31 THINGS TO DO IN August

1 BRING sunscreen. Renee Fleming, Joshua Bell, Bobby McFerrin, and other classical luminaries perform at the Tuscan Sun Festival, in Cortona, Italy.

2 GET in line. Earnest Sewn, the new denim line from the creator of Paper, Denim & Cloth jeans, debuts in New York tomorrow.

3 CAB it to "Tunnel Visions: Subway Photos, 1904-1908," at the New-York Historical Society, which celebrates the world's busiest subway system at age 100.

4 FOLLOW Fellini. Re-discover the flamboyant, magical movie world of il maestro at London's National Film Theatre.

A retrospective of his life and films runs through September.

5 LOOK through a Crystal. My Uncle Berns, by filmmaker Lindsay Crystal (daughter of Billy), debuts on HBO, documenting the story of her great-uncle Berns's extraordinary life.

6 PREEN. Marshall Field's holds its annual Glamorama fundraiser in Minneapolis for the Children's Cancer Research Fund. Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen, and Michael Kors outfit the performers.

7 ADMIRE the view. "Conversations: There and Back Again," at Blue Water Fine Arts, in Port Clyde, Maine, features landscapes by artist Barbara Ernst Prey.

8 DENY everything. Richard Nixon announced his resignation 30 years ago today.

9 GET fooled again. The Who play the Hollywood Bowl, in Los Angeles.

10 THANK Providence. The Rhode Island International Film Festival begins today.

11 GET jazzed. The 50th annual Newport Jazz Festival gets under way in Rhode Island.

12 WORK it, girl. J.Lo's two makeup books, Glow and Still Jennifer Lopez, go on sale tomorrow and contain lottery tickets—the drawing will be in October—for makeovers and shopping sprees.

13 CARRY a torch. The Olympics return to Athens,

Greece, today with the opening of the 2004 Summer Games.

14 PICNIC amid the music at the 100th anniversary of Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Tomorrow night's 25-cent admission is a nod to the original fare.

15 SAVE room. More than 300 artists designed apple sculptures to be displayed throughout New York City for the Big Apple Fest public art exhibition, starting today.

16 ACT your age. (Someone's got to.) Madonna turns 46 today.

17 CRINGE hard. Laugh harder. The first season of Da Ali G Show comes out on DVD.

18 THANK heaven for little girls. Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita was first published in the U.S. on this date in 1958.

19 DEFINE QAT, WAQF, and EUOUAES. Word Wars, a look at the, er, dark underbelly of professional Scrabble tournaments, premieres on the Discovery Times Channel.

20 PEE-WEE'S in da house. L.A.'s Forum plays host to the Atlanta-based UniverSoul Circus, a fantasia of circus artistry and urban showmanship under the big top.

21 ACQUIRE a photographic memory. "William Eggleston: Los Alamos" opens at SFMoMA, showcasing a collection of recently re-discovered prints by the master photographer.

22 THINK globally. "Art Deco: 1910-1939," at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, traces the growth of the worldwide design phenomenon.

23 ANSWER his question. Rod Stewart croons "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"—among other songs—at the annual "All for the Sea" benefit, in Southampton, New York.

24 SAVOR sobriety. The new Provincetown Theater stages a benefit reading of Valley of the Dolls, adapted for the stage by Jason Cannon.

25 HUE up. "Colors: Viktor & Rolf & KCI," at the Mori Art Museum, in Tokyo, examines the use and effect of color in the fashion industry, with work by Chanel, Dior, Pucci, Galliano, and others.

26 DROOL at the "Masterpieces of American Jewelry" exhibition at New York's National Jewelry Institute; 125 pieces from Harry Winston, Tiffany, and Cartier, among others, are on display.

27 TURN it up to 11. Camp metal band the Darkness headlines the first night of the annual Reading Festival, in Reading, England. Other headliners include the White Stripes and Green Day.

28 YEARN for an endless summer. Start making your Labor Day-weekend plans.

29 TROT over to the Hampton Classic Horse Show, the biggest hunter-and-jumper show of the summer, in Bridgehampton, New York, starting today.

30 KISS (or kick) an elephant. The Republican National Convention begins today in New York.

31 MAKE 25,000 new best friends you'll never speak to again. Burning Man, the weeklong festival of all things fringe, continues through Labor Day weekend in Black Rock Desert, Nevada.