Plan Ahead: Next Weekend

* Dance. The locally based Francisco Martinez Dancetheatre opens its 19th season with the premiere of “The Colorado” and a repeat of last season’s acclaimed “Dark Corner” on Sept. 12 at 3 p.m. in the New Performing Arts Center, Cal State Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. $12 (students, seniors), $15. (818) 988-2192.

* Theater. “The Philanderer,” George Bernard Shaw’s rarely produced comedy, opens at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, on Sept. 10, playing Tuesdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays-Sundays, 2:30 p.m. through Oct. 10. $28-$47. (714) 708-5555.

* Jazz: Latin Sounds ’99 with Los Van Van benefits the Latin Sounds Initiative Inc. Scholarship Program on Sept. 11 at 7:15 p.m. at the Universal Amphitheatre. $28-$103 (818) 622-4440.

* Art: “Juanes to Goya: Spanish Drawings 1560-1825,” an exhibition of rare drawings touching on humor, realism, satire and religion, opens Sept. 14 at the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1200 Getty Center Drive. Ends Nov. 28. Free; parking reservations required. (310) 440-7300.