Not at Harvard Entertainment & Events

Art Exhibits

Boston Public Library. "Harvard-Boston Aeromeets, 1910 and 1911," through Oct. 28. Call 536-5400 for more information. America's first airmeets were held in Quincy and photographed by the Boston Globe staff. "Back to School: Education and Schools Boston and Beyond," through Oct. 31.

MIT Museum Exhibits. "Optical Alchemy," full-color fluorescent photographs of corals and anemones by Charles H. Mazel, a research engineer in MIT's Ocean Engineering Department, taken at night during underwater dives. 77 Mass Ave. Call 253-4444 for more information.

Bars and Clubs

Black Rose. Harvard Square. 492-8630. College Party Night on Thursday, Oct. 7. Mister Jones and Previous on Friday, Oct. 8. Jim Plunkett on Saturday, Oct. 9.

House of Blues. Harvard Square. 491-BLUE. Tony Lynn Washington on Thursday, Oct. 7. Nighthawks on Saturday, Oct. 9.

The Middle East. 472 Mass Ave., Cambridge. 497-0576. Downstairs: Tar, Girls Against Boys, Thinner and The Lune on Friday, Oct. 8. Sonny Sharrock on Oct. 12. Upstairs: Big Hot Sun, Who's kiddin Who, Gypsy Cruise and Babboon Heart on Thursday, Oct. 7. Zuzu's Petals, Morning Glories and Quiver on Friday, Oct. 8. Dashboard Saviors, Kevin Salem on Saturday, Oct. 9. Small Ball Paul, Forty and Landfill on Oct. 10. Church of the Subgenius on Oct. 12.

Comedy

Tommy Davidson. Known for his characters on In Living Color, Davidson will perform at the Comedy Connection on Oct. 8 and 10. Call 248-9700 for more information.

Concert

Civic Symphony Orchestra of Boston. Opens its season with a program of excerpts from famous operas. $15.50 and $6.50 for students. Thursday, Oct. 7, 3 p.m. Call 643-8930 for more information.

Suede, The Cranberries and Counting Crows. Wednesday, Oct. 13, Avalon, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. Call 931-2000 for more information and tickets.

Boston Symphony Orhcestra. Open rehearsal on Thursday, Oct. 7 at 10:30 a.m. The group will perform Bartok's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Mahler's Symphony No. 4. $11. Call 266-1200 for more information or tickets.

Chapel Concert Series. Cambridge String Quartet perform works of Schubert and Scarlatti. MIT Chapel, 77 Mass Ave., on Oct. 7 at noon. Call 253-2906 for more information.

Films

Contemporary African Films. MIT, Wiesner Building's Bartos Theater. "Camp de Thiaroye" on Friday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. "Faces of Women" on Sunday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. Call 253-4003 for more information.

Movies

Brattle Theatre. 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square. 876-6837. "Seven Samurai" at 3:45 and 7:45 p.m. "Thank God I'm a Lesbian" at 4:30, 6:10, 8 and 9:45 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday. "Ninotchka" at 3:05 and 7:25 p.m. and "Camille" at 1, 5:15 and 9:30 p.m. on Sunday. Oct. 10. "Breathless" at 4:05 and 8 p.m. and "The Finger Man" at 2, 5:50 and 9:45 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11. "Once a Thief" at 4 and 8 p.m. and "Heroes Shed No Tears" at 6:05 and 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 12. "High School Confidential!" and "Reefer Madness" at 6:15 and 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13.

Coolidge Corner Cinema. 390 Harvard St., Brookline. 734-2500. On Thursday, Oct. 7. "La Vie de Boheme" at 5:30 and 7:25 p.m. Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation at 9:30 p.m. The festival will last until Oct. 24. "Bread and Salt" at 5:50 p.m. "Time Indefinite" at 7:40 p.m. "Twist" at 10:10 p.m.

Loews Fresh Pond. Fresh Pond Plaza. 661-2900. On Thursday, Oct. 7. "Malice" at 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:35 and 10:10 p.m. "Cool Runnings" at 11:35, 2:10, 4:35, 7:05 and 9:15 p.m. "For Love or Money" at 12:30, 2:55, 5:05, 7:20 and 9:30 p.m. "Into the West" at 1:55 and 4 p.m. "Undercover Blues" at 6:05 and 8:30 p.m. "The Good Son" at 1:25, 3:30, 5:50, 8:10 and 10:30 p.m. "The Program" at 12:15, 2:40, 5:20, 7:55 and 10:20 p.m. "Dazed and Confused" at 1:10, 3:20, 5:35, 7:45 and 9:55 p.m. "Striking Distance" at 1:40, 4:20, 6:35 and 8:45 p.m. "True Romance" at 12:40, 3:05, 6:20 and 9 p.m. "The Fugitive" at 12:55, 3:45, 6:50 and 9:45 p.m.

Loews Harvard Square. 10 Church St., Cambridge. 864-4580. On Thursday, Oct. 7. "A Bronx Tale" at 11:45, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:35 and 12:40. "King of the Hill" at 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 and 12. "Wedding Banquet" at 12:30, 3:30, 6:15, 9:15 and 11:45. "Manhattan Murder Mystery" at 12:45, 3:15, 5:25, 7:55, 10:20 and 12:35. "The Age of Innocence" at 1,4,7 and 10 p.m.

Loews Janus. 57 JFK St., Harvard Square. 661-3737. "The Joy Luck Club" at 1,4,7 and 10 p.m.

Theatre

42nd Street. Touring production of the Tony Award-winning musical, which is the third-longest running show on Broadway. Through Oct. 10. Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St., Boston. Call 426-9366 for more information.

Miss Saigon. Through Oct. 9. A retelling of Madame Butterfly set in Vietnam. Wang Center, Boston. $15-$60. Call 931-9393 for more information.

The Real Live Brady Bunch. Adapted and directed by Jill Soloway. The chamption of television sit-coms comes to the stage. Scripts taken from the 70s show are played by an all-adult cast. Charles Playhouse, Tuesdays through Sundays through Nov. 7. Call 426-6912 for more information. Fifteen Minutes recommends

Ninotchka

We don't quite remember much about it except that it was pretty funny. A classic. Greta Garbo was nominated for a 1939 Academy Award for her performance. We think it might even be the film where she groaned, "I want to be alone."