Happening Monday

BOOKS

Artists and Their Books Inspiration can come from anywhere, but books are a particularly generous muse. In this installment of LACMA’s “Conversations With Artists” series, curators will explore connections between visual arts and literature by talking to artists, including Andrea Bowers, Francesca Gabbiani, Julian Hoeber and Mungo Thomson, about their favorite books. LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7 p.m. Free. (323) 857-6000. https://www.lacma.org

Are We All Hypocrites? Is hypocrisy part of human nature? Robert Kurzban, University of Pennsylvania psychology professor and author of “Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind,” argues that the mind’s design is to blame for human inconsistency. A Zócalo Public Square event. The Actors’ Gang, 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City. 7:30 p.m. Free with online reservations. (310) 838-4264. zocalopublicsquare.org

POP MUSIC

Jenny O. Celebrating the recent release of her EP “Home” on Manimal Records, new folk songstress Jenny O. joins a different set of artists each Monday this month for a free concert series at the Bootleg. Monday’s lineup features the Belle Brigade, Mickey Adams, and Everest. Bootleg Theater. 2220 Beverly Blvd. 8:30 p.m. Free. 8:30 p.m. https://www.foldsilverlake.com.

Slang Chickens Formed in the ashes of the great teenage post-punk band Wires on Fire, Slang Chickens have a brashness and tossed-off quality that makes their eager, trashy rock feel authentic. They hold down the February residency at the Echo. The Echo, 1822 W. Sunset Blvd., L.A. 9 p.m. Free. https://www.attheecho.com