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* Dance. Danza Floricanto/USA and Los Folkloristas host the multi-company “Latino L.A.,” right, a celebration of many national cultures, on Aug. 26 at 8 p.m. in the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood. $25. (323) GO 1-FORD.

* Theater. Peter Stone and Maury Yeston’s stage epic “Titanic: A New Musical” comes to the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, with performances Tuesday-Aug. 26, 8 p.m.; Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 26-27, 2 p.m. $28.50 to $62.50. (714) 556-ARTS, (714) 740-7878, (213) 365-3500.

* Theater. The Colony Theatre Company’s inaugural production in its new home, Burbank Center Stage, is a revival of Ray Bradbury’s coming-of-age musical “Dandelion Wine.” It opens Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with a pre-show gala in Bradbury’s honor, then plays Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through Dec. 10 for an open-ended run. The new theater is at the Media Center Shopping Center, 555 N. 3rd St. in Burbank. $25 to $28, except opening night, $50-$100. (818) 558-7000.

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* Museums. “Gifts of Pride and Love: The Cultural Significance of Kiowa and Comanche Lattice Cradles” runs Aug. 27-Jan. 14 at the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History on the UCLA campus. Wednesdays-Sundays, noon-5 p.m.; Thursdays, noon-8 p.m. Adults, $5; seniors and students, $3; UCLA students, $1; visitors 17 and under free. (310) 825-4361.

* Dance. Donald Byrd and the Group perform “Quintet” and “The Shack” on Aug. 22 and 23 at 8:30 p.m. in the Watercourt of California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. Free. (213) 687-2159.

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