theater Opening (San Francisco Bay Guardian)
'The Best of PlayGround 9' Zeum Theater, Yerba Buena Gardens, 221 Fourth St; 704-3177, www.playground-sf.org. $13.50-40. Opens Thurs/12, 8pm. Runs Thurs-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 7pm. Through May 22. PlayGround performs an evening of seven 10-minute plays by emerging Bay Area playwrights.
UMass Baseball prepares for Temple (CSTV's College Sports)
Amherst, MA (U-WIRE) -- The Massachusetts baseball team travels to Philadelphia this weekend to take on Temple in a three game series at Amber Field. Saturday will feature a doubleheader starting at noon and will wrap up the series with a Sunday game also at noon.
Hot date (Rutland Herald)
For years, people have been going to Solarfest for the music and how-to displays and workshops. This year, with oil prices soaring, their slogan "Energy education through the arts" should have new meaning.
