Art Exhibits

Boston Public Library. "Harvard-Boston Aeromeets, 1910 and 1911," Oct. 2 through Oct. 28. Call 536-5400 for more information. America's first airmeets were held in Quincy and photographed by the Boston Globe staff. "Back to School: Education and Schools Boston and Beyond," Oct. 5 through 31.

Bars and Clubs

Black Rose. Harvard Square. 492-8630. Harvard Grad Party and reggae night on Thursday, Sept. 30. Plan Be Gus on Friday, Oct. 1. Jim Plunkett on Saturday, Oct. 2.

House of Blues. Harvard Square. 491-BLUE. Darrell Nulisch and Texas Heat on Thursday, Sept. 30. Magic Slim on Wednesday, October 6.

ManRay. 21 Brookline St., Central Square, Cambridge. 864-0400. Abba Festival on Sept. 30. Carnival on October 1.

Middle East 472 Mass Ave., Cambridge. Downstairs: Stripmind CD Release party on Oct. 1. The 360's on Oct. 2. Arthur Lee and Love, Ray Manzarek and Michael McClure on Oct. 3. Jefferson Starship Unplugged on Oct. 5. Jason and the Scorchers on Oct. 6. Upstairs: Dante's Grin and Marlowes on Sept. 30. Smack-melon and Hazel on Oct. 1. CD release party for Sirensong and Twelve Tone Failure on Oct. 2.

T.T. The Bear's. 10 Brookline St., Cambridge. 492-BEAR. Happy Bunny, Ditch Croaker, Stillmotion and WYOS on Thursday, Sept. 30. John and Mary, former members of 10,000 Maniacs on Friday, Oct. 1. Eleven on Saturday, Oct. 2.

Concerts

Musical Banquet. Bruce Fithian, tenor and Olav Chris Henriksen, lute and theorbo, perform music of 17th-century Europe, including French airs de cour, English lute songs, Italian monodies and scherzi lute and theorbo solos. Sunday, October 3, 3 p.m. Somerville Museum, Central St. and Westwood Road, Somerville. $5 for students. Call 666-9810 for more information.

Juliana Hatfield with Three Madder Rose. Saturday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m. Avalon, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. Call 931-2000 for more information and tickets.

Bad Relgion with guest Green Day and Seaweed. Oct. 3, 4 p.m. Avalon, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. Call 931-2000 for more information and tickets.

Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. Wednesday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m. Avalon, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. Call 931-2000 for more information and tickets.

Dance

Michael Mao Dance Company. Twelve-member company presents the Boston premiere of "Motion Without View," an abstract piece inspired by the plight of more than 100 Cambodian women who suffer from traumatic blindness, set to a percussive score by Michael Raye. Oct. 2, 8 p.m. Kresge Auditorium, 84 Mass Ave. $7.50 for students. Call 491-3133 for more information.

Expo

New England Eco Expo. Oct. 1-3, World Trade Center. Call 484-4418 for more information. Includes Environmental Career Day, fashion show, Earth Music Festival, A Taste of the Environment, cooking demos, wine tastings, and children's activities.

Films

"Fred Astaire: Master of the Dance" Film Series. "Funny Face (1957)," on Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. Boston Public Library, Copley Square. Call 536-5400, ext. 319 for more information.

Contemporary African Film Series at MIT. "Yeelen" on Oct. 1 and "Ceddo" on Oct. 3, 7 p.m. Bartos Theater. Call 253-2372 for more information.

Japan Program Films at MIT. "Revenge of a Kabuki Actor" at 7 p.m. and "Twenty-four Eyes" at 9 p.m., Rm 1-390, corner of Mass Ave. and Memorial Dr. Call 253-2839 for more information.

Movies

Brattle Theatre. 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square. 876-6837. Akira Kurosawa's classics include "Throne of Blood" at 3:45 and 7:55 p.m. and "Yojimbo" at 5:50 and 9:55 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30. Cary Grant stars in "Indiscreet" at 5:55 and 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1, "Notorious" at 3:30 and 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2, and "An Affair to Remember" at 3:45 p.m. and 7:55 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1 and at 1:15, 5:30 and 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2. Greta Garbo stars in "Anna Karenina" at 4 and 7:50 p.m. and "Queen Christina" at 2, 5:50 and 9:35 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3. See French film noir flicks "Jenny Lamour" at 3:45 and 7:30 p.m. and "The Murderer Lives at 21" at 5:45 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 4. Political observer Molly lvins reads from her latest book "Nothing But Good Times Ahead" at 5:30 p.m. and action director John Woo's Vietnam film "Bullet in the Head" shows at 7:40 and 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5. The Back to School series includes "If..." at 4 and 7:50 p.m. and "Pump Up the Volume" at 6 and 9:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6.

Coolidge Corner Cinema. 390 Harvard St., Brookline. 734-2500. On Thursday, Sept. 30. "Like Water for Chocolate" at 5:20 p.m. "Equinox" at 7:20 p.m. "Sick and Twisted Animation Festival" at 9:30 p.m. "Orlando" at 5 p.m. "Twist" at 6:45 and 8:20 p.m. "Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies" at 9:55 p.m.

Loews Fresh Pond. Fresh Pond Plaza. 661-2900. On Thursday, Sept. 30. "The Good Son" at 12:45, 3:15, 5:40, 8 and 10:10 p.m. "The Program" at 11:40, 2:05, 4:35, 7:10 and 9:35. "Dazed and Confused" at 11:50, 2:30, 5, 7:30 and 10. "Warlock II: the Armageddon" at 1:35, 3:45, 5:55, 8:20 and 10:30. "Searching for Bobby Fischer" at 1, 3:30, 6:10 and 8:40. "Striking Distance" at 12:20, 3, 5:20, 7:45 and 10:20. "Airborne" at 12:05, 2:15, and 4:10. "Undercover Blues" at 12:35, 2:45, 4:50 and 9:25. "True Romance" at 11:30, 1:55, 4:20, 6:45 and 9:15. "The Fugitive" at 1:15, 4, 7 and 9:50. "In the Line of Fire" at 6:25 and 9.

Loews Harvard Square. 10 Church St., Cambridge. 864-4580. On Thursday, Sept. 30. "Wedding Banquet" at 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20 and 9:40 p.m. and 12:10 a.m. "Like Water for Chocolate" at 10:35 p.m. "Into the West" at 12:20, 2:45, 5:10 and 7:40 p.m. "Un Couer En Hiver" at 12:40, 3:20, 5:40, 8 and 10:20 p.m. "Manhattan Murder Mystery" at 11:40, 2, 4:20, 6:40, 9:20 and 11:50 p.m. "Age of Innocence" at 1, 4, 7 and 10 p.m.

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

Talk

Molly lvins. Will speak about her newest collection of political writings, "Nothing But Good Times Ahead." Tuesday, Oct. 5, 5:30 p.m. Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square. Free. Call 354-5201 for more information.