11 am: Photography

Long before Prague became the tourism darling of Eastern Europe, Czech photographer Josef Sudek (1896-1976) was drawn to the city’s scenery, capturing the streets and surrounding countryside he so often traveled. Known for his ability to capture powerful images from simple settings, Sudek stayed home as well, photographing such small wonders as the rain- and dew-streaked windows of his studio. A selection of the artist’s fine photos will be featured in “Joseph Sudek: Poet of Prague,” opening Saturday at Peter Fetterman Gallery with “Ron van Dongen: Alba Nero/Flower Studies,” a series of intensely detailed photographs of flowers by Van Dongen.

* “Joseph Sudek: Poet of Prague” and “Ron Van Dongen: Alba Nero/Flower Studies.” Peter Fetterman Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., A-7, Santa Monica. Ends Nov. 13. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. An opening reception will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday. Admission, free. (310) 453-6463.

9 pm: Pop Music

Don’t tell Olga Tan~on that merengue is a man’s world. The Puerto RicanCK powerhouse has given the infectious Dominican style a feminine touch, opening it up with a taste of pop to become one of Latin music’s rising forces.

* Olga Tan~on, House of Blues, 8430 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 9 p.m. $42.50. (323) 848-5100.

noon: Pop Music

Surf’s up, and so are the volume knobs, as a host of rock, punk, ska and funk bands kick off the third annual Doheny Days Music Festival, churning out the sounds on two stages just 100 yards from the churning Pacific. X, Unwritten Law, Reverend Horton Heat and the Kottonmouth Kings are among the Saturday attractions, while Steel Pulse, Maxi Priest and Third World anchor Sunday’s reggae lineup.

* Doheny Days Music Festival, Doheny State Beach, Dana Point. Saturday and Sunday, noon. $24 in advance, $28 at door. Children 3-12, $10. Two-day and VIP passes also available. (949) 262-2662.

8 pm: Theater

She’s ba-a-ck: Rhoda, the little girl with a murderous secret, commits more mayhem in the return of Theater 911’s 1996 hit spoof of Maxwell Anderson’s ‘50s Broadway play-turned-B movie, “The Bad Seed.” Danny Schmitz reprises his memorable, hairy-legged lead performance as the 8-year-old killer.

* “The Bad Seed,” Hudson Avenue Theatre, 6537 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. Saturdays and Sundays at 8 p.m. through Oct. 3, then Thursdays-Sundays. Ends Oct. 29. $20. (323) 856-4200.

8 pm: Music

The beloved Spanish tenor Jose Carreras--without his partners in the Three Tenors, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti--returns to the Southland, appearing in a varied recital with pianist Lorenzo Bavaj in Cerritos. He sings music by, among others, Bellini, Costa, Tosti, Ginastera, Leoncavallo and Puccini.

* Jose Carreras, Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, 8 p.m. $90 to $125. (562) 916-8500.

7 pm: Jazz

Los Angeles’ successful smooth jazz radio station 94.7 The Wave presents Wave L.A. at UCLA’s L.A. Tennis Center. The concert will feature the remarkably popular soprano saxophonist Kenny G, guitarist-singer George Benson, vocalist Brenda Russell and comedian Fritz Coleman (who is best known as a weatherman).

* Wave L.A., L.A. Tennis Center, UCLA campus, Westwood, 7 p.m. $94.70, $75, $60, $50. (310) 825-2101.

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FREEBIES: The Korean Harvest Festival will offer traditional Korean dance, music performances and children’s activities at the Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, 1-4 p.m. (626) 449-2742.

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The MAK Center has an open house, lectures and children’s activities at the historic Schindler House, 835 N. Kings Road, West Hollywood, noon-6 p.m. (323) 651-1510.