Today’s Best Bets

Television

In 1989, Mike Chinoy covered the student protest in Tiananmen Square for CNN. Now the network’s Hong Kong bureau chief, he joins Rebecca MacKinnon to report on how participants view the event 10 years later.

* “The Legacy of Tiananmen Square,” CNN. 7 p.m.

Dance

Synapse Dance Theater performs “Funnel of Love,” “Cowgirls” and “Surfin’.”

* Santa Monica College Main Stage, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. 8 p.m. (310) 434-3000. Also Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30 p.m.

Theater

Suburbia gets skewered in the Groundlings’ new sketch comedy show.

* “Groundlings: A Planned Community,” Groundling Theatre, 7307 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood. 8 p.m. (323) 934-9700. Regular schedule: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 8 and 10 p.m. Indefinitely.

Pop

Taj Mahal, a fixture on the folk-blues scene for more than 30 years, lets it rip with backing from the Phantom Blues Band. And that’s just the opening act for Van Morrison.

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