FRIDAY: Thanks to Rock Creek Rambler for pointing out the monster truck rally options for this weekend. That’s right, Monster Jam Monster Truck Racing is coming to the MCI Center, in all its vehicle-crushing glory. Will King Krunch stand up to Grave Digger? Will the dudes with the Bigfoot tattoos be there? Will someone explain to me why this thing wasn’t scheduled on Sunday, Sun-day, SUNDAY!? Friday at 8 p.m., and Saturday at 2 p.m….

>> This month marks Irvine Contemporary’s second anniversary. Help celebrate by checking out their exhibit, “Christine Kesler: New Directions,” opening Friday (reception 6-8 p.m.). Work on display includes multi-media collages by the MICA graduate. >> Conner Contemporary Art also opens a new exhibit Friday, featuring the work of Wayne Gonzales. A New Orleans-born but New York-based artist, Gonzales uses his paintings as a means of political commentary. For the works in this show, he focused…