Plan Ahead / Next Weekend

Festival. The African Marketplace and Cultural Faire takes place Aug. 22-Sept. 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., weekends through Memorial Day at Rancho Cienega Park, 5001 Rodeo Road, Los Angeles. The 10-acre global village features more than 40 cultures, 70 countries, 300 arts and crafts merchants, celebrity games, sports tournaments, seven stages of entertainment and children’s village. $3. (213) 734-1164.

* Dance. The Lula Washington Dance Theatre premieres “Mahal Dances” on a repertory program at 8 p.m. on Aug. 22 in the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood. $7 (children) to $20. (213) 461-3673.

* Music. “Amorous Music” is the theme of the Beverly Hills Symphony’s second concert of 1998 summer series Aug. 23 at the Greystone Courtyard, 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, with conductor Bogidar Avramov. Music by Dittersdorf, Haydn, Tchaikovsky and Janacek. 4:30 p.m. $15; seniors, 10; students, $5. (310) 276-8385.