Out of Town: Palm Springs

What’s happening the next few weeks:

* Folk singer Arlo Guthrie, above, performs Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. at the McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts, 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. (760) 346-6505.

* Also at the McCallum Theatre, Julio Boca and his Ballet Argentina perform their new production, “Piazzolla Tango Vivo,” accompanied by a live tango band. On Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. (760) 346-6505.

* Davis Gaines, who gave 2,000-plus performances in the title role of “Phantom of the Opera,” comes to the Annenberg Theater Nov. 3 and 4 at 8 p.m. Palm Springs Desert Museum, 101 Museum Drive. (760) 325-4490.

* “Jim Gamble’s Wonderful World of Puppets,” a marionette variety show for all ages performed by a 16-member troupe, takes place Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. at the McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. (760) 346-6505.

* Renowned violinist Daniel Heifetz and his six-piece chamber ensemble perform Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. at Palm Springs Desert Museum’s Annenberg Theater, 101 Museum Drive. (760) 325-4490.

* About 25 life-sized figurative sculptures by the late super-realist artist Duane Hanson (1925-1996) are on view through Dec. 31 in “Virtual Reality.” Palm Springs Desert Museum, 101 Museum Drive. (760) 325-7186.

* The Living Desert Wildlife & Botanical Park’s “WildLights”--a holiday celebration featuring lighted holiday displays, nightly entertainment, visits with Santa and the popular LGB model train display with nearly a half mile of track and the world’s longest model train trestle--opens Nov. 24. Continues Nov. 25-26 and Dec. 1-3, 8-23 and 26-31. 47-900 Portola Ave. (1 1/2 miles south of Highway 111), Palm Desert/Indian Wells. (760) 346-5694.