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TODAY

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

Tonight it’s Laurie Melan. The schedule for the rest of the week is

Mason Casey on Sunday; Alexandra Caselli on Monday; JC Spire on

Tuesday; Jack Sheldon, Bill Wysaske Quartet on Wednesday and

Thursday; and Gashouse Dave & the Hardtails on 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.

Today is the your last chance to see 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, and the New Times Best of Miami’s “Best

Locally Written Play.” Performances are at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15.

For reservations, call (800) 595-4849.

ONGOING

ONSTAGE

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.

ART EXHIBITS

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. The exhibit ends Sept. 28. For more

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, Robert Grossman’s Angel Elvis, and Guy

Webster’s prolific works of Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin. For more

information, call (800) 204-3131 or log on to www.ForestLawn.com.

ATTRACTIONS

Pickwick Ice Skating Arena, 1001 Riverside Drive in Burbank, has

public skating, figure skating and ice-hockey lessons. It is also

available for private parties. Public sessions are from 2:30 to 4:30

p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; 8 to 10 p.m. Saturdays; 1:15 to 5:30 p.m.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; and 8:20 to 9:50 p.m. Wednesdays.

Admission is $10, $9 for 17 and younger, including skate rentals.

Discounts offered to groups of 10 or more at $7 each, all ages. For

information, call (818) 846-0035.

The Los Angeles Equestrian Center, 480 Riverside Drive in Burbank,

has horse events throughout the year but also rents out the animals

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Horse rentals are $20 for one hour, $30

for 1 1/2 hours, and $35 for two hours, all with a $15 deposit, cash only. Private hourlong lessons are $35. Private parties can take

night rides or, for the summer only, sunset barbecue rides. The

sunset rides are also open to the public. To horse around, call (818)

840-8401, or for general information about the center, call (818)

840-9063.

Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale offers skating for children and

adults throughout the week. Admission ranges from $4.50 to $6.75.

There is a $2 skate rental fee or skaters can bring their own in-line

or regular skates.

There is a session for children 12 and younger and their parents

from 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

Public sessions are from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and

1:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Adult Disco Night for those 18

and older is from 8:30 to 11 p.m. Monday. Old-timers Night with live

organ music is from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

Skaters receive a discount on the public session from 8 to 10:30

p.m. Wednesdays. Adult admission is $5 with $2 skate rental. The rink

is reserved for private parties Thursday.

Moonlight is at 5110 San Fernando Road in Glendale. For more

information, call (818) 241-3630.

The L.A. Zoo is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is

$10, $7 for seniors 62 and older, $5 for kids 2 to 12 and free for

kids younger than 2. Parking is free and strollers and wheelchairs

are available to rent. The zoo is at 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles.

For information, call (323) 644-6400. It is closed on Christmas Day.

MUSEUMS

The Burbank Historical Society’s Gordon R. Howard Museum Complex

features exhibits of early Burbank. There are extensive collections

of vintage vehicles, costumes, dolls, cameras and special section

showing the history of Lockheed, and exhibits on Disney and Warner

Bros. studios. Hours are from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The

complex is at 1015 W. Olive Ave., Burbank. Parking is available at

George Izay Park lot off Clark Avenue. For more information, call

(818) 841-6333.

The Doctors’ House, tucked inside Brand Park in Glendale, is a

Victorian home in Queen Anne Eastlake-style open to the public from 2

to 4 p.m. Sundays unless it’s a holiday or it’s raining. Closed all

July. Built in the 1880s by real-estate entrepreneur E.T. Byram, the

house has been restored. Donations are $1 for adults over 16. Brand

Park is at 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale. For more information, all

(818) 242-4290.