thursday
Twelfth Night--Loeb Drama Center, 8 p.m.
Hamlet--Boston Shakespeare Co. Theater, 30C Mass Ave., Boston, 8 p.m.
Thymis Vulgaris, The Lady or the Tiger and Comar, 28th and Bank--Hasty Pudding Theater, 8 p.m.
All My Sons--The Lyric Stage, 54 Charles St., Boston, 8 p.m.
Balzimov's Wedding--Nucieo Eclettico, 37 Clark, St., Boston, 8:30 p.m.
That Championship Season--Nucieo Eclettico, 216 Hanover St., Boston, 8 p.m.
I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road--Wilbur Theater, 8 p.m.
Organ Recital--Nancy Granert, organist, with Deanna Dalrymple, oboe; Memorial Church, 12:10 p.m.
Chamber Music at South House--Ken Bookstein, Verna Joffe, Ellen Rose, Norman Yamada et al.; music of Bach, Beethoven Chopin, Brahms and Schubert; Cabot Living Room, South House, 7:30 p.m.
Handel and Haydn Society--Thomas Dunn, director; Sheldon Shkolnik, piano, and Edward Carroll, trumpet; music of Haydn and Shostakovich; Symphony Hall, 8 p.m.
Longy String Quartet--Suzanne Gilman and Monica MacMichael, violins, Emma Rubenstein, viola, and Trevor Handy, cello; music of Haydn; Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Auditorium, 12:30 p.m.
Future Dads, Boys Life, Angry Young Bees and The MIAs--the Channel
Chris Jones and the Regulars--Inn Square Men's Bar
The Name--Oxford Ale house
Lou Miami and the Kozmetix and Unction--Jacks
Through the Doors--Jonathan Swift's
Blotto, The Graphics and Petit Mal--the Rat The Suburbs and Sex-Execs--Streets, 1239 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Sharon Lunsford--Idler's Back Room
Alida Rohr's Band--Springfield's, 1369 Cambridge St.
Conbrio--the Willow, 699 Broadway, Somerville
Bill Staines and Claudia Schmidt--Passim, 47 Palmer St.
Caviar--Ryles
Dogs in Outer Space--Wayne Potash; Leverett JCR, 8 p.m.
Luis Bunuel and his Work--Carlos Fuentes; Carpenter Center, 8 p.m.
Theology as a Public Responability--Leo O'Donovan, S.J.; H-R Catholic Student Center, 20 Arrow St., 7:30 p.m.
Quality of Working Life and the Law--Thomas Schnelder; KSG, Rm. 150, 4 p.m.
Larry Poons: Paintings of the '70s--Kenworth Moffett; Museum of Fine Arts, 11 a.m.
Art from the Age of Alexander--Barbara T. Martin; Rabb Lecture Hall, Boston Public Library, 2 p.m.
H-R Christian Science Organization--Phillips Brooks House, 7 p.m.
Energy Conservation Meeting--St. Paul's Church, 29 Mt. Auburn St., 7:30 p.m.
friday
Twelfth Night-- 8 p.m.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead--Boston Shakespeare Co. Theater, 300 Mass Ave., Boston, 8 p.m.
Thymus Vulgaris, The Lady or the Tiger and Corner, 28th and Bank--8 p.m.
All My Sons--8 p.m.
Balzimov's Wedding--8:30 p.m.
That Championship Season--8 p.m.
I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road--8 p.m.
Boston Philharmonic--Benjamin Zander, conductor; Andrew Rangell, soloist; music of Gluck, Beethoven and Stravinsky; Jordan Hall, 8 p.m.
Organ Recital--Kenton W. Stellwagen, organist; music of Bach, Franck, Alain, Langlais, Vierne and Dupre; Mission Church, 1545 Tremont St., Boston
Jon Butcher Axis, The Blasters and Sayne--the Channel, 9:45 p.m.
Boston Rock-a-Billy Music Conspiracy--Inn Square Man's Bar
The Name--Oxford Ale House
The New Models and Newz--Jacks
The James Montgomery Band, The Bars and Tim Danahy--Jonathan Swift's
The Outlets, Future Dads and The Runes--the Rat
One People--the Western Front
Bill Morrissey--Idler's Back Room
Conbrio--Springfield's, 1369 Cambridge St.
Grover Mooney--the Willow, 699 Broadway, Somerville
Bill Staines and Claudia Schmidt--Passim, 47 Palmer St.
Fernando Arno Group--Ryles Upstairs
Herman Johnson Quarter--Ryles Downstairs
Reminiscences of City College: Gateway to America--Daniel Bell and Nathan Glazer; H-R Hillel, 74 Mt. Auburn St., 8 p.m.
One Year Later--Willie Sanders: The Community Church of Boston, Community Church Center, 565 Boylston St., Boston, 7:30 p.m.
The Search Continues: Highlights of Classical Art in the Museum's Collections--Museum of Fine Arts, 1 p.m.
saturday
Twelfth Night--8 p.m.
Hamlet--8 p.m.
Thymus Vulgaris, The Lady or the Tiger and Corner, 28th and Bank--2 and 8 p.m.
All My Sons--5 and 8:30 p.m.
Balzimov's Wedding--8:30 p.m.
That Championship Season--8 p.m.
I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road--2 and 8 p.m.
Banchetto Musicaie--Martin Pearlman, director, music of Handel; Sanders Theater, 8 p.m.
Organ Recital--Ronald Arnatt, organist; music of Guilain, Bach and Mozart; Busch-Reisinger Museum, 4:30 p.m.
Hypertension--Inn Square Men's Bar
The Name--Oxford Ale House
The New Models and Hi-Beams--Jacks
The Atlantics and The Sonics--Jonathan Swift's
Boys Life, shrapnel and Limbo Race--the Rat
Bush Tetras, The Dark and The MIAs--Streets, 1239 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Berlin Airlift, Face to Face and X-Davis--the Channel
One People--the Western Front
Fire on the Mountain and Bill Walsh--Idler's Back Room
Conbrio--Springfield's, 1369 Cambridge St.
Nancy Holroyde and Jazz Summits--the Willow, 699 Broadway, Somerville
Bill Staines Claudia Schmidt--Passim, 47 Palmer St.
Fernando Arno Group--Ryles Upstairs
Herman Johnson Quartet--Ryles Downstairs
The Game--Yale Bowl
El Salvador--Military Intervention, Elections or Political Solution?--Alfredo Monge; Arlington St. Church, Boston, 7:30 p.m.
The Trojan War in Greek Vase Painting--Barbara Martin; Museum of Fine Arts, noon
Melave Malke--Chassidic music and storytelling; H-R Hillel, 74 Mt. Auburn St., 8 p.m.
Chrismas Sale of International Crafts--First Church of Cambridge Congregational, 11 Garden St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Dance Collective--"Housewares"; Longwood Theater, Mass. College of Art, 364 Brookline Ave., Boston, 8 p.m.
sunday
Thymus Vulgaris, The Lady or the Tiger and Corner, 28th and Bank--2 and 7 p.m.
All My Sons--3 p.m.
I'm Getting My Act together and Taking it on the Road--3 p.m.
Dunster House Music Society--Lisa Goldman, piano; music of Schubert; Dunster House Library, 3 p.m.
Banchetto Musicale--(see Saturday's listing), 8 p.m.
Brandenburg Party--open rehearsal/sight reading; Currier House Fishbowl, 7:30 p.m.
Violin and Piano Duo--Leslie Silverfire and Phillip Oliver; music of Brahms, Mozart, Bach and Ravel; Leverett JCR, 3 p.m.
Boston Philharmonic--(see Friday's listing), Sanders Theater, 4 p.m.
Piano Recital--Wanda Paik, pianist; music of Beethoven Mozart, Cuopin and Prokofiev; Naumburg Room, Fogg Art Museum, 3 p.m.
Jon Butcher Axis and The Machines--the Channel, 3:30 p.m.
The Martelis--Inn Square Men's Bar
The Name--Oxford Ale House
The Runes and Stealers--Jacks
Loose Caboose--Jonathan Swift's
Wild Stares and The Gluons--the Rat
Caryl P. Weiss--Idler's Back Room
Grover Mooney and Moon Unit--Springfield's, 1369 Cambridge St.
Blue Silver--The Willow, 699 Broadway, Somerville
Bill Staines and Claudia Schmidt--Passim, 47 Palmer St.
Mike Metheny Quartet--Ryles Downstairs
The Jewish Love Affair with Law--Jerold Auerbach; H-R Hillel, 74 Mt. Auburh St., 12:30 p.m.
The Hunt of Alexander--Ariel Herrmann; Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, 2 p.m.
Paul Tillich: The Religious Encounter With Reality--William Crout; Harvard-Epworth Church, 11 a.m.
Brunch--Iox and bagels; H-R Hillel, 74 Mt. Auburn St., 11 a.m.
Dance Collective--(See Saturday's listing), 8 p.m.
monday
Emmanuel Music--John McCabe, plainst; music of Haydn, Mozart, McCabe et al.; Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St., Boston, 8 p.m.
Hoot with Bob Halperin--Idler's Back Room Another Improvisation by M. Fuenmayor--Springfield's, 1369 Cambridge St.
Mike Metheny Quartet--Ryles Downstairs
The Huichol: Ongoing Transformation of a Shamanic Culture in Mexico--Juan Negrin; Science Center D, 8 p.m.
Valley Curtain and Wrapped Coast--Christo; Hilles Cinema, 7 p.m.
Israeli Dancing--H-R Hillel, 74 Mt. Auburn St., 8 p.m.
tuesday
Three Fallen Angels, Tennessee and Fits and Starts--Hasty Pudding Theater, 8 p.m.
I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road--8 p.m.
Dinosaur Annex--original chamber music; Leverett JCR, 8 p.m.
Mid-day Concert--Jane Daniel and Sue Demb, violas; music of Bach, Hindemith and Haydn; New School of Music, 25 Lowell St., 12:30 p.m.
Haydn Trios--Mowry Pearson, violin, Dragana Bajalovic, piano, and Richard Hardtshorne, bass; Peasant Stock Restaurant, 415 Washington St., Somerville
New Music for Solo Harp--Susan Allen, harp; Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St., Boston, 8 p.m.
Cheryl LeBlanc and the Strangers--Oxford Ale House
Bob Halperin--Idler's Back Room
The Fringe--Springfield's, 1369 Cambridge St.
Ed Perkins Trio--Ryles Downstaris
Gentrification: Curse or Salvation? A Look at Boston's South End--Richie Hall; KSG, Rm. 230, 4 p.m.
Noam Chomsky on the Middle East--Naseer Aruri and Mark Solomon; First Church of Cambridge Congrational, 11 Garden St.
The Search Continues: Highlights of Classical Art in the Museum's Collections--Museum of Fine Arts, 1 p.m.
Egypt After Sadat--Herman Ellts, Hanna Batatu, Guldo Goldman, Mona Makram Ebeld and A.J. Meyer; Kennedy School Forum, KSG, 8 p.m.
Rodney Dangerfield--Metropolitan Center, 7 p.m.
Poetry Reading--Lars Gustafsson; Farnsworth Room, Lamont Library, 4:30 p.m.
wednesday
Much Ado About Nothing--Boston Shakespeare Co. Theater, 300 Mass Ave., Boton, 8 p.m.
Three Fallen Angels, Tennessee and Fits and Starts--8 p.m.
All My Sons--8 p.m.
Balzimov's Wedding--8:30 p.m.
That Championship Season--8 p.m.
I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road-- 2 and 8 p.m.
Musical Evening--Priscilla Halberg, violin, and Lawrence Berman, piano; music of Handel, Mozart, Vitalli and Prokoflev; Peasant Stock Restaurant, 415 Washington St., Somerville
Cheryl LeBlanc and the Strangers--Oxford Ale House
Mimi Jones--Idler's Back Room
Night Runners--Springfield's, 1369 Cambridge St.
Ed Perkins Trio--Ryles Downstairs
Basic Marxism Study Group--"Trotsky's Struggle for the Fourth International"; Phillips Brooks House, 7 p.m.
HRZL/Hasbarah--Pro-Israel action committee; H-R Hillel, 74 Mt. Auburn St., 6:45 p.m.
