OPENINGS

Today

Jazz

Nancy Wilson, Max Roach Quartet, others (Hollywood Bowl, Highland Avenue at the 101 Freeway, L.A., [310] 449-4070). Stylish vocalist Nancy Wilson, rhythm king Max Roach and his quartet, and the adventurous and eclectic group Medeski, Martin and Wood help kick off the two-day Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl. David Benoit, Keb’ Mo’ and the Charles Lloyd Quartet will be among the other artists performing at this 23rd annual celebration, which will be hosted by Bill Cosby. Hours: 2:30 p.m.-11 p.m. The festival concludes Sunday with the Wayne Shorter Quartet, Isaac Hayes, David Sanborn and others. 2-10:30 p.m.

Country & Folk

Kentucky Rain (Crazy Horse Steak House, 71 Fortune Drive, Irvine, [949] 585-9000), 8 p.m. $15 to $20.

Music

Long Beach Symphony and Pacific Chorale (Terrace Theater, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, [562] 436-3203). With vocal soloists Cecelia Bertling and Anne-Lise Berntsen; JoAnn Falletta conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. 8 p.m.

Pop/Rock

Backstreet Boys, Ricky Martin, Nelly Furtado, Joe, Blue Man Group, Shaggy, Wayne Newton, others (Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave., [323] 224-1500). KIIS-FM’s “Wango Tango” hit-athon continues Sunday with a bill headed by Aerosmith and the Bee Gees. Noon.

RZA (House of Blues, 1530 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, [714] 778-2583). Member of the Wu-Tang Clan performs rap. 6 p.m. $22.50.

“A Walk Down Abbey Road” (Sun Theatre, 2200 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim, [714] 712-2700). Alan Parsons, Ann Wilson, John Entwistle and Todd Rundgren perform the songs of the Beatles. 8 p.m. Also June 17. $72.

Dido, Travis (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 8808 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, [949] 855-2863). A teaming of two acts that could prove to be pop-music stalwarts in the coming decade. Also: Emiliana Torrini. 7:30 p.m.

Theater

“4318 Clarendon Road” (AT&T; Digital Media Center, 12312 W. Olympic Blvd., West L.A., [310] 979-5105). George Ticker’s comedy-drama about an Italian family in 1950s Brooklyn. Directed by Jeremiah Morris, with Warren Berlinger and Mimi Cozzens. 8 p.m. Regular schedule: Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2 p.m. (June 30 benefits Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS). Ends June 30.

Debbie Reynolds (Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, [800] 233-3123). Debbie Reynolds performs her solo musical show as a benefit for VNA Care/Hospice in the Home of Glendale. 8 p.m.

“American Buffalo” (Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, [949] 497-2787). David Mamet’s dark comedy about honor among thieves. Tues.-Fri. 8 p.m.; Sat. 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 and 7 p.m. Ends July 1. $34 to $43.

“Yankee Doodle Dandies” (Cinegrill, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, [213] 683-3422). California Artists Radio Theatre’s tribute to the Fourth of July, a live radio theater production mixing comedy, history and live, American folk music. Starring Richard Crenna, Leslie Easterbrook, Louis Nye, William Windom, Linda Henning, Ian Abercrombie, Robert Rockwell, Marty Maguire, and John Harlan. 10:30 a.m. (dress rehearsal) and 1:30 p.m. (performance).

Art

“Just Another Poster? Chicano Graphic Arts in California” (UCLA/Fowler Museum, 405 Hilgard Ave., Westwood, [310] 825-4361). Wednesday-Sunday, 12-5 p.m.; Thursday, 12-8 p.m. A look at the stories of Chicano civil rights and political action through more than 100 graphic images, mostly silk-screen prints, by 56 artists. Ends Dec. 9.

“An Uncommon Mission: Father Jerome Tupa Paints the California Missions” (Getty Gallery, Los Angeles Central Library, 630 W. 5th St., downtown L.A., [213] 228-7025). Paintings and watercolors by Father Jerome Tupa, a Benedictine monk, capture California’s 21 historic missions. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Ends Nov. 25.

“Oil: A Film Projection” (Irvine Fine Arts Center, 14321 Yale Ave., [949] 724-6880). Exhibition by Erik Wesselo. Through July 29. Also opening: “Imploded Sculptures” by Ewerdt Hilgemann and “Mural II” by various artists. Through Aug. 26. Mon.-Thur. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m. Opening reception for all three shows, 7-9 p.m. Free.

“Artists’ Writing Reading Room III” (Side Street Projects, 400 S. Main St., downtown L.A., [213] 620-8895). Artists who use writing as a component of their work, or writers who use a visual component in their writing will be featured in this group show curated by Annetta Kapon. Featured artists and writers include Lizzie Scott, Allan Sekula, David Reed, Stephen Berens, Erika Rothenberg and many others. Friday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Ends Aug. 31.

“Patti Heid: Couture Paintings,” “Clayton Campbell: Pantheon,” “Curtis Stage: Sequel” (Patricia Correia Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., E-2, Santa Monica, [310] 264-1760). Mixed-media paintings by Heid; paintings by Campbell exploring the artist’s role as “cultural mediator” and a video installation by Stage. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Ends July 14.

“Fiona Pattinson” (Louis Stern Fine Arts, 9002 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, [310] 276-0147). Mixed-media works on stretched maritime canvas capture the blues of sea and sky. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Ends July 7.

Amy Wheeler, David Schafer, and Laura Cottingham and Leslie Singer, “The Anita Pallenberg Story, 2000” (Shoshana Wayne Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., B-1, Santa Monica, [310] 453-7535). Paintings by Wheeler inspired by the architecture and interiors of fashion boutiques; works exploring language and architectural codes by Schafer; and a 77-minute DVD about the former Rolling Stone groupie mixing fact and fiction by Cottingham and Singer. Ends July 21.

Sunday

Pop/Rock

CPR (Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, [949] 496-8927). The trio of David Crosby, Jeff Pevar and James Raymond has a new album called “Just Like Gravity.” 8 p.m.