The Dwell Guide to Events in Your City

Wednesday, March 5

A background in urban design and landscape architecture shape the work of Mark W. Johnson, founder of Civitas, Inc, a Denver-based group that works to re-green and reintegrate different urban spaces. 7 p.m.; SCI-Arc, 960 E. 3rd St.; (213) 613-2200; www.sciarc.edu

Thursday, March 6

The artists and architects in residence at the MAK Center – Sabine Müllerm Andreas Quednau, Hank Schmidt in der Beek, Bernhard Eder, Theresa Krenn, and Johann Neumeister – showcase their final projects at the Schindler House. 835 North Kings Road, West Hollywood; (323) 651-1510; www.makcenter.org

Saturday, March 8

Pick a genre – creative writing, design communication arts, screenwriting, interior design, entertainment media, or landscape architecture – and dive into Artsday LA's educational events, co-sponsored by UCLA and MOCA. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; UCLA campus; (310) 267-4888; www.uclaextension.edu/artsdayla

Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers open a new showroom today. And to celebrate, fellow furniture designers and builders, Tom Moser, Sam Maloof, Jim Ipekjian, and others give presentations on their craft through tomorrow, March 9. Thos. Moser Los Angeles Showroom, Helms Bakery Building, 8705 Washington Blvd., Culver City; (866) 708-9816; www.thosmoser.com

Sunday, March 9

MOCA's latest exhibition, Inside Architecture, explores the way interiors – both domestic to institutional – have inspired artists. Expect to see photographs, drawings, and paintings by Richard Prince, Matthias Weischer, Candida Hofer, and Paul Sietsema, among others. Through June 1. Museum of Contemporary Art, 250 S. Grand Ave.; (213) 626-6222; www.moca.org

British documentary photographers Martin Parr and Chris Killip flash back to the early 1980s, a time of economic and political instability in the U.K. 7 p.m.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Bing Theater, 5905 Wilshire Blvd.; (323) 857-6528; www.lacma.org

Last Chance: Quasar, Jean Michel Crettaz's light and sound installation, whose sensors react both to gallery visitors and information from NASA, sounds off today. SCI-Arc, 960 E. 3rd St.; (213) 613-2200; www.sciarc.edu

Last Chance: The Hammer Museum closes this exhibit of the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts' recently acquired collection of European, Japanese, and American drawings, photos, and prints from the Renaissance period to today. Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd.; (310) 443-7000; www.hammer.ucla.edu

Monday, March 10

The Goethe Institute screens three of director Werner Herzog’s documentaries: Herakles (1962), a glimpse into the world of bodybuilding; Huie’s Sermon (1980), a short film of Reverend Huie’s final address; and Lessons of Darkness (1992), an otherworldly look at Kuwaiti oil fields. Goethe-Institut Los Angeles, 5750 Wilshire Blvd.; (323) 525-3388; www.goethe.de

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