Mars is passing pretty close to the Earth right now. It should be visible rising in the East shortly after sunset. It will appear as a bright orange light near the constellation Taurus in the beginning of the month and will end the month in Aries. More info at:
http://www.space.com/universalskytour/
Not sure what Taurus or Aries look like? This is a great tool:
http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/