Ben Riley Concert--Riley, a drummer, will perform original music. Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 8:15 p.m. $4.

Celebration of African-American Musics--Tufts University Music Department presents classical music, jazz, spirituals and gospel. Betty J. King, featured composer. Cohen Auditorium, Tufts University, Medford Campus. Sunday, Feb. 9,5 p.m. Free. 627-3564.

Dance

Laura Knott Dance Company--Green Street Studios, 185 Green St., Cambridge. Friday, Feb. 7 and Saturday, Feb. 8, 8 p.m. $10 general admission, $5 for students with ID and seniors. For reservations, call 323-5562.

A midsummer Night's Dream--Boston Ballet's production choreographed by Bruce Wells. Feb. 6-16. Wang Center for Performing Arts. Tickets available by calling Ticketmaster at 931-2000.

Ariel Dance Theatre--will present new works Wraps and Seasons. Boston University's Sargent Gym Studio Theatre, university Rd. Friday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m., $25 with wine and cheese reception. Saturday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 9 at 4 p.m., $10 and $8 for students and seniors. For reservations and ticket information, call 628-3114 or 498-1663.

Film

MTV Decade--part of 5-part program tracing the devlopment and artistry of the music video. Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave. Thursday, Feb. 6. $5 general admission and $4.50 for students and museum members. Series tickets available by calling 267-9300, ext. 306.

Joseph Beuys of Film and Video--Joseph Beuys: Transformer by John Hilpern and From Here Out...: Two Interviews with Joseph Beuys by Peter Herrmann. Seminar Room. Sunday, Feb. 9,3 p.m. I like America and America likes Me, Trans-Siberian Railway, and Celtic+. Museum School. Monday, Feb. 10, 6 p.m. Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave. Tickets are $2.50 and $3.

Mass Art Film Society-- Harry Smith Retrospective on Feb. 12 and continued on Feb. 19. Room 309 of massachusetts College of Art's Longwood Building, corner of Brookline and Longwood Ave. 7:30 p.m. $3. For information, call 232-1555, ext. 214.

Rebecca--presented by the Wang Center and Boston Herald Classic Film Series. Wang Center for the Performing Arts. Monday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m. $6 Tickets available at The Wang Center Box Office at 6 p.m. on the evening of the show.

Spies--by Fritz Lang. Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, 1555 Mass Ave. Sunday, Feb. 9, 8 p.m. $3 contribution.

Lectures

Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, and Massachusetts State Law--speaker Bill Hunter, regional administrator, Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Children. Charlestown Branch Library, 179 Main St. Friday, Feb. 7,10 a.m. 242-1248.

Cancer Prevention through Diet and Nutrition--Jamaica Plain Branch Library, 12 Sedgwick St. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 10:30 a.m. 524-2053.