’s Brentwood Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Blvd., 310.476.6262, duttonsbrentwood.com, free
June 1, 7pm–Mary Anderson Park signs They Call Me Bunny
June 2, 2pm–Alex Mindt signs Male of the Species: Stories
June 3–The Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights, call for more info
June 4, 7pm–Diane Lefer signs California Transit
June 5, 10am–Judith Palarz Book Group discusses The Inheritance of Loss, 7pm–Ron Carlson signs Five Skies
June 6, 7pm–Vicki Leon signs Working IX to V
McCabe’s
Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Blvd., 310.828.4497, mccabes.com
June 1, 8pm–Sara Hickman, $15
June 2, 8pm–Mort Sahl, $22.50
June 3, 11am–Jacki Breger (for kids), $8
Santa Monica
College
1900 Pico Blvd., 310.434.3000, SMC Concert Hall (unless otherwise specified), smc.edu
June 1, 8pm–SMC Jazz Vocal Ensemble Concert, $10
June 3, 4pm–SMC Concert Band, $10, 7:30pm–SMC Concert Chorale, First United Methodist Church (11th & Washington), $15/$10
Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Blvd., 310.393.6611, templebarlive.com
June 1, 9pm–NIYAZ, $15 adv./$18 door
June 2, 9pm–Prince Diabate, 10/11pm–Mili Mili, $10 adv./$12 door
June 3–Soul Expressions, $5 adv./$10 after 10:30 pm
June 5, 9pm–Vinyl Soul, 10pm–Kuku, 11pm–Mateo Denali, $5
June 6, 9pm–Maimon and the Mongoose Record Launch Party, 11pm–Ology, $7