8pm MusicBruce Mayhall leads the second program...

8pm Music

Bruce Mayhall leads the second program of his inaugural season as conductor of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, three performances of “Diva’s Revenge--Opera Our Way II.” With Israeli soprano Hila Plitmann as guest performer, the chorus sings excerpts from operas by Wagner, Puccini, Verdi, Beethoven, Bizet and Gounod, as well as more recent works by living composers David Conte and Eric Whitacre. Sigmund Romberg and Gilbert & Sullivan also will be represented.

Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, 8 p.m. $15 to $45. Also Saturday, 8 p.m. and Sunday, 3 p.m. (800) MEN-SING.

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8pm Theater

Horton Foote, the 86-year-old chronicler of small-town Texas life, has written more than 60 plays, including a 1995 Pulitzer Prize winner in “The Young Man From Atlanta.” But “Getting Frankie Married

and the complications that ensue after they finally tie the knot.

“Getting Frankie Married ... and Afterwards,” South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tuesdays to Fridays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 2:30 and 8 p.m.; Sundays, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Ends May 5. $27 to $52. (714) 708-5555.

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8pm Pop Music

And you will make them the bright new hope of rock? That’s the aim of the band called (deep breath) ... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, which has come out of the Texas underground with a startling major-label debut album and a reputation for generating sublime chaos on stage.

... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, with Bobby Conn and Run Run Run, El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 8 p.m. $15. (323) 936-4790. Also Saturday with Bobby Conn and Distortion Felix, Glass House, 200 W. 2nd St., Pomona. 8 p.m. $12.50. (909) 469-5800.

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5:30pm Jazz

For those L.A. jazz fans who can’t regularly afford the pricey concert tickets, cover charges and two-drink minimums, Friday is a big day. The Art Davis Quintet kicks off the 2002 weekly Friday free jazz concert series at Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Davis graduated from Juilliard School and went on to get a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from New York University. He made his mark playing bass for jazz legends such as John Coltrane, Art Blakey and Max Roach. On Friday, Davis will be joined by sax players Doug Webb and Charles Owens, pianist William Henderson and drummer Tootie Heath. Other artists on tap for free Friday concerts this year include Don Preston, Ernie Watts, Theo Saunders, Jon Mayer, Michael Session, Cathy Segal-Garcia and Alan Pasqua.

Art Davis Quintet, Times Mirror Central Court, LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 5:30 p.m. Free. (323) 857-6000.

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all day Movies

The director’s cut of “Amadeus” (1984), the Academy Award winner for best picture, features an additional 20 minutes of music and drama. Milos Forman’s film of Peter Shaffer’s play earned eight Oscars, including best director, adapted screenplay and actor, for F. Murray Abraham’s performance as 18th century composer Salieri, who torments Tom Hulce’s hapless genius, Mozart. Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow and Jeffrey Jones also star.

“Amadeus,” rated R for brief nudity, opens Friday at ArcLight, 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood and Laemmle’s Monica, 1332 2nd St., Santa Monica.

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all day Movies

French Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s “Maelstrom” follows a beautiful young Montreal boutique owner, Bibi Champagne (Marie-Josee Croze), who is anything but bubbly. As her life takes a downward spiral that veers into melodrama, tragedy and darkly surreal comedy, she meets a handsome frogman (Jean-Nicolas Verreault) who may or may not be her redemption. Pierre Lebeau is the voice of the film’s narrator, a philosophical fish on the verge of death.

“Maelstrom,” which is unrated, opens exclusively at the Nuart, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A.

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8pm Pop Music

There are no plans for heavy-metal gods Iron Maiden to follow up some live album and back catalog releases with a show at a former biker bar in the Valley--but who needs them when you’ve got the Iron Maidens? The all-female tribute band rocks a label-sponsored event marking the record releases, sharing the high-decibel bill with an all-female AC/DC homage (Whole Lotta Rosies), an Alanis Morissette replica (Ironic) and a faux Rush (Anthem).

Iron Maidens, Whole Lotta Rosies, Ironic, Anthem, Paladino’s, 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, 8 p.m. $10. (818) 342-1563.