Plan Ahead: Next Weekend

* Pop. The third and final Lilith Fair arrives on July 16 at Coors Amphitheatre with a main-stage lineup of Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, Mya and Luscious Jackson. The Pretenders join the bill on July 17 at the Rose Bowl. Coors Amphitheatre, 2050 Otay Valley Road, Chula Vista, 3:30 p.m. $32 to $82. (619) 671-3600. Rose Bowl, 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena, 2 p.m. $25 to $75. (818) 577-3100.

* Theater. Celebrating Duke Ellington’s 100th birthday, “Play On!,” the musical conceived and directed by Sheldon Epps, with book by Cheryl L. West and songs by Ellington, in a 1940s Harlem setting, opens July 18 at 5 p.m. at the Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave. It plays Tuesdays-Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 5 and 9 p.m. and Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m., excluding opening. Ends Aug. 22. $13.50 to $50. (800) 233-3123.

* Movies. The George Cukor Centennial Retrospective film series kicks off on July 15 at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with a screening of the 1932 film “What Price Hollywood?” and a panel discussion moderated by film critic Richard Schickel. The series will then move to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Bing Theater for Friday and Saturday night screenings through Aug. 21. Tickets for opening night at the academy are $3 to $5, (310) 247-3600; tickets for screenings at LACMA are $5 to $7, (323) 857-6010.