PLAN AHEAD: NEXT WEEKEND
* Carmela Hermann curates “Now,” four evenings of improvised dances, from May 17 to 20 at Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. $15. (310) 315-1459.
* Choreographer John Malashock teams with jazz guitarists Art Johnson and Joey Carano in “Dance Stories” on May 18 and 19 in Copley Auditorium, San Diego Museum of Art, Balboa Park, San Diego. $20 to $35. (619) 696-1966.
* “Dame Edna: The Royal Tour,” a solo comic extravaganza starring the Australian import Dame Edna, plays Tuesday through May 27 at the Shubert Theatre, 2020 Avenue of the Stars, Century City. $30 to $60. (800) 447-7400.
* “American Iliad,” Donald Freed’s epic odyssey about a now 90-year-old Richard Nixon, has its premiere, playing May 17 through July 15 at the Victory Theatre, 3326 W. Victory Blvd., Burbank. $22 to $24. (818) 841-5421.
* “Tiniest Giants: Discovering Dinosaur Eggs,” featuring specimens recovered from the largest dinosaur nesting site ever discovered, opens May 19 at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Exposition Park, L.A. $2 to $8. (213) 763-DINO.
* The Dave Matthews Band and special guest Macy Gray perform May 22 at Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave., L.A. $49.50 (323) 224-1448.
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