Nisei Week Through Aug. 15* The Japanese-American...

Nisei Week Through Aug. 15

* The Japanese-American Nisei Week celebration will take place around Little Tokyo this weekend and next. Events include a coronation ball, cultural exhibits, martial-arts exhibition (Sunday at Japan America Theatre), parade through Little Tokyo (Sunday), carnival and street fair (Aug. 14-15), and Ondo dancing (Aug. 15). Little Tokyo JACCC Plaza, Little Tokyo. Most events are free. (213) 687-7193.

Chili Cook-Off Saturday

* All-you-can-eat chili, country music, beer tasting from 4-5 p.m. Celebrity judges include food critic Elmer Dills, Fred Anderson and Roger Barkley. 2-7 p.m. Mercantile Alley, South Fair Oaks Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, Old Town Pasadena. $10; children under 7, free. (818) 796-5049.