Three-day forecast

DANCE

Love, a moving experience

A lot of people get obsessive about relationships around Valentine’s Day, so choreographer Joseph Allan Decker has picked the right time to roll out his jazz-dance celebration of togetherness, “Love Thang.” Decker, we’re told, has been in a relationship for eight years, as well as being a former member of the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble and working in a number of films, TV specials and concert-dance performances. His program includes a heartwarming tribute to first love but also a suite focusing on love’s darker, lonelier aspects. Choreographers Murray Phillips, Sarah Ford, Jennifer Henry, Nobutaka Mochimaru, Ross Graves and Tia Vasiliou also will share their insights about romance in other pieces on the program.

Joseph Allen Decker Dance Company in “Love Thang,” Ivar Theatre, 1605 Ivar Ave., Hollywood. Friday, Saturday and Feb. 13 and 14, 8 p.m. $20-$25. (310) 888-8075.

ART

Numbers that count

“Jasper Johns: Numbers” at LACMA is a study in observation and absolute focus. In these 30 works on loan from U.S. and European collections, Johns took stenciled digits to their limits and pushed viewers to explore basic concepts of perception and nature. Color, size, order, media and orientation all serve to endow common symbols with larger impact. Alongside “Numbers,” curators have installed Johns’ pieces from the permanent collection.

“Jasper Johns: Numbers,” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. Mondays and Tuesdays, Thursdays, noon to 8 p.m.; Fridays, noon to 9 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; closed Wednesdays. Ends April 18. Adults, $9; seniors and students, $5; 17 and younger, free. Admission is free on the second Tuesday of each month. (323) 857-6000.

MOVIES

Emotion boils over

Inspired by a true story, “Crimson Gold” is the most recent film by Iranian director Jafar Panahi (“The White Balloon” and “The Circle”). The film is a collaboration between Panahi and his famous fellow countryman Abbas Kiarostami, who wrote the screenplay. The two acclaimed filmmakers tell the story of a pizza deliveryman in Tehran whose rage over the social injustices he suffers slowly builds, triggering a chain of events that culminates in a surprisingly violent act.

“Crimson Gold,” unrated, opens Friday in selected theaters.

EVENT

Booked on a cruise through time

At the California International Antiquarian Book Fair, more than 180 rare-book dealers from all over the world will display their wares, which seem to

encompass nearly anything on paper: books, autographs, prints, maps, manuscripts. Items range in price from just a few dollars to the hundreds of thousands. Also, there will be demonstrations, seminars and exhibits of interest to book lovers.

California International Antiquarian Book Fair, L.A. Airport Marriott Hotel, 5855 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles. Friday, 2 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. $5-$10. (800) 454-6401 or www.labookfair.com.

THEATER

Buried by clutter?

Mark Saltzman’s murder mystery “Clutter: The True Story of the Collyer Brothers Who Never Threw Anything Out” is a world premiere drama about New York’s real-life Collyer brothers, who were wealthy, reclusive packrats. Their obsession comes to light when one turns up dead, the other missing. Rick Sparks directs.

“Clutter: The True Story of the Collyer Brothers Who Never Threw Anything Out,” Colony Theatre Company, 555 N. 3rd St., Burbank. Opens Saturday. Runs Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 7 p.m.; except Feb. 14 and 21, 3 and 8 p.m.; Feb. 26 and March 4, 8 p.m.; ends March 7. $26-$32. (818) 558-7000.

MUSIC

From the transcript

Before the age of recordings, pianists would play transcriptions of operas and symphonies -- and that was one of the primary ways that people got to hear the popular music of the day. Alex Schmitt, winner of the biennial Los Angeles Liszt competitions in 1996 and 1998, plays Lizst’s piano transcriptions of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and three Schubert lieder, among other works, including a new piece by Youngkyong Kim. This is Schmitt’s UCLA doctoral student recital.

Alex Schmitt, Schoenberg Hall, UCLA campus, Westwood.

Friday, 8 p.m. Free.

(310) 825-4761.

POP MUSIC

Hard work applied to hard rock

Linkin Park has put out only two formal albums, but when you add in a collection of remixes, the new live CD/DVD combo and tireless touring, you can see how the Los Angeles band seems to have established a dominating presence in the hard-rock world. Even more important in its rise is its ability to blend messages of comfort and reassurance into its caldron of angst. In the end, it does really matter.

Linkin Park, with P.O.D. and Hoobastank, Long Beach Arena, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach. Today, 7:30 p.m. Sold out. (562) 436-3661. The Forum, 3900 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood, Friday, 7 p.m. Sold out. (310) 419-3100.

ART

Eyes on a nation

Nine women representing three generations of Mexican photography collectively survey what curator Connie Todd describes as the “essential stuff of life.” The exhibition, “El ojo fino” (The Exquisite Eye), captures a modern aesthetic that combines with an acceptance of tradition to make an emphatic, liberating visual statement. Cal State Northridge professor Margarita Nieto conducts a gallery tour tonight at 7.

“El ojo fino” (The Exquisite Eye), University Art Gallery, Cal State University Dominguez Hills, 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson. Reception tonight, 6-8 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free; parking $2. (310) 243-3334.

JAZZ

Tribute to Ray Brown

The late jazz bassist Ray Brown was considered to be the master of the F clef. He came to prominence in the late 1940s working with Dizzy Gillespie’s big band.

During his 50-plus-year career, he worked with everyone from Charlie Parker to Steely Dan. Guitarist Russell Malone, drummer Jeff Hamilton and pianists Monty Alexander and Benny Green, along with bassists Christian McBride and John Clayton, will be featured in this musical tribute concert.

Tribute to Ray Brown, Founders Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $49-$56. (714) 556-2787.

COMEDY

One-woman show with an edge

In “An Evening With Sandra Bernhard,” presented by UCLA Live, the edgy stage and screen comedian-actress performs her one-woman show, featuring comedy, commentary and music. With musical director and pianist Mitch Kaplan and guitarist Pam Adams.

“An Evening With Sandra Bernhard,” Royce Hall, UCLA, 10745 Dickson Plaza, Westwood. Saturday, 8 p.m. $28-$45. (310) 825-2101 or (213) 480-3232.