Musicians from Marlboro Schoenberg Hall April 17, 8 p.m. A sampling of top talent from the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont includes pianists Murray Perahia and Richard Goode and violinist Jaime Laredo. Read more...

One UCLA graduate student has found adding “exotic dancer” to his résumé actually may be a good career move. English graduate student Adam Wasson will appear on The Learning Channel’s “Faking It,” where he will trade in his text books for a pair of dancing shoes and a G-string as he prepares to become a Chippendales dancer. Read more...

“50 First Dates” Ackerman Grand Ballroom April 15-16, 7 and 9:30 p.m. If you refused to pay $10 to see an Adam Sandler movie (being the smart person you are), here’s your chance to see his newest for only $2. Read more...

Matt Damon: We’re going to be famous! I’m gonna meet Spielberg, Scorcese. … Ben Affleck: Yeah! I’m going to meet Daisy Fuentes. I like Latin women. Read more...

Dilated Peoples “Neighborhood Watch” With a top 40 single already under their belts, Dilated Peoples ““ the hip-hop trio of Evidence, Rakaa and DJ Babu ““ is clearly looking to capitalize on the recent crossover success of acts such as Kanye West, Talib Kweli and Black Eyed Peas with the release of their third album, “Neighborhood Watch.” Unlike those releases, this album suffers from a lack of any real creativity or inspiration. Read more...

It’s funny just imagining how much cleverness went into creating the delightful silliness that is Steve Martin’s unabashed “The Underpants,” leaving audiences in stitches at the Geffen Playhouse now through May 2. Read more...

At Santa Monica’s Highways Performance Space, the walls drip with bold red and black fabric ““ it envelopes the beats of an Oriental jazz band, creating a steady rhythm for three dancers to languidly rise after slowly pounding and stretching on the ground. Read more...