San Francisco

What’s happening in the next few weeks:

* The San Francisco Ballet presents the West Coast premiere of Lar Lubovitch’s “Othello,” based on Shakespeare’s original, March 31-April 5. At right: Yuan Yuan Tan as Desdemonia and Yuri Possokhov as Othello. War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness at Grove, (415) 865-2000.

* “Golden Child,” the drama about cultural assimilation, loss and the consequences of change by Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang (“M. Butterfly”), continues through March 15 at the American Conservatory Theater. April 1-26, “Mary Stuart,” a new translation from the original German play, written by Friedrich Schiller, about the struggle between Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I of England. Geary Theatre, 415 Geary St., (415) 749-2ACT.

* The 16th Annual Asian American Film Festival, March 5-12, opens with 35 documentaries, shorts, and experimental films and videos from North America, the Pacific and the Asian diaspora. From U.S. filmmaker Renee Tajima-Pen~a comes “My America . . . or Honk If You Love Buddha,” a documentary inspired by Jack Kerouac’s novel “On the Road.” Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, AMC Kabuki 8 and other venues. (415) 255-4300.

* San Francisco Jazz Festival Presents “Swing Into Spring 1998,” March 28-29, with performances by Etta James & the Roots Band, the Dirty Dozen, Medeski Martin and Wood, and more. Masonic Auditorium, California and Taylor streets, (800) 627-5277 for schedule information, (800) 225-2277 for tickets.