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The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s Family Concert Series continues with “Voyage of Discovery,” a musical odyssey through Mexico and Bali and Old World Prague with works by Revueltas, Harrison, Dvorak and Mendelssohn.

* “Voyage of Discovery,” Royce Hall, UCLA, Westwood, 2 p.m. $20 to $30; under age 16, $10 to $15. (213) 622-7001, Ext. 21, (310) 825-2101.

8 pm: Pop Music

They’ll be tuning and twanging the way they did in the early ‘60s, when the Rendezvous Ballroom on the Balboa Peninsula rocked to the reverb of a new brand of rock: surf music. The ballroom’s legendary headliner Dick Dale heads the cast of a reunion gathering that also features the Challengers, the Chantays, the Lively Ones, the Belairs, the Nocturnes, Jon & the Nightriders and Space Coffacks.

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* Dick Dale, others, Galaxy Theatre, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana,. 8 p.m. $30 and $50. (714) 957-0600.

all day: Architecture

The legacy of the Spanish Revival movement, which resulted in hundreds of stucco and red-tile-roofed homes, apartments and bungalows throughout California, will be explored in the self-guided home tour “The Romance of California Spanish Architecture.” Sponsored by the Pasadena Heritage historic preservation organization, the tour will showcase some of Pasadena’s most architecturally significant homes. The tour includes the Adobe Las Flores, believed to have been built in 1790, and will demonstrate how the Spanish Revival style was interpreted by 20th century architects such as Garrett Van Pelt and Roland Coate.

* “The Romance of California Spanish Architecture” spring home tour, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. A limited number of maps and tickets will be available the morning of the tour at the will-call table, 1985 Orlando Road, San Marino. Advance tickets for Pasadena Heritage members, $25; nonmembers $30; day-of-show tickets for members, $30; nonmembers, $35. (626) 441-6333.

all day: Movies

If you’re more of a movie fan than a movie awards-show fan, consider spending a few hours at the New Beverly Cinema for the Alfred Hitchcock Double Feature. Two of the suspense master’s classics--”Strangers on a Train” and “North by Northwest”--will screen at L.A.’s premiere revival house theater for a three-day run.

* Alfred Hitchcock Double Feature, New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., Hollywood. Sunday: “North by Northwest,” 3 and 7:30 p.m.; “Strangers on a Train,” 5:30 and 10 p.m. March 27 and 28: “North by Northwest,” 7:30 p.m.; “Strangers on a Train,” 10 p.m. $3 to $6. (323) 938-4038.

4 pm: Music

French pianist Philippe Entremont returns to Southern California for an intimate recital in Founders Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. He is scheduled to play sonatas by Mozart (A-major, K. 331) and Beethoven (the “Appassionata”) and music by Debussy and Ravel, all works he has played here in the past. This will be Entremont’s first appearance at the center.

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* Philippe Entremont, Founders Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 4 p.m. $42. (714) 740-7878, (213) 365-3500.

4 pm: Music

Think they don’t write songs like they used to? The nostalgic tunes that make such tough comparisons are the focus of vocalists Tony Martin and Barbara McNair, both longtime stars of stage, screen and television. They join forces with Benny Goodman-inspired clarinetist Henry Cuesta and the ever-popular Lawrence Welk Television Alumni Orchestra for music you’re sure to remember.

* Tony Martin and Barbara McNair, “Music to Remember,” Robert B. Moore Theatre, Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, 4 p.m. $29 in advance (seniors, children under 12, OCC students, $25), $33 at the door. (888) 622-5376.

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FREEBIE: Kajyo Suzuki of Tokyo’s Japanese Sword Museum will discuss the symbol of the samurai warrior, the Japanese sword, at the New Otani Hotel, 120 S. Los Angeles St. in Little Tokyo, 4-5:30 p.m., followed by a cocktail reception. Guests are asked to wear business attire and not to bring swords. (213) 687-3673.

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