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TODAY

The Glendale Community College Theatre Arts Department is having

auditions for the production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”

today in the Mainstage Theatre. All auditions are by cold readings

from the script. “Romeo and Juliet” will open Oct. 27 and run for

three weekends. Rehearsals begin Sept. 12. To enroll in the theater

arts workshop, call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5910.

THURSDAY

Preview performances for the play “Beggars in the House of Plenty”

are at 8 p.m. tonight and Friday at The Victory Theatre Center in

Burbank. The play opens at 8 p.m. Saturday. In its West Coast

premiere, the play is written by John Patrick Shanley. It explores

the myths and realities of an Irish-American family at war with

itself. Anita Khanzadian is the director and its is produced by VS.

Theatre Company and The Victory Theatre Center. The playhouse is at

3326 W. Victory Blvd., Burbank. Tickets are $25 and can be reserved

by calling (818) 841-5421.

FRIDAY

Local students will present free performances of the play

“Defending Our Future: Care + Action = A Cleaner Environment,” about

oceans, the environment and what kids can do to protect the planet,

at 7 p.m. today at the Pacific Park Community Center Gymnasium, 5001

S. Pacific Ave., Glendale. An additional performance will be at 3:30

p.m. on Sunday at the Glendale Public Library Auditorium, 222 E.

Harvard St., Glendale. For more information, call (818) 548-2027.

Verdugo Hills Art Assn. meeting, featuring a demonstration by

watercolor artist Lisa Lopuck, will be at 7 p.m. at the Citibank

Community Room, 2350 Honolulu Ave., Montrose. For more information,

call (818) 790-7449.

The Stepping Stone Players opens “The Music Man” by Meredith

Willson at 7 p.m. tonight at the Hoover High School Auditorium, 651

Glenwood Road, Glendale. Performances are at 7 p.m. Fridays and

Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 25. American Sign Language

interpretations will be on Sept. 18 and 25. Tickets are $12, $8 for

children 10 and under. For more information, call (818) 548-3180.

Zareh will be showing his paintings and drawings in a second solo

exhibition at the Harvest Gallery. The opening reception is from 7 to

10 p.m. today at the gallery, 938 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. The

exhibit ends Sept. 27. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday

through Sunday. The gallery is at 938 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. For

more gallery information, call (818) 546-1000 or visit

www.harvestgallery.com. To learn more about the artist, visit

www.artistzareh.com.

The Pasadena Pops Orchestra will celebrate the music of Russia at

its concert featuring observations by actor and director Carl Reiner

at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday at Descanso Gardens in La Canada

Flintridge. The concert pairs masterpieces by Rachmaninoff and

Shostakovich with themes from films like “Doctor Zhivago,” and is

directed by maestra Rachael Worby. Tickets range from $19 to $65 and

can be reserved by calling (626) 792-7677. Descanso Gardens is at

1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

for picnicking.

SATURDAY

Beaded Jewelry Workshops will be given by Marty Heebner, owner of

Half the Sky jewelry, from 1 to 4 p.m. today, Sept. 17 and 24 at

Brand Studios at Brand Library and Art Center in Brand Park, 1601 W.

Mountain St., Glendale. Classes are $40 per class or $105 for all

three in paid in advance. Advance registration is necessary and can

be made by calling (818) 907-8695 or check out the website at

www.halfthesky.biz.

Family Fun Days series continues at 2 p.m. today at GTC Burbank.

Tickets are $8, $5 for Burbank residents, and are available at the

door. The series continues Sept. 24. The theater is at 1111-b W.

Olive Ave., Burbank. For reservations, call (818) 288-3855 or go

online to www.gtc.org.

“Tobacco Road,” a play by Jack Kirkland based on the book by

Erskine Caldwell, opens at 8 p.m. tonight at Third Stage in Burbank.

It’s a heartbreaking comedy about the American Dream gone terribly

wrong. Performances 8 p.m. Saturdays and 7 p.m. Sundays through Oct.

16. It is directed by Justin Tanner. The theater is at 2811 W.

Magnolia Blvd., Burbank.

Jax Bar & Grill has live entertainment every night of the week.

Tonight it’s Gashouse Dave & the Hardtails. The schedule for the rest

of the week is Mason Casey, Sunday; Sheryl Greenwood, Monday; Danny

Weinstein, Tuesday; The Others, Wednesday; Jack Sheldon, Thursday;

and Karen Hernandez, Friday. Hours are 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Mondays

through Thursdays, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 8

p.m. to midnight Sundays. Jax is at 339 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. For

more information, call 500-1604.

A Summer Music Series continues with Marc Bosserman from 2 to 5

p.m. and Carlos Velasco from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Glendale Marketplace

shopping center on Brand Boulevard between Colorado Street and

Broadway. Admission is free. The series will continue through Sept.

25.

SUNDAY

The Los Angeles Police Department Concert Band will present a free

Memorial Concert to honor victims of the terrorist events on Sept. 11

at 2 p.m. in the Hall of Liberty of Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, 6300

Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles. For more information, call (818)

848-9560.

Jazz Celebrations features the Terry Harrington Quartet at 5 p.m.

at the First Lutheran Church, 1300 E. Colorado St., Glendale.

Harrington has worked and recorded with Buddy Rich, Neal Hefti, Ray

Brown and Quincy Jones. For information, call (818) 240-9000.