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, Nov. 4. Doshie Powers on Friday, Nov. 5. Jim Plunkett on Saturday, Nov. 6.

House of Blues. Harvard Square. 491-BLUE. Bob Margolin on Thursday, Nov. 4. Dave Hole on Friday, Nov. 5. Barrence Whitfield on Saturday, Nov. 6.

ManRay. 21 Brookline St., Central Square, Cambridge. 864-0400. Campus for Gay men on Tuesday and Thursdays. Alternative/Industrial/Gothic Mayhem on Wednesdays.

The Middle East. 472 Mass Ave., Cambridge. 497-0576. Downstairs: Miracle Legion on Thursday, Nov. 4. Poster Children on Friday, Nov. 5. Monster Magnet on Saturday, Nov. 6. Mekons on Sunday, Nov. 7. Upstairs: Meices on Thursday, Nov. 4. Red Red Meet on Friday, Nov. 5. Tiger Trap on Saturday, Nov. 6.

T.T. Bears. 10 Brookline St., Cambridge. 492-BEAR. Mike Johnson Band on Thursday, Nov. 4. Letters to Cleo on Friday, Nov. 5. Goober and the Peas on Saturday, Nov. 6.

Western Front. 343 Western Ave., Cambridge. 492-7772. Danny Tucker on Thursday, Nov. 4. SWAMMP on Friday, Nov. 5 and Saturday, Nov. 6.

Concert

Museum of Fine Arts. Presents lutenist Hopkinson Smith performing works by Gallot and Vieux-Gaultier. Thursday, Nov. 4, 8 p.m. 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. $14 for students.

Boston Conservatory. Pianists perform on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 12:30 p.m. Auditorium, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 600 Atlantic Ave., Boston. Free.

Boston Symphony Orchestra. Performs works by Roussel, Britten and Ravel on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 8 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 5 at 1:30 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. Symphony Hall, 301 Mass Ave. Call 266-1492 for more information.

Movies

Brattle Theatre. 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square. 876-6837. "Household Saints" at 3, 5:20, 7:40 and 10 p.m. with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 12:40. Through Thursday, Nov. 11. This film examines the changing American culture through three different generations of Italian-American women, and each woman's unique relationship to faith and family tradition.

Coolidge Corner Cinema. 390 Harvard St., Brookline. 734-2500. On Thursday, Nov. 11 "It's All True" at 1, 2:50, 4:40, 6:25, 8:10 and 9:55. "Manhattan Murder Mystery" at 3:05 and 7. "Tito and Me" at 5. "In the Line of Fire" at 9:05. "Singing in the Rain" at 1:10.

Loews Fresh Pond. Fresh Pond Plaza. 661-2900. On Thursday, Nov. 11. "Fatal Instinct" at 12:55, 3:05, 5:40, 7:45 and 10:10. "Rudy" at 11:50 a.m. and 2:25, 4:50, 7:15 and 9:40 p.m. "A Bronx Tale" at 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7 and 9:30. "Mr. Wonderful" at 1:30, 3:45, 5:55 and 8:15. "Judgment Night" at 10:30. "Demolition Man" at 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30 and 9:55. "Malice" at 2:25, 2:50, 5:20, 8 and 10:20. "Cool Runnings" at 11:40 a.m. and 1:50, 4, 6:10 and 8:30. "The Good Son" at 12, 4:15, and 8:45. "The Beverly Hillbillies" at 2:10 and 6:35. "The Fugitive" at 12:35, 3:15, 6:20 and 9:15. "Dazed and Confused" at 1:15, 3:30, 6:45 and 9.

Loews Harvard Square. 10 Church St., Cambridge. 864-4580. On Thursday, Nov. 11. "Farewell to my Concubine" at 11:50 a.m. and 3, 6:05 and 9:10. "The Nightmare Before Christmas" at 11:30 a.m., 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30 p.m. "M. Butterfly" at 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:15, 9:45 and midnight. "Wedding Banquet" at 12:10, 2:30, 5:15, 7:50, 10:15 and 12:25. "The Age of Innocence" at 1, 4, 7 and 10. "Rocky Horror" on Friday and Saturday at midnight.

Loews Janus. 57 JFK St., Harvard Square. 661-3737. "The Joy Luck Club" at 1, 4, 7 and 10 p.m.

Theatre

Forever Plaid. Indefinite run. In Stuart Ross's tribute to the "guy groups" of the '50s and '60s, the Plaids, a semi-pro harmony group killed on the eve of their first big-time gig, have come back from the dead to croon their tunes. Boston Park Plaza Hotel, 64 Arlington St., Boston. Call 357-8384 for more information.

Lady from the Sea. Through Nov. 14. A revival of Henrik lbsen's tale of Ellida Wangel, a wife who dreams of leaving the domestic life. $18-$38. Call 266-0800 for more information.

The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me. Through Nov. 28. David Drake's one-man show about gay awakening and AIDS, which won the playwright on Obie Award. Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon Street, Copley Square. Call 437-7172 for tickets and more information.

Nunsense. Indefinite run. This Off Broadway musical revue has the Little Sisters of Hoboken putting on a talent show to finance the burial of 52 of their number inadvertently poisoned by the convent chef. Theatre Lobby, 216 Hanover St., Boston. Call 931-2000 for tickets and more information.

The Real Live Brady Bunch. Through Nov. 7. Adapted and directed by Jill Soloway. The champion of television sitcoms comes to the stage. Scripts taken from the '70s show are played by an all-adult cast. Charles Playhouse, Tuesdays through Sundays. Call 426-6912 for more information.

Shear Madness. Indefinite run. This audience-participant whodunit is about the murderer of a classical pianist who lived over the unisex hair salon where the show is set. Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton St., Boston. Call 426-5225 for tickets and more information.

The Secret Garden. Through Nov. 21. The Frances Hodgson Burnett classic, about children and adults renewed by the natural world. Wheelock Family Theatre, 180 the Riverway, Boston. Call 734-4760 or 731-4426 for tickets and more info.