Around ‘N’ About

AUDITIONS

— Saturday, April 21. Pasadena POPS Orchestra’s Side-by-Side Auditions. For all junior- and high-school aged student musicians, this is an opportunity to perform on stage with a 65-member orchestra. Applications are due by March 27. For information, contact The Pasadena POPS at (626) 792-7677, ext. 216. Applications can be downloaded at www.pasadenapops.org.

Pasadena POPS

EVENTS

— Saturday, March 24, at 1 p.m. Luis M. Chiappe, author of “Glorified Dinosaurs: The Origins and Early Evolution of Birds,” will be speaking at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. The lecture will be held at the Museum’s Jean S. Delacour Auditorium, west of South Lawn entrance. The event is free with Museum admission. Dr. Chiappe will be available after the lecture to sign copies of his book. For more information about this event and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, visit https://www.nhm.org

Book Lecture

— April 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Second Annual Asian Career Expo hosted by the Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) will be held at the Pasadena Convention Center. Registration and event information is now available online at https://careerexpo.paceevent.org, or you can register by faxing or e-mailing the registration form.

Second Annual Asian Career Expo

Expanded workshops for job seekers, more prominent outreach campaigns and broader exhibitor participation predicts another successful event. For more information, contact Johnson Ng at (213) 207-1388 or at jng@westlake-worksource.org.

EXHIBITS

— Through March 24, First show of the season will feature the artwork of Claudia Michelle Betty and Jay Ewing. Segil Fine Art, 110 W. Lime Ave. Old Town Monrovia. Call (626) 358-5563 or e-mail info@SegilFineArt.com

Winter Group Show

MEETINGS

— Thursday March 15, at 7 p.m. The next monthly meeting of the Burbank African Violet Society will be at the Magnolia Park United Methodist Church, 2828 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank. For more information, contact Carroll McCarroll at (323) 663-0973.

African Violet Society

PERFORMANCE

The Catskill Sonata — Through Saturday, April 14. The Hayworth Theatre presents The Catskill Sonata written by Michael Elias and directed by Paul Mazursky. This is a funny and poignant story of activism, desire and loss. Set in the 1950s when left-leaning writers, musicians and artists were blacklisted by probing government committees, The show will play Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. Special performance on Sunday, March 18, at 7 p.m. The theatre is located at 2509 Wilshire Blvd. (two blocks east of Rampart). Tickets are $20 for all performances. Reservations may be made on by visiting www.brownpapertickets.com or by calling the box office at (800) 838-3006.

Saturday March 24 at 8 p.m. Harp masters Paul Baker and Ellie Choate will present a concert at the Sylvia Woods Harp Center, 915 North Glendale Ave., Glendale. Tickets are $16 in advance and $18 at the door. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. For further information contact the Harp Center, 956-1363 or visit www.harpcenter.com

Paul Baker and Ellie Choate —

— Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m. (Pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m.) Pasadena Symphony, Pasadena Civic Auditorium; 300 East Green St., Pasadena. Brahms’ Variations on a theme of Joseph Haydn; Schoenberg’s Transfigured Night and Haydn’s Symphony No. 101 “The Clock.”

Haydn’s “The Clock”

Tickets start at $16; senior and student rush tickets available the day of the performance; group discounts are available by calling (626)793-7172, ext. 16.

March 29, 30 and 31 A six piece ensemble from Portland, Ore., is a mix of opera, 1920s European cabaret, Balkan bellydance and Yiddish theater. Having shared stages and players with Pink Martini, The Decembrists, Al Franken and The Oregon Symphony, Vagabond Opera (operatic vocals, accordion, cello, saxophones, bass and percussion) will bring its highly theatrical mix of eclectic music to the stage, Thursday, March 29 at The Echo with The Fuxedos,1822 Sunset Blvd. Los Angles. Show 9:30 p.m., 21+, Tickets $8, Call: (213) 413-8200; Friday, March 30 at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N. Lake, Altedena. Show 8 p.m., $20 All Ages, (626) 398-7917; And Saturday, March 31 at McCabes Guitar Shop, with Moira Smiley and Voco, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Show 8 p.m., $15, all ages, call (310) 828-4497 www.mccabes.com

Vagabond Opera —

— Through April 1. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Set in a modern refugee camp populated by citizens of many nations, the Euripides classic drama examines the feelings of the victims of war, the women and children left behind after the soldiers are done with the fighting. The Knightsbridge Theatre, 1944 Riverside Dr., Los Angeles. Tickets are $25 adults, $20 students and seniors. For information call (323) 667-0955.

The Trojan Women: Victims of War

— Through April 1, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. The dramedy concerns two Vietnam veterans, Joe and Lou. Joe is a pillar of his community — in fact, he is about to be honored as South Dakota’s Man of the Year. Lou is his long-lost army buddy, an aimless soul who is following the traveling Vietnam War Memorial around the country. When Lou arrives at Joe’s doorstep, both are forced to deal with an old secret, each in his own unique way. Secret Rose Theatre, 11246 Magnolia Ave., North Hollywood. Call 754-5753.

The Speed of Darkness

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