Top 5

1. The Project: Live

The Project, featuring Christie Leigh and the Crooked Hearts and Jay Leonard will perform on Saturday at Harper's Ferry in Allston, Mass. Tickets are on sale now but can also be sold at the door for $8. Purchase them in advance online (www.harpersferryboston.com) and you'll save $3. The nightclub opens its doors at 8 p.m. but the show will begin around 9:30 p.m.

2. A new brain

This week, Robsham Theater will yet again entice theater-goers. A New Brain, a contemporary theater production adapted from a book by James Lepine and William Finn with music and lyrics by Finn, is based on Finn's life. All showings, beginning at 7:30 p.m., will hit the Robsham stage beginning Oct. 31 until Nov. 2. The show centers on the life of Gordon Michael Schwinn, a composer who has recently been diagnosed with a terminal illness, has a powerful message about facing adversity.

3. University Wind Ensemble Fall Chamber Concert

Looking for something to do this Saturday? As the second weekend in a row without a football game approaches, one might be excruciatingly bored. Never fear! The University Wind Ensemble will host its fall chamber concert in the Cabaret Room of Vanderslice Hall on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Boston College band program, this event proves to put an end to the boring Saturday afternoon, at least for one weekend.

4. Friday night fest

What better way to spend the weekend before Halloween than by enjoying some good old spooky fun. On Friday night, Carney's in McElroy will feature pumpkin painting, an improv show, and a viewing of Jack Nicholson's most captivating performance in The Shining at 10:30 p.m. If any additional incentive is needed, those with the best pumpkin designs will be handsomely rewarded. And, as they say in Salem, Mass., remember to have a "wicked good" time.

5. Sacred Space - Sacred Form

From now until Nov. 17, the Bapst Art Library will house Sacred Space - Sacred Form, an exhibition by Benjamin S. Cariens. If the McMullen Museum exhibit, Pollock Matters, doesn't seem to strike your fancy or you've seen it already and are trying to branch out to newer territory, Bapst is your ticket.