Comedy Fund-Raiser

Famed 1960s comic Shelley Berman will headline “Comedy Nite 2001,” an annual fund-raiser for Hillel at Pierce and Valley colleges, Saturday night in Woodland Hills. Berman started out studying classical drama at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre but ended up as an early member of the Second City improvisational comedy troupe that also served as a training ground for Elaine May, Mike Nichols, John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd. Berman scored three gold comedy albums and won a Grammy in 1959. Today, he teaches humor writing at UCLA and performs occasionally with Yarmy’s Army. In addition to Berman, the evening will feature other nationally known comedians.

* Shelley Berman and “Comedy Nite 2001”; Saturday, 8 p.m.; Pierce College, 6201 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills. $5-$15. (818) 887-5901.

Baroque Music

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will present an all-Baroque concert Saturday in Glendale. Four chamber orchestra soloists and music director Jeffrey Kahane will perform Vivaldi’s Concerto for Three Violins, Bach’s Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen Suite,” Telemann’s Trumpet Concerto in D and Handel’s “Water Music.” Soloists will be Rachel Purkin, Josefina Vergara and Jacqueline Brand on violins, David Washburn on trumpet and Kahane on harpsichord.

* Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Saturday, 8 p.m.; Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. $13-$53. (213) 622-7001, Ext. 215.

Chamber Music

The Burbank Chamber Orchestra will perform works by Mahler, Ravel and Debussy on Saturday evening at Forest Lawn. Music Director Steven Kerstein will conduct. This is the second concert of the orchestra’s 10th anniversary season.

* Burbank Chamber Orchestra; Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Hall of Liberty, Forest Lawn, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Burbank. Free. (818) 848-8841.

Blues

Attention blues fans! Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers and the Paladins will perform Friday and Saturday nights, respectively, at Cozy’s in Sherman Oaks.

* Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers; Friday, 9:45 p.m.; $12 cover; Paladins; Saturday, 9:45 p.m.; $10 cover; Cozy’s Bar and Grill, 14058 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. (818) 986-6000.