There’s nothing quite like a fight to the death between two formidable opponents—like GODZILLA VS. THE SEA MONSTER, who’ll be duking it out at the Plaza Theatre in Midtown. The Silver Scream Spookshow, a variety show mixing comedy, magic and dance, precedes the 1966 film. There’s a matinee at 1 p.m. (kids under 12 get in for free); tickets are $6. A late show starts at 10 p.m. with tickets for $10. 404-873-1939. www.plazaatlanta.com.

If you’re a fan of comedians PAULA POUNDSTONE and FRANK CALIENDO, tonight offers something of a comedy dilemma. Poundstone, frequently heard on NPR’s “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!,” performs at the Ferst Center. Tickets are $27 and $37. 404-894-9600. www.ferstcenter.org.

Caliendo, meanwhile, of “MADtv” and “Frank TV” fame, does his cavalcade of impressions at the Cobb Energy Centre Ticket prices range from $34.50 to $44.50. 404-817-8700. www.cobbenergycentre.com.

Reception? Get it? See, DOUG FLUTIE is a famous former NFL quarterback, and tonight offers a rare meet and greet with him at 5 p.m. tonight (donation required), followed by a 6 p.m. presentation covering Flutie’s career and his experience as the father of a child with autism (open to the public). The event benefits Jerry’s Habima Theatre, Georgia’s only theatrical company featuring actors with developmental disabilities, a part of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta. A production of “Footloose” follows. For more information, visit www.atlantajcc.org.

If there seems to more than one person onstage while CRAIG GASS performs, don’t worry; the comedian is well-known for his celebrity impressions (including Tracy Morgan and a killer Lars Ulrich of Metallica). Catch him tonight through Sunday at the Funny Farm in Roswell. 770-817-4242. www.funnyfarmcomedyclub.com.

Expect many toasts during the High Museum of Art’s 16TH ANNUAL WINE AUCTION. The weekend-long event, a staple of the Atlanta social calendar, includes Winemakers Dinners, wine-tasting seminars at local restaurants, a gala event and the main event a live wine auction at Atlantic Station featuring dinners, trips and, of course, wine. For more information, call 404-733-5335 or visit

www.atlanta-wineauction.org.

Whether you’re a fan of poet Emily Dickinson or need some facts about her life for a school project, you’ll enjoy THE BELLE OF AMHERST. Catch the one-woman show through April 20 at Theatre in the Square. Tickets range from $22 to $33. 
770-422-8369. www.theatreinthesquare.com.

Just because you find it funny doesn’t mean Whole World Theatre’s NIGHT OF LAUGHTER isn’t serious business. This one-night-only improv event is a benefit for Special Olympics Georgia. 8 p.m. tonight at Whole World. Tickets are $25. 404-817-7529. www.wholeworldtheatre.com.

It’s not every day you get to watch a rock concert and a B-movie at the same time. But that’s the charm of Midtown’s Plaza Theatre, which at 9:15 p.m. tonight screens Roger Corman’s X—THE MAN WITH X-RAY EYES, while the seminal art-punk underground ensemble PERE UBU, one of the most influential bands of the punk era, performs its soundtrack for the film live in the theater. Tickets are $15. 404-873-1939. www.plazaatlanta.com.

SAVOR THE UNCERTAINITY: If you’re above the age of 18 and don’t listen to Project 9-6-1, the annual TASTE OF CHAOS tour doesn’t mean much to you. But if you’re in that number, the following words are all that matter: Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, Bullet for My Valentine and Bless the Fall. The tour hits the Arena at Gwinnett Center tonight. Tickets range from $23.50 to $36.50. 
404-249-6400. www.gwinnettcenter.com.

That’s right, you have to leave your living room to take part in the AMPM GUITAR HERO III TOURNAMENT AND CHAMPIONSHIP. This month-long event invites players 18 and older to certain AM/PM store locations to play one of four pre-chosen songs from “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.” Today’s contests take place from noon to 4 p.m. at 5005 Windward Parkway in Alpharetta; 3515 Cascade Road in Atlanta; and 3002 Atlanta Road in Smyrna. Finalists take part in the playoffs at the Tabernacle on April 3, judged by the band Alter Bridge. www.ampm.com.