Happening Tuesday: The Black Keys, the future of film and more

BOOKS

Terry McMillan In her 1992 breakout bestseller, “Waiting to Exhale,� Terry McMillan celebrated the power of female bonding, long before “Sex and the City� was but a twinkle in Darren Star’s eye. The author has returned to Savannah, Gloria, Robin and Bernandine, now navigating life in their 50s, for her sequel, “Getting to Happy.� Eso Won Bookstore, 4331 Degnan Blvd., L.A. 7 p.m. Also, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 7 p.m. Wed.

MOVIES

“Take 100: The Future of Film� A panel discussion featuring the Duplass brothers ( “Cyrus�) and “Observe and Report� director Jody Hill will introduce “Take 100,� a book seeking to encapsulate the film festival experience in print for the first time. Weighing in at 450 pages, the densely illustrated tome showcases the work of 100 up-and-coming directors, each handpicked by 10 established filmmakers. The Cinefamily, co-presented by Book Soup. 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. $12. (323) 655-2510. www.cinefamily.org

ART

Tom Marioni The influential experimental artist, who founded the Museum of Conceptual Art in San Francisco in 1970, will discuss his lengthy career and present a live performance of his ongoing 1996 composition “Beer Drinking Sonata (for 13 players)� with a number of guest artists, including Cindy Bernard, Evan Holloway and Mateo Tannatt. Marioni’s current exhibit at the Hammer runs through Oct. 10. Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 443-7000. hammer.ucla.edu

POP MUSIC

The Black Keys Guitarist Dan Auerbach and gangly funk drummer Patrick Carney are a duo from Akron, Ohio, whose college-kid jam-band look and impassioned stranglehold on the blues make it clear this is neither retro hipsterism nor the post-punk tinkering of the White Stripes and company. They’re not cool; they’re just brilliant. Hollywood Palladium, 6215 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. 8 p.m. $43. (323) 962-7600.