Festival ’90 : What’s Happening At the Festivals Today

The Festival

Jorge Sanjines’ film series: “Get Out of Here” (AMC Santa Monica, 1310 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica, 8 p.m.). Tickets: $7.

Modern Master of Japanese Cinema series: Hiroshi Inagaki’s “Chushingura: the Loyal 47 Ronin” (Directors Guild of America, 7920 Sunset Blvd., (213) 461-9622, 6:30 p.m.); Masahiro Shinoda’s “Double Suicide,” 7 p.m. (Shinoda and actress Shima Iwashita will speak after the screening); Kon Ichikawa’s “The Harp of Burma,” 9:30 p.m., and Heinosuke Gosho’s “An Inn at Osaka,” 9:45 p.m. Tickets: $5-$7 for each film.

Nguyen Hong Sen’s “The Abandoned Field-- Free Fire Zone” (Los Feliz Theater, 1822 N. Vermont, 6 p.m.). Free. Tickets: $7.

Teguh Karya’s “Mother” (Los Feliz Theater, 8 p.m.). Also Thursday (Melnitz Theater, UCLA, 6 p.m.). Tickets: $7.

Hiroshi Teshigahara’s “Rikyu” (Melnitz Theater, 1409 Melnitz Hall, UCLA, 8 p.m.). Tickets: $7.

La Terra Nova 1990: Pacific Poetry Festival (Keck Auditorium, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Road at Coons Road, Eagle Rock, 8 p.m.). Juan Gustavo Cobo Borda of Colombia; Daphne Marlatt of Canada; Bolivia’s Eduardo Mitre. Tickets: $5 students; $7 general admission.

Symposium: Women’s Voices in the New World (Otis Institute, 2401 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 11 a.m.). Free.

The Open Festival

Stage &Performance; Art

A Lecture About “El Salvador” Exhibition at L.A. Center for Photographic Studies (Los Angeles Photography Center, 412 S. Parkview, Los Angeles, (213) 482-3566). 8 p.m. Free.

A Rendezvous With Jean Harlow (Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica, (213) 465-5567). 8 p.m. Through Friday. $7.50.

Picture of a Goddess (Ichey Foot Cabaret, 801 W. Temple St., downtown, (213) 288-6591). 8:30 p.m. $10.

The Green Bay Tree (Celebration Theatre, 426 N. Hoover, Los Angeles, (213) 666-8669). 8 p.m. Also Sunday at 3:30 p.m. $5.

The Pacific Room (Callboard Theatre, 8451 Melrose Place, West Hollywood, (213) 852-9205). 8 p.m. Through Sept. 21. Mon.-Wed., 8 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 10:30 p.m.

Theater of Dreams by Vertical Blanking (EZTV, 8547 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, (213) 657-1532). 8 p.m. $5.

Undressing New Jersey (and other states of mind) (Carpet Company Stage, 5262 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, (213) 466-1767). 8 p.m. Also Sunday and Sept. 23, 24, 30, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. $10.

Urban Words (EZTV, 8547 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, (213) 657-1532). 10 p.m. $7.

Music

Blues & R&B; With Bread & Water (The Shamrock, 4600 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, (213) 666-5240). 10 p.m. Also Wed. $5.

Spooky’s Spice of Life Variety Show (Highland Grounds Coffeehouse, 742 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood, (213) 466-1507). 9 p.m.-midnight. Free.

Vocals From Musicals & Classical Piano (Moody’s Bar & Grill, Sheraton Grand Hotel, 348 Figueroa St., (213) 617-1133). 5 p.m. $4; Students and children free.

Dance

Long Nguyen and Dancers (Gallery Theatre, Barnsdall Art Park, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, (213) 485-2460). 8 p.m. Also Tue. at 8 p.m. $10; $8 students and seniors.

Polynesian Dance (Cafe Dansa, 11533 W. Pico Blvd., West Los Angeles, (213) 871-0355). 8 p.m. $6.