South Bay Arts Calendar June 23 – June 28
Strangers on a Saturday night performs tonight (Thursday) from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Torrance Art Museum. Suggested donation is $20. Call (310) 376-5577.
Thursday, June 23
Great friends on Sunday
Another in the Tunes at TAM concerts, Strangers on a Saturday Night, featuring Carey Frank on Hammond organ, Will Brahm on guitars, and Jamey Tate on drums, performs from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Torrance Art Museum, 3320 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. Suggested donation, $20. Last month’s show with the a capella group Red Harmony was mesmerizing! The current exhibition is “Grafforists,” and the music should go well with the work. Call (310) 376-5577.
Staying vital
Health professor and holistic coach Sharkie Zartman talks about her new book, “Taking on Aging as a Sport: The Athletic Approach to Aging,” at 7 p.m. in {Pages}, 904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach. RSVPs strongly recommended. Call (310) 318-0900 or go to pagesabookstore.com.
Friday, June 24
Dynamic duo
Another Laurel and Hardy film festival, featuring silents and “talkie” shorts, screens Friday and Saturday at 8:15 as well as Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m., in The Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. The Mighty Wurlitzer Theater Pipe Organ will accompany the silent shorts. Tickets, $10 general; $8 seniors. Call (310) 322-2592 or go to OldTownMusicHall.org.
Alexander Kroll, shown here with his painting “Origami Dolphin,” is among the artists in “Grafforists,” on view through August 13 at the Torrance Art Museum. Photo . (310) 618-6388 or go to TorranceArtMuseum.com.
Saturday, June 25
Funny stuff
The improvisational comedy troupe Jump Start improvises humorous scenes using audience suggestions, and they’re performing at 7:30 p.m. in the Second Story Theatre, 710 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach. Tickets, $15, or $5 if you’re under 12. Call Julie Martin at (310) 697-3674 or go to JumpStartImprov.com.
Alternative rock
The platinum-selling rock band Dishwalla, with guest Lights in the Dark (featuring Brian Blickle, formerly of Baroness), performs at 7:30 p.m. in the Norris Theatre, 27570 Norris Center Drive, Rolling Hills Estates. Tickets, $52 to $32. Call (310) 544-0403 or go to palosverdesperformingarts.com.
Singing, stinging political parody
Long Beach Opera concludes its current season with “The News,” by Dutch “avant-pop” composer Jacob ter Veldhuis (JacobTV). Conducted by Andreas Mitisek, it’s being performed Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m., at The Broad Stage, 1310 Eleventh St., Santa Monica. In English; no supertitles. Tickets, $29 to $137. Call (562) 432-5934 or go to longbeachopera.org/tickets.
The alternative rock band Dishwalla, with guest Lights in the Dark, performs at 7:30 p.m. in the Norris Theatre, 27570 Norris Center Drive, Rolling Hills Estates. Tickets, $52 to $32. Call (310) 544-0403 or go to palosverdesperformingarts.com.
Sunday, June 26
She’s radiant!
The “Quinceanera Magazine Miss Cover Girl Pageant,” presented by Quinceanera Magazine Orange County, takes place at 3 p.m. in the James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. Tickets, $20; children under 12 are free. Call (714) 916-0134 or go to quinceanerasmagazine.com.
A little bit of paradise
“In the Garden” is an art and music and picnicking event taking place from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Mary & Joseph Center, 5300 Crest Road, Rancho Palos Verdes. Entertainment throughout the afternoon. Cost, $10. Call Marlene at (310) 377-4867 ext. 234, or go to maryjoseph.org.
A noble cause
The Cancer Support Community Redondo Beach (CSCRB) hosts its 20th annual Celebrate Wellness food and wine tasting event from 3 to 7 p.m. at the South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Boulevard, Palos Verdes Peninsula. Proceedsl benefit the more than 160 free programs per month offered by CSCRB. Tickets, $150 per person (guests must be 21 and older) Call (310) 376-3550 or go to cancersupportredondobeach.org.
Artist Yvette Mangual, formerly the owner of the Alex Haleigh Gallery in Gardena, is in the group show “Division: Reflections and Shadows,” opening with a reception Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) in Venice on 685 Venice Blvd. Pictured, “Flight.” Through August 20. Call (310) 822-9560 or go to SPARCinLA.org.
Monday, June 27
A visual bouquet
“Artifice Journeys,” comprising assemblage (Beverly Holman), steampunk art, photography (James Kao), and monoprints (Mary Tarango), opens at the Artists Studio Gallery, located in the Promenade on the Peninsula, 550 Deep Valley Drive #159, Rolling Hills Estates. The opening reception is Saturday, July 9, from 3 to 7 p.m. Call (310) 265-2592 or go to artists-studio-pvac.com.
Tuesday, June 28
Put on your shoes because…
“It’s a Night on the Town.” That’s the show being presented by The Dance Center at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday at the James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. Jazz, lyrical, tap, and ballet styles of dance being highlighted. Tickets, $18.50. Call (310) 781-7171 or go to thedancecenterinc.com.