Events happening Tuesday

EVENTS

An evening with Bob Newhart Executive Director Robert Santelli interviews the comedy legend about his 50-year career in show business. Grammy Museum, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., L.A. 8 p.m. $20. (213) 765-6800. www.grammymuseum.org.

Seth MacFarlane The creator of animated hits “Family Guy” and “American Dad” will speak about his work at the William S. Paley Television Festival. Producers, writers and stars of the shows, including Mila Kunis from “Family Guy” will join him. Saban Theater, 8440 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. 7 p.m. $25. (323) 655-0111, www.sabantheatre.org.

BOOKS

Eat: Los Angeles In today’s L.A., food is the new punk rock: a proving ground of allegiances, rivalries, tastes and ethics that has become the flash point of what life in Los Angeles means today. To celebrate the 2010 installment of the popular dining guide, a bevy of local food writers including Colleen Dunn Bates, Pat Saperstein and Times contributors Linda Burum and Miles Clements will discuss their favorite haunts and how they (tastily) reflect our culture and values. 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 7 p.m. Free. www.vromans.com.

Mary Gaitskill The author is one of contemporary fiction’s foremost guides into the deep recesses of obsession and lust, and the ways they conspire to break us down. She made her name with the story collection “Bad Behavior,” and last year released another, “Don’t Cry.” She reads from her work here. Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7 p.m. Free. hammer.ucla.edu.