Normally, legends games have all the artistic appeal of watching oatmeal get cold, but when the legends are former Dunbar boys basketball players, well, then you've potentially got something really spicy.

The Dunbar Poets Nation will gather tonight at the school for a game pitting recent and not-so-recent graduates against each other in a pair of games, tipping at 6 and 7:30 p.m. In addition, at halftime of the second game, which is designated as the legends game, the 1973 team which knocked off then nationally top-ranked DeMatha will be honored.

The games, and a roast tomorrow night at Martin's West in Woodlawn, are organized to pay homage to former Dunbar coach Bob Wade, one of the architects of the Poets' basketball program, who led the team to a pair of mythical national championships. Tickets for tonight's games are $7 for adults and $3 for youth 12 and under. Tickets for the roast are $65. For additional information, call Diane Leach at 443-286-2862 or ladidi_12@verizon.net.