Au Revoir Simone
January 25.  8pm.  Troubadour.  9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood.  Harbouring a love of synthesizers and vintage drum machines, Brooklyn trio Au Revoir Simone offer up a generous helping of charm and intelligence.  These lovely ladies have a lesson for us all in what expertly layered synths, ethereal, heart felt and heart-rendering vocals, dreamy melodies, and palpitating drum machine-induced disco beats should sound like when properly woven together.  www.troubadour.com.  www.ticketmaster.com.
Wheelchair Accessible.

Dalí: Painting and Film
Through January 2008.  Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.  Stop on by LACMA and explore Salvador Dalí’s surrealism from paintings to cinema.  What better place to experience this groundbreaking exhibition than LA – the very epicenter of film itself?  Dalí: Painting and Film focuses on one of the most outrageous artists of the twentieth century, whose
paintings are among the most recognizable works of art created in the last 100 years.  213-857-6000.  www.lacma.org.
Wheelchair Accessible.

dineLA Restaurant Week
January 27 – February 8.  Hungry?  Then head on over to dineLA Restaurant Week, allowing LA local and visiting foodies the opportunity to indulge in a selection of specially priced three-course menus from a wide variety of LA’s best restaurants.  This is your chance to explore, enjoy, and eat all of the diverse tastes Los Angeles has to offer.  www.dineLA.com.
Wheelchair Accessible.

Disney’s Enchanted Experience
Through January 6.  El Capitan Theatre.  6838 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood.  In celebration of Walt Disney Pictures' Enchanted, El Capitan Theatre celebrates the holiday season with Disney’s Enchanted Experience.  Immediately following the film, guests are invited into this giant 24,000 square foot attraction, filled with activities for the whole family and built from real sets and props from the movie.  800-DISNEY6.  www.disney.go.com.
Wheelchair Accessible.

Festival of Human Abilities
January 26 – 27.  9am – 5pm.  Aquarium of the Pacific.  100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach.  Join the Aquarium of the Pacific for its annual Festival of Human Abilities, a celebration highlighting the creative talents and abilities of people with disabilities.  Wheelchair dance, live music, signing choirs, storytelling, service dog demonstrations, and other entertainment by talented people who have disabilities will be featured.  Sign language interpreters will be present at all major presentations for people with hearing disabilities, and an audio tour is available for people with visual disabilities.  562-590-3100.  www.aquariumofpacific.org.
Wheelchair Accessible.

The Great Wine Weekend
January 19 – 20.  Santa Cruz Mountains.  Enjoy an unforgettable weekend.  On Saturday, the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association’s Winter Passport Program.  Over 40 wineries offer up exclusive entry, tours, and special samplings.  And on Sunday, you’re invited to a luscious Wine and
Crab Taste-Off.  Yum!  831-685-VINE(8463).  www.scmwa.com.

All information subject to change. Please contact each individual event for up-to-date schedules, prices and more information.