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8pm Music

Music of our own times, from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Andrew York, makes up classical guitarist Christopher Parkening’s latest local recital. The American guitarist, twice a Grammy nominee, brings to the Cerritos Center a program offering pieces by Ertugrul Bayraktar, AlexandreTansman, Thomas Geoghegan and Carlo Domeniconi, along with more familiar works by Brouwer, Piazzolla, Ponce, Rodrigo, Torroba and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.

Christopher Parkening, Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, 8 p.m. $40 to $50. (562) 916-8500.

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11am Family

Aztec spirits exact comic revenge on Spanish conquistadors in a 75-minute, outdoor version of Shakespeare’s fantasy romp “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” adapted for adults and children ages 9 and up by East L.A. Classic Theatre director Tony Plana.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, L.A., 11 a.m. Also May 18, 11 a.m. Children, free; accompanying adults, $4. (323) 461-3673.

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8:15pm Jazz

Singer-pianist Diana Krall is one of those rare performers who enjoy both critical acclaim and commercial success. Her 1999 album “When I Look in Your Eyes” was the first jazz album since 1964 to be nominated for the best album of the year Grammy. It won for best jazz vocal performance and generated pop music-sized sales numbers. The singer-pianist, who appears Saturday at the Universal Amphitheatre, has since followed up with another million-selling CD, “The Look of Love.”

Diana Krall, Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, 8:15 p.m. $39.50 to $75. (213) 480-3232.

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8pm Theater

In Sam Shepherd’s dark comedy “True West,” two brothers--one a quiet, Ivy League-schooled writer hoping to pitch his first screenplay, the other a volatile drifter who decides to pitch a movie of his own--reverse roles and confront family demons during their escalating conflict. In Deaf West Theatre’s adaptation, starring Troy Kotsur and Bill O’Brien, the conflict stems from an even greater divide: one of the brothers is deaf, the other hearing.

“True West,” Deaf West Theatre, 5112 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, 8 p.m. Regular schedule: Thursdays to Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 3 p.m. Ends June 9. $15 to $20. (818) 762-2773.

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9pm Pop Music

The Asian Massive movement, which mixes elements of Indian music with electronica, is a growing genre, and one of its rising stars is Karsh Kale, a New Yorker of Indian parentage whose 2001 album “Realize” has created more buzz than a row of sitar strings. Also an in-demand remixer, Kale plays a DJ set at the Echo on the eve of the release of “Asian Travels 2,” a new compilation album featuring Kale and other Asia-electronica alchemists.

Karsh Kale, the Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd., L.A., 9 p.m. $10. (213) 413-8200.

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8 & 10:15pm Pop Music

Brian Wilson returns to the Roxy--the site of last year’s live album recording--for a show billed as a rehearsal for his performance at the impending jubilee of England’s Queen Elizabeth. Does that mean some special lyrics for the occasion, such as “She’ll have fun fun fun till her daddy takes her tiara away”?

Brian Wilson, the Roxy, 9009 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 8 and 10:15 p.m. $75. (310) 278-9457.

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7:30pm Movies

Family, friends and colleagues gather to pay tribute to the late, great animator Chuck Jones in an evening dubbed “Thank You, Mr. Jones.” The three-time Oscar-winner, best known for his Looney Tunes creations, died in February at age 89. Jones’ daughter, Linda Jones Clough, fellow animators Bob Kurtz, Dan McLaughlin and Tom Sito and critic-historian Charles Solomon will introduce screenings of some of their favorite titles.

UCLA Film and Television Archive presents “Thank You, Mr. Jones,” UCLA, Melnitz Hall, James Bridges Theater, near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Hilgard Avenue, Westwood, 7:30 p.m. $5 to $7. (310) 206-FILM or www.cinema.ucla.edu.