With just three regular days of school left in the semester, itâs time to catch up on all those culturally enriching events you snubbed for a night of debauchery at OâMalleyâs or Curves. Stop by the Fine Arts Complex in the Holsclaw Recital Hall in the Music building at 7 p.m. to expand your mind and enjoy the melodies of the UA Wind Quintet with soloist Rex Woods. The performance is part of the Faculty Artist Series. Tickets cost $10 for the general public, $8 for UA employees and senior citizens and $4 for students. For more information, contact the Fine Arts Box Office at 621-1162 or visit the Web site at http://www.arts.arizona.edu/music.

The Pima County Cooperative Extension has some botanical fun planned for kids this summer. Stop by the office at 4210 N. Campbell Ave., to sign up fourth graders through eighth graders for the annual ãKidsâN Plants Growä program presented by horticulture agent John Begeman. Two weeklong sessions are available; the first begins July 15 and the second begins July 22. For more information about the event, contact Francine Correll at fcorrell@ag.arizona.edu or call her at 626-5161.

If you havenât seen it yet, you still have a chance. ãThe Phantom of the Opera,ä including a two-plus-ton chandelier that will make you think twice about sitting up front, will grace Centennial Hall with its blockbuster presence. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and tickets cost $65, $55, $42 or $22.50 depending on seating. The show lasts approximately two hours and 30 minutes. For more information about Andrew Lloyd Webberâs masterpiece, call the Centennial Hall Box Office at 621-3341 or visit the Web site at http://www.phantomoftheopera.com.

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies plays a key role at UA as conflict in the Mideast continues. Stop by the centerâs conference room in the Franklin building, Room 202H, today at noon to hear Gideon Biger, a visiting scholar with the Department of Geography and Regional Development. He is also a member of the Faculty of Humanities in the department of geography at Tel Aviv University in Israel. His brown-bag discussion today takes a look at ãBorders/Boundaries: A comparative look at the Southwest and Israel.ä For more information, call the center at 621-5450 or visit the Web site at http://www.cmes.arizona.edu.