Happenings

Time to party like it’s 1943

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is hosting a screening of “The Song of Bernadette,” the 1943 best picture nominee, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Three other Oscar-nominated films from 1943 will also be shown. Tickets are $3 for students and Academy members and $5 general admission. Tickets will be available at the door. Doors open 6:30 p.m. The Academy is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. For more information call (310) 247-3000, Ext. 111.

Fair is looking for artists

The Los Angeles County Fair is looking for entries for the 2005 Fine Art Competition and New Photography Exhibition, which runs with the Fair from Sept. 9 to Oct. 2.

For rules, entry forms and information, visit www.fairplex.org, e-mail gallery supervisor Chris Martinez at cmartinez@fairplex.com, or call (909) 865-4560.

—Jennifer Kitzmann

More music at Rico Coffee

As usual Rico Coffee has live entertainment lined up for the weekend. Alternative rock group Agnus Dei is performing tonight at 8 p.m. Tomorrow night is a doubleheader, starting with Invisible Man at 7:30 p.m. and Sumitra at 8:30 p.m.

Rico Coffee is located at 2320-A Foothill Blvd. in La Verne. For more information, call (909) 392-1999 or visit www.ricocoffee.com.

‘Drums of West Africa’

The University of La Verne’s Kids Music Club is hosting “Drums of West Africa” on May 7 at 10 a.m. in Founders Auditorium. Admission is free. For more information, call (909) 593-3511 Ext. 4921.

—Tom Anderson