Happening Tuesday: Saul Bass at the Hammer and more

ART

Saul Bass: A Life in Film and Design Design historian Pat Kirkham explores the work and legacy of Saul Bass, who created memorable posters and title sequences for such films as Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” and Otto Preminger’s “The Man With the Golden Arm.” Bass also designed many iconic corporate logos and was a talented filmmaker in his own right. Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 443-7000. hammer.ucla.edu

Frederic Amat The Barcelona-based polymath has had success as a painter, set designer, sculptor and filmmaker. He’ll discuss his wide-ranging career – which includes sets for opera and theatre, major murals and even cinematography, alongside a screening of his new film on Catalan architect Antonino Gaudi. REDCAT, 631 W. 2nd St., L.A. 830 p.m. $10. Redcat.org.

MUSIC

Go Tell it on the Mountain After more than 70 years and a several lineup changes, The Blind Boys of Alabama are more popular than ever. The five-time Grammy winning Gospel Hall of Fame inductees get into the spirit of the holiday season with a special Christmas show, which will be preceded by an opening set by former Nickel Creek members Sara and Sean Watkins. Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu. 8 p.m. $40-$65. (310) 506-4522. arts.pepperdine.edu.

Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa Snoop may be past his prime as a technical rapper, but he’s in a golden age of charisma and bonhomie at the vanguard of L.A.hip-hop iconography. For a more current entry into the today’s rap trends, come early for the young Wiz Khalifa, who has an ambitious prowess underneath the ubiquity of cuts like “Black and Yellow.” The Wiltern, 3790 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7 p.m. $50-$75. wiltern.com.