FEB. 27
Good Clean Fun
Each season, Walt Disney Concert Hall surprises with intriguing concert mash-ups pairing resident orchestra the Los Angeles Philharmonic with emerging rock bands. This month, the Brooklyn-based, experimental rock group Dirty Projectors debuts at Disney Hall in a co-headlining program with the world-class orchestra. The first half of the program features the L.A. Phil performing orchestral pieces chosen with Dirty Projectors frontman David Longstreth; the second half of the program features a performance by the band. Pitchfork Media called Dirty Projectors’ latest release, Bitte Orca, which exhibits their wildly unpredictable and inventive sound, “triumphant art-pop” and “one of the more purely enjoyable indie-rock records in an awfully long time.” 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown, 323.850.2000 Map H16

JAN. 31–FEB. 5
DINE L.A. RESTAURANT WEEK Foodies and restaurateurs alike love the twice-yearly Dine L.A. Restaurant week, when fine restaurants across L.A. offer special menus and pricing to entice diners. Nearly 260 restaurants that participated last fall are on deck for this month’s event. Ready your forks, ladies and gentlemen. dinela.com

THROUGH FEB. 7
THE BIBLE ILLUMINATED: R. CRUMB’S BOOK OF GENESIS Seminal underground comic book artist R. Crumb has spent the past five years on a literal adaptation of the first book of the Old Testament, the Book of Genesis. The detailed strip is shown in its entirety—207 individual black-and-white drawings of Crumb’s zaftig women, mischievous animals and geeky men—in this exhibit at the Hammer Museum in Westwood. 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood, 310.443.7000 Map J10

THROUGH FEB. 7
THE PEE-WEE HERMAN SHOW Subversively funny man-child Pee-wee returns to the stage in a reincarnation of the cult nightclub show that catapulted him into the national consciousness. Paul Reubens stars as Pee-wee, and brings along several cast members from his TV show, for the performances at Club Nokia downtown. 800 W. Olympic Blvd., downtown, 213.480.3232 Map I15

OPENING FEB. 10
THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES Stage and film vet Martin Sheen returns to the play that earned him a Tony Award nomination in 1964, about a young man’s return to his parents’ home from World War II. Six Feet Under’s Frances Conroy and The Hurt Locker’s Brian Geraghty co-star in the family drama at the Mark Taper Forum downtown. 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown, 213.628.2772 Map H16

FEB. 12–14, 16
MARDI GRAS The 75-year-old foodie institution the Farmers Market fêtes Fat Tuesday with a weekend celebration including live music, children’s crafts, a “Mutti Gras” pet parade, a “healthy supply” of Dixie Beer and—what else?—delectable Cajun food from The Gumbo Pot and other restaurants. The traditional bead-tossing takes place on Feb. 16. 3rd Street and Fairfax Avenue, L.A., 323.933.9211 Map J13

FEB. 18
LAKERS VS. CELTICS Hometown heroes the Los Angeles Lakers play the Boston Celtics—and we bet that the Celtics’ Paul Pierce, a 2008 NBA Finals MVP, makes a fierce foil to the Lakers’ perennial hotshot Kobe Bryant. The matchup gets rolling at Staples Center downtown. 1111 S. Figueroa St., downtown, 213.480.3232 Map I15

THROUGH FEB. 28
HARLEM OF THE WEST: JAZZ, BEBOP& BEATNIK Celebrate Black History Month by checking out this exhibit at the California African American Museum in Exposition Park. Featured photographs detail San Francisco’s Fillmore District of the 1940s, ‘50s and early ‘60s, where 19 mostly black-owned and -run jazz clubs were the epicenter of a creative movement and hosted legendary performers such as Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane. 600 State Drive, Exposition Park, 213.744.7432 Map M8