thursday 22

Little kid. Bald head. Big robe. Majestic pomp. Large country. Long flick. The Last Emperor. Cinematheque, 6 and 9 p.m.

In town tonight: at the Jewish Mother, Baaba Seth; at Outback Lodge, Mississippi Tom and the Mudcats; at Trax, River and Mudcat Jones; at Tiny Mac, the Groove; at Dürty Nelly's, Tim Ryalls.

friday 23

Harvard professor Christine Korsgaard lectures on Kant and Plato. Newcomb South Meeting Room, 3:30 p.m. Oh yah sure, you betcha we like the Greeks and Germans but what about us Nordies? We've got Kierkegaaaaard, doncha know.

Dead Poets' Society at Espresso Corner. Agony! Despair! Yeeeearning!! Oh, I mean Ethan Hawke before his voice changed. Midnight at Cinematheque.

From the people who brought you Stop-N-Shop, Circle K, and Quik Trip, an invigorating new comedy, the commuter's convenience mart wet dream, In & Out, 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. Cinematheque.

Richard Rorty says there's no such word as "intervarsity." Say it ain't so, Obediah! Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, 7 p.m., Newcomb South Meeting Room.

The sky shall be rent in twain. And the lion shall lie down with the lamb. And the sea shall become as a boiling cauldron. And yea, though the path be fraught with peril, the children of Peabody shall consecrate a sacred pact. And lo, the staff box shall be expurgated. And verily the Dec shall be made as new.

In town tonight: at Jewish Mother, Terri Allard Trio; at Miller's, Janet Martin Band; at Outback Lodge, Snafu; at Tokyo Rose, Bella Morte and the Dryads; at Dürty Nelly's, Ian Gilliam Band; at the Prism Coffeehouse, The Naked Puritans.

saturday 24

The perimeter of lustful indulgence fell at dawn, but our inconsiderate phalanx caught 'em in the crossfire. Distrust sealed off any escape, and we would have prevailed if bigotry hadn't gone AWOL ... Michael Moore's "Defense of Moral Realism" will be entrenched at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Minor Hall 225. Sponsored by the Theory Seminar and the Law School.

So we're on our way to the Nederlander when this guy jumps out of the alley brandishing this hand cannon of a gun, screaming about Diet Coke cows jumping over the moon and five hundred twenty five thousand seasons of love. I mean, it's fine to be excited about a show, but hold the firearms! Bullets Over Broadway at Cinematheque. 7 and 9:30 p.m.

In town tonight: at Miller's, Fultones; at Tokyo Rose, One Drop with the Glass Babies; at Jewish Mother, Rubicon Crossing; at Trax, Earth to Andy with Seventh House and Clare Quilty.

sunday 25

Do you have what it takes, you pathetic suite-dwelling, O-Hill-dining, Tree House-frequenting poor excuses for high school graduates? Could you even distinguish the Carrera marble Corinthian capitals of Pavilion III from the Ionic columns of Pavilion V? You grabasstic pieces of amphibian shit! U-Guide information session, 7 p.m. Wilson Hall 301.

In town tonight: at Michael's Bistro, East Coast Bluegrass Band; at Jewish Mother, Chris and Meredith Thompson.

monday 26

Martin Luther King celebration at Old Cabell Hall, 8:15 p.m. Lee and Jackson mixer to follow at KA.

There once was a First Year named Vern
Whose passions for tour groups did burn.
His dreams were not fleeting
For he went to a meeting
And soon was a U-Guide in turn.
University Guides information session. 7 p.m. Wilson Hall 301.

In town tonight: at Trax, Kenny Wayne Shepherd with Janet Martin; at Dürty Nelly's, Jake Briggs; at Jewish Mother, Loli Oates.

tuesday 27

Native American poet Simon Ortiz will be at the U.Va. Bookstore at 8 p.m. No smart aleck questions about teepees or tomahawks, paleface. You're in college, for Chrissakes.

In town tonight: at Miller's, Faster than Walking; at Jewish Mother, 5th Business; at Tokyo Rose, Rex; at Michael's Bistro, Timothy Stinson Trio; at Outback Lodge, Phatness; at Dürty Nelly's, Steve and Tim Ryalls.

wednesday 28

graphic by Tom Serlin

Blank verse meets bedpan at the Medical Center today. English Professor Gregory Orr and Surgery Professor Craig Slingluff speak on "Survival, Healing, and Lyric Poetry." 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Jordan Hall Conference Center.

In town tonight: at Jewish Mother, Van and Juicebox; at the Bomb Shelter, Open Mic Night; at Max, line dancing; at Michael's Bistro, The Michael Sheppard Group; at Miller's, Mike Rosensky and Jeff Decker Quartet; at Outback Lodge, The Secret; at Trax, Pat McGee and Dear Liza.