1. Learn how to cook some of L.A.’s best dishes during an author talk from Alison Clare Steingold at Now Serving. The food and travel writer will host a free 7pm panel tied to her book, The L.A. Cookbook.
2. Catch a comedy set from Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler when they host their Monday Night variety show, Hot Tub, at the Virgil at 8pm. Tickets cost $5.
3. Splurge on a ticket to the opening night gala of the COLCOA French Film Festival. Tickets to the 7:30pm screening of Promise at Dawn at the DGA Theater Complex cost $135.
For more events, check in with Time Out throughout the day.