THREE-DAY FORECAST

ART

The recall collection

The “Politics of Memory” photography collection focuses on the relationship between personal memory and political conditions and ideas. The exhibition at Occidental College approaches its subject matter -- the intensely intimate recollection -- not only through a visual lens, but through linguistic filters as well. Sara Jordano, Molly Corey, Renee Petropoulos and Andrew Armstrong are featured.

“Politics of Memory,” Weingart and Mullin Galleries, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Road, Eagle Rock. Opens today. Also, Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Ends Feb. 28. (323) 259-2749.

THEATER

In the name of love

In Sophocles’ classic tragedy, “Antigone,” directed by Kate Whoriskey and presented with music and dance, the fierce daughter of the house of Oedipus sacrifices everything in the name of love, honor and divine law when she defies her king by performing forbidden funeral rites for her warrior brother.

“Antigone,” South Coast Repertory, Segerstrom Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Opens Friday. Runs Tuesdays to Fridays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 2:30 and 8 p.m.; Sundays, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. (Sign-interpreted, Feb. 28, 2 p.m.); ends Feb. 29. $27-$55; pay what you will on Jan. 31, 2:30 p.m. (714) 708-5555.

POP MUSIC

Good buzz for Bowie concert

The career-spanning set lists are eclectic and the reviews have been ecstatic as David Bowie has moved his North American tour westward. From all indications, the material from his last two albums has blended with the staples from earlier in his three-decade-plus career to form a show that emphasizes crowd-pleasing accessibility over the esoteric challenges that have sometimes marked his performances.

David Bowie, with Macy Gray, Shrine Auditorium, 655 W. Jefferson Blvd., L.A., Saturday and Monday, 7:30 p.m. $44-$84. (213) 748-5116. The Wiltern LG, 3790 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Tuesday and Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m. $66-$126. (213) 380-5005.

FESTIVAL

Happy lunar new year

Hollywood ushers in the Year of the Monkey with a parade down Hollywood Boulevard culminating in a free festival with arts, crafts, traditional Asian entertainment and ethnic food. Stage entertainers scheduled to appear include Filipina star Jocelyn Enriquez; Armenian singers Aram and Artash Asatryan; Taiwanese comedians Kuo Chi Chieng and Geoffrey Tai; and Vietnamese singers My Huyen and Paolo.

Hollywood Lunar New Year Parade & Festival, Hollywood Boulevard between Vermont Avenue and Western Avenue. Hollywood. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The parade starts at 11 a.m. at Vermont Avenue and runs west to Hobart Boulevard. Free. (310) 442-2712.

MUSIC

Singing at home

Local music lovers love to brag about having pegged soprano Deborah Voigt as a rising young opera star in the early ‘80s when she was winning competitions in Orange County and Los Angeles. But few had any idea that the former Anaheim resident would become a regular at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago, not to mention the great European opera houses. Voigt returns to Orange County to sing a recital of music by Schubert, Strauss, Sondheim and other composers as part of the “Voices in Song” series at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.

Deborah Voight, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Sunday, 2 p.m. $22-$76. (714) 556-2787.

JAZZ

Pianist hits the keys

Grammy-wise in 2001, Cuban jazz pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba had his cake and ate it too. His own CD, “Supernova,” was Grammy-nominated for best Latin jazz album but lost to Charlie Haden’s “Nocturne,” an album he co-produced with Haden. Later, however, his “Supernova” beat out “Nocturne” for the Latin Grammys’ best album prize. Rubalcalba is considered among the best younger players on today’s jazz scene. His latest CD, “Straight Ahead,” was released in April.

Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Catalina Bar & Grill, 6725 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. Thursday to Saturday, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $18-$30. (323) 466-2210.

MOVIES

Not trying to find Nemo

“Coral Reef Adventure,” an undersea Imax documentary from MacGillivray Freeman Films -- the folks responsible for “The Living Sea,” “Everest” and “Dolphins” -- is an exploration of South Pacific Islands, featuring the usual breathtaking large-format photography. Director Greg MacGillivray follows underwater filmmakers and explorers Howard and Michele Hall on a 10-month journey from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to Fiji, Tahiti and the Rangiroa Atoll documenting their beauty and the threats to their survival.

“Coral Reef Adventure,” unrated, opens Friday exclusively at the California Science Center Imax Theater, 700 State St., L.A. (213) 744-7400.

ART

Posed or natural?

There was a time in photography when artists and photographers blurred the line between reality and fiction, between nature and pose. “Street Credibility” recollects that vision in a retrospective that includes more than 200 photographs from the 1940s to the 1970s by Diane Arbus and her contemporaries. The

images are of couples,

people in their homes, people alone, people of various occupations, most pictured with their

possessions. Drawing upon the Museum of Contemporary Art’s permanent collection, the show contains works by Larry Clark, Charles Gatewood, Sally Mann, Jeffrey Silverthorne and others, alongside some of Arbus’ predecessors such as Lisette Model, August Sander and Weegee.

“Street Credibility,” MOCA at the Geffen Contemporary, 152 N. Central Ave. L.A. Opens Sunday. Also Mondays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. $5-$8; children 11 and younger, free. Free admission for everyone Thursdays. (213) 621-2766.

POP MUSIC

Rockin’ bar fighter

“I consider myself a perpetual English major, but I also get into bar fights,” says Ted Leo. His self-evaluation captures the blend of verbal alacrity and musical ruggedness that has made the New Jersey rocker one of the indie world’s rising stars. Punk, mod, folk, two-tone and more course through his vigorous music, which will be the topic of “Dirty Old Town,” a concert/interview DVD scheduled to be released in February.

Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, with the Fiery Furnaces, the Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd., L.A. Friday, 9 p.m. $10. (213) 413-8200.