FETE FEST Michael Chiklis, Jeff Goldblum and others honor writer Stephen J. Cannell, followed by Q&A, Writers Guild Theater. $20, Thurs., March 30, 7:30 p.m.
CA Boom 3 design show hosts exhibits, panels and contemporary home tours, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. $20 for exhibits, $75 for tours, 11 a.m. Through Sun.
Jewish Identity Project opens with photos, video and multimedia by 13 artists, Skirball Cultural Center. $8, noon. Through Sept. 3
SAT 3/25: R. Kelly, Gibson Amphitheatre, May 6, $40-$65; Bill Maher, Kodak Theater, May 11, $40-$60; both on sale, 1 p.m.
"WriteGirl" contributors read from their work, Dutton's Beverly Hills Books. Free, 3 p.m.
Designer Karim Rashid's exhibition of prototypes and classic furnishings opens, Denizen Design Gallery. Free, 4-8 p.m.
Gwyneth Leech exhibits "Stations of the Cross," Equator Books. Free, 7 p.m., $10 after 9 p.m.
Limon Dance Company performs founder Jose Limon's "Missa Brevis" and Lar Lubovitch's "Recordare," Ahmanson Theater. $20-$75, 7:30 p.m.
Death Cab for Cutie and Ben Harper play KCRW's "A Sounds Eclectic Evening," Gibson Amphitheatre. $40-$300, 7:45 p.m.
"The Great New Wonderful" starring Edie Falco and Maggie Gyllenhaal premieres at the Silverlake Film Festival, ArcLight Hollywood. $11, $9 members, 7:30 p.m. Party follows at Lace at 10 p.m.
SUN 3/26: "UPA: Magoo, McBoing & Modern Art" celebrates the studio of Mr. Magoo with films, shorts and a panel led by animation historian Jerry Beck, Egyptian Theater. $9, 6 p.m.
Tongue and Cheek, an extravaganza of fiction, essay, poetry, spoken word and music, Hotel Café. $5, 6:30-8 p.m.
Donovan Leitch and Bijou Phillips perform "Hedwig and the Angy Inch," the Roxy. $30-$35, 8 p.m. Shows continue through April 19.
MON 3/27: "Pay it Forward" author Catherine Ryan Hyde joins other young adult novelists in a panel discussion about their inspirations and influences, Vroman's Bookstore. Free, 7 p.m.
TUES 3/28: "Memoirs of a Geisha," "King Kong" and six-disc collection of "Planet of the Apes" on DVD
John Dillinger's criminal career and rise to fame discussed by L.A. Times fellow Elliot Gorn, Friends Hall, Huntington Library. Free, 7:30 p.m.
"Dame Edna: Back With a Vengeance!" begins previews, Ahmanson Theater. $30-$75, 8 p.m. Through April 9.
WED 3/29: Erica Jong converses with Jerry Stahl, author of "Permanent Midnight," presented by Writers Bloc, Skirball Cultural Center. $20, 7:30 p.m.
THURS 3/30: Michael Chiklis, Jeff Goldblum and others honor writer Stephen J. Cannell, followed by Q&A, Writers Guild Theater. $20, 7:30 p.m.
"iWitness" by playwright Joshua Sobol begins previews at the Mark Taper Forum. $30-$36, 8 p.m.
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