Piano Festival
Guest artist Althea Waites will be performing in the second of a series of concerts entitled PianoFest at 8 p.m. tonight at Founders Auditorium. Performing to the music of Bach, Haydn, Brahms, Saylor and Cacioppo. Admission is free.
Jazz Concert
The Nairobi Trio will be performing at the Claremont Metrolink Depot tonight at 8 p.m. The trio, which is actually a six-piece group, infuses a “hard-hitting, swinging style” that focuses on classics from the ’50s and ’60s. Admission to the show is free. The Claremont Depot is located at 200 W. First St. For more information, call (909) 399-5490.
Benefit Concert
Elton John is headlining a fund-raiser for AIDS charities on Dec. 12 at the Universal Amphitheatre. Other artists slated to perform are Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, Craig David, LeAnn Rimes, Matchbox 20, Rufus Wainwright, Pete Yorn and Sting. Tickets go on sale Sunday.
Movies
Three major movies open this weekend, each featuring different types of drama. For light-hearted drama, there is Drew Barrymore’s “Riding in Cars with Boys.” For crime drama, there is “The Last Castle,” starring Robert Redford and James Gandolfini. Finally, for suspense drama, Johnny Depp’s new flick, “From Hell,” is also opening this weekend.
— Tim Tevault
Journalism operations manager at the University of La Verne. Production manager and business manager of the Campus Times.