Things to Do

“A lot of us are still trying to break free from ... the colonial mentality of what a Filipina should be,” says an organizer of “Burlesque Las FilipinX.”

In Kristy Luck’s first L.A. solo show at Philip Martin Gallery, color is key.

The naked swordsman depicted in the Academy Award gets a digital once-over as Narcissus in new Joe Sola work on view.

If L.A. has a tickle spot, it would be here at Griffith Observatory, east of the sun and west of the moon.

Matthew Leavitt’s play at Theatre 68 in North Hollywood is part farce, part loving tribute to small theater.

Paul McCarthy’s drawings crawl inside your head space, making the Hammer show deft, exhausting and painfully timely.

Two couples move into the neighborhood ready to make some change. Let the fireworks begin. Penelope Lowder’s new play is part comedy, part horror.

Carey Crim’s play “Never Not Once” asks what happens when a crime of the past resurfaces in the present.

Chance Theater takes on the Tony-winning musical version of Alison Bechdel’s memoir about a daughter who tries to connect with her walled-off father.

Classic movies, film festivals, etc. in L.A. for Feb. 16-23 include Anna Paquin in the 2011 drama “Margaret,” plus Stanley Kubrick’s dark comedy “Dr. Strangelove” and Jean-Luc Godard’s sci-fi fable “Alphaville”

Dance shows in L.A. for Feb. 16-23 include Benjamin Millepied’s L.A. Dance Project, Blue13 Dance Company and Forever Flamenco

Classical music concerts in L.A. for Feb. 16-23 include pianist Yuja Wang in recital at Segerstrom and Disney Hall, plus LA Opera’s staging of Donizetti’s “Roberto Devereux”