Happening Wednesday: Blind Boys of Alabama, Jaimy Gordon and more

ART

Self Made For her debut feature film, the Turner Prize-winning artist Gillian Wearing put out an ad and recruited seven non-actors (from hundreds) to participate in an intensive Method-acting workshop, pushing them to explore themselves through performance. “Self Made” chronicles their journey and features five vignettes created by the participants. Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 443-7000. hammer.ucla.edu.

MUSIC

Justin Townes Earle The son of rabble-rousing folkie Steve Earle continues in his dad’s vein with expert bedraggled folk about struggle and redemption. Expect to hear material from last year’s “Harlem River Blues” album. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit open with a set of Alabama-inspired alt-country rock. The Music Box, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. 9 p.m. $20. (323) 464-0808. themusicbox.la.

Blind Boys of Alabama Founding member Jimmy Carter, along with the rest of the Grammy-winning Blind Boys, take the Grammy Museum stage to share their stories, struggles and triumphs. After the interview, moderated by MusiCares Vice President Scott Goldman, the acclaimed gospel group will perform with Sara and Sean Watkins and take questions from the audience. Grammy Museum, 800 W. Olympic Blvd. 8 p.m. (213) 765-6803. grammymuseum.org.

BOOKS

Jaimy Gordon Gordon’s novel “Lord of Misrule” won the National Book Award, and its portrayal of a backwater horse-training camp was simultaneously finely observed and universal in its depiction of how we relate to animals (and each other). Otis College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Blvd. L.A. 7:30 p.m. otis.edu.