thursday 10

Future Justices of America get some practice holding someone's fate in the sweaty palms of their puny little hands. Can you feel the power? Pep Band Jail 'n' Bail to benefit the American Cancer Society. All day in the Amphitheater. George Allen will be on hand to witness the revelry.

If the weather has been a bit too pleasant for your tastes, and you've been missing good ol' Jack Frost nipping at your nose, then go inside and turn up the air-conditioning, you ungrateful freak! Or come see Shakespeare on the Lawn's production of The Winter's Tale. Garden VIII, 3:15 p.m.

graphic by Scott Herman

Former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders speaks on "Health Care in the 21st Century." Maybe she'll elaborate on her revolutionary therapeutic monkey-spank treatment. McLeod, 7 p.m.

In town tonight: at Macado's, Plutonium; at Miller's, John D'Earth Group; at Dürty Nelly's, Crystal Armentrout; at Trax, Spackle, Treehouse, and Dumm Dumms; at Monterey's, Sierra.; at the Prism Coffeehouse, Kate Campbell and Sally Barris.

friday 11

Shakespeare on the Lawn performs The Winter's Tale in Garden VIII at 3:15. Take a break from your pre-party drinking to come and see yet another group screwed by lack of performance space.

Derby Days, sponsored by Sigma Chi, will be presented in the Amphitheater from 5 to 8 p.m. Continue your warm-up drinking and come see why this event should be granted performance space. In Crozet.

Star Trek: First Contact or more appropriately, Star Trek MCMXLVII: Will This Never End, at Cinematheque. Stop by and bear witness to quality sequel-making rivalled only by the Faces of Death and the Women's Penitentiary series. 7, 9:30, and midnight.

In town tonight: at Trax, Fighting Gravity with The Floyds; at Tokyo Rose, Pelt and Tea Shores U.S.; at Miller's, Darrell Rose and Greg Howard; at Espresso Corner, Otis Wants Bread; at Tiny Mac, Brennan Snead; at Blue Ridge Brewery, Clark Nova.

saturday 12

"So you wanna meet me after the show? I'll give you my special tour and then you can massage my vocal chords." Day on the Lawn activities, including an a capella concert from 1 to 3 p.m. Ambulances will be on hand to catch the swooning prospectives. Parents, watch your daughters.

Nervous about telling the kiddies about the birds 'n' the bees? Let Mr. Spock handle it for you. Star Trek: First Contact. Cinematheque, 7, 9:30, and midnight.

In town tonight: at Miller's, Terri Allard; at the Prism Coffeehouse, Norman Blake and Tony Rice; at Tokyo Rose, Kitchen, Laconic Chamber, and Fontaine; at Macado's, Naked Puritans; at Dürty Nelly's, WildShadow; at Trax, Earth to Andy, SMO, and My Dog Lucy.

sunday 13

"You should have seen her, man. I was waiting in line at the lift when she came flying down the mountain. Blonde hair, long legs, and some very nice slopes. So she got in line for the lift, and I sauntered over and asked her if she'd like to come over later and help wax down my skis. Best night of my life, man." Shakespeare on the Lawn presents The Winter's Tale, Garden VIII, 3:15 p.m.

If you thought Meg Ryan did a convincing job in When Harry Met Sally, you ain't seen nothin' yet. Come see a Puritan bi-atch show 'em how it's done. The Crucible, Cinematheque, 6 and 9 p.m.

Pianist One Buchanan will present her Distinguished Major recital at 8 p.m. in Old Cabell. Come and meet her sisters, Two and Three.

In town tonight: at Michael's Bistro, Sal Milione.

monday 14

"First, we feed the raw sewage to the fishes. Then, we feed 'em all the radioactive and biomedical shit. Next, we throw the chrome and furs in the same damn river." Jaime Lerner, Governor of Parana, Brazil, will speak on his city as an environmental model. Old Cabell, 1 p.m. He also has some creative ideas on welfare and population control.

Shamin Sisson and Bernadette Sisson will deliver a talk on "Women Leaders: Sharpen Your Skills" at 2 p.m. in Peabody 106, then battle it out with whetstones in the mud pit. Use of a slingshot will result in a winter-long "sabattical" from the clan.

In town tonight: at Michael's Bistro, Phatness; at Macado's, Hook; at Miller's, Tim Reynolds.

tuesday 15

Come fail school with the Dec! True love is more important -- though your significant other swears it ain't so. 8-ish. Forestry Building. Sigh.

In town tonight: at Miller's, Bayou Faux Pas.

wednesday 16

Home cookin'.

In town tonight: at Trax, Pat McGee Band with Gran Torino; at Miller's, Mike Rosensky and Jeff Decker Quartet.