"Amherst Drawings," an installation by Professor of Fine Arts DeWitt Godfrey, uses techniques of mapping and surveying to explore the culture of ownership. (Now through the end of October, Mead Art Museum. Reception to be held in Rotherwas Room on Thurs., 4:30 p.m. Free.)

SELECT FLICKS

Academy of Music Theater

(584-8435)

"Greenfingers," based on a true story, is about a group of convicts who become prize-winning gardeners. Yes, really.

The classic "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" waxes sublime on killer bunnies and dismemberment.

Cinemark at Hampshire Mall

(587-4233)

In the action-comedy "Bandits," Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton star as the most notorious bank robbers in American history. Chameleon-esque bombshell Cate Blanchett co-stars as their mutual love interest.

Psychiatrist Michael Douglas must interrogate a catatonic patient in order to save his kidnapped daughter in "Don't Say a Word."

"Hearts in Atlantis," based on Stephen King's novel and directed by Scott Hicks ("Shine"), follows the friendship between mystery man Anthony Hopkins and a young orphan.

"Corky Romano" (Chris Kattan) is a veterinarian who impersonates an FBI agent to save his mobster father.

In "Joy Ride," Steve Zahn and Paul Walker flee a deranged trucker. Leave it to stylish auteur John Dahl ("The Last Seduction") to elevate this pulp premise to gripping cinema.

"Training Day" is reviewed in this issue.

Ben Stiller shines as writer-director-star of the silly yet undeniably hilarious "Zoolander," based on his vapid male model persona from the 1996 VH1 fashion awards. Christine Taylor (Mrs. Ben Stiller) co-stars.

Pleasant Street Theater

(586-0925)

"Bread and Tulips," which takes place in the breathtaking venue of Venice, Italy, follows the life of disaffected housewife Rosalba (Licia Maglietta). When Rosalba gets separated from her family during a vacation, she takes advantage of her newfound freedom.

"The Charcoal People," a documentary, follows the 60,000 laborers facing horrific working conditions in the multinational pig-iron industry.

STAGE

A dance group composed entirely of men, Creach/Company, will perform with guest artist Peter Schmitz. The pieces will combine multimedia backdrops and cover themes such as AIDS and the Bible. (Fri. and Sat., 8 p.m., Main Dance Studio at Hampshire College. $5 with Five-College I.D. Call 545-2511 for tickets.

Eliot Chang, a comedian from Harlem, will perform stand-up. (Thurs., 8 p.m., Campus Center Frontroom. Free.)

TALKS

H. Alan Shapiro, professor of archaeology and classics at Johns Hopkins University, will discuss "The Pre- and Post-Persian Dedications From the Athenian Acropolis." (Thurs., 4:30 p.m., Stirn Auditorium. Free.)

Guy Levy-Despas '40, the College's first French student and a fallen soldier in World War II, will receive a tribute from the College's other favorite Frenchman, former Levy-Despas Fellow Florent Masse. In French and English. Reception to follow. (Fri., 7:30 p.m., Newport House. Free.)

Los Angeles Times science writer K.C. Cole will discuss her new book, "The Hole in the Universe: How Scientists Peered Over the Edge of Emptiness and Found Everything." (Sat., 2 p.m., The Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley. Free. Call 534-7307.)

Michael Kimmel, a sociologist from SUNY Stony Brook and a pioneer for his work on masculinity from a pro-feminist perspective, will lecture on "Mars and Venus, or Planet Earth?" (Tues., 7:30 p.m., Campus Center Frontroom. Free.)

Dr. Vamik Volkan from the University of Virginia will give a lecture entitled "Targeting the West: Religious Fundamentalism From a Psychoanalytic Point of View." (Tues., 7:30 p.m., Neilson Library Browsing Room in Frost Library. Free.)

TUNES

The Hampshire College Chorus will perform pieces by Kodaly, Ravel Purcell and others. Reception to follow. (Sun., 2 p.m., Grace Episcopal Church in Amherst. Free.)

The Five-College Early Music Collegium, directed by Robert Eisenstein, and Voces Feminae, directed by Catherine Bell, will perform a memorial concert. The program will include a lament by Ingalls and de Victoria's Requiem Mass. (Sun., 4 p.m., St. Brigid's Church in Amherst. Suggested donation of $5.)

Old school hip-hop legends De La Soul and Biz Markie will rock Mount Holyoke. (Fri., 8 p.m., Chapin Auditorium at Mount Holyoke College. $22.50. Tickets are available at For the Record in Amherst, or by calling 1-800-477-6849.)

MISCELLANEOUS

The Board of Trustees will mingle with students at an informal pizza party. (Today, 9 p.m., Lewis-Sebring Dining Commons. Free.)

The Ultimate Psychic Fair will feature personal numerology, palm reading and tarot cards. (Thurs., 10 a.m. thru 1 p.m., Campus Center Atrium. Free.)

Five-College and community members will march from Haigis Mall to the Amherst Town Common for National Young Women's Day of Action. A vigil will follow in the Common. (Thurs., 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Call 542-4286.)

"Rosa Luxemburg" is an award-winning documentary about the activist, who in 1919 tried to bring the Bolshevik revolution to Germany. German with English sub-titles. (Thurs., 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Merrill 4. Free.)