ROCK
MORENO VELOSO
The son of the legendary Caetano Veloso showcases his refined take on Brazilian music; Monday at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave.; $15; 773-525-2508.
THE SOFT BOYS
First Chicago performance by Robyn Hitchcock-led UK quartet that inspired countless postpunk bands, most notably REM; Friday at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St.; $20; 773-549-0203.
ELECTRIC WIZARD
Heavy English trio makes Chicago debut, and is sure to leave fault lines in its wake; Friday at Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave.; $8; 773-489-3160.
DAVID JOHANSEN AND THE HARRY SMITHS
The former leader of the New York Dolls pays tribute to the modern folk movement’s godfather; Friday and Saturday at Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave.; $34-38; 773-728-6000.
HOLMES BROTHERS
Soul and blues sung with gospel fervor; Saturday at FitzGerald’s, 6615 Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn; $12; 708-788-2118.
— Greg Kot
JAZZ
THE BROWNS
Singer-songwriter Oscar Brown appears with his gifted daughter Maggie; 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Monday at the Jazz Showcase, 59 W. Grand Ave.; $15; 312-670-2473.
J.D. PARRAN
The avant-garde reedist/flutist joins sitarist Mark Deutsch and trumpeter Roy Campbell, Jr.; 8 p.m. Thursday at HotHouse, 31 E. Balbo Drive; $8; 312-362-9707.
MALACHI THOMPSON’S FREEBOP BAND
Trumpeter Thompson’s fiery ensemble features reedists Billy Harper and Gary Bartz; 9 p.m. Friday and 8 p.m. Saturday at the Green Mill Jazz Club, 4802 N. Broadway; $8; 773-878-5552.
— Howard Reich
DANCE
ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER
Four new works (Dwight Rhoden’s “Chocolate Sessions,” Alonzo King’s “Following the Subtle Current Upstream,” Carmen de Lavallade’s “Sweet Bitter Love” and artistic director Judith Jamison’s “Double Exposure”) are scattered in the repertory programs being presented in the popular company’s annual engagement here; Wednesday through April 1 at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy.; $18-$52; 312-902-1500.
JOFFREY BALLET OF CHICAGO
The last week of the troupe’s spring engagement offers Gerald Arpino’s “Viva Vivaldi,” Leonid Massine’s “Les Presages” and Antony Tudor’s “Lilac Garden”; 2 p.m. Sunday at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy.; $22-$62; 312-902-1500.
DANCE ON TV
An hourlong program containing a complete taped performance by the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago of “Dancing With Death: The Green Table,” Kurt Joos’ anti-war ballet of 1932, along with a documentary on the late German choreographer and his work; 9 p.m. Friday on WTTW-Ch. 11.
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In its United States debut, the Netherlands company presents the duet “Extra Dry”; featuring Greco and his partner Barbara Gutierrez; Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave.; $18; 312-397-4010.
— Richard Christiansen
ART
SMART MUSEUM
“Landscapes of Retrospection: The Magoon Collection of British Drawings and Prints, 1739-1854” through Sunday at the David and Alfred Smart Museum, 5850 S. Greenwood Ave.; free; 773-702-0200.
EVANSTON ART CENTER
“Teenagers in Their Bedrooms: Photographs by Adrienne Salinger” through April 25 at the Evanston Art Center, 2603 Sheridan Rd., Evanston; free; 847-475-5300.
DU SABLE MUSEUM
“Margaret Burroughs: A Lifetime in Art,” a 40-year retrospective, closes Friday; DuSable Museum of African American Culture, 740 E. 56th Place; $1-$3; 773-642-4600.
BLOCK MUSEUM
The symposium “Documentary Photography, Ebony Magazine, and African American Imagery” takes place 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, 1967 South Campus Drive, Evanston.; free; 847-491-4000.
— Alan G. Artner
ARCHITECTURE
CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Chicago Historical Society’s ongoing exhibit of architectural photographs by Chicago photographers Hedrich Blessing is the take-off point for a panel discussion, “Framing the Picture: Various Interpretations of Architecture,” at 7 p.m. Thursday at the historical society, Clark Street at North Avenue; $8. 312-642-4600.
— Blair Kamin
THEATER
`BUTLEY’
Simon Gray’s scalding study of a dissolute English professor in turmoil receives a masterly, touching portrayal by William Brown; through April 1 at Writers’ Theatre at Books on Vernon, 664 Vernon Ave., Glencoe; $30; 847-242-0316
`VICK’S BOY’
A strange brew of frantic sex farce and sweet sentiment in this tale of a nerdy lackey caught up in nasty office politics; through April 7 at American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron St.; $20 and $25; 773-929-1031.
— Richard Christiansen
MOVIES
VALERIO ZURLINI
The work of Italian filmmaker Valerio Zurlini (“The Girl with the Suitcase”), who made lusty, sensitive, humane and beautifully crafted movies in the post-war era, gets a showcase at Facets. Some of his best: 1968’s “Black Jesus” (Sunday), 1976s “Desert of the Tartars” (Monday) and 1959’s “Violent Summer” (Thursday); Facets, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave.; $5-$7; 773-281-4114.
— Michael Wilmington
CLASSICAL
JESSYE NORMAN
The renowned American diva will present the annual Dominican University trustee benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the university’s Lund Auditorium, River Forest; $50-$300. 708-524-6454.
`BRASS BUDDIES’
Past and present members of the Chicago Symphony brass section pay tribute to the orchestra’s longtime principal trumpeter, Adolph “Bud” Herseth, who recently announced his retirement; 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Symphony Center; $30-$90; 312-294-3000, 800-223-7114.
BACH
P.D.Q. Bach, the satirical alter ego of Peter Schickele, unleashes his musical mayhem on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The following night brings more serious Bachian business: Countertenor David Daniels makes his long-awaited downtown concert debut, sings an all Baroque program; 8 p.m. Wednesday; $27-$65; 312-294-3000.
SOUTH LOOP FESTIVAL
Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Chicago’s hippest and most intrepid explorers of new music, begin their South Loop Festival 2001 with “Eurocurrents/American Streams,” including city and world premieres by Karlheinz Stockhausen, Peter Maxwell Davies, Peter Gena, Russell Grazier and others; 7:30 p.m. Friday at Columbia College Concert Hall, 1014 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-554-1133.
— John von Rhein
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