Art

“Royal Persian Paintings: The Qajar Epoch 1785-1925,” the first major survey to focus on the large-scale court and popular religious paintings from the period, closes Sunday at the UCLA/Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. Today, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (310) 443-7000.

Jazz

Guitarist Mike Stern and powerhouse drummer Dennis Chambers will close a six-day run tonight through Saturday, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. and Sunday 7 and 9 p.m. at the Catalina Bar & Grill, 1640 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood. $15-18. (323) 466-2210.

Music

The Glendale Symphony closes the season at 8 Saturday performing “Siegfried Idyll” (Wagner); Cello Concerto No. 1 (Saint-Saens) and Symphony No. 4 (Brahms) with conductor Sidney Weiss, and Armen Ksajikian on cello. At the Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, $15 to $45. (818) 500-8720.

Film

“Universal Hitchcock,” a three-week tribute celebrating the centennial of Alfred Hitchcock’s birth, ends tonight at the Nuart with the master of suspense’s final two films, “Frenzy” (1972) and “Family Plot” (1976). 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles. (310) 478-6379.