Plan Ahead: Next Weekend

* Museum. The Japanese American National Museum opens its new building in Little Tokyo on Jan. 23 with two exhibitions: “Common Ground: The Heart of the Community” and “Bruce and Norman Yonemoto: Memory, Matter and Modern Romance.” 369 E. 1st St., Little Tokyo. Open weekends, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Adults, $4; senior citizens 62 and older, students and children 6-17, $3. (213) 625-0414.

* Theater. Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning musical “Rent,” about young artists’ struggles in New York, returns, opening Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. at the Shubert Theatre, 2020 Avenue of the Stars, Century City. Regular schedule: Tuesdays-Fridays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 and 7:30 p.m. (Jan. 24, 6:30 p.m. only). Ends Feb. 28. $30-$70. (800) 447-7400.

* Film. “Beyond Frankenstein,” a retrospective of the films of director James Whale (who is the subject of the current movie “Gods and Monsters”) runs Jan. 23 to Feb. 6 at James Bridges Theater in Melnitz Hall on the northeast corner of the UCLA campus. $6; students and seniors, $4. (310) 206-FILM.

* Jazz. The distinguished jazz family known as the Heath Brothers--Jimmy, Percy and Tootie--are joined by pianist Jeb Patton to play Tuesday to Jan. 23 at 8 and 9:30 p.m. at the Jazz Bakery, 3233 Helms Ave., Culver City. $20. (310) 271-9039.

* Dance. Alonzo King’s Bay Area-based Lines Contemporary Ballet collaborates with tabla master Zakir Hussain on “Who Dressed You Like a Foreigner?,” one of two new works to be presented January 22 and 23 at 8 p.m. in Royce Hall on the UCLA campus in Westwood. $10 (students)-$28. (310) 825-2101.