Not at Harvard

Bars and Clubs

Black Rose. Harvard Square. 492-8630. Den of Thieves with Hip Pocket on Friday, Nov. 12. Jim Plunkett on Saturday, Nov. 13.

House of Blues. Harvard Square. 491-BLUE. Chuck Morris on Thursday, Nov. 11. Phillip Walker on Tuesday, Nov. 16.

ManRay. 21 Brookline St., Central Square, Cambridge. 864-0400. Campus for Gay Men on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Alternative/Industrial Gothic Mayhem on Wednesdays.

The Middle East. 472 Mass Ave., Cambridge. 497-0576. Downstairs: Bliss Factory on Thursday, Nov. 11. Concussion Ensemble on Friday, Nov. 12. Luna on Saturday, Nov. 13. The Boo Radleys on Sunday, Nov. 14. Grateful Dead's Robert Hunter on Tuesday, Nov. 16. Unrest on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Upstairs: 6L6 on Thursday, Nov. 11. Groove Butcher on Friday, Nov. 12. Majesty Crush on Saturday, Nov. 13. James Hall on Sunday, Nov. 14. Church of the Sub Genius on Tuesday, Nov. 16.

T.T. The Bears. 10 Brookline St., Cambridge. 492-BEAR. Pluck Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 11. Hi-Hats on Friday, Nov. 12. Plan Be on Saturday, Nov. 13.

Western Front. 343 Western Ave., Cambridge. 492-7772. Mighty Charge on Thursday, Nov. 11. Banki Banx on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12 and 13.

Concerts

MIT Chapel Series. Harpsichordist Frances Conover Fitch. MIT Chapel, noon. Free. Thursday, Nov. 11.

Boston Symphony Orchetra. Symphony Hall, 301 Mass Ave. 266-1492. Performs works by Schreker, Schumann and Beethoven on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 12 at 1:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m.

Exhibitions

Museum of Fine Arts. 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. 267-9300. The Age of Rubens. Through Jan. 2. The first major survey of Flemish Baroque painting ever mounted in the United States, presenting about 120 paintings by Rubens and his most important pupils. Robert Cumming: Cone of Vision. Through Nov. 28. Focuses on the remarkably consistent and the objects he has chosen to focus on - the disc, cone, boat, house and chair. Duccio to Delacroix: Masterpieces of European Paintings from the Collection. Through Jan. 2. Includes over 80 European paintings. African and Oceanic Sculpture: Treasures from a Private Collection. Through July 3. The objects are mostly wood and terracotta, ranging from a miniature wooden mask from Zaire to a monumental yoruba veranda post from Nigeria. Rubens, Bellange, Rembrandt: European Graphic Art, 1580 - 1660. Through Feb. 6. Ninety prints, drawings and illustrated books explore the rich variety and visual extravagance of European graphich art from the final phases of the Renaissance through the apogee of Baroque. In and Out of Place: Contemporary Art and the American Social Landscape. Through Jan. 23. Explores representations of people, from the homeless to the wealthy, and the places they inhabit. Deities, Saints, and Allegories: Late Antique and Coptic Textiles. Through March 6. Includes tapestries of full-length images and busts of Classical deities, saints and allegoric figures.

Movies

Brattle Theatre. 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square. 876-6837. An Evening with Allison Anders at 7 p.m. and "Gas, Food, Lodging" at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12. "The Ballad of Little Jo" at 1, 3:15, 5:30 and 7:45 on Saturday, Nov. 13. "The Gift" at 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12 and Saturday, Nov. 13. Starring Katharine Hepburn: "Sylvia Scarlett" at 4:05 and 7:35 and "Christopher Strong" at 2:30, 6 and 9:25 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14. Film Noir: "Lady from Shanghai" at 4 and 7:55 and "Gilda" at 5:45 and 9:35 Vamps and Other Lesbians: "Pandora's Box" at 4 and 7:30 p.m., "A Fool There Was" at 6 p.m. and "It" at 9:30 p.m. From Hong Kong: The Films of Tsui Hark: "Once Upon a Time in China" at 7:40 and 10 p.m.

Coolidge Corner Cinema. 390 Harvard St., Brookline. 734-2500. On Thursday, Nov. 11. "Singing in the Rain" at 2:25 p.m. "8 1/2" at 4:45 and 9:20. "La Strada" at 7 p.m. "Manhattan Murder Mystery" at 2, 4, 6 and 8. "Blade Runner" at 10 p.m.

Loews Fresh Pond. Fresh Pond Plaza. 661-2900. On Thursday, Nov. 11. "Flesh and Bone" at 11:25, 2, 4:35, 7:10 and 9:50. "Robocop 3" at 12:30, 3, 5:30, 7:45 and 10. "Look Who's Talking Now" at 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:25 and 9:35. "Fearless" at 11:50 2:25, 5, 7:35 and 10:10. "Fatal Instinct" at 1:15, 3:45, 5:55, 8:20 and 10:30. "Rudy" at 1:30, 4, 6:45 and 9:05. "A Bronx Tale" at 1, 3:30, 6:10 and 8:50. "Malice" at 12:45, 3:15, 5:40 and 10:20. "Cool Runnings" at 11:35, 1:45, 4:15, 6:25 and 8:35. "Dazed and Confused" at 12, 4:50 and 9:20. "Demolition Man" at 2:15 and 7.

Loews Harvard Square. 10 Church St., Cambridge. 864-4580. On Thursday, Nov. 11. "Remains of the Day" at 12:30, 3:50, 7, 9:45 and 12:15. "Wedding Banquet" at 12:10, 2:30, 5, 7:50, 10:15 and 12:25. "The Age of Innocence" at 1, 4:10, 7:15, and 10. "Farewell my Concubine" at 11:50, 3, 6:05 and 9:10. "The Nightmare Before Christmas" at 11:30, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30.

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

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 Hotel, 64 Arlington St., Boston. Call 357-8384 for more information.

Lady from the Sea. Through Nov. 14. A revival of Henrik Ibsen's tale of Ellida Wangel, a wife who dreams of leaving the domestic life. $18-$38. Call 266-0800 for more information.

The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me. Through Nov. 28. David Drake's one-man show about gay awakening and AIDS, which won the playwright on Obie Award. Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon Street, Copley Square. Call 437-7172 for tickets and more information.

Nunsense. Indefinite run. This Off Broadway musical revue has the Little Sisters of Hoboken putting on a talent show to finance the burial of 52 of their number inadvertently poisoned by the convent chef. Theatre Lobby, 216 Hanover St., Boston. Call 931-2000 for tickets and more information.

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

The Secret Garden. Through Nov. 21. The Frances Hodgson Burnett classic, about children and adults renewed by the natural world. Wheelock Family Theatre, 180 the Riverway, Boston. Call 734-4760 or 731-4426 for tickets and more information.