Noon & 3 pm: Theater

Shakespeare’s fantasy romp of fairyland mischief and mismatched lovers is given a family-friendly adaptation by Nancy Linehan Charles in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream, or the Night They Missed the Forest for the Trees.”* “A Midsummer Night’s Dream, or the Night They Missed the Forest for the Trees,” Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice, Sundays at noon and 3 p.m. Ends Sept. 16. $5 to $10. (310) 822-8392.

2 pm: Baseball

If you’re not going to the Angels game Sunday versus the Yankees or watching the Dodgers play in Atlanta, there’s another way to enjoy the national pastime. The Baseball Reliquary, a group dedicated to the history of the game, is screening “Shadows of Summer: Baseball and the Moving Image,” a selection of film and television clips about the sport. The program, curated by Dan Einstein of the UCLA Film and Television Archives, writer David Davis and Reliquary archivist and historian Albert Kilchesty, will look at the early baseball comedy films of Joe E. Brown and the acclaimed video “A Spy in the House That Ruth Built.” Also at the same venue is an exhibition of baseball-inspired artwork, on view through Aug. 31.

* “Shadows of Summer: Baseball and the Moving Image,” at the Donald R. Wright Auditorium of the Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena. Free. (626) 791-7647.

6:30 pm: Jazz

The Instrumental Women’s Project presents “Jazz on a String,” featuring its critically acclaimed all-female jazz ensemble with violinist Karen Briggs, singer Phyllis Battle and keyboardist Vanessa Burch. Other musicians performing include Jennifer York, Leslie Baker, Laurie Andrews, Karen Hernandez, Jacqueline Klimek, Stacey Rowles, Andrea Brown, Eleanor Academia and Yvette Devereaux.

* “Jazz on a String,” Instrumental Women 2001 Concert, John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd., L.A., 6:30 p.m. $24 to $30. (323) 461-3673.

9 pm: Pop Music

At a certain point, rock stars can’t resist acting in movies, and actors have to try to be rock stars. Joining a crowded field of contemporaries that includes Keanu Reeves, Kevin Bacon and Jeff Bridges, Russell Crowe brings his 5-year-old, Australia-based band 30 Odd Foot of Grunts to the Sunset Strip.* 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, House of Blues, 8430 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 9 p.m. $25. (323) 848-5100.

6:30 pm: Pop Music

The Starlight Bowl closes out its 2001 season with the retro swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. The Ventura-based band has performed around the world and at the Super Bowl half-time show. Lulu LaFever opens.

* Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Starlight Bowl, 1249 Lockheed View Drive, Burbank, 6:30 p.m. $3 to $5. (818) 525-3721.

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Freebies

* Twice Grammy-nominated jazz pianist David Benoit will give a concert followed by a performance by the Santa Clarita Ballet Company at Newhall Park, 24523 Newhall Ave., Newhall, 6:30 p.m. (661) 298-ARTS.

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* The Steve Allen Big Band, conducted by Paul Smith, will pay tribute to the late entertainer, sponsored by Valley Cultural Center on its Summer Concert series at Warner Park, 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills, 5:30 p.m. (818) 704-1358.