Northern music
The King of the Accordion, Ramón Ayala, is part of the Los Angeles County Fair concert series, which takes place at the Fairplex (1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona) and begins tomorrow, Friday; It includes the participation of artists of all genres and periods ranging from the seventies to the present. The northern music singer will celebrate the May 5 holiday with this show. Sunday. Sunday 7:30 pm. Tickets from $51. lacountyfair.com reports.
Chicano music
The most popular Chicano band in the country, La Santa Cecilia, will perform two concerts this weekend at the Garden Amphitheater (12762 Main St., Garden Grove). The group, led by singer Marisoul, will perform the hits they have accumulated in their more than 20-year career. Saturday and Sunday 6 pm. Tickets from $30. gardenamp.com reports.
bachata show
The reunion of Romeo Santos and his former bachata band, Aventura, arrives in Los Angeles to present the Cerrando Ciclos tour, with two concerts at the Crypto.com arena (1111 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles). The Dominican group will perform the romantic songs that led them to be the greatest exponents of bachata in the world. Saturday and Sunday 8 pm. Tickets from $136. axs.com reports.
Classical music
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s Baroque series concludes with a selection of great Italian Baroque pieces, including Vivaldi, Scarlatti and others. Under the direction of Margaret Batjer and with the presentation of the South Korean guitarist, Jiji. Saturday 7:30 pm at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (9390 N Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills), and Sunday at Rothenberg Hall at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (1151 Oxford Rd., San Marine). Tickets from $19. laco.org reports.
Art exhibition
The exhibition Wild Things Are Happening: The Art of Maurice Sendak has already opened its doors at the Skirball Cultural Center (2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles), and includes more than 150 sketches, scripts and paintings by the author of, among other children’s books, “Where the Wild Things Are.” Also presented are some of the designs that Sendak made for opera, theater, film and television. This is the first major retrospective of this creator since his death in 2012. It ends on September 1. Tickets from $13. Free on Thursdays. skirball.org reports.
New show at Universal Studios
Universal Studios (100 Universal City Dr., Los Angeles) is presenting a limited-time The Fall Guy Stuntacular Pre-Show, a show inspired by the film The Fall Guy, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, opening Friday. The show is part of the theme park’s WaterWorld attraction; ends May 19. Free with payment of entrance to the park. Tickets from $109. universalstudioshollywood.com reports.
May 5th celebration
The Viva La Música festival is back at SeaWorld (500 Sea World Drive, San Diego), with the participation of several exponents of traditional Mexican music. The party celebrating Latin culture also includes a new menu, festive decorations and entertainment for the whole family. There is live music all day and a low rider car show. This Saturday the Mariachi Divas performs and on Sunday Pablo Montero. The concerts take place at the Bayside Amphitheater and are free with park admission. Tickets from $72. seaworld.com reports.
Children’s Day at the zoo
For the first time in its history, the Los Angeles Zoo (5333 Zoo Dr., Los Angeles) will celebrate Children’s Day, with a bilingual program in English and Spanish. There will be storytelling, dance performances, educational stations, animal feeding, art-making stations and more. Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm. Tickets from $17. Reports lazoo.org/childrensday.
Photo: LA Zoo
Poetry and flowers
The Getty Center’s Central Garden (1200 Getty Center Dr., Los Angeles) will offer live poetry readings in its Poetry in the Garden series, featuring different poetic voices every Wednesday of the month. This time it will be Senon Williams’ turn. Wednesday from 2 to 3 pm. Free entrance. getty.edu reports.
Music in the museum
The 33rd season of Jazz at LACMA at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles) begins this week with a performance by the Bob Mintzer Big Band. Mintzer is a saxophonist with 30 years of experience and also conductor of the WDR Big Band in Cologne, Germany. Friday 3 to 6 pm. Free entrance. lacma.org reports.
