Thursday 4\n
So what's the big fuss about dead zones\nThe environmental sciences department presents a talk by Nancy N. Rabalais today in Clark Hall. Excess nitrogen and phosphorus loads from the Mississippi River system have led to degraded water quality in the watershed and in the coastal ecosystem in the Gulf of Mexico where vast, perennial dead zones are a common feature now that did not exist historically. Is this Greek to you? Then show up for the talk today and learn you something. Refreshments provided.\n3:30pm Clark 108 FREE
Donna the Buffalo\nZydeco-outfit Donna the Buffalo will play tonight at the Jefferson. This New York-based band plays both originals and covers. Though they come from above the Mason-Dixon line, their style is definitively southern, drawing lots of influence from the cajun jazz of New Orleans. They originally wanted to be called "Dawn of the Buffalo," but many people slurred the name to its current moniker.\n8pm Jefferson Theater $17
Monday 8
Akeelah and the bee\nIn honor of Black History Month, the Paramount Theater will be screening the acclaimed motion picture, Akeelah and the Bee. The movie follows a girl in the national spelling bee, starring Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishbourne and Angela Bassett.\n7pm Paramount Theater $6
Trey Anastasio\nPhish frontman and jam band god Trey Anastasio will perform at the Jefferson Theater. Anastasio will play in honor of his sister, Kristine Anastasio Manning, an esteemed environmentalist and author who died of cancer this past April. Tickets are going hot, so cop them while you can.\n8pm Jefferson Theater $50
Thursday 11
TNA wrestling\nThe stars of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling will perform in a week at the John Paul Jones Arena. TNA is recognized as the fastest growing wrestling promotion in the world. Wrestlers scheduled to appear include "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Olympic gold medal winner Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Jeff Jarret and other wrestling superstars. Important clarification: Wrestling is not fake, it's choreographed. Plus, that night, a drink and a hot dog at JPJ cost only a dollar fiddy.\n7:30pm John Paul Jones Arena $22-52
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