If you want to do something else tonight besides the mind-numbing seventh season opener of American Idol, here are a few options: WORDS Nobel Prizewinner Mohammad Yunus has a conversation with Rick Wartzman, director of the Drucker Institute, Claremont Graduate University (and former editor of the Los Angeles Times' West) on "Creating a World without Poverty." The evening will focus on questions like: "What if you could harness the power of the free market......

Rose Bowl's 80th Anniversary of Fireworks starring the Pasadena Pops - 6pm Disneyland's "Remember... Dreams Come True" - 9:25p Hollywood Bowl - Hollywood Bowl Orchestra - with special guest Kenny Loggins - 7:30p Marina Del Rey - Burton Chance Park - 9pm Magic Mountain - "Come nightfall, Six Flags will light up the sky with one of the largest and most unparalleled firework extravaganza in Southern California" Baldwin Park - 9pm - Sierra Vista......

April Fools Day is almost here. LAist, for one, can't wait. This year it seems like Angelenos are getting into the playful spirit of things and are ready to frolic, rain or no rain. 1. Equator Books seeks all fools to enjoy an opening reception for the "April Fools" exhibit, featuring the work of John Evans, Matthew Weidmann, Albert Reyes (aka Give), and Neil Wax's Abject Goods. 7-11 PM, Friday, April 1, 2005. EQUATOR......