8:15pm / Pop Music

Gospel music seems to get a shake-up every now and then, startling traditionalists and stirring a new audience. The latest to rattle the cages is Kirk Franklin, who spikes his testimony with contemporary attitude and beats. The multi-Grammy nominee’s Nu Nation Tour also features CeCe Winans, Trin-I-Tee 5:7, the Family, 1NC, Steps of Praise and more.

* Kirk Franklin’s Nu Nation Tour, Friday and Saturday at the Universal Amphitheatre, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City. 8:15 p.m. $35.50 and $40.50. (818) 622-4440.

8pm: Theater

Story Theatre and Second City founder Paul Sills, Paul Sand, Hamilton Camp, Paul Dooley, Mina Kolb, Avery Schreiber, Rachel MacKinnon and Christopher Allport present “Rumi,” a work-in-progress based on the writings of the 13th century poet Jalal al-Din Mohammad Balkhi, known as Rumi. Sills, who directs, adapted the tale from the translations of Coleman Barks for his Story Theatre.

* “Rumi,” Stella Adler Theatre, 6773 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 3 p.m. Ends Sunday. $15. (310) 452-3790.

8pm: Music

Two rare items from the symphonic repertory plus a brand-new commissioned work make up Esa-Pekka Salonen’s program with the Los Angeles Philharmonic this weekend. The world premiere is John Adams’ “Naive and Sentimental Music,” which the composer calls “aside from my two operas . . . the most ambitious of anything I’ve yet to write.” The rarities are Haydn’s Symphony No. 7 (“Le Midi”) and the Cello Concerto by Schumann, to be played here by the Austrian soloist Heinrich Schiff.

* The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., 8 p.m. $11 to $65. Repeat performances are Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (323) 850-2000.

1pm: TV Museum

Plenty of things that came out of Richard Pryor’s mouth can’t be broadcast on television. But in “No ‘Pryor’ Restraint,” the Museum of Television & Radio will honor the things that could. The screening will include the comedian’s appearances on “The Lily Tomlin Show,” “Saturday Night Live” and “The Kraft Summer Music Hall.”

* “No ‘Pryor’ Restraint,” Museum of Television & Radio, 465 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills. Friday through Sunday, 1 p.m. Suggested donation, $6; $4 for students and seniors; $3 for ages 12 and under. (310) 786-1000.

6:30pm / Benefit

Sip and bid for a good cause: The sixth annual Make-A-Wish Wine Tasting & Auction will feature food from more than 30 restaurants and wines from more than 100 wineries. Silent and live auction items will range from vacations and rare wines to artwork and celebrity memorabilia.

* The sixth annual Make-A-Wish Wine Tasting & Auction, Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport, Santa Monica. 6:30 to 10 p.m. $70 in advance, $80 at the door. (310) 453-4093.

all day: Movies

In 1989, a scathing little high school satire called “Heathers,” starring fresh-faced young actors Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and Shannen Doherty, became a critical and sleeper hit. The similarly themed “Jawbreaker,” a wicked new comedy from writer-director Darren Stein, stars beauties Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart and Julie Benz as a trio of teen queens who find themselves covering up the accidental death of one of their clique. Will “Jawbreaker” be the “Heathers” of the ‘90s? Stay tuned. (Look for Brian Warner--better known as Marilyn Manson--who has a small role in the film.)

* “Jawbreaker,” which is rated R, opens Friday in general release.

Freebies: “The Art of the Motion Picture Costume Design” displays costumes from top films of 1998, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Saturday, through April 16, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, 919 S. Grand Ave., downtown Los Angeles, (213) 624-1200.

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Pianist Frank Strazzeri leads his jazz trio at the L.A. County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., 5:30 p.m. (323) 857-6000.