Hotdogging 10/25-10/30
The madcap comedy “Moon Over Buffalo” plays Friday and Saturday night at 8 p.m. in the Manhattan Beach Community Theatre, 303 S. Peck Road, Manhattan Beach. Tickets? You bet! Get ‘em from Nancye Ellington, (310) 379-3139
Friday, October 25
But no Berlioz
The Beach Cities Symphony, under the direction of Maestro Barry Brisk, presents “B is for Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms,” and it takes place at 8:15 p.m. in Marsee Auditorium at El Camino College, Crenshaw and Redondo Beach boulevards, in Torrance. The program features the “Little Fugue in G minor” by Bach, the “Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor” by Brahms (with soloist Bradley Cohen), and the “Symphony No. 5 in C minor” by Beethoven. Free pre-concert lecture at 7:30. Call (310) 379-9725 or go to BeachCitiesSymphony.org.
Soothing, invigorating
The South Bay Chamber Music Society present Lucinda Carver and Friends at 8 p.m. in L.A. Harbor College, 1111 Figueroa Place, Wilmington. The quartet plays music by Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. Repeated at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the Pacific Unitarian Church, 5621 Montemalaga, Rancho Palos Verdes. Free. Go to palosverdes.com/sbcms.
Dancers Gabriela Simich and Ellen Bigelow, who performed at last weekend’s Power of Art in Redondo Beach, in front of photos that feature Gabriela as the model. Gloria Plascencia took the photos in the photo as well as the photo of the photos.
“The Wicker Man – The Final Cut” opens tomorrow, Friday, for one week at the Nurat Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., W. Los Angeles. (310) 281-8223 or go to LandmarkTheatres.com
How many trombones?
The Metropolitan Education Theatre Network/Met 2 presents “The Music Man, Jr.” at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Friday) and tomorrow, plus 2 p.m. on Sunday, in the James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. Tickets from $19 to $28. Call (310) 781-7171 or go to met2.org.
What’s the buzz?
Summer Studio’s Art Jam reception takes place from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at 2161 Lomita Blvd., Lomita.
A scene from “The Nose,” an opera by Shostakovich (décor by William Kentridge) that is screening Saturday morning at your local AMC Theaters in Redondo Beach and Torrance. Part of “The Met: Live in HD” series. It also repeats at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Photo by Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Pumping out the hits
Kelly’s Lot performs blues-rock at 8 p.m. in the Grand Annex, 434 W. Sixth St., San Pedro. The group, or maybe just Kelly herself, has been compared to Bonnie Raitt and Melissa Etheridge. Blues guitarist Sean Lane opens. Tickets, $20 now and $25 at the door. (310) 833-4813 or go to grandvision.org.
Sit down, young stranger
Father Serra will speak about his travels and experiences at 9:30 a.m. in the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum, 18127 S. Alameda St., Rancho Dominguez. Donations welcome. Call Alison, (310) 603-0088 or email her at abruesehoff@dominguezrancho.org.
Saturday, October 26
And then out to dinner
A “Fine Arts Cocktail Reception” takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. at Artlife Gallery, 1217 S. Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach. The current work is up through Oct. 30, and the hours are 12 noon to 6 p.m. daily. (310) 938-2511.
“Dark Harbor,” ghoulish fun and impossible mazes, continues through Nov. 2 at the Queen Mary in Long Beach. Entertainment this week: DJ Dennis Owens tonight; Slant and DJ Abel on Friday; and The Black Lantern with DJ Abel on Saturday. Tickets start at $20. Photo by Gloria (or it is “Goria”?) Placencia. More at queenmary.com/dark-harbor
Rockabilly Hall of Famer Rusty Evans, accompanied by his band, Ring of Fire, celebrate the music of Johnny Cash at 8 p.m. on Saturday in the Norris Theatre, 27570 Norris Center Dr., Rolling Hills Estates. Tickets, $45 general; $25 children. (310) 544-0403 or go to norriscenter.com
Saintly singing
The Paul Winter Consort’s “Missa Gaia” (Earth Mass), dedicated to St. Francis, is being performed at 7 p.m. in St. Francis Episcopal Church, 2200 Via Rosa (at Palos Verdes Dr. W.), in Palos Verdes Estates. The multimedia event features the adult and youth choirs, guest singers, and a jazz ensemble. Freewill offering. (310) 375-4617 or go to stfrancispv.org.
One shot only
“Mas Attack,” the first word standing in for Mutual Appreciation Society, is a one-night-only art show featuring over 100 artists, and they’re all being shown pell-mell from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Torrance Art Museum, 3320 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. Free. In Gallery 2 is “Sur: Biennial II.” (310) 618-3846 or go to torranceartmuseum.com.
“The Phantom of the Opera” (1925) with Lon Chaney screens at 8:15 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, in the Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. Tickets, $10 general; $8 seniors. Also, “The Day the Earth Stood Still” screens (along with the 1902 classic “A Trip to the Moon”) at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. (310) 322-2592 or go to OldTownMusicHall.org
Ghost sharks?
“Scarium of the Pacific” takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today (Saturday) and tomorrow at the, you guessed it, Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach. Special Halloween programs for the whole family, including the annual children’s costume contest, underwater pumpkin carving, eerie animals in the Great Hall, and more. With regular admission. (562) 590-3100 or go to aquariumofpacific.org.
“Both Sides of the Lens,” featuring work by members of PADA (Photographic and Digital Artists), opened last Saturday at the Creative Arts Center in Manhattan Beach. The work is up through Oct. 31. Pictured, “Duet with Macke,” which combines work by Judy Hermann and the early 20th century Expressionist painter August Macke. (310) 802-5540
Sunday, October 27
The raven awaits
An “Evening of Poe(try) – selected readings of Edgar Allan Poe” takes place at 5 p.m. at the Torrance Historical Society and Museum, 1345 Post Ave., Old Torrance. Free. Candy and tricky treats. (310) 328-5392 or go to TorranceHistoricalSociety.org.
Amphibians and fish, living beneath the carapace of a giant turtle. And so begins “Totem,” the latest from Cirque du Soleil, on view through Nov. 10 at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro. It’s a dazzling show. Photo by Gloria Plascencia. Go to cirquedusoleil.com/totem
Wednesday, October 30
No way out
“Hell Motel,” a Fiddler’s Misadventure Tale, with Zombies and Scary Violin Music by Jim Sitterly, takes place at 7 p.m. in Miller Recital Hall at L.A. Harbor College in Wilmington, off the Harbor Fwy at Anaheim Street. (310) 548-1659.