Barnes & Noble
1201 Third Street Promenade, 310.260.9110, barnesandnoble.com, free
June 19, 7:30pm–Author Event: Ellen Sandler: The TV Writer’s Workbook
June 21, 7:30pm–Author Event: Anthony D. Romero: In Defense of Our America
Beyond Baroque
681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006, beyondbaroque.org, unless otherwise indicated, cover is $7/$5 students and seniors/members free
Tuesday Night Creative Non-Fiction, 8pm, free
Wednesday Night Poetry, 8pm, free
Thursdays, Alt. Screenplay, 8pm, free
Saturday Afternoon Poetry, 1pm, free
Dutton’s Brentwood Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Blvd., 310.476.6262, duttonsbrentwood.com, free (unless otherwise indicated)
June 15, 7pm–Emily Mitchell signs The Last Summer of the World
June 16, 2pm–Pia Z. Ehrhardt signs Famous Fathers and Other Stories/Jim Ruland signs Big Lonesome
June 18, 7pm–Lori Andrews signs The Silent Assassin
June 20, 10am–Judith Palarz Book Group discusses The Inheritance of Loss/Dr. Jenn Berman signs The A to Z Guide to Raising Happy, Confident Kids
June 21, 7pm–William Dunlap signs Dunlap
Hotel Angelino
170 N. Church Ln., Brentwood, 310.476.6411, hotelangelino.com, 7:30-11:30pm, free
Mondays: Cross Hart Jazz Experience
Thursdays and Fridays: DJ Jeff Baum
Saturdays: Different guest DJs
The Jazz Bakery
3233 Helms Ave., CC, 310.271.9039, jazzbakery.org
June 15-16, 8/9:30pm–Steve Nelson Quartet, $30
June 17, 4pm–Sing! Sing! Sing!, music of Frank Loesser, $25, 8/9:30pm–The Kathleen Grace Band, $25
June 18, 8/9:30pm–The Miller Quartet, $25
June 19, 8/9:30pm–Emile Martinez Quintet, $25
McCabe’s Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Blvd., 310.828.4497, mccabes.com
June 15, 8/10pm–The Dillards, $26.50
June 16, 8pm–John Stewart, $24.50
O’Brien’s Irish Pub
2941 Main St., 310.396.4725, obriensonmain.com, 10pm most shows
June 15–The Lads
June 16–The Shore
June 17–Patio Acoustic Session (4-7pm), The Sunday Session Songwriters
June 18–Jolex, Matthew Moon
June 19–Solomon Seal
June 20–Trivia Quiz, The Hawley Rollers
June 21–Dustbowl Cavaliers
Rusty’s Surf Ranch
256 Santa Monica Pier, 310.393.7437, rustyssurfranch.com, free Sun-Thurs
June 15, 8:30pm–Totara, 10pm–Soul Minded, 11:30pm–Disstrick, call for cover
June 16, 8:30pm–Jodoh, 10pm–Kiltergrey, 11:30pm–Dub Scouts
Skirball Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LA, 310.440.4500, skirball.org
June 16, 12-2pm–Ashley Maher, Café Z, free
Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Blvd., 310.393.6611, templebarlive.com
June 21, Afro Funk Music Festival, $10 adv./$12 door, call for times
The Vic for Jazz
2640 Main St., 888.367.5299, thevicforjazz.com, reservations required, 2 item minimum
June 21, 8/10pm–Sally Kellerman, $20