all day: Architecture

For its annual fund-raiser, the MAK Center for Art and Architecture will host a daylong self-driven tour of five homes designed by noted Modernist architect R.M. Schindler, three of which have been recently renovated. The buildings include the Kings Road House and Studio (1921), Elliot House (1930), Yates Studio (1938), Gold House (1941) and Rodriguez House (1942). In addition, the center will host “MAK Talks at the Schindler House,” featuring lectures by architects and writers throughout the day.

* MAK Architecture Tour, MAK Center, 835 N. Kings Road, West Hollywood, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m; lectures at 1, 4 and 5 p.m. Tour and admission, $50; lectures only, $15. (323) 651-151 or https://www.makcenter.com.

2 pm: Pop Music

Musician Dave Alvin, in many of his songs, and author D.J. Waldie, in his book “Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir,” have cast poetic eyes on the landscape of Southern California. The two partake in a “musical conversation” titled “Sounding Suburbia,” part of the Central Library’s summer performance series.

* Dave Alvin and D.J. Waldie, Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, 630 W. 5th St., L.A., 2 p.m. $8. (213) 228-7025.

7 pm: Pop Music

It’s suddenly getting crowded in the neo-soul arena, with Alicia Keys and India.Arie the latest to join Jill Scott, Macy Gray and more in the crowded pack. But Erykah Badu, one of the pioneers, remains a force, returning for another round of her theatrical R&B.;

* Erykah Badu, with Musiq Soulchild, Greek Theatre, 2700 Vermont Canyon Road, L.A., 7 p.m. $25 to $65. (323) 665-1927.

8 pm: Pop Music

What’s the difference between hip-hop and cabaret? No East Coast-West Coast war, for one thing. L.A.’s Amanda McBroom and Manhattan’s Julie Wilson make the point as they join forces to survey their own songs and the book of standards.

* Amanda McBroom and Julie Wilson, John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, L.A., 8 p.m. $36. (323) 461-3673.

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Freebies

* The Native Voices at the Autry series presents a staged reading of an epic creation tale of the Alaskan Athabascan Nation, “U da naa (A Long Time Ago),” by Gina Kalloch, at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage, 2 p.m. (323) 667-2000, Ext. 243.

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* Longtime L.A. favorites Jack Mack & the Heart Attack perform at Warner Park, 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills, 5:30 p.m. (818) 704-1358.