Thursday

FREE - Opening reception for "Unseen America," photography by American day laborers. 50 photographs are by national photographers, and 20 by Tucsonans. Student Union Memorial Center Art Gallery. 621-8046. 5 p.m.

FREE - Center for Creative Photography presents part II of if its films series on New York City, "Close Up." Featuring 1952's "In the Street," filmed with a hidden camera in a Manhattan neighborhood., and 1959's "Pull My Daisy" about the Lower East Side beat poets. Center for Creative Photography Auditorium. 621-7968.

"Garden State"- Zack Braff needed an excuse to make out with Natalie Portman, so he made a movie! Gallagher Theatre. 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Through Saturday. 626-0370.

UApresents! - Ani Difranco. Centennial Hall. 8 p.m. $27-$32. 621-3341.

Bright Eyes - Maybe he'll make eye contact with you and never forget that moment for the rest of his life. Celebrity Theatre. 440 N. 32nd St. Phoenix. $18. 8 p.m. 602-267-1600.

Friday

Serge's Valentine Love Ball - You can only go to this ball if you're a lover of loving love. Please, no haters. Featuring local acts The Zsa Zsas, George Squire Orchestra and Galactic Federation of Love. Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St. $5. 622-8848. 8 p.m.

Christo and Jean-Claude: The Tom Golden Collections - Opening reception for collection featuring drawings and models of the famed outdoor instillation artists. No, dummy. Not Van Damm. 5 p.m. UA Museum of Art. 621-7567

FREE– "Vozvrashcheniye" (The Return) - Part of the International Arts Film Series. Manuel Pacheco Integrated Learning Center, Room 120. 621-3527.

Dances from the Heart - Featuring pieces by UA dance students. Stevie Eller Dance Theatre. 7:30 p.m. $16 (discounts available). 621-1162.

Saturday

Valentine Special Date Night - If you bring two people, you get in free. So all you couples with single friends should take them ice-skating. Nothing says romance like third wheel! $2.50 for skates, $5.50 admission (discounts available.). 7333 E. Rosewood St. 290-8800.

Badgirl Storying Brigade - Featuring storytelling and vocalists. But why is it at a storage facility? 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Wildcat Storage, 657 W. St. Mary's Rd.

Cirque Éloize - Uapresents presents the amazing acrobats and circus performers from around the world. Centennial Hall. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m 621-3341.

Sunday

Double Valentine's Feature - "My Best Friend's Wedding," and "Love Actually." 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Through Monday night. Gallagher Theatre, Student Union Memorial Center. 626-0370. Call for prices.

"Jewel Tree of Tibet"- Dr. Robert Thurman will speak and sign his new book. Presented by Arizona Friends of Tibet and Middle Eastern Studies.

Do you think he was pissed when Uma married Gary Oldman when she was like, 18? $15, $10 with student ID. Manuel Pacheco Integrated Learning Center, 120. 7 p.m. 885-6527.

Polysics - Why can't we all be in a super cute, awesome Japanese electronic new wave bands? It's not fair. With Minibosses, Mr. Pacman, The Necronauts and Peachcake. Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St. 622-8848. $8 advance/$10 door. 6 p.m.

Monday

Gwar - Happy Valentines Day! Love, Gwar. Performing with All that Remains. Coconuts. 296 N. Stone Ave. $18-$20. 7 p.m. 884-0600

Tuesday

UApresents! Pilobolus Dance Theater presents "Megawatt," a modern dance show set to the music of Primus and Radiohead. Seriously. $10-$29. 621-3341.

Wednesday

Mates of State - Please see Michael Petitti's article about this awesome band. With Aqueduct. Hotel Congress. 311 E Congress St. 622-8848. $7.

Oh my god! - After M.O.S., omg will play with their bff's Chango Malo. 10 p.m. Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress. 622-8848. $5.