Ballet

The Sleeping Beauty. Through Nov. 7. An evil curse, a magic kiss, a fairy-tale kingdom in a faraway land. Wang Center. $11-52. Call 931-ARTS for tickets and more information.

Bars and Clubs

Black Rose. Harvard Square. 492-8630. College Party Night on Thursday, Oct. 28. Legendary Lunch and Sinkhole on Friday, Oct. 29. Jim Plunkett on Saturday, Oct. 30.

House of Blues. Harvard Square. 491-BLUE. Joe Lewis Walker on Thursday, Oct. 28. Kat in the Hat's Halloween Party on Sunday, Oct. 31.

ManRay. 21 Brookline St., Central Square, Cambridge. 864-0400. Hell on Friday, Oct. 29. La Danse Macabre Annual Halloween Party on Saturday, Oct. 30 with $250 prize for best costume.

The Middle East. 472 Mass Ave., Cambridge. 497-0576. Downstairs: Adult children of Heterosexuals on Thursday, oct. 28. Dread Zeppelin with Tortelvis and Amongus on Friday, Oct. 29. Alice Donut on Saturday, Oct. 30. Hair and Skin Trading Company on Sunday, Oct. 31. Upstairs: Apollo Landing on October. 28. Sarah Greenwood on Oct. 30. Halloween Party and festivities with Mudwimmin on Oct. 31.

T. T. The Bears. 10 Brookline St., Cambridge. 492-BEAR. The Sense, Tonto Tonto and live Llama on Thursday, Oct. 28. Betty Please with the Swirlies and The Pods on Friday, Oct. 29. Trojan Ponies on Saturday, Oct. 30.

Western Front. 343 Western Ave., Cambridge. 492-7772. Crucial Massive on Friday, Oct. 29 and Saturday, Oct. 30.

Concert

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. With Machines of Loving Grace on Wednesday, Nov. 3. Avalon, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. For more information, call 262-2424.

MIT Chapel Series. Duo Milonga at noon on Thursday, Oct. 28. Free. Call 253-2826 for more information.

Chick Corea Elektric Band II. On Sunday, Oct. 31 at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Charles Hotel Ballroom. $24.50. Call 876-7777 for tickets and more information.

Costume Ball

Rock '93 Outrageous Costume Ball. Most ourtageous costume wins $1,000. Most outrageous couple wins trip for two to Jamaica. Saturday, Oct. 30. Club Ovations. $10. Call (508)535-4080 for more information.