ArtAfter the slick, macho posturing of the...

Art

After the slick, macho posturing of the ‘80s, a new generation of artists has hunkered down to make inventive work with a more humble, feminized, do-it-yourself look. The 14 artists in “An Embarrassment of Riches” at the Huntington Beach Art Center have created small, idiosyncratic universes from such materials as rubber, bits of paper and wire, beads, candy, wax and nylon webbing.

Also at the center through Nov. 17, “Joyce Cutler-Shaw: Body ArchaeologyFrom ‘The Anatomy Lesson’ ” presents the knotty, detailed drawings of an artist whose subjects are cadavers and skeletons and whose focus is on coming to terms with the life cycle and enlarging the notion of a physical ideal.

* What: “An Embarrassment of Riches” and “Joyce Cutler-Shaw: Body Archaeology from ‘The Anatomy Lesson.’ ”

* When: Through Nov. 17. Gallery hours: Noon-6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, noon-8 p.m. Thursday, noon-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday.

* Where: Huntington Beach Art Center, 538 Main St.

* Whereabouts: Exit the San Diego (405) Freeway at Beach Boulevard; go south. Turn right onto Pacific Coast Highway, then right onto Main Street.

* Wherewithal: $3; $2 for students and seniors.

* Where to call: (714) 374-1650.

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Music

Like his Requiem, Mozart’s Mass in C minor is a grand torso, a great work left unfinished. Death intervened in the case of the Requiem, but scholars aren’t sure about the mass. Mozart had vowed to write it to celebrate his marriage to Constanze Weber. The marriage lasted until his death, but the piece was never completed.

William Hall will conduct his Master Chorale and Master Chorale Orchestra in the Mass in C minor; the Kyrie, K. 341; and “Vesperae Solennes de Confessore” on the season opening “Amadeus” program. Soloists will include soprano Patricia Prunty, mezzo-soprano Catherine Stoltz, tenor Jonathan Mack and bass Clay Roni.

* What: William Hall Master Chorale sings an “Amadeus” program.

* When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

* Where: Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

* Whereabouts: Exit the San Diego (405) Freeway at Bristol Street; go north. Turn right onto Town Center Drive.

* Wherewithal: $15-$45.

* Where to call: (714) 556-6262.

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Comedy

When Jack Gallagher made his first appearance on “The Tonight Show” 11 years ago, he wowed the crowd. His follow-up (and final) stint shortly after that, however, taught him a valuable lesson. “I slapped the second show together, and it wasn’t funny. . . . It was laziness. I took it for granted.” Now the former class clown takes little for granted and continues to work hard to come up with good material, including his take on a slow clerk in a muffin shop. “C’mon, pal, this doesn’t have to go through escrow. Just push the big button with the muffin on it.”

* Who: Jack Gallagher.

* When: 8:30 tonight, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Friday, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday.

* Where: The Improv, 4255 Campus Drive, Irvine.

* Whereabouts: Exit the San Diego (405) Freeway at Jamboree Road; go south. Turn left onto Campus Drive. The club is in the Irvine Marketplace.

* Wherewithal: $10-$12.

* Where to call: (714) 854-5455.

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Benefits

A Night of Mirth and Magic at Chapman University features three magicians with different specialties. Ron Anderson is also a comedian; Dale Salwak, the Gentleman of Magic, focuses on classic magic; Les Arnold creates illusions “in the grand style.”

The event, which includes a silent auction, benefits Los Alamitos-based Signing Exact English Center for the Advancement of Deaf Children.

* What: A Night of Mirth and Magic.

* When: 6 p.m. Saturday.

* Where: Chapman University Auditorium, 333 N. Glassell St., Orange.

* Whereabouts: Exit the Garden Grove (22) Freeway at Glassell Street; go north.

* Wherewithal: $20.

* Where to call: (310) 430-1467.