BEST BETS Sunday 8/20

10:30am & 1pm

Theater

California Artists Radio Theatre celebrates the 80th birthday of legendary sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury with “A Ray Bradbury Birthday Tribute,” featuring performances of Bradbury’s Irish play, “Anthem Sprinters”; his story “Silent Towns,” from “The Martian Chronicles”; “The Sailor Home From the Seas,” from his book “Machineries of Joy”; “The Ravine,” his radio play from the 1950s radio series “Suspense”; and more. Bradbury will appear at the 1 p.m. show. The star-studded cast includes Rene Auberjonois, Shelley Long, Samantha Eggar, JoAnne Worley, William Windom and other stage, screen and radio veterans.

* “A Ray Bradbury Birthday Tribute,” Cinegrill, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., 10:30 a.m. (dress rehearsal) and 1 p.m., $15. (213) 683-3422.

11am

Family

In “Music in Time With the Earth,” a children’s concert with Marc Bailey Llewellyn and John Zeretzke, audience members will take a musical odyssey to faraway places, exploring the music of cultures around the world.

* “Music in Time With the Earth,” Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. 11 a.m. $5. (323) 655-8587.

7pm

World Music

For world music fans, there’s nothing quite like the African Village Music Festival, which gathers remarkable performers from around the globe to play under the stars. This year’s event includes Congolese singer Queen Mbilia Bel, plus the Cuban salsa band Orquestra La Palabra, and samba players Josias Dos Santos and Sambrasil.

* African Village Music Festival at the John Anson Ford Theatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood. 7 p.m. $25; age 12 and younger, $17. (323) GO-1-FORD.

6pm

Jazz

He’s lumped into the smooth-jazz category, especially in his work with the quartet Fourplay, but guitarist Larry Carlton occasionally lets the bite of the blues come through in his playing. Sunday he’s fronting his own band on a bill that also includes keyboardist Keiko Matsui.

* Larry Carlton and Keiko Matsui, Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood. 6 p.m. $5 to $70. (323) 850-2000.

6:30pm

World Music

The late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a legendary figure in the Pakistani devotional music qawwali, is the object of a tribute by Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, his nephew and artistic heir.

* Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Wilshire Ebell Theatre, 4401 W. 8th St., Los Angeles. 6:30 p.m. $20 to $50. (818) 599-8883.

8:15pm

Music

Like Alejandro Fernandez, Pepe Aguilar is the son of an illustrious ranchera singer. Unlike his sometimes pop-minded peer, Aguilar has clung firmly to the traditional music, which is why many see him as the eventual successor to the throne of Alejandro’s father, Vicente Fernandez.

* Pepe Aguilar, Universal Amphitheatre, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City. 8:15 p.m. $43.50 to $93.50. (818) 622-4440.

7:30pm

Movies

Another “Silents Under the Stars” is presented by the National Park Service and the Silent Society of Hollywood Heritage Inc. at Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills. Bebe Daniels stars in Gregory La Cava’s 1928 feature “Feel My Pulse,” as a young woman who inherits an island sanitarium that is actually a front for bootleggers. Arrive early and bring a picnic dinner. A flashlight is recommended due to limited lighting in the parking area.

* “Silents Under the Stars,” Paramount Ranch, off Cornell Road, near Mulholland Highway, Agoura Hills. 7:30 p.m. $3 to $5. (805) 370-2301.

Freebie

The Turtles, featuring Flo and Eddie, sing their hits at Pittsford Park, 21701 Pittsford Drive, Lake Forest, 5:30 p.m. Bring beach chairs and blankets. (949) 461-3400.