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“All Things Cage” continues its break from its usual conversational format to allow for an introductory program that takes a closer look at Cage’s composition 33 1/3, scored for 12 turntables, 21 stereo amplifiers, 12 pairs of speakers, any 300 LPs, and the audience as participant performers. It was first performed at the University of California, Davis on Nov. 21, 1969 during Cage’s one-semester residency there, part of a larger, day-long event entitled Mewantemooseicday. This is introductory in the sense that Kuhn will talk next week, on July 3, with Jade Dellinger, director of the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at Edison College in Fort Myers, Florida, about his curation of 33 1/3 for the Tampa Art Museum in 2012. Unlike Cage’s first performance, wherein which LPs were made available to be played was chance determined by the owner of a local record store, Dellinger invited his performers, most very well known in the music world, to contribute their own favorites. A big difference, to be sure, and yet another example of what John Cage is doing now!