Going Out

Summer Arts Festival

Kathy Wade performs with the Khalid Moss Quartet, 8 p.m. today, Veteran's Park and Amphitheater, Between Fountain and Plum streets, Springfield. Free. (866) 324-2712.

Meet Pearl Island Survivor Big Lill

Hear stories and speak with Lillian Morris, a ReadQuest event. 3 p.m. today, Pleasant Ridge Branch Library, 6233 Montgomery Road. 4:30 p.m. today, Oakley Branch Library, 4033 Gilmore Ave. 6:30 p.m. today, Hyde Park Branch Library, 2747 Erie Ave. Free. 369-6944.

New Releases

Idol dreams: American Idol finalist Diana DeGarmo's single Dreams/ Don't Cry Out Loud/ I Believe (RCA; $5.49). More, E2

Street rap: G Unit member Lloyd Banks' first solo effort Hunger for More (Interscope Records; $13.98).

Good medicine: The Cure returns after a four-year break with its self-titled album (Geffen Records; $19.98).

Country collection: Dwight's Used Records collects Dwight Yoakam performances from tribute albums and duets released by the other artist (Koch Records; $17.98).

Mo' Brandy: Returning with her fourth album, Brandy releases Afrodisiac (Atlantic; $18.98).

DVD picks: Cold Mountain, the sprawling Civil War epic starring Nicole Kidman and Jude Law, is this week's top home video release, says Enquirer film critic Margaret A. McGurk. Also new on DVD is a re-mastered 30th anniversary edition of the classic Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles, which consistently ranks among the nation's favorite laugh-fests. Extras include Black Bart, a TV pilot that inspired the movie.

Looking Ahead

24 hours out

Jessica Simpson, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave., Anderson Township. $26.50-$51. 562-4949.

48 hours out

Tim McGraw with the Warren Brothers and Big & Rich. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave., Anderson Township. $32.75-$64.75. 562-4949.

---Rob Bucher