The Argentine tango is performed in all its glory by world famous dancers Gloria and Eduardo Arquimbau. The couple has been performing for 50 years, beginning with Francisco Canaro’s Orchestra in the 1950’s, yet they never cease to amaze with the brilliant seduction of the tango. The show is co-presented by the Tango Society of Boston. Tickets $20 members, students and seniors, $24 general admission. 7:30 p.m., Museum of Fine Arts (617) 369-3306. (JSG)

MUSIC | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

A group of esteemed performers with thriving solo careers assemble in different formats in this chamber series. The New Yorker called this “New York’s supreme chamber music series.” This concert includes a Dvorak bass quintet and Schumann’s “Marchenbilder.” 1:30 p.m., The Isabella Steward Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway. Tickets $10 students, $20 general. Purchase through TicketWeb (866) 468-7619 or at the door. (JSG)

Monday, October 18

MUSIC | McLusky

Welsh three-piece McLusky brings the pain to Central Square on the heels of their May release The Difference Between You and Me Is I’m Not on Fire, a disc of abrasive punk and indie album mastered by Steve Albini. With any luck, the small stage at T.T.’s will be enough to contain the band’s attack, or for some people, allow them to bring the ruckus into the audience. Either way, fans’ ears will endure the same. With Night Rally and Black Helicopter. Tickets $8, $10 day of. 9pm. T.T. the Bear’s Place. (CAK)

Tuesday, October 19

Reading | Susan Orlean

New Yorker essayist and novelist Susan Orlean, whose book The Orchid Thief was the inspiration for the film Adaptation, will discuss her new book My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who’s Been Everywhere. In her travel narrative, Orlean climbs Mt. Fuji, plays ball with Cuba’s Little Leaguers, and visits Dubya’s hometown of Midland, Texas among other notable locales. Free tickets are required and can be obtained at Harvard Book Store. 6 p.m. Brattle Theatre. 40 Brattle Street. (MEB)

FILM | Murder at Harvard

No, it’s not a cinematic version of the Pring-Wilson story: Murder at Harvard is a classic film noir being screened as part of the Brattle’s Film Noir 101 festival. The most interesting part is how the forensic medicine, thought of as so cutting edge at the time, has been so picked up by modern media. During most of the film, one could almost be watching a flashback episode of CSI: Boston. A detective (fine Cordoban leather purveyor Ricardo Montalban) joins forces with a forensic scientist to find out exactly what happened during femme fatale Jan Sterling’s final trip to Cape Cod. The trip that ended in murder. 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Brattle Theatre. 16 Brattle Street. (SAW)