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The thrill is gone? Not as long as B.B. King can still make Lucille play the blues. The master’s festival also features Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Tower of Power.

* Universal Amphitheatre, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, (818) 622-4440. 8:15 p.m.

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Celebrate the end of the week with a sojourn to the L.A. County Museum of Art courtyard to hear pianist Cecilia Coleman’s quintet.

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* Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., (323) 857-6000. 5:30 p.m.

Dance

In his review of the solo butoh dance “Glorious Day for an Unknown Woman,” Times dance critic Lewis Segal said Michael Sakamoto is “a commanding performer” who created “a dramatic tour de force.”

* Espace DbD, 2847 S. Robertson Blvd., (310) 839-0661. 8 p.m. Also Saturday and Sunday, 8 p.m.

Television

VH1 jumps on the Latin music bandwagon with programming centered around an 8 p.m. hourlong special hosted by Jimmy Smits, followed by the debut of Ricky Martin’s new video, “She’s All I Ever Had.”

* “VH Uno,” tonight from 8 to 10; Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

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