8pm Music

Ready for a little night music? Catch the enterprising Southwest Chamber Music ensemble as its 15th anniversary season continues with works by Debussy, Toru Takemitsu, Anthony Payne and Ravel; Saturday at the Norton Simon Museum, and on Tuesday at the Colburn School of Performing Arts’ Zipper Hall.

Southwest Chamber Music, Norton Simon Museum, 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 8 p.m. Also Tuesday at the Colburn School for the Performing Arts, 200 S. Grand Ave., L.A. , 8 p.m. $10 to $25. (800) 726-7147.

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all day Racing

The Santa Anita Handicap, now in its 65th running, remains one of racing’s premier events for thoroughbreds ages 4 and older. The Big ‘Cap’s rich history and a $1-million purse share the spotlight at Santa Anita Park with 10 other races. Also on tap at the track is a Microbrew Festival in the infield. And for the kids, activities will include pony rides and face painting.

Santa Anita Handicap Day & Microbrew Festival, Santa Anita Park, 285 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia. Gates open at 10 a.m.; first race starts at noon. $5 to $15. (626) 574-6384.

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all day Art

A window into 200 years of Latino art in the U.S. opens Saturday with “Arte Latino: Treasures From the Smithsonian American Art Museum,” a traveling historical survey at the Palm Springs Desert Museum. This is its only Southern California stop. The exhibition will include 66 paintings, sculptures and photographs by mostly Spanish-speaking artists who settled in America. Crossing the decades, the works range from an 18th century carved devotional crucifix to a 1967 painted mahogany altar by Chicano artist Emanuel Martinez.

“Arte Latino: Treasures From the Smithsonian American Art Museum,” Palm Springs Desert Museum, 101 Museum Drive, Palm Springs. Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Ends May 26. Adults, $7.50; seniors, $6.50; children 6 to 17, $3.50 (760) 325-7186.

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10pm Pop Music

If your tea’s gone cold and you’re wondering why you got out of bed at all ... consider Deep Dish, the house DJ duo Ali “Dubfire” Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi. Their “Moscow” Global Underground set, which includes their Grammy-nominated remix of Dido’s “Thank You,” will be the heart of the night.

Deep Dish, Giant at the Hollywood Athletic Club, 6525 Sunset Blvd., L.A., 10 p.m. $22.50. (323) 464-7373.

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8pm Theater

Theater League, a Kansas City, Mo.-based organization that brings touring musicals to the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, will stage a 50th anniversary production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s, “The King and I.” Debby Boone stars as Anna Leonowens, the British widow who became a governess in the court of the King of Siam in the 1860s.

“The King and I,” Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza’s Kavli Theater, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Tuesdays to Fridays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 and 7 p.m. Ends March 10. $25.50 to $39.50. (805) 449-2787.

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8pm Theater

You can be Broadway-bound and never leave the area, courtesy of Jason Alexander, Joanna Gleason, John Rubinstein and Matthew Ashford, who head the cast of “Broadway Showstoppers.” The benefit for North Hollywood’s Interact Theatre Company will feature highlights from “Company,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Rent,” “South Pacific” and other Broadway musicals.

“Broadway Showstoppers,” Interact Theatre Company, 5215 Bakman Ave., North Hollywood, Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. $75; $100 with pre-show dinner or champagne brunch. (818) 773-7862.