Hotdogging-12th August
Redondo Beach photographer Don Adkins took pictures of The Tubes last weekend at Pershing Square. Free concerts there through the summer.
Thursday, August 12
Pier pleasure
The Blue Breeze Band performs Motown, R&B, and soul from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Redondo Beach Pier. It’s part of the city’s free summer concert series. (310) 508-6161.
“Guarded,” by Carolyn Laliberte, is on view at the Palos Verdes Art Center, 5504 W. Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes. The opening reception is tomorrow, Friday, from 5 to 8 p.m. Call (310) 541-2479 or go to pvartcenter.org.
Friday, August 13
Power up
The fifth annual “Power of Art” is a three-day celebration that kicks off this evening with an adults-only art reception from 6 to 10 p.m., and then continues tomorrow (10 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and Sunday (10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) in the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd., RB. See our cover story for this week or go to redondobeachartgroup.org.
Swashbuckling adventures
The Torrance Theatre Company kicks off its new season with Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance,” opening tonight at 8 p.m. in the James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. Also tomorrow, next Friday and Saturday at 8, plus this Sunday and next at 2 p.m. Tickets, $25 general ($20 tonight); $22.50 students, seniors; $15 children under 12. Call (310) 781-7171 or go to torrancetheatrecompany.com.
Teenage angst
“13,” the entertaining and successful musical by Jason Robert Brown, plays this weekend and next at the Norris Theatre, 27570 Crossfield Drive, Rolling Hills Estates. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets, $25 general; $18 students and youth. (310) 544-0403 or go to norriscenter.com.
One of the best
“Citizen Kane,” the 1941 drama starring Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles, and Agnes Moorehead, screens at 8:15 p.m. tonight and tomorrow, as well as 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday in the Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. Tickets, $8. Call (310) 322-2592 or go to otmh.org.
The jury has decided
Two summer exhibitions, “2010 Juried All-Media” and “Small Treasures,” are on view at the Palos Verdes Art Center, 5504 W. Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes, and the opening receptions take place tonight from 5 to 8 p.m. Through Oct. 3. Call (310) 541-2479 or go to pvartcenter.org.
Ladies night
“The Dixie Swim Club,” by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten, opens tonight at Little Fish Theatre, 777 Centre St. (at Eighth St.) in San Pedro. Directed by Rodney Rincon, it plays Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. through Sept. 18. Also: Sun., Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. and Thurs., Sept. 16, at 8 p.m. Tickets, $25 general; $22 seniors, students. (310) 512-6030 or go to littlefishtheatre.org.
Dead on arrival
“Forever Plaid,” about four chirpy lads who were killed instantly in 1964, opens tonight for six shows at the Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. Sixth St., San Pedro. Presented by The Relevant Stage, the musical plays tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2:30 p.m., with the same schedule next week. Also: Free show for seniors, 55 and up, today at noon. Tickets, $30 general; $20 seniors; $10 for those 18 and younger. (800) 838-3006 or go to therelevantstage.com.
Saturday, August 14
Pump it up
Danny Dean and The Rockabilly Rebels are a swingin’ trio, and they play from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Redondo Beach Pier as part of the free summer concert series. (310) 508-6161.
A redhead and her dog
Family Theatre, Inc. presents “Annie,” the musical, at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 5 p.m. in the Hermosa Beach Playhouse, 710 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach. Tickets, $15 adults and teens (13 to 17), and $10 seniors and preteens (3 to 12). Tickets online or at the door. (310) 372-9203 or go to FamilyTheatreInc.com.
Freshly minted
“A Fine Line,” featuring work by Hyunsook Cho and Freitas Wood, in addition to art by Nick Agid, John Cantu, and Heide Ulbrich, opens with an artists’ reception from 6 to 9 p.m. at ps Zask Gallery, 31252 Palos Verdes Drive W., Rancho Palos Verdes. Hours, Thurs. through Sun. from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closes Sept. 12. Call (310) 429-0973 or go to pszaskgallery.com.
Strings with wings
Guitarists David and Marguerite Millard perform at 8 p.m. in Alva’s Showroom, 1417 W. Eighth St., San Pedro. They are joined by cellist Brian Asher and bassist Mark Takeuchi. Suggested donation, $20. Complimentary beverages. (800) 403-3447 or go to alvasshowroom.com.
Japanese classic film
Kenji Mizoguchi’s “Life of Oharu” screens at 7:30 p.m. in the Bing Theater at the LA County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. Tickets, $10 general; $7 museum members, seniors, students. (323) 857-6010 or go to lacma.org.
Sunday, August 15
It’ll cut glass
Fantastic Diamond, a Neil Diamond tribute band, performs from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Polliwog Park amphitheater in Manhattan Beach. Free. It’s part of the summer concert series that runs through the Labor Day weekend. (310) 802-5417 or go to citymb.into.
They’ll lick you clean
The Black Tongue Bells play rock and roll from 4 to 6 p.m. at Columbia Park, 4045 190th St., Torrance. Describing their sound, one of the band members says: “Imagine if the Stones came from Louisiana… they might sound like us.” Sure thing. Free. (310) 618-6342 or go to TorranceLive.us.
Forgotten gem?
A staged reading of Robert Preston’s “Ben Franklin in Paris” takes place at 7 p.m. in the University Theater on the CSU Long Beach campus and is being presented by Musical Theatre West, currently hosting “1776.” Tickets, $20. Call (562) 856-1999 ext. 4, or go to musical.org.
Monday, August 16
The excitement mounts
The Hermosa Beach Murals Project is having a kickoff party at 7 p.m. at Point 705 (705 Pier Ave.) in Hermosa Beach to inform us of its first mural, who’ll paint it and where, and how it all came together. There’s more if you go to hermosamurals.org.
Wednesday, August 18
Suppertime songs
“Music in the Park” is a free concert from 5 to 7 p.m. that takes place in three restaurants along Rosecrans Ave. in El Segundo. John and Pat Dietz (the Dietz Brothers) play on the front patio area of Cozymel’s, 2171 Rosecrans Ave.; Rich Schwagerl (formerly a vibraphonist for Lou Rawls) plays jazz in front of McCormick & Schmick’s, 2101 Rosecrans Ave.; and Harold Payne plays an acoustic mix in the front lawn area of Fleming’s, 2301 Rosecrans Avenue.
Down in Cajun country
Lisa Haley and the Zydecats perform from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. All the homegrown genres of Louisiana music are here, including its French, Irish Celtic, blues, and jazz roots. Free. (310) 618-6342 or go to TorranceLive.us.
Where’s Tiger?
“The Foursome,” by Norm Foster and directed by Gia Jordahl, is about four former college buddies on the golf course. Their sand trap? The past. It plays Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m. in the Little Fish Theatre, 777 Center St., San Pedro. Through Sept. 2. Call (310) 512-6030 or go to littlefishtheatre.org.
Small change
Warner on Wednesdays continues with “The Hurt Locker,” screening at 7 p.m. in the Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. Sixth St., San Pedro. Admission just three bucks. Want a popcorn and small drink, too? The total is now $7 (or $13 if this is date night). Tickets are at the door. ER