Friday April 23

FASHION | Eleganza 2004

This year’s edition of the annual fashion show, put on by BlackCAST, is here. Whether you’re going to watch your roommate fulfill her dream of strutting down the catwalk or you’re hoping to score some fashion pointers, Eleganza is sure to turn heads. Tickets $10 regular, $15 at the door. 7 p.m. Bright Hockey Center. (SLS)

MUSIC | Mozart Society Orchestra

The Harvard Radcliffe Mozart Society Orchestra are performing their spring concert. The program will include Brahms’ The Variations on a Theme by Haydn and Kodaly’s Dances of Galanta. Tickets $9 regular, $7 students and seniors. 8 p.m. Paine Hall. (SLS)

LECTURE | The Best Poems of the English Language

Shakespeare expert and all around English luminary Harold Bloom will speak on identification of great poetry from Chaucer through Frost. Tickets have been given out, but additional seating will be done on a first-come first served basis starting ten minutes before the event. 6 p.m. Arthur M. Sackler Museum. (JJH)

DISCUSSION | Gender and Sexuality in African American Communities

The Du Bois Institute presents a panel discussion between Tricia Rose (who recently published Longing to Tell), Gail Wyatt, Beverly Guy-Sheftall and moderator Evelynn Hammonds. Free and open to the public. 4 p.m. Science Center A. (JJH)

MUSIC | Mike Doughty

Former Soul Coughing frontman has long abandoned the days of semi-successful alt-rock Bon Bons, relying instead on a single acoustic guitar to entertain. His last work was last year’s Rockity Roll EP, and he’s currently preparing a full-length with a complete band and Semisonic’s Dan Wilson. Performance will likely include some of the new material and perhaps some classics from his former band’s glory days. Tickets $12. 9 p.m. Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. (BBC)

Saturday April 24

MUSIC | Brighter Day

The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College, a 90-member choir dedicated to the expression of black creativity and spirituality through song, are singing for their latest concert entitled “Brighter Day.” The songs will include African folk songs, traditional and contemporary gospel and original compositions. Tickets $12 regular, $8 students and seniors. 8 p.m. Sanders Theatre. (SLS)

DANCE | Eastbound