2pm

Family

Known as Cri-Cri and nicknamed “El grillito cantor” (the Singing Cricket), the late Francisco Gabilondo Soler began singing for children in 1934, and his music, songs and stories are still woven into the lives of children in Mexico and Latin America today. Families are invited to revisit or discover this beloved artist in the Museum of Latin American Art’s “A Musical Tribute to Cri-Cri,” performed by singer Esteban Leon in Spanish, with English translations.

* “A Musical Tribute to Cri-Cri,” Museum of Latin American Art, 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach, 2 p.m. $7-$15. (562) 437-1689.

7pm

Music

Describing Bobby McFerrin as a musical Renaissance man is probably understating his abilities. A superb jazz singer and pianist, an amazing solo vocal performer, a hit song writer (“Don’t Worry, Be Happy”), he turns up this time in classical persona, conducting the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in a program of Vivaldi and Bizet. Expect him to also add a few of his unique vocal “Solo Improvisations” as well.

* Bobby McFerrin and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Royce Hall on the UCLA campus, 7 p.m. $50, $45, $30 and $15 (UCLA students with valid ID). (310) 825-2101.

2 & 3:30pm

Music

In its Los Angeles debut, the Adaskin String Trio, an ensemble from Canada, plays in the Chamber Music in Historic Sites series. Its program lists Beethoven’s Trio in C minor, Opus 9, No. 3 and Schubert’s Trio in B-flat, D. 471. The Guasti Villa was built for winemaker Secundo Guasti in 1910 and was later owned by film director Busby Berkeley.

* Adaskin String Trio, Guasti Villa on West Adams Blvd., 2 and 3:30 p.m. $46 to $70. (310) 954-4300.

all day

Architecture

“The Architecture of R.M. Schindler,” the first major survey devoted to the Vienna-born modernist who designed and built some of the century’s most innovative buildings, including West Hollywood’s Kings Road House (1921-22), opens Sunday at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The retrospective will include original drawings, photographs, recent large-scale models of key buildings and furniture charting Schindler’s contributions to the history of modern architecture and to Los Angeles.

* “The Architecture of R.M. Schindler,” Museum of Contemporary Art, 250 S. Grand Ave., L.A. Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Adults, $6; students and seniors, $4; children under 12 free. Admission free Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m. Ends June 3. (213) 626-6222.

all day

Museums

An exhibition devoted to the life and work of British naturalist Charles Darwin opens, fittingly, at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, on Sunday. About 50 of Darwin’s most important volumes, of the 1,000 donated to the museum in 1993 by Warren Mohr, will be on display, including “Zoology of the Voyage of the HMS Beagle” and the seminal “On the Origin of Species.”

* “Charles Darwin,” Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. Tuesdays through Fridays, noon to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adults, $8.50; seniors, $8; students, $6; children under 12, free. Ends June 24. (626) 405-2100.

all day

Exhibition

“Out of the Mist: Treasures of the Nuu-chah-nulth Chiefs” explores the culture of the Nuu-chah-nulth people of British Columbia and northwestern Washington state by examining their history and culture. Presented through native voices, the exhibit features ancient and contemporary art and ceremonial and everyday objects. “Out of the Mist” was developed jointly through the efforts of the Royal British Columbia Museum and the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council. The exhibit will appear in the George Montgomery Gallery at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage this Sunday through June 10.

* “Out of the Mist: Treasures of the Nuu-chah-nulth Chiefs,” George Montgomery Gallery, Autry Museum of Western Heritage, 4700 Western Heritage Way, L.A. Sunday through June 10. Museum hours: Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Museum admission: $7.50; seniors and students with ID, $5; ages 12 and under, $3. (323) 667-2000.

all day

Culture

A daylong conference called Women’s Yiddish Voices might seem to have a very specific audience. Not so, say organizers, who have drawn together historians, writers and performers from around the country to explore women’s contributions to Yiddish culture. Seminar topics include songs of exile and homecoming, life stories in the U.S., medieval women, political radicals, lesbian identity, contemporary poets and Yiddish theater.

* Women’s Yiddish Voices conference, Taper Hall, USC campus, L.A., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. $60. (323) 692-8151.

8:30pm

Performance art

Interdisciplinary artist Leigh B. Grode presents her autobiographical show about living, dying, love, sex, identity and rebirth, “Not for Nothing,” a journey from her childhood in Queens to her adventures in Amsterdam and beyond.

* “Not for Nothing,” Highways, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica, 8:30 p.m. $12. (310) 315-1459.

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FREEBIE: Romanian pianist Karina Sabac plays sonatas by Schubert and Chopin, plus pieces by Handel, Scriabin and Debussy on the Sundays at Two series at the Beverly Hills Public Library, 444 N. Rexford Drive, 2 p.m. (310) 288-2201.

Freebies

Antique and collectible dealers will sell and appraise items at the Antique Faire in Historic Downtown Torrance, Sartori, El Prado and Marcelina Streets, Torrance. Also live music. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (310) 328-6107.