PLAN AHEAD: NEXT WEEKEND

* American Indian Dance Theatre presents an evening of dancing, drumming and chanting drawn from traditional cultures Nov. 23-25 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine, (949) 854-4646. $26-$32.

* Running Nov. 28-Dec. 9 is the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival at the Vogue Theater, 6675 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, (323) 962-1599, (212) 777-7100. Features include “Alien American,” “Cannes in 1999,” “The Cure for Happiness,” “He Died With a Falafel In His Hand,” “Hip Hop, the New World Order,” “Jihad,” “The Road Not Taken,” “Time Square” and others.

* “Dear Sheldon,” a new comedy by Sam Bobrick and Jule Stein, starring Phyllis Diller, plays Nov. 23-25 at the California Center for the Arts, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, (800) 98TICKET, (619) 220-TIXS. $33.50-$42.50.

* “Back From Broadway ... A Musical Experience,” with James Barbour and Hershey Felder, plays Nov. 24-Dec. 31 at the Tiffany Theater, 8532 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, (310) 289-2999. $35-$45.

* On Nov. 23, former Pavement founder Spiral Stairs will bring his latest creation, Preston School of Industry, to the Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, (310) 276-6168. $10.