Music

Trey Anastasio Trey Anastasio (Elektra)

Marc Anthony Mended (Columbia)

Big Tymers Hood Rich (Cash Money/ Universal)

Brant Bjork and the Operators Brant Bjork and the Operators (The Music Cartel)

Blackalicious Blazing Arrow (MCA)

Sawyer Brown Can You Hear Me Now (Curb)

C-Murder Tru Dawgs (D3)

Chomsky Onward Quirky Soldiers (Idol)

Crooked I Untouchable (Tha Row)

Electric Wizard Let Us Prey (Rise Above/The Music Cartel)

Fakeblank In a Baby Universe (Orange Entropy)

Ty Herndon This Is (Epic)

Kepler Missionless Days (Troubleman)

Magnasparagus Magnasparagus Versus the Slaughter (Orange Entropy)

My Dying Bride The Dreadful Hours (Peaceville)

Graham Nash Songs for Survivors (Valley Entertainment)

nine20 Pryme Tyme (MCA)

Outlawz Worldwide (DVD w/bonus audio CD) (Fortress)

Mike Phillips You Have Reached (Epic/Hidden Beach)

Ruff Endz Someone to Love You (Epic)

Sawyer Brown Can You Hear Me (Curb)

The Walkmen The Blizzard of 1996 (Star Time)

Weezer Maladroit (Interscope)

Paul Weller Days of Speed (Epic)

Wonderlick Wonderlick (Future Farmer)

Various Artists Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top (RCA)

Various Artists Verve Remixed (Verve)

Angelina Jolie stars in "Life · or Something Like It." The new film will hit theaters Friday. Photo Courtesy of 20th Century Fox

Movies

"Jason X" (New Line)

"Life or Something Like It" (Fox)

"The Salton Sea" (Warner Bros,)

"Dogtown and Z Boys" (Sony Pictures Classics)

"SomeBody" (Lot 47)

Videos

"Behind Enemy Lines" (Fox)

"Dracula: Dark Prince" (USA Pictures)

"Happenstance" (Lot 47 Films)

"Aberdeen" (First run)

"Ali" (Columbia Pictures)

Books

Barbara Kingsolver "Small Wonder"

Robert O. Young, Shelley Redford Young "The pH Miracle: Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health"

Jean M. Auel "The Shelters of Stone (Earth's Children Series, No. 5)"

Robert A. Caro "Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson"

R. A. Salvatore "Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones"

Event & Concerts

They made it out alive, and they are coming back with great poetry! Come to the Modern Languages auditorium tonight at 8 to hear alumni from the UA's creative writing program read their work as part of the Poetry Centers' ongoing outreach and promotion programming. The Poetry Center is located at 1216 N. Cherry Ave. Call 626-3765 for information or for more words that rhyme with "orange."

So she tagged along today, and now you have to dazzle her with how fascinating life as a working mom can be, so take her to the Arizona State Museum. Thursday, as part of the "Daughters on Campus Day" sponsored by the University of Arizona, the Arizona State Museum of Art will be featuring two exploratory sessions of museum careers. The sessions are 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The School of Theater Arts presents a one-act play festival Thursday, Friday and Saturday, featuring the works of Thornton Wilder, Anton Chekov and Tennessee Williams, among others. These short and to-the-point plays can be seen at the Laboratory Theater; call 621-1162 to get the schedule.

Beer! Fire! But not together, kids! At Nimbus Brewery, the pyrotechnic group Flam Chen will be spinning, eating, dancing and wearing flames while you have a locally brewed pint. The show lights up at 9 p.m. on Saturday at Nimbus brewery, 3850 E. 44th St. Bring your $7 for a ticket and your ID for a beer.

Soothe away a few of those pre-finals stresses with some of the best woodwind music the UA offers. Monday at 7 p.m., the Arizona Wind Quartet performs its annual spring concert, featuring the premiere of "Sextet for Winds and Piano," composed by Richard Faith. Soloist Rex Woods will be tickling the ivories as well. Call 621-2988 for information or 621-1162 for $4 tickets.

You can also laugh those pre-finals stresses away with · opera. The UA Opera Theater's "Opera Scenes" features a variety of comic scenes from the least expected genre. Monday, go to Crowder Hall for the free laughs at 7:30 p.m.

Monday and Tuesday at the Ina E. Gittings buildings, the UA Dance division presents its annual end-of-the-semester performance, "Last Chance to Dance." Student choreographers and dancers will be showcasing their semester's works for only $3. Come see them before they are famous! Call Nina Janik at 621-1387 for information.