Listings

Bars and Clubs

Avalon. 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. 262-2424. High energy-top40-techno-progressive dance music.

Axis. 13 Lansdowne St., Boston. 262-2437. Bop Harvey, Agent 13, Authority on Thursday, Oct. 22. DJ Debo downstairs and DJ David James upstairs on Friday, Oct. 23.

Bill's Bar and Grille and Venus De Milo. Bill's Bar and Grille is located at 5 Lansdowne St., Boston. 421-9678. Venus De Milo is located at 11 Lansdowne St., Boston. 421-9595. The Shamen and Utah Saints on Thursday, Oct. 22 at Venus De Milo. Fear of a Flat Planet, a snowboard movie at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23 at Venus De Milo (19+). Jimmy Cliff, reggae on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Bill's and Venus De Milo. Random House of Soul/Soul Kitchen on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at Bill's.

Crimson Sports Grill. Call 868-5900 for more information.

Jillian's Billiard Club. 145 Ipswich St., Boston. 437-0300. Pool, darts, shuffleboard and ping pong. Football tournament on Monday nights at 8:30 p.m.

ManRay. 21 Brookline St., Cambridge. 864-0400. KMDFDM and You Shriek on Friday, Oct. 23.

Metropolis. 533 Washington St., Boston. 338-6999. DJ and dancing to top 40 and R&B music on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 10 p.m. DJ and dancing to R&B, techno, and house music on Friday, Oct. 23.

Middle East. 472 Mass Ave., Cambridge. 354-5434. Shadow Project, Holy Cox, Pax Romana and Noisgate on Thursday, Oct. 22. Stompbox, Grind, Whitey, Chevy S10 and Mother of God on Friday, Oct. 23. Heavily Medicated Fairytales, Comedy Troupe in the tradition of Saturday Night Live, Curious Ritual and Spiral Drone on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Narcissus. 533 Commonwealth Ave., Kenmore Square. 536-0660.

T.T. The Bears. 10 Brookline St., Cambridge. 492-0082. Belly on Friday, Oct. 23.

Comedy

Catch a Rising Star. 30 JFK St., Harvard Square. 661-9887. Show at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22. Shows at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23.

Comedy Connection at Faneuil Hall. Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston. 248-9700. Show at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22. Shows at 8 and 10:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23 with Yakov Smirnoff.

Nick's Comedy Stop. 100 Warrenton St., Boston. 482-0930. Show at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22. Shows at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23.

Stand-Up Cafe. 76 Warrenton St., Boston. 426-3737. Show at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22. Shows at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23.

Concerts

Boston Conservatory. Perform Stephen Sondheim's Assassins on Thursday, Oct. 22; Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24 at 8 p.m. Alson on Saturday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Hemenway St., Boston. $15 for general admission; $10 for students. Call 536-6340 for more information.

New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble. Perform Edward Gregson's Celebration; Martin Christoph Redel's Gioco, Op. 32; Stavinsky's Symphony of Wind Instruments; Richard Strauss's Suite in B-flat, Op. 4; and Persichetti's Masquerade, Op. 102. Thursday, Oct. 22, 8 p.m. Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. Free. Call 262-1120 for more information.

Godspell. Presented by Boston University's Marsh Chapel. Thursday, Oct. 22; Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24 at 8 p.m. Chapel, 735 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. $10. Call 353-3560 for more information.

Berklee School of Music. Performance by violinist Tomoko Iwamoto and her string quartet. Thursday, Oct. 22, 8:15 p.m. Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass Ave., Boston. $4; $1 for seniors. Call 266-1400 for more information.

Berklee Recital Hall. Alternative hard rock concerrt by keyboardist Ed Green and his band and a traditional and contemporary jazz concert by Markus Hauck and his band on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. Jazz concert by percussionist Masayuki Shigihara and his band on Friday, Oct. 23 at 4 p.m. Berklee, 1140 Boylston St., Boston. Free. Call 266-1400 for more information.

Movies

Brattle Theatre. 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square. 876-6837. Three Warner Herzog documentaries on Thursday, Oct. 22. Herdsman of the Sun at 5:25 and 8 p.m. La Soufriere and The Great Ecstasy of the Sculptor Stiner at 4, 6:30 and 9:10 p.m. Boston area premiere of Ox from Friday, Oct. 23 to Thursday, Oct. 29 at 4, 5:50, 7:45 and 9:40 p.m. Also a Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:10 p.m.

Coolidge Corner Theatre. 390 Harvard St., Brookline. 734-2500. Through Thursday, Oct. 22. Feed, a Presidential comedy at 4:35 and 7:55 p.m. Bill Plympton's The Tune at 7:40 p.m. Susan Sarandon in Light Sleeper at 4 and 9:25 p.m. Jonathan Demme's Cousin Bobby at 6:15 p.m. The Panama Deception at 6:05 p.m. Deep Blues at 9:40 p.m.

Loews Fresh Pond. Fresh Pond Plaza. 661-2900. Through Thursday, Oct. 22. Of Mice and Men at 12:30, 2:45, 4:55, 7:15 and 9:40 p.m. Public Eye at 12:50, 3, 5:10, 7:30 and 9:50 p.m. Candyman at 12:45, 2:55, 5, 7:25 and 9:45 p.m. Consenting Adults at 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:50 and 10:05 p.m. Mr. Saturday Night at 2:50 and 7:40 p.m. Singles at 12:30, 5:10 and 10:10 p.m. Under Siege at 12:55, 3, 5:05, 7:20 and 9:45 p.m. 1492 at 1:10, 4:30 and 8 p.m. Hero at 12:35, 3, 5:20, 7:55 and 10:15 p.m. Mighty Ducks at 12:40, 2:55, 5:05, 7:10 and 9:15 p.m. Sneakers at 12:30, 2:55, 5:15, 7:45 and 10:15 p.m.

Loews Harvard Square. 10 Church St., Cambridge. 864-4580. Through Thursday, Oct. 22. River Runs Through It at 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20 and 9:50 p.m. Glengarry Glen Ross at 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Last of the Mohicans at 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30 and 10 p.m. School Ties at 1, 3:15, 5:25, 7:45 and 10:10 p.m. Husbands and Wives at 12, 2:20, 4:35, 7:15 and 9:45 p.m.

Loews Janus. 57 JFK St., Harvard Square. Bob Roberts at 1:45, 4:30, 7:30 and 10 p.m.

Loews Nickelodeon. 606 Commonwealth Ave., Kenmore Square. 424-1500. Through Thursday, Oct. 22. Of Mice and Men at 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45 and 10:10 p.m. Gas, Food, Lodging at 1:10, 3:10, 5:15, 7:20 and 9:30 p.m. A Brief History of Time at 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 p.m. Bladerunner at 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:55 and 10:15 p.m. Bob Roberts t 1:15, 3:20, 5:25, 7:40 and 9:55 p.m.

Theatre

Ain't Misbehavin'. Through Nov. 1. 15th anniversary revival of the Tony-winning musical round-up of Fats Waller's greatest hits. Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton St., Boston. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. Sunday at 2 p.m. $25-$28. Call 426-6912 for more information.

Assassins. Through Oct. 25. The Boston premiere of Stephen Sondheim's latest and most controversial musical. Boston Conservatory Theater, 8 the Fenway, Boston. Shows at 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, at 3 and 8 p.m. on Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, $15; $10 for students and seniors.

Blackout. Through Oct. 31. Area premiere of Gary Lennon's story of an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. First Parish Church, Harvard Square. $15. Call 547-2302 for more information.

And a Nightingale Sang... Through Oct. 25. Warmth and quirky humor abound in this comedy about an English working-class family during World War II. New Repertory Theatre, 54 Lincoln St., Newton Highlands. Call 332-1646 for more information or to purchase tickets.