Going South

* Western Music--The Lucky Stars, a five-piece hillbilly honky-tonk band based in Hollywood, perform Friday at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage. Show times: 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. The museum is on Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park. $3-$7.50. (323) 667-2000, Ext. 327.

* Trumpet Tribute--Herb Jeffries stars in “Blow, Gabriel, Blow,” a tribute to trumpet legends Louis Armstrong, Ziggy Elman and Mannie Klein, this weekend at the University of Judaism. Jeffries, who sang with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, will serve as emcee and perform some of the songs that the trumpet masters made famous. The show’s all-star band will be led by clarinetist Abe Most and feature Gerald Wiggins on piano, Al Viola on guitar, Allen Weiss on drums, and Al Aarons, Hershey Bell and Zeke Zarchey on trumpet. Show times: Saturday, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, 8 p.m. The university is at 15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel-Air. $25-$30. (310) 476-9777, Ext. 203.

* Photo Exhibit--”Assignment: L. A.,” an exhibit of photos by Los Angeles Times photographer Boris Yaro, opens Tuesday at Cal State Northridge’s Performing Arts Center. The retrospective of 40 photos spanning Yaro’s 35-year career includes the Robert Kennedy assassination, the Watts riots, the Northridge earthquake and other events. The campus is at 18111 Nordhoff St. (818) 677-2226.

* Radio Theater--Julie Harris and Glenne Headly star in L. A. Theatre Works’ radio theater-style production of Lillian Hellman’s “The Autumn Garden,” opening Wednesday for a six-performance run at the Skirball Cultural Center. The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright looks upon sad and funny human frailties as longtime friends enter the autumn of their lives and the summer of 1949 draws to a close. All performances will be recorded before an audience for future broadcast on KCRW-FM. Show times: Wednesday, 8 p.m.; Jan. 11-12, 8 p.m.; Jan. 13, 2 p.m.; Jan. 14, 4 and 7:30 p.m. The center is at 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Sepulveda Pass. $32-$36. (310) 827-0889.