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TODAY

ART

The home as public space

Taking advantage of the fact that the Haus gallery is a converted residence, Danial Nord has created three satirical/scary installations that suggest domestic space is no longer the insulated nest it once was, where privacy and safety were assumed to prevail. Appropriating images culled from television and junk mail into “Media Readymades,” he suggests that the whole world filters through our abodes on a daily basis via telephone, cable and electrical wires.

“Danial Nord,” Haus, 517 S. Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena. Opens today. (626) 356-2408.

* Hours: Noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Ends May 19.

THEATER

Coping with change

In “Two Trains Running” -- part of August Wilson’s award-winning 10-play cycle about the African American experience during the 20th century -- a 1960s Pittsburgh diner owner and his lively clientele wrestle with life in a neighborhood slated for gentrification. With James Avery.

“Two Trains Running,” Old Globe Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park, San Diego. Opens 8 p.m. today. $19 to $62. (619) 234-5623; www.theoldglobe.org.* Runs 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Ends May 27.

FRIDAY

THEATER

100-year wisdom

In “Having Our Say,” Emily Mann’s stage adaptation of Sadie and Bessie Delany’s bestselling memoir, centenarian sisters look back on 100 years of their family life and black history in America. With Amentha Dymally and Carlease Burke.

“Having Our Say,” International City Theatre at Long Beach Performing Arts Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach. Opens 8 p.m. Friday. $32 to $42; opening night, $50 and $60. (562) 436-4610; www.ictlongbeach.org.

* Runs 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Ends May 20.

MOVIES

Beneath

the surface

Ken Marino wrote and costars in “Diggers,” an ensemble drama set in 1976 about a group of Long Island friends experiencing changes in the nation and changes in their way of life as clam diggers. The cast includes Paul Rudd, Lauren Ambrose, Ron Eldard, Josh Hamilton, Sarah Paulson and Maura Tierney. Directed by Katherine Dieckmann.

“Diggers,” R for language, drug use and some sexual content, opens Friday exclusively at the Landmark Nuart, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles, (310) 281-8223.

DANCE

They’re sure to provoke

The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts presents the always-provocative Philadanco company in a four-part program of varied contemporary work. Using music that is as varied as Steve Reich and Zap Mama, the rep includes David Brown’s “Labess II,” Robert Moses’ “The Foul,” Ronald K. Brown’s “(No More) Exotica” and Christopher Huggins’ “Enemy Behind the Gates.” New York Magazine has called the company’s style “visceral -- fierce and sensuous by turns -- elegant and ingratiating,” and a review in these pages added “steely resolve and daredevil pliability” to the list of Philadanco accolades.

Philadanco, Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos. 8 p.m. Friday. $20 to $36. (562) 467-8818; www.cerritoscenter.com.

SATURDAY

FAMILY

Paint them green

Earth Day may have passed, but there’s never a bad time to raise your eco-consciousness. The Mountains Restoration Trust will sponsor Stream to Sea Family Fun Day, an environmental awareness event with water-themed, hands-on fun and learning at the Headwaters Corner at Calabasas in the Santa Monica Mountains. Featured musical and theatrical entertainment will include the National Theatre for Children performing a “Boatload of Trouble.” Also, Fluke, a sailboat made entirely of recycled materials, will be on display. Additionally, there will be talks and other attractions. Participating organizations include Heal the Bay, California Wildlife Center, California State Parks, and the National Park Service. Free parking with a shuttle service will be provided at Calabasas High School.

Stream to Sea Family Fun Day, Calabasas High School, 22855 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas. Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Free. (818) 591-1701, Ext. 186.

MUSEUMS

Atrocities documented

Despite working for China’s Heilongjiang Daily, a Communist paper with a strict policy to publish only positive images of Mao’s regime, Li Zhensheng was able to penetrate the inner ranks and shoot images of the human rights atrocities committed during the Cultural Revolution by donning a red armband. Li hid the photos under a floorboard in his apartment (which remained there while he and his wife were sent to a gulag for hard labor) until 1988. UC Riverside/California Museum of Photography exhibits these “negative” photographs in Li Zhensheng: Red-Color News Soldier.

“Li Zhensheng: Red-Color News Soldier,” UC Riverside/

California Museum of Photography, 3824 Main St., Riverside. Opens Saturday. $3; free for members, students and seniors. (951) 784-3686.

* Hours: Noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Ends July 7.

POP MUSIC

A return

to his roots

“The Golden Voice of Africa” and the blond wood of Walt Disney Concert Hall should make a resonant match when Salif Keita brings his burnished West African pop to the downtown showcase. Since returning to his homeland of Mali several years ago after a long estrangement, the singer has produced some of the best music of his two-decade career. His latest album, “M’Bemba,” is rich with propulsive grooves and soulful singing whose depth of feeling transcends language barriers.

Salif Keita. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. Saturday. $45 to $85. (323) 850-2000.

OPERA

Playing on emotions

With its lilting waltzes, charming ensembles and surefire heart-breaking songs, Franz Lehar’s “The Merry Widow” has become one of the most popular operettas since it premiered in 1905. Susan Graham will sing the title role for Los Angeles Opera, where she scored a success in her company debut in the title role of Monteverdi’s “The Coronation of Poppea” in November 2006. Rod Gilfry will sing Count Danilo. The Art Nouveau-inspired San Francisco Opera production will be directed by Lotfi Mansouri. Sebastian Lang-Lessing conducts.

“The Merry Widow,” Los Angeles Opera, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., L.A. Opens 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $30 to $220. (213) 972-8001; www.laopera.com.

* Runs 7:30 p.m. May 3, 9, 12, 23, 26; 2 p.m. May 6; 1 p.m. May 19; 8 p.m., May 20. Ends May 26.

SUNDAY

EVENTS

It’s a fiesta all right

Cinco de Mayo may not be until next Saturday, but that isn’t stopping AT&T; Fiesta Broadway, which bills itself as the nation’s largest Cinco de Mayo celebration, from living it up in downtown L.A. this weekend. Grammy-winning ranchera singer Pepe Aguilar heads the 36-block festival’s musical lineup, which includes Tejano/Latin pop singer Jennifer Pena, Mariachi Sol de Mexico and Los Horoscopos de Durango. Calle 13, Puerto Rico’s irreverent reggaeton duo, headlines a youth-oriented bill at the MTV TR3S stage, along with Ozomatli.

AT&T; Fiesta Broadway, downtown L.A., roughly between 1st, 11th, Olive and Spring streets. Noon to 6 p.m. Free. www.fiestabroadway.la

TUESDAY

WORDS

Plenty to chew on

In “American Food Writing: An Anthology With Classic Recipes,” editor Molly O’Neill has gathered 250 years of food writing -- including Herman Melville’s musings on a bowl of clam chowder and Michael Pollan’s chapter on what that “organic” label really means. For REDCAT’s “Food for Thought” discussion, O’Neill will join panelists Barry Glassner, author of “The Gospel of Food”; Evan Kleiman, host of KCRW’s “Good Food”; chef-professor Shirley Lim and chef-restaurant owners Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger.

“Food for Thought: Great American Writing About the Food We Eat,” REDCAT at Walt Disney Concert Hall, 631 W. 2nd St., L.A. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. $4 to $8 (213) 237-2800.