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Thursday, November 18
Favorite local band
Hard Rain performs at 7:30 p.m. at Club 705 (705 Pier Ave.) in Hermosa Beach. They’re sharing the bill with Van Morrison’s daughter, Shana Morrison. Tickets, $15. Get ‘em at andyandrenee.com.
Friday, November 19
Beatles opened for him
That’s right, when Chris Montez and Tommy Roe toured Europe in 1963 their opening act was The Beatles. Montez (“Call Me,” “Let’s Dance”) performs at 8 p.m. in Marsee Auditorium at El Camino College, Crenshaw and Redondo Beach boulevards, Torrance. Montez grew up in Hawthorne, and even attended El Camino. A preview of the upcoming documentary, “The Chris Montez Story,” will screen, and the band Help Light makes their debut performance. Tickets, $25 general; parking is $2. Call (310) 329-5345.
Isle of Lucy
“Ziegfeld Follies,” the 1945 musical comedy starring Fred Astaire and Lucille Ball, screens at 8:15 tonight and tomorrow, plus 2:30 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday in the Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. Tickets, $8. Call (310) 322-2592 or go to otmh.org.
Wedding belles
“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” is being performed tonight through Sunday at the Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. Sixth St., San Pedro. (310) 929-8129. More at therelevantstage.com.
Elves on shelves
The third annual Holiday Open House takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. at Plaza El Segundo (on Sepulveda, just north of Rosecrans). Free hayrides, a tree lighting ceremony with Santa Claus at 7, and more. VIP tickets are available for $10 if you call (310) 647-3431. More information at plazaelsegundo.com.
Scandal in Scandinavia
“The Night of the Tribades,” by playwright Per Olov Enquist, is being presented by the California Repertory Company tonight through Dec. 11 in the Royal Theater aboard The Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach. Performances, Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. with 2 p.m. Saturday matinees. Description: “Set in a rotting Renaissance theater, ‘Tribades’ explores notorious Scandinavian playwright August Strindberg’s decaying personal life as it explodes onstage when the ultimate chauvinist is subjugated by his wife’s lesbian ecstasy.” Tickets, $20 general; $15 students, seniors, and military. Parking, $8 ($6 if you dine aboard the ship). Call (562) 985-5526 or go to calrep.org.
Crisis in Asia
LiNK (or Liberty in North Korea) presents “Hiding,” a 30-minute documentary that highlights what life in hiding is really like in North Korea for its population. There’s a screening at 7 p.m. in the Torrance First Presbyterian Church, 1880 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, and also, on Sunday, there are two more: at 12 p.m. in the One Family Chapel, 425 W. Torrance Blvd., Carson, and at 3:15 p.m. in the Good Shepherd Church, 301 Avenue D, Redondo Beach. More at linkglobal.org/hiding.
Work by Eric Johnson, pictured, plus Seth Kaufman and Michael Davis, are being shown at PS Zask Gallery, 31246 Palos Verdes Dr. W., Rancho Palos Verdes. The opening reception is Saturday from 6 to 10 p.m., and the show is up through Jan. 8.
Saturday, November 20
The singing photographer
David Fairchild, actor, theater director and more, performs songs from his album “Heart of a Man” at 6 p.m. in the Trinity Lutheran Church, 4783 W. 130th St., Hawthorne. Free will donation taken.
Hip hop to 705
Arkansas hip hop artist Hunter Beard is joined by New Kingdom, Hafsa Khan and Jon Harper tonight at Club 705 in a hip hop, blues, reggae show benefiting Breast Cancer Research. $10 cover. 8 p.m. This will be the first local show for Beard, who recently moved to Hermosa and recently “stole the show” at the Key Club in Hollywood, according to one reviewer. For more on Beard visit myspace.com/hunterbeard.
It’ll look good in your home
There’s an open house and studio pottery sale today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Matranga Stonewear, 118 N. Ardmore Ave., Manhattan Beach. (310) 374-6044 or go to MatrangaStudios.com.
Stand on this canvas
“Against the Grain: The Skateboard Deck as Art” opens with a reception for the artists from 6 to 10 p.m. at Gasoline, 423 Main St., El Segundo. It’s being co-curated by Steve Caballero and some 25-30 artists, including Damian Fulton, Makoto, Scott Aicher, and Ghost will be showing their work. Also, Dirty Donny will be signing his new book, Monster Revolt! The Art of Dirty Donny. More at gasolinegallery.com.
Kisses all night long
“That’s Amore: Jenna Sings Love, Italian Style” features vocalist Jenna Esposito, paying tribute to some of the most celebrated Italian-American singers in the history of popular song, at 8 p.m. in the James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. Tickets, $30. Call (310) 781-7171 or go to TorranceArts.org.
Follow the rabbit
The Kentwood Players’ Kentwood Kids production of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” is being performed this Saturday and the next three at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. Tickets, $10. Call (310) 645-5156 or go to kentwoodplayers.org.
Sunday, November 21
Don’t cut his hair!
The Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation is presenting the second offering in the San Francisco Opera Cinema Series – Camille Saint-Saens’ “Samson and Delilah” – at 2 and 6 p.m. in the James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. Each opera was filmed in high-definition Blu Ray with stereo sound. Tickets, $15, $13.50. Call (310) 781-7171 or go to TorranceArts.org.
Heavenly title?
“Harps and Angels,” music and lyrics by Randy Newman, is a multilevel view of what it’s like to be born, grow up, fall in love, and live and die in America. Features many familiar tunes. Opening at 7 p.m. in the Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown Los Angeles in the Music Center. Tickets, $20 to $80. Call (213) 628-2772 or go to CenterTheatreGroup.org. ER