VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : UP THE COAST

* Penthos Productions will open a limited run of the musical drama “Joan of Arc” at the Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. The production, with medieval costumes and special sets, stars classically trained opera singer Kristin Peterson. Show times: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Nov. 24, 2 and 8 p.m. Nov. 25, 2 p.m. Nov. 26. Tickets: $13-$36. Information: 963-0761.

* Acclaimed Schubert interpreter Paul Berkowitz will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at UC Santa Barbara’s Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. The program will include Schubert’s Sonata in B flat Major (Op. 22), plus works by Brahms and Beethoven. Tickets: $10, $7 students. Information: 893-3230.

* Ethnic Art ’95 will include an array of festivities, including a multicultural offering of foods, arts and crafts and the third annual All City Acoustical Jam. Held at the Unitarian Society, 1535 Santa Barbara St., festival hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Information: 967-2921.