New music has never been closer to home. The concert features original compositions by Harvard composers and members of the Harvard Group for New Music performed by Interensemble. Paine Hall, 8 p.m. Free and open to the public. (617) 496-6013. (JSG)

Ongoing

VISUALS | X

Architect Alejandro Aravena presents X, his largest United States exhibition featuring ten projects. The exhibition also presents the entries for the ELEMENTAL competition for the design of public housing projects in Chile. Gund Hall Gallery. (JSG)

VISUALS | Dependable Objects

The Busch-Reisinger Museum presents an exhibition of sculpture by artists who were ambivalent toward the media. “Dependable Objects” presents the works of German artists beginning in the 1960’s including works by Franz Erhard Walther, Hans Haacke, Charlotte Posenenske and Gerhard Richter. Through January 2. The Busch-Reisinger Museum. (JSG)

VISUALS | To Students of Art and Lovers of Beauty

The Winthrop collection has traveled around the world and is back at the Fogg in the exhibit “To Students of Art and Lovers of Beauty: Highlights from the Collection of Grenville L. Winthrop.” The exhibition features painting and sculpture by such artists as Blake, Degas, Gericault, Ingret, Monet, Pissaro and Renoir. Fogg Museum. (JSG)

VISUALS | Dutch and Flemish Drawings

For those who can never get enough of Peter Paul Rubens, the National Gallery of Canada has provided a study on view at the Fogg. Approximately 70 Dutch and Flemish works are presented alongside the Rubens including a Rembrandt drawing. Dutch landscapes are prominently featured. Through October 17. Fogg Museum. (JSG)