Events happening Friday

EVENTS

British Television Advertising Awards This showcase of clever, sexy, amusing and thought-provoking British ad spots is curated by international advertising executives and producers. LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. $10. (323) 857-6000. www.lacma.org.

THEATER

“Helen” This lesser-known comedy by Euripides turns the myth of Helen of Troy on its head. Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades. 8 p.m. today; 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday. Free ($15 parking before 5 p.m.; museum ticket required). (310) 440-7300. www.getty.edu.

BOOKS

Stuart Y. Silverstein Dorothy Parker was a talented poet, penning more than 300 poems. Parkerphile Stuart Y. Silversteinhas gathered 122 of these in the book “Not Much Fun: The Lost Poems of Dorothy Parker.” He will be at Book Soup to discuss it and sign copies of the book. Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 7 p.m. (310) 659-3110. www.booksoup.com.

POP MUSIC

The Bird and the Bee The project of singer Inara George and Lily Allen’s producer Greg Kurstin, makes exquisite dinner party music. El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 8 p.m. $20. www.theelrey.com.