all day Art

“Matta in America: Paintings and Drawings of the 1940s” examines the first 10 years of Chilean-born Roberto Sebastian Matta’s career. The show of 10 paintings and 22 drawings, opening Sunday at the Museum of Contemporary Art, charts the influential artist’s evolution from Surrealism to abstraction.* “Matta in America,” Museum of Contemporary Art, 250 S. Grand Ave., L.A. Tuesdays to Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ends Jan. 6. Adults, $8; students and seniors, $5. (213) 621-6222.

8pm Pop Music

The New York indie-pop outfit Ivy has been tapped to score the new Farrelly brothers movie, “Shallow Hal,” forcing the trio to reschedule some of its tour dates. But Ivy’s night at the Troubadour is still a go.

* Ivy, with the Actual Tigers, the Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, 8 p.m. $15. (310) 276-6168.

2 pm: Pop Music

It’s hard to think of a better way to draw L.A. rock fans to a benefit for the American Red Cross than to offer a reunion of the original Concrete Blonde lineup, playing together for the first time in seven years. Johnette Napolitano, Jim Mankey and Harry Rushakoff will be joined on the marathon at Spaceland by such acts as the BellRays (acoustic), Wiskey Biscuit, Slydell and Bob Forrest.

* Concrete Blonde, others, Spaceland, 1717 Silver Lake Blvd., Silver Lake, 2 p.m. $20. (213) 833-2843.

6 pm: Theater

Emmy Award-winning actor Henry Darrow (“Resurrection Boulevard”) heads the cast in the world premiere of Harry Cason’s solo play “That Certain Cervantes.” Darrow plays the aged but still passionate Cervantes, who is rehearsing what he will say to the royal emissary deciding if he is worthy of becoming the court’s resident poet and playwright. * “That Certain Cervantes,” El Portal Center for the Arts, Circle Theatre, 5269 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, 6 p.m. Regular schedule: Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. Ends Nov. 11. $25. (818) 508-4200.

Freebie

* A quintet of singers from Lyric Opera of Los Angeles performs opera excerpts at the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda, at 2 p.m. (714) 993-5075.

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* Seven musicians, all residents of Altadena, have formed the Altadena Music Guild, which presents its inaugural concert at the Altadena Library, 600 E. Mariposa St., Altadena, at 2:30 p.m. (626) 398-0658.