PUBLIC SING THROUGH: Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St. Nov. 1: Public sing-through of "The Mikado" by Gilbert & Sullivan, which Durham Savoyards will produce in March 2010. Scores and audition information will be available. Free. 2-5 p.m. 560-2787.

Theater/Dance

COMMON GROUND THEATRE: 4815-B Hillsborough Road. Oct. 30-31: Turbulence Theater presents "The Insanity of Mary Girard." $12, $10 students. Nov. 6-8: Curtain Calls Productions presents "The Laramie Project." $5. www.cgtheatre.com

DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 123 Vivian St. Nov. 26-Dec. 20: "Phantom of the Opera." $25-$82. www.dpacnc.org

MANBITES DOG: 703 Foster St. Oct. 29-Nov. 14: "Caleb Calypso and the Midnight Marauders." 682-3343, www.manbitesdogtheater.org.

NASHER MUSEUM OF ART: Duke University, 2001 Campus Dr. Oct. 29-31: "Picasso's Closet." Staged reading of Ariel Dorfman's play. 7 p.m. $5. 684-4444, nasher.duke.edu/picasso/#events

N.C. CENTRAL: 1801 Fayetteville St. Oct. 28: NCCU Centennial Revue Faculty and Staff Variety Show. 7 p.m. Free. Oct. 30: NCCU Pan-Hellenic Step Show. 8 p.m. $20; $15 NCCU students. 530-5170.

Music

BETHESDA RURITAN: 1714 S. Miami Blvd. Nov. 2: Monday Night Music. 271-7594.

THE BROAD STREET CAFE: 1116 Broad St. Oct. 28: Continuum Blues Jam, 8 p.m. Oct. 29: Adam Sampieri, 8:15 p.m.; Tripp, 10 p.m.; Stranger Spirits, 11 p.m. Oct. 30: Paul danicel, 8 p.m.; Family Circle, 10 p.m. Oct. 31: Book-kulele III: High Strung's Scary Celebration, 3-6 p.m.; Bob Funck, 8 p.m.; Once and Future Kings, 10 p.m; Goodbye Titan, 11:15 p.m. Nov. 1: tAaron Mills Project Sunday Night Jazz, 7:30 p.m.; Open Jam, 9 p.m. Nov. 4: Open Mic Night. Nov. 5: Troika Music Festival: Regina Hexaphone, Pink Flag, The Dry Heathens, The Moaners. Nov. 6: Troika Music Festival: Jews and Catholics, Whatever Brains, The Dirty Little Heaters, Pipe. Nov. 7: Troika Music Festival: Dynamite Brothers, Rat Jackson, The Loners, The Love Language. 416-9707, www.thebroadstreetcafe.com

CAROLINA THEATRE: 309 W. Morgan St. Oct. 29: Jewel. Oct. 30: Derek Trucks Band. Nov. 6-7: SoJam 2009 Festival, presented by the Contemporary A Cappella Society of America. 560-3030, www.carolinatheatre.org

DUKE UNIVERSITY: Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building. Nov. 1: Faculty Recital with Hsiao-mei Ku, violin, and Jennifer Chang, guzheng, 8 p.m. Free. Nov. 5: Guest Recital with Sheila Browne, viola, and Allison Gagnon, piano. 8 p.m. Free.

DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 123 Vivian St. Oct. 28: Roger Daltrey. Oct. 30: FunkFest. Nov. 3: Leonard Cohen. Nov. 6: Will Downing, Najee and Maysa. Nov. 11: Jackson Browne. Nov. 13: Steve Miller Band. www.dpacnc.org

THE KNOW BOOKSTORE: 2520 Fayetteville St. Oct. 30: Jazz Jam, 8 to 11 p.m. $7; free for participating musicians. 682-7223.

N.C. CENTRAL: 1801 Fayetteville St. Nov. 1: NCCU Homecoming Gospel Concert. 530-7292

PAPA MOJO'S ROADHOUSE: 5410-Y N.C. 55. All of the weekend shows at 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays: Party-Gras Jazz Nights with Brevan Hampden, Al Strong and Mark Wells, 8 p.m. Wednesdays: Open Mic with Brett Chambers & the Usual Suspects, 8 p.m. Oct. 23: Adrian Duke. Oct. 24: Mighty Lester. Oct. 30: Buzzkills. Oct. 31: Mel Melton & The Wicked Mojos. Nov. 6: Teresa James with Dick 50. Nov. 7: Zydecopious. Nov. 13: BBQ: Big Blues Quartet. Nov. 14: David Dyer & The Crooked Smile Band. www.papamojosroadhouse.com

THE PINHOOK: 117 W. Main St. Oct. 28: Lost Hands Found Fingers, The Dopamines, Laura Stevenson. Oct. 29: Fontana, The Wigg Report. Oct. 30: Shipwrecker, Spacelab, Missy Thangs. Oct. 31: Halloween bash with Girl Romonas, Heart of Glass, Amps Do Furnish a Room. Nov. 3: Open Mic. Nov. 4: The New Familiars, Red City Radio, Jay Heart Montreal. Nov. 5: Troika Music Festival: Max Indian, Aminal, House of Fools, The Desmonds. Nov. 6: Troika Music Festival: Bellefea, Caltrop, Grappling Hook, Scientific Superstar. Nov. 7: Troika Music Festival: Gray Young, Citified, Veronique Diabolique, LA Tool & Die. 667-1100, www.thepinhook.com

SACRED GROUNDS COFFEEHOUSE: 2700 N. Roxboro Road. All shows at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7: Linda Metz. Nov. 14: Don Smith & Eric Thomas. Nov. 21: Ted Fillhart & Unsung Heroes. 220-2458.

Art

THE BROAD STREET CAFE: 1116 Broad St. Through Nov. 1: Works by Annemarie Gugelmann. Opening Nov. 4: Works by Amanda LaFrance.

CRAVEN ALLEN GALLERY: 1106 1/2 Broad St. Through Nov. 7: "Sizable Thoughts," new works by Kathryn DeMarco with prints and books by Dave Wofford. 286-4837, www.cravenallengallery.com

DURHAM ARTS COUNCIL: 120 Morris St. Through Nov. 1: "New Glimmers of Old Glamour: Painting Durham," large-scale paintings of historic downtown by Annemarie Gugelmann; "Water for Elephants," new paintings by Brad Williams. Nov. 6-Jan. 10: "Deep Sleep," new paintings by Maria Britton; "Nourishment: Sustaining the Body and Soul, mixed media works by Lori Easterlin; "Out of the Blue," mixed media works by Joyce Watkins King. 560-2787, www.durhamarts.org

GOLDEN BELT: 807 E. Main St. Through Nov. 15: "Prepare for Landing," works by Matt Duquette. Through Nov. 14: "Bombed: Panels, Picks and Kicks," works by visual activist Franco and others. Through Nov. 20: "The Obama Effect: Mixed Reactions, Mixed Meanings and Re-Construction of Racial Consciousness." 967-7700, www.goldenbeltarts.com

NASHER MUSEUM OF ART: 2001 Campus Dr., Duke University. Through Jan. 3, 2010: "Picasso and the Allure of Language." Special exhibit admission: $10 adults; $5 children aged 7-17, Duke faculty and staff; free for Nasher members and Duke students on day of admission. Regular admission: $5, $4 seniors and Duke Alumni Association members (with membership card), $3 for non-Duke students with ID, free for children under 16, museum members and Duke students, faculty and staff with ID. Free to everyone Thursdays from 5 to 9 p.m. 684-5135.

SOMERHILL GALLERY: The Venable Center, 303 S. Roxboro St. Through Nov. 6: Paintings by Edward Kellogg. 688-8868, www.somerhill.com.

THROUGH THIS LENS: 303 E. Chapel Hill St. Through Nov. 14: "Fading Hutongs," photographs by Julio De Matos. Through Nov. 13: "To Have and to Hold: Formal Studies of Found Objects," by Joanne Urban. www.throughthislens.com, 687-0250.