The Grove Tree Lighting: It´s a tall, tall tree top you can see from different points of the mid-city — stand atop a parking garage or peek north from LACMA — but the sheer size of The Grove´s holiday shrub matches the sheer size of its mega merry tree-lighting bash. Earth, Wind, and Fire and Darlene Love are set to perform and there shall be snow, much snow, not-real snow, but still charming snow, to boot. Date? Sunday, Nov. 16, and you know to arrive early (though the shops at the outdoor center shutter at 4 p.m.).