Los Angeles Opera's Education and Community Programs Department will present two Los Angeles Opera artists in a free concert at 2 p.m. at the Brand Library Recital Hall, 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale. Soprano Tammy Jenkins, tenor Daniel Montenegro, accompanied by pianist Catherine Miller, will perform selections from opera's greatest hits. A reception will follow the concert. For more information, call (818) 548-2051.
Author Margaret Ajemian Ahnert will be reading and signing copies of her book, "The Knock at the Door: A Journey Through the Darkness of the Armenian Genocide," at 2 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble of Glendale, 245 N. Glendale Ave., Glendale. Ahnert's memoir recalls how her mother survived the genocide as a teenager during World War I and eventually came to the United States. For more information, call (818) 240-7088.
La Crescenta Presbyterian Church will present a recital featuring music by Bach, Ginastera, Rousell and Marcello performed by members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic to benefit Baja Christian Ministries at 4 p.m. at 2902 Montrose Ave., La Crescenta. Admission is free and child care will be provided. Free-will offerings will support housing construction for the needy in Tijuana.
