Happening Saturday

BOOKS

Lit Crawl 2 Let’s face it, most writers like to drink. Or if they don’t like to drink right now, it’s probably because they used to like it a little too much. Following in the great tippling tradition of Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Bukowski and Thompson, the Pen Center USA presents Lit Crawl 2, an event that’s being touted as an old-fashioned read-off. The writers going head-to-head include Allison Burnett, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Neal Pollack, Dennis Danziger, James Greer, Samantha Dunn, Rachel Resnick, Joseph Mattson, Graham Moore, Katie Arnoldi and Edan Lepucki. After the reading, the bar crawl will launch to various sundry Echo Park establishments. The Echo, 1822 W. Sunset Blvd. 6 p.m. Sat. Free. https://penusa.org/upcoming.

ART

The Emmett Till Project This series of performance works commemorates the 55th anniversary of the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Money, Miss., a murder that mobilized the civil rights movement. Performance artists, including Christopher Benson, J.M. Morris and Kevin Spicer, explore Till’s legacy through music, drama and dance. Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. 8:30 p.m. $15-$20. (310) 315-1459. https://www.highwaysperformance.org.

The Art of Ancient Greek Theater In the first exploration of its kind in nearly 60 years, the Getty Villa opens “The Art of Ancient Greek Theater,” a major international loan exhibition that features vase paintings and sculptures depicting scenes from the ancient Theater of Dionysus, pieces that are among the rare surviving evidence of the performing arts in antiquity. Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Highway. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Through Jan. 3. (310) 440-7300. https://www.getty.edu.

Fiesta La Ballona Celebrate the culturally rich and ethnically diverse past, present and future of Culver City at the annual Fiesta La Ballona, a community fixture since 1951. This year’s event features live performances from ‘60s revivalists Aquarius, Louisiana-flavored music from Lisa Haley & the Zydekats and daring circus acrobatics from Kinetic Theory, plus local talent showcases, a beer and wine garden and carnival rides. Veteran’s Park, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City. 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Today, 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun. Free. Ride tickets, $1. (310) 253-6632. https://www.fiestalaballona.org.

FAMILY

Ferdinand the Bull Children are invited to participate in a production of “Ferdinand the Bull,” an adaptation of Munro Leaf’s beloved 1936 picture book about a sensitive young bull who prefers flowers to fighting, by creating pipe-cleaner flowers and portraying characters in the story. Suitable for ages 2 to 8. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. 11 a.m. $8. (310) 455-2322. https://www.creativeplayground.org.