8 pm: Theater

Robert Foxworth, Megan Follows, Peter Donat and Christina Haag head the cast in the Geffen Playhouse’s 100th anniversary production of Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya,” co-directed by Michael Langham and Helen Burns.

* “Uncle Vanya,” Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.; Fridays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 4 and 8:30 p.m.; Sundays, 2 and 7 p.m. Also Oct. 20, 2 p.m. Ends Oct. 31. $20 to $42.50. (310) 208-5454.

10 am: Art

Artist Roger Shimomura took diaries kept by his grandmother during her incarceration in a U.S. internment camp as inspiration for “An American Diary: Paintings by Roger Shimomura,” opening Friday at the Japanese American National Museum. His comic book-style paintings and lithographs will be displayed alongside his grandmother’s diary, along with translated captions. The exhibition is designed to shed light on the Japanese American experience during World War II. Sunday at 2 p.m., Shimomura will lead a walk-through of the gallery.

* “An American Diary: Paintings by Roger Shimomura,” Japanese American National Museum, 369 E. 1st St., Little Tokyo, downtown L.A. Ends Jan. 15. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Adults, $6; seniors, $5; students, $3. (213) 625-0414.

all day: Movies

The contemporary noir “The Limey,” the latest from distinctive filmmaker Steven Soderbergh (“Out of Sight,” “sex, lies and videotape”), stars Terence Stamp as a British ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter’s murder. If, indeed, it was a murder. The solid supporting cast includes Peter Fonda, Barry Newman, Warhol icon Joe Dallesandro, Lesley Ann Warren and Luis Guzman.

* “The Limey,” rated R for violence and language, will open Friday at selected theaters.

8 pm: Magic

As Labman, Rudy Coby is literally on the cutting edge in his theatrical “The Rudy Coby Show.” His zany and often shocking stunts of illusion and contortion include the 6-inch-nail-in-the-face trick and a battle with machete-wielding clowns.

* “The Rudy Coby Show,” Magicopolis, 1418 4th St., Santa Monica. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 7 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 2 p.m. Ends Oct. 31. $20. (310) 451-2241.

7:30 pm: Theater/Family

Fringe Benefits presents “Cootie Shots, Theatrical Inoculations Against Bigotry,” a comic show for ages 5 to 12 promoting tolerance and celebrating diversity. It’s the creation of performance and theater artists, some of whom are well known for their edgy, very adult work, including performance artist John Fleck, Mark Taper Forum Latino Theatre co-director Luis Alfaro, “When Pigs Fly” songwriter Mark Waldrop, playwright Alice Tuan, Cornerstone Theatre’s Shishir Kurup and many others.

* “Cootie Shots, Theatrical Inoculations Against Bigotry,” Highways, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. Fridays-Sundays, 7:30 p.m. $5 to $15. (310) 315-1459.

8 pm: Movies

In honor of actor Roddy McDowall, who died last year at the age of 70, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will show John Ford’s most lyrical and heartbreaking film, “How Green Was My Valley” (1941). McDowall, who was a longtime member and also a governor and officer of the academy, plays the youngest son in a poor but proud Welsh mining family. The saga, which is based on Richard Llewellyn’s semi-autobiographical novel, also stars Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O’Hara, Donald Crisp, Sara Allgood and Barry Fitzgerald. The academy will screen a restored print of the film, which is, appropriately, about memory, grief and celebration.

* “How Green Was My Valley,” Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 8 p.m. $3 to $5. (310) 247-3600.

FREEBIES

The Enigma Trio plays at the L.A. Harbor College Recital Hall, 1111 Figueroa Place, Wilmington. 8 p.m. (310) 374-2141.

Beth Lapides moves her alternative comedy Un-Cabaret from LunaPark to the Getty Center, and brings along Taylor Negron and Judy Toll. 7:30 p.m. Reservations required. (310) 440-7300.