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At Harvard Daily Entertainment & Events

18 November Thursday

Concert

Lunchtime Organ Recitals. Andrew Shenton. Adolphus Busch Hall, 12:15 p.m.

Exhibitions

Busch-Reisinger Museum. Through Dec. 12. "The Sketchbooks of George Grosz." Exploring the many sides of the former dada activist through more than 80 of his previously unexhibited sketchbooks.

Fogg Art Museum. Through Jan. 6: "The Art of Time: Clocks, Watches, and other Timepieces from Harvard Collections." Includes many historically significant pieces seldom seen in public. The inner works of each timepiece will be displayed outside the case to help viewers appreciate the clockmakers' art. Through Jan. 9. "An Offbeat Collection of Dutch and Flemish Paintings." Featuring 20 works from the 16th and 17th century Netherlands, all drawn from a private collection.

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Sackler Museum. Through Jan. 23: "Buddhist Art: The Later Tradition." A survey of Buddhist art from the 8th through the 18th centuries, emphasizing works from China, Korea and Japan but also including ones from Nepal and Tibet.

Through Nov. 21: "Rothko's Harvard Murals." Five monumental abstract murals painted for the University.

Schlesinger Library. Through Dec. 3: "Votes for Women: An Exhibition of Suffrage Posters." Original British and American suffrage movement posters.

Film

Harvard Film Archive. Carpenter Center. $5 for students. "Model" at 7 p.m. This shows men and women models at work on TV commercials, fashion shows, print advertising, posing for magazine covers and ads for a variety of products. "Night of the Hunter" at 10 p.m. At stunning and dramatically gripping portrayal of the ordeal an unscrupulous man inflicts on two children in order to find where their deceased father has hidden $10,000.

Talk

Press and Politics: Who's Using Whom? Daniel Schorr, senior news analyst, National Public Radio. ARCO Forum, 8 p.m.

What is happening to American Democracy? Starr Auditorium, Belfer Building, 4 p.m. Refreshments at 6 p.m., followed by workshops, 7-8:30 p.m.

Theatre

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Through Nov. 28. By Edward Albee. The comedy presents one of the most memorable of married couples - George and Martha - in a searing night of dangerous fun and games with their two guests, Nick and Honey, who innocently become their foil. Hasty Pudding Theatre, 8 p.m. $19-$32. Call 496-8400 for tickets and more information.

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