·Medeski Martin and Wood, which Neel the Intern says is Brooklyn's favorite jazzy improv triumvirate (don t worry we had to look it up, too), performs at the New York Hilton Ballroom to benefit the Elf Foundation for ailing children. [MMW]

·In the magazine of life, Paris Hilton is the front-of-the-book: All eye-catching spectacle and not a lot of substance. That said, that s usually the only part of magazines that we read. So alight to Henri Bendel where Paris, Naomi Campbell and Zooey Deschanel are feting the new Chip + Pepper Mile High jeans. Incongruous sponsor: Song Airlines! 712 Fifth Avenue, Denim Shop on 2nd floor, 5 p.m. [NYP]

·There s no end in sight for The Simpsons , but the Family Guy is cancelled just about every other day. So head to Town Hall, meet the creators, and get a sneak preview of May's premiere episode in case it's cancelled or Fox interrupts programming so President Bush can lie talk about the energy and social security crises. [HaHaHa]
—NH