Noon: Art

“The Big G Stands for Goodness: Corita Kent’s 1960s Pop,” a new exhibition devoted to ‘60s cult figure Sister Corita Kent, whose graphic designs were a weird hybrid of Cubism and psychedelia, opens Saturday at Cal State L.A. Nearly 50 silk-screen prints by the popular graphic artist (she resigned from her religious order in 1968) will be displayed alongside works by 15 L.A. artists including Mike Kelley, Allen Ruppersberg, Alexis Smith, Michael Gonzalez, Raymond Pettibon, Larry Johnson, Lari Pittman and Ed Ruscha.

* “The Big G Stands for Goodness: Corita Kent’s 1960s Pop,” Luckman Fine Arts Gallery, Cal State L.A., 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles. Ends Feb. 26. Mondays-Thursdays and Saturdays, noon-5 p.m., and before performances and during intermission at the Luckman Theatre. Admission free. (323) 343-6610.

3:30 pm: Art

Noted L.A. painter Lari Pittman will lead a walk-through and discuss “Kerry James Marshall: Mementos,” a new multimedia installation currently on view at the Santa Monica Museum of Art. Composed of paintings, sculpture, prints and video works, the traveling exhibition offers a compelling commentary on the civil rights movement and black culture in America.

* Lari Pittman discusses “Kerry James Marshall: Mementos,” Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2525 Michigan Ave., Building G-1, Santa Monica, 3:30 p.m. Admission free; donations accepted. (310) 586-6488.

8 pm: Music

That most irreverent of a capella foursomes, the Bobs, blends theater, comedy and voices in a program that spans the range of pop, jazz and devotional music. Members Richard Bob Greene, Matthew Bob Stull, Amy Bob Engelhardt and Joe Bob Finetti guarantee a harmonious evening full of laughs and song.

* The Bobs, Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, 8 p.m. $25. (310) 456-4522. Also Sunday, 4 p.m., at Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. $22 to $26. (949) 854-4646.

8 pm: Theater

“Sakina’s Restaurant,” Aasif Mandvi’s solo show about an immigrant family from India, arrives at the Odyssey Theatre, co-produced by the Odyssey and New York’s American Place Theatre, where it won two special Obie Award citations.

* “Sakina’s Restaurant,” Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West Los Angeles. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 7 p.m., except Feb. 13 and 27, 2 p.m. Ends March 5. $18.50 to $22.50 (opening night $25). (310) 477-2055.

8 pm: Theater

he Kageboushi Theatre Company of Japan and Cheng du Puppet Arts Theatre Company of China will present their major creative collaboration, “San Guo Zhi (A Tale of Three Kingdoms),” an epic historical drama set in the third century at the time of the fall of the Han Dynasty, performed by large-scale puppets.

* “San Guo Zhi (A Tale of Three Kingdoms),” Japan America Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles, 8 p.m.; also Sunday, 2 p.m. $18 to $20. (213) 680-3700.

8 pm: Theater

In “2.5 Minute Ride,” Lisa Kron reprises her richly textured solo theater work exploring family trips to an Ohio amusement park, her trip with her father to Germany and Auschwitz, and her brother’s marriage to his Internet bride.

* “2.5 Minute Ride,” Tiffany Theater, 8532 Sunset Blvd. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Ends March 5. $25 to $32.50. (310) 289-2999.

Freebie

The Pacific Asia Museum’s Family Free Day series continues with “Micronesian Adventure,” an afternoon of music, performances and workshops, Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. 1-4 p.m. (626) 449-2742.