7 & 9:30 pm: Movies

If “Austin Powers” has put you in the mood for more Mod-Brit-Cool flicks, baby, check out the American Cinematheque’s series “Mods & Rockers: Groovy Movies From the Shag-a-delic ‘60s.” The 23-film retrospective, which runs Friday through July 4, captures the mojo that Mike Myers drew upon for his two “Austin” flicks. Some are silly, guilty pleasures, others are true historic documents unseen in the U.S. for 30 years--but all reflect that groovy ‘60s style. The program includes Stanley Donen’s “Bedazzled,” a cheeky British take on the Faust legend; Peter Whitehead’s documentary about mid-’60s London, “Tonite Let’s All Make Love in London”’ (1967); the Beatles’ movie “Help!” (1965); the Haight-Ashbury spectacle “Psych-Out” (1968); and Russ Meyers’ campy (but originally X-rated) self-parody “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls” (1970). The festival concludes July 4 with the film “Go-Go Mania” followed by the Mods & Rockers English Tea Party. Yeah, baby, YEAH!

* The American Cinematheque’s “Mods & Rockers: Groovy Movies From the Shag-a-delic ‘60s” at the Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre at the Egyptian, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. “Bedazzled,” Friday, 7 p.m.; “Mods and Rockers” and “Tonite Let’s All Make Love in London,” Friday, 9:30 p.m. For full program information: (323) 466-FILM, Ext. 5#, or https://www.martinlewis.com/mods. $7. July 4 Tea Party $20.

7:30 pm: Festival

The California Traditional Music Society took a few years off from its Summer Solstice Folk Music, Dance and Storytelling Festival. So this year it seems the society is trying to make up for it by packing three years’ worth of events into one weekend. Things get warmed up Friday night with a contra dance, scary story contest and “Old-Tyme Music” jam session. On Saturday and Sunday, there’s more to do than you can shake a clarinet at--and, in fact, if you want a crash course in how to play klezmer clarinet, that will be one of the 300 workshops offered. From Irish to Appalachian, Andean to Balkan--there will be music, dancing, crafts and food for everyone’s taste.

* 1999 Summer Solstice Folk Music, Dance and Storytelling Festival at Soka University, 26800 W. Mulholland Highway, Calabasas. Friday evening, 7:30 p.m., $7. Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., $25 per day; $15 after 3 p.m. Saturday, 8 p.m.: contra dance, $10; All-Star Folk Concert, $25 to $50. (818) 342-7664.

8 pm: Theater

Michael Kearns’ new play, “Who’s Afraid of Edward Albee?,” is a backstage drama about four actors in an all-male production of the Albee classic “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Directed by Mark Bringelson, the cast is headed by Rob Sullivan and Dean Howell.

* “Who’s Afraid of Edward Albee?,” Glaxa Studios, 3707 Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake. Thursdays-Sundays, 8 p.m. Ends July 24. $15. (323) 663-5295.

8 pm: Theater

The third annual Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival, performed under the stars at California Lutheran University’s Kingsmen Park, kicks off with “Macbeth,” Shakespeare’s tragic drama of ambition and murderous betrayal, with Lane Davies in the title role.

* “Macbeth,” Kingsmen Park, California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. Friday-Sunday, also July 2-3, 17-18, 8 p.m.; grounds open at 5:30 p.m. for picnicking and patrons may bring blankets or low-profile lawn chairs. Alcohol prohibited. Free, except limited reserved seating is $10. (805) 493-3415.

6:30 pm: Pop Music

Spearheaded by veteran L.A. musician Bob Forrest, a benefit concert for the Musicians’ Assistance Program--an organization that helps music industry participants recover from drug and alcohol abuse--packs plenty of alt-rock star power, courtesy of Eddie Vedder, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and deejay Perry Farrell. Mike Watt and Forrest’s new band, the Bicycle Thief, are also slated to perform at the Hollywood Palladium show.

* Benefit for the Musicians’ Assistance Program, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bicycle Thief, others, Hollywood Palladium, 6215 Sunset Blvd., 6:30 p.m. Sold Out. (323) 962-7600.

all day: Movies

Anyone looking for something slightly more sophisticated than the antics that ensue when Adam Sandler adopts a 5-year-old boy has at least two alternatives also opening Friday. In “My Son the Fanatic,’ cultures clash and sparks fly across generation gaps when a cabdriver’s son suddenly finds religion. Complicating the comedic situation are a prostitute (Rachel Griffiths) and a German businessman. There’s also “Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl,” the story of a woman exiled during the Cultural Revolution and the Tibetan horse trader who comes to her aid, which marks the directing debut of actress Joan Chen.

* “My Son the Fanatic,” rated R for sexuality, language and a scene of drug use, opens Friday in selected theaters. “Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl,” rated R for strong sexual content, opens Friday at the Westside Pavilion Cinemas in West L.A., the Colorado in Pasadena and Town Center in Costa Mesa.

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FREEBIES: Veteran blues guitarist Bernie Paul’s Big Muddy Trio performs at the Farmers Market west patio at 3rd Street and Fairfax Avenue, 7-9 p.m. (323) 933-9211.

Beausoleil, with Michael Doucet and Hiro, appear at California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., downtown Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. (213) 687-2159.