TUESDAY
Methodist Hospital Foundation honors its nursing staff at the 21st annual Mardi Gras celebration. Sirona’s Restaurant, Santa Anita Park, Arcadia. 6 to 10 p.m., $125. 626-898-8888 or mardigras@methodisthospital.org.
Opening of the 24th annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition celebrating the costumes from outstanding films of 2015. The Museum & Galleries of the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. 919 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday – Sunday through April 30. 213-624-1200.
Camerata Pacifica performs “At the Octoroon Balls,” by Wynton Marsalis and “Ghost Opera,” by Tan Dun. The Huntington Library, San Marino. 7:30 p.m., $56. 805-884-8410 or cameratapacifica.org.
WEDNESDAY
Center Theatre Group presents a new comedy, “An Act of God,” starring Sean Hayes. CTG/Ahmanson Theatre, 135 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. 8 p.m., Performances continue through March 13. Tickets start at $25. 213-972-4400 or CenterTheatreGroup.org.
SATURDAY
Pasadena Symphony presents Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto featuring Jennifer Frautschi. Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S. St. John Ave., Pasadena. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets start at $35. 626-793-7172 or PasadenaSymphony-Pops.org.
“Sex and the City Zoo,” a wild, adults-only Valentine’s presentation dedicated to romance in the animal kingdom. 5 to 7 p.m., optional dinner from 7 to 9 p.m. The L.A. Zoo in Griffith Park, 5333 Zoo Dr., Los Angeles. $40; dinner: $75. 323-644-6001 or lazoo.org/sexandthecityzoo/.
“La Vie En Rose: An Evening in Paris,” Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s annual gala honoring LACO Board Chair K. Eugene Shutler. The Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. 6 p.m., $750. 213-622-7001, ext. 3 or laco.org.
L.A. Opera opens a revival of its 2013 production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. 7:30 p.m., Performances continue through March 6. Tickets start at $20. 213-972-8001 or laopera.org.
SUNDAY
A Noise Within presents Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena. $40 to $76. 626-356-3100 or ANoiseWithin.org.
“Let Me Call You Sweetheart,” a concert presented by the Songs by Heart Foundation, to bring music to memory care patients in the Los Angeles area, to help those suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia. St. Edmund’s Episcopal Church, 1175 S. San Gabriel Blvd., San Marino. 3 p.m. followed by a reception. $30, ages 15 and under are free. Songsbyheart.org. or at the door.
FEB. 17
Assistance League of Pasadena hosts a coffee for prospective members. 820 E. California Blvd., Pasadena. 10:30 a.m. RSVP: 626-449-2068 or alpasadena@sbcglobal.net.
FEB. 20
The 28th Annual USC Libraries Scripter Award. The Edward L. Doheny, Jr. Memorial Library on the USC campus. 6 p.m., $500. 213-740-2543.
Matthias Pintscher conducts the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, in works by Faure, Schoenberg, Ravel and Beethoven. Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. 8 p.m. Tickets start at $27. 213-622-7001 or laco.org.
The L.A. Philharmonic, led by Assistant Conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, performs a new work by L.A. Phil Senior Composer Fellow Sharon Hurvitz and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, 320 S. Mission Dr., San Gabriel. 8 p.m. Admission is free. On-site parking: $10. 626-308-2868.
The Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation presents “Come Fly with Me,” a concert featuring Herb Alpert and Lani Hall. Arcadia Performing Arts Center, 188 Campus Dr., Arcadia. 8 p.m., $29 to $99. 626-821-1781.
Third@First Concert Series presents Piano Spectacular: Four Hands at One Piano featuring Junko Ueno Garrett and James Lent. First United Methodist Church, 500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 4 p.m. Admission is free; voluntary offerings welcomed. fumc.org.
FEB. 21
“The Mystery of Love & Sex,” Bathsheba Doran’s saga of two couples, from two generations, whose lives are inextricably intertwined, premieres at CTG’s Mark Taper Forum. Performances continue through March 20. 7 p.m., $25 to $85. 213-972-4444.
FEB. 26
Opening of a new exhibition, “Royal Taste: The Art of Princely Courts in 15th – Century China.” USC Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. The exhibit continues through June 26. $10; students & seniors: $7; children under 12 are free. 626-449-2742.
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