2 pm: Music

Not too many years ago, the Boys Choir of Harlem was in financial straits. But individuals and foundations and corporations stepped in to keep those 35 boys singing. Now, 32 years after it was founded by Dr. Walter Turnbull, it’s in healthy shape, touring the nation. At Sunday’s show in Cerritos, the current lineup of singers ages 8 to 18 will perform spirituals, jazz and classical music.

* Boys Choir of Harlem, Cerritos Center, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, 2 p.m. $27 to $42. (800) 300-4345.

2 pm: Play Reading

The University of Judaism launches its series of Sunday afternoon play readings this weekend with “Except for Susie Finkel,” a romantic comedy by Joe Manchester. Susie is a shy, awkward girl from the Bronx who is arranged to be married to a swinging bachelor from Manhattan--much to the young man’s dismay.

* “Except for Susie Finkel,” Gindi Auditorium, University of Judaism, 15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel-Air, 2 p.m. $15. (310) 476-9777, Ext. 203.

11 am: Art

Creating representations of ordinary things--a bed, a stack of plates, a snowman--L.A.-based sculptor Robert Therrien transforms everyday objects into enduring timepieces. The artist’s often quirky sculptures, reliefs and two-dimensional works offer a layered look at American culture and everyday life represented in “Robert Therrien,” a major mid-career survey of his work opening Sunday at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

* “Robert Therrien,” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. Ends May 7. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, noon to 8 p.m.; Fridays, noon to 9 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Adults, $7; students and seniors, $5; children, $1; children 5 and younger, free. (323) 857-6000.

4 pm: Theater

Playing a host of characters, John Amos (“Roots,” “Good Times”) performs his critically acclaimed solo show, “Halley’s Comet,” about an 87-year-old man sharing the memories of a lifetime with an old friend: the comet that he first saw as an 11-year-old boy.

* “Halley’s Comet,” Bridges Auditorium, Claremont Colleges, 4th Street and College Way, Claremont, 4 p.m. $10 to $20. (805) 583-8700, (909) 621-8032.

2 pm: Art

One of Latin America’s most important contemporary artists, Peruvian painter Fernando de Szyslo, will give a tour of his exhibition, “Szyszlo and His Labyrinth,” on Sunday. The show, which includes 45 works of art, opens Saturday and continues through April 30 at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach.

* Artist-led tour of “Szyszlo and His Labyrinth,” at 2 p.m. at the Museum of Latin American Art, 628 Alamitos Ave. at 7th Street, Long Beach. Museum open Tuesday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 12-6 p.m. $6. (562) 437-1689.

2 pm: Family/Music

Good grief, Charlie Brown, it’s the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s “Peanuts Gallery for Piano and Orchestra,” a concert for all ages. Inspired by the late Charles M. Schulz’s comic characters, the work by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich features such selections as “Schroeder’s Beethoven Fantasy,” “Lullaby for Linus,” “Snoopy Does the Samba” and “Lucy Freaks Out.” Also on the family program: Benjamin Britten’s Simple Symphony.

* “Peanuts Gallery for Piano and Orchestra,” Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, 2 p.m. Adults, $20 to $30; children under 16, $10 to $15. (213) 622-7001, Ext. 215.

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FREEBIE: The Getty Museum’s “Sounds of L.A.” concert series begins its third season this weekend with performances by vocalist Perla Batalla on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. The series continues with weekend performances through the end of April, all in the Harold M. Williams Auditorium, 1200 Getty Center Drive. Seating is general admission and reservations are available at a limit of four per caller; parking reservations are required (except for college students). (310) 440-7300.

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Pianist Jon Mayer, a hard-bopper who jammed with the likes of Jackie McLean, Chet Baker and John Coltrane in his formative years, leads his trio at the First Lutheran Church, 1300 E. Colorado St., Glendale. 5 p.m. (818) 240-9000.