Happening Tuesday

FAMILY

Using Animated Films to Make Ocean Issues Come Alive for Kids Award-winning filmmaker Brandon Strathmann presents two of his ecologically minded short films, “The Plastic Perils of the Pacific” and “Dissolving Destinies,” a 3-D animated film that follows a crab through a coral reef threatened by ocean acidification. Strathmann will introduce each movie and discuss the importance of protecting the sea. Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach. 7-9 p.m. $5. (562) 590-3100. https://www.aquariumofpacific.org.

MUSIC

Club Cheval This diverse collection of electronica artists dips into danceable house, U.K. beat music fringes and vintage ambience. The DJ and producer collective includes Canblaster, MYD, Panteros 666 and Sam Tiba. Echoplex, 1154 Glendale Blvd., L.A. 9 p.m. $15. attheecho.com.

Fidlar The scuzz-punk band brings its signature downtown, and with influences like those listed in its song “Coors Light, King Cobra and Four Loko,” expect a rowdy all-ages show. The Smell, 247 S. Main St., L.A. 8:30 p.m. $7. https://www.thesmell.org

ART

Here & There In the popular mind, Californian and German culture couldn’t be more different, but this forum shows a fertile artistic exchange between the places in the 1970s in lectures and exhibitions. Guest speakers include Thomas Crow, Maria Nordman, Lynda Morris, Steven Lavine, Ariane Beyn, Christoph Bartmann and Doris Berger, with video talks by John Baldessari, Nancy Reddin Kienholz and Ed Ruscha. Bing Theater at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 2:30 p.m. Free. lacma.org.