6:30 pm: Pop Music

The 100 miles between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara won’t mean much to L.A.’s die-hard Radiohead fans. Instead of waiting for their heroes’ Aug. 20 Hollywood Bowl date, they’ll be hitting the highway for their first live taste of the music from the new “Amnesiac” album.* Radiohead, with the Beta Band, Friday and Saturday, Santa Barbara Bowl, 6:30 p.m. Sold out. (805) 962-7411.

all day: Movies

Do Kubrick and Spielberg mix? “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” is the test. The story, about a robot boy programmed to love, was an obsession of Stanley Kubrick until his death. Steven Spielberg, an undeniable master of popular entertainment and a friend of Kubrick, picked up the project, wrote the screenplay and directed. Haley Joel Osment (“The Sixth Sense,” “Pay It Forward”) plays the lovable robot who has to find his place in a human world.* “A.I. Artificial Intelligence,” rated PG-13 for some sexual content and violent images, is in general release.

7 pm: Movies

Even without a third Austin Powers film to fuel ‘60s-mania, the American Cinematheque is creating the largest Mods & Rockers Film Festival yet. This, the third annual, opens with “Casino Royale” (1967), the cinematic goulash of spy movie cliches and parodies. Other highlights include well-known films such as “Barbarella” (1968) and the surfing movie “The Endless Summer” (1966), as well as rarities such as “Captain Milkshake” (1969) and “Zabriskie Point” (1970).* Mods & Rockers Film Festival at the Egyptian, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. $8. $7, seniors and students. Friday: “Casino Royale,” 7 p.m. “Girl on a Motorcycle” and “Beat Girl,” 9:45 p.m. Saturday: “Barbarella,” 5 p.m. “Modesty Blaise,” 8:30 p.m. Sunday: “The Endless Summer,” 5 p.m. “I’ll Never Forget What’s ‘is Name,” 7:30 p.m. Continues July 5-8. (323) 466-FILM.

7:30 pm: Pop Music

Versatile Vince Gill, whose personal Top 10 favorite album list includes Stevie Wonder, Buck Owens and Joni Mitchell, stretched his range recently when he turned in some of the high points at a Brian Wilson tribute concert at Carnegie Hall. At his Greek Theatre show, the triple-threat singer-songwriter-guitarist figures to stay closer to his pop-country bread and butter.* Vince Gill, with Nickel Creek, Greek Theatre, 2700 Vermont Canyon Road, Los Angeles. 7:30 p.m. $25 to $75. (323) 665-1927.

8 pm: Theater

Jane Chambers’ play “Last Summer at Bluefish Cove” is about a group of lesbian friends and lovers who vacation each year at the same idyllic Long Island beach colony. First staged in 1980, it is not an exercise in political advocacy, although it does poke fun at one character, a renowned feminist writer who refuses to come out of the closet lest she jeopardize her fame and fortune. Mainly, it is a warm-hearted, sepia-toned look at the eternal search for love, authenticity and steadfast friendship.* “Last Summer at Bluefish Cove,” Vanguard Theatre Ensemble, 699-A S. State College Blvd., Fullerton. Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 5 p.m. Ends July 21. $15. Student rush tickets, $5. (714) 526-8007.

8 pm: Theater

The fifth-annual outdoor Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival opens with “Hamlet,” the tale of the tragic Prince of Denmark, directed by David Ellenstein. Before the drama unfolds, the festival grounds will open at 5:30 p.m. with fencers, jugglers, puppeteers and other Renaissance merrymaking.* “Hamlet,” California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. Friday-through Sunday, and July 6-8 and , July 20-22, at 8 p.m. Grounds open at 5:30 p.m. for picnicking and pre-show entertainment. Festival seating, free; bring low-profile lawn chairs or blankets. Limited reserved seating for a small fee. (805) 493-3455.

8 pm: Music

Distinguished alumni of the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, as well as guest composers Ricky Ian Gordon and Mark O’Connor, appear on the opening concert of the 2001 summer season at the academy. Assisted by faculty pianist Warren Jones, the company will present music by Rorem, Gershwin-Heifetz and the two guests. Performers are violinist Judith Ingolfsson, pianist Ronald Sat and soprano Monique McDonald.* Music Academy of the West festival season-opening concert, Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido, Santa Barbara, 8 p.m. $28 to $48. (805) 963-0761.

8:15 pm: Music

Opening the admission-free Tuesday-Friday outdoor concerts at historic Redlands Bowl, Frank Fetta conducts the San Bernardino Symphony in a pops program. Soloist is L.A. Opera star Suzanna Guzman, who will sing music by Bizet and Richard Rodgers.* Frank Fetta leads the San Bernardino Symphony, with mezzo-soprano soloist Suzanna Guzman, Redlands Bowl, 25 Grant St., Redlands, 8:15 p.m. Free. (909) 793-7316.

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Freebies

* Two high-energy downtown concerts: trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos will lead his quartet in a noon concert of swingin’ jazz and Tres Sabores Latinos will play world music at 7 p.m., California Plaza, 300-350 S. Grand Ave., L.A. (213) 687-2159.

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* Family Night at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County includes a concert by the California Philharmonic Orchestra, music activities for kids and Arboretum tram tours, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. 6 to 8 p.m. (626) 300-8200.