THREE-DAY FORECAST

POP MUSIC

A little of this and that

Third time’s the charm? After a couple of postponements, the 2003 edition of the super-eclectic All Tomorrow’s Parties festival is on for this weekend in Long Beach. Curator Matt Groening, a lowly rock critic before he created “The Simpsons,” has tapped performers from Sonic Youth and Modest Mouse to Unknown Hinson and John Wesley Harding for Saturday’s bill, with Iggy & the Stooges and the Mars Volta to the Bangs and Cat Power highlighting the action on Sunday.

All Tomorrow’s Parties, Queen Mary Events Park, 1126 Queen’s Highway, Long Beach. 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $50. (310) 515-3322.

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MOVIES

Life before wartime

Ilona, a beguiling woman in 1930s Budapest, draws the attention of three suitors in the romantic drama “Gloomy Sunday.” As Germany bears down on its European neighbors, the lives of the four become intrinsically linked: Prosperous businessman Laszlo makes Ilona the manager of his restaurant; musician Andras writes the title song in her honor; and Hans the awkward German salesman becomes a high-ranking Nazi officer and holds the fortunes of the others in his hands. With Erika Maroszan, Joachim Krol, Stefano Dionisi and Ben Becker. Directed by Rolf Schubel.

“Gloomy Sunday,” unrated, opens Friday in selected theaters.

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EVENTS

Soul of the circus

Cedric Walker says when he first proposed the idea of creating a circus geared toward an African American audience, skeptics told him he was crazy. Black people don’t go to circuses, they told him. But his UniverSoul Circus, which debuted in 1993, has been growing steadily from a 10-city tour in 1997 to 45 stops in 2002. It is the first circus in more than 100 years to be completely owned and operated by African Americans. The two-hour show features such traditional circus acts as elephants, tigers, lions, acrobats, daredevils and high-wire artists, but set to a hip-hop beat with state-of-the-art sound and special effects.

UniverSoul Circus, Hollywood Park Racetrack, 1050 S. Prairie Ave., Inglewood. Today, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon, 4:30 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Also Tuesday through Nov. 14, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 15, noon, 4:30 and 8 p.m.; Nov. 16, 1, 4 and 7 p.m. $10-$30. (310) 419-1500.

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THEATER

Re-enter talking

“Joan Rivers: Broke and Alone in L.A.,” the comedienne and talk show host’s internationally touring one-woman show, makes a return engagement.

Canon Theatre, 209 North Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, Opens Tuesday. Runs Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 7 and 9:30 p.m.; ends Saturday. $40-$50. (213) 480-3232, (310) 859-2830.

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EVENTS

Living high on the hog

Grand Marshal Jay Leno and the Easy Rider himself, Peter Fonda, will lead more than 20,000 motorcyclists Sunday on Love Ride XX, the annual motorcycle caravan that will start in Glendale and end up at Castaic Lake where that little ol’ band from Texas, ZZ Top, and former Stray Cat Lee Rocker will perform while attendees feast on barbecue. Also, the Nelson Brothers, the twin sons of Rick Nelson, will perform in Glendale at 7 a.m. at the caravan’s starting point. No bike? No problem -- autos and trucks are also welcome. Previous Love Rides have attracted such celebrity participants as Dennis Hopper, Pamela Anderson, Nancy Sinatra, Lorenzo Lamas and Malcolm Forbes. All told, Love Ride XX is expected to raise more than $1 million for Reading by 9, Muscular Dystrophy Assn. and other charities.

Love Ride XX, Harley-Davidson

of Glendale, 3717 San Fernando Road. Sunday, entertainment starts 7 a.m.; caravan leaves Glendale at approximately

9:15 a.m.; festivities at Castaic Lake begin 11 a.m. and last

until 4 p.m. $60 per person.

(818) 246-5618, Ext. 7.

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THEATER

Spotlight on Latinos

The 2nd Annual Latino Theatre Festival of Los Angeles will present productions by noted theater companies from Mexico, Ecuador, Angola, Chile, Cuba and the U.S. at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, the Japan America Theatre and other L.A.-area venues.

Times and venues vary; ends Nov. 16. $12-$15. (213) 473-0640; (213) 680-3700 or access schedule online at www.fitla.org.

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DANCE

The prima ballerina

George Balanchine choreographed nearly two dozen roles for Suzanne Farrell and remade many others in her image. Now this muse of 20th century neoclassicism brings her handpicked Suzanne Farrell Ballet to UCLA in works illuminating the unique creative rapport that dancers and choreographers can sustain -- and also testing any contemporary ballerina’s ability to dance up to Farrell’s level. (Even the mighty Kirov didn’t always succeed during its recent local performances of Balanchine’s “Jewels.”) Balanchine’s “Divertimento No. 15,” “Variations,” “Tzigane” and “Chaconne” are scheduled.

Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Royce Hall, UCLA campus, Westwood. Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. $30 to $55. (310) 825-2101.

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MUSIC

The way of the French

Returning to the Music Guild series, the Ysaye String Quartet --

violinists Guillaume Sutre and Luc-Marie Aguera,

violist Miguel Da Silva

and cellist Francois Salque -- will play music by Mozart, Schumann and Debussy in three locations -- two Cal State campuses and Beverly Hills High School. The program

includes Mozart’s Quartet in D minor, K. 421; Schumann’s Quartet in A, Opus 41, No. 3; and Debussy’s Quartet in G minor, Opus 10.

Ysaye String Quartet, Performing Arts Center, Cal State Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. Monday, 8 p.m. Gerald Daniel Recital Hall, Cal State Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, Tuesday, 8 p.m. Peters Auditorium, Beverly Hills High School, 241 S. Moreno Drive, Beverly Hills, Wednesday, 8 p.m. $22-26. (323) 954-0404.

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MUSEUMS

Los Angeles in art

Jean Stern, director of the Irvine Museum and James Byrnes, director of Modern Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, are joined by art collector Annette Kaufman and art dealer Molly Barnes in a discussion -- Los Angeles: Our Art History 1900-1970. Museum director, educator and artist Henry Hopkins moderates the discussion, which begins with plein-air art of the early 1900s and runs to contemporary art, postwar to 1970.

Los Angeles: Our Art History 1900-1970, Bonhams & Butterfields, 7601 Sunset Blvd., L.A. Today, 7 p.m. Refreshments served; reservations requested. (310) 652-7465.