2000 Watertown Faire on the Square
This Saturday, September 23 10AM-4PM (Sunday if it rains) in Watertown Center. Includes music, food, arts & crafts, children's activities, library activities, and civic organizations. For more information call Watertown Town Hall, 617-972-6486.

USS Constitution Museum
Navy Yard, Charlestown. 617-426-1812. Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Ongoing: Old Ironsides in War and Peace; Around the World Aboard `Old Ironsides,' 1844-1846, video tour. Through 5/31: Mon., noon-4 p.m., Living History presentation, Meet Ann Hull. 5/8: 10 a.m.-noon, Dear Mom, make Sailor Valentines, write letters home, learn how sailors communicated to their loved ones ashore.

The Sports Museum of New England
Fifth and Sixth Floor premium seating levels, FleetCenter, Causeway Street, Boston. 617-614-1234. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. $5, children and seniors $4, under 6 free, family rate $15. Ongoing: Chronicle of New England's sports history, displays of the Bruins and Celtics, interactive kiosks. dated

Old State House Museum
State and Washington streets, Boston. 617-720-3290. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $3, seniors and students $2, children ages 6-18 $1, free to Boston seniors and Massachusetts schoolchildren. Through 9/6: The Bloody Massacre on King Street: The Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770.

Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists
300 Walnut Ave., Roxbury. 617-442-8614. Tues.-Sun. 1-5 p.m. Closed holidays. $4, students and seniors $3, 5 and under free.Updated 3/4/99

Institute of Contemporary Art
955 Boylston St., Boston. 617-266-5152. Wed.-Sun. noon-5 p.m., Thurs. noon-9 p.m. Closed major holidays. $6, students and seniors $4, children free; free to all Thurs. 5-9 p.m. Through 5/28: Collectors Collect Contemporary: 1990-99, works by 50 global artists from 25 Boston-based private collections. Staff-led walk-throughs, Fri. at 12:30 p.m. Docent Teen Tours Thurs. at 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m. Exhibit tours Thurs. at 6:30 p.m.

Computer Museum
Museum Wharf, 300 Congress St. 617-426-2800. Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Monday except Boston school holidays and vacations. $7, seniors, students, children ages 3 and up $5, ages 2 and under free. Through 5/15: Cyberarts, computer animation show, digital sculpture, digitized self-portraits of children. Ongoing: The Best Software for Kids Gallery, The Virtual FishTank.

Children's Museum
Massachusetts Archives Building, 220 Morrissey Blvd., Columbia Point, Boston. 617-727-9268. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Ongoing: Toward a Better Life: Massachusetts Workers and Their Unions.

Walk to Benefit Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
MDC Hatch Shell, Charles River Esplanade, Boston. 617-789-2441 or TTY 617-254-4041. 5/8: registration 9-11 a.m.; walk begins at 11 a.m. Sponsored by Deaf and Hard of Hearing Together.SALES

WGBH Channel 2 Auction
WGBH Studios, 125 Western Ave., Allston. 617-492-0202. Proceeds to WGBH. 5/8: 7-10 p.m., preview party, $75. 5/9: noon-4 p.m., public viewing and tour; free. WALKS

Mobius Cattle-Freexx Art Auction
300 Summer St., Boston. 617-542-7416. 5/8: 7-11 p.m. $10 includes music. Proceeds to Mobius, artist run alternative art space.

Rose Ball Gala
Ritz Carlton Hotel, 15 Arlington St., Boston. 617-527-5950. 5/14: 7 p.m. $150. Dinner, dancing, auction, champagne reception. Honoring Rose Walsh, former society columnist for the Boston Herald and other papers. Proceeds to the Carroll Center for the Blind in Newton.AUCTIONS

Swing Into Spring
Copley's, Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, 138 St. James Ave., Boston. 617-727-8957, ext. 310. 5/13: 6-8 p.m. $35 advance, $45 at door. Hors d'oeuvres, music, raffle. Proceeds to the Children's Trust Fund.

Make a Scene '99 - An Evening with Barbara Cook
Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-266-7900, ext. 2536. 5/13: 5:30 p.m., cocktails; 7 p.m., dinner; 8 p.m.; concert with Barbara Cook. $35, $45, $55 for performance only; $250 includes performance, cocktails, dinner, and reception. Proceeds benefit the Huntington Theatre Company's Education and Outreach programs.

Kosovo Benefit Concert
Saint Cecilia Church, 18 Belvidere St., Boston. 617-536-4548. 5/12: 3 p.m. Donation. Performance by the Boston Conservatory Honors String Quartet. Proceeds to aid victims of Kosovo.

I Remember Mama Luncheon
Tremont House Hotel, Tremont Street, Boston. 617-522-8086 ext. 126 or 132. 5/8: noon-2 p.m. Music by Winiker Swing Orchestra. $50. Proceeds to Volunteers of America Senior Programs.

Grape Island/Harbor Island Clean Up Project
Boat transportation departs Piers Park Sailing Center Dock, 95 Marginal St., E. Boston. 617-561-6677. 5/8: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Donations accepted for project costs. Sponsored by Piers Park Sailing Center.

Green and White Ball
Ritz Carlton Hotel, 15 Arlington St., Boston. 617-247-0081. 5/7: 7 p.m. $300. Black tie, cocktail reception, dinner dance, music, auction. Proceeds to the Friends of the Public Garden .

Evening at the Pops
Symphony Hall, 301 Mass. Ave., Boston. 617-732-2412. 5/7: 8 p.m. $75 balcony seats; $150 includes 6 p.m. reception. Proceeds to High Hopes Fund for Kids with Diabetes.

Asian American Unity Dinner Gala
Boston Park Plaza Hotel, 64 Arlington St., Boston. 617-630-9822. 5/7: 6 p.m. Reception, dinner, performances, dancing. $40 advance, $45 at door. Proceeds to awards and grants to community organizations and individuals whose efforts have benefited the Asian American community in Massachusetts.

Old North Church
193 Salem St., Boston. 617-523-6676. 5/9: 5 p.m. Free. Libor Dudas, fortepiano. Mozart program.

Music in the Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont St., Boston. 617-482-4826, ext. 1103. 5/9: 4 p.m. $15, students and seniors $12, includes post-concert Mother's Day tea; concert only $10, students and seniors $8. Mark Englehart conducts Cathedral Choir. Works by Victoria, Brahms, Weelkes, Clemens non Papa, Hennings, Woodman, Van Ness, Sharpe. Thurs. recitals, 12:45 p.m. Free-will offering. 5/6: Rodger Vine, organ. 5/13: Jennifer Ashe, soprano.

Emmanuel Music
Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St., Boston. 617-536-3356. Sun., 10 a.m. service. Free-will offering. Craig Smith, director. Bach cantatas, other works with choir, orchestra, soloists. 5/9: Christoph Wolff conducts Bach's Cantata BWV 86, Schuetz's Ich bin ein rechter Weinstock.Trinity Church, Copley Square., Boston. 617-536-0944. 12:15 p.m. Free-will offering. Half-hour organ recitals by local and visiting artists. 5/7: John Lowe.58 Tremont St., Boston. 617-227-2155. Tues. 12:15 p.m. Free, donation requested. 5/11: Boston Viola Quartet. Works by Bowen, Weinzierl, Vivaldi.

Church of the Advent
30 Brimmer St., Boston. 617-523-2377. 5/13: 6:30 p.m. Free-will offering. Edith Ho conducts works for Ascension by Britten, Sowerby, Lang.

Northeastern University
Curry Student Center Ballroom, Blackman Auditorium, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-373-2671. Thurs.: noon. Free. 5/6: Classroom Building, Forsyth Street, Dennis Miller presents New Directions in Computer Music.

New England Conservatory
290 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-585-1122. Free concerts at 8 p.m. 5/6: Libby Yu, piano. Works by Scarlatti, Bartok, Liszt, Chopin. 5/9: Honors Piano Trio. Works by Beethoven, Ravel, Navok. 5/10: chamber music gala. 5/11: Composers' Series. Works by Robert Ceely, Edward Cone, Willem Dragstra, Daniel Felsenfeld.

Boston University
Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-353-3350, 617-353-8724. 5/11: 8 p.m. Free. Student chamber ensembles with Andres Diaz, cello. Works by Strauss, Kodaly, Tchaikovsky.

Museum of Fine Arts
Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-369-3306, 617-369-3300. 5/9: 3 p.m. $20, students and seniors $16, ages 8-17 $8. Boston Museum Trio. Marais's La Gamme et autres morceaux de symphonie.

French Library and Cultural Center
53 Marlborough St., Boston. 617-266-4351. 5/10: 7 p.m. $15. Poulenc's La Voix humaine with D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo; Lucienne Davidson, piano; Julian Cairol, director. Musique a midi 5/12: 12:15 p.m. $5, students and seniors $3. Half-hour concert by Joanna Kurkowitz, violin.

Musicians of the Old Post Road
Locations along Old Post Road. 781-648-4824. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. Concerts on period instruments. Music of Statesmen, music performed, collected, composed or inspired by American statesmen: works by Mozart, C.P.E. Bach, Hopkinson, Boccherini, others. 5/6: Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St., Worcester. $16, students and seniors $10. 5/7: Faneuil Hall, Boston. $16, students and seniors $10.MUSEUMS & LIBRARIES

Boston Baroque
Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. 617-484-9200, 617-536-2412. 5/13, 5/15: 8 p.m. $16-$40. Martin Pearlman conducts Bach's Mass in B Minor with Nicole Heaston, Theodora Hanslowe, Ellen Rabiner, Mark Tucker, Nathan Berg.

Federal Reserve Bank
600 Atlantic Ave., Boston. 617-973-3453. 5/6: Carolin Anne Widmann, violin; Jun Komatsu, piano. Works by Mozart, Schumann. 5/13: Sarah Brady, flute.

Emmanuel Music Schubert Series
C. Walsh Theatre, Suffolk University, 41 Temple St., Boston. 617-536-3356. Third year of seven-year, 51-concert series of major vocal, piano and chamber works by Schubert. 5/9: 4 p.m. $18, students and seniors $13. The Jena Poets: lieder on texts by Novalis, A.W. von Schlegel; Abendroete cycle on texts by Friedrich von Schlegel. With Kendra Colton, soprano; Pamela Dellal, mezzo; William Hite, tenor; Craig Smith, piano.

Art of Music Chamber Players
First and Second Church, 66 Marlborough St., Boston. 781-837-2705. 5/9: 2 p.m. $15, seniors $12, students $8. Timothy Roberts, director and cellist. Beethoven's Spring Sonata, Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D Minor, Dvorak's Piano Trio in E Minor, Dumky.

Youth pro Musica
All Saints Parish, 209 Ashmont St., Dorchester. 617-666-6087. 5/8: 4 p.m. Free-will offering. American folk tunes, spirituals; Libby Larsen's Today, Spring.OPERA

The Cantata Singers
Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. 617-267-6502. 5/7 8 p.m., 5/9 3 p.m.; pre-concert talks one hour prior. $14-$38, students and seniors $9-$33; mothers half price 5/9. David Hoose conducts Incantations of Love: Gershwin songs, premiere of Sur's Sonnet 97, Stravinsky's Les Noces with Gloria Raymond, Rockland Osgood, David Evitts; duo-piano fantasies on Gershwin songs by John Harbison, Andy Vores, Thomas Oboe Lee, Edward Cohen.

New England Philharmonic
Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-353-8725, 617-868-1222. 5/8: 8 p.m. $14, seniors and special needs $10, students $7, under 12 free. Richard Pittman conducts Payne's Half Heard in the Stillness, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, Ravel's Piano Concerto in G with Stephen Drury.

Boston Pops
Symphony Hall, 301 Mass. Ave., Boston. 617-266-1492, 617-266-1200. Through 7/11: Tues.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 7:30 p.m. $13-$49, opening night $50-$175. Keith Lockhart, conductor, unless noted. Through 5/16, Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. Soloists: 5/6-5/7: Ayano Ninomiya, violin; Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Pops Gospel Choir. 5/9-5/9: Richard Hayman, conductor; Christina Fontanelli, soprano. 5/11-5/12: Bruce Hangen, conductor; Carol Sloane, vocalist, with Michael Renzi, piano. Tribute to Duke Ellington. 5/13-5/14: Boston Conservatory Music Theatre Department, tribute to Broadway.

Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. 617-536-2412. 5/8: 8 p.m., pre-concert symposium 7 p.m. $10-$21, students $8.50-$17.50. Gil Rose conducts NEC Composers: Past, Present and Future, works by Arthur Berger, Michael Gandolfi, Ralf Yusuf Gawlick, Lee Hyla, Gunther Schuller.

Nick's Comedy Stop Various locations.
800-441-5653. Boston, 100 Warrenton St. 617-482-0930. $8-$12. 5/7-5/8: 8:30 p.m., Tony V, Robbie Pritz, Brian Longwell. Saugus, Kowloon, Rte. 1. 781-231-2500. $8-$10. Thurs. 8:30 p.m., The Erotic Hypnotics. 5/7-5/8: 8:15 and 10:30 p.m., Steve Sweeney, Gary Gullman, Doug Poland. Brockton, Nick's at the Maui Restaurant, 1875 Main St. 800-441-JOKE. 9 p.m. $8-$12. 5/8: 9 p.m., Chance Langton, Ed Drayton, Mike Fahey.

Improv Asylum Theater
216 Hanover St., Boston. 617-263-6887. Thurs. 8 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 8 and 10 p.m., improv and sketch comedy, $10-$15, reservations recommended.

Dick Doherty's Comedy Clubs
Boston, Comedy Vault, Remington's, 124 Boylston St. 781-729-2565. Thurs.-Sun. 9 p.m. $8-$10. Thurs.-Sat. stand-up, Sun. open mike night. 5/7-5/8: Mark Schnieder and the Company Pro Tour. North Andover, Comedy Escape at the China Blossom, routes 125 and 133, North Andover. 800-401-2221. Fri.-Sat. 9:30 p.m. $10-$12. 5/7-5/8: Tim McIntire, Katie Grady, Brian Flowers. Randolph, Comedy Escape at the Holiday Inn, Rte. 28. 1-800-401-2221. Fri.-Sat. 9 p.m. $10-$12. 5/7-5/8: Marci Coyote Rose, Tom Devine, Mike Baker. Salem, Comedy Escape at the Chase House, Pickering Wharf. 800-401-2221. Fri.-Sat. 9 p.m. $10-$12. 5/7-5/8: Kevin Knox, Jeff Meisler, Dan Savage.

Comedy Connection Various locations.
Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Middle Building, 2d floor, Boston. 617-248-9700. Sun. 7 p.m., Mon.-Wed. 8 p.m., Thurs. 8:30 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 8 and 10:15 p.m. Cover: Sun.-Wed. $8, Thurs. $10, Fri.-Sat. prices vary. 5/6, 5/13: Frank Santos, R-rated hypnotist. 5/7: 8 and 10:15 p.m., John Valby, $18. 5/8: Don Gavin, Steve Hurley. 5/9: Bob Siebel, Al March. 5/10: Showcase. 5/11: Robbie Printz, Paul Nardizzi. 5/12: Dave Fitzgerald, Steve Hurley.

All Star Comedy Night Benefit
Prince Restaurant, Rte. 1, Saugus. 781-944-8414. 5/6: 6:30 p.m., with Jim Dunn, Kenny Rogerson, Kevin Knox, Dave Fitzgerald, Johnny Pizzi, and Paul Nardizzi. $15. Proceeds benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Boston.

Punta, Tacon y Pitos: Ritmo Flamenco
Annunciation Cathedral Auditorium, 7 VFW Parkway, Roslindale. 617-254-9416, 617-265-5324. 5/8: 8 p.m. $20. Performances by Ramon de los Reyes Spanish Dance Theatre, audience dancing to Spanish, Latin, and Afro-Caribbean music.

New Friends Through Dance
John Hancock Hall, 180 Berkeley St., Boston. 617-482-0351. 5/7: 8 p.m. $7. I'll Make Me a World ... Dance for Me, year-end concert by 250 Boston high school students in MJT Dance Company program. Dances inspired by Alvin Ailey, The Nicholas Brothers, Gregory Hines, Savion Glover.

Compagnie Marie Chouinard
Emerson Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., Boston. 617-824-8000. 5/6 7 p.m., 5/7-5/8 8 p.m., 5/9 2 p.m. $20-$40; students $15 at box office; under 12 half price. The Almond and the Diamond. Presented by Dance Umbrella, in conjunction with Boston Cyberarts Festival.

Boston Ballet
Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston. 800-447-7400. Through 5/23: Tues. 8 p.m.; Wed.-Thurs. 7 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m. (except 5/6, 7 p.m.); matinees Sat.-Sun. 2 p.m. $12.50-$69; student rush $12.50, available one hour before performance. Ben Stevenson's Dracula.

Big Dig Visitors Center
70 East India Row, near New England Aquarium, Central Wharf, Boston. 617-951-6400. Daily: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Free. Introduction to the Central Artery/Tunnel Project.

Swan Boats
Public Garden Lagoon, Boston. 617-522-1966. Through 9/19: daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $1.75, ages 12 and under 95 cents.

Massachusetts Radio Reading Day
Great Hall, State House, Boston. 781-834-4400, 800-696-9505. 5/12: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Talking Information Center award ceremony featuring Mary Richardson, WCVB-TV; Joe Castiglione, radio voice for the Boston Red Sox.

Big Apple Circus: Happy On!
Marine Industrial Park, Drydock Avenue (between Northern Avenue and Summer Street), Boston. 617-931-2787. Through 5/9: Call for times. $12-$38. John F. Kennedy Library and Museum Columbia Point, Boston.

Swan Release Party
Lake Hibiscus, Forest Hills Cemetary, 95 Forest Hills Ave., Boston. 617-524-0128. 5/9: 2 p.m. $5 donation.

New England Anarchist Bookfair
Lothrop Auditorium, Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston St., Copley Square, Boston. 617-629-2649. 5/8: noon-7 p.m. Free. Book sale, speakers, films.

Empire Sandy and Chanteyfest
Federal Courthouse Docks, Fan Pier, Boston. 781-344-1749. 5/9: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Free. Tall ship tours and live music.

Rummage Sale
Boylston Congregational Church, Boylston and Amory streets, Jamaica Plain. 617-524-0554. 5/8: 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free.

Jonatha Brooke
Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. 617/508-931-2000. 5/8: 8 p.m. $20.

USS Constitution Museum
Navy Yard, Charlestown. 617-426-1812. Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Ongoing: Old Ironsides in War and Peace; Around the World Aboard `Old Ironsides,' 1844-1846, video tour. Through 5/31: Mon., noon-4 p.m., Living History presentation, Meet Ann Hull. 5/8: 10 a.m.-noon, Dear Mom, make Sailor Valentines, write letters home, learn how sailors communicated to their loved ones ashore.

The Sports Museum of New England
Fifth and Sixth Floor premium seating levels, FleetCenter, Causeway Street, Boston. 617-614-1234. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. $5, children and seniors $4, under 6 free, family rate $15. New England's sports history, with displays and interactive kiosks. dated

Old State House Museum
State and Washington streets, Boston. 617-720-3290. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $3, seniors and students $2, children ages 6-18 $1, free to Boston seniors and Massachusetts schoolchildren. Through 9/6: The Bloody Massacre on King Street: The Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770.

Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists
300 Walnut Ave., Roxbury. 617-442-8614. Tues.-Sun. 1-5 p.m. Closed holidays. $4, students and seniors $3, 5 and under free.Updated 3/4/99

Institute of Contemporary Art
955 Boylston St., Boston. 617-266-5152. Wed.-Sun. noon-5 p.m., Thurs. noon-9 p.m. Closed major holidays. $6, students and seniors $4, children free; free to all Thurs. 5-9 p.m. Through 5/28: Collectors Collect Contemporary: 1990-99, works by 50 global artists from 25 Boston-based private collections. Staff-led walk-throughs, Fri. at 12:30 p.m. Docent Teen Tours Thurs. at 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m. Exhibit tours Thurs. at 6:30 p.m.

Computer Museum
Museum Wharf, 300 Congress St. 617-426-2800. Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Monday except Boston school holidays and vacations. $7, seniors, students, children ages 3 and up $5, ages 2 and under free. Through 5/15: Cyberarts, computer animation show, digital sculpture, digitized self-portraits of children. Ongoing: The Best Software for Kids Gallery, The Virtual FishTank.

Children's Museum
Massachusetts Archives Building, 220 Morrissey Blvd., Columbia Point, Boston. 617-727-9268. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Ongoing: Toward a Better Life: Massachusetts Workers and Their Unions.

Vernon Street Open Studios
6 and 20 Vernon St., Somerville. 617-666-1463. 5/8-5/9: noon-5 p.m. Free. Visit artists and their work at their 22nd annual open studios. BOSTON & CAMBRIDGE

Revolving Museum
288-300 A St., Boston. 617-353-0700. Wed.-Sat. noon-6 p.m. 5/7-5/21: James Kalambokis Installation. 5/7: 7-10 p.m., reception. SPECIAL nu

Photographic Resource Center
602 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-353-0700. Tues.-Sun. noon-5 p.m., Thurs. noon-8 p.m. $3, $2 students and seniors; Thurs. 5-8 p.m. free. Through 6/27: Members Exhibition Exploring New Technologies.

Oni Gallery
84A Kingston St., Boston. 617-357-1607. Thurs. 4-7 p.m., Sat. 12-5 p.m., and by appointment. Through 5/23: Digital Graffiti, mixed media by local artists. 5/22: 8 p.m. reception.

Mobius
354 Congress St., Boston. 617-542-7416. Wed.-Sat. noon-5 p.m. Through 5/15: group show of digitally-based artwork.

Mills Gallery
Boston Center for the Arts, 549 Tremont St., Boston. 617-426-5000. Wed.-Sun. 1-4 p.m., Sat. 7-10 p.m. Through 6/20: group technological art show by six New England artists. 5/11, 5/20: 6-8 p.m., artist talks.

Harbor Gallery
UMass-Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston. 617-287-7988. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Through 5/21: collaborative digital art exhibition.

Gallery Naga
67 Newbury St., Boston. 617-267-9060. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Through 5/22: Cyberish, work by Harriet Casdin-Silver, John Powel, and Arthur Santagata.

Crystal Art
93 Summer St., Boston. 617-728-9818. Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Through 6/26: cyber art by Matthew Lloyd Clifford, digital music by Martin L. Case, digital photos by Sue Geene.

Creiger-Dane Gallery
36 Newbury St., Boston. 617-536-8088. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Through 5/29: installation by John Powell.

Clifford-Smith
450 Harrison Ave., Boston. 617-695-0255. Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Through 5/15: Installation by Regina Frank. 5/8: 4-6 p.m., reception.

Bromfield Gallery
560 Harrison Ave., Boston. 617-451-3605. Wed.-Sat. noon-5 p.m. Through 5/22: group digital media show.

Artists Foundation Galleries and Video Room
The Distillery, 1st fl., 516 E. Second St., S. Boston. 617-464-3561. Sat. noon-5 p.m. Through 5/15: video, technology-influenced work by Mitch Rosenberg, Bina Altera and Jed Speare. 5/15: 3-5 p.m., closing reception.

Do While Studio
122 South St., Boston. 617-482-6936. Through 5/8: 8-10 p.m. Group cyber-art window installations viewable from the street. nuends

Boston University Photonics Center
15 St. Mary's St., Boston. 617-353-8899. Daily 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Through 5/29: Kenneth Huff's Luminage Prints.

Boston University Computer Graphics Lab
111 Cummington St., 2nd fl., Boston. 617-353-7800. 5/6, 5/11, 5/13: 3-8 p.m., 5/8: noon-5 p.m. Gateway to Spirited Ruins: A Multi-User Virtual Reality Experience.

Boston Center for the Arts Annex
539 Tremont St., Boston. 617-426-0320. Through 5/12: works by Allan Rohan Crite. 5/8: 2-4 p.m., gallery talk by artist. 5/13-4/22: Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m. $12, $7 students and seniors. Chris Florio's One-Man Show of original music and computer-based visual art.

Society for the Preservation of New England Antquities Gallery
1 Bowdoin St., Boston. 617-227-3956. Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

New England School of Photography
Lawn of Bunker Hill Community College, Ruterford Avenue, Charlestown. 617-241-7500. 5/8: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $6. Benefits Bunker Hill Preservation Society.

New England School of Art and Design
Suffolk University, 81 Arlington St., Boston. 617-536-0383. Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 5/12-6/9: works by Judith Aronson. 5/20: 5-7 p.m., reception.

Mass. College of Art
Bakalar and Huntington Galleries, 623 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-232-1555, ext. 484. Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Through 5/29: MFA Thesis shows. Pat Doran Gallery, 621 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-232-1555, ext. 550. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Through 5/15: small metal work show. 5/8: 7-10 p.m., reception.

Boston University Art Gallery
Boston University School for the Arts, 855 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-353-3329. Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m. Through 5/9: group show.

Alpha Gallery
14 Newbury St., Boston. 617-536-4465. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Through 6/2: works by Gideon Bok.

Society of Arts and Crafts 175 Newbury St.,
617-266-1810. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. 5/8-6/30: ceramic sculpture show. 5/8: 4-6 p.m., reception. 101 Arch St., Boston. 617-345-0033. Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 5/11-6/30: Emerging Artists/Figurative Clay. nu ends

Pepper Gallery
38 Newbury St., Boston. 617-236-4497. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 5/6-6/12: works by Sidney Hurwitz. 5/6: 6-8 p.m., reception.

MPG
285 Newbury St., Boston. 617-437-1596. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Through 5/9: Group sculpture and photography exhibit. 5/13-6/14: works by Ann Christensen. 5/14: 6-8 p.m., reception.

Andrea Marquit Fine Arts
38 Newbury St., Boston. 617-859-0190. Wed.-Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 5/6-6/26: works by Thaddeus Beal. 5/6: 6-8 p.m., reception.

Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art
11 Newbury St., Boston. 617-424-8468. Tues.-Sat. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Through 5/22: works by Juliann Cydylo. 37 Thayer St., Boston. 617-423-4113. Wed.-Sat. noon-5 p.m. 5/8-5/29: works by Jeanne Griffin. 5/8: 5-7 p.m., reception. Cyberarts Festival Installation in Front Room Gallery.

French Library and Cultural Center
53 Marlborough St., Boston. 617-266-4351. Tues.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Through 6/5: photographs by Mike Sleeper. 5/11: 5:30-7:30 p.m., reception.

Arden Gallery
129 Newbury St., Boston. 617-247-0610. Mon-Sat. 11-5:30, Sun. 1-5 p.m. Through 5/30: works by Fred Wessel. 5/7: 5-7 p.m., reception.

Alianza Gallery
154 Newbury St., Boston. 617-262-2385. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. Through 6/18: group show.

Paul Revere House
19 North Square, Boston. 617-523-2338. Daily 9:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m. $2.50, seniors and college students $2, ages 5-17 $1, under 5 free. Oldest house in downtown Boston, c.1680. Home of silversmith Revere, 1770 to 1800. Tours of adjacent Pierce-Hichborn House, c.1711.

William Hickling Prescott House
55 Beacon St., Boston. 617-742-3190. Wed., Fri.-Sat., 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Thurs., noon-7:30 p.m. $6. Federal-style house built in 1808, designed by Asher Benjamin; clothes from the 18th and 19th centuries. Through 5/15: Fans, Frocks and Fancies, 18th and 19th century costumes and accessories.

Nichols House Museum
55 Mount Vernon St., Boston. 617-227-6993. Mon., Wed., Sat. noon-4:15 p.m. $5. Four-story town house constructed in 1804; original Federal design attributed to Charles Bulfinch.

Tito Puente Latin Jazz Ensemble
Northeastern University, Blackman Theatre, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-373-2247. 5/7: 7:30 p.m. $15. The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, N.H. 603-436-2400. 5/8: 8 p.m. $32 and $26; students $21. VENUES

Miracle Orchestra
Bad Girrls Studios, 209 Green St., Jamaica Plain. 617-734-2315. 5/7: 9 p.m. $8.

Jazz Composers Alliance, Warren Senders, Ernesto Klar
Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St., Boston. 781-899-3130. 5/8: 8 p.m. $9, seniors and students $7.

New England Aquarium Lowell Lecture Series
Central Wharf, Boston. 617-973-5295. 6:30 p.m. Free. 5/6: Man-Made Noise in the Oceans: Irrelevant or Irreparable? with Darlene Ketten of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. 5/13: ATOC (Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate) and the Future of Acoustics in Ocean Exploration, with Arthur B. Baggeroer, secretary of the Navy/Chief of Naval Operations Chair in Ocean Sciences, Depts. of Ocean and Electrical Engineering, MIT.

Museum of Fine Arts Lectures
Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-369-3306. 5/8: 3 p.m., Connoisseurship On-Line, panel discussion with Robert Atkins, Kenneth Goldsmith, Barbara London, and George Fifield. Free. 5/12: 7:30 p.m., Thracian Gold and Silver: The Vernacular Style, with Adriana Calinescu, curator of Ancient Art, Indiana Univ. Art Museum. $12, seniors and students $9.

Goethe-Institut Lectures
170 Beacon St., Boston. 617-262-6050. Free, registration requested. 5/12: 7 p.m., Alien Network/Alien state, with artists Ingo Gunther and Krzysztof Wodiczko. $5.

Fit for People Lecture Series Universal Design Cascieri Hall,
Boston Architectural Center, 320 Newbury St., Boston. 617-262-5000. 5:30 p.m. $20, students $5. 5/12: Children Playing and Learning, with Robin Moore and David H. Rose.

Dallin Art Lecture Series
Robbins Library, 700 Mass. Ave., Arlington. 781-648-6220. 5/10: 7:30 p.m., with Joshua Winer (The Murals of Greater Boston). Free, but donations accepted.

Community Church of Boston Lectures
565 Boylston St., Copley Square, Boston. 617-266-6710. 5/9: 1:30 p.m., Are We Prepared for Six Billion? with Jeff Herman of Zero Population Growth. Free.

1999 Boston Spring Lecture Series: Taboo and Tawdry: Boston's Sexual Attitudes
Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington St., Boston. 617-482-6439. 7-8 p.m. $5. 5/12: Improper Bostonians: Lesbian and Gay History from the Puritans to Playland Improper Bostonians.

Network Your Way to Your Next Opportunity
Jewish Vocational Service, 7th Floor Conference Room, 105 Chauncy St., Boston. 617-451-8147, ext. 101. 5/13: noon-1 p.m., topics include how to create a network, get the most from your contacts, and keep your network alive and current. Bring lunch. Free.

Community Conversations: 25 Years Later - the Legacy of Busing
Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boston. 617-735-1625. 5/13: 7-8:30 p.m., with community activists and others, including Ruth Batson, Lee Daniels, Judge Arthur Garrity, Michael MacDonald. Free. Sponsored by Facing History and Ourselves.

Building Alliances: The 2nd Annual Community Forum on Historical Records
Worcester Centrum Centre, Foster Street, Worcester. 617-727-2816. 5/11: 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., with William Martin, author of Citizen Washington, Cape Cod, and Back Bay. $10 registration fee for lunch.

Americans & Germans in Interaction
Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon St., Boston. 617-737-9055. 5/11: 6-8 p.m., with Max Otte of Boston Univ. $30, reservations required. Bavarian food and drink will be served. Sponsored by German American Council for Business.

Grand Union to Fifty Star Stars - Evolution of Old Glory
Blue Hill Community Church, Wolcott Square, Readville. 617-361-4398. 5/8: 10 a.m., with Mary E. Pitts. $6. Presented by the Hyde Park Historical Society.

The Sephardic (Mizrahi) Experience in Israel: Melting Pot or Pluralistic Society?
Temple Israel of Boston, Longwood Avenue at Plymouth Street, Boston. 617-566-3960. 5/7: 8:15 p.m., with Pnina Lahav, B.U. School of Law. Free.

The Power of Design: Using Art, Communications and Environments to Inform, Educate and Entertain
Ryder Hall, New Classroom Building, Northeastern University, 135 Forsyth St., Boston. 617-373-2347.

Long Walks and High Peaks
Cabot Hall, 5 Joy St., Boston. 617-434-9207. 5/6: 7:30 p.m., multimedia presentation of climbing in the Karakoram region of the Himalayas with Peter Cole. $7.

Developing the Artistic Eye
Wayland Town Building, routes 27, 126 and 20, Wayland. 508-358-2939. 5/6: 7 p.m. Free. Lecture by Mark Wilson, Boston Globe photographer. Reception 6:30 p.m.

The Death of Africa: the AIDS Holocaust & the Politics of Silence & Promiscuity
Downtown Harvard Club, 1 Federal St., Boston. 617-373-7573. 5/6: 7 p.m., with Mead Over, Donald G. McNeil Jr., Awa Marie Coll-Seck. Free.

Creating Authentic Relationships
Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church, 70 West Emerson St., Melrose. 781-665-7504. 5/6: 7 p.m., with Linda Weltner, Boston Globe columnist. Donation $5.

American Institute of Graphic Artists' Lecture
Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston. 781-446-9082. 5/6: 6 p.m., with Greg and Pat Samata, designers. $15, students $5.

Tasca Spanish Tapas Restaurant
1612 Commonwealth Ave., Brighton. 617-730-8002. No cover. Thurs. 7-10 p.m. Eric Anthony, classical guitar.

Squealing Pig
134 Smith St., Boston. 617-566-6651. No cover. 5/7: The Amazing Mudshark. 5/8: Cormac McCormac.

Safehouse Pub
1413 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester. 617-282-4669. No cover. Entertainment from 9 p.m. unless noted. Casual dress. Sun. 4-8:30 p.m., Irish seisiun with Billy Kelly and Friends.

O'Brien's Pub
3 Harvard Ave., Allston. 617-782-6245. Entertainment from 9 p.m. Cover varies. 5/6: Guaranteed Catch, Smog Monster. 5/7: Trash, DJs Craig and Charlie. 5/8: Over Mars, Liquid, Spider Station. 5/13: Flexi, January, Amusia.

Mr. Dooley's Boston Tavern
77 Broad St. 617-338-5656. Cover $3. Casual dress. Entertainment from 9 p.m. 5/7-5/8: Inchicore.

Dick's Last Resort
55 Huntington Ave., Prudential Center. 617-267-8080. No cover. Casual dress. Entertainment from 7 p.m. 5/6: Soul City. 5/7: Beantown Bar Band, Blue Soul. 5/8: Rob Gonzalez, Soul City. 5/9: Back Bay Rhythm Makers, Rob Gonzalez. 5/10: Beantown Bar Band. 5/11: Everyday People. 5/12: Classic Trax. 5/13: Buffett Bash with Baha Brothers.

Cornerstone Lounge
18 W. Broadway, So. Boston. 617-269-9553. Casual dress. No cover. Dancing. Entertainment from 9 p.m. Fri., Justin. Sat., Al Crest.

Common Ground
85 Harvard Ave., Allston. 617-783-2071. Cover varies. Entertainment from 9 p.m. Casual dress. 5/6 and 5/13: Joint Chiefs. 5/7: Booty. 5/8: Superhoney. 5/12: What a Way to Go Go.

Brendan Behan Pub
378 Centre St., Jamaica Plain. 617-522-5386. Casual dress. No cover. Entertainment from 9:30 p.m.; Sat from 4:30 p.m. 5/8: Traditional Irish seisiun. 5/9: Little Frankie. 5/10: Deb Pasternak. 5/11: Cha Cha Cha Allstars. 5/12: Mr. Airplane Man.

Sports Museum of New England
25 Shattuck St., Lowell. 978-452-6775. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. $4, ages 6-17 and seniors $2, under 6 free. Ongoing: The Boston Celtics: A 50-Year Tribute; Harry Agganis: Athlete and Scholar. dated

Readings at Waterstone's Books
26 Exeter St., Boston. 617-859-7300. 7 p.m. Free. 5/7: A.M. Homes (Music for Torching). 5/8: Roy Blount Jr. (Be Sweet). 5/12: Jay Neugeboren (Transforming Madness). 5/13: Scott Lasser (Battle Creek).

Poetry Reading
Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St., Boston. 781-259-9809. 5/9: 3-6 p.m., poet Oriah Mountain Dreamer. $15.

Jamaicaway Books
676 Centre St., Jamaica Plain. 617-983-3204. Free. 5/8: 3:30 p.m., Marian Christy (Conversations: Famous Women Speak Out). 5/13: 6:30 p.m., Barbara Neely (Blanche Cleans Up).

Harvard Book Store Author Series
Rabb Lecture Hall, Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boston. 617-661-1515. 6 p.m. Free. 5/6: Thomas Friedman (The Lexus and the Olive Tree, Understanding Globalization).

Barnes and Noble at Boston University Author Series
Reading Room, Level 5, 660 Beacon St., Boston. 617-236-7460. 5/7: 7 p.m., Jared Diamond (Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies). Free.

Agape Poetry Series
Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston St. 617-489-0519. Tues. 8-10 p.m. $1. Open and featured readings, discussion. Richard Moore, host. 5/11: A.M. Juster.

Harvard Square Book Festival
Borders Books, 24 School St., Boston. 617-557-1111m ext, 12. 5/12: 6 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic. VENUES

Jamaica Plain H.S.
Class of 1950, 781-729-3961. Reunion planned for 2000.

Girls' H.S.
All classes, Radisson Boston Hotel. 978-531-1857. 10/16.

Boston English H.S.
Class of 1949, 781-326-0757, 781-284-8108. Oct. reunion planned.

Brighton H.S.
Class of 1949, Lombardo's Randolph. 508-771-1908, 508-564-4746. 9/18.

Retired Air Force Nurses
Boston. 508-435-4569. Sept. reunion planned.

Dorchester H.S. for Girls,
Class of 1949 617-846-6284, 781-784-9296. Fall.sept

USS Boston, CA-69, CAG-1, SSN-703
Burlington, Vt. 603-672-8772. 7/2-7/4.

St. Gregory's Grammar School
Class of 1949, St. Gregory's Hall, Dorchester. 617-298-5037, 617-696-0330. 6/25. Marine Detachment, USS Mississippi, EAG-128 Las Vegas. 702-260-4281. 6/25-6/28.july

Boston H.S. of Commerce
All classes, 508-224-4600. 5/19: Alumni meeting.

Christopher Columbus H.S.
Class of 1953, Ricardo's Ristorante, 175 North St., Boston. 781-648-2098, 781-337-4512. 5/7: 6:30 p.m. $35.

R-60 (Aircraft) Constitution
Boston. 603-863-5330. 6/11-6/13. Coincides with 200th anniversary of USS Constitution.

Julie Billiart H.S.
Class of 1954, Barrett's Charlestown. 781-438-2150. 5/16: 11 a.m. $30.

Boston Latin School
Class of 1959, Boston. 617-423-6658, 617-592-3600. 5/7: 3 p.m., homecoming at school. 5/8: 6:30 p.m., Copley Western, reunion dinner.

BankBoston Pavilion
290 Northern Ave., Boston. 617/508-931-2000. Ticket prices vary. 7:30 p.m. unless noted. 7/10: The Temptations, Ashford & Simpson. 7/11: Chicago & The Doobie Brothers. 7/13: The Neville Brothers, Little Feat. 7/14: Donna Summer. 7/16: 7 p.m., Willie Nelson, Delbert McClinton, LeRoy Parnell. 7/17: Vanessa Williams. 7/18: Jamiroquai. 7/20: Brian Setzer Orchestra. 7/21: The Beach Boys. 7/23: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Solas. 7/27: Faith Hill, Jessica Andrews. 7/31: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Keb Mo. 8/1: Huey Lewis & the News. 8/8: Natalie Cole. 8/13: Robert Cray, Ladysmith Black Mambazo. 8/14: Duran Duran. 8/15: Dwight Yoakam, Deana Carter. 8/20: Tony Bennett. 8/25: 6 p.m., Spirit of Unity Tour '99 with Steel Pulse, Third World, Shaggy, and others. 8/26: Jethro Tull. 8/27-8/28: 8 p.m., Barry Manilow. 9/1: Britney Spears. 9/14: 6 p.m., Blues Music Festival with B.B. King, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Tower of Power, Indigenous.

Shania Twain
The FleetCenter, Causeway Street, Boston. 617/508-931-2000. 6/14: 7:30 p.m. $38 and $50. With Leahy.

Jacqueline Schwab
Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington St., Boston. 617-482-6439. 4/29: 12:15-1 p.m. $4, seniors and students $3.

Hole
Orpheum Theatre, One Hamilton Place, Boston. 617-931-2000. 5/16: 7:30 p.m. $25.

Blondie
Orpheum Theatre, One Hamilton Place, Boston. 617-931-2000. 5/15: 7:30 p.m. $30, $38.50.

High School Tutoring Program
Bird Street Community Center, 500 Columbia Rd., Dorchester. 617-282-6110. Tues.-Wed.: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Transportation available.

Punta, Tacon y Pitos: Ritmo Flamenco
Annunciation Cathedral Auditorium, 7 VFW Parkway, Roslindale. 617-254-9416, 617-265-5324. 5/8: 8 p.m. $20. Performances by Ramon de los Reyes Spanish Dance Theatre, audience dancing to Spanish, Latin, and Afro-Caribbean music.

New Friends Through Dance
John Hancock Hall, 180 Berkeley St., Boston. 617-482-0351. 5/7: 8 p.m. $7. I'll Make Me a World ... Dance for Me, year-end concert by 250 Boston high school students in MJT Dance Company program. Dances inspired by Alvin Ailey, The Nicholas Brothers, Gregory Hines, Savion Glover.

Compagnie Marie Chouinard
Emerson Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., Boston. 617-824-8000. 5/6 7 p.m., 5/7-5/8 8 p.m., 5/9 2 p.m. $20-$40; students $15 at box office; under 12 half price. See Calendar Choice.

Boston Ballet
Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston. 800-447-7400. Through 5/23: Tues. 8 p.m.; Wed.-Thurs. 7 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m. (except 5/6, 7 p.m.); matinees Sat.-Sun. 2 p.m. $12.50-$69; student rush $12.50 one hour before performance. Ben Stevenson's Dracula.

Joey and Maria's Comedy Wedding
New Tremont Playhouse, Tremont House Hotel, 275 Tremont St., Boston. 800-733-5639. Fri.-Sat.: 7-10 p.m. $39-$45, includes dinner. Interactive comedy set at an off-the-wall Italian wedding.

Comedy Theater Productions
781-320-0040. The Devil Made Me Do It! Mystery Cafe Dinner Theater, 290 Congress St., Boston. Fri.-Sat. 7:30 p.m. Dinner and show $34.95. A comedy that kills. French Library, 53 Marlborough St., Boston. 5/8: 7 p.m. Room to room mansion mystery. $49.

Quills
Studio Theatre, Northeastern Univ., 360 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-373-2247. 5/13-5/15, 5/19-5/22: 8 p.m. $12, students $10. Doug Wright play presented by Northeastern Univ. Dept. of Theatre.

Open Mouth in the Library
Tower Building, 12th Floor, Godine Library, Mass. College of Art, 621 Huntington ave., Boston. 617-232-1555, ext. 270. 5/6: 7-9 p.m., plays, poetry, prose, and performance by members of the Mass. Art community. Free.

Grease
College Auditorium, Bunker Hill Community College, New Rutherford Avenue, Charlestown. 617-228-2029. 5/6: 1 p.m. Free. '50s musical.

Cactus Flower
UMass-Boston McCormack Theatre, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston. 617-287-5646. 5/7-5/8, 5/13-5/15: 8 p.m.; 5/16: 2 p.m. $7, seniors and students $5. Abe Burrows play presented by UMass-Boston Theatre Arts.

Poor Daddy
Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston St., Copley Square, Boston. 617-266-6710. 5/9: 11 a.m. Free. Play by Rebecca Saunders. Free.

Amelia's Last Lecture - A One-Woman Show
Charlestown Branch Library, 179 Main St., Charlestown. 617-242-1248. 5/13: 7:30 p.m., Linda Meyer portrays Amelia Earhart. Free.

How I Learned to Drive
Actors Workshop, 40 Boylston St., Boston. 617-887-2336. Through 5/9: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 7 p.m. $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Play by Paula Vogel presented by TheatreZone.

XXX
Peabody House Theatre Coop, 277 Broadway, Somerville. 617-625-1300 or 931-2000. 5/7-5/8: 10:30 p.m. $10. Two disparate tales written and performed by Joe Mazza. BEYOND BOSTON

When Pigs Fly
Lyric Stage Company of Boston, 140 Clarendon St., Boston. 617-437-7172. Through 5/23: Weds.-Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. (except 5/23) 7 p.m. $20-$30, discounts for seniors and groups. $7. Musical revue by Howard Crabtree.

Swimming in the Shallows
Black Box Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., Boston. 617-426-0320. Through 5/16: Thurs.-Sat 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. $20. Comedy presented by Coyote Theatre and Theatrics!

Motion Sickness
Piano Factory, 791 Tremont St., Boston. 617-437-0657. Through 5/15: Weds.-Sat. 8 p.m. $15. Comedy presented by Beau Jest Theatre.

May Mischief
Leland Centre, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., Boston. 617-426-0320; TTY, 617-348-2926. 5/6-5/22: Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., 5/16: 3 p.m. $15, students and seniors $10. Two one-act plays which portray older women: Genteel by Evelyn Hood, and Roman Fever, adapted by Hugh Leonard from a short story by Edith Wharton. Presented by the QE2 Players.

La Vita Claire
Boston Center for the Arts Theater, 539 Tremont St., Boston. 617-536-5981. 5/6-5/22: Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 7 p.m., 5/22, 2 p.m. $16.25. Comedy by Bill Lattanzi presented by the Centastage Performance Group.

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Mary Norton Hall, Old South Church, 645 Boylston St., Boston. 617-536-1970. 5/6-5/8: 8 p.m. $15; seniors, students and age 12 and under $10. Frank Loesser musical presented by Theater at Old South.

Cornersville
Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., Boston. 617-623-2861. 5/11: 8 p.m. Suggested donation $5. Staged reading of mystery by Matthew Freeman presented by Coyote Theatre and Wilde Stage.

The Gin Game
Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont St., Boston. 617-931-2787, groups of 20 or more 617-482-8616. Through 5/16: Tues.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 and 8 p.m., Sun. 2 and 7:30 p.m. $38.50-$58.50. D.L. Coburn comedy with Julie Harris and Charles Durning. Presented by Broadway in Boston.

Cabaret
Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St. 617-931-2787, groups of 20 or more 617-482-8616. 5/7-6/6: Tues.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 and 8 p.m., Sun. 2 and 7:30 p.m., except press night 5/12, 7 p.m. $25-$75 ($25 seats available day of show only). Kander and Ebb musical with Teri Hatcher as Fraulein Sally Bowles. Presented by Broadway in Boston.

John F. Kennedy Library and Museumcq
Off Morrissey Boulevard, next to UMass-Boston, Dorchester. 617-929-4523, TTY 617-929-1221. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $8, seniors and students $6, ages 13-17 $4, children ages 12 and under free. Memorial designed by I.M. Pei features 25 multimedia exhibits on the life and legacy of John and Jacqueline Kennedy. Through 10/31: The White House Dinner for Nobel Laureates, exhibit on the April 29, 1962 dinner honoring 49 Nobel Prize winners. Ongoing: Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy: First Lady; John Glenn and the Space Race; Attorney General Robert Kennedy.

4 Mile Just People Walk & Picnicxx
Artessani Park, Solidiers Field Road, Brighton. 617-783-3900. 5/8: 10 a.m. In memory of Joe Pessin. Proceeds from sponsors to the Greater Boston Association for Retarded Citizens.

Mamma Mia, A Taste of the North End
New England Aquarium, Central Wharf, Boston. 617-742-4336. 5/7: 7:30-11:30 p.m. $65. Italian delicacies, wines, music. Proceeds to Casa Monte Cassino and the Children of the North End.

PrideTonesxx
617-424-8900. Ellen Oak conducts Awaken the Heart, music for women's voices by Ysaye Barnwell, Gwyneth Walker, Holst, Schubert, Bobby McFerrin, David Maddux. With Batucada Belles, drumming ensemble. 5/8: 8 p.m., Central Congregational Church, 85 Seaverns Ave., Jamaica Plain; $10, $15. 5/9: 3 p.m., Copley Theatre, New England Financial, 225 Clarendon St., Boston; $10-$25.

Herrell's Renaissance Cafe
155 Brighton Ave., Allston. 617-782-9599. No cover. Entertainment from 8 p.m. 5/6: Jon Carmen. 5/10: Tom Bianchi. 5/11: Willem Hartong, Will Daily. 5/12: Charlie Strater. 5/13: Licia Sky, Beej Kruzel.

John F. Kennedy Library and Museumcq
Off Morrissey Boulevard, next to UMass-Boston, Dorchester. 617-929-4523, TTY 617-929-1221. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $8, seniors and students $6, ages 13-17 $4, children ages 12 and under free. Memorial designed by I.M. Pei features 25 multimedia exhibits on the life and legacy of John and Jacqueline Kennedy. Through 10/31: The White House Dinner for Nobel Laureates, exhibit on the April 29, 1962 dinner honoring 49 Nobel Prize winners. Ongoing: Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy: First Lady; John Glenn and the Space Race; Attorney General Robert Kennedy.

Harpers Ferry
158 Brighton Ave., Allston. 617-254-9743. Casual attire. Cover varies. Entertainment 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 5/6: Uncle Sammy, Walking Bird, Big Top Vertigo. 5/7: J.V. Band, Anita Sahanin, Memphis Train. 5/8: Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood, Mission of Blues. 5/9: Coal Boilers. 5/10: Hip Socket. 5/11: Another Planet and Friends. 5/13: Viper House, Vitamin C.

Cafe Italia
144 Meridian St., East Boston. 617-569-1800. Dancing. Neat attire. No cover. Entertainment Fri.-Sat., 9 p.m. with Al Vega, Dave Landoni and guests. 5/6 and 5/13: Charlie Harris. 5/7: Steve Marvin. 5/8: Monica Hatch.

Boston Public Library Programs
Free. Lower Mills Branch: 27 Richmond St., Dorchester. 617-298-7841. 5/6: 7 p.m., Ann Lainhart (Rose Cottage Chronicles: Civil War Letters of the Bryant-Stephens Families of North Florida).

Chelsea H.S.
Class of 1949, Ramada Holiday Inn, East Boston. 781-321-2070, 617-889-1136. 9/25.oct

USCGC Eastwind, W-279
Ramada Hotel, East Boston. 508-668-2417, 617-569-9284. 5/28-5/31.june

Girls' Latin School
Class of 1969, Hyatt Harborside Hotel, East Boston. 617-568-1234. 5/16: 11 a.m. $50.

South Boston H.S.
Class of 1934, Custom House, Quincy. 781-843-5480. 9/19: 1 p.m.

Semitic Museum
Harvard University, 6 Divinity Ave., Cambridge. 617-495-4631. Mon. through Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 1-4 p.m. Free. Ongoing: Nuzi and the Hurrians: Fragments from a Forgotten Past; Ancient Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection; The Pyramids and the Sphinx: 100 Years of American Archaeology at Giza.

dated Arthur M. Sackler Museum
485 Broadway, Cambridge. 617-495-9400. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. $5, seniors $4, students $3, under 18 and Sat. mornings free (includes admission to all three Harvard art museums); free to all Wed. Tours Mon.-Fri. at 2 p.m. Through 6/13: Nature as Metaphor, East Asian painting, Japanese lacquer designs. Through 5/16: Ellsworth Kelly: The Early Drawings, 1948-1955, 220 drawings on display in museum's first floor exhibition gallery and in the Fogg's Straus Gallery. 5/9: 2 p.m., Kelly exhibition tour with Linda Norden. 5/12: 6 p.m., New Discoveries in Roman Puteoli (Pozzuoli), lecture by Stefano De Caro; reception 5:30 p.m. Ongoing: Nature as Metaphor: Paintings from China, Korea, and Japan.

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge. 617-496-1027. Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. $5, seniors and students $4, ages 3-13 $3, free to all Sat. 9 a.m.-noon. Through 9/30: Makers and Markets: Native American Arts of the Southwest, works from the William R. Wright Collection. Ongoing: Hall of the North American Indian; The Art of Oceania; Ju/wasi, Bushmen of the Kalahari; Encounters with the Americas; Rainmakers from the Gods.

MIT Museum
Cambridge. 617-253-4444. Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. noon-5. 265 Mass. Ave., Ongoing: Flashes of Inspiration: The Work of Harold Edgerton; Gestural Engineering: The Sculpture of Arthur Ganson; Holography, includes the exhibit Light Forest: The Holographic Rain Forest; MIT Hall of Hacks; Math in 3-D: Geometric Sculptures by Morton G. Bradley Jr; MathSpace. Hart Nautical Galleries, 77 Mass. Ave., Building 5, first floor. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Ongoing: Deep Frontiers: Ocean Engineering at MIT, long-term exhibit exploring the latest advances in underwater research; Ships for Victory: American Shipbuilding's Finest Hour; Ship Models: The Evolution of Ship Design. Compton Galleries, 77 Mass. Ave.: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Through 6/4: New Craft Technology, work by Timothy Eliassen.

Museum
MIT, 20 Ames St., Cambridge. 617-253-4680. Tues.-Sun. noon-6 p.m. except Fri. noon-8 p.m. Free. Through 6/27: Eve Andree Laramee: A Permutational Unfolding, installation by this New York-based artist explores the history of digital technology.

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St., Cambridge. 617-495-3045. Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. $5, seniors and students $4, ages 3-13 $3. Closed major holidays. Through 5/9: The Beetle Boom: Beetle Stories and Beetle Secrets, specimens, drawings, and photographs highlighting these insects. Ongoing: Exhibitions on the collections and research of the Botanical Museum, the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and the Mineralogical and Geological Museum including the glass flowers collection; a 1,600-pound amethyst geode from Brazil; the world's only mounted kronosaurus, a 42-foot-long marine reptile.

Fogg Art Museum
32 Quincy St., Cambridge. 617-495-2397. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. $5, seniors $4, students $3, under 18 free; free to all Sat. morning and Wed. Closed major holidays. 5/8-7/18: Death by Hogarth, William Hogarth prints addressing three meanings of the word execution. Through 5/16: Ellsworth Kelly: The Early Drawings, 1948-1955, 220 drawings on display in museum's Straus Gallery and in the first floor exhibition gallery at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum. 5/8: 11:30 a.m., Hidden Beauties: Revisiting the Pre-Raphaelites, tour of permanent collection with Gail Weinberg.

Busch-Reisinger Museum
Werner Otto Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge; enter through Fogg Art Museum, 32 Quincy St. 617-495-9400. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Closed major holidays. $5, seniors $4, students $3, under 18 free; free to all Sat. morning and all dayWed. General tours Mon.-Fri. at 1 p.m. 5/13-8/1: Multiple Configurations: Presenting the Contemporary Portfolio, five possible ways to display five group portfolios. Eighteen artists including Christo, Arthur Koepcke, Sol LeWitt, Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik.

Book Sale
Bryn Mawr Book Store, 373 Huron Ave., Cambridge. 617-661-1770. Tues.-Sat.: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. In April, all fiction half price. Proceeds to various New England scholarships.

5-K Road Race and Fitness Walk
840 Winter St., Waltham. 978-774-3842. 5/8: 10 a.m. $15 advance, $20 at event. Proceeds to Community Health Charities of Massachusetts. Sponsored by Fitness & Wellness Center.

Silent Auction
Cabot School, 229 Cabot St., Newton. 617-964-9592. 5/8: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Rain or shine. Free. Proceeds to Cabot School PTO.

Celebrating Success '99
Temple Beth Avodah, Puddingstone Lane, Newton. 617-965-3999. 5/12: 6-9:30 p.m. Food, music, silent auction. $75. Proceeds to The Second Step, Inc., program for survivors of domestic violence and their children.

Vidhyanjali
Burlington High School, 123 Cambridge St., Burlington. 617-776-9096. 5/8: 6 p.m. $20, $17 advance purchase; students $15, $12 advance purchase. Indian dance performance by Alarmel Valli. Proceeds to Asha-MIT to benefit underprivileged children in India.

Red Cross Wine Tasting Benefit
American Red Cross, Newton Office, 21 Foster St., Newtonville. 617-527-6000. 5/7: 6:30-9 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres, wine/cheese tasting. $25 advance, $30 at door. Proceeds to programs of American Red Cross of Mass. Bay.

Payson Park Church
365 Belmont St., Belmont. 617-484-1542. 5/9: 10:30 a.m. Free-will offering. Terry Halco conducts works by Haydn, Schuetz, Mozart.

Powers Music School
Nahigian Hall, 380 Concord Ave., Belmont. 617-484-4696. Second Thurs. of the month: 7:30 p.m. Free. 5/13: Mary Crowe, soprano; Mary Gaylord, mezzo; Edwin Light, piano. Solos and duets by Berlioz, Brahms, Faure, Barber; piano works by Chopin.CHURCHES & ORGANRECITALS

New School of Music
25 Lowell St., Cambridge. 617-492-8105. 5/9: 3 p.m. Free. Yuan-Mei Xing, violin; Rieko Tanaka, piano. Works by Mozart, Franck, Prokofiev.

MIT
MIT campus, Cambridge. 617-253-2826, 617-253-2906, 617-253-9800. Free concerts at 8 p.m. unless noted. 5/8: Kresge Auditorium, MIT Symphony. Dante Anzolini conducts Bartok's Concert for Orchestra, Piazzolla's Concerto for Bandoneon with Michael Zisman; $2. 5/9-5/12: Killian Hall, Chamber Music Society student groups, call for schedule. 5/10: 7 p.m., Kresge Auditorium, student duo-piano recital.

Longy School
Longy School of Music, 1 Follen St., Cambridge. 617-876-0956, ext. 500. Free. 5/6: 7:30 p.m., Longy Children's Opera. Gilbert & Sullivan's Ruddigore. 5/9: 7 p.m., Nick Eanet, violin; Rober Merfeld, piano. Works by Beethoven, Bach, Ravel, Dvorak, Bartok. 5/10-5/11: 7:30 p.m., chamber groups coached by Robert Merfeld. 5/11: 8 p.m., First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St., voice students coached by Laurie Monahan. 5/13: 8 p.m., Longy Chamber Orchestra. Jeffrey Rink conducts program with winners of orchestra soloist competition.

Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra
Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge. 617-496-2222. 5/7: 8 p.m. $8-$13, students $6-$10. James Yannatos conducts Verdi's Requiem with Lucy Shelton, Milagro Vargas, Daniel Brenna, Mark Risinger, Harvard Glee Club, Radcliffe Choral Society, Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum.

Brandeis University
Slosberg Recital Hall, Waltham campus. 781-736-3331, 781-736-3400. 5/8: 4 p.m., Yu-Hui Chang, voice; Mary Farbood, piano; free. 5/8: 8 p.m., works by graduate composers with Lydian String Quartet and guests; $5.

All Newton Music School
321 Chestnut St., West Newton. 617-527-4553. 5/9: 4 p.m. Free. Fredrik Wanger, piano. Chopin program including complete Waltzes.

5/7:
8 p.m., Lindsay Chapel, First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge, 617-776-0692; $14; students, seniors and low-income $10. 5/9: 3 p.m., Somerville Museum, Central Street and Westwood Road, Somerville, 617-666-9810; $10, students and seniors $7, discount for mothers; reservations recommended.

Fromm Players at Harvard
Paine Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge. 617-495-2791. 5/7: 8 p.m. Free. Works by Harvard graduate composers Elliott Gyger, Stefan Hakenberg, David Horne, Julie Rohwein, Erik Spangler, Richard Whalley. Jeff Milarsky, conductor.EARLY MUSIC

Coaxial Festival of Electronic Music
Middle East, 472 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 617-625-5744. 5/8 9 p.m.-2 a.m., $12; 5/9 6 p.m.-1 a.m., $5, free with ticket from 5/8. Part of Cyberarts Festival.

Willow Flute Ensemble
Old West Church, 131 Cambridge St., Boston. 781-894-6230. 5/8: 8 p.m. $10, students and seniors $8. International Sampler.PERFORMANCE ART& NEW MUSIC

Maria Tegzes, soprano
Longy School, 27 Garden St., Cambridge. 781-647-9847. 5/7: 8 p.m. Free. With Geoffrey Burleson, piano. Works by Cherubini, Schubert, Liszt, Massenet, Paul Bowles, Brian Banks.

Excelsior
Gregorian Oriental Rugs, 2284 Washington St., Newton Lower Falls. 617-497-6213. 5/7: 8 p.m. $10. Evan Harlan, accordion and director. Interpretations of works by classical composers interested in folk music.

Cambridge Lieder and Opera Society
617-547-7819. 8 p.m. $15, students $8, families $32. Promises and Passions, narrated program of songs, arias, duets; refreshments. 5/7: College Club, 44 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 5/8: Longy School Main Recital Room, 33 Garden St., Cambridge.

Boston Secession, vocal art ensemble
Hasty Pudding Theatre, 12 Holyoke St., Cambridge. 617-931-2787, 617-499-4860. 5/6-5/8: 8 p.m. $15-$25. Jane Ring Frank conducts The Big Oh, romantic music from Hildegard to Patti Labelle.

Boston Boy Choir
St. Paul Church, Bow and Arrow streets, Cambridge. 617-868-8658. 5/7: 8 p.m. $14-$20. John Dunn conducts Brahms's Requiem with St. Paul Men's Schola, Civic Symphony of Boston.

ImprovBoston
Back Alley Theater, 1253 Cambridge St., Cambridge. 617-576-1253. Evening shows $12, students and seniors $10; matinees $7, students and seniors $5, one child under 12 free with each adult ticket.8 p.m. ImprovBoston, Fri.: 8 p.m., Sat.: 8 and 10:30 p.m., family matinee Sun.: 2 p.m. TheaterSports Fri.: 10:30 p.m.

The Comedy Studio At the Hong Kong
1236 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 617-661-6507. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m. $7; Sun. 8 p.m. $5. 5/6: Thursday Night Fights with Tim McIntyre, Tammy Two-Tone, Jeff Seaman, Brian Carroll, and Paul Cortick. 5/7: P.S. Absurdo, Mike Bent, Drake Witham. 5/8: Mike Bent, Chris Clark, Kevin Koggin, Abby Stevens, George DeMartino. 5/13: Thursday Night Fights with Tim McIntyre, Tony Moschetto, Rony Sullivan, Martel & Kryia Abrahams.

Comedy Cabaret
Gregorian Oriental Rugs, 2284 Washington St., Newton Lower Falls. 617-244-2553. 5/6: 7-10 p.m., Al Lubel. Evening includes hors d'oeuvres, silent and live auction, desserts. $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Proceeds to Rotary Club of Newton charities.

Mandala Folk Dance Ensemble
North Cambridge Catholic High School, 40 Norris St., Cambridge. 617-868-3641. 5/17.

Vidhyanjalixx
Burlington High School, 123 Cambridge St., Burlington. 617-776-9096, 603-888-2783. 5/8: 6 p.m. $20, $30; students and seniors $15; $3 discount for advance purchase. Bharatanatyam performance by Padmashri Alarmel Valli.AUDITIONS

Dances from Africa and the Diaspora
Dance Complex, 536 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 617-547-9363. 5/9: 7 p.m. $10. Old and new dance, song, drumming. Works by Seydou Coulibaly, Aicha Sagna, Fatou N'Diaye Davis, Mohammed Kalifa Camara, Isaura Oliveira.

Choreographers' Ink.xx
Rieman Center, Agassiz House, Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge. 617-496-2222. 5/6-5/7 8 p.m., 5/8 10 p.m. $7, students and seniors $5. Works by Radcliffe alumnae, program honors 25th anniversary of Office for the Arts.

Choreographers Group
Green Street Studios, 185 Green St., Cambridge. 508-655-0675, 617-864-3191. 5/13-5/15: 8 p.m. $15, seniors $12. Works by Anna Myer, Marjorie Morgan, Lorraine Chapman, Carol Somers, Perla Joy Furr.

Cambridge Performance Project
Kennedy School, 158 Spring St., Cambridge. 617-332-0258. 5/7: 7 p.m. $5, students and seniors $2.50. River of Life with Back Porch Dance Company and students from Cambridge schools.

Arts in the Park
Waltham Common, next to City Hall, 610 Main St., Waltham. 781-893-8050, ext. 2138. 5/8: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Dance, drama, music performance; art exhibits by students of Waltham Public Schools.

Arts First '99
617-495-8676. Free. Locations in and around Harvard Yard, Cambridge. Celebration of the arts at Harvard and Radcliffe. Highlights include: 5/6: 8 p.m., Spring Concert by Choreographers Ink at Reiman Center for the Performing Arts, Radcliffe. 5/7: 8 p.m., Verdi's Requiem, by Harvard Glee Club at Sanders Theatre. 5/8: 11:15 a.m., Arts First '99 Parade at The Inn at Harvard. 5/8: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Cinco de Mayo Mexican Picnic at Science Center. 5/8: 1-5 p.m. Performance Fair, more than 80 performances at Harvard Yard. 5/8: 8 p.m., Kuumba Singers Spring Concert at Sanders Theatre.

Mother's Day Portrait Extravaganza
Four locations. 617-353-0700. Photographic Resource Center, 602 Commonwealth Ave., Boston; Charles Hotel, One Bennett St., Cambridge; E.P. Levine, 23 Dry Dock Ave., Boston; and Boston Park Plaza Hotel, 64 Arlington St., Boston. 5/8-5/9: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $50 sitting fee, includes 8x10 portrait. Call to reserve time. Proceeds to the Photographic Resource Center.Boston Common, across from the State House; heads to Beacon Hill, Charles Street, Boston Public Garden. 617-426-1885. 5/9: 1 p.m. To participate: $10 advance per family, $15 day of event, $30 grand prize registration includes raffle. Register at noon at starting point. With Harvard University Marching Band, Heather Kahn of WCVB-TV.FESTIVALS

St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary School Bazaar
The Armenian Cultural & Educational Center, 47 Nichols Ave., Watertown. 617-926-6979. 5/7: 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Free. Entertainment, Armenian food.

Church Spring Rummage and Bake Sale
Fessenden School Day Care Center, off Craft Street, W. Newton. 617-964-5350. 5/8: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free.

May Bazaar
St. James's Episcopal Church, 1991 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 617-495-7224. 5/8: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.

Rummage & More Sale
All Saints' Episcopal Church, Common Street, Belmont. 617-484-2228. 5/7: 3-8 p.m., 5/8: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 50 cents.

Rummage Sale
Holy Trinity Armenian Church, 145 Brattle St., Cambridge. 617-354-0632. 5/6: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $3.50 per bag.

Lexington Arts & Crafts Society
130 Waltham St., Lexington. 617-862-9696. 5/7: 10 a.m.-7 p.m., 5/8: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. May Pottery Sale. Through 5/22: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Ceramics Guild Exhibit.

Squawk Coffeehouse
Harvard Epworth Church, 1555 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 617-868-3661. 9 p.m.-midnight. $3 donation. Open mike every Thursday. 5/6: Cinco de Mayo Plus One.

Nameless Coffeehouse
First Parish of Cambridge, 3 Church St., Cambridge. 617-864-1630. $3-$4 suggested donation. 5/8: 8 p.m., Bob Norman, Dreamwork, Ken Batts, Eric Gerber.

Zabe i Babexx
Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge. 617-496-2222. 5/12: 8 p.m. World Music from Bosnia. Free.COFFEEHOUSES

Springfest '99 Regional Bluegrass Band Showcase
Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., W. Newton. 617-782-2251. 5/8: 5 p.m. picking party; concert 6:30 p.m. $5 advance, $6 day of show. With the Reiner Family Band, Trugrass Express, Dixie Butterhounds, and Grass Roots.

Shahid Parvez
Wong Auditorium, MIT, Cambridge. 617-258-7971. 5/9: 4 p.m. With Shubhen Chatterjee. $15, students $12.

Halalisa Singers Spring Concert
First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Cambridge. 781-631-8138. 5/7: 8 p.m. $7.50 at door, seniors and children $5.

Bandoneon Recital
Killian Hall, MIT, 160 Memorial Dr., Cambridge. 617-253-2826. 5/5: 8 p.m. Free.

Semitic Museum
Harvard University, 6 Divinity Ave., Cambridge. 617-495-4631. Mon. through Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 1-4 p.m. Free. Ongoing: Nuzi and the Hurrians: Fragments from a Forgotten Past; Ancient Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection; The Pyramids and the Sphinx: 100 Years of American Archaeology at Giza.

dated Arthur M. Sackler Museum
485 Broadway, Cambridge. 617-495-9400. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. $5, seniors $4, students $3, under 18 and Sat. mornings free (includes admission to all three Harvard art museums); free to all Wed. Tours Mon.-Fri. at 2 p.m. Through 6/13: Nature as Metaphor, East Asian painting, Japanese lacquer designs. Through 5/16: Ellsworth Kelly: The Early Drawings, 1948-1955, 220 drawings on display in museum's first floor exhibition gallery and in the Fogg's Straus Gallery. 5/9: 2 p.m., Kelly exhibition tour with Linda Norden. 5/12: 6 p.m., New Discoveries in Roman Puteoli (Pozzuoli), lecture by Stefano De Caro; reception 5:30 p.m. Ongoing: Nature as Metaphor: Paintings from China, Korea, and Japan.

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge. 617-496-1027. Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. $5, seniors and students $4, ages 3-13 $3, free to all Sat. 9 a.m.-noon. Through 9/30: Makers and Markets: Native American Arts of the Southwest, works from the William R. Wright Collection. Ongoing: Hall of the North American Indian; The Art of Oceania; Ju/wasi, Bushmen of the Kalahari; Encounters with the Americas; Rainmakers from the Gods.

MIT Museum
Cambridge. 617-253-4444. Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. noon-5. 265 Mass. Ave., Ongoing: Flashes of Inspiration: The Work of Harold Edgerton; Gestural Engineering: The Sculpture of Arthur Ganson; Holography, includes the exhibit Light Forest: The Holographic Rain Forest; MIT Hall of Hacks; Math in 3-D: Geometric Sculptures by Morton G. Bradley Jr; MathSpace. Hart Nautical Galleries, 77 Mass. Ave., Building 5, first floor. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Ongoing: Deep Frontiers: Ocean Engineering at MIT, long-term exhibit exploring the latest advances in underwater research; Ships for Victory: American Shipbuilding's Finest Hour; Ship Models: The Evolution of Ship Design. Compton Galleries, 77 Mass. Ave.: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Through 6/4: New Craft Technology, work by Timothy Eliassen.

Museum
MIT, 20 Ames St., Cambridge. 617-253-4680. Tues.-Sun. noon-6 p.m. except Fri. noon-8 p.m. Free. Through 6/27: Eve Andree Laramee: A Permutational Unfolding, installation by this New York-based artist explores the history of digital technology.

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St., Cambridge. 617-495-3045. Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. $5, seniors and students $4, ages 3-13 $3. Closed major holidays. Through 5/9: The Beetle Boom: Beetle Stories and Beetle Secrets, specimens, drawings, and photographs highlighting these insects. Ongoing: Exhibitions on the collections and research of the Botanical Museum, the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and the Mineralogical and Geological Museum including the glass flowers collection; a 1,600-pound amethyst geode from Brazil; the world's only mounted kronosaurus, a 42-foot-long marine reptile.

Fogg Art Museum
32 Quincy St., Cambridge. 617-495-2397. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. $5, seniors $4, students $3, under 18 free; free to all Sat. morning and Wed. Closed major holidays. 5/8-7/18: Death by Hogarth, William Hogarth prints addressing three meanings of the word execution. Through 5/16: Ellsworth Kelly: The Early Drawings, 1948-1955, 220 drawings on display in museum's Straus Gallery and in the first floor exhibition gallery at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum. 5/8: 11:30 a.m., Hidden Beauties: Revisiting the Pre-Raphaelites, tour of permanent collection with Gail Weinberg.

Busch-Reisinger Museum
Werner Otto Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge; enter through Fogg Art Museum, 32 Quincy St. 617-495-9400. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Closed major holidays. $5, seniors $4, students $3, under 18 free; free to all Sat. morning and all dayWed. General tours Mon.-Fri. at 1 p.m. 5/13-8/1: Multiple Configurations: Presenting the Contemporary Portfolio, five possible ways to display five group portfolios. Eighteen artists including Christo, Arthur Koepcke, Sol LeWitt, Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik.

Gallery 57
Cambridge Arts Council, City Hall Annex, 57 Inman St., Cambridge. 349-4380. Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Through 6/30: multimedia installation by Ingo Gunther. 5/7: 6-8 p.m., reception.

Visual Arts at MIT
Cambridge. List Visual Arts Center, 20 Ames St. 617-253-4680. Tues. Thurs., Fri.noon-6 p.m., Wed. noon-8 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m. Through 6/27: installation by Eve Andree Laramee. Dean's Gallery, Sloan School of Management, E52-44, 50 Memorial Dr. 617-253-9455. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 5/13-6/17: works by Susan Livada. 5/13: 5-7 p.m., reception. Compton Gallery, Rm. 10-150, 77 Mass Ave. 617-253-7791. Through 6/4: Timothy Eliassen's New Craft Technology. Weisner Student Art Gallery, Statton Student Center, 2nd fl., 84 Mass. Ave. 617-253-3913. 5/11-6/11: Schnitzer Prize Winners' Exhibition.

Maurine and Robert Rothschild Gallery
Bunting Institute, 34 Concord Ave., Cambridge. 617-495-8212. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 1-5 p.m. 5/7-6/5: works by Meridel Rubenstein. 5/7: 5-7 p.m., reception. 5/7: 4 p.m., gallery talk.

Chapel Gallery
Second Church, 60 Highland St., W. Newton. 617-244-4039. Wed.-Sun. 1-5:30 p.m. Through 5/23: works by Margaret Swan. 5/16: 11 a.m., gallery talk. SCHOOLS & COLLEGES

Newton Free Library
330 Homer St., Newton Centre. 617-552-7145. Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Through 5/27: works by Kathleen Soles and Susan Stone. 5/6: 7:30 p.m., reception.

Mobilia Gallery
358 Huron Ave., Cambridge. 617-876-2109. Tues.-Fri. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Through 5/31: works by Ellen Moon.

Harrison Gray Otis House
141 Cambridge St., Boston. 617-227-3956. Wed.-Sun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. $4, seniors $3.50, students $2, Boston residents free. One of Boston's last 18th-century, freestanding town houses, designed by Charles Bulfinch. Free.

Historic Gore Estate
52 Gore St., (off Rte. 20), Waltham. 781-894-2798. Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. $5, seniors and students $4, children ages 5-12 $3, under 5 free. Federal brick mansion built in 1805; 45 acres of lawns, gardens, and farm fields. House tours: Plain or Fancy: Painted Furniture in an Early American Home.

Ralph Waldo Emerson House
28 Cambridge Turnpike, at Lexington Road, Concord. 978-369-2236. Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sun. and holidays 2-4:30 p.m. $5, students and seniors $3. Guided tours of the home where Emerson lived from 1835 until his death in 1882.

At MIT
617-253-2826. Kresge Auditorium, 48 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 5/7: 8 p.m., MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble, free. Room 10-250, 77 Mass. Ave., 5/8: 4-6 p.m., Cross Products 10th Anniversary Spring Concert, free.

Schlesinger Library Visiting Scholar Colloquium Series Radcliffe College,
3 James St., Cambridge. 617-495-8647. 4 p.m. Free. 5/13: Civic Work Knows No Sex: Gender, Urban Aesthetics and the Commercial Landscapes of the Early Twentieth Century, with Alison Isenberg.

Newton Free Library Lectures
330 Homer Street, Newton. 617-552-7145. Free.

Families First Parenting Program Series
617-868-7687. Children's Museum, 300 Congress St., Boston. 12:15-1:30 p.m. 5/6, 5/13: Bullying & Teasing: Dealing with Abusive Behavior. $30. 96 Bishop Allen Drive, Cambridge. 5/10, 5/17, 5/24: 7-8:30 p.m., The Parenting Survival Program. $45, couples $75. Wheelock College, 180 The Riverway, Boston. 5/5: 7-8:30 p.m., Nature of Boys...Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys, with Michael Thompson, child and family care psychologist. $10.

Contemporary Issues in Abstraction Lecture Series
Harvard University Dept. of Visual and Environmental Studies, Carpenter Center Lecture Hall, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge. 617-495-3251. 6 p.m. Free.

Center for Italian Culture Spring Lecture Series
Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St., Newton. 617-332-1555. 5/11: 7:30 p.m., Love Poetry of Francesco Petrarca, with Christopher Martin, associate professor of history, B.U. Free.

Cambridge Forum First
Parish Church, 3 Church St., Cambridge. 617-495-2727. 5/12: 7:30 p.m., Making Effective Consumer Choices, Michael Brower on the Union of Concerned Scientists' study of recycling and waste disposal. Free.

Cambridge Center for Adult Education Lectures
56 Brattle St., Harvard Square. 617-547-6789, ext. 1. 5/6: 8 p.m., Michael Dreese and Newbury Comics: Managing with Attitude. $8, seniors $4. 5/13: 10:30 a.m., The Life and Art of Goya. $2, seniors $1.

Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College Colloquium Series
Radcliffe Research and Study Center, Bunting Institute, 34 Concord Ave., Cambridge. 617-495-8212. 5/12: 4 p.m., Currently..., lecture with Tamar Diesendruck (music composition fellow). Free.

Boston Public Library Lectures
Free unless noted. Main Branch: Mezzanine Conference room, Copley Square, Boston. 617-536-5400, ext. 371. 5/11, 6/7: 6:30-8 p.m., Winning With the Web: Sorting Through Computer Chaos. Connolly Branch Library: 433 Centre St., Jamaica Plain. 617-522-1960. 5/10: 7 p.m., Your Child's Health: Nutrition and First Aid, with Jennifer Kasper, Dept. of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center Associates. Dudley Branch: 65 Warren St., Roxbury. 617-442-6186. 5/8: 2-3 p.m., Housing and Tenant Issues, with attorneys Janet Fierman and Steven Well. East Boston Branch, 276 Meridian St., Boston. 617-569-0271. 5/13: 6:30 p.m., MFA Masterpieces and John Singer Sargent, with Miriam Braverman.27 Richmond St., Dorchester. 5/13: 7 p.m., The Irish Famine and Deer Island, 1847-48, with John McColgan, archivist for the Boston. North End Branch, 25 Parmenter St., Boston. 617-227-8135. 5/6: 6:30 p.m., Confounded Confusions about Boston-Town and Their Remedies, with Mistress Elizabeth, an 18th-century character portrayed by Donna LaRue. South Boston Branch: 646 East Broadway. 617-268-0180. 5/10: 7 p.m. Defense of Boston Harbor: From the Revolution to the Present Day, with Art Milmore.

Art and Technology: Policy Pitfalls and Parameters
Lowell Hall, Kirkland and Oxford streets, Harvard Univ., Cambridge. 617-495-8676. 5/13: 4:30-6:30 p.m., Radcliffe Arts Policy Forum explores cyberarts with representatives of the arts, public policy, business and the law including Marian Godfrey, Thomas Hoegh, Jonathan Zittrain. Free. LECTURE SERIES

Loretta LaRochecap r like above?
Newtonville Books, 296 Walnut St., Newton. 617-244-6619. 5/12: 7:30 p.m., reading and discussion on infertility, assisted reproduction, and adoption with Ellen Glazer, licensed social worker and author, and Karen Propp, author. Free.

Bodily Experience and the Democratization of Medicine: A Social Autobiography
Cronkhite Graduate Center, 6 Ash St., Cambridge. 617-496-6941. 5/11: 6:30 p.m., reception; 7 p.m., reading and discussion by Susan Griffin, author of What Her Body Thought: A Journey into the Shadows. Free.

Islam in the West: From Conflict to Suffering
Common Room, Center for the Study of World Religions, 42 Francis Ave., Cambridge. 617-495-4495. 5/10: 5:15 p.m., with Jocelyne Cesari, Senior Research Fellow, National Center for Scientific Research, Univ. of Political Science, Aix-en-Provence, France. Free.

American History on Stage and Screen
Harvard University, Cambridge. 617-495-3325. 4 p.m. Free. 5/10: Science Center B, History Around the Crucible, with Arthur Miller. 5/11: Emerson Hall, Room 105, Picking a Fight: Politics, Ideas, and `Arguing the World,' with Joseph Dorman, director of Arguing the World. 5/12: Emerson Hall, Room 105, Can Films Tell the Truth About History? with Joan Micklin Silver, director of Hester Street.

Why Human History Has Unfolded Differently on Different Continents in the Last 13,000 Years
Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge. 617-496-2222. 5/9: 4 p.m., with Jared M. Diamond, author, physiologist, and evolutionary biologist. Free.

New Perspectives on Socialism
Cambridge Library, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge. 617-731-8725. 5/8: 1 p.m., with Maria Weidner, student of philosophy; Mel Lieman (The Political Economy of Racism); Irv Kurki (First Steps Beyond Capital); and Bryan Snyder, Union for Radical Politcal Economics. Free. Sponsored by the Beyond Capital Education Project.

Liquid Crystals: A Contradiction in Terms or a Reality
Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St., Harvard Square. 617-547-6789.

Adoption Can Work for You
Wide Horizons for Children, 38 Edge Hill Rd., Waltham. 781-894-5530. 5/6: 7-9 p.m., learn about adoption. Free.

Restaurant/Pub
Cambridge Street. 617-742-5577. No cover. Entertainment from 7:30 p.m. 5/8: McGloughlin Brothers. 5/9: Kevin Byrne. 5/10: Tom Courtney. 5/11-5/12: Sunday's Well.

Cafe Kells
161 Brighton Ave., Allston. 617-782-6172. Casual dress. Dancing. Entertainment from 9 p.m. Cover varies. 5/6: DJ Edgar. 5/7: Idiot Box, DJ Dragg, DJ Colm. 5/8: Channeling Jim, DJ Dragg, DJ Colm. 5/9: Inchicore, DJ Edgar. 5/11: Acoustic open mike with Gary Gore. 5/12: Gary Gore, Local Sessions. 5/13: DJ Edgar. Clerys 113 Dartmouth St., Boston. 617-262-9874. Casual dress. No cover. Entertainment from 9 p.m.

WordsWorth Books Author Events
5:30 p.m. unless noted. 617-354-5201. Free. Harvard Graduate School of Education, Longfellow Hall, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge. 5/6: 6 p.m., David Breashears (High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places). Brattle Theatre: 40 Brattle St., Cambridge. 5/11: 5:30 p.m., Kathryn Lasky (Night Gardening).

Stone Soup Poets
T.T. the Bear's, 10 Brookline St., Cambridge. 617-227-0845. Mon.: 8-11 p.m. $3. Weekly open readings with features.

Poetry Reading at Harvard Unviersity University
Lamont Library Forum Room, Harvard University, Cambridge. 617-495-2454. 5/7: 5:30 p.m., Kurt Brown and Laure-Anne Bosselaar will read from their work. Free.

Poetry Jam At The Lizard Lounge
1667 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 617-547-0759. Sun.: 9 p.m., jazz by the Jeff Robinson Trio. $3. Open mike for poets.

Newtonville Books
296 Walnut St., Newton. 617-244-6619. 5/11: 7:30 p.m., British-born actress Galaxy Craze, author of By the Shore. Free.

Harvard Coop Author Series
Level Three, Harvard Square Coop, 1400 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 617-236-7421. 7 p.m. Free. 5/6: Glenn Rifkin (Radical Marketing: From Harvard to Harley). 5/13: Elizabeth Cowley Tyler (Murder at the Maison de Balzac).

Goethe-Institut Reading
170 Beacon St., Boston. 617-262-6050. 5/6: 7:30 p.m., Gert Heidenreich (Abscheid von Newton). $10.

Evening Poetry Readings
Sponsored by the Harvard University Art Museums and the Grolier Poetry Book Shop. 617-547-4648. Donations requested. Sackler Museum, Lecture Hall, 485 Broadway, Harvard University, Cambridge.

Community Writers' Series
Mildred A. O'Neill Branch Library, 70 Rindge Ave., Cambridge. 617-349-4023. 7:30 p.m. Free. 5/6: Holly Robinson, journalist, essayist, and fiction writer. 5/11: Ernest Cassara, mystery writer. 5/13: Grandmothers: Granddaughters Remember, a group reading.

Blacksmith House Poetry Series
Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St., Cambridge. 617-547-6789. 5/10: 8:15 p.m., poets Mark Doty and Lisa Sewell. $3. 5/7-5/8: 8 p.m., 5/9: 3 p.m., Patricia Smith, poet, playwright, performer, and journalist. $10, seniors $5.

Authors at MIT
MIT Room E25-111, 45 Clarenton St., Cambridge. 617-253-5249. 5/13: 7 p.m., John Maeda (Design By Numbers). Free.

Roslindale H.S.
Class of 1974, Welks Hall, West Roxbury. 508-634-0622, 617-323-9396. 11/12.

Waltham H.S.
Class of 1949, 781-861-8914. 10/16.

South Boston H.S.
Class of 1944, Florian Hall, Dorchester. 617-268-7363. 6/6: 1 p.m.

Mandala Folk Dance Ensemble
North Cambridge Catholic High School, 40 Norris St., Cambridge. 617-868-3641. 5/17.

Vidhyanjalixx
Burlington High School, 123 Cambridge St., Burlington. 617-776-9096, 603-888-2783. 5/8: 6 p.m. $20, $30; students and seniors $15; $3 discount for advance purchase. Bharatanatyam performance by Padmashri Alarmel Valli.AUDITIONS

Dances from Africa and the Diaspora
Dance Complex, 536 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 617-547-9363. 5/9: 7 p.m. $10. Old and new dance, song, drumming. Works by Seydou Coulibaly, Aicha Sagna, Fatou N'Diaye Davis, Mohammed Kalifa Camara, Isaura Oliveira.

Choreographers' Ink.xx
Rieman Center, Agassiz House, Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge. 617-496-2222. 5/6-5/7 8 p.m., 5/8 10 p.m. $7, students and seniors $5. Works by Radcliffe alumnae, program honors 25th anniversary of Office for the Arts.

Choreographers Group
Green Street Studios, 185 Green St., Cambridge. 508-655-0675, 617-864-3191. 5/13-5/15: 8 p.m. $15, seniors $12. Works by Anna Myer, Marjorie Morgan, Lorraine Chapman, Carol Somers, Perla Joy Furr.

Cambridge Performance Project
Kennedy School, 158 Spring St., Cambridge. 617-332-0258. 5/7: 7 p.m. $5, students and seniors $2.50. River of Life with Back Porch Dance Company and students from Cambridge schools.

Theatre at MIT
Kresge Little Theatre, 48 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. Playwrights in Performance, Kresge Rehearsal Room B. 617-253-2877. 5/6-5/8: 8 p.m. Series of one-act plays by members of the MIT community. She Stoops to Conquer 617-253-2530. 5/6-5/8: 8 p.m. $10, MIT/Wellesley students $6, other students, MIT community and seniors $8. Oliver Goldsmith comedy by the MIT Community Players. DINNER THEATERS

Radcliffe Agassiz Theatre Productions
Agassiz Theatre, Radcliffe Yard, 10 Garden St., Cambridge. 617-496-2222. How the Other Half Loves, Through 5/8: Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m. $5, students $4. Alan Ayckbourn comedy. Look what a Wonder, 5/13-5/15: 8 p.m., 5/15-5/16: 2 p.m., by Walter Robinson. $8, students $5.

King Kong, The Musical, Part 1: Lohengrin
Loeb Drama Center Experimental Theatre, 64 Brattle St., Cambridge. 617-495-8676. 5/6-5/7: 7:30 p.m., 5/8: 7:30 and 10 p.m. Free. See Calendar Choice.

Beyond Therapy
Dudley House, Cambridge. 617-495-2255. 5/8-5/9: 8 p.m. $3. Comedy by Christopher Durang presented by Harvard Univ. Dudley House Drama Group.

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
Windsor Club, 1601 Beacon St., Waban. 617-244-9538. 5/7, 5-8: 2 p.m. $14, students and seniors $12. Musical presented by Newton Country Players. COLLEGES

Two By Two
Payson Park Church Hall, 365 Belmont St., Belmont. 617-629-0823. 5/8, 5/9: 8 p.m. $12 and 414. Richard Rodgers's musical about the story of Noah, presented by the Belmont Dramatic Club.

Scotland Road
New Repertory Theatre, 54 Lincoln St., Newton Highlands. 617-332-1646. Through 6/6: Weds. 2 and 7 p.m., Thurs.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 4:30 and 8:30 p.m., Sun. 3 and 7:30 p.m.; 5/28, 8 p.m., ASL interpreted; post performance discussion following Sun. 3 p.m. matinees. $22-$28. Drama by Jeffrey Hatcher.

A Chorus Line
Turtle Lane Playhouse, 283 Melrose St., Newton. 617-244-0169. Through 6/6: Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 and 7 p.m., May 9, 2 and 7 p.m. $19, seniors $13 on Thurs., students $13 on Fri.; group rates available. Musical.

The Cemetery Club
The Hovey Players, 9 Spring St., Waltham. 781-893-9171. 5/7-5/22: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. $12, seniors $10. Comedy by Ivan Menchell.

Pub Crawl 1999 Two locations.
617-522-8836. 8 p.m. $5. Anything But Dogs and Wrestlin' Two rowdy black comedies by Aidan Parkinson. Presented by Offstage Theatre & Cool Root Theatre. 5/7-5/8, 5/14-5/15: Phoenix Landing, 512 Mass. Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. 5/12-5/13: James's Gate, 5 McBride St., Jamaica Plain.

Magicians & Spirits
Green Street Grill, 280 Green St., Cambridge. 617-876-1655. Tues.: 9 p.m., random acts of magic at the bar; 10 p.m., cabaret show. $10. Weekly appearances by magicians.

American Repertory Theatre
Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Cambridge. 617-547-8300. 5/14-6/13: The Cripple of Inishmaan, play by Martin McDonagh about a disabled boy living in an Aran island off the Irish coast in the '30s. $23-$55, group rates available. Call for times.