The College's beloved resident counselors will put on their annual "RC Show," a cheeky melange of skits and musical numbers poking fun at everything from Yaffa Blocks to Gwen Stefani. For freshmen, it's a crash course in College culture; for upperclassmen, it's an entertaining send-up of the last few years. Whether the RCs foot it with a flourish or fall flat on their faces, it's bound to be a good time for all. Don't miss it, or you'll have to wait another year to catch the next one! (Fri, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., Frontroom, Campus Center. No admission charge; ask your RC for more information.)

Eclectic rock group CAKE will perform at Northampton's Calvin Theatre. The Sacramento-based band is known for its whimsically odd style, which combines several genres including jazz, rap and country. Their biggest hits include "The Distance," "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" and a droll cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive." (Fri., Sept. 9, 8 p.m., Calvin Theatre, Northampton. Tickets $30 at 584-1444.)

900 years of Chinese art are represented in the 75 scrolls and album leaves of "Masterworks of Chinese Painting: In Pursuit of Mists and Clouds" at the Williams College Museum of Art. The exhibition, which includes figure paintings, animal and plant subjects and scenery, is the result of 50 years of collection and study by University of California Berkeley Professor Emeritus of Art History James Cahill. Landscape paintings in particular are considered in China to exemplify Confucian principles, and the exhibit features exquisite pieces from by several prominent artists. (Sat., Sept. 10, Williams College Museum of Art. No admission charge; visit www.wcma.org for more information.)

Hartford's Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts kicks off its Lincoln Financial Broadway Series with the romantic comedy "My Fair Lady," hailed by some as the greatest American musical of all time. Based on George Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion," the musical version sees phoeneticist Henry Higgins taking on a challenge to turn unrefined Cockney girl Eliza Doolittle into a lady of class and grace. Watch as a superb cast performs such classic numbers as "I Could Have Danced All Night" and "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" (Tues., Sept. 13, The Bushnell Center, Hartford, Conn. For tickets and information call (800) 987-5900.)

Editors' DVD Pick of the Week

"40-Year-Old Virgin" director Judd Apatow's clever but tragically short-lived 2001 sitcom "Undeclared," now out on DVD, follows 18-year-old Steven as he navigates the confusing universe of college life and finds it's not quite all it's cracked up to be. Likeable leads and hilarious dialogue aside, what really sets the show apart is its unflinching realism-it's so spot-on in its portrayal of young adulthood that it's guaranteed to make you cringe in recognition.