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1 & 3 pm: Theater

Jo Anne Worley headlines as the wicked witch in Lori Marshall’s new adaptation of the children’s classic “Hansel and Gretel,” which also features Penny Marshall providing the voice of Miz Moon in the tale.

* “Hansel and Gretel,” Falcon Theatre, 4252 Riverside Drive, Burbank. Saturdays, 1 and 3 p.m.; Sundays, 1 p.m. Ends May 21. $8.50. (818) 955-8101.

11 am: Family

Hosted by John De Lancie (Q on “Star Trek: The Next Generation,”), the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s next “Toyota Symphonies for Youth” program, conducted by Kate Tamarkin, is “In Harmony With the Earth.” Designed for children ages 5 to 11 and their families, the concert with selections by Wagner, Grieg, Smetana, Stravinsky and more will have a nature focus.

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* “Toyota Symphonies for Youth: In Harmony With the Earth,” Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., downton Los Angeles. 11 a.m.; pre-show activities, 10 a.m. $8 to $10. (213) 365-3500; (323) 850-2000.

2 & 8 pm: Theater

In “Private Eyes,” Steven Dietz’s romantic thriller, reality and fantasy collide: Is the actress having an affair with the director, or is that just a play she’s rehearsing with her husband? Or is it simply what her husband’s imagining?

* “Private Eyes,” Old Globe Theatre, Cassius Carter Centre Stage, Simon Edison Centre for the Performing Arts, San Diego. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 7 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 2 p.m. Ends April 30. $23 to $42. (619) 239-2255.

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8 pm: Jazz

Clarinetist Pete Fountain is the recognized ambassador of New Orleans music, bringing his swinging sounds to stages and television screens around the globe for nearly a half century. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, based in the Crescent City’s historic Preservation Hall, is a living link to the traditional music of New Orleans that gave birth to modern jazz. This double bill will no doubt get second-liners out of their seats and parading in the aisles.

* Pete Fountain, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, 8 p.m. $40 to $50. (800) 300-4345.

9 pm: Pop Music

Her last name is Maffeo, but you can just call her Lois. That’s how she’s known to the avid army of fans she’s gathered in a decade-plus at the forefront of the “girl rock” movement headquartered in Olympia, Wash. The singer-songwriter has a new duet album with Brendan Canty, “The Union Themes,” due soon from the Kill Rock Stars label.

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* Lois, with Mia Doi Todd, Big Sir, at Spaceland, 1717 Silver Lake Blvd, 9 p.m. $8. (213) 833-2843.

8 pm: Dance

Normally a cutting-edge contemporary ensemble, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens returns to dance vintage 20th-century masterworks. For neo-Expressionist anti-war fervor, nothing surpasses Kurt Jooss’ “The Green Table” (1932). For neo-Romantic heartbreak, seek no further than Antony Tudor’s “Jardin aux Lilas” (1936). For neoclassical effervescence, try George Balanchine’s “Valse Fantaisie” (1969). And for modern dance originality, watch Jose Limon condense Shakespeare’s mighty “Othello” into a classic quartet titled “The Moor’s Pavane” (1949). The Joffrey and American Ballet Theatre dance two of these treasures; New York City Ballet just one. Nobody else performs all four.

* Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Cal State Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, 8 p.m. $35 to $40. (323) 343-6600.

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FREEBIES: Two film programs will screen as part of the “Documental: The Documentary and Experimental Film and Video Series” at the Midnight Special Bookstore, 1318 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica. (310) 393-2923. The 7 p.m. program includes “The Akha Way,” a short documentary about ancient healing rituals. The 9 p.m. program includes the area premiere of “Carla’s Opera,” a documentary about Carla Bley’s musical “Escalator Over the Hill.”

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The Los Angeles Conservancy will present a discussion and tour of the Subway Terminal Building, 417 S. Hill St., downtown L.A., from 2:30 to 4 p.m. State librarian Kevin Starr, sociology professor Leslie Howard and writer Terry Wolverton will discuss the history and importance of the landmark building. Reservations recommended. (213) 623-2489.

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