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* Swing--Get ready to cut a rug! The Royal Crown Revue performs Sunday at Newhall Park. Since the late 1980s, this group has been at the forefront of the swing music revival. Besides its music, the horn-driven Los Angeles-based ensemble is known for its snappy 1940s-style attire. Show time: 5:30 p.m. The park is at 24933 Newhall Ave., Newhall. Free. (661) 298-ARTS.

* Jazz--Tommy Newsome, formerly of the “Tonight Show†band, will give a free concert Sunday at Warner Park in Woodland Hills. On the “Tonight Show,†saxophonist Newsome spent years being Doc Severinsen’s sideman and substitute as band leader and Johnny Carson’s comic foil. Show time: 5 p.m. The park is at 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Free. (818) 704-1587.

* Pops--The Burbank Chamber Orchestra will perform Sunday at the Starlight Bowl in Burbank. Conductor and music director Steven Kerstein will lead his ensemble in a program of popular and light classical pieces. Cellist Cecilia Tsan will be the featured soloist in the “Rococo Variations†by Tchaikovsky. Other classical pieces scheduled are Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man†and Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Capriccio Espagnol.†In addition, a Broadway medley, music from “Star Wars†and swing numbers made famous by Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and the Dorsey Brothers will be performed. The concert will conclude with the rousing “Stars and Stripes Forever†by John Philip Sousa. Show time: 6:30 p.m. The venue is at 1249 Lockheed View Drive. $4-$5. (818) 525-3721.

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* Folk--The California Traditional Music Society will host a “Picnic and Jam in the Park†Sunday at the CTMS Folk Music Center in Encino. The society, which sponsored the annual Summer Solstice Festival, recently established a new folk music center in Encino Park. Bring an instrument, a blanket or both. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The park is at 16953 Ventura Blvd. Free. (818) 817-7756.

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