Calling all rockers: Every Tuesday, indie rock is in the spotlight at Kaleidoscope at Chinatown club NextDoor. On the lineup this week: The Malcognitas, Awry By Design, Matt Homer and Algebra. Unlike weekend events, this one starts at its billed time, 9 p.m., for those who need to punch a clock the next day. 548-6398.

COFFEE-TABLE TOME

China is inescapable — as a fast-growing global power, it's part of our politics, food and aesthetics. Want to learn more about it? "China" (DK Publishing, $40) is a comprehensive — and accessible — compendium on the vast country, including a section of coffee-table-book landscape shots (deserts to lake-dotted forests), a history lesson with an illustrated timeline (learn your Tang from your Ming), inside looks at local life and images of art and architecture.

— Lesa Griffith

FINAL WORD

"My father had a ridiculous work ethic. He started his own business. To him, kids were convenient employees. So from a really early age, I was working — and I was in charge."

Will Smith | who was named one of the "Smartest People in Hollywood" in Entertainment Weekly