Arts, Music, Movies, Sports and More

Each week, the Sunday Source lists the new and notable events that have tickets available at press time. For more area happenings, look in Friday's Weekend section or go online at http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmentguide .

Art

FROST: LIFE AND CULTURE OF THE SAMI REINDEER PEOPLE OF NORWAY -- Opens Wednesday. A collection of 39 photographs by indigenous photographer Fred Ivar Utsi Klementsen documents the people now living in northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula in Russia. National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-633-1000.

RETRATOS: 2,000 YEARS OF LATIN AMERICAN PORTRAITS -- Opens Friday. Through Jan. 8. The first major exhibition to consider the traditions of portraiture in Latin America from a multinational point of view includes more than 100 painted and sculpted portraits from 76 museums and private collectors in the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, South America and the United States. Works range from artifacts of the Moche and Mayan cultures to contemporary pieces. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. Free. 202-633-1000.

PALACE OF WONDERS: THE NEW GALLERIES OF RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE ART -- Opens Saturday. The museum celebrates the 100th anniversary of its groundbreaking with the reopening of its original art space, the Palazzo. The refurbished galleries host the reinstallation of the European Old Master collections -- paintings, sculpture and decorative arts from the 14th-18th centuries. Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore. $10, seniors $8, college students $6, 6-17 $2, younger than 6 free; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., and first Thursdays of the month free. 410-547-9000.

SEAN SCULLY: WALL OF LIGHT -- Opens Saturday. Through Jan. 8. The artist combines the formal traditions of European painting with the distinctly American abstract tradition in a series that builds from the artist's memory of ancient Mayan ruins he saw 20 years ago. This is the first U.S. museum tour of this work. The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. $9, seniors and students $7, children free. 202-387-2151.

FOUND SOUND -- Through Nov. 5. A number of portable toilets, reconfigured and outfitted with high-tech sound equipment, feature sound art from internationally known and local artists, including Richard Chartier, Joseph Grigely, Jennie C. Jones, Helmut Kopetzky, Robin Rose and Alex Van Oss. For complete info, see http://www.foundsounddc.com . Locations vary. Free. 301-651-8275.

NAPOLEON: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT -- Through Jan. 2. A traveling exhibition from the Russell Etling Company features rare personal effects of Napoleon Bonaparte and famous depictions of him by leading artists of his time. Co-sponsored by the Embassy of France. National Geographic Society, Explorers Hall, 17th and M streets NW. Free. 202-857-7588.

Concerts

TWELVE GIRLS BAND -- Today at 7 p.m. The Chinese ensemble fuses traditional music with Western pop. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. $45-$49.50. 202-994-6800.

HENRY ROLLINS -- Today at 8:30 p.m. Another spoken word performance by the hard-rocker, this time to benefit the eSharp Music Center. Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW. $25. 202-667-7960.

DETROIT COBRAS -- Monday at 8:30 p.m. Old-school garage rock and retro-soul. With Reigning Sound. Iota Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. $15. 703-522-8340.

JOHN VANDERSLICE -- Monday at 8:30 p.m. The indie songwriter and producer plays with Portastatic and Brandon Butler. Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW. $10. 202-667-7960.

DANIELA MERCURY -- Wednesday at 8 p.m. The Afro-Brazilian music star performs. Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St. NW. $30-$45. 202-994-6800.