4 pm: Cabaret

Vocalist-pianist Bobby Short, long a fixture at New York’s Carlyle Hotel, has almost single-handedly kept alive the great tradition of the American saloon singer. Here, the sophisticated, erudite Short will work his magic in the company of a nine-piece orchestra. Several lunch and dinner packages are being offered, which include the performance and a Mother’s Day repast at nearby restaurants.

* Bobby Short, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $15-$60. Optional restaurant packages $19.95-$29.95. (714) 556-2787.

3 pm: Hiking

Don’t forget to bring water, wear comfortable shoes and a hat for the Eaton Canyon Exercise Hike. Hikers will travel through stream beds and take dirt trails to the Eaton Canyon waterfall and back to Eaton Canyon Nature Center. The round-trip hike is about three miles.

* “Eaton Canyon Exercise Hike,” Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 N. Altadena Drive, Altadena. 3-5 p.m. Free. (626) 398-5420.

7 & 8 pm: Theater

Two Mother’s Day theatrical specials are on tap: “Momma Mommy Mom, Celebrating Jewish Mothers,” a collage of drama, comedy, songs and . . . recipes, presented by Dortort Writers Institute and Jewish Women’s Theatre Project; and “Saving Grace,” a performance piece on marriage, sex, motherhood, death and fairy tales, presented by Women Artists Group.

* “Momma Mommy Mom, Celebrating Jewish Mothers,” Gindi Auditorium, University of Judaism, 15600 Mulholland Drive, Sunday, 7 p.m. $12-$15. (310) 476-9777, Ext. 246. “Saving Grace,” Eclectic Company Theatre, 5312 Laurel Canyon Blvd., North Hollywood, Sunday and Tuesday, 8 p.m. $10. (213) 482-8902.

Noon: Art

An exhibition of 50 rare textiles and garments from the island of Mindanao and the adjacent Sulu archipelago is the first of three exhibitions dedicated to Philippine culture to open at UCLA’s Fowler Museum of Cultural History. Presented in conjunction with the 1998 Philippine Festival, “From the Rainbow’s Varied Hue: Textiles of the Southern Philippines” will examine the social and ritual functions of the region’s textiles and will include ceremonial costumes, tapestry cloths, large silk flags and embroidered and shell-sequined garments.

* “From the Rainbow’s Varied Hue: Textiles of the Southern Philippines.” UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 405 Hilgard Ave., UCLA. Ends Aug. 23. Museum hours: Wednesday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m.; Thursday, noon-8 p.m. Admission free. (310) 825-4361.

2:30 pm: Movies

Many critics feel the Wallace Worsley 1923 silent version of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” with Lon Chaney is the most passionate of the many film versions of Victor Hugo’s tragic epic. Catch this vintage film in the vintage Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo. (Leave the kids at home with a sitter and rent Disney’s 1996 animated version for them.)

* “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. $5. (310) 322-2592.

8 pm: Spoken Word

Take mom to “My Heart/Your Heart,” a spoken-word, music and performance benefit for “Sheltered Voices,” a creative writing workshop at the Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women in Echo Park. Featured performers include singer-songwriter Jeremy Toback, who will play a blend of acoustic-electric music; spoken-word artist-musician Rich Ferguson, also known as fuzzy doodah; Heather Woodbury presenting selections from her one-woman show, “What Ever”; self-proclaimed napper David Halenda; and others.

* “My Heart/Your Heart,” Glaxa Studios, 3707 Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake. $7. (213) 663-5295.

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FREEBIE: Culver Chamber Music Series, Culver City Presbyterian Church, 2 p.m. (310) 859-4684.