TONIGHT

TONIGHT
UThe Alarm, the Welsh rock band that thundered through the '80s before splitting up, only to be re-formed by its leader, Mike Peters, several years ago, performs at The Dome Concert Club in Girard. Tickets are $10 at the door and $8 in advance at the venue. Best known for its hits "68 Guns" and "Rain in the Summertime," The Alarm is touring in support of its soon-to-be released album "In the Poppyfields." Showtime is 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
UTickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for country superstar Tim McGraw, who will play at 7:30 p.m. July 8 at Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls. Go to any Ticketmaster ticket center. Prices are $63.75 for pavilion and $31.75 for lawn.
UOr call Ticketmaster in the morning about these shows at Odeon Concert Club in Cleveland's Flats district: Singer-songwriters Josh Kelley and Toby Lightman, 7:30 p.m. May 9; hardcore metal rock by Atreyu with From Autumn to Ashes, Red Tape and The Break, 7:30 p.m. May 11; and Brides of Destruction, led by Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue and Tracii Guns of Guns 'N Roses, 8 p.m. May 13.
SATURDAY
UGet close to the stars at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. Astronomy Weekend will include a planetarium show, the launching of model rockets, a glimpse of heavenly bodies from the Rooftop Observatory and a close-up look at meteorites and moon rocks. For prices and show times, go to www.carnegiesciencecenter.org or call (412) 237-3400.
UAt high noon, tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster for former *NSync singer-turned-solo act JC Chasez, who will be at Pittsburgh's Chevrolet Amphitheatre on May 9 at 7 p.m. The price is $22.
SUNDAY
ULandscape paintings by the late Paul Lewis Hendricks will be displayed from 2-4 p.m. at Canfield Historical Society's Bond House Museum, 44 W. Main St. Hendricks grew up on the family's pony ranch, which was where Diamondback Golf Course is now. He was a curator at Butler Institute of American Art during the 1950s, and he was known locally for his oil, watercolor and tempura paintings. American Indians were one of his favorite subjects. The artist's son, Paul Hendricks, will attend the show and answer questions.
NEXT WEEK
UGet in step with Jitterbug Night, from 8-11 p.m. Tuesday at The Dome, U.S. Route 422, Girard. DJ Big Pete plays R & amp;B, shag, beach and bop songs that are the hottest among the jitterbug crowd, as determined by members of National Association of Rhythm & amp; Blues Dee Jays.
ULaurel High School Jazz Ensemble from New Castle, Pa., will swing over to Boardman High School for the fourth annual Boardman High School Jazz Fest at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Boardman Performing Arts Center, 7777 Glenwood Ave. The Laurel musicians will play Chick Corea's "Spain" and "Fly Me to the Moon." Boardman will be represented by Jazz Ensemble 2, performing music by Duke Ellington, Wayne Shorter and Billy Preston; Jazz Ensemble 1, which expects to play Thelonious Monk's "Straight No Chaser" and some Brecker Brothers funk; and a special performance by Jazz Ensemble 1 members Andrew Carlson, Tony Cucitrone and Anthony LaMarca, who as rock band Jupiter Hollow on the 2004 High School Rock Off in Cleveland earlier this year. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for students and free for senior citizens and young children.
URussell Simmons Def Poetry Jam, winner of the 2003 Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event, comes to Pittsburgh's Benedum Center on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The show features the best of the smash Broadway production and includes many of the original performers. Tickets range from $20 to $40 and are available at the box office, online at www.pgharts.org or by calling (412) 456-6666.
UPittsburgh's Benedum Center will play host to Clifford the Big Red Dog. Tickets are on sale for the stage show featuring the colossal canine who has been charming kids for decades. The schedule: April 8, 7 p.m.; April 9, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; April 10, 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.; April 11, 2 p.m. Prices range from $14.50 to $28.50. go to www.pgharts.org or call (412) 456-6666.
AHEAD
UWant to see one of the original Supremes? Get tickets Monday for the April 28 performance of Mary Wilson at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. The price is $20 for the 8 p.m. show. Ticketmaster is the source.
UFormer "American Idol" contestant Frenchie Davis will perform with Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera this summer. Davis -- the second-season contestant who was dismissed because she had posed topless on an adult Web site -- will perform in the Motown musical "Dreamgirls" from Aug. 10-22 at Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave. Davis has been appearing on Broadway in "Rent." The CLO season also will feature performances of "The King and I," "1776," "The Music Man," "Hello, Dolly" and "Me and My Girl." Call (412) 281-2822 for season subscription information.