all day: Art

“Snapshot: New Art from Los Angeles,” a survey of new art in L.A. at the UCLA Hammer Museum, showcases the work of 25 L.A.-based artists who are breaking new ground in their specific medium. The works--including painting, photography, sculpture, installations and video works--will demonstrate the current vitality of the arts scene in Los Angeles today.

* “Snapshot: New Art From Los Angeles,” UCLA Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Thursdays, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Ends Sept. 2. Adults, $4.50; seniors, $3; students and children 17 and under, free. (310) 443-7000.

10:30 am: Family

Calico Winds, an all-women chamber music quintet, performs selections from Bach to Frank Zappa in “The Sunday Muse,” with a post-performance talk with the musicians, refreshments and exhibitions of children’s book art.

* “The Sunday Muse,” Every Picture Tells a Story, 7525 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles. 10:30 a.m. $10; under age 18, free. (323) 932-6070.

7 pm: Pop Music

From-the-heart, punk-powered, pop-crafted music is the hallmark of the Alkaline Trio. The new album, “From Here to Infirmary,” has added to the impressive momentum the Chicago band has established in the indie-rock world.

* Alkaline Trio, with No Motiv, Dashboard Confessional and Hot Rod Circuit, Sunday and Monday at the El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 7 p.m. $12.50. (323) 936-4790. Also Tuesday at the House of Blues Anaheim, 1530 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, 8 p.m. $12.50 (714) 778-2583.

8 pm: Theater

The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum’s 2001 outdoor repertory season opens in its rustic, hillside canyon amphitheater with Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, “Much Ado About Nothing,” directed by artistic director Ellen Geer.

* “Much Ado About Nothing,” Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. Sundays at 4 p.m. Ends Sept. 30. $14-$20. (310) 455-3723.

1 pm: Jazz

Playboy Jazz continues revving up to its big Hollywood Bowl blowout with free community concerts. This week, Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band join smooth jazz guitarist Doc Powell, and the groups Action Figure Party and Jazz Unity.

* Playboy Jazz free community concert, Corsair Field, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica. 1 p.m. (310) 449-4070.

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FREEBIES:

A Family Festival featuring a diverse mix of Celtic, Hispanic, Tibetan and South African dance and musical performances, storytelling, art-making workshops and gallery activities will be held from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Brentwood, (310) 440-7300.

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A petting zoo, game booths, live music and contests are scheduled for the 10th anniversary Los Feliz Village Street Fair, Vermont Avenue between Franklin and Prospect avenues, Los Angeles. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (323) 662-1334.