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8 am, 5:30 & 8:30 pm: Dance/Jazz

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Butoh in the morning, butoh in the evening, butoh at supper time. . . . That’s the plan for “the hours of the season,” an unusual new collaboration between Japanese neo-Expressionist dancer Oguri and percussion master Adam Rudolph. The duo made The Times’ best-of-the-year list in 1999, and their latest project finds them performing in three installments over a 14-hour period, presenting experimental, improvisational music and dance keyed to the dynamics of the day and the mood of the audience. Guest artist Joseph Jarman (a poet, jazz instrumentalist and Buddhist priest) must want to sleep late: He joins them for only the second and third parts of the event Saturday and Sunday. The Friday performance is a conventional, evening-only event.

* “the hours of the season,” Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice. Friday, 8:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m., 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Single ticket, $15; full-day pass, $20. (310) 306-1854.

7 pm: Pop Music

Jaguares is a fairly young band, but the Mexico City group’s history blends into that of its earlier incarnation, Caifanes. The common thread is charismatic leader Saul Hernandez, who has kept his rock aggressive and socially relevant for more than a decade.

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* Jaguares, Arrowhead Pond, 2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim, 7 p.m. $25 to $55. (714) 704-2500.

all day: Festival

Mini bagpipe band and individual piping and drumming competitions will help highlight the Seventh Annual Queen Mary Scottish Festival on Saturday and Sunday in Long Beach. Pipe bands, historical reenactment groups and classic British cars will be among the entries at a noontime parade that will take place both days. Continuous live music will be provided by groups such as Men of Worth and Wicked Tinkers.

* The Seventh Annual Queen Mary Scottish Festival, the Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach. Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. The Scottish Festival is included in Queen Mary general admission. $15; seniors, $13; ages 4 to 11, $9. Two-day tickets: $21; seniors, $19; ages 4 to 11, $13. (562) 435-3511.

11 am: Art

A 10-year survey of works by Navajo artist Tony Abeyta opens Saturday at the Southwest Museum at LACMA West, offering a firsthand interpretation of the myths and spiritual beliefs of the Navajo people. Composed of charcoal drawings, large-scale oil and sand paintings and abstract mixed-media pieces, the retrospective presents a unique look at the cultural evolution of the American Southwest.

“Tony Abeyta: A 10-Year Retrospective,” Southwest Museum at LACMA West, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. Ends May 7. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, noon-8 p.m.; Fridays, noon-9 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. (323) 933-4510.

8 pm: Theater

Andrew J. Robinson directs Samuel Beckett’s landmark classic, “Waiting for Godot,” performed by an all-star cast of theater and film veterans, including Gregory Itzin, John Vickery, Alastair Duncan and Granville Van Dusen.

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* Waiting for Godot,” Matrix Theatre, 7657 Melrose Ave. Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 7 p.m. Regular schedule: Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 3 and 7 p.m. Ends April 30. $20. (323) 852-1445.

8 pm: Light Opera

In the film “Topsy-Turvy,” writer-director Mike Leigh shows William Schwenck Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan piecing together “The Mikado” while struggling to keep their working relationship intact. The film shows only pieces of this light operatic fare, but if you want the whole thing, Opera a la Carte presents a performance of “The Mikado,” directed by Richard Sheldon and conducted by Eugene Minor.

* “The Mikado” performed by Opera a la Carte, Marsee Auditorium, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, 8 p.m. $26 to $29. (310) 329-5345.

1 pm: Pop Music

The 19th annual Bob Marley Day Festival spotlights reggae’s contemporary side on Saturday, with a dance-hall-leaning lineup headed by Beenie Man and Bounty Killer, while Sunday’s roster hews to the roots, with Burning Spear and Luciano topping the bill. And some twists are evident both days, with the presence of rapper KRS-One, “dub poet” Linton Kwesi Johnson and homeboy rockers the Long Beach Dub Allstars.

* Bob Marley Day Festival, Long Beach Arena, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach. Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m. $28 and $35 in advance, $33 and $38 day of show. (310) 515-3322.

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FREEBIE: “The African American Experience,” a song and theater celebration for children of all ages, pays tribute to Black History Month at the Stella Adler Theatre, 6773 Hollywood Blvd., 2nd floor, Hollywood, Saturday at 3 p.m. and Feb. 26 at noon and 3 p.m. (323) 465-4446.

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