HAYTI HERITAGE FILM FESTIVAL: Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville St. Feb. 9-12: Films by and about people of African descent. 919-683-1709, hayti.org.

STRANGE BEAUTY FILM FESTIVAL: Manbites Dog Theater, 703 Feb. 16-18: Eclectic short films from around the world. 682-3343, man bitesdogtheater.org .

Theater/Dance

CAROLINA THEATRE: 309 W. Morgan St. Feb. 11: The Second City. Feb. 22: "Portlandia: The Tour." March 10: The Peking Acrobats. 560-3030, carolinatheatre.org.

COMMON GROUND THEATRE: 4815-B Hillsborough Road. Feb. 10-11: "The Game: A Poetic Theatrical Exploration of Good vs. Evil in the Game of Life," Black Poetry Theatre. Feb. 16-26: "One Night of Absolute Dismay," Bare Theatre. April 20-21, 26-28: "A Taste of Honey," Ghost & Spice Productions. 698-3870, cgtheatre.com.

DUKE UNIVERSITY: All shows in Reynolds Industries Theater unless otherwise noted. Feb. 11: Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana. Feb. 17-18: "Measure for Measure," Workshop Reading by Fiasco Theater. Feb. 24-25: Wayne McGregor, Random Dance. dukeperformances.edu.

DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 123 Vivian St. Feb. 11: Steve Harvey. Feb. 25-26: Tyler Perry's "The Haves and the Have Nots." Feb. 28-March 4: "The Addams Family." March 20-21: "Chicago." dpacnc.org.

LEVIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: 1937 W. Cornwallis Road. Feb. 18, 19, 26: "Desert Stories," OdysseyStage Theatre. odysseystage.org.

MANBITES DOG: 703 Foster St. Through Feb. 11: "Donald," Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern. Feb. 16-18: Strange Beauty Film Festival. March 8-17: "I Love My Hair When It's Good & Then Again When It Looks Defiant and Impressive," Forty A/M. March 29-April 14: "Cape Disappointment." June 20-24: "1*9*5*6 Degrees of Separation," Killian Manning. 682-3343, man bitesdogtheater.org .

MOTORCO MUSIC HALL: 723 Rigsbee Ave. Feb. 11-12: "The Big Lebowski: The Musical." 901-0875, www.motorcomusic.com.

N.C. CENTRAL: University Theatre, 1801 Fayetteville St. Feb. 10-19: "Black Mama Monologues." 919-530-5170.

Music

THE BROAD STREET CAFE: 1116 Broad St. Feb. 8: Open Mic. Feb. 9: Pakes, The Third Expression. Feb. 10: Ashley & The Awesome Owls, Phoenix Highway. Feb. 11: Matthew Conklin, @risk. Feb. 12: Cynthia Wade and Jazz Mine. Feb. 15: Blues Jam. Feb. 16: Kyle Lindley, The Pikeys. Feb. 17: Craicdown, Whiskey of the Damned. Feb. 18: Johnny Cook, Mary Johnson Rockers. Feb. 19: Sandbox. Feb. 22: Open Mic. Feb. 23: Kri & Hettle, High May. Feb. 24: TenOhFive Urban, The Ends. Feb. 25: Camille, Honeychile. Feb. 26: Straight Up Jazz band. Feb. 29: Continuum Blues Jam. 919-416-9707, thebroadstreetcafe.com.

CAROLINA THEATRE: 309 W. Morgan St. Jan. Feb. 9: Eric Benet. Feb. 14: Bruce Hornsby. Feb. 24: Puppini Sisters. March 1: Jon Anderson, March 9: Sweet Honey in the Rock. 560-3030, carolina theatre.org .

CASBAH: 1007 W. Main St. Feb. 8: Liz Longely & Barnaby Bright. Feb. 9: Archbishops of Blount Street, The Tim Smith Band. Feb. 10: Harvey Dalton Arnold Band. Feb. 11: The Explorers Club, The Wigg Report, North Elementary. Feb. 12: Sean K. Preston, Hearts and Daggers. Feb. 15: The Winter Sounds, Moonlight Bride. Feb. 18: Cherub. Feb. 21: Bulltown Comedy Series. Feb. 22: Mates of State. Feb. 23: Dexter Romweber & The New Romans, John Howie Jr. & The Rosewood Bluff, The Third Expression. March 2: Company of Thieves. March 15: Atom Smash, Prospect Hill. 919-687-6969, casbahdurham.com.

DUKE COFFEHOUSE: Feb. 11: Dex Romweber Duo. www.duke.edu/web/coffeehouse/home.

DUKE UNIVERSITY MUSIC DEPARTMENT: All events in the Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building, and free, unless otherwise noted. Feb. 8: Jazz at the Mary Lou, 9:30 p.m., West Union Building. Feb. 10: "Shades of Blue," a cappella concert, 6 p.m., Biddle Music Building. Feb. 11: Duke Wind Symphony, 7 p.m., Durham Armory. Feb. 12: Valentine's Day Jazz Concert, 4 p.m. Reynolds Theate, $15 general; $10 students, seniors. Feb. 16: Duke Jazz Ensemble, 8 p.m., Reynolds Theater, $10 general; $5 students, seniors. Feb. 19: Katharina Uhde and Larry Todd, 8 p.m. Feb. 23: Duke Wind Symphony, 8 p.m., Page Auditorium. Feb. 24: Wet Ink Ensemble, 8 p.m., Sheafer Lab Theater. Feb. 25: Wet Ink Ensemble, 8 p.m." 660-3333, www.music.duke.edu.

DUKE UNIVERSITY: Feb. 14: Ciompi Quartet Lunchtime Classic. Feb. 18: Ciompi Quartet. 919-684-4444, tickets. duke.edu .

DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 123 Vivian St. Feb. 9: Aretha Franklin. March 6: Big Time Rush. March 22: Diana Krall. dpacnc.org.

HAYTI HERITAGE CENTER: 804 Old Fayetteville St. Feb. 14: Valentine's Day Concert featuring the Al Strong Quartet. alstrongmusic.com.

MOTORCO MUSIC HALL: 723 Rigsbee Ave. Feb. 11: Nick Moss. Feb. 14: Fishbone, The Supervillains. Feb. 17: Saint Anyway. Feb. 18: I Heart Art Benefit with Spicy Mustache. Feb. 19: Rachel Platten, Bess Rogers. Feb. 23: Courtney Marie Andrews. Feb. 24: Lie Captive. Feb. 29: Edgar Meyer Listening Session. March 2: Holy Ghost Tent Revival, March 7: A Great Big Pile of Leaves. March 9: Jennifer O'Connor, Tim Foljahn. March 10: J Kutchma, The Demon Beat, Almost People. March 17: PUSH III. March 21: ANR. March 23: Tyondai Braxton and Colin Stetson. 901-0875, motorcomusic.com.

NINTH STREET BAKERY: 136 W. Chapel Hill St. Feb. 10: Booch-n-Beer Breakout with Jeremy's Old Time Band and Pete's Whiskers Celtic Band. 919-688-5606, ninthstbakery@hotmail.com.

PAPA MOJO'S ROADHOUSE: 5410-Y N.C. 55. All weekend shows at 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays: Party Gras Jazz Nights with Brevan Hampden, Al Strong and Mark Wells. Wednesdays: Open Mic with Brett Chambers & the Usual Suspects. Feb. 10: Matt Hill. Feb. 11: Nathan and the Zydco Cha Chas. Feb. 16: Damon Fowler. Feb. 17: Blues World Order. Feb. 18: Fourth Anniversary Celebration with Mel Melton & The Wicked Mojos. Feb. 21: Bulltown Strutters, Shamu Garcon, Rhonda Robichaux. Feb/ 24: Harper and Midwest Kind. Feb. 25: Gravedigger Comedy Show. 361-2222, www.papamojosroad house.com

THE PINHOOK: 117 W. Main St. Feb. 9: Bleached, The Black Belles, Boykiller. Feb. 11: Pipe, Chest Pains, The Bastages. Feb. 16: The Bamfs, The Fooligans, Ascetic Parade. Feb. 17: Totes Codes. Feb. 18: Meslissa Swingle, Michael Rank and Mark E. Smith. Feb. 24: Idiot Family, Wesley Wolfe, Ben Flanagan. Feb. 26: J Kutchma & The Fifths, Library, JPhono, Clinton Johnson. March 1: Lake and Hennepin, Leland Sundries, John Hildenstein. March 3: Free Electric State, The Wigg Reports, Brainbows. 667-1100,. www.thepinhook.com.

Art

CENTER FOR DOCUMENTARY STUDIES: 1317 W. Pettigrew St. Through July 23: "Full Color Depression," photography by the Farm Security Administration. Reception, April 10, 6-9 p.m. fullcolordepression.com.

CLAYMAKERS GALLERY: 705 Foster St. Through March 10: "Mentoring," Marsha Owen and Roberta Wood. 530-8355, www.claymakers.com.

CRAVEN ALLEN GALLERY : 1106 1/2 Broad St. Through Feb. 11: "Light Cache," photographs by MJ Sharp. 286-4837, cravenallengallery . com .

DURHAM ARTS COUNCIL: 120 Morris St. Through March 15: "Beyond the Bull City," paintings by Gerry O'Neill. Through April 15: "Screened: New Work by the Printmakers of North Carolina." 919-560-2787, www.durhamarts.org.

HAYTI HERITAGE CENTER: 804 Old Fayetteville St. Through Feb. 29: "The Wanderlust of Sed Miles," photography. 919-683-1709, www.hayti.org.

NASHER MUSEUM OF ART: 2001 Campus Dr., Duke University. Through July 8: "Angels, Devils and the Electric Slide: Outside Art From the Permanent Collection." 684-5135. nasher.duke/edu.

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL ART MUSEUM: 1801 Fayetteville St. Through Feb. 10: "Durham's Finest," artwork from Durham Public Schools. 530-6211.

OUTSIDERS ART & COLLECTIBLES: 718-C Iredell St. Through Feb. 24: "Got Milk?" New works by Chris Milk Hulburt. 451-3231, outsiders-art.com.

SCRAP EXCHANGE: 923 Franklin St. Through Feb. 11: "Xiucutil: The Origin of Beautiful Species." 688-6960, www.scrapexchange.org.

THROUGH THIS LENS: 303 E. Chapel Hill St. Through Feb. 11: Historic images of downtown Durham by photographer Will Grossman. 919-687-0250, throughthis lens.com .

VEGA METALS: 214 Hunt St. Saturdays: Art Market. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 688-8267, artmarketatvegametals. com .