6pm / Theater

Award-winning actor-author-activist Ruby Dee performs her autobiographical evening of theater, “My One Good Nerve: A Visit With Ruby Dee.” Directed by Charles Nelson Reilly, it’s based on Dee’s book, a compilation of her short stories, humor and poetry.

* “My One Good Nerve: A Visit With Ruby Dee,” Canon Theatre, 205 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills. 6 p.m. Regular schedule: Tuesdays through Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 3 p.m. Ends July 4. $25 to $45. (310) 859-2830; (213) 365-3500.

7pm / Movie

Writer-director-producer James L. Brooks (“Broadcast News,” “Terms of Endearment”) will be the special guest at the UCLA Film and Television Archive’s “The Movie That Inspired Me Most” series. Brooks will discuss his choice--Bob Fosse’s 1979 drama with music (and, of course, dance), “All That Jazz”--following a screening of that film. The series is curated and hosted by the archive’s newly appointed chairman, Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Curtis Hanson (“L.A. Confidential”).

* “All That Jazz,” James Bridges Theater, northeast corner of UCLA, near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Hilgard Avenue, West Los Angeles. 7 p.m. $4 to $6. (310) 206-FILM.

7pm / Theater

“Oo-Bla-Dee,” Regina Taylor’s new play with music about an all-female African American jazz band just after World War II, has its West Coast premiere, produced by La Jolla Playhouse with Chicago’s Goodman Theatre.

* “Oo-Bla-Dee,” La Jolla Playhouse, Weiss Theatre, La Jolla Village Drive and Torrey Pines Road. 7 p.m. Regular schedule: Tuesdays through Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 7 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 2 p.m. Ends June 20. $21 to $39. (619) 550-1010.

8:15pm / Pop Music

Quick--name a Puerto Rican heartthrob with a pulsating pop-Latin sound and high hopes as both a musician and an actor. Ricky Martin will do, but don’t forget Chayanne, whose Universal Amphitheatre concert will include music from his current album, “Atado a Tu Amor.”

* Chayanne, Universal Amphitheatre, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City. 8:15 p.m. $52.50 and $55. (818) 622-4440.

11am / Art

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art moves on to its next really big shew as a 30-year retrospective devoted to influential feminist artist Eleanor Antin opens Sunday. A pioneer of both feminist and theatrically based intermedia art, the New York-born artist first gained notoriety in the early 1970s for “100 Boots,” a series of 51 postcards mailed to art world figures around the world which chronicled the cross-country trek of 100 pairs of rubber boots. The boots will be displayed at LACMA in only their second installation along with Antin’s early text-based conceptual works, consumer-goods “portraits,” videos, recorded performances, films and other works.

* “Eleanor Antin,” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, noon to 8 p.m.; Friday, noon to 9 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Adults: $7; students and seniors, $5; children and younger students, $1; children under 5 free. (323) 857-6000.

7pm: Comedy/Music

Perhaps you’ve seen “Both Barrels: A Salvo of John Forster Songs.” Perhaps you’ve read the rave reviews of that show at LunaPark. Perhaps you’re wondering, who, exactly is this John Forster fellow? Find out when the singing satirist takes the stage at the Beverly Hills Public Library, a one-night-only appearance in L.A.

* John Forster, part of Parlor Performances’ On a Humorous Note series, 7 p.m. at the Beverly Hills Public Library, 444 N. Rexford Dr., Beverly Hills. $20. Reservations recommended. (310) 471-3979.

Freebies

Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca, as part of the Playboy Jazz Festival, play the Conga Room, 5364 Wilshire Blvd. 8 p.m. (310) 449-4070.

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The Brentwood Memorial Day celebration includes a parade, carnival, puppets and car show on San Vicente Boulevard between Gretna Green and Mayfield Avenue. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (310) 442-9784.