Because we'll most definitely be in the stands at Turner Field tonight for the ATLANTA BRAVES HOME OPENER against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Root, root, root for the home team, including scheduled pitcher Tom Glavine, starting at 7:10 p.m. Tickets range from $6 to $75. 404-522-7630. www.atlantabraves.com.

Fresh off her turn in the highly touted ABC TV-movie “Raisin in the Sun,” four-time Tony Award-winner AUDRA MCDONALD takes the stage tonight. The singer and actress (“Private Practice”) is a dynamic performer, drawing from show tunes, standards and composers like Randy Newman, Neil Young and even John Mayer. 5 p.m. tonight at the Ferst Center for the Arts. Tickets are $40 and $50. 404-894-9600. www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu.

Jazz guitarist Earl Klugh, author Melissa Faye Green and CNN correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta are the featured guests at the Horizon Theatre’s 10th annual ATLANTA STORIES. Each year, playwrights work with the celebrity guests to write their own one-act plays, which are then performed by professional actors at tonight’s gala fundraiser. Tickets are $150 each, $1,500 for a table or $2,500 for a corporate sponsorship table. 404-584-7450. www.horizontheatre.com.

And are you between the ages of 7 and 17? Then get thee to the interactive CAMP JAM READY-SET-ROCK TOUR. The event includes a music clinic with Derek St. Holmes (former vocalist for Ted Nugent), a “Guitar Hero III” competition and a best rock solo contest. 11 a.m. today at Sam Ash Music in Marietta; noon March 20 at Guitar Center in Lawrenceville; and 3 p.m. March 30 at Guitar Center in Atlanta. 1-800-513-0930. www.campjam.com.

Need an excuse to light a few candles and make your surroundings a little cozier? Try tonight’s EARTH HOUR event. For one hour, between 8 and 9 p.m., people in 20 cities around the world—including Atlanta—are cutting off all nonessential lights. The movement is sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund and participation is free. www.earthhour.org.

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.

Fifty-seven percent of families don't have a dedicated family night, according to a recent study by Panasonic and the Mommy and Me Foundation. That's why Nintendo and the fine folks at the Best Buy Alpharetta location are stepping up to provide a FAMILY Wii EVENT for mothers and kids this Sunday, March 30, from 1-4 p.m. Nintendo and Best Buy reps will be on hand to show mothers how to use the Wii game system and introduce games that families can play together. There will also be hourly drawings for Best Buy gift cards and Wii consoles.

Best Buy Alpharetta is located at 975 North Point Drive, Alpharetta, 30005. Feel free to call the store at 678-339-1321.

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.