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At Harvard Daily Entertainment & Events

2 December Thursday

Bazaar

Cultural Survival's Winter Bazaar. Alumni Hall of Memorial Hall, 10 a.m.- 6 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 Dec. 5. The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display in the Museum Courtyard.

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Through Jan. 6: "The Art of Time: Clocks, Watches, and Other Timepieces from Harvard Collections." Includes many his torically 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.

Through Feb. 20. "Turner-Ruskin-Norton-Winthrop." Grenville Winthrop's collection of over 600 works will be highlighted by an exhibition of prints by and after the great British Romantic landscapist Joseph Turner (1775-1851). Turner's interest was spurred by his education at Harvard under Charles Eliot Norton, who was in turn deeply influenced by john Ruskin, the British critic.

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 Jan. 30. "Calligraphy and the Arts of the Book." More than 30 examples of this highly sophisticated, subtle and infinitely varied medium will be chosen for their meaning and beauty.

Film

Harvard Film Archive. Carpenter Center. $5 for students. "The Store" at 7 p.m. This film is about the main Neiman-Marcus store and corporate headquarters in Dallas.

"Shoot for the Contents," with Trinh T. Minh-ha in person, at 7:30 p.m. A unique excursion into the maze of allegorical naming and storytelling in China.

"All About Eve" at 10 p.m. After being introduced to an older, more successful actress by a mutual acquaintance, aspiring actress Eve contrives to win her confidence and eventually takes her place.

Theatre

Shakespeare's Women in Love. Through Dec. 4. English actress Claire Bloom presents an all new Shakespeare program. Hasty Pudding Theatre, 8 p.m. $18-$28. 496-8400.

Oedipus Rex. By Sophocles. If you thought you knew this script, think again. Immerse yourself in Oedipus and jocasta's surreal and supernatural world and feel their fates unfold. Sound, light and movement transform this classical piece into a frightening and gripping saga of two destinies. Loeb EX, 7:30 p.m. Free.

H.M.S. Pinafore. By William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. One of the most popular of the dynamic duo's masterpieces as presented by the fun-loving G & S Players. A rollicking song and dance show with an undercurrent of British satire and a splash of romance. Agassiz Theatre, 8 p.m. $3-$7.

Witness for the Prosecution. By Agatha Christie. Get ready for murder, mystery, intrigue and mass confusion; this is Agatha Christie's "other" masterpiece. Leverett Old Library, 8 p.m. $5; $4 for students; $3 for Leverett residents. 3 December Friday

Bazaar

Cultural Survival's Winter Bazaar. Alumni Hall of Memorial Hall, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.

Concert

Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra. Sanders Theatre, 8 p.m. Performs lves' "Three Places in New England," Bartok's "Piano Concerto No. 3," and Brahms' "Symphony No. 4."

Cabot House Music Society. Min-Young Kim, violin, and David Horne, piano, perform works by Bach, Chausson, and Prokofiev. Cabot House, E-entry, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Film

Harvard Film Archive. "Blind" at 7 p.m. This film shows the educational programs and daily life of students from kindergarten through the twelfth grade at the Alabama School for the Blind.

"Wittgenstein" at 7:30 and 9 p.m. A humorous portrait of one of this century's most influential philosophers. Wittgenstein led an extremely dramatic, unconventional life. Born in the Vienna of Freud and Schoenberg, young Ludwig was a schoolmate of Adolf Hitler.

Theatre

Shakespeare's Women in Love. Through Dec. 4. English actress Claire Bloom presents an all new Shakespeare program. Hasty Pudding Theatre, 8 p.m. $18-$28. 496-8400.

Dracula. The Eliot House Drama Society presents the tale of a beautiful young woman who becomes the battleground between an infamous vampire and three men determined to save her life and soul. Eliot House Library, 8 p.m. $5; $4 for Eliot residents.

Oedipus Rex. By Sophocles. If you thought you knew this script, think again. Immerse yourself in Oedipus and Jocasta's surreal and supernatural world and feel their fates unfold. Sound, light and movement transform this classical piece into a frightening and gripping saga of two destinies. Loeb EX, 7:30 p.m. Free.

H.M.S. Pinafore. By William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. One of the most popular of the dynamic duo's masterpieces as presented by the fun-loving G & S Players. A rollicking song and dance show with an undercurrent of British satire and a splash of romance. Agassiz Theatre, 8 p.m. $3-$7.

Pippin. Join us for a magical traveling players presentation. Experience Pippin's whirlwind tour of the trials of life. Watch as the players use their show to seduce Pippin into sacrificing his mediocre life in the explosive finale--and all for the glory of the troupe. Dunster House Dining Hall, 8:30 p.m. $3 for 1 ticket, $5 for 2 tickets, $2 each for Dunster residents.

Witness for the Prosecution. By Agatha Christie. Get ready for murder, mystery, intrigue and mass confusion; this is Agatha Christie's "other" masterpiece. Leverett Old Library, 8 p.m. $5; $4 for students; $3 for Leverett residents. 4 December Saturday

Bazaar

Cultural Survival's Winter Bazaar. Alumni Hall of Memorial Hall, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.

Concert

Harvard Wind Ensemble. Sanders Theatre, 8 p.m.

Film

Harvard Film Archive. Carpenter Center. $5 for students. "Wittgenstein" at 4, 7:30 and 9 p.m. A humorous portrait of one of this century's most influential philosophers. Wittgenstein led an extremely dramatic, unconventional life. Born in the Vienna of Freud and Schoenberg, young Ludwig was a schoolmate of Adolf Hitler.

Theatre

Shakespeare's Women in Love. Through Dec. 4. English actress Claire Bloom presents an all new Shakespeare program. Hasty Pudding Theatre, 5 and 8:30 p.m. $18-$28. 496-8400.

Dracula. The Eliot House Drama Society presents the tale of a beautiful young woman who becomes the battleground between an infamous vampire and three men determined to save her life and soul. Eliot House Library, 8 and 11 p.m. $5; $4 for Eliot residents.

Oedipus Rex. By Sophocles. If you thought you knew this script, think again. Immerse yourself in Oedipus and Jocasta's surreal and supernatural world and feel their fates unfold. Sound, light and movement transform this classical piece into a frightening and gripping saga of two destinies. Loeb EX, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Free.

H.M.S. Pinafore. By William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. One of the most popular of the dynamic duo's masterpieces as presented by the fun-loving G & S Players. A rollicking song and dance show with an undercurrent of British satire and a splash of romance. Agassiz Theatre, 2 and 8 p.m. $3-$7.

Pippin. Join us for a magical traveling players presentation. Experience Pippin's whirlwind tour of the trials of life. Watch as the players use their show to seduce Pippin into sacrificing his mediocre life in the explosive finale--and all for the glory of the troupe. Dunster House Dining Hall, 8:30 p.m. $3 for 1 ticket, $5 for 2 tickets, $2 for Dunster residents.

Witness for the Prosecution. By Agatha Christie. Get ready for murder, mystery, intrigue and mass confusion; this is Agatha Christie's "other" masterpiece. Leverett Old Library, 8 p.m. $5; $4 forstudents; $3 for Leverett residents.5 December Sunday

Concert

Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus. SandersTheatre, 8 p.m.

Peter Sykes. Harpsichordist performsDutch and English music from the 17th century.Fogg Art Museum, 5:30 p.m. $4 for students; $3 forFriends of the Harvard Art Museums.

Film

Harvard Film Archive. Carpenter Center.$5 for students. "Wittgenstein" at 4, 7:30 and 9p.m. A humorous portrait of one of this century'smost influential philosophers. Wittgenstein led anextremely dramatic, unconventional life. Born inthe Vienna of Freud and Schoenberg, young Ludwigwas a schoolmate of Adolf Hitler.

Theatre

Anna Karenina. Claire Bloom in adramatic reading adapted from Tolstoy's novel.Peformed in two parts with a break to dinner.Hasty Pudding Theatre, Part I from 4-6 p.m., PartII from 8-10 p.m. $18-$25. 496-8400.

H.M.S. Pinafore. By William Gilbert andArthur Sullivan. One of the most popular of thedynamic duo's masterpieces as presented by thefun-loving G & S Players. A rollicking song anddance show with an undercurrent of British satireand a splash of romance. Agassiz Theatre, 2 and 8p.m. $3-$7.

Pippin. Join us for a magical travelingplayers presentation. Experience Pippin'swhirlwind tour of the trials of life. Watch as theplayers use their show to seduce Pippin intosacrificing his mediocre life in their explosivefinale--and all for the glory of the troupe.Dunster House Dining Hall, 3:30 p.m. $3 for 1ticket, $5 for 2 tickets, $2 for Dunsterresidents.6 December Monday

Film

Harvard Film Archive. Carpenter Center.$5 for students. "Manon" at 5:30 p.m. A bold taleof faith and faithlessness between two strangelyrestless young lovers in the vortex of postwarFrance.

"Sans Soleil" at 7:30 p.m. The sensation ofsimultaneously spanning the globe and beingenclosed in someone's mind.

"Until the End of the World" at 9:30 p.m.Travelogue focusing on a young decadent, twobankrobbers and a handsome stranger with a priceon his head.7 December Tuesday

Concert

Cabot House Music Society. Min-YoungKim, violin, and David Horne, piano, perform worksby Bach, Chausson, and Prokofiev. Cabot House,E-entry, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Film

Harvard Film Archive. Carpenter Center.$5 for students. "Until the End of the World" at5:30 p.m. Travelogue focusing on a young decadent,two bankrobbers and a handsome stranger with aprice on his head.

Theatre

The Flying Karamazov Brothers. ThroughJan. 2. Experience the fun, hilarity, andastonishing dexterity of these master jugglers andvaudevillians in a show for the entire family.$18-$30. Cambridge Theatre Company at the HastyPudding Theatre, 8 p.m. 496-8400.8 December Wednesday

Film

Harvard Film Archive. Carpenter Center.$5 for students. "Baghdad Cafe" at 5:30 p.m.Baghdad is a desolate truck stop, suspended in adusty limbo somewhere between Hollywood and LasVegas.

"Rashomon" at 7:30 p.m. Presents fourconflicting versions of a single story.

"Until the End of the World" at 9:15 p.m.Travelogue focusing on a young decadent, twobankrobbers and a handsome stranger with a priceon his head.

Theatre

The Flying Karamazov Brothers. ThroughJan. 2. Experience the fun, hilarity, andastonishing dexterity of these master jugglers andvaudevillians in a show for the entire family.$18-$30. Cambridge Theatre Company at the HastyPudding Theatre, 8 p.m. 496-8400

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