Around Harvard

Ballet

Swan Lake. Through March 13. Performed by the Boston Ballet. Bruce Marks, Artistic Director. Wang Center. Call 931-2787 for tickets and more information.

Bars and Clubs

Axis. 13 Lansdowne St., Boston. 262-2437. Psychedelic soul Shack on Thursday, March 10.

Black Rose. Harvard Square. 492-8630. Smokehouse Blues Band Jam on Sundays. Rob Jarrett Trio and Jazz Jam on Mondays. The Wait on Thursday, March 10. Mystery Jones on Friday, March 11.

House of Blues. Harvard Square. 491-BLUE. Young Neil and the Vipers on Thursday, March 10. Smoking Joe and Kubek Band on Friday, March 11.

Man Ray. 21 Brookline St., Central Square, Cambridge. 864-0400. Campus for Gay Men on Thursdays. Underground House Alternative Dance on Saturdays. Orbit Gothic Industrial Techno Mayhem on Wednesdays. Hell on Friday, March 11.

The Middle East. 472 Mass Ave., Cambridge. 497-0576. Downstairs: Sleep Chamber on Thursday. March 10. Morphine on Friday, March 11. Wayne on Saturday March 12. The Skatalites on Sunday, March 13. The Addicts on Thursday, March 15. Upstairs: Grinning Broadly on Thursday, March 10. The 360's on Friday, March 11. U/D Lyres on Saturday, March 12.

Paradise. 967 Comm Ave., Boston. 254-2052. Steady Earnest, Allstonians, Slackers and Duck and Cover on Thursday, March 10.

Regatta Bar The Charles Hotel, Harvard Square, Cambridge, 937-4020. The Freddie Hubbard Quintet on Thursday, March 10 through Saturday, March 12.

Ryles. Inman Square, Cambridge. 876-9330. Sveti on Thursday, March 10.

Scullers Jazz Club. Guest Quarters Suite Hotel, Storrow Drive, Boston. 562-4111. Didi Stewart and Friends on Thursday, March 10.

Venus de Milo. 11 Lansdownes St., Boston. 421-9595. Techno and House music with DJs Debo and Tim Ryan on Thursdays.

Western Front. 343 western Ave., Cambridge. 492-7772. Call for information.

Concert

Boston Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Hall, 301 Mass Ave., Boston. 226-1200. Luciano Berio, conductor. Performs Mar-cello's Oboe Concerto, Berio's Echoing Curves II and Schubert/Berio's Rendering on Thursday, March 10 at 8 p.m.; Friday, March 11 at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12 at 8 p.m. and Tuesday, march 15 to 8 p.m.

MIT's Chapel Concert Series. Presents a performance of Bach flute sonatas. MIT Chapel, opposite 77 Mass Ave., Cambridge, noon. Free.

Exhibitions

The Children's Museum. 300 Congress Street, Boston. 426-8855. Current exhibits include: the Climbing Sculpture, a Two-story suspended puzzle piece climbing maze; Climbing the Wall, a rock climbing exhibit; El Mercade De Barrio, a replica of a Latino neighborhood market in Boston; Teen Tokyo, an exhibition on fashion, food, sports, music, art and school family life for kids in Japan; Columbus: Through Native American Eyes, a reexamination of the discovery of America from both Columbus and the Native American Perspectives.

Museum of Fine Arts. 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. 267-9300.

Through March 27. Three Centuries of Flemish Tapestry.

Through April 10. John James Audubon: The Watercolors for the Bridge of America.

Through May 1. the Label Show: Contemporary Art and the Museum, an exhibition of 20 works from the permanent collection.

Through June 19. Early 20th-century Prints: Picasso to Johns.

Through July 3. African and Oceanic Sculpture: Treasures from a Private Collection. The objects are mostly wood and terracotta, ranging from Zaire to a monumental yoruba veranda post from Nigeria.

Museum of Science. Science Park, Boston. 723-2500. Through May 15. Mysteries of the Bog, an exhibition of an ecosystem native to North American and Europe.

Through May 1. Who dunit? The Science of Solving Crime, featuring exhibits on fingerprinting, DNA profiling and forensics.

Through Aug. 21. Darkened Waters: Profile of an Oil Spill.

Movies

Brattle Theatre. 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square. 876-6837. "The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg" at 4, 5:45, 7:30, 9:15 and Saturday matinee at 2:15 through Thursday, Mar. 10. This engaging and tender documentary portrays a view of the last fifty years through the penetrating eyes of the visionary poet and pacifist, Allen Ginsberg.

Loews Fresh Pond. Fresh Pond Plaza. 661-2900. On Thursday, March 10. "Angie" at 12:20, 2:50, 5:10, 7:35, and 10:10. "Greedy" at 12, 2:25, 4:55, 7:20 and 9:45. "The Chase" at 12:45, 3:05, 5:25, 7:50 and 10. "Philadelphia" at 6:25 and 9:05. "Sugar Hill" at 1:40, 4:15, 7:05 and 9:35. "Blue Chips" at 1:55, 4:30, 6:50 and 9:20. "On Deadly Ground" at 1:25, 3:35, 5:55, 8:20 and 10:30 "My Girl 2" at 1:15 and 3:50. "ace Ventura, Pet Detective" at 12:10, 2:10, 4:05, 6:10 and 8:55. "Reality Bites" at 1, 3:20, 5:40, 8:05 and 10:20. "Blank check" at 12:30, 2:40, 4:40, 6:40 and 8:40.

Loews Harvard Square. 10 Church St., Cambridge. 864-4580. On Thursday, March 10. "Six Degrees of Separation" at 1:30, 4:50, 7:30, 10 and 12:05. "In the Name of the Father " at 12:45, 3:30, 6:20, 9 and 11:35. "Shadowlands" at 1, 3:50, 6:40 and 9:20. "Schindler's List" at 12:30, 4:10, 7:50 and 11:20. "The Snapper" at 1:15, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40 and 11:45. "Rocky Horror" on Friday and Saturday nights at 12:15 a.m.

Loews Janus. 57 JFK St., Harvard Square. 661-3737. On Thursday, March 10. "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" at 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 and 10.

Theatre

Forever Plaid. Indefinite run. In Stuart Ross's tribute to the "guy groups" of the `50s and `60s, the Plaids, a semi-pro harmony group Killed on the eve of their first big-time gig, have come back from the dead to croon their tunes. Boston Park Plaza Hostel, 64 Arlington St., Boston. Call 357-8384 for more information.

Jurassic Parking. Indefinite. A new comedy revue from the Boston Baked theatre. Boston Baked Theatre, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville. Friday at 8:15 p.m. and Saturday at 7 and 9:15 p.m. $14.75-$18, with a discount for students. Call 628-9575 for tickets and more information.

Nunsense II. Indefinite run. The second coming of Dan Goggins's habitual merriment. Theatre Lobby, 216 Hanover St., more information.

Shear Madness. Indefinite run. This audience-participant whodunit is about the over murder of a classical pianist who lived over the unisex hair salon where the show is St., Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton St., Boston. Call 426-5225 for tickets and more information.

A Woman of No Importance. Through March 13. A rare revival of one of Oscar Wilde's early comedies of Victorian Society. Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon St., Boston. Wed.-Fri., 8 p.m. Saturday, 5 and 8:30 p.m. Sunday and Thursday, 2 p.m. $17-$26. Call 437-7172 for tickets and more information.