Summer Splash : A Short-Form Guide to the Season’s Events

From art to theater, this short-form guide lists summer attractions by subject and date. For more detailed descriptions, consult the user’s guide starting on Page S4. Where no city is indicated, venues are in Los Angeles.

ART June 1-30: “DownArt: A Celebration of City Life.” Gallery at the Metropolitan Apartments. July 18: “In Search of a Black Middle Class.” Museum of African American Art. Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies Annual Exhibition.” Santa Monica Museum of Art. Aug. 8: “Alone in a Crowd: Prints by African-American Artists of the 1930s-’40s From the Collection of Reba and Dave Williams” and “New California Video.” Long Beach Museum of Art. Great Dates” and “Small Histories.” Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum. Annual Open Studios Tour. LACE. Artists Beyond Disabilities 1993.” Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena. July 4: “Textile Exhibitions at the Fowler: Past and Future.” Fowler Museum of Cultural History, UCLA. Aug. 15: “The Ancient Americas: Art From Sacred Landscapes.” Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Sept. 12: “Thinking Is Form: The Drawings of Joseph Beuys.” Museum of Contemporary Art. The new Times Mirror Hall of Native American Cultures. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Exposition Park. Aug. 15: “Being and Becoming: Photographs by Edmund Teske.” J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu. Aug. 22: “Jacob Lawrence: The Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman Series of Narrative Paintings.” Los Angeles County Museum of Art. July 18: Sandra Rowe’s “The Invisible Woman.” Santa Monica Museum of Art. Chalk on the Walk.” Pasadena City Hall Plaza. Aug. 8: “Men of the Rebellion: The Eight and Their Associates at the Phillips Collection.” Armand Hammer Museum of Art, Westwood. Aug. 15: “Paul Conrad: 30 Years on the Front Line.” Fullerton Museum Center. Sept. 9: “The Wild West: Photographs by David Levinthal.” Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum, Griffith Park. Oct. 3: “The William S. Paley Collection.” San Diego Museum of Art, Balboa Park. Aug. 29: Mark Tansey retrospective. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Aug. 21: “Telling Tales: Nineteenth-Century Narrative Painting From the Collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.” Art Center’s Williamson Gallery, Pasadena. Aug. 15: Robert Irwin retrospective. Museum of Contemporary Art. Aug.20: An exhibit of ceramics, tiles, drawings and paintings by Beatrice Wood. Severin Wunderman Museum, Irvine. Aug. 1: “Gus Foster: The Tokaido Road,” photographs. Japanese American Cultural & Community Center. Sept. 5: Documentary photographer Werner Bischof (1916-1954). Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Aug. 29: “Pasadena: A Photographic Exploration.” Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena. Sept. 26: “The Lure of the Water: Impressionists at the Seashore.” Norton Simon Museum of Art, Pasadena. Aug. 27: “New Acquisitions.” Hebrew Union College Skirball Museum. Summerfest.” L.A. Art Galleries. Sept. 5: “Roy Dowell: Collages” and “Patrick Tosani: Photographer.” Santa Monica Museum of Art. Aug. 28: “Year of Rebellion: French Posters,” “Michele Blondel,” “Tina Hulett.” Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum. Aug. 29: “Artist Guild Open Juried Exhibition.” San Diego Museum of Art, Balboa Park. Sept. 10: “Terry Allen: Youth in Asia” and “Jean-Michel Basquiat.” Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach. Sept. 30: “Permanent Collection.” Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego. Aug. 22: “1993 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition.” Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Art Park; Junior Arts Center Gallery, Barnsdall Art Park; William Grant Still Arts Center; Watts Towers Arts Center; Artspace Gallery, Woodland Hills (July 27-Aug. 28); McGroarty Arts Center, Tujunga. Jan. 9: “Seascape/Cityscape: The Art of Lyonel Feininger.” Norton Simon Museum of Art, Pasadena. Nov. 7: “Custom Culture: Von Dutch, Ed (Big Daddy) Roth, Robert Williams and Others.” Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach; LAM Satellite, Costa Mesa. July 17-Aug. 22: “Photography in Contemporary German Art: 1960 to the Present, Part II.” Lannan Foundation, Marina del Rey. July 17-Sept. 12: “The News in Pictures: A Century of Images from the Press-Enterprise.” California Museum of Photography, Riverside. July 18-Sept. 19: “Warriors: Navajo Code Talkers.” Southwest Museum, Highland Park. July 20-Oct. 10: “Early Medieval and Romanesque Manuscripts.” J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu. July 22-Sept. 19: “Visions of Antiquity: Neoclassical Figure Drawing.” Los Angeles County Museum of Art. July 24-Oct. 12: “Africa’s Legacy in Mexico: Photographs by Tony Gleaton.” California Afro-American Museum, Exposition Park. July 27-Oct. 10: “North Italian Drawings of the 15th Through 17th Centuries.” J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu. July 31-Oct. 17: “From Picasso to Christo: Selections From the Permanent Collection.” Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Aug. 7-Oct. 3: “20th Century Japanese Prints.” Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Aug. 14-Oct. 20: “Bill Viola: Slowly Turning Narrative” and “Francesc Torres.” MCA Downtown, San Diego. Aug. 21-April 30: “John Outterbridge: Keeper of the Tradition.” California Afro-American Museum, Exposition Park. Aug. 24-Oct. 10: “Women on the Edge: Twenty Photographers in Europe, 1919-1939.” J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu. Nov. 14: “Diaries,” “Stephanie Wilde: Art in the Age of the Plague,” “Above and Beyond the Sofa: Gifts From the Community.” Long Beach Museum of Art.

DANCE June 3-5: “Tesra: A Dance of Healing,” by Linda Chung-Won Kim. L.A. Photography Center. Voices in Motion: A Choreographer’s Collective Series.” Ivar Theatre, Hollywood. Ballet Pacifica. Irvine Barclay Theatre, UC Irvine. Those About to Die Salute You/Who Are You,” multimedia program by Michelle Mercer. L.A. Venue, Hollywood. Celebrate Dance.” Landis Auditorium, Riverside. June 4-6: Solera Flamenco Dance Company. Lyceum Theatre, San Diego. Jazz Tap Ensemble. John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Hollywood. Los Angeles Classical Ballet. Terrace Theater, Long Beach. Inhabitants,” mysterious dance event. Hollyhock House, Barnsdall Park, Hollywood. Aman Folk Ensemble. Fountain Theatre, Hollywood. Avaz International Dance Theater. Irvine Barclay Theatre, UC Irvine. Los Angeles Classical Ballet. Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Roberto Amaral introduces choreography set to the classical music of Spain. Fountain Theatre, Hollywood. The Cotton Club Reborn.” Wilshire Ebell Theatre. Dance Festival 1993. Irvine Academy of Performing Arts. Third annual Dance Roots Ethnic Dance Festival. Los Angeles Theatre Center. Krishna Bhakti,” dance-drama by dancer-choreographer Viji Prakash. Torrance Cultural Arts Center. Clarita and her Arte Flamenco Dance Theatre. Los Angeles Theatre Center. Collage Dance Theatre presents a site-specific work. Brand Art Center, Glendale. Modern-dance artists Donna Sternberg and Benita Bike, “Dance at the Fountain Theatre” series. Hollywood. July 5: Ballet Pacifica. Irvine Barclay Theatre, UC Irvine. Steven Craig, Jeffrey Moore and Shel Wagner. Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica. Annual “Dance Kaleidoscope” festival. Cal State L.A. Joffrey Ballet. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Music Center. Joffrey Ballet. Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa Mesa. Aug. 1: Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Music Center. Aug. 1: “Eye to Eye,” Collage Dance Theatre. John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Hollywood. Aug. 1: Los Angeles Chamber Ballet. Irvine Barclay Theatre, UC Irvine. Dance Kaleidoscope” festival moves to the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Hollywood. Los Angeles Chamber Ballet. John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Hollywood. Members of Paul Taylor Dance Company, Dance Theatre of Harlem and Lar Lubovitch Dance Company. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project. Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa Mesa. Keith Hennessy’s “Heat.” Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica. Gloria Alvarez, Manuel Luna, Hae Kyung Lee and Chatuye perform in the opening L.A. Festival “Crossing L.A.” dance event. Visions Complex, Theater Two, Leimert Park. Avaz founder-director Anthony Shay curates an L.A. Festival “Crossing L.A.” event. Visions Complex, Leimert Park. Danza Floricano U.S.A. John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Hollywood. L.A. Festival “Crossing L.A.” continues. Visions Complex, Leimert Park. Margalit Oved and Haydeh Tchangizian dance on an L.A. Festival program. Wilshire Boulevard Temple. Sept. 3: Choreographer Mehmet Sander curates an L.A. Festival “Crossing L.A.” event. Visions Complex, Leimert Park. Sept. 5: Djimbe West African Drummers and Dancers join African Cultural Group and others in an L.A. Festival program. Outside the Ivar Theater, Hollywood.

FESTIVALS ETC. A listing of neighborhood festivals, family attractions and amusement parks: Through June 6: Rennaisance Pleasure Faire. Glen Helen Regional Park, Devore, San Bernardino County. Today, Monday, Saturday and next Sunday only. Sesame Street Live winds up its southland tour of “Sleeping Birdie,” a musical starring the “Sesame Street” gang. San Bernardino Orange Pavilion. Whale Fiesta. Cabrillo Marine Museum, San Pedro. The children’s music trio Parachute Express performs two concerts. Ventura College. Southern California Cajun & Zydeco Music-Dance-Food Festival. Rainbow Lagoon, Shoreline Drive, Long Beach. Time of Your Life Expo. L.A. Fairplex, Pomona. The Forgotten Door,” Gregory A. Falls’ adaptation of the book by Alexander Ka about the small-town visit of an extraterrestrial, presented by the Young Conservatory Players. South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa. July 3: “Dream Street,” the children’s musical from Max’s Playhouse. Gem Theatre, Garden Grove. Canadian family entertainer Norman Foote. Klein Hall, University Synagogue. The family musical “Big Tush, Little Tush,” starring Elisabeth Moss. Groundling Theatre, West Hollywood. Marina del Rey In-the-Water Boat Show. Marina del Rey. CHIME (Childrens Hospital International Music and Entertainment) Festival. Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park. Contemporary Crafts Market, including craft-making for children. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. July 1: The Serendipity Theatre Co. adapts “Angelina Ballerina” for preschool ages and older. Coronet Theatre. Oct. 3: “Cowboy Serenade: Roots of Western Music.” Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum, Griffith Park. July 4: Del Mar Fair, San Diego’s county fair. Del Mar Fairgrounds. Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture. Los Angeles City College. Grand National Irish Fair and Music Festival. Santa Anita Park Race Track, Arcadia. L.A. Roadster Exhibition. L.A. Fairplex, Pomona. July 24: “Aladdin,” Children’s Theatre of Southern California. The Grove, Upland. Summer Solstice Folk Music & Dance Festival. Soka University, Calabasas. Taste of Orange County” food and music festival. Irvine Spectrum. June 26: Mariachi USA Festival. Hollywood Bowl. June 26-27: Gay & Lesbian Pride Celebration Festival. West Hollywood Park. June 26-27: L.A. Arts Caravan Variety Show, “We Get Along.” Los Angeles Theatre Center. July 5-Aug. 13: “Open House at the Hollywood Bowl,” a festival of arts for children on weekday mornings. July 8-11: San Fernando Valley Fair. Los Angeles Equestrian Center, Burbank. July 8-Aug. 29: Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters. Irvine Bowl Park, Laguna Beach. July 9-25: 101st Orange County Fair. Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa. July 10-11: Wilmington Fiesta. Banning Park. July 10-11: Lotus Festival. Echo Park Lake, Echo Park. July 11: Disney recording group Craig ‘n Company performs a family concert. Warner Park, Woodland Hills. July 19-20: Garlic Festival. Federal Building, Westwood. Aug. 7-15: Nisei Week celebration. Little Tokyo. Aug. 21-22: Sunset Junction Street Fair. Silver Lake. Aug. 21-29: Southern California Home and Garden Show. Anaheim Convention Center. Sept. 4-6: African Marketplace & Cultural Faire. Rancho Cienega Park.

JAZZ May 28: Bob Florence. Hyatt Newporter, Newport Beach. June 12: Richard Eliot. Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. June 12: Russ Freeman. Jazz Bakery, Culver City. June 12-13: Playboy Jazz Festival. Hollywood Bowl. June 13-18: Phil Woods. Catalina Bar & Grill, Hollywood. June 16: Lee Ritenour and Acoustic Alchemy. Universal Amphitheatre. Pianist Bobby Lyle and Straight Ahead. John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Hollywood. Eddie Daniels. Vine St. Bar & Grill. Eddie Daniels and Roger Kellaway. Jazz Bakery, Culver City. Gerald Wilson band. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Jazz Explosion Superband, featuring Larry Carlton and Stanley Clarke. Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. Jazz Explosion Superband. Greek Theater, Griffith Park. Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Irvine Barclay Theatre, UC Irvine. Art Farmer. Hyatt Newporter Hotel, Newport Beach. Herb Geller. Jazz Bakery, Culver City. July 31: Saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera. The Strand, Redondo Beach. Michael Franks. Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. Ambassador Foundation Jazz Festival. Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena. Salute to Cannonball Adderley and Art Blakey, with Gary Bartz, Donald Byrd, Lou Donaldson, Billy Higgins, Freddie Hubbard, Branford Marsalis, McCoy Tyner, Cedar Walton, Kenny Washington. Hollywood Bowl. Bill Holman. Hyatt Newporter, Newport Beach. Michael Franks. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. Terence Blanchard. Catalina Bar & Grill. Grover Washington Jr. Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. JVC Jazz at the Bowl. Hollywood Bowl. Sept. 1: Dave Brubeck and Joe Henderson. Hollywood Bowl. Sept. 3-6: Los Angeles Classic Jazz Festival. Mariott Hotel, Los Angeles International Airport.

MUSIC May 30, June 2, 5, 8, 11 and 13: Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Music Center. Ojai Music Festival. Libbey Bowl, Ojai. American Youth Symphony, UCLA Choral Union and Los Angeles Children’s Chorus. Royce Hall, UCLA. Mozart’s Singspiel “Zaide,” presented by Euterpre Opera Theatre. John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Hollywood. June 20: Verdi’s “Attila” presented by the Opera Orchestra of Los Angeles. Wilshire Ebell Theater. June 18, 20 and 21: “Disney’s Symphonic Fantasy,” featuring the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and costumed characters from Disney hits. Hollywood Bowl. June 19-20: Gogi Grant, Pia Zadora and other guests with Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles. Wiltern Theatre. July 1: Jose Carreras. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. July 2-4: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and Independence Day fireworks celebration. Hollywood Bowl. July 5: Jose Carreras. Civic Theater, San Diego. July 5-Aug. 5: Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic launch the Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival. Mondays and Thursdays. Schoenberg Hall, UCLA. July 6: David Zinman and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Hollywood Bowl. July 17: Kiri Te Kanawa. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. July 24: Pacific Symphony. Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Laguna Hills. July 24: Los Angeles Baroque Orchestra. J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu. July 30: Bobby McFerrin conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2. Hollywood Bowl. Aug. 2: Lusitania Opera. Schoenberg Hall, UCLA. Aug. 3: Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Los Angeles Philharmonic. Hollywood Bowl. Aug. 13-28: SummerFest, the annual chamber music festival in La Jolla. Performances are Aug. 13, 15, 18, 20-22 and 25-27, with the afternoon children’s concert and ice cream fest Aug. 28. Aug. 14, 19 and 21: Bizet’s “Carmen,” Long Beach Opera. John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Hollywood. Aug. 26: Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale. Hollywood Bowl. Sept. 3-5: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, fireworks and Russian music. Hollywood Bowl. Pop Music June 1: 10,000 Maniacs. Open Air Theatre, San Diego. June 2: Songwriters’ show with David Baerwald, Johnny Clegg, Lisa Germano. Ventura Theatre. June 2-3: 10,000 Maniacs. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. June 3: Songwriters show. Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. * Clannad. Symphony Hall, San Diego. * The Sundays, Ventura Theatre. * Dream Theater and, Galactic Cowboys. Celebrity Theatre, Anaheim. June 4: Cyndi Lauper, Henry Fonda Theatre. Hollywood. * Janis Ian. Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. * Robin Trower, Ventura Theater. * Reggae Sunsplash. Santa Barbara County Bowl. * Clannad. Wiltern Theatre. June 4-5: Jimmy Buffett. Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Laguna Hills. June 5: Porno for Pyros and Flaming Lips. Olympic Velodrome, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Carson. * The Sundays. Crawford Hall, UC Irvine. * Harry Belafonte. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. * Tierra, Malo and El Chicano. Ventura Theatre. June 5-6: C. J. Chenier, Steve Riley and John Delafose, Cajun and Zydeco Festival. Rainbow Lagoon, Long Beach. * Troubadours of Folk Festival. Drake Stadium and Intramural field, UCLA. June 6: Gordon Lightfoot. Symphony Hall, San Diego. June 7: Cyndi Lauper. Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. June 8: Cyndi Lauper. Ventura Theatre. June 9-10: Robin Trower. Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. June 9 and 11: Oingo Boingo. Open Air Theatre, San Diego. June 11: Suede. Hollywood Colonnade. * Juan Luis Guerra. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. * Anne Murray. Symphony Hall, San Diego June 12: Los Lobos. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. * Reggae Sunsplash. Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa. * KROQ’s first “Weenie Roast and Singalong.” Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Laguna Hills. June 13: Terence Trent D’Arby. Henry Ford Theatre, Hollywood. June 14: Art Garfunkel, Summer Pops Series. Embarcadaro Marina Park South, San Diego. June 15: Art Garfunkel, Ventura Theatre. June 17: America, Ventura Theatre. * The Temptations and the Four Tops. Universal Amphitheatre. * Gordon Lightfoot, Celebrity Theatre, Anaheim. * Acoustic Alchemy. Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. Barry Manilow, Summer Pops Series. Embarcadero Marina Park South, San Diego. Gordon Lightfoot. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. Regina Belle. The Strand, Redondo Beach. * Dwight Yoakam, Suzy Bogguss. Universal Amphitheatre. Yanni. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. * Gordon Lightfoot. Ramona Bowl, Hemet. * Barry Manilow. Anaheim Arena. * Daniel Lanois. Henry Ford Theatre, Hollywood. Michael McDonald. Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. Gipsy Kings. Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Laguna Hills. * Kathy Mattea. The Strand, Redondo Beach. Daniel Lanois. Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. * Ricky Skaggs. Crazy Horse Steak House, Santa Ana. Gipsy Kings. Open Air Theatre, San Diego. * Hoyt Axton. Crazy Horse Steak House, Santa Ana. Billy Joel. Universal Amphitheatre. * Toto, Ventura Theatre. Bon Jovi. Open Air Theatre, San Diego. Gipsy Kings. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. Willie Nelson and Family. Universal Amphitheatre. * Aztec Camera. Henry Fonda Theatre, Hollywood. * Bon Jovi and Extreme. Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Laguna Hills. Rick Wakeman. Ventura Theatre. * Willie Nelson and Friends. Celebrity Theatre, Anaheim. Ana Gabriel. Universal Amphitheater. Roger Whittaker. Ramona Bowl, Hemet. * K-Earth Latin Rock ‘n’ Soul Show. Universal Amphitheatre. Roger Whittaker. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. * Foreigner, Universal Amphitheatre. LL Cool J and Naughty by Nature. Forum, Inglewood. Dick Dale and the Deltones. Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. Leonard Cohen and the Future. Wiltern Theatre. Poison, Damn Yankees and Firehouse. Blockbuster Pavilion, Glen Helen Regional Park, Devore, San Bernardino County. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bad Company, Drivin-N-Cryin. Blockbuster Pavilion. * Poison and Firehouse. Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Laguna Hills. July 9: Def Leppard and Ugly Kid Joe. Blockbuster Pavilion, Glen Helen Regional Park, Devore, San Bernardino County. * Chicago. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. * Ronnie Milsap. Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa. The Stranglers. Ventura Theatre. * Def Leppard and Ugly Kid Joe. Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Laguna Hills. * The Roches. The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. Hiroshima. Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa. The Four Tops. Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa. Little Richard . Universal Amphitheatre . Carole King . Universal Amphitheatre. Burning Spear . Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. Arlo Guthrie. Universal Amphitheatre. Peter Gabriel. Forum, Inglewood. * Merle Haggard. Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa. Restless Heart. Ventura Theatre. Lyle Lovett and His Large Band. Universal Amphitheatre. The Temptations and Lou Rawls, Summer Pops Series. Embarcadero Marina Park South, San Diego. New Order. Hollywood Bowl. Jimmy Cliff. The Strand, Redondo Beach. Jimmy Cliff. Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. * Steve Miller Band. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. The Association. Universal Amphitheatre. The O’Jays and Stephanie Mills. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. * Clint Black and Wynonna Judd. Anaheim Arena. Mick Fleetwood’s Blue Whale, Linda Hopkins and Papa John Creach, Big Times Blues Festival. Gemmrig Park, Long Beach. Sade. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. George Strait. Greek Theatre. Lollapalooza” Festival. Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area, Irwindale. Air Supply. Greek Theatre. Mike Oldfield. Greek Theatre. The Grateful Dead. Rose Bowl, Pasadena. * Michael Franks and Dave Koz. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. Kenny Loggins. Universal Amphitheatre. Kenny Loggins, Summer Pops Series. Embarcadero Marina Park South, San Diego. Alabama. Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. Kenny Loggins. Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa. Emmylou Harris. The Strand, Redondo Beach. Emmylou Harris. Ventura Theatre. Emmylou Harris. Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. * Al Jarreau and David Sanborn. Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa. Duran Duran. Hollywood Bowl. * Whitney Houston, Summer Pops Series. Embarcadero Marina Park South, San Diego. Whitney Houston. Cerritos Performing Arts Center. Spin Doctors, Soul Asylum and Screaming Trees. Open Air Theatre, San Diego. Van Halen and Vince Neil. Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa. Spin Doctors, Soul Asylum and Screaming Trees. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. * Everly Brothers and Dion. Ramona Bowl, Hemet. Everly Brothers and Dion. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park.

THEATER May 30: “Women on a Mission,” a music, dance and comedy work written and performed by African American artists Joyce Guy, Brandyn Barbara Artis, Adilah Barnes, G. Collette Jackson, Michelle T. Clinton and Satori. William Grant Still Art Center. Jude Narita, Nefertiti Shackelford, Dolores Chavez and Denise Uyehara present “Four Women,” solo theater performances. Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica. Shelly Garrett’s comedy “Beauty Shop Part 2” opens. Wilshire Theatre, Beverly Hills. Impersonator Jim Bailey. Cinegrill, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. June 2-Sept. 1: “Celebrations,” a free weekly noontime performing arts series, opens with the Latin rhythms of the East L.A.-based Tierra. Upcoming performances include song-and-dance with the cast of “The Will Rogers Follies,” “The Phantom of the Opera” cast’s songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein and preview highlights from the Long Beach Opera’s “Carmen.” Waterstage, California Plaza. Monsieur Shaherazad” reopens. Gem Theatre, Garden Grove. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Tell Me on a Sunday.” Burbank Little Theatre. Mel Shapiro’s new Onstage Company ensemble debuts in Moliere’s comedy “The Misanthrope.” Limelight Playhouse, North Hollywood. July 11: The Asian American improvisational troupe Cold Tofu presents “The Grapevine.” Los Angeles Theatre Center. Aug. 22: “Crazy for You.” Shubert Theatre, Century City. Performance artist Dan Kwong presents “Monkhood in Three Easy Lessons” and Amy Hill in “Reunion.” Japan America Theater. July 25: Tony Abatemarco performs his solo play “Four Fathers.” Tiffany Theatre, West Hollywood. Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers perform A. R. Gurney’s two-person play “Love Letters.” Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. The environmental staging “Tamara” kicks off its 10th year. Tamara Villa, Hollywood. Performance artist Annie Sprinkle presents her solo show “Post Post Porn Modernist.” Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica. PCPA Theaterfest’s summer season opens with “Great Expectations.” Festival Theatre, Solvang. July 18: Shelley Berman heads the cast in Skip Usen’s comedy “Love, Dreams & Lost Uncles.” Court Theatre, West Hollywood. Lily Tomlin hosts the opening of “Oliver! Twisted,” a Charity Parody takeoff of Lionel Bart’s hit musical “Oliver!” Las Palmas Theatre, Hollywood. Evolution of the Soul Brother,” a comedy by Anthony D. Spires and Donald E. Lacy Jr. Los Angeles Theatre Center. July 10: The Fullerton Civic Light Opera opens its summer season with the musical “Quilters.” Muckenthaler Estate, Fullerton. July 18: “Twilight: Los Angeles 1992,” written and performed by Anna Deavere Smith. Mark Taper Forum. Groundlings R.V. & Campers Show” opens. Groundling Theatre, Hollywood. July 25: The Poster Boys star in “Bang! I Love You.” Tiffany Theatre, West Hollywood. The California premiere of “Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom.” Odyssey Theatre, West Los Angeles. The “NoHo Performing Arts Festival,” presented by 20 theaters of the Valley Theatre League. Actors Alley Theater, American Renegade Theatre, Academy Plaza, Group Repertory, Acme Comedy Playhouse, Limelight Playhouse and Art of the Dance Theatre. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Aspects of Love.” Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa Mesa. A national touring production of “Evita.” Pasadena Civic Auditorium. July 3: “The Night Market,” “co-gender” musical revue with Philip Littell and Eric Cunningham. Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica. July 24: “King Lear.” Grove Shakespeare’s Festival Amphitheatre, Garden Grove. Aug. 15: George Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man.” Mandell Weiss Forum, La Jolla Playhouse. Flying Through Walls,” presented by the LAPD (Los Angeles Poverty Department). LACE. Aug. 8: “Ballad of the Blacksmith.” Old Globe Theatre’s Lowell Davies Festival Theatre, San Diego. PCPA Theaterfest presents “Ain’t Misbehavin’ .” Festival Theatre, Solvang. PCPA Theaterfest production of “Oklahoma!” Marian Theatre, Santa Maria. My Fair Lady.” Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Music Center. Aug. 15: “Burning Hope.” Old Globe Theatre’s Cassius Carter Centre Stage, San Diego. San Diego Civic Light Opera presents “My Fair Lady.” Starlight Bowl, Balboa Park, San Diego. Tommy Tune Tonight!” Pantages Theatre, Hollywood. Jerry Mayer’s new comedy “Killjoy: A Comedy of Terrors” Santa Monica Playhouse. Aug. 7: Shakespeare Orange County’s production of “Much Ado About Nothing.” Waltmar Theatre, Chapman University, Orange. Starting Here Starting Now,” the L.A. premiere of the musical revue by David Shire and Richard Maltby Jr. West End Playhouse, Van Nuys. The Long Beach Civic Light Opera’s production of “Dreamgirls.” Terrace Theater, Long Beach. Phantom,” the Los Angeles County premiere of the Kopit-Yeston musical, presented by Whittier/La Mirada Musical Theatre. La Mirada Theatre. July 10-July 25: Shakespeare Festival/LA’s production of “Romeo and Juliet.” John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Hollywood. July 10-Aug. 29: ‘King Lear,” with Hal Holbrook. Old Globe Theatre, San Diego. July 13-14: “Tommy Tune Tonight!” Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa Mesa. July 14-Sept. 26: “The Will Rogers Follies.” Pantages Theatre, Hollywood. July 15-Aug. 15: Amy Hill premieres her new solo show “Beside Myself.” East West Players. July 15-Sept. 25: “Five Guys Named Moe.” UCLA James A. Doolittle Theatre, Hollywood. July 16-Aug. 7: “Lend Me a Tenor,” presented by the Fullerton Civic Light Opera’s open-air Theatre on the Green series. Muckenthaler Estate, Fullerton. July 16-Aug. 15: Holly Hunter opens in the West Coast premiere of “Control Freaks.” Met Theatre, Hollywood. July 18-Aug. 22: Jaston Williams and Joe Sears present their two-man comedy “A Tuna Christmas.” Pasadena Playhouse. July 18-Aug. 22: “The Hairy Ape.” Mandell Weiss Forum, La Jolla Playhouse. July 20-25: Richard Chamberlain stars in “My Fair Lady.” Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa Mesa. July 29-Aug. 8: San Diego Civic Light Opera’s production of “42nd Street.” Starlight Bowl, Balboa Park, San Diego. July 29-Aug. 8: Shakespeare Festival/LA’s production of “Two Gentlemen of Verona.” South Coast Botanic Gardens, Rolling Hills Estates. July 29-Aug. 14: PCPA Theaterfest’s 50th anniversary production of “Oklahoma!” Festival Theatre, Solvang. July 31-Sept. 4: A ‘60s version of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Grove Shakespeare’s Festival Amphitheatre, Garden Grove. Aug. 1-29: “Luck, Pluck and Virtue.” Mandell Weiss Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse. Sept. 11: California Youth Theatre presentation of “Scapino!” Paramount Studios. Aug. 5-Sept. 19: “Lips Together, Teeth Apart.” Mark Taper Forum. Sept. 5: A. R. Gurney’s play “Love Letters.” Severson Theatre, Santa Maria. The Secret Garden,” based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s children’s classic. Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Keegan & Lloyd’s new performance work, “Naked & In Love: A Comedy With Strings Attached.” Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica. Sept. 4: “Foxfire,” presented by the Fullerton Civic Light Opera. Muckenthaler Estate, Fullerton. Sept. 11: Shakespeare Orange County’s production of “Julius Caesar.” Waltmar Theatre, Chapman University. Sept. 4: PCPA Theaterfest presents “The Immigrant.” Festival Theatre, Solvang. Sept. 4: “West Side Story,” another PCPA Theaterfest offering. Marian Theatre, Santa Maria. Adrienne Kennedy, Suzan Lori-Parks and Ntozake Shange present free readings from their works for the L.A. Festival’s “Women’s Voices” series. Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood. Poet and dramatist Ntozake Shange offers a free reading for the L.A. Festival’s “Women’s Voices” series. Sisterhood Bookstore. Sept. 5: “Crazy for You.” Orange County Center for the Performing Arts, Costa Mesa. Performance artist Holly Hughes premieres her new work, “Clit Notes.” Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica. Sept. 5: San Diego Civic Light Opera’s revival of “Good News.” Starlight Bowl, Balboa Park, San Diego. Sept. 5: Premiere of “La Bete,” presented by Stages Theatre Center. John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Hollywood. Writer-poet Alice Walker, Egyptian novelist Nawal El Saadawi and poet Wanda Coleman in discussion. Pacific Design Center. Sept. 2: Alice Walker (“Color Purple,” “Possessing the Secret of Joy”) reads from her work. Crossroads Visions Theater. Sept. 5: Salvadoran writer, poet and critic Monica Monsour, Nicaraguan poet Giaconda Belli and Chicana writer Roberta Fernandez present free readings for the L.A. Festival’s “Women’s Voices” series. Visions Complex, Leimert Park.