Through March 5. "Linear Graces...(and Disgraces): Drawings from the Courts of Persia, Turkey, and India." The second half of a two-part exhibition is drawn from the museum's holdings and from private collections of drawings by master artists of Iran, Turkey, and India.

Through April 9. "The Renaissance in France: Drawings from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris." The first comprehensive exhibition in North America devoted to drawing during the French Renaissance, and the accompanying catalogue will be the only book available in English on French drawings of the 16th century.

Through March 5, 1995. "Women and the Arts of Asia." Highlights the role of women in the arts of Asia from, five different perspectives.

Schlesinger Library. Through March 29. "Exhibition of Ceramics by the Eight Eldest Members of the Radcliffe CollegeCeramics Studio."

Through March 30. "Drawings, Paintings, andPastels by Ann Strieby Philips; Treasure Maps andOther Works on Folded Paper by X. Bonnie Woods."

Film

Harvard Film Archive. 24 Quincy St.,Cambridge. 495-4700. $5 for students unless aspecial event. Dusan Makavejev in person. Call formore information.

Poetry and prose

Cafe Gato Rojo Readings. Monthlyconfeehouse readings by poets, writers and readersof fiction. Cafe Gato Rojo, 8:30 p.m.

Theatre

A Tsar is Born. The Hasty PuddingTheatricals' 147th production will run until March21. Hasty Pudding Theater, 12 Holyoke St., 8 p.m.$23. Calls the Hasty Pudding Box Office at495-5205, Monday through Saturday, 2-6 p.m., fortickets.

A Murder of Crows. With beautifullypoetic language, Mac Wellman's play provides astunning surrealistic exploration of thetransformation of family. The characters musttraverse a formless maze of shoes, weather andcrows in their search for something substantive tobelieve in. With untraditional staging,unconventional sets and unusual costuming, theproduction will capture audiences in Wellman's ownfictional world. Loeb Experimental Theater, 7:30p.m. Free.3 March Friday

Celebration

South Asian Association Ghungroo.A celebration of South Asian culture. AgassizTheatre, 7 p.m. $5 in advance; $6 at the door.Tickets are available at the Holyoke Center TicketOffice or from any South Asian Association boardmember.

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