Red Carpet Black Tie 4 - 9:30 p.m. at Marion Knott Studios Hosted by the Alumni Association, Ad Club and PRSSA, this black-tie optional screening of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards begins with a student produced commercial competition. Pre-sale tickets are $35 and at the door tickets are $45. All proceeds go to the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.

John Fowles Literary Series: Willis Barnstone 7 p.m. in Henley Reading Room, Leatherby Libraries World-traveling author, poet and professor Willis Barnstone is the next installment in the John Fowles Center for Creative Writing Literary Forum. Barnstone’s poetry has been nominated four times for a Pulitzer.

“Bus Stop” by William Inge 8 p.m. in Waltmar Theatre “Bus Stop,” by William Inge and directed by John Benitz, is a dramatic comedy set in the frozen midwest. Quirky passengers stuck at a diner overnight discover much about life and love. $15 general admission; $10 senior citizens and students. For information, call 714-744-7087.