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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14

LONG BEACH - EL DORADO NATURE CENTER SUMMER CONCERTS. Cultural Rhythms series continues with a Mexican Independence Day celebration. Doors open at 6:30, concert is from 7 - 8 p.m. at the El Dorado Nature Center, 7550 E. Spring Street. Bring low-back lawn chairs or blankets and an earth-friendly picnic dinner. The center requests no styrofoam use, please. Information: (562) 570-1745, http://www.lbparks.org/, or www.longbeach.gov/park/facilities/parks/el_dorado_regional_park.asp

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN) - MIDDAY ORGAN RECITAL AT OUR LADY OF ANGELS CATHEDRAL. Free half-hour organ recital at 12:45 p.m. Cathedral address is 555 W. Temple Street (near the 101 Freeway). Information: (213) 680-5200 or http://www.olacathedral.org/

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 15

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN) - PERSHING SQUARE SUMMER CONCERTS. Bob Malone (Blues) from noon - 2 p.m. All shows are in Pershing Square (Olive/5th). Information: (213) 847-4970 or www.laparks.org/pershingsquare/concerts.htm

LONG BEACH - SHARK LAGOON NIGHTS AT THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC. Artists TBA. Shark Lagoon Nights lets all ages enjoy live music while observing the sharks at Harbor Terrace. Please note: the Aquarium itself is not open during this time. Only the Shark Lagoon and restaurant/gift shop areas are open for the evening from 6 - 9 p.m. Music is from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Admission is free; food/drinks for purchase. Aquarium address is 100 Aquarium Way. Information: (562) 590-3100 or http://www.aquariumofthepacific.org/

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN) - L.A. MUSIC CENTER DANCE DOWNTOWN. Get out your dancing shoes and come to the Music Center Plaza (Grand Avenue) for dancing in the moonlight. Music style TBA. Dance to live music from 7:15 - 10 p.m. Dance lessons at 6:30 p.m. Food and beverages available for purchase. Information: (213) 972-3660 or http://www.musiccenter.org/

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN) - GRAND PERFORMANCES. Mariachi Divas (All-Female Mariachi) at noon. All shows are at California Plaza in downtown Los Angeles on Grand Street next to the Museum of Contemporary Art. Information: (213) 687-2159 or http://www.grandperformances.org/

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN) - MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION ON OLVERA STREET. Events include music, art, film, food, exhibits, festivities and other cultural activities for the entire family. Hours are Friday noon - 10 p.m., Saturday noon - 10 p.m. and Sunday noon - 9 p.m. Information: (213) 485-8372 or http://www.olvera-street.com/

LOS ANGELES (MUSEUM DISTRICT) - FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ AT LACMA. Sara Leib Quartet. Performance is from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the outdoor Times Mirror Central Court of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard. Information: (323) 857-6000 or http://www.lacma.org/

LOS ANGELES (WEST) - FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE GETTY. Kamau Daaood and David Ornette Cherry. Poet Daaood and musician Cherry collaborate on an evening of spirited poetry and eclectic musical soundscapes both acoustic and electronic. Performance is in the Harold M. Williams Auditorium of the Getty Center at 7:30 p.m. Performance is free, but reservations are required. Limit of four seats per reservation. Parking at the Getty is $7. Information: (310) 440-7300 or http://www.getty.edu/

SANTA FE SPRINGS - 38TH ANNUAL FIESTAS PATRIAS. Events take place from 6 - 11 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, 9255 Pioneer Boulevard. Live entertainment and activities include authentic Mexican food vendors, early California folk art workshops, Mexico's Golden Age film festival and more. Also performance by the Chico Band from 8:30 - 11 p.m. Information: http://www.santafesprings.org/

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN) - MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION ON OLVERA STREET. Events include music, art, film, food, exhibits, festivities and other cultural activities for the entire family. Hours are Friday noon - 10 p.m., Saturday noon - 10 p.m. and Sunday noon - 9 p.m. Information: (213) 485-8372 or http://www.olvera-street.com/

LOS ANGELES (WEST) - SATURDAY AFTERNOON CONCERTS AT THE SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER'S CAFE Z. Dos Vientos (Flamenco). The performance will be followed by a free screnning of the movie "I'll Sing for You." (See website for details.) Concert is from noon - 2 p.m. in Cafe Z. No reservations are necessary. The Skirball Cultural Center is located at 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. off the 405 Freeway at Skirball Center Drive. Information: (310) 440-4500 or http://www.skirball.org/

MARINA DEL REY - FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE WEEKEND CONCERTS. Monica Burnett (Soft Rock). Concerts are every Saturday and Sunday from 2 - 5 p.m. at Fisherman's Village, 13755 Fiji Way. Free parking for the first two hours, no purchase necessary. (Request validation at any store.) Information: (310) 823-5411 or visit http://www.beaches.co.la.ca.us/.

NORWALK - 16TH OF SEPTEMBER (MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY) CELEBRATION. Fiesta takes place from 1 - 7 p.m. on the Norwalk Civic Center lawn, 12700 Norwalk Boulevard. Includes Arco Iris Art Gallery, children's play area, games, contests, food vendors, music by the Susie Hansen Latin Band and more. Program will include the presentation of Miss 16th of September and Court and the reading of El Grito. Information: (562) 929-5544 or http://www.ci.norwalk.ca.us/

SANTA FE SPRINGS - 38TH ANNUAL FIESTAS PATRIAS. Events take place from 3 - 11 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, 9255 Pioneer Boulevard. Live entertainment and activities include authentic Mexican food vendors, early California folk art workshops, Mexico's Golden Age film festival and more. Also performance by the Little Joe y La Familia from 8 - 11 p.m. Information: http://www.santafesprings.org/

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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18

LOS ANGELES - MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION ON OLVERA STREET (DOWNTOWN). Events include music, art, film, food, exhibits, festivities and other cultural activities for the entire family. Hours are Friday noon - 10 p.m., Saturday noon - 10 p.m. and Sunday noon - 9 p.m. Information: (213) 485-8372 or http://www.olvera-street.com/

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN) - PERSHING SQUARE SUMMER CONCERTS. Salsa Sunday with Son Cobano (Salsa Cubana) from 3 - 5 p.m. All performances are in Pershing Square (Olive/5th). Information: (213) 847-4970 or www.laparks.org/pershingsquare/concerts.htm

LOS ANGELES (MUSEUM DISTRICT) - "SUNDAYS LIVE" CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES. Members of Chamber Music Palisades. Concert is at 6 p.m. at the Leo S. Bing Theater of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., and is broadcast live on KMZT-FM 105.1 K-MOZART. Information: (323) 857-6234 or http://www.sundayslive.org/

LOS ANGELES (U.S.C. CAMPUS) - U.S.C. THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. Wind Ensembles, H. Robert Reynolds, principal conductor, and Sharon Lavery, resident conductor. "Mostly American" music by Piston, Milhaud, and faculty composer Morton Lauridsen. Concert is in Bovard Auditorium at 4 p.m. Information: (213) 740-2584 or www.usc.edu/music

MANHATTAN BEACH - MANHATTAN BEACH ARTS FESTIVAL. Event takes place from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Manhattan Beach Blvd. between Highland and Valley. Event is geared toward children and families and includes musical performances, dance instruction, street performers, art workshops and food vendors. Information: (310) 802-5440, (310) 802-5407 or http://www.ci.manhattan-beach.ca.us/

MARINA DEL REY - FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE WEEKEND CONCERTS. Sullivan Hall Band (R&B). Concerts are every Saturday and Sunday from 2 - 5 p.m. at Fisherman's Village, 13755 Fiji Way. Free parking for the first two hours, no purchase necessary. (Request validation at any store.) Information: (310) 823-5411 or visit http://www.beaches.co.la.ca.us/.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 19

There are no performances scheduled on this date.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 20

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN) - PERSHING SQUARE SUMMER CONCERTS. Elissa Lala (Jazz) from noon - 2 p.m. All performances are in Pershing Square (Olive/5th). Information: (213) 847-4970 or www.laparks.org/pershingsquare/concerts.htm

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN) - MIDDAY ORGAN RECITAL AT OUR LADY OF ANGELS CATHEDRAL. Free half-hour organ recital at 12:45 p.m. Cathedral address is 555 W. Temple Street (near the 101 Freeway). Information: (213) 680-5200 or http://www.olacathedral.org/

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN) - PERSHING SQUARE SUMMER CONCERTS. Groove & Soul Orchestra (Funk/Soul) from noon - 2 p.m. All shows are in Pershing Square (Olive/5th). Information: (213) 847-4970 or www.laparks.org/pershingsquare/concerts.htm

LOS ANGELES (KOREATOWN) - 32ND ANNUAL L.A. KOREAN FESTIVAL. Opening day of festival. The Festival takes place over four days at Seoul International Park, 3250 San Marino (near Normandie/Olympic). This year's theme is "Celebration of Excellence." Schedule varies from day to day but includes market fair, world culture/stage performances and more. Also carnival games and rides (for fee). In addition to commemorating the 100th year of Korean immigration, the festival is a means for people to come together, share cultures and get a better understanding of their fellow neighbors. Hours are 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. See website for full schedule and details. Information: (213) 487-9696 or www.lakoreanfestival.com/

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN) - GRAND PERFORMANCES. I See Hawks in L.A. (Country) at noon. All shows are at California Plaza in downtown Los Angeles on Grand Street next to the Museum of Contemporary Art. Information: (213) 687-2159 or http://www.grandperformances.org/

LOS ANGELES (KOREATOWN) - 32ND ANNUAL L.A. KOREAN FESTIVAL. The Festival takes place over four days at Seoul International Park, 3250 San Marino (near Normandie/Olympic). This year's theme is "Celebration of Excellence." Schedule varies from day to day but includes market fair, world culture/stage performances and more. Today: 3rd World Culture Talent Show. Also carnival games and rides (for fee). In addition to commemorating the 100th year of Korean immigration, the festival is a means for people to come together, share cultures and get a better understanding of their fellow neighbors. Hours are 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. See website for full schedule and details. Information: (213) 487-9696 or www.lakoreanfestival.com/

LOS ANGELES/HOLLYWOOD - WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC EVENT. An evening of Kirtan at the Self-Realization Fellowship Hollywood Temple. The Self Realization Fellowship warmly welcomes the public to experience the spiritually uplifting power of Kirtan - devotional chanting in a peaceful setting. The SRF monastic order leads a participatory journey into the mystical sound of kirtans in English, Sanskrit, Hindi and Bengali, accompanied by harmonium, tabla, cymbals, tanpura and bells. Founded in 1942, the Hollywood Temple was one of the principal places where Paramahansa Yogananda led his services and is now considered a place of pilgrimage for devotees of the Self-Realization Fellowship. Information: (323) 661-8006. (323) 225-2471, http://www.festivalofsacredmusic.org/ or http://www.yogananda-srf.org/

LOS ANGELES (MUSEUM DISTRICT) - FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ AT LACMA. Don Preston Quartet. Performance is from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the outdoor Times Mirror Central Court of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard. Information: (323) 857-6000 or http://www.lacma.org/

LOS ANGELES (U.S.C. CAMPUS) - U.S.C. THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. Dennis Trembly, double bass, Midori, violin, and Kevin Fitz-Gerald, piano. Dedicated to the memory of David Walker. Concert is in the Alfred Newman Recital Hall at 8 p.m. Information: (213) 740-2584 or www.usc.edu/music

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24

BELLFLOWER - 1ST ANNUAL APPLE HARVEST FESTIVAL. The Bellflower Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the city's first annual Apple Harvest Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Bellflower along Bellflower Boulevard. The event features apple baking contests for pies or cobblers, and for preserves, jam or butter. There will also be a pie eating contest, beer garden, food booths, vendors and crafts. Peter Tilden of KZLA Radio will serve as the event emcee from 1 - 3 p.m., and music will be provided by Dave Storm and the Thunder Creek Band. Information: (562) 867-1744 or http://www.bellflowerchamber.com/

BELLFLOWER - MUSIC ON THE PLAZA - Caravana (Latin/Pop). Summer concert series is in Town Center Plaza every fourth Saturday of the month from 7 - 9 p.m. Town Center Plaza is off Bellflower Boulevard between Oak and Belmont. Bring lawn chairs. Information: (562) 804-1424 x2268 or http://www.bellflower.org/

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN) - WORLD CITY PERFORMANCE SERIES. - The family performance series returns with Geri Keams and the Git-Hoan Dancers. Storyteller Keams honors her Native American tradition of remembering and carrying on the ancient tribal stories, chants, and legends. Git-Hoan Dancers use hand-carved masks, headdresses and skin and wood drums to illuminate the Pacific Northwest traditions of the Tsimshian. This month's World City is part of the World Festival of Sacred Music. World City concerts are performances celebrating the diversity of cultural traditions in Los Angeles. Shows are at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. in the outdoor W.M. Keck Foundation Children's Amphitheater at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (2nd/Grand). Information: (213) 250-ARTS or www.musiccenter.org/education.

LOS ANGELES - WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC EVENT. Alchemy Handbell Ensemble. A family afternoon of hands-on workshops and a concert of "hands on bells." The Alchemy Handbell Ensemble, led by Boude Moore, returns to perform in the newly-renovated Barnsdall Gallery Theater. The ringing of bronze-cast bells tuned to different pitches offers intricate melodic patterns and tones reminiscent of the sweet pure sounds of English church tower bells. The event provides an opportunity to participate in demonstrations at the Junior Arts Center with the Alchemy Handbell Ensemble in the afternoon as well as visit the Municipal Art Gallery exhibits. The full performance in the Gallery Theater will take place at 7 p.m. Student workshops will be held at 3:45, 4:30 and 5:15 p.m. All events are in the Barnsdall Junior Arts Center Gallery and Gallery Theater, 4800 Hollywood Boulevard. Information: (323) 644-6275, (323) 644-6295, or http://www.festivalofsacredmusic.org/

LOS ANGELES - WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC EVENT. Mystical Persian Music and Soulful African American Spirituals from the Lian Ensemble and the Gwen Wyatt Chorale. The program of the Lian Ensemble features original work and improvisations that draw on Persian classical music, Sufi poetry and postmodern jazz. The multi-ethnic Gwen Wyatt Chorale excels in its interpretations of traditional spirituals and contemporary gospel music of jubilation and liberation. The performance is at 4 p.m. at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2230 W. Jefferson Boulevard. Information: (323) 292-9227 x2, http://www.festivalofsacredmusic.org/, http://www.gwenwyattchorale.com/, or http://www.lianrecords.com/

LONG BEACH - SHARK LAGOON NIGHTS AT THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC. Artists TBA. Shark Lagoon Nights lets all ages enjoy live music while observing the sharks at Harbor Terrace. Please note: the Aquarium itself is not open during this time. Only the Shark Lagoon and restaurant/gift shop areas are open for the evening from 6 - 9 p.m. Music is from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Admission is free; food/drinks for purchase. Aquarium address is 100 Aquarium Way. Information: (562) 590-3100 or http://www.aquariumofthepacific.org/

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN) - GRAND PERFORMANCES. Orchestre Surreal at noon. All shows are at California Plaza in downtown Los Angeles on Grand Street next to the Museum of Contemporary Art. Information: (213) 687-2159 or http://www.grandperformances.org/

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN) - L.A. MUSIC CENTER DANCE DOWNTOWN. Get out your dancing shoes and come to the Music Center Plaza (Grand Avenue) for dancing in the moonlight. Music style TBA. Dance to live music from 7:15 - 10 p.m. Dance lessons at 6:30 p.m. Food and beverages available for purchase. Information: (213) 972-3660 or http://www.musiccenter.org/

LOS ANGELES (MUSEUM DISTRICT) - FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ AT LACMA. Bennie Maupin Quartet. Performance is from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the outdoor Times Mirror Central Court of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard. Information: (323) 857-6000 or http://www.lacma.org/

LOS ANGELES (WEST) - FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE GETTY. Maria Gillespie, choreographer and artistic director of Los Angeles-based dance company Oni Dance, premieres her newest work Bandits. A suite of dances, Bandits investigates how individuals influence, inspire and challenge one another. Performance is in the Harold M. Williams Auditorium of the Getty Center at 7:30 p.m. Performance is free, but reservations are required. Limit of four seats per reservation. Parking at the Getty is $7. Information: (310) 440-7300 or http://www.getty.edu/

SATURDAY OCTOBER 1

HACIENDA HEIGHTS - WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC EVENT. Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Choir and the Agape International Choir. The 165-member Agape International Choir joins the forty monastics of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Choir in their sanctuary at the Hsi Lai Temple. The Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Choir celebrates the pristine sound of Buddhist chanting, and the Agape Choir performs songs written by Music Director Dr. Rickie Byars-Beckwith and the Spiritual Director of Agape International Spiritual Center, Rev. Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith. The event takes place from 4 - 6 p.m. at the Lo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, 3456 South Glenmark Drive. Please call and make reservations. Information: (626) 961-9697 or http://www.festivalofsacredmusic.org/

LA MIRADA - ANNUAL CELEBRATION IN THE PARK. Annual turn-of-the-century Victorian-themed fair celebrates the city's heritage. The event will be held at Neff Park (San Cristobal Dr./San Esteban Dr.) from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Includes historic demonstrations (quilting, woodworking, lace making, etc.), Red Wagon parade, victorian tea garden, antique car show, pony rides and more. Entertainment includes a puppet show, mime performer, swing dancers and the Dapper Dans Barbershop Quartet. Information: (562) 943-7277 or http://www.cityoflamirada.org/

LOS ANGELES (WEST) - SATURDAY AFTERNOON CONCERTS AT THE SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER'S CAFE Z. Los Angeles Choro Ensemble (Brazilian Acoustic). Concert is from noon - 2 p.m. in Cafe Z. No reservations are necessary. The Skirball Cultural Center is located at 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. off the 405 Freeway at Skirball Center Drive. Information: (310) 440-4500 or http://www.skirball.org/

SANTA MONICA - WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC EVENT. World Jewish Music Fest. The Madison Performance Series kicks off its 7th season of free community concerts with a festival of World Jewish Music. This event celebrates the rich and varied sounds of Jewish artistry. The afternoon's performers include Stefani Valadez (Ladino), Klezmer Craze trio under the direction of Russian clarinetist Leo Chelyapov, traditional Jewish folk dancing, and a classical trio performing new and established work. The event takes place beginning at noon at the Santa Monica Pier. Information: (310) 434-3431, http://www.festivalofsacredmusic.org/ or www.smc.edu/madison

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