Celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. with the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright. The Rev. Wright, pastor at Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, will lead a multifaith service, which will include music performed by students of the College and readings from King's writings. Wright, under whose leadership Trinity began using the motto "Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian," will also deliver an address. (Fri., 7:30 p.m., Johnson Chapel. No admission charge.)

To understand Neruda's poetry is to find meaning in his often striking imagery. For her senior thesis, Heather Teige '07 will attempt "to approximate the evocative images in Neruda's poetry." In her video installation portraying his verse, complex and poignant emotions abound. (Wed. through Thur., 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Fri., 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Holden Theater. No admission charge.)

The Emily Dickinson Museum, the University Gallery and the UMass Amherst English Department's Juniper Initiative present "The Angle of a Landscape," an event of poetry and paintings. Acclaimed poets Nancy Willard and Lesle Lewis will present their personal work alongside "The Impossible Landscape" exhibition. (Thur., 7:30 p.m., UMass Fine Arts Center. No admission charge.)

The fortress of Masada, today in ruins, once protected over 900 souls in a desperate struggle against the Romans in the Great Jewish Revolt. Jodi Magness, Kenan Distinguished Professor at the Department of Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will enlighten the College on the plight of the zealots at Masada, ultimately driven to suicide. Her talk is titled "Masada: Last Stronghold of the Jewish Resistance Against Rome." (Mon., 4:30 p.m., Pruyne Lecture Hall, Fayerweather Hall. No admission charge.)

You know the feeling: Once a band only you knew hits the big time, it becomes bland and mainstream. Well, The Bittersweets just released their debut album, and they may be the alt-country sound you've been craving. The Sacramento News and Review puts it nicely: "If you were country when country wasn't corporate, keep an eye on these guys." (Sat., 7 p.m., Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton. $12.50 in advance and $15 at the door.)