MUSIC

A Global Threat Here We Are (Punk Core)

Sheryl Crow C'mon, C'mon (A&M/Interscope)

KMFDM Attak (Metropolis)

Phish Volumes 7-12: Live (Elektra)

MOVIES

Photo courtesy of Colombia Pictures Cameron Diaz stars in the romantic comedy "The Sweetest Thing," which opens Friday.

"Changing Lanes" (Paramount)

"The Sweetest Thing" (Columbia)

"Frailty" (Lions Gate)

"New Best Friend" (TriStar)

"Human Nature" (Fine Line)

"The Cat's Meow" (Lions Gate)

VIDEO

"Black Knight" (20th Century Fox)

"Domestic Disturbance" (Paramount)

"Perfume" (Lions Gate)

"Tape" (Lions Gate)

"The Deep End" (20th Century Fox)

"The Man Who Wasn't There" (20th Century Fox)

EVENTS AND CONCERTS

Surrender to the music of the night. No, it's not another ill-conceived rave attempt, it's opening night of "Phantom of The Opera" at Centennial Hall at 8 p.m. The show runs tonight through May 4. Tickets run $22.50 to $70. Mind the chandelier.

Call her Feminem. Princess Superstar, the female great white hope of the rap world, busts into Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., tonight with local crew Mankind and House of Wax opening up. Tickets are $8 at the door. Call 622-8848 for details.

The Jayhawks play a special acoustic performance tomorrow night at Club Congress. Tickets are $10 in advance and are available at the Hotel Congress front desk or $12 the day of the show.

Hey, hey, crazy cats, let's cover some old Frank Sinatra songs and forget about "Copycat." Harry Connick Jr. performs at the Tucson Convention Center Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave., tonight. Crank your "When Harry Met Sally" soundtrack, and let's groove, daddy-o. Tickets range from $29.50-$43.50 and are available through the TCC Box Office, any Ticketmaster outlet or via phone at 321-1000.

The University of Arizona Art History Club will present a silent art auction as a fund-raiser Friday at 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The auction will take place in the Art building, Room 245. The action is slated to feature numerous pieces of multimedia artwork from local artists. All proceeds will benefit the Art History Club. The event is free and open to the public.

Do you miss the Muppets? Flam Chen, the award-winning pyrotechnic theater troupe, performs with Wisefool New Mexico at The Mat Bevel Institute, 530 N. Stone Ave., Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m. The Wisefool will be performing "Ha Ha Monkey Flower" while Chen's performers "spin, eat and wear flames." The performance is described as "a visual journey through a small island's surreal society expressed with puppets, aerial arts, stilts, dance, fire and outrageous props." Kermit better watch his back. Admission is $10, with student and artist discounts applicable.

Daniel Ash, from Love and Rockets and Bauhaus, will play The Backstage, 6350 E. Tanque Verde Rd., Friday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and can be picked up at Zia Records, Zips, on University Boulevard, and The Backstage.

David Allen Coe with guest Troy Olsen play The Backstage on Saturday night at 7 p.m. Tickets are $17 and available at Zia, Zips and The Backstage.

Hate al-Qaida? Hate the Taliban? Hate the way both groups treat women? Browse the opening reception of "Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Struggle of Afghanistan Women" on Saturday, presented by "A Social Conscience." All proceeds from the sale of art at the show will benefit the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA). Beth Kangus, from the UA's Middle Eastern Studies department will speak from at 6:30 p.m. at the reception that runs until 8 p.m. The exhibition will run through May 17. The event is free and open to the public. The Tucson-Pima Arts Council Community Gallery is located at 240 N. Stone; Call Aimee Baker at 624-0595 ext. 26 for more info.

Couldn't get enough of "The Art of Capoeira" in the Wildcat a few weeks back? Well, fear not because the UA's own Capoeira Club is doing a fund-raiser Sunday for Amigos de las Americas at El Parador Mexican Restaurant, 2744 E. Broadway Blvd. Amigos de las Americas is a non-profit group that organizes youth cultural exchanges and promotes community health in Latin America. Call 881-2808 for more information.

Miss the windy, rainy, cloud-driven days in Glasgow? How about the green rolling hills and jaw-dropping scenery of the Scottish countryside? Bring it all back home when The Seven Pipers visit the UA Health Sciences Center at noon Tuesday. The performance is free and promises plenty of bagpipes and Scottish dance.