BEST BETS Saturday 12/23

ANAHEIM

8pm

Pop Music

Ozomatli closes out the year with a concert in Anaheim. After the first of the year, the L.A.-based group will start work on the follow-up to the debut album that’s placed the band near the forefront of rock en espanol.

* Ozomatli, Sun Theatre, 2200 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim. 8 p.m. $25. (714) 712-2700.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

9pm

Pop Music

Southern Californians have the odd luxury of being able to take for granted local blues musicians who can outplay most of those with major-label record deals. At the top of that list is guitarist Junior Watson, who has played with, among others, the Mighty Flyers, Canned Heat, James Harman and his own West Coast Playboys, along with many a duo gig with singer Lynwood Slim. Watson is that rarity who knows technique inside out, but who also is musician--and fan--enough to know that it’s the thought, not the number of notes, that really counts in soloing. Count on being continually surprised and amazed at the musical thoughts emanating from his fingers.

* Junior Watson, Abilene Rose, 10830 Warner Ave., Fountain Valley. 9 p.m. $8. (714) 963-1700.

NEWPORT BEACH

11am

Art

The exhibition “California Paintings 1910-1940: Selections From Mills College Art Museum” at the Orange County Museum of Art is composed of oils and watercolor works. The artists featured include some of California’s prominent artists of the period, such as Maurice Braun, Anne Bremer, Maynard Dixon, Dong Kingman, Granville Redmond and William Wendt.

* “California Paintings 1910-1940: Selections From Mills College Art Museum,” Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $4 to $5. Free Tuesdays. Through Dec. 31. (949) 759-1122.