PLAN AHEAD: NEXT WEEKEND

* Avaz International Dance Theatre premieres “Charkh: Turning Through Time” on Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. in the Japan America Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St., $25. (213) 680-3700.

* Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg performs with the Assad Duo, Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. at UCLA’s Royce Hall, Westwood. $25-$40. (213) 480-3232.

* “The Countess,” Gregory Murphy’s off-Broadway hit, will run Nov. 3 through Dec. 3 at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $15-$47. (714) 708-5555.

* “Enter the Guardsman,” the romantic musical by Scott Wentworth, Craig Bohmler and Marion Adler, plays Nov. 4-Dec. 3 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road. $34-$43. (949) 497-2787.

* “The World’s Greatest Sinner: A Tribute to Timothy Carey” screens Nov. 4-5 at the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Boulevard. $5-$7. (323) 466-3456.

* “From Azaceta to Zuniga: Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art” runs Nov. 5-Dec. 31 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St. $2-$5. (805) 963-4364.

* Country-folk singer Victoria Williams performs at 8 p.m. Nov. 2 at the El Rey Theater, 5515 Wilshire Blvd. $22.50. (213) 480-3232.