8 pm / Pop Music

Cult heroine Ani DiFranco has drawn a growing audience not just with her intimate, provocative, dramatic songs and feisty personality, but also through the fierCe independence that has guided her artistic and business conduct. Fresh off a tour with another unrepentant renegade, Bob Dylan, the Buffalo-based folk singer wraps up her two-night L.A. stand at the Mayan Theatre.

* Ani DiFranco, Mayan Theatre, 1038 S. Hill St., Los Angeles. Sold out. (213) 746-4287. Also Friday at Spreckels Theatre, 121 Broadway, San Diego. $21. (619) 235-9500.

7 pm / Lecture

Pearl Dexter, founder and editor of Tea magazine, will talk about “Tea Tales: The History and Pleasures of Tea From Around the World,” the latest in a mixed bag of tea activities being served up by the Craft and Folk Art Museum to coincide with the current exhibition, “Tantalizing Teapots: The Felicitous Union of Form and Context.”

* “Tea Tales: The History and Pleasures of Tea From Around the World,” Craft and Folk Art Museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. Free. Tea will be served. (213) 937-5544.

8 pm / Theater

Halloween is over, but there are still plenty of tricks and treats in store at “It’s Magic!,” Milt Larsen’s all-star spectacular. The stage show features top Magic Castle magicians and other international headliners, including Darren Romeo, who mixes his magic with images of pop culture reminiscent of the ‘60s art scene.

* “It’s Magic!,” Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, tonight-Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 and 6:30 p.m. $19.50-$23.50 (ages 12 and under, $15). (818) 243-2611, (800) 233-3123.