ALL THINGS AFRICA The wide-ranging DanceAfrica festival kicks off with a traditional percussion performance by Bonga and the Vodou Drums of Haiti (Saturday, 9 p.m., free admission, $10 minimum). The celebration of all things African and beyond will also include a film series (Tuesday–Tuesday, May 31), an outdoor bazaar offering African, Caribbean, and African-American goods (Saturday, May 28–Monday, May 30), and dance performances with the theme “Rhythmic Heritage: Going Full Circle” (Friday, May 27–Sunday, May 29). All events: Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette St., between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100. Please see www.bam.org for a full schedule.

OFF-COLOR ARIAS “Opera Senza Rancor” is a biting satire of great opera (“Turandot the Game Show”) and opera greats (“The Debbie Voigt Gastric Bypass Tango”). The revue was written and composed by Bill Van Horn and the general director of the Dicapo Opera Theatre, Michael Capasso. Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 4 p.m., Dicapo Opera Theatre, 184 E. 76th St., between Third and Lexington avenues, 212-288-9438, $25.

THREE AT THREE Downtown Music Productions concludes its “Sundays at Three” series with a program of trios by Peter Schickele, Michael Cohen, Yuri Bortz, Darius Milhaud, and Bruce Lazarus.The performers in “Three’s a Crowd!” are violinist Rieko Kawabata,clarinetist William Blount, cellist Daniel Barrett, and the curator of the series, pianist Mimi Stern-Wolfe. Sunday, 3 p.m., St. Mark’s Church, 131 E. 10th St. at Second Avenue, 212-477-1594, $10.

UNIVERSAL APPEAL The improvisational Czech band Plastic People of the Universe was formed in 1968 as the Soviet army entered Prague. The members of the ensemble were eventually imprisoned by the communists. When several members were arrested for a second time, their 1976 trial mobilized dissenters throughout the country. The Plastic People, who perform this weekend at Joe’s Pub, became a symbol for the revolution led by Václav Havel.By then, the group had disbanded, but Mr. Havel asked them to reunite in 1997 for a series of concerts in Prague. The Plastic People perform this weekend in a concert presented with the Czech Center of New York. Sunday, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St. at Astor Place, 212-539-8778 for tickets, 212-539-8778 for dinner reservations, $25 plus two-drink minimum.

RARE WELSH BITS Welsh singer-songwriter Judith Owen performs her unusual blend of music and storytelling, accompanied at times by her husband, satirist Harry Shearer. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. show, the Cutting Room, 19 W. 24th St., between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, 212-691-1900, $15 admission plus $10 minimum.