WHAT’S AHEAD

THIS WEEK FOR L.A. & SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Monday, April 10

Tax Day No. 1

Homeowners beware: The second installment of your annual property tax payment is due today to the L.A. County Treasurer and Tax Collector’s Office. Information: (213) 974-2111.

Tuesday, April 11

Gabbing About Guns

Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, will be guest speaker at a lunch program sponsored by the Wednesday Morning Club. The event starts at 11:30 a.m. at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Information: (310) 843-3699, ext. 210.

Thursday, April 13

Film Fest

The Los Angeles Independent Film Festival kicks off today, with a wide variety of indie films being shown at various locations around the city through April 18. Information: www.laiff.com.

Friday, April 14

Veep Sighting

Presidential candidate Al Gore will be the featured guest at the Inner City Economic Summit, a two-day conference on inner-city development organized by Operation Hope. The event takes place on the USC campus. Information: (877) 592-HOPE.

MBA Madness

About 200 MBA students will come to the Anderson School at UCLA today for the annual Graduate Business Conference, a three-day event looking at the Internet and its impact on business. Several high-level business and government executives will speak.

Saturday, April 15

Tax Day No. 2

It’s the least wonderful time of year: the deadline for income tax filings, though the IRS is granting a two-day extension until April 17 because the big day falls on a Saturday this year.