A terminal of Los Angeles airport was evacuated for two hours after a man, an airline passenger, released a suspicious comment.

A terminal of Los Angeles airport was evacuated for two hours after a man, an airline passenger, released a suspicious comment.

A terminal of Los Angeles airport was evacuated for two hours after a man, an airline passenger, released a suspicious comment.

The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa launches its annual Villa Theater Lab Series on February 1, bringing diverse directors and companies to the stage through fresh presentations of classical theater in the winter and spring.

Ireland’s premier musical ambassadors, The Chieftains, make their debut appearance at Walt Disney Concert Hall to kick off the 2007/2008 World Music series on Thursday, February 21, at 8 p.m.

Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic perform in a Chamber Music Society concert on Tuesday, February 12, at 8 p.m., in a program that includes Beethoven’s Piano Trio No. 1 in E-flat major and Ravel’s String Quartet.

Christoph Eschenbach, one of today's foremost international conductors, leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in three performances of Mahler's Symphony No. 6 at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Friday and Saturday, February 8 and 9, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, February 10, at 2 p.m.

The cast is set and rehearsals have begun for the world premiere of "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson," Written by Alex Timbers, Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman the third production of the Kirk Douglas Theatre's 2007-2008 season. This darkly funny rock musical opens January 20, 2008 and continues through February 17.

Mitzi Pederson was born in Stuart, Florida, in 1976 and lives in San Francisco. She received her BFA in 1999 from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, and her MFA from the California College of the Arts, San Francisco. Pederson has had solo exhibitions at Ratio 3, San Francisco; Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York; and White Columns, New York.

Celebrated violinist Itzhak Perlman performs at Walt Disney Concert Hall as part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association’s Colburn Celebrity Recital series on Sunday, January 20, at 7:30 p.m. He is joined by pianist Rohan De Silva, with whom he performs and tours frequently, in De Silva’s Walt Disney Concert Hall debut.

Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic perform in a Chamber Music Society concert on Tuesday, January 22, at 8 p.m. The program celebrates American music and features selections by composers Gunther Schuller, Paul Turok, John Harbison, Charles Ives and Paul Moravec.

Olivier Latry, one of the world’s most distinguished organists and the titular organist of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, performs at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday, February 3, at 7:30 p.m.