PLAN AHEAD: NEXT WEEKEND

* Veteran rockers Aerosmith will perform Monday at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 8800 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, (949) 855-4515, and the Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion, 2575 Glen Helen Parkway, San Bernardino, on Aug. 24. $30 to $85. (909) 886-8742.

* Ray Charles will perform next Thursday at the House of Blues, 1530 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim. $57.50. (714) 740-2000. Charles also performs Aug. 24 and 25 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood. $3 to $85. (323) 850-2050.

* “Kiss Me, Kate,” the 2000 Tony Award-winning revival of the musical comedy classic by Cole Porter and Sam and Bella Spewack,plays Aug. 24 through Oct. 13 at the Shubert Theatre, 2020 Ave. of the Stars, Century City. $40 to $70. (800) 447-7400.

* Deborah Brockus presents the ninth “Spectrum: Dance in L.A.” choreographers’ showcase on Aug. 25 at the Ivar Theater, 1605 Ivar Ave., Hollywood. Seventeen artists and companies are scheduled. $12 to $15. (310) 645-9419.

* The 2001 Jazz Pilgrimage goes Latin with a lineup of Latin jazz artists such as Poncho Sanchez, Justo Almario and Alex Acuna, Aug. 25 at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood. $25. (323) 461-3673.