Sam Feldman--perfroms modern jazz concert. Berklee Recital Hall, 1140 Boylston St., Boston. Friday, March 6, 7 p.m. Free.

Alligator Records 20th Anniversary Tour--Somerville Theatre, Davis Square, Somerville. Friday, March 6, 7:30 p.m. $18.50.

Dance

Dances of Universal Peace--Through May. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St. Fridays, 7:45 p.m. $6 donation. Call 522-0800 or 776-5767 for more information.

Lectures

Among African-American Women: The Boston Literary Scene--by Lorrainge Elena Roses. Wellesley College for Research on Women, 828 Washington St., Wellesley. Thursday. March 5, 12:30 p.m.

A Life Worth Living--by Carly Lund. Stoneham Library, 431 Main St., Stoneham. Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m.

Cambridge Center for Adult Education--presents The Monastic Haunts of Ireland by George Mahoney. Blacksmith House, 56 Brattle St., Cambridge. Thursday, March 5, 10:30 a.m. $1.50 general; $1 for seniors.

Fight for Black Majority Rule in South Africa--public forum. Northeastern University, 40 Leon St., Boston. Friday, March 6, 7 p.m.

Words I Never Thought to Speak: Suicide, Grief and Storytelling--by Victoria Alexander. Interface Foundation, 55 Wheeler St., Cambridge. Friday, March 6, 7:30 p.m. $10.

Movies

Brattle Theatre 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square, 876-6837.

Children of Paradise at 4 and 7:45 p.m. on March 5.

35 Up at 3, 5:20, 7:40, and 10 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Coolidge Corner Cinema 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 734-2500.