Plan Ahead: Next Weekend

* Art. Following an immensely popular run at the National Gallery, “Van Gogh’s Van Goghs: Masterpieces From the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam” opens Jan. 17 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s LACMA West, Wilshire Boulevard at Fairfax Avenue. The exhibition of 70 paintings will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. through May 16. Weekday tickets: adults, $17.50; seniors, $10; children 6 to 17, $5; children under 12, free. Weekend tickets: adults, $20; seniors, $15; children 6 to 17, $5; children 5 and under, free. (323) 857-6000 or (213) 462-ARTS.

* Dance. The gymnastic-based postmodern collective Pilobolus Dance Theatre performs Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. in the Smothers Theatre at Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu. $35. (310) 456-4522. The company also appears Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. $15 to $43. (800) 233-3123.

* Theater. “Tongue of a Bird,” Ellen McLaughlin’s drama starring Cherry Jones as an ace female pilot on a rescue mission, opens next Thursday at the Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, playing Tuesdays through Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 2:30 p.m. through Feb. 7. $29 to $40. (213) 628-2772.

* Theater. “Art,” Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning play, has an eight-week engagement at the UCLA/James A. Doolittle Theatre, 1615 N. Vine St., Hollywood. The comedy stars Alan Alda, Victor Garber and Alfred Molina in the roles they played on Broadway. Previews start Jan. 14. Opens Jan. 19. Regular schedule: Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets $20, $40 and $60. Ends March. 14. (800) 447-7400.

* Film. The Skirball Cultural Center screens an evening of classic animated shorts, including 1917’s “Charlie on the Windmill” and 1944’s “Bugs Bunny Bond Rally,” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14. $4 to $6. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. (310) 440-4500.