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II A EM I 8:30 p.m., Fred Small. Oct. 10-11, 8 and CONCERTS: THOMSON AT 90 Orpheum Theater Hamilton Place, Boston. Telephone 482-0650. Oct.

16-18, 7:30 p.m., Elvis Costello. SOLD OUT. Oct. 21, 7 30 p.m., A-Ha. $13.50 and $14.50.

"They Might Be Giants" Green Street Station. 131 Green Jamaica Plain. Telephone 350-6296. Oct. 3.

9:30 p.m. $4. Performance-pop-rock duo. At Providence Civic Center One La-Salle Square, Providence, R.I. Telephone 401-331-6700.

Oct. 3, 8 p.m., Stevie Wonder (postponed from Aug. 14); $18.50. Oct. 11-12, 8 p.m., Bob Seger and Silver Bullet Band.

SOLD OUT. At Centrum 50 Foster Worcester. Telephone 798-8888. Tickets at box office and major ticket outlets. Oct.

7-8, Bob Seger. SOLD OUT. Oct. 5-6, 7:30 p.m., David' Lee Roth. $14.50 and $16.50.

Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m.. Moody Blues. $14.50 and $15.50. Oct.

21 and 22, Billy Joel. SOLD OUT. Oct. 30. Journey.

$17.50. At Lowell Memorial Auditorium 50 East Merrimack Lowell. Telephone 454-2854. Oct. 8, 8 p.m., Frankie Valli and Four Seasons.

Oct. 9, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m., Barbara Mandrell and Kendalls. $19.50 and $23.50. Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m., Tom Jones.

$25. sun r-Kkt On Oct 25 Virgil Thomson (in photo) will celebrate his 90th birthday. His alma mater Harvard University anticipates that happy event with three days of festivities this week. Thomson himself will talk on two occasions. In North House on Saturday at 7:30 Thomson will discuss his opera "Lord Byron" with its librettist Jack Larson and critic Anthony Tommasini, author of a recent book on Thomson.

There will be musical illustrations, live and recorded. And on Mon-day at 4 in Paine Hall Thomson will lecture on a subject he knows more about that anyone, "The Words and Music Thing." Then there will be three concerts, Sunday at 3 and Monday at 8, all in Agassiz Theater. They will feature Library, 79 Highland Ave. Telephone 623-5000. Oct.

9, 6:30 p.m. Free. "Mao TseTung: The Greatest Revolutionary ol Our Time" Revolution Books, 1 Arrow Cambridge. Telephone 492-5443. Oct.

8-9, 7:30 p.m. Donation requested. Introduction by a speaker from the Revolutionary Communist Party, discussion after film. Fall Vintage Film Series Swampscott Public Library, 61 Burrill St. Telephone 593-8380.

Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Free. Donation for refreshments SI. Oct. 7, "Transformations" (1904) with Sarah Bernhardt.

"Speaking Our Peace" and "Fundi: The Story ot Ella Baker" Tufts University, Wessell Library, Audio-Visual Room 312, Medford. Telephone 628-5000, ext. 2261. Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m.

Free. First film is a documentary on the perspectives of women passionately committed to attaining social justice and world peace. The second film covers the civil rights movement to reveal the influence of the non-violent activist, Ella Baker. Sponsored by Peace and Justice Studies at Tufts. Friday Night at Movies Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St.

Telephone 547-6789. Admission $3. Oct. 3, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m., "The New Land" (1973) with Liv Ullman, Max Von Sydow and Eddie Axberg. Biographies: Fall Series Carriage House, Adams Library, Boston Road.

Chelmsford. Telephone 256-5521. Fridays, 7:30 p.m. Free. Oct.

3, "The Day After Trinity: J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb." Profiles: Five Filmmakers from India Museum of Fine Arts, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Boston. Telephone 267-9300, ext. 445. Through Nov.

21. Thursdays and Fridays, 5 and 7:30 p.m. Admission elders, students $3. Oct. 2: 5 p.m..

"Bari Theke Paliye" (1959) by Ritwik Gha-tak; 7:30 p.m., "Amar Jyoti" (1936) by Shantaram. Oct. 3: 5 p.m., "Meghe Dhaka Tara" by Ghatak (1960) 7:30 p.m., "Amrit Manthan" (1934) by V. Shantaram. Oct.

9: 5 p.m., "Komal Gander" (1961) by Ritwik Ghatak; 7:30 p.m., "Aar Paar" (1954) by Guru Dutt. At Newton Free Library Main Library, 414 Centre Newton. Telephone 552-7145. Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Free.

Oct. 8, "Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man" (1978) starring Roscoe Hogan and John Gielgud. Film Classics: Comedies Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central Natick. Telephone 651-7300. Wednesdays, 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Free. Oct. 8, "The Great Dictator" (1940) directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin. Great Stars In Great Films: Katharine Hepburn Weltesley Free Library, 530 Washington St. Telephone 235-1610.

Thursdays, 2, 7:30 p.m. Free. Oct. 2, "Little Women" (1933). Oct.

9, "Stage Door" (1937). "Godard and the New Wave" Series French Libray of Boston, 53 Marlborough St. Telephone 266-4351. Cine Club Series: Tickets 10 passes $20. Screenings at 8 p.m.

French with subtitles. A discussion follows the Friday night screening. Oct. 3-5, "Hiroshima My Love." At Boston Public Library Rabb Lecture Hall, Copley Square. Telephone 536-5400.

Free programs. CoStarhng Miss Liberty: Oct. 6, (special time), 6 p.m. "Funny Girl" (1968). Never Too Late Group Film Free.

Showings at 2 p.m. Oct. 9. "America, Lost and Found." Harvard-Epworth Church Films 1555 Mass. Cambridge.

Telephone 354-0837. Films at 7:30 p.m. Admission $2. Oct 2, "Rancho Notorious" with Marlene Dietrich, Arthur Kennedy and Mel Ferrer. Harvard Film Archive Carpenter Center, Harvard University, 24 Quincy Cambridge.

Telephone 495-4700. Admission $3 unless otherwise noted. Series tickets $35, students with ID and elders $25. Comedy: Mondays at 5:30 and 8 p.m. Early Comedy Shorts: Oct.

6, "Monsieur Verdoux." Non-Fiction: Tuesdays at 5:30 and 8 p.m. Oct. 7, "Hour of the Furnaces." Classics: Wednesdays at 5:30 and 8 p.m. Oct. 8, "The Fire Within." Special Events: Films by Louis Malle: Oct.

3-4, 7 p.m., 9 p.m., "Viva Marie." Films by Director Relnhard Hauff Goethe Institute, 170 Beacon Boston. Telephone 262-6050. Screenings Fridays 6:30 and 9 p.m. Admission $2. German with English subtitles.

Oct. 3, "Messer im Kopf." At Mount Auburn Branch Library 64 Aberdeen Cambridge. Telephone 498-9085. Thursdays, 6 p.m. Free.

Oct. 2, "Lady Killers" with Peter Sellers. Oct. 9, "The Last Holiday" with Alec Guinness. coucihts times.

Boy Who Could Fly (PG) today at 1, 3: 15, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 p.m. Top Gun (PG) today at 1, 3: 15, 5.20, 7:30, 9:40. Reform School Girls (R), today at 1:30, 3:30, 5:20, 7:30, 9:30 p.m. PEMBROKE Cinemas 12, Route 139. 826-5650.

Crocodile Dundee (PG-13) at 7: 15. 9:20. Stand by Me (R) today at 7: 15. 9:20 p.m. PLYMOUTH Cinema, Standish Plaza, Route 44.

746-8788. Boy Who Could Fly (PG) call for times. Top Gun (PG) today at 7, 9: 15 p.m. Back to School (PG-13), today at 7:15, 9:15 pm. 1i.on.-r- The Fly (R) at today 7: 10, 9: 10 p.m.

RANDOLPH i Cinema. Randolph Shopping Center. 963- 8664. Heartburn (R) today at 7: 15, 9:20 p.m. i Nothing in Common (PG), today at 7:15, 9:20 p.m.

10:30 p.m.; Oct. 12, p.m., bob t-ranke. $6.50. The Folk Guild Needham Congregation al Church, 1 154 Great Plain Ave. Telephone 769-6047.

Oct. 3, 8 p.m., John Roberts and Lisa Preston. $5. Guy Van Duser and Billy Novlck Dana Center, St. Anselm's Drive, Goffslown.

N.H. Telephone 603-668-6629. Oct. 17, 8 p.m. $7, students $3.

Proceeds to Child Health Fred Small Edwards Church, 39 Edwards Framingham. Telephone 877- 205U. Oct. 4, 8 p.m. st.

Kookaburra's Coffeehouse Green Street Station, 131 Green St. Jamaica Plain. Telephone 522-3303. Oct. 5, New Hokum Boys and Andy Rice.

$3. Wood and Strings Music Loft 493 Mass. Arlington. Telephone 641-2131. Thursdays.

7:30 p.m.. open hoot. $3. "New England Sampler: Regional Musi-1 cal Traditions" Nashua (N.H.) Public Library, 2 Court St. All fiee.

Telephone 603-883-4141. Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m., Blackwater String Band with Tom Biuso. Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m., Jose Vachon and Julien Olivier.

Me and Thee Coffeehouse Unitarian Universalis! Church, 28 Mugford Marble-head. Telephone 631-8987. Programs 8-11 p.m., half-price admission after 9:30 p.m. Oct. 3, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Jaime $9.

South Shore Folk Music Club Beal House, Route 106, Kingston. Telephone 747-6557. Concerts at 8 p.m. Oct. 3, Cormac McCarthy and Katzberg Snyder.

$5. Saturday Night In Marblehead Church of St. Andrew, Lafayette Street (Route 114), Marblehead-Salem line. Telephone 631-4951 or 741-1264. Oct.

4. 8 p.m.. Kitty Donohoe. $4. Transfigured Night Coffeehouse Con- Church, 41 Quint Allston.

elephone 782-1690. Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m., Robert Johnson and Peter Kairo. $3, elders and students $2. Homegrown Coffeehouse First Parish Unitarian Church, Great Plain and Dedham Avenues, Needham.

Telephone 444-7478. Oct. 4, 8 p.m., Tom Mitchell. $4. Peacock Coffeehouse First Church, Uni-tarian-Universalist, at Eliot and Centre Street (use Eliot Street entrance) Jamaica Plain.

Telephone 522-2812 (evenings and Friday noon-4 p.m.). Oct. 4, 8 p.m., Joe Fitzgerald Quintet. $4. NEW MUSIC PERFORMANCE ART Virgil Thomson 90th Birthday Celebration Agassiz Theater, Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge.

Telephone 495-8676. Oct. 5, 3 p.m., Sonata da Chiesa, Sonata for Solo Flute, "Capital Capitals," "A Portrait of Two," Concerto for Flute Strings, Harp and Percussion with musicians John Montgom- ery, Kyle Adler, Fenwick Smith, Michael Thaddeus, Donna Dalrymple, Nicholas Wald-vogel, Tallis Barker, members of Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra. Oct. 5, 8 p.m., "Mostly About Love." Sonata for Violin and Piano, Four Songs to the Poems of Thomas Campi- on, "The Owl and the Pussycat," "The Cat," Duet from "Lord Byron," "Parson Weems and the Cherry Tree" with musicians Scott Wheeler Rockland Osgood, Sharon Leaventhall, Anthony Ian Greitzer, Marion Dry, Susan Miron, Nan Hughes, Perrin Allen, Rodney Lister.

Oct. 6, 8 p.m., "Praises and Prayers," "Portraits and Etudes," "Fanfare for Peace," "The Divine Imagine" from "Sneden's Landing Variation," bntracte from "Lord "Pigeons on the Grass Alas," "My Shepherd Will Supply My Needs," "Symphony on a Hymn Tune" with musicians Nan Hughes, Rodney Lister, David Kopp, Sarah Tenney, Peter Urquhart, Perrin Allen. Tickets $5 per concert; $10 for all three concerts. Thomson will be present at all programs. Related talks: Free.

Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m., at North House, Holmes Living Room, 56 Llnnaean "Lord Byron, A Talk about the Opera," with Thorn- son, Jack Larson and Anthony Tommasini. Oct. 6, "The Words and Music Thing," with Thomson. USUSSR Young Composers Symposium Wellesley College and MIT campuses.

Telephone 235-0320, ext. 2078. Free. Discussions with and works by six visit- ing composers from Soviet republics; works by five Boston-area composers. Oct.

8, 4:15 p.m., Pendleton Recital Hall, Wellesley: colloquium. "Form and Process in Contemporary Soviet Music." Oct. 8, 8:30 p.m., Jewett Auditorium, Wellesley: concert of Soviet and American music. Oct. 9, 4:30 p.m., Room 2-390, MIT: colloquium "New Music in USSR i and US." Oct.

9, 8 p.m., Room 10-250, MIT: concert of Soviet and American music. MIT Experimental Music Studio Kresge Auditorium, MIT campus, Cambridge. Tele- phone 253-7418. Oct. 3, 8 p.m.

Tickets $7, students and elders $4. California E.A.R. Unit. Subotnick's "The Key to Songs" for ensemble and Yamaha digital synthesizers; works by John Bergamo, Eric Chasalow, Rand Steiger, Kaija Saariaho. Free lecture by -Subotnick Oct.

7, 4:30 p.m., Bartos Theater, 20 Ames Cambridge. -At Boston University Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth, Telephone 353-3345. Free concerts at 8 p.m. Oct. 7, SERIES Great Performances In Lowell Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 East Merrimack St.

Telephone 262-1240. Tickets subscriptions available; call for complete series information. Nov. 1, 8 p.m., Burl Ives. Dec.

7, 8 p.m.. Swingle Singers Christmas Show, J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts Shawsheen Road, Exit 43 off Route Telephone 470-1905. Tickets subscriptions available; call for complete series information. Oct.

7. 7 p.m., "Jesus Christ Superstar." Oct. 16, 8 p.m., Buddy Hackett. Oct. 25, 8 p.m., Jerry Vale.

Nov. 1, 5:30 and 8:30 p.m., Doug Hen-ning, Nov. 2, 3 p.m., Alexander String Quartet. Nov. 7-8 8 p.m., Jose Feliciano.

Nov. 29. 6:30 p.m., Eddie Rabbitt. JAZZ George Winston Capitol Theater, 44 South Main Concord, N.H. Telephone 603-228-0426.

Oct. 5-6, 8 p.m. $14.50. Tribute to Miles Davis Arlington Street Church, Arlington and Boylston Streets, Boston. Telephone 536-7050.

Oct. 3, 8 p.m. $4. Pianist John Chmaj and saxophonist Phil Scarff with exhibit of paintings by Romare Bearden. FOLKCOUNTRY Nameless Coffeehouse First Parish Church, 3 Church Cambridge.

Telephone 864-1630. Concerts 8 p.m.-midnight. Donations accepted. Oct. 3, Bruce McKu-sick, Leon Michaud, Jaime Delman, Kenny Tzipora, Abraham's Seed and Nancy Mroczek.

Oct. 4, Adrienne Zolodnick, Hearsay, Bill Chandler, Jason Threlfall, Marianne Kreitlow-Dennis Pearne Duo, the Bag Boys. Tom Rush Mechanics Hall. 321 Main Worcester. Telephone 752-0888.

Oct. 3. 8 m. $9 in advance. $1 1 at the door, one Hulbaekmo Paine Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge.

Telephone 868-7879. Oct. 5. 7:30 p.m. $7.50 in advance, $8 at the door.

Norwegian folk music. New Grass Revival and John Hartford Somerville Theater, Davis Square. Telephone 641-1010. Oct. 4, 5 and 9 p.m.

$13.50 and $15.50. With Tony Trishka Skyline, Norman Nancy Blake. Battlefield Band, Solomon's Seal, Wood's Tea Co. and Bennett Hammond Somerville Theater Davis Square. Telephone 862-7837.

Oct. 5. 7:30 p.m. $8.50 in advance, $9.50 at door. Proceeds to Robin Blecher Memorial Fund.

David Jones A Richard Fewtrell University Luitheran Church, 66 Winthrop Cambridge. Telephone 623-1806. Oct. 11,8 p.m. $6.50.

Eric Andersen, Townts Van Zand! and Cormac McCarthy Somerville Theater, Davis Square, Somerville. Telephone 625-1084. Oct. 11, 8 p.m. $11 in advance, $12.50 day of show.

8olomon's Seal with Jake Walton A Jex Lowe Paine Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge. Telephone 492-8341. Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. $7 in advance, $8 at the door.

Folk Tree Festival of Women In Music Somerville Theater, Davis Square. Telephone 641-1010. Tickets (for each show) $14.50 general admission, $16.50 reserved. Oct. 24, 6:30 and 9:45 p.m., Teresa Trull, Barbara Higbie, Odetta, Patty Larkin and Judy Small.

Oct. 25, 5 and 9 p.m., Cris Williamson, Phranc, Heather Bishop, Lucie Blue Tremb-lay and Shawn Colvin. Oct. 26, 3 and 8 p.m., Holly Near, Elizabeth Cotten, Liz Story, Christine Lavin and Tracy Chapman. Silly Wizard Somerville Theater, Davis Square.

Telephone 625-1084. Nov. 2, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. General admission $11.50, reserved seats $13.50. Kornog Paine Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge.

Telephone 492-8341. Nov. 8, 8 p.m. $7.50 in advance, $8.50 at door. Music from Brittany.

At Passim 47 Palmer Cambridge. Telephone 492-7679. Oct. 2, 8:30 p.m., Peggy Morgan Bette Phelan. Oct.

3-4, 8 and 10:30 p.m.; Oct. 5, 8 p.m., John Gotka. $6. Oct. 8, 8:30 p.m., Dab Hand.

$6. Oct. 9, music ranging from the 1926 "Sonata da chiesa" to the first Boston performances of musical portraits composed in 1984 and 1985. Performers include undergraduates, alumni, and such distinguished guest artists as flutist Fen-wick Smith. Richard Dyer Crocodile Dundee (PG-13), at 1, 3:15, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 p.m.

Half Moon Street (R). at 1:15, 3:30, 5:30, 7:45, 10 p.m. Top Gun (PG) at 1: 15, 3:30, 5:45, 7:45, 10 p.m. The Fly (R), at 1:15, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30. 10.

Nothing in Common (PG), at 3:15, 9:30 p.m. Back to School (PG-13), at 1, 5:30. 7:30 p.m. Aliens (R), at 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 10. Ruthless People (R), at 1, 3:15, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 p.m.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (PG-13) at 1, 3: 10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:45 p.m. Somervllle Theater, Davl Square. 625-1081. Beat Devil, at 4:15, 8. All Through Night, at 6, 9:40.

Stranger Than Paradise (R). Fri. at 3:45, 7:30, 11:30 p.m. 200 Motels (R) Fri. at 5:45, 9:40 p.m.

(No films call about concerts) Back to Future (PG) at 3:45, 7:50 p.m. Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (PG), at 5:50, 10 p.m. Harder They Fall, at 4: 10, 8. In Lonely Place, at 6:15. 10.

WELLESLEY Community Playhouse, 382 Washington Weltesley Hills. 235-0047. Heartburn (R) today at 7, 9 p.m. 7op Gun (PG) due Fri. at 7, 9:15 p.m.

Flight of Navigator (PG) at 2 p.m. WEYMOUTH Cameo Theater, Columbian Square, South Weymouth. 335-2777. Crocodile Dundee (PG-13) at 7:15. 9:20.

Top Gun (PG) today at 7:15, 9:20 p.m. WOBURN Woburn Showcase, Routes 128 and 38. 933-5330. Avenging Force (R), Children of a Lesser God (R) Tough Guys (PG) due call for times. Ruthless People (R) today at 1:30, 7:50, 9:50 p.m.

Wame of the Rose (R) today at 1:45, 7: 10, 9:40 p.m. Reform School Girls (R), today at 1:15, 7:45, 10 p.m. Stand by Me (R), today at 1:30, 7:30, 9:40. Aliens (R), today at 1:15, 7:, 9:35 p.m. Ferris Bueller's Day Of (PG-13) today at 1, 8, 10 p.m.

Boy Who Could Fly (PG) tody at 1, 7:40, 9:55 p.m. Back to School (PG-13), today at 2, 7:20, 9:30 p.m. YARMOUTH West Yarmouth Cinema 28, Route 28. Telephone 775-7782. Top Gun (PG) at 7, 9:15 p.m.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (PG-13) at 7:15, 9: 15 p.m. SPECIALS Central Square Branch Library Films 45 Pearl Cambridge. Telephone 498-9081. Tuesdays at 7 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.

Free. You're In The Army Now: Oct. 7, "Basic Training." "Wasn't That a Time" SomerviDe Public REVERE Showcase Cinemas 1-12, At Route C1 and Squire Road. 286-1660. Avenging Force (R), Tough Guys (PG), due Fri, call for times.

Karate Kid. Part II (PG) today at 1:30, 7:35, 9:50 p.m. Back to School (PG-13), today at 1:30, 8, 10 p.m. Hall Moon Street R) today at 1:35, 7:20,9:20 p.m. Stand by Me (R), today at 1:45, 7:20, 9:15 p.m.

One Crazy Summer (PG) today at 1:20 7:50, 9:55 p.m. Hardbodies2 (R), today at 1:45, 7:25, 9:25 p.m. Aliens (R) today at 1, 7, 9:35 p.m. Reform School Girls (R), today at 1:40, 755 955 The Fly (R) today at 1, 7:40, 9:45 p.m. Boy Who Could Fly (PG), today at 1:25, 7:25, 9:40 p.m.

Top Gun (PG) today at 1:25, 7:40, 9:55. Ruthless People (R), today at 1:15, 7:30, 9:30. Crocodile Dundee (PG-13), today at 1:40, 7:35, 9:50 p.m. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (PG-13), today at 1:10, 7:45, 10 p.m. SALEM Salem 1-3, East India Mall.

595-4700. Gun (PG). due Fri. at 7:10. p.m.

Karate Kid, Part II (PG) at 7: 10, 9: 15 p.m. Heartburn (R) at 7, 9 p.m. Hardbodies 2 (R), through today at 7:10. 9:15. SOMERVILLE USA Cinema Assembly Square, 35 Middlesex Ave.

628-7000. Playing for Keeps (R), due Fri. at 1, 3:15, 5:30,7:45,10:10 p.m. Tough Guys (PG), due Fri. at 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:30, 9:45 p.m.

Avenging Force (R) due Fri. at 1:30, 3:45, 5:45,8, 10:10 p.m., Manhunler (R) through today at 1:30, 4: 15, 7:30, 10. About Last Night (R) through today at 1:30,4:15,7:30.20 p.m. Boy Who Could Fly (PG), at 1, 3:20, 5:30. 7:30, 9:45 p.m.

rr ui uf ta i (3 03 I- UJ CO ROCKPOP See Nightlife: Boston, Cambridge and Suburbs for live music at area nightclubs. Bob Soger and Silver Bullet Band Boston Garden, Causeway. Street. Telephone 227-3200. Oct.

2 and 3, 7:30 p.m. SOLD OUT. Glen Campbell Wang Center, 268 Tre-mont Boston. Telephone 444-4347, or 1-800-682-8080. Oct.

11, 8 p.m. $15.50, $50, includes post-concert reception. Proceeds to Mass. Assn. for Retarded Citizens..