WEEKEND FORECAST

TODAY

Chasing the clouds away

Jazz fluegelhornist Chuck Mangione brought his light, breezy sound to pop radio in the 1970s, a sound epitomized by his 1977 monster hit “Feels So Good.” Some think his music was a precursor of today’s smooth jazz sounds. Mangione has returned to the road: Last weekend he was in Las Vegas, tonight he’s in San Juan Capistrano, and this weekend he’s in Hawaii.

Chuck Mangione, Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 8 p.m. today. $35. (949) 496-8930.

FRIDAY

Bergman’s follow-up

“Saraband” is Swedish director Ingmar Bergman’s re-visitation of the characters from his 1973 film “Scenes From a Marriage.” Long-divorced and once again played by Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson, respectively, Marianne and Johan reunite after having not seen each other in three decades. Marianne visits Johan at his summer house and unexpectedly becomes involved in his complicated relationships with his son and granddaughter.

“Saraband,” rated R for brief nudity, language and a violent image, opens Friday exclusively at the Landmark Nuart, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. (310) 281-8223.

A rascally country trio

Country music’s “entertainer of the year” Kenny Chesney recently rolled through town, and now comes the current trophy holder as Nashville’s top vocal group. Like Chesney, Rascal Flatts laces its country basics with pop elements and goes for crowd-pleasing performances. Expect confetti and fireworks when the trio, joined by second-billed Shelly Fairchild, headlines the Gibson Amphitheatre.

Rascal Flatts, Gibson Amphitheatre, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, 8:15 p.m. Friday. $42.50. Sold out. (818) 622-4440.

* Also 8:15 p.m. Saturday. Sold out.

SATURDAY

Southern exposure

Many of the paintings, prints and lithographs on display at “South of the Border: Latin American Works of Art” were influenced by European masters, but the works demonstrate the artistic depth and craft of modern and contemporary Latin art. Artists featured in the exhibition include Rufino Tamayo, Diego Rivera, Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington, Roberto Montenegro and Carlos Merida.

“South of the Border: Latin American Works of Art,” Tobey C. Moss Gallery, 7321 Beverly Blvd., L.A. Opens Saturday. (323) 933-5523.

* Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Ends Aug. 31.

So, is it a musical?

In “The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!),” Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart’s off-Broadway satire of musical theater genres, a plot involving a cash-poor ingenue, her wicked landlord and a dashing hero is told five different ways -- a la Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jerry Herman, and Kander and Ebb. Original New York director Pamela Hunt stages this West Coast premiere.

“The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)” Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach. Opens 7:30 p.m. Saturday (invitation only). $20-$59. (949) 497-2787.

* Runs 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-

Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, also 2 and 7:30 p.m. July 21; beginning Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m. Fridays-

Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays; ends Sept. 4.

Maya movement

From antique 9-foot-high dolls swaying to the sounds of a marimba played by 10 musicians to colonial dances introduced by Spanish conquerors, Ballet Nacional de Guatemala’s “The Spirit of the Mayas” traverses a journey through time and clashing cultures. The story begins with a procession in a small town and ends with a festival reflecting a rich national identity. The program is sponsored by the Los Angeles-based Immigrant American Foundation.

“The Spirit of the Mayas,” Ballet Nacional de Guatemala, John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood. 8:30 p.m. Saturday. $12 to $20. (323) 461-3673; www.FordAmphitheatre.org.

Flower power

The 28th annual Lotus Festival, celebrating Asian and Pacific Island cultures, happens this weekend in Echo Park. The festival, which coincides with the annual blooming of the lotus flower, will feature live entertainment, exotic food, boutiques, dragon boat races on the lake, children’s activities, demonstrations, art displays, fireworks (Saturday evening only), and carnival rides and games. Korea will be featured at this year’s event.

Lotus Festival, Echo Park Recreation Center, 1632 Bellevue Ave., L.A.. Noon-9 p.m. Saturday. Free. (888) 527-2757.

* Also noon-8 p.m. Sunday.

SUNDAY

A little bit of Wagner

The deceit, treachery, pride and egotism of the characters in Wagner’s four-opera “Ring” cycle finally are purged in Brunnhilde’s loving act of self-renunciation at the end of “The Twilight of the Gods,” the “Ring’s” last installment. John Mauceri leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the closing act of the cycle, with a cast that includes Christine Brewer as Brunnhilde, Christian Franz as Siegfried, Alan Held as Gunther, Christine Goerke as Gutrune and Kurt Rydl as Hagen.

“The Twilight of the Gods,” Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. $4 to $110. (213) 480-3232 (Ticketmaster); www.HollywoodBowl.com.