The Blackbury Lounge will be hosting an ongoing open mic event on the first and third Sundays of each month at the African-American Master Artists in Residency Program (AAMARP), at 76 Atherton St., Jamaica Plain. The next open mic night will be held on March 7. For more information, check out www.Blackstonian.com.
February 25 Wednesday Come bid on a favorite lacrosse player for a night on the town at the Men and Women’s Lacrosse Date Auction. The auction begins at 8 p.m. and will be held in the Curry Student Center. Tickets are $3. Contact Michaela Smith at michaela_elizb [email protected] for more information.
February 26 Thursday International Carn-evale will host its annual premiere event, Inter-national Gala Night, in Blackman Auditorium, featuring performances by Persian musicians, poetry, dance and a fashion show. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call ext. 2310.
UnNatural Selection, Improv Boston’s newest comedy show, will run at the Back Alley Theater/Improv Boston at 1253 Cambridge St., Cambridge. The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 and $10 for students and seniors. For more information, call (617)576-1253 or check out www.improvboston .com
February 27 Friday The Vietnamese Stud-ent Association will be sponsoring a karaoke night in afterHOURS from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Admission is free with an NU ID. For more information, e-mail [email protected], or call (978) 360-5640.
February 28 Saturday Jazz Pianist, Eyran Katsenelenbogen will be performing music by Ellington, Monk, Brub-ack, Porter and Gershwin at the Theodore Parker Unitarian Church in West Roxbury. The concert begins at 8 p.m. featuring guest artist, Patrice Monahan. The Theodore Parker Unitarian Church is located at the corner of Corey and Centre Street at 1849 Centre St. Tickets are $12 at the door or $10 in advance. For tickets and information, call (617) 267-2648 or e-mail eyran @eyran.com
March 1 Monday The Barnett Institute of Biological and Chemical Analysis and the College of Criminal Justice will be sponsoring a free lecture, “Forensic DNA Typing in the Courtroom: A Perspect-ive,” at 4 p.m. in Rayth-eon Amphitheater. Geo-rge Clarke, San Diego Superior Court Judge, will be the featured guest speaker. Call ext. 2867 for details.
Ongoing Common Ground, in Allston, will be continuing their Simpson’s Trivia Nights every Monday night at 7 p.m. This event incorporates a viewing of the Monday night re-run with an extended customer quiz show. The Allston bar also provides contestants with its own version of Duff beer and Krusty Burgers. Common Ground is located at 85 Harvard Ave., Allston. For more information, call (617) 783-2071.
Celebrity Birthdays February 25 Sean Austin, 1971 Anthony Burgess, 1917 Tea Leoni, 1966
February 26 Johnny Cash, 1932 Erykah Badu, 1972 Michael Bolton, 1954
February 27 Josh Groban, 1981 Ralph Nadar,1934
February 28 Bernadette Peters, 1948 Mario Andretti, 1940
February 29 Antonio Sabato Jr., 1972 Pedro Zamora, 1972
March 1 Harry Caray, 1914 Mark-Paul Gosselaar, 1974
