GOMEZ FO’ SHOMEZGomez with matt pond PATheatre of Living Arts334 South St.Sun, 9:15 p.m., $20(215) 922-1011www.theateroflivingarts.net    We couldn’t resist yet another opportunity to promote musicians from the Grey’s Anatomy/O.C. school of rock. This week’s offering is Gomez, the British crooners with a distinctly Spanish name. Their unique blend of pop draws on everything from barbershop quartet to Nirvana. The quintet has been recording for Dave Matthews’s ATO record label since 2005 and has worked with the Pixies since their split with Virgin Records, proving they’re more versatile than the average Grey’s soundtrack contributor. They’ve shared the stage with names as big as Matisyahu, Guster and Ben Harper, and now they’re sharing it with Philly’s own matt pond PA. matt pond PA established their own alternapop credibility when they were featured on an O.C. soundtrack. Go and we promise we’ll never mention The O.C. again.  —Ruben Brosbe  IT'S A NO-WIN SITUATIONCatch-22Calvary Center for Culture and Community4800 Baltimore Ave.Thu, 7 p.m.; Fri, 8 p.m.; Sat, 4 and 8 p.m.; $10-22(215) 724-170www.curiotheatre.org    You probably had to read it for your AP Lit class back in high school, and you probably loved it. After all, according to Mark Zuckerberg’s evil deathtrap known as Facebook, Catch-22 is one of Penn students’ 10 favorite books. And for good reason. Joseph Heller’s brilliant satirical novel is both hilarious and infuriating — a true classic. This month the Curio Theatre Company brings this anti-war masterpiece to life. For all two of you who happen to be unfamiliar with Heller’s magnum opus, let’s bring you up to speed: Captain John Yossarian is a bombardier stationed in Italy during the Second World War. His absurd existence is highlighted by the fact that his tour of duty has no end in sight, as his superiors continue to raise the number of missions an airman must fly before he can return home. Check out how this paradoxical text translates to the stage. — Julia RubinCRUISE BEFORE TOMKAT Movie Monday Presents: Risky BusinessTrocadero1003 Arch St.Mon, 8 p.m., $3(215) 922-LIVEwww.thetroc.com    Remember when Tom Cruise was normal? Me neither. To refresh your memory, take a trip down to the Trocadero for a screening of the ’80s classic Risky Business. Throw on your button-up, some shades and your favorite pair of tube socks and slide over to this film flashback, hosted by Johnny Goodtimes. Need I say more? No, except for the fact that the party starts before the movie screening, so get there early to enjoy the movie-themed fun with all of your friends. This is your chance to shamelessly indulge in this timeless flick while also rekindling your childhood crush on Tom Cruise. Watch him strive toward every dream that you had in high school: cars, girls, and money. Surround yourself with Philadelphia’s cultural elite and spare $3 for a night of Tom.  —Nidah AhmedFATTY MCFAT FATTable Talk: “The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter”White Dog Cafe3420 Sansom St.Mon, 6 p.m., $36(215) 386-9224www.whitedog.com    Remember the days before college when you actually semi-cared about the way you ate? Before McDonalds had ever served one billion customers? Before making a late-night stop at Allegro’s wasn’t a nightly ritual? Before every time you put on your jeans and saw that your love handles have, well, gotten more love lately than usual? Reclaim your nutritional roots. Come to White Dog Café and listen to Princeton Bioethics Professor Peter Singer trace the foods of three different American families back to their production processes. It’ll make you think twice about that next run to Taco Bell for the “fourth meal.” And while you’re there, pick up an order of White Dog’s signature Pumpkin Cheesecake, which, unlike your favorite McFlurry, is all natural and all delicious.             —Lily BergGet Your Fiesta On20th Annual Book and Craft FairTaller Puertorriqueño2721 N. 5th St.Sat, 1 p.m., free(215) 426-3311www.tallerpr.org    Skip the half-ass fusion styles of Pod and Buddakan and go straight for the full multi-cultural blow-out. When burritos from Houston just won’t do the trick, we all need our Latin culture fix. Where’s the fiesta at? Taller Puertorriqueño’s Julia de Burgos Book and Craftstore will recreate sounds of Latin America at the 20th Annual Book and Craft Fair. Admire the handiwork of Puerto Rican and local artisans, stomp your feet to the rhythm of music and dance by Raices Culturales and remind yourself of the captivating power of storytelling. Winner of a Guggenheim award, a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a New York Poetry Foundation award, Puerto Rican-American poet Victor Hernandez will be present and command the stage with his true “fusion” work. What’s more, this celebration of both American and Latino heritages is all afternoon and won’t even cost you a penny..— Julia Enyart

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