Firestone + Huckleberry + Degrassi + Senator

A truly eclectic night of crazy punk rock from Edinburgh-based bands. Expect psychedelic antics from Firestone, 60s garage from Huckleberry, angry noise from Degrassi and dark rock from Senator. Guest DJs include Tall Paul Robinson, Beat Patrol, Vic Galloway and Some Bloke Called Fuz. Promises to be quite a night.

Domus Aurea

A new shop selling furniture and home accessories has opened near Piazza Santo Spirito. It only has a small window, but go inside and Domus Aurea has several large rooms filled with collectables. The items are carefully sourced, mostly from Spain, Provence and the Orient. You can buy anything from a wrought iron, white-painted garden pergola, an 18th-century French sofa re-upholstered in bright, contemporary fabric, mirrors, wrought iron candelabras, beautiful candles, Chinese cabinets, vases, Spanish furnishing fabrics and Japanese incense stones. There's something for every budget.

The Vagina Monologues

Eve Ensler's groundbreaking one-hander has taken a long time to reach these shores. The evening evolved from a series of interviews Ensler did with women and their thoughts on one of their major organs. The result was a multi-character performance that opened in 1996 and still plays on Off-Broadway. Both comic and insightful, the evening is a very original take on areas of human sexuality that were once seriously private. This production stars Colette Mann.

Frank

Where do you find a decent Italian meal in New York with and an unpretentious menu at unpretentious prices despite its hip clientele? Frankly, you can do no better than Frank. You may have to wait online for up to an hour, but it's worth your trouble. It feels like you're in someone's East Village apartment - none of the cutlery or crockery matches - but the rustic Italian food is excellent. Delicious gnocchi, pasta and meatloaf are just the things to keep winter's chill at bay, complemented by tasty basics such as fennel salad and exquisite mozzarella shipped in from Naples.

Hamlet

Frailty, thy name is the Las Vegas arts scene. Thus it is refreshing to witness the inaugural performance by the fledgling Nevada Conservatory Theatre. Headed by UNLV Theatre Department Chair Thomas Cooke, the Conservatory aims to act as a professional extension and training ground for the university. In this post-modern version of Shakespeare's treatise on pride, lust and gluttony, Michael Lugering directs a cast including Sandra Shipley as Gertrude.

Nicola Hawkins Dance Company

The respected local dance troupe headed by dancer-choreographer Nicola Hawkins presents a programme of three premières. 'The Red Haired Boy' is a piece of individual dancers set to a selection of traditional country songs. 'The Marriage' features the MIT Orchestra, Gamelan Galak Tika, performing a score by composer Evan Ziporyn. And the third performance is a duet choreographed for and performed by Erin Gottwald and Jessica Reed.

Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill's B-Real, Sen Dog and DJ Muggs are back with a vengeance. They took a break after their first three albums chockfull of menacing rhymes over hemp-heavy hip hop beats, then shot back in 1998 with Cypress Hill IV. They followed that up in 1999 with a long overdue album in Spanish, before releasing the new double 'Skull and Bones' this year, filled with those blunted beats and gangster boasts that made them the West Coast's most consistent players.