Arts Events for the Week of November 1

TUESDAY, NOV. 1

Museums, the Nation, and the World

CGIS S250, 12 p.m.

Kids Drawing Class: Animal Artists

Museum of Natural History, 3:40 p.m.

We Still Live Here (Makepeace, 2010)

Askwith Hall, 5:30 p.m.

Tim Rollins

Sackler Museum, 6 p.m.

How Can Theater Reshape Interracial Relations?

Hastings Room, Pforzheimer House, 6:30 p.m.

Piled Higher and Deeper (Gabuchian, 2011)

Science Center C, 7 p.m.

I Love Being Me, Don’t You?*

OBERON, 8 p.m.

Robert Todd’s Master Plan

The Brattle Theatre, 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2

Yiddish Jokes and Jewish Humor

Lamont Library Forum Room, 4 p.m.

The Contemporaneity of Contemporary Chinese Art

CGIS S020, 5:15 p.m.

Carbon Nation (Byck, 2010)

Austin 111, 5:30 p.m.

Metropolis (Lang, 1927)*

The Brattle Theatre, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 p.m.

Once in Afghanistan (Vickers & Bergedick, 2008)

Schlesinger Library, 6 p.m.

The Intimate Vision of Romare Bearden

Sackler Museum, 6 p.m.

Sing Gregorian Chant

Memorial Church, 6:15 p.m.

André Aciman

Harvard Book Store, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, NOV. 3

Anthropophagy and Modern Architecture in Brazil

CGIS S050, 12 p.m.

Midday Organ Recital

Adolphus Busch Hall, 12:15 p.m.

Explore Harvard: The Yard and Beyond

CGIS, 5 p.m.

Measure for Measure Opening Celebration

Carpenter Center, 6 p.m.

Meherjaan (Hossain, 2011)

Yenching Auditorium, 6 p.m.

12th-13th Century Islamic Metalwork

Sackler Museum, 6:30 p.m.

Dracula*

Loeb Ex, 7 p.m.

Let Them Eat Cupcakes

Carpenter Center, 7 p.m.

Accidental Death of an Anarchist*

Loeb Drama Center, 8 p.m.

H.M.S. Pinafore*

Agassiz Theatre, 8 p.m.

This Is Our Youth*

Adams House Pool Theatre, 8 p.m.

FRIDAY, NOV. 4

Susan Sironi

Carpenter Center, 11 a.m.

Tour of Bow & Arrow Press

Adams House, 12, 1 p.m.

Charles Busch and Matthew Lombardo

Loeb Drama Center, 1 p.m.

Margaret (Lonergan, 2011)*

The Brattle Theatre, 4, 7 p.m.

A Fistful of Dollars (Leone, 1964)

Harvard Film Archive, 7 p.m.

Planes para mañana (Macías, 2010)

26 Trowbridge St., 7:30 p.m.

35*

Harvard Dance Center, 8 p.m.

Brattle Street Chamber Players

Lowell Lecture Hall, 8 p.m.

Masterworks Chorale

Sanders Theatre, 8 p.m.

Othello*

New College Theatre, 8 p.m.

For a Few Dollars More (Leone, 1965)*

Harvard Film Archive, 9 p.m.

The Catechism Calaclysm (Rohal, 2011)*

The Brattle Theatre, 10, 11:45 p.m.

The Rocky Horror Show

OBERON, 10:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOV. 5

The Art of Botanical Drawing

Museum of Natural History, 9:30 a.m.

Marks and Inscriptions on East Asian Works of Art

Sackler Museum, 11 a.m.

Capturing Large Cats and Dogs with Pencil & Paper

Museum of Natural History, 2 p.m.

Once Upon a Time in America (Leone, 1984)

Harvard Film Archive, 7 p.m.

The Donkey Show

OBERON, 7:30, 10:30 p.m.

Pusey Room Recital Series

Memorial Church, 7:30 p.m.

Kalpanam

Lowell Lecture Hall, 8 p.m.

Madrigals & Motets

Sanders Theatre, 8 p.m.

No Half Steppin’ Step Show

Leverett Dining Hall, 9:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOV. 6

Jewish Sacred Music

Hillel, 11 a.m.

Mom & Dad: I Have Something to Tell You (Azar, 2010)

The Brattle Theatre, 2 p.m.

Discovery Ensemble

Sanders Theatre, 3 p.m.

Russian Music and Poetry

Mather SCR, 3 p.m.

Election (Payne, 1999)

The Brattle Theatre, 4:45, 9:30 p.m.

Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra

Memorial Church, 7 p.m.

Sideways (Payne, 2004)

The Brattle Theatre, 7 p.m.

To the End of the Land

Fong Auditorium, 7 p.m.

We Can’t Go Home Again (Ray, 2006)*

Harvard Film Archive, 7 p.m.

Awaken the Night

OBERON, 8 p.m.

MONDAY, NOV. 7

Helen Vendler

Barker Center, 12 p.m.

Nicholas McGegan

Memorial Church, 4 p.m.

A Discussion with Inés París

Barker Center, Room 133, 5 p.m.

Joan Didion

First Parish Church, 7 p.m.

The Descendants (Payne, 2011)

The Brattle Theatre, 8 p.m.