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TODAY

MUSIC

Time for SummerFest in La Jolla

The La Jolla Music Society’s summer chamber music blowout, SummerFest, opens its 20th season today. Jeffrey Kahane will be the soloist and conductor for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22. The concert will open with Martinu’s “La Jolla Sinfonietta,” commissioned in 1950 for the Musical Arts Society of La Jolla, and close with Beethoven’s Triple Concerto. Soloists will include violinist Chee-Yun, cellist Lynn Harrell and pianist Jonathan Biss. SummerFest programs continue at various venues through Aug. 20.

SummerFest, Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B St., San Diego. 7:30 p.m. today. $25 to $75. (858) 459-3728. www.LaJollaMusicSociety.org.

MUSEUMS

Between art, architecture

Artist Lecia Dole-Recio’s multilayered and textured work was well received at the 2004 Whitney Biennial, earning her the attention of an international audience. Her latest endeavor in the solo exhibition “MOCA Focus: Lecia Dole-Recio” explores her interest in geometric abstraction, space and perspective with variously scaled works dwelling somewhere between art and architecture.

“MOCA Focus: Lecia Dole-Recio,” Museum of Contemporary Art, 250 Grand Ave., L.A. Opens today. $5 to $8; 11 and younger, free. (213) 626-6222.

* Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and Fridays; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays; 11 a.m. to midnight Saturdays; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. Ends Oct. 23.

FRIDAY

DANCE

Flamenco festival

The annual New World Flamenco Festival begins Friday with Juana Amaya’s presentation of a traditional style found only in the tiny Spanish village of Moron de la Frontera. But a radical experiment will be on view only a few nights later when American tap phenomenon Savion Glover joins festival artistic director Yaelisa for an improvisational duet exploring the percussive movement of flamenco. The event concludes the following weekend with performances by Rafaela Carrasco, an innovative young flamenco choreographer. Workshops and classes add luster to the festival.

New World Flamenco Festival, Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. Compania Juana Amaya, 8 p.m Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday. $38 to $100. (949) 854-4646 or www.thebarclay.org.

* Savion Glover and Yaelisa, 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.

* Compania Rafaela Carrasco, 8 p.m. Aug. 11 and 12; 6 p.m. Aug. 13.

MOVIES

Making the ‘Descent’

Half a dozen friends embark on a female-bonding spelunking expedition in “The Descent,” and what they encounter in a remote Appalachian cave turns out to be a lot scarier than a bunch of bats -- and extremely hungry. Written and directed by Neil Marshall, the film is rated R for strong violence/gore and language.

“The Descent”; rated R for strong violence/gore and language, opens Friday in general release.

EVENTS

Free dance, drumming

The organization Active Arts at the Music Center invites people to come downtown for a continuing series of admission-free and low-cost recreational art-making events. On Friday night, Angelenos can enjoy social dancing to live music under the stars on a wooden dance floor. All skill and experience levels are welcome; lessons for beginners will be available. Then, on Saturday morning, all are welcome to participate in an outdoor drumming circle. No experience is necessary, and drums, shakers and other percussion instruments will be provided. Both events are free. For more information on Active Arts events, see www.musiccenter.org.

Dance Downtown, 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, Music Center Plaza, 1st Street and Grand Avenue, L.A. Free; $8 parking fee. (213) 972-3660.

* Drum Downtown, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, same location.

POP MUSIC

Raunch and stomp rock

If they need a name for this tour, how about “Monsters of Raunch?” With potty-mouthed, uninhibited electro-pop diva Peaches sharing the bill with libidinous, so-dumb-it’s-funny stomp-rockers Eagles of Death Metal, it will be high-decibel hormone heaven at the WilternLG.

Peaches and Eagles of Death Metal, Wiltern LG, 3790 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 9 p.m. Friday. $25. (213) 380-5005.

JAZZ

They happen to be women

Organizers of the Instrumental Women Project’s annual Lady Jazz Concert like to say that their event features some of the best musicians in town who just happen to be women. The seventh annual show Friday will be no exception. The lineup will include legendary saxophonist Vi Redd, guitarist Lois “Lady Mac” McMorris, violinist Lesa Terry, bassist Nedra Wheeler, drummer Gwendolyn Payne, saxophonists Keschia Potter and Jennifer Hall, trumpeter Anne King and trombonist Robyn Javier. Pianist, flutist and UCLA ethnomusicologist Cheryl L. Keyes will serve as musical director, and the seemingly ubiquitous Barbara Morrison will lend her singing talents to the occasion.

Lady Jazz Concert, Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $20 to $30. (323) 461-3673.

SATURDAY

ART

Paying homage to punk, pop

Whether it was designing album covers or documenting local gigs, Rolo Castillo, Richard Duardo, John Everett Miner and Jesse Vidaurre have their share of stories to tell as artists involved in the L.A. punk scene in the 1970s and ‘80s. Taking a cue from contemporary Los Angeles pop art and old-school punk paraphernalia, the four Southland-based artists pay homage to the two outsider scenes with new mixed-media paintings and works on paper in “Under the Influence: The L.A. Punk/Pop Aesthetic.” Also, Isis Rodriguez’s new works on paper are concurrently on display in the project room.

“Under the Influence: The L.A. Punk/ Pop Aesthetic,” Patricia Correia Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave. E-2, Santa Monica. Opens Saturday. (310) 264-1760.

* Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays. Ends Sept. 9.

SUNDAY

THEATER

A clash of power

and politics

In “Water & Power,” written by Richard Montoya for comedy trio Culture Clash, the fate of twin brothers and the city they love is played out against a shifting landscape of power and politics. The sons of a hard-working Department of Water and Power employee -- a successful politician and a high-ranking officer in the LAPD -- meet their potential ruin in a run-down hotel room on Sunset Boulevard. A world premiere, the play is directed by Lisa Peterson and presented by Center Theatre Group.

“Water & Power,” Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., L.A. Opens 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $42 to $55. (213) 628-2772. www.CenterTheatreGroup.org.

* Continues 8 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Sundays, 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Exception: No public shows Tuesday to Aug. 10. Ends Sept. 17.

JAZZ

Debut salon honors David Abell

The late David Abell was a godfather for Southern California pianists. For more than four decades, his fine piano store provided instruments for every imaginable musical event. So it’s appropriate that the new David L. Abell Memorial Jazz Salon series -- opening its first season with programs showcasing pianists -- should honor his memory. The debut features a rare Southland appearance by the versatile Harold Mabern -- who has played with everyone from Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins to Sarah Vaughan and Joe Williams -- accompanied by bassist John Clayton and drummer Roy McCurdy.

David L. Abell Memorial Jazz Salon, Lenart Auditorium at the Fowler Museum on UCLA’s north campus, Westwood. 1 p.m. Sunday. $18; $9 (students). (310) 206-3269.

WEDNESDAY

THEATER

‘Curtains’ at the Ahmanson

David Hyde Pierce stars with Debra Monk in the world premiere of “Curtains,” a Kander and Ebb backstage murder-mystery musical comedy set in a 1959 Boston theater. During a pre-Broadway tryout of a new musical, the leading lady meets a suspicious end, and a local detective (played by Pierce) must sort out the suspects as the company rehearses and the body count rises. Book by Rupert Holmes (original book and concept by Peter Stone), music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, with additional lyrics by Kander and Holmes.

“Curtains,” Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., L.A. Opens 8 p.m. Wednesday. $30 to $95. (213) 628-2772; www.CenterTheatreGroup.org.

* Continues 8 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Sundays, 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Exceptions: 2 p.m. performance only Aug. 27, Sept. 3, Sept. 10; 2 and 8 p.m. Aug. 24, Aug. 31, Sept. 7. Ends Sept. 10.