Three-day forecast

ART

A bit audio, and a bit visual

Twenty-four visual artists, all women, are contributing to the art show “Muses,” orchestrated by the Create:Fixate arts organization. Participants include costume designer Swinda Reichelt, presenting innovative fabric sculptures; Lucy Mesa, with mosaic syntheses of pop icons, images and ideas; Patsy Cox, who makes sculptural, functional ceramics; and Elizabeth Lopez, whose paintings test iconography against technology. Also involved in this exhibition are music/spoken word trio Leigh, Cricket and Sayr and an all-female lineup of DJs.

“Muses,” 8601 Wilshire Blvd., ninth floor, Beverly Hills. Saturday, 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. (preview, 4 to 7 p.m.). (323) 466-5141; www.createfixate.com.

DANCE

Moved by social issues

When Indonesian choreographer Sri Susilowati’s “Remembering” was performed recently in the “Spectrum: Dance in L.A.” series, a Times review called this trio about the plight of Middle Eastern women “compelling” and “deeply artful.” Now “Remembering” returns in an all-Susilowati program titled “A Name Is All That Remains,” which also features original music by Sathya Burchman, Albert Chang and Derrick Spiva Jr. The misappropriation of some Asian traditions and the oppressive nature of others fuels such works as “Kung-Fu Fighting,” “The Ethnic Thing” and “Bedhaya Burden.” Feminist issues are also prominent, often articulated in the original poetry accompanying the pieces.

“A Name Is All That Remains,” Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. Thursday to Saturday, 8:30 p.m. $16. (310) 315-1459.

JAZZ

Grandpa of the festivals turns 50

The Newport Jazz Festival, the first ever all-jazz festival, started back in 1954. In commemoration of its 50th anniversary, founder George Wein presents a concert featuring a mix of veteran artists and musicians of the younger generation. Unfortunately, original headliner trumpeter Terence Blanchard had to quit the show for health reasons. Replacing him will be young trumpeter Jeremy Pelt. The lineup also features jazz piano legend Cedar Walton, tenor saxophonist Lew Tabackin, and others.

Newport Jazz Festival concert, Royce Hall, UCLA, Westwood. Saturday, 8 p.m. $20-$45. (310) 825-2101.

THEATER

Bloomin’ farcical

While the wife of a bureaucrat watches a royal parade, her bloomers fall down in front of the king. She’s an instant celebrity and chaos ensues in actor-playwright Steve Martin’s romp “The Underpants,” based on the classic 1910 German farce “Die Hose” by Carl Sternheim.

“The Underpants,” Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood. Opens Wednesday. Runs Tuesdays to Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.; Fridays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 4 and 8:30 p.m.; Sundays, 2 and 7 p.m.; ends April 25. $28-$46. (310) 208-5454.

ART

Open doors in Pasadena

Art Night Pasadena offers a one-city, multi-venue experience geared toward the wandering art lover. A number of the city’s museums and galleries are opening their doors and charging no admission. The range of art includes sculptures, paintings, drawings, installations and lithographs. Organizers say the semiannual event is designed to introduce patrons to many of Pasadena’s cultural institutions. Those attending can park at any venue and ride a free shuttle to others throughout the night.

Art Night Pasadena, Friday, 6 p.m. to midnight. Free. Venues: Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N. Raymond Ave.; Armory Northwest, 965 N. Fair Oaks Ave.; Art Center College of Design, Student Gallery, 1700 Lida St.; Norton Simon Museum, 411 W. Colorado Blvd.; One Colorado Boulevard, 52 Hughes Alley; Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave.; Pasadena Museum of California Art, 490 E. Union St.; Pasadena Museum of History, 470 Walnut St.

POP MUSIC

Aggressive? Oh, yeah

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are still working to secure their position at the forefront of the neo-garage-rock pack, and with three Southland sellouts, they’re building some momentum. When singer Karen O gets aggressive and brings an Iggy-like disregard for the boundary between stage and crowd to the performance, the New York trio rates at least two of those “Yeahs.”

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Glass House, 200 W. 2nd St., Pomona, Friday, 7 p.m. Sold out. (909) 629-0377. Also: Henry Fonda Theatre, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., L.A. Saturday and Sunday, 8 p.m. Sold out. (323) 464-0808.

CABARET

And all that jazz

Ute Lemper’s varied career in cabaret and musical theater has seen the German singer play roles such as Sally Bowles in “Cabaret,” Velma Kelly in “Chicago” and Grizabella in “Cats.” Her concerts, such as this pair of Southland dates, are apt to range through Broadway, French chanson and the Brecht-Weill songbook, with detours into the dark alterna-rock songwriting of Nick Cave.

Ute Lemper, Royce Hall, UCLA. Friday, 8 p.m. $25-$50. (310) 825 2101. Also: Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. Saturday, 8 p.m. $38-$45. (949) 854-4646.

MUSEUMS

Maximum minimalism

Museum of Contemporary Art senior curator Ann Goldstein has assembled the first large-scale investigation into of the rise of minimal art in America. Opening Sunday, the exhibition “A Minimal Future? Art as Object 1958-1968” features 150 works by 40 artists from the movement, sculptors as well as painters, including Carl Andre, Jo Baer, Robert Barry, Ronald Bladen, Judy Chicago, Robert Huot and Claes Oldenberg.

“A Minimal Future? Art as Object 1958-1968,” Museum of Contemporary Art, 250 S. Grand Ave., L.A. Opens Sunday. Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Mondays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ends Aug. 2. Adults, $8; students and seniors, $5; children under 12, free. Free admission Thursdays. (213) 626-6222.

THEATER

How will it end?

“Intimate Exchanges,” Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy set in an English village, is about the lives and relationships of three men and three women, all played by Richard Doyle and Kandis Chappell. The twist: the play’s outcome has 16 variations, and Doyle and Chappell, who performed the play at SCR in 1993 with one ending, will present a different one this time around.

“Intimate Exchanges,” South Coast Repertory, Julianne Argyros Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Opens Friday. Runs Tuesdays to Sundays, 7:45 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 2 p.m.; ends March 28. $27-$55. (714) 708-5555.

MUSIC

Speak the language

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s “Conversations” series continues with a Mozart program, including two of the master’s superb Serenades for Winds, No. 11 in E flat and No. 12 in C minor. A wine and cheese reception precedes the concert.

Zipper Concert Hall, Colburn School of Performing Arts, 200 S. Grand Ave., L.A. Today, reception, 6 p.m.; concert, 7 p.m. $30. (213) 622-7001, Ext. 215.