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“Karla Klarin: Subdividing the LAndscape,” at CSUN Art Galleries. The San Fernando Valley-raised artist examines some of our city’s more quotidian landscapes in a series of painted works that take sprawl and the suburban as points of inspiration. But don’t expect the cookie cutter: Klarin’s works have a way of capturing grit. Through Saturday. Cal State Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, csun.edu. -- Los Angeles Times

1969. The final year in what was one of the most turbulent decades in American history. The battle between counterculture dissidents and the corporate establishment could melt lead, and in the middle the blood was drained from the ideal Ozzie and Harriet family and the U.S. was headed to a most uncertain future. No wonder the American Musical followed suit. In between the rock musical Hair (1968) and the opening of the Declaration of Independence musical 1776 (March, 1969) was the opening of a Jerry Herman musical that tried but failed to amalgamate a timely anti-establishment theme with a lamentation for an earlier time when life was glamorous, unlike the late ’60s. -- Stage and Cinema

It’s an early morning workout led by members of 3 Wins Fitness, kinesiology students from California State University, Northridge (CSUN), who put young women, moms and dads and seniors through various exercises. The program — formerly known as 100 Citizens — began three years ago and is for anyone willing to sweat every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. -- San Fernando Valley Sun

The tone and topics of this election season are more divisive than in the contentious races of 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012, said Leigh A. Bradberry, a political science professor at California State University-Northridge. -- Society for Human Resource Management