2 pm: Family

British actor Peter Dennis reprises his award-winning, tour-de-force performance of “Bother!, Selections from the Complete Works of Winnie-the-Pooh.” Performed throughout the United States and the United Kingdom since 1976, “Bother!” brings A.A. Milne’s whimsical works to life in a full-length performance for adults and older children, and a matinee version geared to younger children.

* “Bother!,” Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, Whittier College, 13406 Philadelphia St., Whittier, 2 p.m. (children’s version) and 7 p.m. (appropriate for ages 10 and up). $6 to $8. (562) 907-4203.

all day: Art

Two reasons to visit MOCA at the Geffen Contemporary: the critically acclaimed permanent collection exhibition “A Room of Their Own: From Arbus to Gober” and “Public Offerings,” a new, big, splashy survey of pivotal work by artists who became international art stars in the late 1980s and early 1990s, opening Sunday. The long-planned show is the brainchild of MOCA chief curator Paul Schimmel, who brought us “Helter Skelter” and “Out of Actions,” among other landmark exhibitions. “Public Offerings” will examine breakthrough works in the context of the schools and urban centers--L.A., Berlin, New York and Tokyo--that spawned the 25 artists, including Matthew Barney, Renee Green, Damien Hirst, Steve McQueen, Takashi Murakami and Rachel Whiteread.

* “Public Offerings,” MOCA at the Geffen Contemporary, 152 N. Central Ave., Little Tokyo. Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Ends July 29. General, $6; students and seniors, $4; children under 12 free. (213) 626-6222.

4 pm: Music

A prize winner in the Coleman Concerts Competition in the spring of 2000, the UCLA-based Alma String Quartet--violinists Searmi Park and Dorthy Kwon, violist Lisa Fernandez and cellist Giovanna Moraga--makes its debut appearance with a program of quartets by Haydn, Shostakovich and Dvorak, the first student-staffed UCLA ensemble to play on the university’s professional series.

* Alma String Quartet, Schoenberg Hall at UCLA, Westwood, 4 p.m. $15. (310) 825-2101.

2 pm: Art

Books, tea, art . . . what’s not to love about the second Edible Books High/Low Tea? At this special event in locations across Europe, Australia and North America, high tea will mean, well . . . eating books like crumpets. Last year’s books--created by local artists--included ones made of lettuce, gingerbread, Rice Krispie treats and fruit leather. Finally, you can read your books and eat them too.

* Edible Books High/Low Tea, Sam Francis Gallery, Crossroads Schools for the Arts and Science, 1714 21st St., Santa Monica, 2 to 4 p.m. Free. (310) 829-7391, Ext. 402.

5 pm: Music

American soprano Jessye Norman makes her only Southern California appearance of the season at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara. With Mark Markham at the piano, Norman will sing a program of music by Schubert, Richard Strauss and Poulenc for her late-afternoon recital.

* Soprano Jessye Norman in recital, Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St., Santa Barbara, 5 p.m. $35 to $75. (805) 963-4408.

3 and 5:30 pm: Theater

In his solo comedy, “MacHomer” (or “The Simpsons Do MacBeth”), Rick Miller performs Shakespeare’s tragedy in more than 60 voices from the animated TV series. Marge is Lady MacHomer, Homer Simpson is MacHomer, Mr. Burns is King Duncan, Krusty the Clown is the Porter, and Bart is Fleance.

* “MacHomer,” Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine, 3 and 5:30 p.m. (both sold out). $15 to $20. (New shows scheduled for Aug. 25 at 2 and 8 p.m. and Aug. 26 at 2 and 6 p.m.) (949) 854-4646.

4 pm: Jazz

Pianist Ted Rosenthal leads the Gerry Mulligan All-Star Tribute Band in a salute to the late, hugely influential baritone saxophonist, whose career is a focus of the California Institute for the Preservation of Jazz on the Cal State Long Beach campus.

* Gerry Mulligan All-Star Tribute Band, Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall, Cal State Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach. 4 p.m. $5, $7 and $10. (562) 985-7000.

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FREEBIE: “Origami: The Art of Paperfolding” is a workshop for children and families at the Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center, 2225 Colorado Blvd., 2-4 p.m. (323) 226-1617.