7:30 pm: Theater

Cornerstone Theater Co.’s newest community-based collaborative production, Chay Yew’s “A Beautiful Country,” is presented in association with East West Players, the Mark Taper Forum’s Asian Theatre Workshop and Chinatown residents. Fusing historic events and real-life stories, it traces the ups and downs of 150 years of Asian American history, filtered through the eyes of an immigrant drag queen, Miss Visa Denied.

* “A Beautiful Country,” Cornerstone Theatre Co. at Castelar Elementary School, 840 Yale St., Chinatown. Thursdays-Fridays, 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 2:30 and 7 p.m.; Sundays, 2:30 p.m.; through June 21. Pay what you can. (310) 449-1700.

8:30 pm: Theater

Justine Bateman heads the cast in “Fake . . . A True Story,” the Bastard Company’s performance art presentation about art forger Elymr de Hory that also features the Kayamanan Ng Lahi Filipino folk dance troupe and the Getty-Made dance company.

* “Fake . . . A True Story,” Highways, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. Friday-Saturday, 8:30 p.m. $15. (213) 660-8587.

8 pm: Music

Cappella, the early music ensemble that’s part of the Los Angeles Chamber Singers, presents “Heaven’s Queen,” motets based on Palestrina’s “Missa Ave Regina Caelorum.” Besides Palestrina’s antiphon, the pieces are by Lassus, Byrd, Josquin, Dufay and Morales.

* Cappella sings “Heaven’s Queen,” First Baptist Church, 75 N. Marengo Ave., Pasadena. $10-$15. Also Saturday at 8 p.m. in Mary Chapel at Mount St. Mary’s College, 12001 Chalon Road, Brentwood. (310) 575-9790.

8 pm: Pop Music

After nearly a decade of knocking out hits with her polished Don Was-produced recordings, veteran singer Bonnie Raitt recruited a new band and changed producers. Her new album, “Fundamental,” has a raw sound that vaguely recalls her early-’70s records. The nine-time Grammy winner showcases the new collection during a three-night stand at the Pantages Theatre.

* Bonnie Raitt and Keb’ Mo’, Friday through Sunday. Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd. $27.50-$37.50. (213) 480-3232.

All day Culture

The many elements of mission-era California come together this weekend in a celebration of the bicentennial of Mission San Luis Rey, founded June 13, 1798. The four-centuries-old Vatican Choir makes its American debut with “Mozart at the Vatican” Friday, followed by an anniversary Mass (the Vatican Choir sings Haydn), reception and fireworks Saturday afternoon and evening, and a performance of the Faure Requiem Sunday. Other bicentennial events include a barbecue and western dance, a Native American Inter-Tribal Powwow and a living history encampment.

* Mission San Luis Rey Bicentennial Celebration, 4050 Mission Ave., Oceanside. Barbecue, noon-7:30 p.m. Friday. $6 for adults, $4 for children 10 and under. Native American powwow, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Living history encampment, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Vatican Choir concerts: “Mozart at the Vatican,” 7:30 p.m. Friday; anniversary Mass of dedication of the Mission Church, 10 a.m. Saturday; Vatican Choir concert, reception and fireworks display, 6 p.m.-midnight Saturday; Faure Requiem, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets $75-$125. Rededication Mass, free. (760) 757-3651.

All day Documentary

D.A. Pennebaker’s landmark 1967 documentary “Don’t Look Back,” which combines a warts-and-all portrait of Bob Dylan with footage of his 1965 London concert, will be screened with a new 35-mm print at the Nuart for one week starting Friday.

* “Don’t Look Back,” Nuart Theater, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles. Friday-next Thursday. (310) 478-6379.

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FREEBIE: Mariachi Sol de America, California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., noon. (213) 687-2159.