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TODAY

Randall’s Premier Guest Artist Show “Colors of the Heart,”

featuring digital photography of “Just Jaymes” McClam, is continuing

at Randall’s Art Gallery, 2309 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank. For more

information, call (818) 563-9475. The exhibit continues through Aug.

31.

THURSDAY

Downtown Burbank “Come Out & Dance!” presents its final concert

tonight with Rickey Woodard. Dance lessons begin at 6 p.m. followed

by the concert from 7 to 9 p.m. in the AMC Plaza at San Fernando

Boulevard and Palm Avenue. For more information, check the website at

www.downtown-burbank.org.

FRIDAY

“Heartbeat” a fundraiser for the Glendale Community College Dance

Department, will be at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday

in the GCC Theatre, 1500 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale. The show features

Deborah Brockus of the Brockus Project Dance Company and Anthony

Johnson from Ballet Magique, and musical artists such as the edgy

rock quartet, Slant (Gotham Records), as well as introduces fresh

talent to the scene. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door.

For reservations, call Stephanie at (626) 577-2557.

SATURDAY

Improv-O-Mania, an afternoon of improvisational comedy mayhem,

kicks off the Family Fun Days series at 2 p.m. today at GTC Burbank.

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

door. The theater is at 1111-b W. Olive Aven., Burbank. For

reservations, call (818) 288-3855 or go online to www.gtc.org.

A Summer Music Series continues with Kenny & Suzette from 2 to 5

p.m. and Hoover High Jazz 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 Summer Music Series continues with the Reese Place Band from 1

to 4 p.m. and Carlos Velasco from 5 to 8 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.

2005 Summer Music in the Park free concert series ends today with

“Hot August Night! -- A Tribute to Neil Diamond starring Dean Colley”

from 6 to 8 p.m. in Memorial Park, 1301 Foothill Blvd., La Canada

Flintridge. For more information, call 790-8880 and ask for Tom. The

series is sponsored by the city of La Canada Flintridge.

ON GOING

ON STAGE

The Falcon Theatre’s Family Summer Theatre presents the world

premiere of the musical “Groovaloo.” The Groovaloos, an eclectic

group of hip hop dancers, has recently been featured in Gap and iPod

commercials, the American Music Awards and films like “Charlie’s

Angels.” Performances are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 4

p.m. Sundays through Aug. 28. Tickets are $25, $20 for students,

seniors and subscribers and $15 for children 12 and under. For

reservations, call 955-8101. The theater is at 4252 Riverside Drive,

Burbank.

“Lend Me a Tenor,” a comedy by Ken Ludwig, is continuing at

Glendale Centre Theatre. The fun begins at the opera house when the

world-famous tenor passes out and an aspiring singer tries to fill

in. Performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 3 p.m.

Saturday through Aug. 27. Tickets range from $18 to $22 and can be

reserved by calling 244-8481. The theater is at 324 N. Orange St.,

Glendale.

Glendale Centre Theatre presents “The Sword in the Stone” adapted

by Craig Sabin with music by Chris P. Bacon at 11 a.m. Saturdays at

the theater, 324 N. Orange St., Glendale. Erin Villaverde is the

director. Tickets are $12.50 and $10.50 for children 12 and under.

For reservations, call (818) 244-8481. The play continues through

Nov. 19.

“Oklahomo!” by Justin Tanner has been extended until Sept. 23 at

Third Stage, 2811 W. Magnolia Blvd. in Burbank. A theatrical ensemble

rehearses an unauthorized and very gay adaptation of the Rodgers and

Hammerstein classic (reset in a leather bar) with disastrous results.

Will the Los Angeles theater community ever be the same? Performances

are at 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays. Tickets are $18, with a $5

discount for students, seniors and 4-A union members. For

reservations, call (818) 842-4755.

The West Coast Premiere of “Power in the Blood” continues at the

Alliance Theatre, 3204 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank. It is written by

Sarah E. Bewley and directed by Jim Blanchette. The play examines the

fundamental issues of hope, faith and how humanity relates to the

Devine. It previously won awards from Dayton (Ohio) Playhouse

FutureFest, a national competition for new plays. Performances are at

8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 3. Tickets are $15. For

reservations, call (800) 595-4849.

“Blake ... da Musical!” continues at GTC Burbank. Performances are

8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Aug. 28. The theater is at

1111-b W. Olive Ave., behind Izay Park, in Burbank. For reservations,

call (818) 288-3855 or go to www.gtc.org. Tickets are $20, $18 if

purchased on-line and $15 for students, seniors and Burbank

residents.

ART EXHIBITS

Artist Rafael Vindiola, who creates all his paintings with knives,

is showing his works on Ireland through Aug. 30 at the La Canada

Flintridge Library, 4545 Oakwood Ave. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 8

p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m.

to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information, call (818)

790-3330.

Sam Brown’s exhibit of line drawings, called “My Life as a Cloud,”

is continuing at Wax Poetic Gallery, 3208 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank.

Brown started drawing stick figures back in 1996, launched his

website explodingdog.com in 1999 and over the past several years has

become a bit of an internet cult icon. His website receives 12

million hits per month. Brown has created more than 2000 original

works, all inspired by the title submissions he receives on his

website, titles like “you make me forget how to breathe.” The exhibit

ends Sept. 28. For information, call (818) 843-9469.

“Revolutions,” a free exhibit that features the artists behind the

images synonymous with identifying the pop culture of the 1960s and

into the new millennium, continues until Oct. 9 at the Forest Lawn

Museum, 1712 S. Glendale Ave., Glendale. More than 20 artists have

loaned more than 100 Items in the collection, which includes Michael

Doret’s Kiss CD covers, For more information, call (800) 204-3131 or

log on to www.ForestLawn.com.

Watercolor, ceramics and collage are blended in this month’s

exhibit at the Burbank Creative Arts Center Gallery, 1100 W. Clark

Ave., Burbank. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through

Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and for Saturday hours, call the

gallery at (818) 238-5397. The show ends Aug. 25.