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All day: Photography

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Nan Goldin became famous for creating portraits of 1970s bohemian life that are brutal and sympathetic at the same time. “Nan Goldin: Reflections Through a Golden Eye, 1975-1998,” at the Gagosian Gallery, includes the renowned photographer’s classic images from the 1970s, as well more subtle recent work including photographs of landscapes and empty interiors.

* “Nan Goldin: Reflections Through a Golden Eye, 1975-1998,” Gagosian Gallery, 456 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills. Saturday-April 18. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Reception with the artist Saturday, 6-8 p.m. Free. (310) 271-9400.

All day: Culture

Fry bread, Indian tacos, dance, a basketry workshop and a trunk show and sale of traditional and contemporary jewelry and crafts are among the Hopi offerings at the Southwest Museum’s “Celebration of Hopi Arts and Culture.” The all-day festival complements two exhibitions currently on view at the museum: “Designs for Sharing” and “Women in Hopi Culture: Photographs From the Collection of the Southwest Museum.”

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* “Celebration of Hopi Arts and Culture,” Southwest Museum, 234 Museum Drive, Highland Park. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. All events included with museum admission, except basketry workshop. Museum admission: adults, $5; students and seniors, $3; children ages 7-18, $2; ages 6 and under, free. Basketry workshop, 9 a.m.-noon, $15 general, $12 members. Reservations required. (213) 221-2164.

8 pm: Music

Music director Richard Tognetti brings back his Australian Chamber Orchestra, on this visit stopping at Marsee Auditorium at El Camino College. The program includes transcriptions by Tognetti of Szymanowski’s Quartet No. 2 and George Crumb’s “Black Angels.” Soloist is Steven Isserlis, who will play Boccherini’s Cello Concerto No. 7 in G.

* Australian Chamber Orchestra, Marsee Auditorium, El Camino College, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles. $21-$24. (800) 832-ARTS.

8 pm: Jazz Fusion

Keyboardist Keiko Matsui is known for impressionistic synthesizer pieces, but she’s also apt to strap on a shoulder-slung keyboard during concerts and wail on the blues. Matsui, who’ll be seen this spring in a PBS special “Keiko Matsui: Light Above the Trees” will fuse electric and acoustic sounds, jazz and Japanese folk music with her band that includes husband and shakuhachi master Kazu Matsui.

* Keiko Matsui, Japan America Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St., Little Tokyo. $20-$26. (213) 680-3700.

Noon: Movies

The Nuart brings back for the second time this Saturday and Sunday at noon Hiroshi Teshigahara’s 1985 “Antonio Gaudi,” a stunning 72-minute homage to the Catalan architect whose buildings carried Art Nouveau to glorious extremes. Gaudi blurred the line between architecture and sculpture and, drawing on motifs from ancient regional structures, created an amazing array of sumptuously decorated fairy tale buildings that remain the glory of Barcelona and the surrounding area. With a score by the late master Toru Takemitsu.

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* “Antonio Gaudi,” Nuart Theater, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles. Saturday-Sunday. $5-$8. (310) 478-6379.

6 pm: Family

With grace and athleticism, the UCLA women’s gymnastic team will host the Pac-10 Championships at Pauley Pavilion. The defending champions, the team will be challenged by last year’s runner-up, Stanford. Pressure is also expected to come from Washington and Arizona State, which both have strong teams.

* Pac-10 Women’s Gymnastic Championships, UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion, 405 Hilgard Ave., Westwood. $10 for reserved tickets; $5, general admission. (310) 825-4321.

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FREEBIE: “Bunnicula” reads his story, Bicycles & Bunnies,2094 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, 4 p.m. (626) 683-9986.

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