all day: Antiques

Nearly 70 dealers from the U.S. and abroad will be on hand to sell everything from Chinese ceramics to Parisian posters at the sixth annual Los Angeles Antiques Show, held this weekend at the Santa Monica Barker Hangar. The event will also feature lectures on collecting and a special gala preview to benefit Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

* The Los Angeles Antiques Show, Santa Monica Air Center, Barker Hangar, South Field, 3021 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. $15. There will be a gala preview on Thursday at 6 p.m. Tickets $250. (310) 423-3667.

all day: Movies

Thought to be safely stowed in the British Museum for eight years, the corpse of Imhotep is resurrected to roam the world and fulfill his quest for immortality in “The Mummy Returns.” Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, the hero and heroine of 1999’s “The Mummy,” must now return to Egypt to save the world from the big, bad bandaged one and an even more powerful dark force--professional wrestling’s the Rock, as the Scorpion King. John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr and Patricia Velasquez co-star for writer-director Stephen Sommers.

* “The Mummy Returns,” rated PG-13 for adventure action and violence, opens Friday in general release.

5 pm: Country Music

Brooks & Dunn are hitting the road on a high. The duo is at No. 1 on the country album chart with the new “Steers & Stripes” and on its singles counterpart with “There Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You.” Their Neon Rodeo & Wild West Show also features Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry and Keith Urban, along with a midway and carnival.

* Brooks & Dunn, with Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry and Keith Urban, Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion, 2575 Glen Helen Parkway, Devore, 5 p.m. Doors open at 3 p.m. $17 to $47. (909) 886-8742.

all day: Storytelling

This year’s three-day Ojai Storytelling Festival, subtitled “A Village of Tales,” features big-city-size talent. Among those performing and leading workshops: recording artist and NPR humorist Bill Harley; Judith Black, with her diverse and unexpected tales; juggling humorist Izzi Tooinsky; theatrical David Novak; and the Healing Force, a trio combining storytelling, dancing and drumming.

* Ojai Storytelling Festival, downtown Ojai (Libbey Bowl and other venues), Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children’s programs recommended for age 5 and up. Single tickets, $8 to 12; weekend adult pass, $65; weekend family pass (two adults, two children), $125. (805) 646-8907.

8 pm: Theater

In “Black Leather Soles,” the owner of a Harlem nightclub, circa 1936, is on the brink of losing another dream--his nightclub--after an accident has already shattered his chances for a major tap dance career. Playwright and stage and film actor Gordon Greene plays the lead role.

* “Black Leather Soles,” Stage Lee Theatre, Lee Strasberg Creative Center, 7936 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, 8 p.m. Regular schedule: Thursdays through Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 3 p.m. Ends June 9. $15. (323) 650-7777.

10 pm: Pop Music

Forging a distinctive electronic dance style in the isolation of Cornwall, Luke Vibert has made a name in the dance music world--well, a few names actually, including Plug and Wagon Christ. The latter is his identity on his new album, “Musipal,” and for his DJ set at the Knitting Factory Hollywood.

* Wagon Christ, with Kid606 and Electric Factory, Knitting Factory Hollywood, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, 10 p.m. $12 in advance, $15 at door. (323) 463-0204.

8 pm: Theater

Circle X Theatre Company presents the premiere of “Schadenfreude” (it means “malicious joy”), Carlos A. Murillo’s drama based on the true story of Nietzsche’s sister, whose vision of the world is shaken when she moves to a utopian Aryan colony in Paraguay with her anti-Semitic colonialist husband.

* “Schadenfreude,” Circle X Theatre Company at Hollywood Court Theatre, United Methodist Church, 6817 Franklin Ave., Hollywood, 8 p.m. Regular schedule: Thursdays through Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m. Ends June 19. $15, except pay-what-you-can on Sundays; opening night, $20. (323) 461-6069.

7:30 pm: Jazz

Carmen Bradford’s most recent CDs, “Finally Yours” and “With Respect,” have helped establish her as a promising vocal talent. Saxophonist Red Holloway joins her for these shows.

* Carmen Bradford, Founders Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Also Saturday. $38 to $44. (714) 556-ARTS.

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FREEBIE

Anna DeMichele conducts the Scripps Concert Choir and Claremont Chamber Choir in a varied program of music by Durufle, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Vaughan Williams, at United Church of Christ, Harrison and Harvard avenues in Claremont at 8 p.m. Leland Vail is baritone soloist. Also, Saturday at 8 p.m. (909) 607-3266.