3pm Music

In his homeland, Katada Kisaku is an Intangible Cultural Asset, which is something akin to receiving a Kennedy Center Award in the United States. The classical percussionist from Japan will perform nagauta, the musical accompaniment for Kabuki--with 10 other musicians--as well as other new compositions for percussion and taiko.

* Katada Kisaku, James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. 3 p.m. Preconcert lecture, 2:20 p.m. $30. (310) 781-7171.

2pm

Reading

Children’s book illustrator Deborah Nourse Lattimore reads “Gittle’s Hands,” the story of a young girl living in a tiny village in Poland who is asked to perform impossible tasks. Lattimore will sign copies after the reading, which is part of the Children’s Literature Series at the Skirball Cultural Center.

* Deborah Nourse Lattimore reads “Gittle’s Hands” at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A., 2 p.m. $5 per child. Reservations suggested. (310) 440-4636.

2pm

Theater

A jazzy musical adaptation of Edward Lear’s classic childhood poem, “The Owl and the Pussycat,” will be presented by Arizona-based theater group, Childsplay, with another unusual twist: The song-poem narration is in English, Owl speaks in Portuguese, Pussycat in German, Pig in French and Turkey in Serbo-Croation.

* “The Owl and the Pussycat,” Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Cal State Long Beach, 6200 Atherton St., Long Beach, 2 p.m. $12 to $15. (562) 985-7000.

3pm

Theater

Music Theatre of Southern California presents the first West Coast public presentation of the musical score pf “Mim,” a contemporary take on the story of Mary and Joseph’s love, faith and commitment. The new work, written by Stephen H. Gariepy, with music and lyrics by Ronald H. Owen, will be presented concert-style, with a 22-piece orchestra, soloists and theater ensemble.

* “Mim,” San Gabriel Civic Auditorium, 320 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel, 3 p.m. $20 to $35. (626) 308-2868.

3pm

Jazz

Guitarist Anthony Wilson shifts easily from the brisk rhythms of his own nine-piece band to the more intimate musical environs of a trio. Either way, he is a young mainstream master. Performing in a Chamber Music in Historic Sites concert, he will undoubtedly dig into a repertoire reaching from jazz classics to the Great American Songbook.

* Anthony Wilson, Southwestern University School of Law (formerly Bullock’s Wilshire building), Perfume Hall, 3300 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 3 p.m. $30. (310) 954-4300.

7pm

Theater

Theater League’s presentation of “Leader of the Pack,” a tribute to the 1960s girl group hits of Ellie Greenwich starring rock group Sha Na Na, bops back in time to such pop chart toppers as the title song and “Da Doo Ron Ron,” “River Deep, Mountain High,” “Chapel of Love” and “Be My Baby.”

* “Leader of the Pack,” Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Sunday at 7 p.m. and Tuesday through Jan. 12 at 8 p.m.; Jan. 13 at 2 and 8 p.m. and Jan. 14 at 2 and 7 p.m. $29.50 to $38.50. (805) 583-8700, (213) 480-3232.

Freebies

Fullerton Friends of Music presents piano trios by Haydn, Cassado and Tchaikovsky played by the touring Amadeus Trio, Performing Arts Center at Sunny Hills High School, 1801 Warburton Way, Fullerton, 3:30 p.m. (714) 529-7758.

Playing in the admission-free Sundays Live series at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mozart Orchestra Chamber Players offer music by Mozart, Faure and Brahms, 6 p.m. The museum is at 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. (213) 485-6873.