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The International Women's Club of Kyiv and the National Opera host back-to-back concerts at the Opera House on March 4-5, with a collection to go to charity...Davis Cup tennis action will be served up at Nauka Sport Club as Ukraine play Norway from March 4-6...Remont Vody (Water Repair) take to the stage at Art Club 44 on March 5.

ries battle in men’s and women’s singles and reverse singles, as well as in doubles competition. It’s essentially a best-of-three in men’s and women’s, the winning country advancing.

Nauka Sport Club (32 Akad. Vernadskoho, 424-0202).

Saturday 5

ROCK CONCERT: Remont Vody (Water Repair).

Fresh off the release of their latest video, self-styled intellectual rockers Remont Vody of Kyiv take to the stage at the city’s premier live music venue for a one-off gig. Lacing intricate rhythms with poignant lyrics, RV take a page from Russian rockers of old, but add their own two cents. They’re worth a good listen.

Art Club 44 (44 Khreshchatyk, 253-1547).

10 p.m. Tickets TBA.

Friday 4 – Sunday 5

SPECIAL EVENT: Charity Concerts Dedicated to Women.

The National Opera of Ukraine and The International Women’s Club of Kyiv will host a gala concert dedicated to the women of Kyiv March 4-5. The concerts will consist of a surprise repertoire, with performances by the National Symphony Orchestra, the National Opera and the National Ballet of Ukraine. Mr. German Makarenko of the National Opera, well-known for his gala performances, will be the conductor. A collection at the concerts will go to a maternity house.

National Opera Theater (50 Volodymyrska, 229-1169).

7 p.m. For more information, contact Leonora Butenko at 290-6445. For tickets, contact Yana Serogina at 246-8023.

Saturday 6

FORMULA ONE: Australian Grand Prix.

Formula One has undergone much turmoil in the off-season, but also much good news. After squabbling over money and revenue sharing, all the teams are back, many drivers have switched teams – Juan Pablo Montoya is with McLaren Mercedes, former world champion Jacques Villeneuve will lead Sauber – and a new race has been added, in Turkey. The 19-race circuit begins in Melbourne, which should prove an early test of the new drivers, the new engine and tire restrictions, and of fans’ willingness to tolerate Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher’s domination of the sport.

Sport TV channel. 5 a.m.