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Boston Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Hall, 301 Mass Ave., Boston. 226-1200. Luciano Berio, conductor. Performs Mar-cello's Oboe Concerto, Berio's Echoing Curves II and Schubert/Berio's Rendering on Thursday, March 10 at 8 p.m.; Friday, March 11 at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12 at 8 p.m. and Tuesday, march 15 to 8 p.m.

MIT's Chapel Concert Series. Presents a performance of Bach flute sonatas. MIT Chapel, opposite 77 Mass Ave., Cambridge, noon. Free.

Exhibitions

The Children's Museum. 300 Congress Street, Boston. 426-8855. Current exhibits include: the Climbing Sculpture, a Two-story suspended puzzle piece climbing maze; Climbing the Wall, a rock climbing exhibit; El Mercade De Barrio, a replica of a Latino neighborhood market in Boston; Teen Tokyo, an exhibition on fashion, food, sports, music, art and school family life for kids in Japan; Columbus: Through Native American Eyes, a reexamination of the discovery of America from both Columbus and the Native American Perspectives.

Museum of Fine Arts. 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. 267-9300.

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Through March 27. Three Centuries of Flemish Tapestry.

Through April 10. John James Audubon: The Watercolors for the Bridge of America.

Through May 1. the Label Show: Contemporary Art and the Museum, an exhibition of 20 works from the permanent collection.

Through June 19. Early 20th-century Prints: Picasso to Johns.

Through July 3. African and Oceanic Sculpture: Treasures from a Private Collection. The objects are mostly wood and terracotta, ranging from Zaire to a monumental yoruba veranda post from Nigeria.

Museum of Science. Science Park, Boston. 723-2500. Through May 15. Mysteries of the Bog, an exhibition of an ecosystem native to North American and Europe.

Through May 1. Who dunit? The Science of Solving Crime, featuring exhibits on fingerprinting, DNA profiling and forensics.

Through Aug. 21. Darkened Waters: Profile of an Oil Spill.

Movies

Brattle Theatre. 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square. 876-6837. "The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg" at 4, 5:45, 7:30, 9:15 and Saturday matinee at 2:15 through Thursday, Mar. 10. This engaging and tender documentary portrays a view of the last fifty years through the penetrating eyes of the visionary poet and pacifist, Allen Ginsberg.

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