10 am Art

A kinetic sculpture composed of 72 interlocking copper turtles will be permanently installed on the exterior of Remba Gallery as “Jonathan Borofsky: Turtle Clock” opens there today. The ‘80s art star, best known for his 30-foot “Ballerina Clown” in Venice, his huge “Hammering Man” downtown and “flying men” sculptures suspended over the train platform at the Civic Center Metro Rail station, has created the “Turtle Clock,” an actual working timepiece in which the turtles mark the hour by moving their heads in and out of their shells.

“Jonathan Borofsky: Turtle Clock.” Remba Gallery, 462 N. Robertson Blvd. Ends Dec. 30. Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Free (310) 657-1101.

7 pm Spoken Word

Society’s treatment of mental health, the conditions in prison and drug abuse are a few of the subjects that will be addressed on the Spitfire Tour, which features spoken commentaries by rock figues and actors. The Los Angeles stop includes Perry Farrell, Ice-T, Michael Frannti, Andy Dick, Exene Cervenka and Jello Biafra, who figures to be a highlight with his discussion of “the nonviolent extermination of the rich.”

Spitfire Tour, El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 7 p.m. $17.50 (323) 936-4970.

7:30 Movies

The Silent Majority, a group dedicated to perserving silent films, is presenting a trio of comedies from several of the silent era’s brightest stars: Laurel & Hardy in “Sugar Daddies” (1927), Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle and Buster Keaton in “Good Night, Nurse” (1918), and Max Davidson in “Don’t Tell Everything” (1927).

Silent film comedies, Hollywood Heritage Museum, 2100 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood. 7:30 p.m., $5 to $6 (323) 874-2276.

Freebie

Walter Mosley discusses his new collection of short stories, “Walking the Dog,” Huntington Library. 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, 7:30 p.m. (626) 405-2100.