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TODAY

THEATER

She doesn’t get mad

A wronged wife turns her husband’s affair with her best friend to her advantage in “The Constant Wife,” W. Somerset Maugham’s marital comedy of manners set in 1920s upper-class London.

“The Constant Wife,” Old Globe Theatre, Balboa Park, San Diego. Opens 8 tonight. $19 to $59. (619) 234-5623, www.theoldglobe.org

* Runs 7 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Ends May 7.

FRIDAY

MOVIES

Relationship material

Writer-director Nicole Holofcener continues her affinity for three-word titles with the comedy-drama “Friends With Money.” Following her previous female-centered films, “Walking and Talking” and “Lovely & Amazing,” it focuses on the relationships of three married women (Joan Cusack, Frances McDormand and Catherine Keener) and their less financially successful single friend (Jennifer Aniston). Keener has starred in all three Holofcener films.

“Friends With Money,” R for language, some sexual content and brief drug use. Opens Friday in selected theaters.

ART

Nighttime viewings

More than 20 Mid-City galleries and museums will extend their hours for Gallery Night Out. Visitors can hop on a free shuttle to view photographs by Dennis Hopper at Ace Gallery, Lee Mullican paintings at Marc Selwyn Fine Art, sculptures by Martin Kersels at ACME and other fine art exhibitions at more than 20 participating galleries and museums. There will also be live music at Don O’Melveny Gallery and Friday Night Jazz at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Gallery Night Out, galleries and museums along Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, L.A. 6-10 p.m. Friday. Free shuttles stop at galleries designated by curbside balloons. (323) 965-2705. For a complete list of participating galleries and museums, go to www.midcitywest.org.JAZZ

He’ll find the words

Seven-time Grammy nominee Kurt Elling

specializes in jazz vocalese: writing and singing words and sounds based on

instrumental performances of other jazz greats, such as Duke Ellington, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter and John Coltrane. Elling’s lyrics are influenced by

the work of such writers

as Rainer Maria Rilke,

Pablo Neruda, Jack Kerouac, Kenneth Rexroth and Marcel Proust. Elling’s prosody has been described as unique and idiosyncratic as well as utterly compelling.

Kurt Elling, Founders Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday. $52 to $56. (714) 556-2787.

* Also 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

THEATER

Inside story of dance

Dancer and choreographer Christopher d’Amboise explores the carefully masked life of a star choreographer in his world premiere play, “The Studio (A Play With Dance),” set behind the scenes of the New York dance world.

“The Studio (A Play With Dance),” South Coast Repertory, Segerstrom Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Opens 8 p.m. Friday. $20 to $58. (714) 708-5555, www.scr.org * Runs 7:30 p.m. Sundays and Tuesdays; 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays; 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Ends

May 7.

DANCE

Genres intersect

Created in collaboration with the visual and performing artists of the Reyum Institute in Phnom Penh, “Cambodian Stories” brings to the REDCAT in downtown L.A. a multidisciplinary project shaped by the renowned wife-and-husband dancer-choreographer team Eiko and Koma. Integrating contemporary dance, neo-Expressionist butoh and performance art, the piece features the evolution of a large-scale painting exploring the intersection of body and landscape. An original score composed by Cambodian American Sam-Ang Sam is also part of the experience.

“Cambodian Stories,” REDCAT at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, 631 W. 2nd St., downtown L.A. 8:30 p.m., Friday. $12 (CalArts students, faculty, staff) to $24. (213) 237-2800 or www.redcat.org.

* Also 8:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 and 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

SATURDAY

POP MUSIC

25 years, and a twist

Luis Miguel has become a superstar in Latin music with his suave image and his smooth pop music, but as he celebrates his 25th anniversary as a performer, he has given the formula a little kick. His most recent album, 2004’s “Mexico el la Piel,” takes him into mariachi territory, and the segment of his live show featuring that music has been one of his career high points. The singer’s Southland dates might have some extra feeling, since they mark the conclusion of his long tour.

Luis Miguel, Arrowhead Pond, 2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim, 8 p.m. Saturday. $35 to $155, (714) 704-2500.

* Also 8 p.m. next Thursday at Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., L.A. $35 to $155. (213) 742-7340.

EVENTS

March to a world beat

“¡Carnaval UCLA!: A World Tribute to New Orleans,” presented in conjunction with the Fowler Museum’s “¡Carnaval!” exhibition, invites adults and families to join the festival, dress up in costumes, paint lanterns, create noisemakers and hats and then parade along with RatzClique, Switzerland’s 30-person fife-and-drum corps; stilt walkers; the Caribbean-style LA Carnival on Tour; and other performance troupes. Live entertainment includes LA Carnival and Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca.

“¡Carnaval! UCLA!: A World Tribute to New Orleans.” Fowler Museum, UCLA north campus (parking lot 4), Westwood. Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Noon to 1 p.m.: Arts workshops. 1 to 2:30 p.m.: Campus parade and costume contest. 2:30 to 5 p.m.: Live stage performances. 3 p.m.: Guided tour of the “¡Carnaval!” exhibition. Noon to 5 p.m.: Open galleries, face painting, food booths, raffle prizes. Free, except a $25 fee for non-UCLA groups registering to march in the parade. Individuals can march free. (310) 825-9672, www.fowler.ucla.edu.

SUNDAY

MUSIC

Community history

In a Chamber Music in Historic Sites salute to the Jewish history and Latino present of Boyle Heights, Cuarteto Latinoamericano will play works of Osvaldo Golijov and Gabriela Lena Frank, among other composers, in two concerts Sunday at Tamayo Restaurant. The quartet, formed in Mexico in 1981, also will perform David Stock’s “Suenos de Sefarad,” based on four Ladino themes, at noon at the Breed Street Shul, currently under restoration.

Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Tamayo Restaurant, 5300 E. Olympic Blvd., L.A. 2 and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. $42. (213) 477-2929.

* Also Breed Street Shul, 247 N. Breed St., Boyle Heights, East L.A., noon Sunday. Free.

MUSEUMS

Something to mull over

Barbara Kruger, known for her photographic collages that address issues of feminism and consumerism, has designed the exhibition “Consider This ... “ for LACMALab, the experimental offshoot of LACMA. The exhibit encourages viewers to contemplate cultural and social issues through a variety of installations by Kruger and a group of commissioned artists that includes Mark Bradford, Dorit Cypis, Margaret Honda, Philip Rantzer, Mario Ybarra Jr. and Bruce Yonemoto.

“Consider This...” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. $5 to $9; 17 and younger, free. (323) 857-6000. Opens Sunday.

* Hours: noon to 8 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays; noon to 9 p.m. Fridays; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Ends Jan. 14.