Instagram @wexarts

Even as a student at UCLA, director Penelope Spheeris (DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION, WAYNE'S WORLD) displayed a level of confidence and creativity rare in such a young filmmaker. Tonight (Thu) at 7 PM, see a program of shorts that includes six of Spheeris's student films, as well as NO USE WALKIN' WHEN YOU CAN STROLL (1998), a humorous and sweet portrait of her one-time carny, ten-times-married mother. Spheeris visits #theWex Friday to introduce the first entry in her DECLINE trilogy, in a new restoration. More at wexarts.org/fv #filmliveshere Feeling a bit peckish? Swing by @theheirloomcafe for a drink or a bite to eat. Heirloom is open until 8 PM every Thursday and Friday.