Calendar

By Globe Staff, 12/2/2001

Highlight of the Week

Boston: MSPCA's Angell Holiday Tree-Lighting Ceremony, Dec. 8, 3-5 p.m., at the MSPCA's Angell Memorial Animal Hospital, 350 South Huntington Ave. Photos with Santa and Frosty the Snowman, music, refreshments, and face painting. Dogs on leashes welcome. Call 617-522-7400.

Exhibitions

Boston: ''Notations,'' paintings and prints by Peggy Badenhausen, through Dec. 22, Crosstown, 1 North Square. Call 617-720-0100.

Films

Boston: Boston Public Library, Copley Square. ''To Catch a Thief,'' Dec. 3, 6 p.m. Call 617-536-5400, ext. 4319.

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave. ''La Buche,'' Dec. 5, 5:45 p.m., Dec. 7, 8 p.m., Dec. 8, 1:45 p.m. ''Chop Suey,'' Dec. 7, 6 p.m., Dec. 8, 3:45 p.m. ''Ballet,'' Dec. 8, 10:30 a.m. Call 617-267-9300.

Brookline: Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St. ''Amelie,'' Sun., noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 p.m.; Mon.-Thurs., 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 p.m.; ''Fat Girl,'' Sun., 1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45, 9:45 p.m.; Mon.-Thurs., 3:45, 5:45, 7:45, 9:45 p.m.; ''Fighter,'' Sun., 2, 7:15, 9:15 p.m.; Mon., Wed.-Thurs., 3:15, 5:15 p.m.; Tues., 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:15 p.m. Call 734-2500.

C ambridge: Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St. ''Bringing Up Baby,'' Dec. 3, 5 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:45 p.m. ''Paris, Texas,'' Dec. 4, 5 p.m., 8 p.m. ''Apocalypse Now Redux,'' Dec. 5, 4 p.m., 8 p.m. ''Chungking Express,'' Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m. ''Supercop,'' Dec. 6, 5:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m. ''The French Connection,'' Dec. 7-9, 5:15 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m. ''Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory,'' Dec. 7-9, 12:45 p.m., 3 p.m. Call 617-876-6837.

Cambridge: Harvard Film Archive Harvard University, 24 Quincy St. ''The Olive Trees of Justice,'' Dec. 3, 7 p.m. ''The Belly of an Architect,'' Dec. 4, 7 p.m., Dec. 5, 7 p.m. ''Strumpet,'' Dec. 7, 7 p.m. ''The Crossing,'' Dec. 7, 8:45 p.m. ''Cool and Crazy,'' Dec. 8, 7 p.m. ''Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise,'' Dec. 8, 9 p.m. ''Alaska.de,'' Dec. 9, 8 p.m. Call 617-495-4700.

For kids

Brookline: Puppet Showplace Theatre, 32 Station St. $8. Dec. 5-6, 10:30 a.m., ''Tales From Snowy Lands.'' Call 617-731-6400.

Cambridge: Borders Books and Music, 100 Cambridgeside Place (The Galleria). Dec. 8, noon, ''Curious George Storytime.'' Call 617-532-6032.

Musical Performances

Boston: Recital by Jordan Voices, Carols and Holiday Favorites, Dec. 4, 12:15 p.m., King's Chapel, corner of School and Tremont streets. Suggested donation: $2. Call 617-227-2155.

Boston: Handel and Haydn Society Chorus and Period Orchestra perform Handel's ''Messiah'' Today, Dec. 7-9, Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave. $26-$70. Call 617-266-3605.

Boston: Classical Music, Dec. 5, 12:15 p.m., The French Library And Cultural Center, 53 Marlborough St. Suggested donation: $5. Call 617-912-0400.

Boston: Dedham Choral Society and Orchestra performs its annual holiday concert, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m., St. Paul's Cathedral Church, Tremont St. $15-$18. Call 781-326-1520.

Boston: The Vienna Choir Boys Holiday Program, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m., and Dec. 8, at 3 p.m., New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St. $40-$48. Call 617-482-6661.

Poetry, talks, forums

Boston: Boston University, MAR Robinson Room, Commonwealth Ave. Dec. 4, noon-1 p.m., ''Why Educate Our Prison Inmates?'' a lecture. Free; $2 lunch. Call 617-335-3560.

Cambridge: Harvard University, Peabody Museum, 24 Oxford St. Dec. 8, 2 p.m., ''Embroidery Styles in a Cultural Context,'' a lecture. Free. Call 617-495-1585.

Cambridge: Borders Books, 100 Cambridgeside Place. Dec. 7, 7 p.m., join members of the Boston Hawaiian Club for a discussion of the influence of Pearl Harbor and other events on Hawaiian culture. Call 617-679-0887.

Theater/comedy

Boston: ''Hypsipyle,'' Euripides's lost play given voice for the first time in over 2,000 years, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m., Stuart Street Playhouse, 200 Stuart St. $45-$75. Proceeds benefit The Greek Institute. Call 617-547-4770.

Cambridge: ''Shel's Shorts: Signs of Trouble,'' by Shel Silverstein, Dec. 7-Jan. 27, The Market Theatre, One Winthrop Square. $10-$60. Call 617-576-0808.

Cambridge: ''Enrico IV,'' by Luigi Pirandello, Dec. 7-Jan. 13, Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St. $26-$61. Call 617-547-8300.

Somerville: ''Now What?'' a journey through the complexities of these extraordinary times since Dec. 7-8, Dec. 14-15, 8 p.m., Nexus Theatre Center, 255 Elm St. $25. Call 617-623-1209.

Tours

Boston: Holly Jolly Holiday Trolley, a fully narrated, two-hour holiday tour, Dec. 6-30, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, at 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. The tour departs from the Trolley Stop Store, at the corner of Charles and Boylston Streets. $12-$25. Call 617-269-3626.

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