BEST BETS Thursday 9/21

8pm Jazz

On “The Art of the Song,” the 1999 recording by Charlie Haden and Quartet West, the highlight was easily the set of four vocals performed by Shirley Horn. The incomparable singer appears with her own trio and joins the bassist’s ensemble tonight to re-create the album’s late-night mood.

* Shirley Horn Trio and Charlie Haden Quartet West, UCLA, Royce Hall, 8 p.m. $35-$50. (310) 825-2101.

7:30 pm

Movies

Elvis Presley, Jackie Chan, Paul Newman and Robert Redford grace the truly big screen in the WideScreen Film Festival at Cal State Long Beach this week. The festival, which began Wednesday, highlights work from a broad spectrum of filmmakers, including John Ford, Richard Brooks, Mel Brooks and David Lynch. Friday night features an evening of Elvis-related material, including a double bill of the documentary “Elvis: That’s the Way It Is” and “Viva Las Vegas.” Saturday morning is highlighted by nearly an hour of wide-screen cartoons from the Walt Disney Studios paired with a screening of “Swiss Family Robinson.” Sunday is devoted to wide-screen westerns.

* The WideScreen Film Festival, Carpenter Performing Arts Center at California State University, Long Beach, 6200 Atherton St. Thur.: “The Diary of Anne Frank,” 7:30 p.m.; Fri.: “Bye Bye Birdie,” 5 p.m.; Elvis Presley double feature, 8 p.m; Sat.: wide-screen cartoons and “Swiss Family Robinson,” 10 a.m.; “Qiji (Miracles),” 2:30 p.m.; “Blazing Saddles,” 5 p.m.; “The Elephant Man,” 8 p.m.; “Blue Velvet,” 8 p.m.; Sun: “Cheyenne Autumn,” 11:30 a.m.; “The Professionals,” 3:30 p.m.; “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” 7 p.m. $5 to $7 for screenings, $7-$10 for Fri. Elvis Presley double feature, $40 to $50 for festival passes. (562) 985-7000.

7:30pm

Pop Music

The Bangles are back together after more than a decade apart. Will they still be able to rock the way they did when they worked their way up through the L.A. clubs? Will they still hit the harmonies that helped them score five top 10 singles during the ‘80s? Most important, can they still walk like Egyptians?

* The Bangles, today at the House of Blues, 8430 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 7:30 p.m. Also Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m. $30. (323) 848-5100.

8pm

Theater

Brian Dennehy reprises his Tony Award-winning Broadway performance as Willy Loman in the 50th anniversary production of Arthur Miller’s landmark play, “Death of a Salesman.”

* “Death of a Salesman,” Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown L.A., Tuesdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays-Sundays, 2 p.m. Also Oct. 5, 19, 26, Nov. 2, 2 p.m. Ends Nov. 5. $15-$60. (213) 628-2772.

FREEBIE:

Nearly two dozen art galleries in Los Feliz, Silver Lake and Echo Park will open their doors from 7-11 p.m. today and Friday for the third annual “East Side Art Crawl.” Contact http//www.ceart.com/artcrawl or (323) 666-7667 or (213) 250-4686 for maps and more information.