Happening Tuesday: James Lavelle, Mark Bittman and more
MOVIES
“Four Lions” It was bound to happen sooner or later: After making sport of such topics as the drug trade and pedophilia, British director and seasoned satirist Chris Morris has finally made his way around to lampooning Islamic fundamentalism. After screening “Four Lions,” his latest mockumentary, Morris will be on hand to field questions and introduce outtakes from the film. Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. Free with RSVP. https://www.cinefamily.org.
POP MUSIC
James Lavelle The mastermind producer and head of Mo’ Wax record label has explored hip hop, progressive electronic and rock music under the moniker UNKLE, and has become a legendary DJ to boot. On his latest LP, “Where Did the Night Fall,” Lavelle heads back to electronic territory, and collaborates with Mark Lanegan and Gavin Clark, among many others. Amoeba Records, 6400 Sunset Blvd. 7 pm. Free. (323) 245-6400. https://www.amoeba.com.
BOOKS
Edwidge Danticat The Haitian American author knows from real, impossible tragedy — and the ways that art can help heal and document it. With “Create Dangerously: the Immigrant Artist at Work,” she underlines the importance of culture as a means for people cleaved from their homelands (voluntarily or not) to bridge divides and reconcile with identity and duplicity. She speaks with author Amy Wilentz. Aloud at Central Library, 630 W. 5th St., L.A. 7 p.m. Free. https://www.lapl.org.
Mark Bittman Waistlines and carbon footprints have something in common: You’re always going to have one but the trick is to get it as slim and trim as possible. In his latest, “The Food Matters Cookbook,” the New York Times columnist takes a practical, sustainably minded viewpoint on eating seasonally and pleasurably. He’ll be in conversation with Evan Kleiman, host of KCRW’s “Good Food” and chef-owner of Angeli Caffe. Lest you think the subject of the evening occurs only in the theoretical, tasting samples will be available after the chat. Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. 7:30 p.m. $15; advanced reservations required. (310) 440-4500.