Berklee Recital Halls, 1140 Boylston St., Boston. 266-1400, ext. 8820. "Sputter Out!" original jazz music on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. The David Bialon Trio "Unplugged" on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 4 p.m.

Dance

Dances of Universal Peace. Join hands in simple, joyous circle dances honoring the spiritual traditions of the world, third Friday of the month through May. Feb. 17, 8-10 p.m. 11 Garden Street, First Church in Cambridge, near Harvard Square. Requested donation $6. Call 776-5767 for more information.

Exhibitions

The Children's Museum. 300 Congress Street, 426-8855. Current exhibits include: the Climbing Sculpture, a two-story suspended puzzle piece climbing maze; Climbing the wall, a rock climbing exhibit; El Mercado De Barrio, a replica of a Latino neighborhood market in Boston; Teen Tokyo, an exhibition on fashion, food, sports, music, art and school and family life for kids in Japan; Jump Up! Boston's Caribbean Carnival; and Powwow, an exhibition of photographs of Arapahoe and Shoshone powwows.

Compton Gallery. 77 Mass Ave., M.I.T., Cambridge. 253-4444. Through March 17. "AIDS: The Challenge to Educate."

Dean's Gallery. 20 Memorial Drive, Sloan School of Management, Cambridge. 253-9445. Through March 16. "Images from 1's and 0's."

Through May 10. "Works from a Small Studio."

Hart Nautical Gallery. 55 Mass Ave., M.I.T., Cambridge. 253-5942. Ongoing. "Course 13, 1893-1993: From Naval Architecture to Ocean Engineering." "Permanent Exhibition of Ship Models."

M.I.T. Museum. 265 Mass Ave., Cambridge. 253-4444. Through June 18. "From Louis Sullivan to SOM: Boston Grads Go to Chicago." Through drawings and artifacts, this exhibition explores the explosive growth of the city of Chicago in the last quarter of the 19th century and the contributions to this building boom by MIT and Boston architects.

Ongoing. "Holography: Artists and Inventors." "MIT Hall of Hacks." "Light Sculptures by Bill Parker." "Math in 3D: Geometric Sculptures by Morton G. Bradley, Jr." "MathSpace."

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

Through June 4. "Dennis Miller Bunker: American Impressionist." Featuring 50 of the artist's finest works, this exhibition will be the first comprehensive exhibition accompanied by an extensive catalogue. Through May 7. "Emil Nolde: The Painter'sPrints." Nolde, known for his vibrantly coloredoil paintings and water-colors, will be the focusof the first major U.S. exhibition of one of thegreatest modern German artists. The exhibitionwill include 40 watercolors from American publicand private collections.

Through April 16. "Sweet Dreams: Bedcovers andBed Clothes." This exhibition of quilts,coverlets, blankets, futon covers, lingerie andsleeping caps will be drawn primarily from thepermanent collection.

Through July 25, 1995. "The Taste for Luxury:English Furniture, Silver and Ceramics,1690-1790," exploring the influence of stylisticdevelopments in the decorative arts through the18th century.