The Sarasa Chamber Music Ensemble presents a music/dance collaboration featuring a vast array of musical and choreographic styles. In addition to original works set to the music of Fritz Kreisler, Ravel and Villa-Lobos, the show will feature a Haydn piano trio and Khachaturian’s renowned “Saber Dance.” Billbob Brown and Rebecca Nordstrom choreograph and perform. Tickets $15 (HBO). 8 p.m. Rieman Center for the Performing Arts. (BBC)

DANCE | Presencia Latina: Calle Ocho

The theme of this year’s version of the annual Latino cultural show is “Calle Ocho,” the enormous annual street festival that serves as the marquee event in Carnaval Miami and is the largest celebration of Hispanic culture in the country. Presencia Latina will recreate the festival’s exuberant environment with a wealth of performances, ranging from merengue to samba to salsa. Performers include Harvard students and Cambridge residents, and the show is followed by a complimentary food reception. Tickets $5 with Harvard I.D. (HBO). 8 p.m. Lowell Lecture Hall. (BBC)

MUSIC | Jim Hall

Prolific composer Jim Hall will display his unique jazz guitar style, accompanied by the Harvard Jazz Band, in a presentation by the Office for the Arts. The recipient of the 1997 New York Jazz Critics Circle Award for Best Jazz Composer/Arranger, Hall recently held a discussion concert for Harvard students, and now presents his subtle, harmonically advanced playing for a general audience. Tickets $8 with Harvard I.D. (HBO). 8 p.m. Sanders Theatre. (BBC)

MUSIC | New Model Army

Named after the English revolutionary army of Oliver Cromwell, New Model Army are a modern punk band with lots to say about politics while sticking to their staunch working-class ethics. They’ve been putting out albums since 1984—their latest, 2000’s Eight—and count the Clash and the Sex Pistols among their influences. Also performing are Jason Bennett (of Suspect Device) and Pete Depressed. Tickets $10 advance, $12 day of show (Ticketmaster). +18. 10 p.m. The Middle East Upstairs. (SLS)

MUSIC | Savath & Savalas

Prefuse 73 and Delarosa & Asora perform their cerebral electronica as Savath & Savalas, which recently released a new album Apropa’t. Special guest Juana Molina, from Argentina, brings South American-flavored electronic tunes while DJ Nobody opens the night. Tickets $12 advance, $14 day of show (Ticketmaster). +18. 9 p.m. The Middle East Downstairs. (SLS)

LECTURE | Infinite Potential: Islamic Calligraphy in the 20th and 21st Centuries

Norma Jean Calderwood Symposium presents this lecture in connection with the exhibition, “The Continuous Stroke of a Breath: Calligraphy from the Islamic World.” The program will feature lectures by leading scholars of Islamic art, documentary films, with a live demonstration by calligrapher Mohamed Zakariya. The program includes: lectures and film, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; documentary screenings, 12:30-2 p.m.; calligraphy demonstration, 2-4 p.m. Free, tickets required (617 495 4544). Sackler Lecture Hall. (BBC)

Sunday April 18

MUSIC | Legal Love: Benefit for MassEquality.Org

AdFrank, Bostonian singer/songwriter, headlines this night of music benefiting MassEquality.Org. Likeminded singer/songwriters Annie Clark, Paula Kelley, Mary Lou Lord, Senator Jarrett Barrios, Britta Wolfrum, Representative Michael Festa and Liz Stahler add their rock tunes to the socially conscious milieu. Tickets $10. +18. 8:40 p.m. T.T. the Bear’s Place. (SLS)

Monday April 19