ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION’S PRESS.

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Stern’s USC Residency, Performance: Renowned violinist Isaac Stern--who had to skip the L.A. Philharmonic’s October gala marking his 80th birthday because he was still recuperating from heart surgery performed in August--will be in residence at USC’s Thornton School of Music Feb. 6-9. The event--featuring master classes for students as well as one open to the public--will conclude with Stern giving a Feb. 9, 7 p.m. performance with the Thornton Symphony at USC’s Bovard Auditorium, to be conducted by Sergiu Comissiona. It is Stern’s only scheduled 2001 L.A. appearance. The free public master class, meanwhile, also set for the Bovard Auditorium, will be held Feb. 7, from 5-7 p.m., and will feature Stern coaching members of the Thornton Symphony and Thornton Chamber Orchestra on artistry and expression.

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Hall of Famers: Pianist Van Cliburn, violinist Itzhak Perlman, the late Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler and the late composers Sergei Rachmaninoff and Antonin Dvorak are among 10 individuals to be inducted on April 21 into the 2001 class of the Cincinnati-based American Classical Music Hall of Fame. Other inductees, honored for their “contributions to the growth, development and appreciation of American classical music,” include the late composers William Billings and Paul Hindemith, composer George Crumb, conductor and Eastman Wind Ensemble founder Frederick Fennell, and the late composer and music critic Virgil Thomson. Additional 2001 inductees are the Juilliard String Quartet and the New York Philharmonic.

JAZZ

Smithsonian Honors Hampton: Jazz giant Lionel Hampton, who traces his musical roots to a nun and a bootlegger, was honored by the Smithsonian Institution Tuesday as he donated one of his vibraphones to the museum. The energetic Hampton, 92, jokingly told reporters he was donating the 15-year-old instrument to the National Museum of American History “because they gave me a new one.” But after recalling his lifetime playing with jazz greats including Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Charles Mingus, Hampton became more serious, saying: “When you get to the Smithsonian you are the best. There’s nothing better.” Hampton’s vibes will be displayed in the museum’s jazz section, which also houses Duke Ellington’s piano and 700 films on jazz.

POP/ROCK

Soul Train Nods: Singers Jill Scott, D’Angelo, R. Kelly and Carl Thomas led the way with three nominations each Tuesday for the 15th annual Soul Train Music Awards taking place Feb. 28. Controversial rapper Eminem and the groups Jagged Edge and Mary Mary all scored double nominations. Among the categories and nominees: R&B;/soul or rap album of the year (Kelly’s “TP-2.Com,” Dr. Dre’s “Dr. Dre--2001,” Eminem’s “The Marshall Mathers LP” and Jay-Z’s “The Dynasty Roc La Familia”); best R&B;/soul or rap new artist (Scott, Thomas, Nelly and Lil’ Bow Wow featuring Xscape); female R&B;/soul single (Scott’s “Gettin’ In the Way,” Mary J. Blige’s “Your Child,” Erykah Badu’s “Bag Lady” and Yolanda Adams’ “Open My Heart”), and male R&B;/soul single: D’Angelo’s “Untitled (How Does It Feel),” Kelly’s “I Wish,” Thomas’ “I Wish” and Avant’s “Separated”).

THEATER

A Globe, By Another Name: The famed 65-year-old theater company that operates out of a three-stage complex in San Diego’s Balboa Park has changed its name. The new moniker is the Globe Theatres, changed from the Old Globe Theatre, which will remain the name of the complex’s larger indoor venue. The company also uses the adjacent Cassius Carter Centre Stage and the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre.

QUICK TAKES

The Sacramento-based California Arts Council will hold a public meeting Thursday at 1 p.m. at the UCLA Hammer Museum. Agenda items include the review of grants recommendations and a discussion of the “Year of the Arts 2001” campaign celebrating the state agency’s 25th anniversary. . . . Songwriter Diane Warren (“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”) gets her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during 11:30 a.m. ceremonies today at 7021 Hollywood Blvd., in front of Tower Records. . . . Drew Barrymore and Anthony Hopkins will be roasted at Harvard University on Feb. 8 and 15, respectively, when they receive Hasty Puddings Theatricals irreverent woman and man of the year awards. . . . Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez has been added to the presenters list for the March 25 Oscar ceremony. . . . Destiny’s Child, ‘N Sync, Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton will perform on the Feb. 21 Grammy Awards. . . . Fox has renewed “Boston Public” for a second full season. . . . The watchdog group Parents Television Council, which has already urged a boycott of the World Wrestling Federation, is also targeting Fox’s reality show “Temptation Island,” by urging America’s 100 top brand-name companies not to advertise on the show because of its “objectionable” content. . . . A 35-year-old investment specialist from Elyria, Ohio, has paid $47,000 to charity in an Internet auction to appear as a panelist on Friday’s edition of ABC’s “Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher.” Darrin Farrow, a single father, said he thought the stunt would help promote his business.