FESTIVAL ‘ 90 : What’s Happening At the Festivals Today

The Festival

Wallis and Futuna Dancers and Musicians (California Plaza Spiral Court, 300 S. Grand Ave., noon.) U.S. debut. Free.

Hou Hsiao-hsien’s “Daughter of the Nile” and “Dust in the Wind” (Laemmle Grand, 349 S. Figueroa St., 6 p.m.) Tickets: $7.

“Jazz Roots,” featuring Horace Tapscott, Ron George, Kamau Daaood and the Johnson Gospel Choir (Japan America Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St., 8 p.m.) Tickets: $15-$20.

Pacific Connections (Sunset Amphitheater, UCLA, 8 p.m.) featuring the Woomera Mornington Island Culture Team of Australia, King Island Inupiat Singers and Dancers from Alaska and Wallis and Futuna Dancers and Musicians. Tickets: $10-$20.

Women in the World of Independent Filmmaking: works by Tracey Moffatt, Loretta Todd, Martha Wheelock and Paula Lee Haller (Melnitz Theater, UCLA, 8 p.m.); discussion by the filmmakers moderated by producer Barbara Klein. Tickets: $7.

The Open Festival

Stage &Performance; Art

Democracy in America? (Beneath Broadway, 149 Linden Ave., Long Beach, (213) 437-4844). 8 p.m. Also Fri.-Sat. and Sept. 14-15 (Stages Trilingual Theater, 1540 N. McCadden Place, Hollywood, (213) 466-1767). 8 p.m. $10.

Ka’iulani: A Cantata for the Theatre (Kumu Kahua theater company of Honolulu at Inner City Cultural Center, 1308 S. New Hampshire Ave. (213) 387-1161. 8 p.m. Also Friday at 8 p.m. $10.

Hopeful Romantic (Celebration Theatre, 426 N. Hoover St., Los Angeles, (213) 666-8669). 8 p.m. Also Sept. 15 at 4 p.m. $5.

Maggie Soboil (Itchey Foot Cabaret, 801 W. Temple St., downtown Los Angeles, (818) 766-1741). 7:30 p.m. Dinner, 8:30 p.m. Curtain. $10.

This Property Is Condemned (OLIO, 3709 Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake, (213) 667-9556). Also Thurs. and Sept. 12-13, 8 p.m. $12.50.

Music

Guys or Dolls (Cafe Largo, 432 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, (213) 852-1851). Also next Wed. 9 p.m. $8.

Dong Suk Kim (Korean Cultural Service Center, 5505 Wilshire Blvd., Miracle Mile, (213) 936-7141). Through Fri. 7:30 p.m. Free.

John Ezmirlian, piano (Sculpture Garden, 1031 W. Washington Blvd., (213) 396-5809). Wed., Thur. and Sat. through Sept. 15. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Open Festival at Olio (Olio Theatre, 3709 Sunset Blvd., (213) 667-9556). Through next Sun. 8 p.m. except Fri. (9 and 10 p.m.). $10 and $12.50.

Dance

Pas d’ASL (Iguana Cafe, 10943 Camarillo, North Hollywood, (818) 763-7735). 10 p.m. Free.

Visual Art

Exhibition: Paintings by Ava Hsueh (L’Ultima Gallery, 2105 Main St., Santa Monica, (213) 392-0445). Daily, 6-9 p.m. Ends Oct. 6. Free.

KOBO Art Ensemble (Art Store Gallery, 11450 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, (213) 275-1160). Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sun., 11 .am.-4 p.m. Ends Sept. 27. Free.

The Main Street Gallery (The Main Street Gallery, 337 E. Main St., Alahambra, (818) 570-3242). Wed.-Fri., 1-7 p.m., Sat., noon-6 p.m., Sun., noon-5 p.m. Ongoing. Free.