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Political parties and open primaries are the electoral equivalent of oil and water. They may coexist, but they don’t mix.

Capsule reviews are by Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.) and Charles McNulty (C.M.).

He's worked in Paris, Rome, Cairo, New York. Now he's in LA to spotlight future of global transportation.

Regarding “A Student’s Wallet Abroad,” On the Spot, by Catharine Hamm, Aug. 27: If you’re carrying cash abroad, don't keep it all in one place. Break it up in smaller amounts so that if one stash is stolen you are not without any while in transit.

Travel from Denmark to Greece to Japan; be a fashionista or an artist or a hiker in a dazzling national park and get ready for a busy weekend.

Lucia di lammermoor Pacific Opera Project presents an outdoor staging of Donizetti’s tragic love story set in 17th-century Scotland; in Italian with projected English titles. Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 1712 S. Glendale Ave., Glendale. Sun., Fri.-next Sun., 7 p.m.; ends Sept. 17. $25; tables, $65-$120....

As festival season kicks into gear, “American Assassin,” starring Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton, and Darren Aronfsky’s “mother!’ headline the wide releases. Ben Stiller stars in Mike White’s “Brad’s Status,” and Angelina Jolie directs “First They Killed My Father,” in limited release.

Fall Festival Katie Critchlow and Christopher Sellars of Utah’s Ballet West perform as part of this showcase presented by Ballet Repertory Theatre. Golden West College, Mainstage Theater, 15751 Gothard St., Huntington Beach. Sun., 2 p.m. $15, $19. (714) 895-8150.

My wife’s uncle was tired, and she wanted me to take over from him and drive.

AUSTRALIA

Presentation

Adrian Kalvinskas and Susan Hickman will discuss southeast Australia, including Sydney, Melbourne, the Blue Mountains and Great Ocean Road.

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Distant Lands, 20 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena.

Admission, info: Free. RSVP to (626) 449-3220.

HIKING

Mark the 200th anniversary of the British author's death by visiting picturesque locales that inspired her novels.

Mollie Sumida had lived on this windswept peninsula for years, with friends of all races attending school and slicing abalone on Cannery Row.

“You’re nobody’s first choice for this job,” says the stern admiral of a vague intergalactic concern called the Union to Capt. Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane), commander of a spacecraft named “The Orville,” which is also the title of Fox’s new quasi-comedy premiering Sunday.

To the editor: So here we go again. (“Credit giant Equifax says Social Security numbers, birth dates of 143 million consumers may have been exposed,” Sept. 7)

More than 1,500 Hmong farmers have poured into Siskiyou County, planting marijuana and hoping to establish a new home

To the editor: I certainly agree with your position that a parole for convicted murderer and former Mason family member Leslie Van Houten is a “complicated call.” I also agree with your opposition to the death penalty and feel life sentences give society a chance to correct its mistakes. (“Leslie...

To the editor: Watching this current West Wing circus is causing an Endorphin rush? Really? (“This just in from the Westside: Who knew a nightmare election would wind up being such a gas?” Opinion, Sept. 7

Have a question about the NFL? Ask Times NFL writer Sam Farmer, and he will answer as many as he can online and in the Sunday editions of the newspaper throughout the season. Email questions to: sam.farmer@latimes.com

In the coming months, some members will make a decision on whether to retire.

President Trump has repeatedly attacked the North American Free Trade Agreement, calling it the “worst trade deal ever negotiated.” Angry about the U.S. trade deficit with Mexico, he warned that unless Mexico and Canada agreed to revamp NAFTA to his liking, he’d tear it up.