Through Oct. 8. "The Art of the Fan: China, Korea, Japan." Traces the evolution of the fan in East Asia, from the circular "lollipop" fan to the better-known folding fan that was produced throughout East Asia from the thirteenth century onward.

Through May 21. "Impressions of Mesopotamia: Seals from the Ancient Near East. This display of ancient Near Eastern seals charts their development over 3,000 years of Mesopotamian history.

Through May 21. "Introduction to Byzantine Coinage." Showcases the Whittemore collection of Byzantine coins, including over 3,000 gold, silver, and bronze coins that cover the range of Byzantine numismatics from A.D. 491 to 1453.

Film

Harvard Film Archive. Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. 24 Quincy St. 495-4700. $5 for students, unless a special event. "Don Giovanni" at 7 p.m.

Adams House Gender-bending on the Big Screen Series. Will present "Law of Desire" at 7:30 p.m. and "Longtime Companion" at 10 p.m. in the Claverly Hall Common Room.

Talk

The Dilemma of Double Consciousness: Women Lawyers and the Challenge of Sexual Equaltiy, 1865-1935. Virginia Drachman, Schlesinger Library Visiting Scholar and Associate Professor of History, Tufts University. Schlesinger Library, 4 p.m.

Beach Birds for Camera. Video screening and discussion with Merce Cunningham, Ruth Page Visiting Artist. Science Center B, 3 p.m.

Theatre

Guys and Dolls. Cabot House, 8 p.m. $5 for students; $3 for Cabot residents. Call 495-8749 for more information

The Trial. A comedy by Allan Piper. Loeb Experimental Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Posthumous Improvisations. By J. Eric Marler, graduate student in English. Leverett Old Library, 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the Holyoke Center ticket Office or at the door. 21 April Friday

Comedy

Immediate Gratification Players. help welcome the pre-frosh with some hilarious improv comedy. Boylston Auditorium, 8 p.m. Free.