Next Weekend

* Theater. “Yield of the Long Bond,” Larry Atlas’ drama about the price paid in buying and selling spiritual respectability, premieres May 14 at 8 p.m. at the Matrix Theatre, 7657 Melrose Ave., Hollywood. Tuesdays-Fridays at 8 p.m. through July 17. $20. (213) 852-1445.

* Film. Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific media arts center, presents the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival May 14-21 at the Directors Guild of America and the Japan America Theater, where 15 feature films will unreel as part of nearly 70 film and video programs, plus workshops and a tribute to the late international star Toshiro Mifune. Directors Guild of America, 7920 Sunset Blvd. (one block west of Fairfax) and Japan America Theater, 244 S. San Pedro St. (between 2nd and 3rd streets). $5-$8. (213) 680-4462.

* Museums. Five area museums celebrate Museums of the Arroyo Day May 17 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., with free admissions, shuttles and special events. The museums are Heritage Square, 3800 Homer St., Los Angeles; Lummis Home and Garden, 200 E. 43rd St., Los Angeles; Southwest Museum, 234 Museum Drive, Los Angeles; the Gamble House, 4 Westmoreland Place, Pasadena; and the Pasadena Historical Museum, 470 Walnut St., Pasadena. (213) 740-TOUR.

* Festival. Oxnard serves up its annual California Strawberry Festival May 16 and 17 with strawberry dishes; music; clowns; fine arts and crafts. Strawberry Meadows at College Park, 3250 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard. 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Adults, $7; children (2-12), seniors, $4; kids under 2, free. (888) 288-1085.