Bars and Clubs

Avalon. High energy-top 40-techno-progressive dance music. 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. Call 262-2424 for more information.

Axis. DJ Debo downstairs. DJ David James upstairs. 13 Lansdowne St., Boston. Call 262-2437 for more information.

Bill's Bar and Grille. Call 421-9678 for more information.

Crimson Sports Grill. Call 868-5900 for more information.

Jillian's Billiard Club. 145 Ipswich St., Boston. Pool, darts, shuffleboard and ping pong. Foosball tournament on Monday nights at 8:30 p.m. Call 437-0300 for more information.

ManRay. Nin Record Release Party. 21 Brookline St., Cambridge. Saturday, Oct. 3. Call 864-040 for more information.

Metropolis. DJ and dancing to R&B, techno and house music. 533 Washington St., Boston. Call 338-6999 for more information.

Middle East. Call 492-9181 for more information.

Narcissus. 533 Commonwealth Ave., Kenmore Square. Call 536-0660 for more information.

T.T. The Bears. Chris Harford, Subterraneans and Chaos from Order on Thursday, Oct. 1. Disappear Fear, Laurie Geltman and Sara Laughs on Friday, Oct. 2. Reverend Horton Heat, Super Suckers and Seventh House on Saturday, Oct. 3. 10 Brookline St., Cambridge. Call 492-0082 for more information.

Venus De Milo. Mindwarp Productions presents "Rave Culture" with DJ Debo on Thursday, Oct. 1 (19+). International night with Euro-house music and DJ Abdullah on Friday, Oct. 2 (19+). 11 Lansdowne St., Boston. Call 421-9595 for more information.

Comedy

Catch a Rising Star. Carol Siskind, Dave Fitzgerald and Michael Lee on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 8:30 p.m. and Friday, Oct. 2 at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. 30 JFK St., Harvard Square. Call 661-9887 for more information.

Comedy Connection at Faneuil Hall. Keavin Meaney on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. and Friday, Oct. 2 at 8 and 10:15 p.m. Faneuil Hall, Marketplace, Boston. Call 248-9700 for more information.

Nick's Comedy Stop. John Mendoza and Eddie Brill on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 8:30 p.m. John Mendoza and Chris Zito on Friday, Oct. 2 at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. 100 Warrenton St., Boston. Call 482-0930 for more information.

Stand-Up Cafe. George MacDonald, Paul Kulflowski, and Chris McGuire on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 8:30 p.m. George MacDonald, Gerroll Bennett, and Chris McGuire on Friday, Oct. 2 at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. 76 Warrenton St., Boston. Call 426-3737 for more information.

Concerts

Celebrity Series Pianist Emanuel Ax and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Symphony Hall. Friday, Oct. 2, 8 p.m. Call 266-1492 for more information.

Boston Musica Viva. Start of its 24th season. Edward Pickman Hall, 27 Garden St., Cambridge. Friday, Oct. 2. Call 353-0556 for more information.

Boston Symphony Orchestra. A Midsummer Night's Dream and Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 on Friday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. Symphony Hall, Boston. $19.50-$55. Call "CON-CERT" (266-2378) for more information.

Dance

Basic Instinct. Sponsored by Wellesley Korean Students Association. Wellesley College, Alumnae Hall. Saturday, Oct. 3 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. $8 for non-Wellesley students.

Fairs

Second Annual Fall Harvest Festival. With country store, bluegrass music, artisan's fair and petting zoo. Prudential Center's South Plaza, Boston. Thursday, Oct. 1 and Friday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Call 236-3744 for more information.

Movies

Brattle Theater. 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square. 876-6837. Nosferatu the Vampyr at 4 and 7:55 p.m. and Even Dwarfs Started Small at 6 and 9:55 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1. The Professional: Golgo 13 at 4, 6, 8 and 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2 and 3. Dirty Harry at 1:30 and 8 p.m.; Magnum Force at 3:30 and 10 p.m.; and Sudden Impact at 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4. Macao at 4:15 and 8 p.m. and His Kind of Woman at 5:45 and 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5. The Sorceress at 5:15 and 8 p.m. and From the Eagle's Nest at 4:30 and 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Barfly at 4 and 8 p.m. and Under the Volcano at 5:50 and 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

Coolidge Corner Cinema. 390 Harvard St., Brookline. 734-2500. Through Thursday, Oct. 1 only. Deep Blues at 2:05, 8:10 and 10:05 p.m. the Panama Deception at 1:45, 3:45 and 7:40 p.m.

Loews Fresh Pond. Fresh Pond Plaza. 661-2900. Through Thursday, Oct. 1 only. Mr. Saturday Night at 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:40 and 10:10 p.m. Innocent Blood at 12:50, 3, 5:10, 7:25 and 9:45 p.m. Sarafina at 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:15 and 9:30 p.m. Howards End at 1:15, 4:15, 7 and 9:45 p.m. Enchanted April at 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30 and 9:40 p.m. Wind at 1:30 and 7 p.m. Unforgiven at 4 and 9:35 p.m. Singles at 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:50 and 10:05 p.m. Captain Ron at 12:45, 2:55, 5:05, 7:20 and 9:35 p.m. Sneakers at 12:30, 2:55, 5:15, 7:45 and 10:15 p.m. Honeymoon in Vegas at 1:10, 3:15, 5:20, 7:30 and 9:40 p.m.

Loews Harvard Square. 10 Church St., Cambridge. 864-4580. Starting Friday, Oct. 2. Last of the Mohicans at 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30 and 10 p.m. and 12:15 a.m. A Brief History of Time at 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:50 and 9:55 p.m. and 12 a.m. School Ties at 1, 3:15, 5:25, 7:45 and 10:10 p.m. Husbands and Wives at 12, 2:20, 4:35, 7:15 and 9:45 p.m. and 12:15 a.m. Rocky Horror at 12:15 a.m. Glenngary Glenn Ross at times to be announced.

Loews Janus. 57 JFK St., near Harvard Square. 661-3737. Bob Roberts at 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30 and 10 p.m.

Loews Nickelodeon. 606 Commonwealth Ave., Kenmore Square. 424-1500. Laws of Gravity at 1:10, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30 and 9:50 p.m. and 12 a.m. A Brief History of Time at 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 p.m. Light Sleeper at 1, 3:05, 5:10, 7:20, 9:30 and 11:45 p.m. Bladerunner at 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:55 and 10:15 p.m. and 12:10 a.m. Bob Roberts at 1:15, 3:20, 5:25, 7:40 and 9:55 p.m. and 12 a.m.

Theatre

Ain't Misbehavin'. Through Nov. 1. 15th anniversary revival of the Tony-winning musical round-up of Fats Waller's greatest hits. Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton St., Boston. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. Sunday at 2 p.m. $25-$28. Call 426-6912 for more information.

Away Alone. Contemporary play that focuses on the lives of a group of young Irish people as they come to grips with the challenges of immigrant life in New York. Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., Boston. Thursday, Oct. 1 through Saturday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. $12. Call 646-5983 for more information.

Blackout. Through Oct. 31. Area premiere of Gary Lennon's story of an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, First Parish Church, Harvard Square. $15. Call 547-2302 for more information.

Fall Festival of One-Act Plays. Accompanist for a Seduction, The Man Behind the Moose and Fast Food on Friday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. Taking Five, Ten Minutes and Deliver the Blow on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St., Harvard Square. $8. Call 547-6789 for more information.

Street Show. Interdisciplinary performance presented as part of Ways To See: New Art Forms in Massachusetts, Institute of Contemporary Art, 955 Boylston St., Boston. Thursday, Oct. 1, 8 p.m. $4 for ICA members and students; $5 for general admission. Call 266-5152 for more information.