POP MUSIC

The Donnas

An all-girl quartet, the Donnas scored a record deal in the late '90s when members were right out of high school. Since then, the good-time rock group has amassed a national cult following. Its sounds mingle the Ramones with KISS. See the Donnas at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Power Plant Live, 34 Market Place. The show is free. Go to powerplantlive.com.

Rashod D. Ollison

Los Lobos

Perhaps best known to mainstream audiences for its 1987 pop hit "La Bamba," Los Lobos, a band from East Los Angeles, has released several albums since that gracefully mix traditional Spanish and Mexican music with elements of R&B;, blues and country. The distinctive band has maintained a strong international fan base for more than 25 years. See the band at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, Va. Tickets are $49.50. Call 410-547-7328 or go to ticketmaster.com.

Rashod D. Ollison

THEATER

'Viva La Vivienne'

Where else would Baltimore theater doyenne Vivienne Shub celebrate her 90th birthday but on stage? This one-woman show, written by Shub's younger sister, Naomi Greenberg-Slovin, chronicles Shub's loving relationship with her father, who nurtured her ambitions, and her long theatrical career, which has stretched over seven decades. The show is at 7:30 p.m. Mondays-Tuesdays and 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Sept. 24 at Everyman Theatre, 1727 N. Charles St. Tickets are $30. Call 410-752-2208 or go to everymantheatre.org.

Mary Carole McCauley

'Romeo and Juliet'

This production of Shakespeare's great love story will be performed with an all-male cast, just as it was in the Bard's time. Director David Muse thinks the poetry is especially glorious because Shakespeare realized the lovers were going to be portrayed by two young men. The play, at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, 610 F St. N.W., Washington, runs through Oct. 12. Tickets are $23.50-$79.75. Call 202-547-1122 or go to shakespeare theatre.org.

Mary Carole McCauley

ART & ARCHITECTURE

Library renovation

Loyola Notre Dame Library will host an open house celebrating the completion of a $19.6 million renovation and expansion 11 a.m.-5 p.m. tomorrow. The building, at 200 Winston Ave. in North Baltimore, is part of the College of Notre Dame of Maryland and Loyola College in Maryland, making it one of the few libraries in the country shared by two institutions. The architects were RMJM Hillier and Penza Bailey Architects. Events include tours, a 2 p.m. lecture by library director John McGinty on the future of libraries, and performances by the Loyola College Jazz Ensemble and the Notre Dame Concert Choir. Call 410-617-6835.

Edward Gunts

'just face it'

Small paintings and prints by New Mexico-based artist Deborah Donelson are featured in just face it, an exhibit of female faces that opens Saturday at Fleckenstein Gallery, 3316 Keswick Road, and runs through Oct. 18. Donelson is a Maryland Institute College of Art graduate and former Hampden resident with a sizable following in the state. Call 410-366-3669 or go to fleckensteingallery.com.

Edward Gunts

FILM

'Sullivan's Travels'

This is the closest Preston Sturges ever came to creating a message movie - and, of course, what this genius wiseacre turned out was an anti-message movie. The hero, John L. Sullivan, is a successful Hollywood hack (his big hits include Ants in Your Plants of 1939) who decides he should direct a socially conscious epic called O Brother, Where Art Thou instead of Ants in Your Plants of 1941. In the course of making the movie, he learns how to stop worrying and love his gilded purgatory as Sturges celebrates the virtues of exuberant mass entertainment. It's one of the best times you can have at the movies this week, and it plays at noon Saturday, 7 p.m. Monday and 9 p.m. next Thursday at the Charles Theatre, 1711 N. Charles St. Tickets are $6 Saturday and $8 other days. Call 410-727-3456 or go to thecharles.com.

Michael Sragow

'Boy A'

Boy A, a British movie about a young man released from a juvenile prison after a 14-year term for an atrocious crime (the press called him "Boy A"), has been acclaimed as a subtle morality tale and a psychological suspense film. It features typically sturdy characterization from Peter Mullan as a caseworker and a breakthrough performance by Andrew Garfield in the title role. It's the next entry in Cinema Sundays at the Charles, 1711 N. Charles St. Bagels and coffee are served at 9:45 a.m.; the program starts at 10:30 a.m. Individual tickets are $15 and can be applied to series memberships and mini-memberships. Call 410-727-3456 or go to thecharles.com.

Michael Sragow

CLASSICAL

Matt Haimovitz

Cellist Matt Haimovitz, who entered the classical music world as a teenage sensation in the mid-1980s, has carved out a fresh career for himself in recent years, performing an adventuresome range of repertoire in traditional and unconventional venues alike. To help launch his latest CD, Odd Couple, Haimovitz and pianist Geoffrey Burleson will visit Baltimore to play Elliott Carter's 1948 Cello Sonata, along with recent works by Augusta Reed Thomas and David Sanford. The concert is at 3 p.m. Saturday at An die Musik, 409 N. Charles St. Tickets are $12 and $15. Call 410-385-2638 or go to andiemusiklive.com.

Tim Smith

Marian Anderson Award

Marian Anderson, the incomparable contralto who set a gold standard for vocal opulence and expressive power as she helped break down racial barriers in classical music, is commemorated with an award that bears her name, given to emerging American singers of unusual promise. This year's recipient is soprano Indira Mahajan, who will give a recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater, 2700 F St. N.W., Washington. Tickets are $18. Call 800-444-1324 or go to kennedy-center.org.

Tim Smith

Americana Symphony

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is heading to Havre de Grace tomorrow for a program that won't be performed anywhere else. The main item is the Americana Symphony, a colorful and lyrical work by Mark O'Connor that Marin Alsop premiered at her Cabrillo Festival in California last year. The music starts at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Havre de Grace High School, 200 Congress Ave. Tickets are $10 and $15. Call 410-939-2100.

Tim Smith