8:30pm JazzWhenever the conversation turns to jazz...

8:30pm Jazz

Whenever the conversation turns to jazz vibraphonists, just a few names are always mentioned: Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, Terry Gibbs, Red Norvo, Gary Burton and Bobby Hutcherson. Los Angeles-native Hutcherson has performed with Freddie Hubbard, Billy Childs, McCoy Tyner, Harold Land and many others. Starting tonight, Hutcherson brings his quartet to Catalina’s Bar & Grill for a four-nighter.

Bobby Hutcherson, Catalina Bar & Grill, 1640 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, Thursday to Saturday, 8:30 & 10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 7:730 and 9:30 p.m. $17-$22. (323) 466-2210.

8pm Dance

When Josie Walsh’s “Avalon� premiered at the Ivar Theatre in November, The Times called it “a stadium spectacle or Las Vegas showroom production in miniature.� Now this full-evening multidisciplinary fantasy moves to a bigger stage, with its talented singers, dancers, actors, aerialists, martial artists and rock musicians all ready to party in high Arthurian style. A former member of the Joffrey Ballet, Walsh directed and choreographed the production as well as dancing in it. Other leading performers include Ingrid Hoffman, Amy Smart and Demian Boergadine. There’s a plot about the conflict between hedonistic nature-worship and oppressive Christianity, but it never gets in the way of the high-spirited action filling the stage--and sometimes spilling into the audience.

“Avalon,� James A. Doolittle Theatre, 1615 N. Vine St., Hollywood, 8 p.m. Also Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 7 p.m. $25 (students) to $60. (323) 655-8587.

7:30pm Movies

There’s a distinctly Sundance-y feel to this year’s IFP/West-Los Angeles Film Festival which features Nicole Holofcener’s opening-night film “Lovely & Amazing,� Gary Winick’s “Tadpole� and the closing-night film, Miguel Arteta and Mike White’s “The Good Girl,� all of which screened in Park City, Utah, last January and will have commercial releases this summer. In addition to the higher-profile feature films, the 10-day event offers short-film programs, high school student films, collections of music videos, forums on new technology, “Poolside Chats� at the Chateau Marmont and “Coffee Talks� focusing on particular aspects of the filmmaking process.(See Screening Room, Page 17.)

IFP/West-Los Angeles Film Festival, Directors Guild of America, 7920 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood; Laemmle’s Sunset 5, 8000 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood; and other venues. Opening-night gala, “Lovely and Amazing,� Thursday, 7:30 p.m., ArcLight Cinerama Dome, 6360 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. Festival continues through June 29. Screenings, $5 to $12; galas, $50; passes, $75 to $500. (866) 345-6337 or www.lafilmfest.com.

7:30pm Theater

Two divorced men, one a slob, the other a neat freak, and they’re roommates.... No, it’s not a Nick at Nite rerun, it’s “Oscar and Felix: A New Look at the Odd Couple,� Neil Simon’s updated version of his classic comedy, starring John Larroquette and Joe Regalbuto, directed by Peter Bonerz.

“Oscar and Felix: A New Look at the Odd Couple,� Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood, 7:30 p.m. Regular schedule: Tuesdays to Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.; Fridays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 4 and 8:30 p.m.; Sundays, 2 and 7 p.m. Ends July 21. $28 to $46. (310) 208-5454.

all day Art

In a career spanning 40 years, Yoko Ono has embraced a wide range of artistic mediums, from Conceptual installations to cutting-edge music, video and performance art. The exhibition opening today at Shoshana Wayne Gallery features both recent and historical photographic works, as well as several films, including “Vertical Memory,� in which Ono creates a composite image of her father, husband and son through 21 identical portraits, and “Mommy Was Beautiful,� an installation of 15 images of a woman’s breasts dangling from the ceiling, suggesting the view of a nursing infant.

“Yoko Ono,� Shoshana Wayne Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., B-1, Santa Monica. Tuesdays-Fridays 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Ends Aug. 24. Reception,

5-7 tonight. Free. (310) 453-7535.