ARTSCENTER300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. Oct. 23: Malcolm Holcombe. Oct. 25: NC Songwriters Co-op Songwriting Contest. Oct. 27: Mike Doughty with Porter Block: The Question Jar Show. Nov. 1: South Wing Band. Nov. 5: Sid n' Susie featuring Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs. Nov. 7: April Verch Band. Nov. 11: Steve Kimock Crazy Engine. Nov. 15: Vector Brass Quintet. Nov. 21: John McCutcheon. Nov. 22: The Subdudes with Diana Jones. www.artscenterlive.org, 929-2787.

BLUE BAYOU: 106 Churton St., Hillsborough. 732-2555. Oct. 21: The Fustics. Oct. 22: Soulless Dogs. Oct. 23: Big Mama E and the Cool. Oct. 28: Steve Jack. Oct. 29: E-Train Manning. Oct. 30: Crossover Blues Band. Oct. 31: Blues World Order Halloween Party. bluebayouclub.com.

CAFFE DRIADE: 1215-A E. Franklin St. All shows at 8 p.m. Oct. 21: Andy Arch. Oct. 23: Tampa Blue. Oct. 24: Patrick Wolf. Oct. 28: Finger Puppets. Oct. 30: The Strangelets. www.caffedriade.com.

CAT'S CRADLE: 300 East Main St., Carrboro. Oct. 21: Dr. Dog, Jeffrey Lewis. Oct. 24: Electric Six, The Gay Blades, Millions of Brazilians. Oct. 25: Galactic, The Hood Internet. Oct. 26: KMFDM, Angelspit. Oct. 27: Pinback, Bellini. Oct. 28: The Black Heart Processoin, The Mumlers. Oct. 29: Junior Boys, Woodhands. Oct. 30: Why?, Au, Serengeti & Polyphonic. Oct. 31: Toubab Krewe, Floating Action. 967-9053, www.catscradle.com.

THE CAVE: 452 1/2 W. Franklin St. Early shows, 7:30 p.m.; late shows, 10 p.m. Oct. 21: NoStar with the Great Nostalgic, late. Oct. 22: Zach Pekar is Quest for Shadem early; Slingshot Cash with Here We Go, Boys! late. Oct. 23: Screen Door Porch, early; Keep Off the Grass, late. Oct. 24: The Venables, early; Twilighter with Guitar Bomb, late. Oct. 25: Woman's Rock Retreat Showcase for Girls Rock NC. Oct. 26: Jeremy Blair from Effingham, Reign Lee, Gray Byrd, late. Oct. 28: Proud Valletta, late. Oct. 29: Lynn Williams, early; Triple Overhead Cam with mikingmihrab, late. Oct. 30: 1200 Armies Solo, early; Pipe with Tinstar, late. Oct. 31: Taz Halloween's Halloween Spooktacular. www.caverntavern.com, 968-9308.

CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL: 1709 High School Road. Oct. 14: CHHS Jazz Concert, 7:30 p.m. Free. Oct. 20: CHHS Chorus Concert, 7:30 p.m. $6 adults, $3 students. Oct. 22: CHHS Orchestra Concert, 7:30 p.m. $6 adults, $3 studentst.

CHATHAM MILLS: 480 Hillsboro St., Pittsboro., Oct. 23-24: The ArtsCenter presents The Red Clay Ramblers. www.chathammills.com www.chathammills.com.

LOCAL 506: 506 W. Franklin St. Oct. 21: The Rosewood Thieves, Dead Trees. Oct. 22: Jer Coons. Oct. 23: Simple CD Release show, with Nathan Oliver, Wild Wild Geese. Oct. 24: Benji Hughes, Oct. 25: The Spinto Band, Generationals, Pepi Ginsberg. Oct. 26: Headlights, The Shaky Hands, Pomegranates. Oct. 27: James Husband, Sugar & Gold, The Exmonkeys. Oct. 28: Future of the Left, A Rooster for the Masses. Oct. 29: Chris Purea, Catherine Feeny. Oct. 30: Holy Ghost Tent Revival, House of Fools, Alcazar Hotel. Oct. 31: Halloween Party with Some Girls, The Julies, Southern Girls. www.local506.com. 942-5506.

MEMORIAL HALL: Cameron Ave., UNC campus. Nov. 11: Bruckner Orchestra Linz. Nov. 17: Bang on a Can All-Stars and Trio Medieval, "Steel Hammer." Nov. 18: Leif Ove Andsnes and Robin Rhode, "Pictures Reframed." 843-3333.

NIGHTLIGHT: 405 1/2 W. Rosemary St. Oct. 21: Sea Wolf. Oct. 23: NAPS, Tavo Carbone, Trevor Wilson. Oct. 24: The Moaners, The Toddlers, Weatherkings. Oct. 29: Calico Haunts, Mt. Moriah, Filthybird. Oct. 30: Polynya, Veelee, Actual Persons Living or Dead. www.nightlightclub.com.

OPEN EYE CAFE: 100-C E Main St., Carrboro. All shows at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Oct. 23: Saludos Compay. Oct. 24: Momo. Oct. 30: Laura Meyer. 968-9410, www.openeyecafe.com www.openeyecafe.com.

THE STATION @ SOUTHERN RAIL: 201 East Main St., Carrboro. Free. Tuesdays: Robert Griffin and Friends. Wednesdays: "Trivia from Hell" with host Mark Dorosin. 967-1967. 967-1967. www.sr-nc.com.

UNIVERSITY MALL: 201 S. Estes Dr. Nov. 20: The ArtsCenter presents the Tracy/Lach Collective.

ART

ACKLAND ART MUSEUM: Corner of South Columbia and East Franklin streets in Chapel Hill. Through Jan. 3: The Guardian and the Avante-Garde: Seymour Lipton's "Sentinel II" In Context." 966-5736, www.ackland.org.

ANIMATION AND FINE ART GALLERIES: University Mall, 201 S. Estes Dr. Through Nov. 12: Andre Masson: The Odyssey. 968-8008, www.animationandfineart.com.

ART & SOUL STUDIOS GALLERY: 122 W. Clay St., Mebane. 563-2300, www.artandsoulmebane.com www.artandsoulmebane.com.

CAFFE DRIADE GALLERY: 1215-A E. Franklin St. Through October: Photographs by Rachel Grace Armstrong. www.caffedriade.com.

CHAPEL HILL MUSEUM: 523 E. Franklin St. Through Nov. 1: "Pastel Creations," paintings by members of the Pastel Society of North Carolina. 967-1400, www.chapelhillmusuem.org.

CHAPEL HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY: 100 Library Drive. Through Jan. 3: Works by Cindy Waszak Geary and Mesa Somer. www.chapelhillarts.org. 968-2749.

CHAPEL HILL TOWN HALL: 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Through Oct. 29: Works by Constance Humphries, Fabrizio Bianchi and Leigh Anne Bianchi.

COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CHAPEL HILL: 106 Purefoy Road. Through Oct. 25: "Regeneration,," fabric works by Nancy Cook. 942-2050.

HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY: UNC Campus: Through Dec. 31: "Learned in Science, Explored in Art," paintings by Wolfgang Ritschel. 962-0800, www.hsl.unc.edu/Ritschel.

HILLSBOROUGH GALLERY OF ARTS: 121 N. Churton St. Through Oct. 24: "Empirical Wanderings," paintings by Linda Carmel, jewelry by Mirinda Kossof, blown glass by Pringle Teetor. 732-5001, www.hillsboroughgallery.com.

HORACE WILLIAMS HOUSE: 610 E. Rosemary St., Through Oct. 25: "More and More," environmental art by Susan Farrar Parrish. 942-7818, www.chapelhillpreservation.com.

NC CRAFTS GALLERY: 212 W. Main St., Carrboro. Through Oct. 31: Blown glass by Pringle Teetor; watercolors by Barbara Keighton. www.nccraftsgallery.com, 942-4048.

OPEN EYE GALLERY: 101 S. Greensboro St., Carrboro. Through October: Works by Eugene Korsunskiy. www.openeyecafe.com.

TURNING POINT GALLERY: University Mall, 201 S. Estes Dr. Through Nov. 9: Raku by Joyce Furney. 967-0402, www.harmonyfineart.com.

TYNDALL GALLERIES: University Mall, 201 S. Estes Dr. Through Nov. 14: Landscape paintings by Lynn Boggess. www.tyndallgalleries.com.

WOMANCRAFT: Shops at Eastgate, 1800 E. Franklin St. Through Oct. 31: "Lamps, Lights and Stars," stained glass by Jackie Wiggins. www.womancraftgifts.com, 469-3741.

THEATER

ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. Oct. 21, 22: Readers Theatre at Lunch presents "Paddy and the Mermaid," 12:30 p.m. $5. Oct. 30: Transactors Improv presents "Suspense," featuring Killer Filler, 8 p.m. Nov. 10, 11, 18, 19: Readers Theatre at Lunch presents "Victory," 12:30 p.m. Nov. 13-14: "Intimacies," 8 p.m. 929-2787, www.artscenterlive.org.

DEEP DISH THEATER COMPANY: University Mall, 201 S. Estes Dr. Oct. 23-Nov. 14: "Glengarry Glen Ross." Feb. 12-March 6, 2010: "An Ideal Husband." April 30-May 22, 2010: "Body Awareness." 968-1515, www.deepdishtheater.org.

DSI COMEDY THEATER: Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro. Oct. 23: Student Showcase, 7:30 p.m. Mister Diplomat, 9:30 p.m. Standup Comedy, 11 p.m. Oct. 24: Improv Slam, 7:30 p.m., CageMatch, 9:30 p.m. 338-8150, www.dsicomedytheater.com.

OPEN EYE CAFE: C101 S. Greensboro St., Carrboro. Oct. 27: "Jewbilly," by Anya Liftig. 8 p.m. www.openeyecafe.com.

PLAYMAKERS: Center for Dramatic Art, UNC campus. Nov. 11-Dec. 20: "Nicholas Nickleby." Jan. 13-17: "The Big Bang." Jan. 27-Feb. 14: "All My Sons." March 3-21: "The Importance of Being Earnest." March 24-28: "I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document, Given to Me by a Young Lady From Rwanda." 962-PLAY, www.playmakersrep.org www.playmakersrep.org.

MOVIES

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY

THE BOYS ARE BACK (PG-13) Chelsea: 7:10, 9:20.

BRIGHT STAR (PG) Chelsea: 6:50.

CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY (R) Chelsea: 7, 9:30.

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS (PG) Lumina: 1, 3, 5, 7:05, 9:15. Regal Timberlyne: 2:15, 4:25, 7:10.

COUPLES RETREAT (PG-13) Lumina: 1:20, 4, 7, 9:30. Regal Timberlyne: 2:05, 4:30, 7:05.

IT MIGHT GET LOUD (PG) Chelsea: 9:10.

LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (R) Lumina: 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 9:45. Regal Timberlyne: 2, 4:40, 7:20.

THE STEPFATHER (PG-13) Lumina: 12:50, 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:40. Regal Timberlyne: 2:20, 4:45, 7:25.

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (PG) Lumina: 12:45, 2:50, 4:55, 7:10, 9:20. Regal Timberlyne: 2:10, 4:35, 7:05.

ZOMBIELAND (R) Regal Timberlyne: 2:25, 4:50, 7:30.

FRIDAY-TUESDAY

AMELIA (PG) Chelsea: 7:10, 9:20. Sat-Sun matinees at 2:10, 4:20.

ASTRO BOY (PG) Lumina: 12:50, 2:55, 5, 7:05, 9:15.

THE BOYS ARE BACK (PG-13) Chelsea: 9:10.

CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY (R) Chelsea: 7, 9:30. Sat-Sun matinees at 1:50, 4:20.

COUPLES RETREAT (PG-13) Lumina: 1:20, 4, 7, 9:30.

LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (R) Lumina: 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 9:45.

PARIS (R) Chelsea: 6:50. Sat-Sun matinees at 2, 4:30.

THE STEPFATHER (PG-13) Lumina: 12:50, 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:40.

THIS IS IT (PG) Lumina: Tues., midnight; Wed-Thurs., 1:15, 4, 7, 9:40.

VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT (PG-13) Lumina: 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 9:40.

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (PG) Lumina: 12:45, 2:50, 4:55, 7:10, 9:20.