visuals

LYDIA FAIR. Over 35 local artists, writers, songwriters and other performers have assembled to create a smorgasbord of talent and inspiration geared toward women. This creative two-act forum produced by local musician Eunice Sim explores women’s aspirations in the art world and beyond through drama, poetry, fiction, dance, singing and art. Friday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. Gallery opens an hour before each show time. All proceeds from ticket sales go to “Cradles to Crayons,” an organization which distributes clothing and toys to underprivileged children in the Boston area. $10. Morse School, 40 Granite Street, Central Square. (617) 225-7772. (ESH)

BETWEEN ROCK AND AN ART PLACE. In keeping with the trend of interdisciplinary art, check out a group of creative minds whose lifestyle of rock music has spilled over into other art forms. This exhibit is a multimedia, 21-artist display which includes video, photography, furniture and painting. Features such mainstays as Roger Miller and Reeves Gabrels as well as new arrivals like former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh. Through March 2. Zeitgeist Gallery, 1353 Cambridge St. (617) 876-6060. (ESH)

THE COLOR YELLOW: BEAUFORD DELANEY. The 20th-century African-American expatriate artist Beauford Delaney is probably the least known or understood talent among the Abstract Expressionists. Pigeon-holed as a “Negro artist” by early critics, Delaney nonetheless lived a life of love and art. This retrospective of his work, from the portraits and cityscapes done in New York’s Greenwich Village in the 1940s to the abstract work that followed his 1953 move to Paris, demonstrate his wide vocabulary of topics and emotional colors. Through May 4. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. 1–5 p.m. Free admission. Sert Gallery, Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy St. (617) 495-9400. (PKF)

PAPER, WOOD AND BAMBOO. Weakness can also be a strength—or so Shigeru Ban would say. This innovative Japanese architect, whose philosophy is that beauty should be available to the masses, has built entire homes, pavilions and churches (some of them permanent), using little more than cardboard tubes. Many of Ban’s paper-based masterpieces have been used in disaster relief, such as U.N. refugee shelters in Turkey and Rwanda and community houses in Kobe after the 1995 earthquake. This exhibit features 16 of Ban’s projects documented through architectural and engineering drawings, images and text, as well as special installations and prototypes. See full story in Feb. 7 section. Through March 16. Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Free admission. Gund Hall G Gallery, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 48 Quincy St. (617) 495-4315. (PKF/RC)

IMAGE AND EMPIRE: PICTURING INDIA DURING THE COLONIAL ERA. The exhibit feature about 50 different works of art that capture different views of colonial India. The paintings, decorative objects, figurines, photographs, and sketches not only document the colonial era (17th-20th centuries) in India, but also demonstrate the cross-pollination between British and Indian artistic traditions. See full story in Feb. 7 section. Through May 25. Hours: Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. $6.50, $5 students/seniors, free to Harvard ID holders, Cambridge Public Library card holders and to people under 18. Group rates available. Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, (617) 495-9400. (CWP)

BUDDHIST ART: THE LATER TRADITION. Also at the Sackler is this comprehensive exhibit of Buddhist art from China, Korea, Japan, Tibet, and India that spans over a thousand years. Surveying the transmission of Buddhism throughout East Asia from the 10th through the 18th centuries, the exhibit features 72 pieces, including scroll paintings, Buddhist “sutras,” or sacred texts, Chinese censers, and Tibetan bell handles. See full story in last week’s issue. Through Sept. 7. Hours: Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sundays, 1–5 p.m. $6.50, $5 students/seniors, free to Harvard ID holders, Cambridge Public Library card holders and people under 18. Group rates available. Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, (617) 495-9400. (CWP)

readings

POETRY READINGS GALORE. Inspiration abounds for the poetically inclined at the Wordsworth Bookstore this weekend. Poets Daniel Bouchard, author of Diminutive Revolutions, and Joanna Fuhrman, Freud in Brooklyn, are giving readings on Friday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. Poets Maria Tarrone and Joan Houlihan are featured at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22. Wordsworth Books, Cambridge. (ESH)

BEFORE THE DELUGE: A DISCUSSION. Study-abroad hopefuls and geography aficionados will be enthralled by author Deirdre Chetham as she talks about her visits to and experiences with the Yangtze River, which is showcased in her new book on China’s longest river, Before the Deluge: The Vanishing World of the Yangtze’s Three Gorges. Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. Harvard Square Coop, Level Three. (ESH)

ADVOCATE/GAMUT POETRY READING. The Gamut and the Harvard Advocate present a poetry reading featuring Sarah K. Burke ’05, Anton V. Yakolev ’03, Caitlin E. Barrett ’03, Catherine V. Moore ’05, Kamila M. Lis ’04, Leslie Jamison ’04, Kevin B. Holden ’05, Jennifer L. Nelson ’03, and Lily L. Brown ’04. Feb. 25, 9 p.m., Adams House library. (TIH)

music

SUBJECT TO CHANGE. You’ve seen them at the Undergraduate Council Battle of the Bands. Now check them out at Club Passim as they headline Harvard Student Music Night. “Subject to Change” is a group of juniors and seniors with a laid-back acoustic rock sound, including Janet L. Kim ’04 on the violin. Saturday, Feb. 22 at 10 p.m. Tickets $7. Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge. (ESH)

COED NAKED A CAPPELLA. The rivalry returns to the stage as two of Harvard’s most renowned coed a cappella groups offer a night of high-energy performances, though without nudity. The Callbacks and the Opportunes will both feature innovative new arrangements and their trademark soulful styles. Friday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 general, $7 for students/senior citizens, and available through the Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222, or from any Callback/Opportune. Sanders Theater, Memorial Hall. (PKF)

GREEK GALORE. The Award-winning Ensemble Chanterelle, which specializes in highly dramatic 17th century music for voice and continuo instruments performs a special evening of Greek music, myth and poetry presented by The Greek Institute. Titled The Heirs of Orpheus, the program explores the connections between ancient Greek myths and drama and the emotionally charged music of the 17th century. Works featured include songs by Henry Purcell, the Monteverdi’s opera L’Orfeo, and Nicholas Lanier’s dramatic lament of Hero, “Nor com’st thou yet.” Friday, Feb. 21, 2003, at 8 p.m. Admission $20. Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, 1 Follen St. (617) 547-4770. (PKF)