8pm, Jazz

The Jazz Bakery, the nonprofit concert space in Culver City that brings in the best of jazz from around the world, features a stellar lineup of bands and vocalists at this year’s annual fund-raiser, “Jazz on a June Night.” Singers Nnenna Freelon and Carmen Lundy, who promise a tribute to the late, great Teri Thornton (originally scheduled to appear before her untimely death earlier this year) share the bill with the band of trumpeter and film composer Terence Blanchard (“Malcolm X,” “Mo’ Better Blues”), as well as the piano trio of composer Billy Childs and Prime, the collaboration among pianist Tom Ranier, bassist Abraham Laboriel and drummer Peter Donald.

* “Jazz on a June Night,” John Anson Ford Theatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. E., Hollywood. 8 p.m. $20 to $25. (323) 461-3673.

all day

Art

Paintings by L.A.’s most progressive Impressionist painters demonstrate how their work evolved in response to art movements of the time in “Circles of Influence: Impressionism to Modernism in Southern California Art 1910-1930,” opening Saturday at the Orange County Museum of Art. After East Coast artists and teachers such as William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri migrated to California, their influence changed the work of artists Mabel Alvarez, Guy Rose, Conrad Buff and others, resulting in the beginnings of avant-garde Modernism.

* “Circles of Influence: Impressionism to Modernism in Southern California Art 1910-1930,” Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Ends Sept. 3. Adults, $5; students and seniors, $4; children under 16, free. (949) 759-1122.

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Open House

The public will have an opportunity to learn about the latest solar system research and space exploration when NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory hosts its annual open house on Saturday and Sunday. This year’s event, titled “JPL in the 21st Century,” will show current celestial discoveries, ongoing space missions and new space technologies. Various demonstrations, exhibits, presentations and laboratory facilities will be available. Interactive activities will also be offered for children.

* JPL in the 21st Century, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena. Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. (818) 354-0112.

5pm

Dance

Like Homer’s “Iliad,” “The Ramayana” is an ancient epic that focuses on an abduction that leads to war--but its irresistible animal characters give it a personality all its own in versions performed across Asia. The Music Circle edition not only tells the story in dance but also shows how each culture interpreted it. Ramaa Bharadvaj, Nandita Behera and Anjani Ambegaokar perform segments of the story in different classical dance idioms of India. I Nyoman Wenten and Nanik Wenten, respectively, showcase Balinese and Javanese traditions. Sophiline Cheam demonstrates the fabled Cambodian approach. Come an hour early and you can shop for Asian food and folk art right outside the theater.

* The Music Circle “The Ramayana,” Thorne Hall, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Road, Eagle Rock. 5 p.m. $15 to $45. (626) 405-9759.

7:30pm

Opera

Closing Peter Hemmings’ 14 years at the helm of Los Angeles Opera, the company this month presents “Billy Budd,” a masterpiece by Hemmings’ countryman Benjamin Britten. Baritone Rodney Gilfry, a youngish company veteran, sings the title role, one in which he has triumphed in Europe. Among his fellow singers are Robert Tear and Jeffrey Wells. Roderick Brydon conducts; director is Francesca Zambello, who has previously staged this production in Geneva and London.

* Los Angeles Opera presents “Billy Budd” (Britten), in English, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave. 7:30 p.m. Also, Tuesday and June 9, 11 and 14 at 7:30 p.m.; June 17 at 2 p.m. $27 to $146. (213) 972-8001.

8pm

Theater

Rubicon Theatre Company premieres “Murder in the First,” a courtroom prison drama by Dan Gordon (co-screenwriter of “The Hurricane”) with Ted Neeley, Joseph Fuqua and Larry Hagman. It’s a reunion of sorts; Linda Gray, Hagman’s “Dallas” co-star, is directing.

* “Murder in the First,” Laurel Theatre, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura. Saturday, 6 p.m. Regular schedule: Wednesdays through Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 2 p.m. Ends June 25. $27.50 to $32.50; except formal gala opening, $150. (805) 667-2900.

Freebie

With a concert by the legendary “Father of Chicano Music,” Lalo Guerrero, along with giant puppets, storytellers, artists and a wedding theme, the Getty Family Festival celebrates art and family traditions. Getty Museum, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Lalo Guerrero concert, 12:30 p.m. Parking is $5; parking reservations and information: (310) 440-7300.