Copenhagen: Written by Michael Frayn. Directed by Colin Spoelman. 8 p.m. Berkeley Multi-Purpose Space. Free. E-mail abha.khanna@yale.edu for tickets.

Curse of the Starving Class: Written by Sam Shepard. Directed by Jim Simpson. Featuring live music composed and arranged by Steve Bargonetti and Diane Gioia. 8 p.m. Yale Repertory Theatre. $10 to $34. Student discounts available. Call 432-1234 for information.

Fourth Annual Slavic Chorus Festival: Sponsored by the Yale Russian Chorus. Featuring artistic director Mark Bailey. 8:30 p.m. Woolsey Hall. $20. Call Ashley Lucas at 436-3157 for information.

The Grand Guignol: Featuring works written by Georges Courteline and Kelly Flynn. Directed by Denver Latimer and Kelly Flynn. 8:30 and 11 p.m. Yale Cabaret. $8. Call 432-1566 for information and reservations.

Marco Polo Sings a Solo: Written by John Guare. Directed by Michael Schulman. Produced by Alice Wolfram. Yale Dramat Freshperson Show. 7 and 10:30 p.m. Nick Chapel. Free. Call Alice at 436-0283 for reservations.

My Funny Valentine: Jazz concert. Featuring Barry Kendall and Brian Harlow. Followed by reception. 9 p.m. Institute of Sacred Music. Free.

Philharmonica Orchestra of Yale: Works by Bartok, Tchaikovsky, and Beethoven. 8 p.m. Woolsey Hall. Free. Preceded by a conversation with Music Director Lawrence Leighton Smith. 7 p.m. Sprague Memorial Hall. Free.

Scenes: Yale College Opera Company. Excerpts from Hansel and Gretel, Beatrice and Benedict, Cosi Fan Tutti, and The Magic Flute. 9 p.m. Timothy Dwight dining hall. $5, $3 for students. Call Kate Ling at 436-1653 for information.

Viola Question: Improv comedy. 8 and 10 p.m. Stiles Little Theater. $2.

EVENT

Hot Latin Nights Dance: Featuring Salsa, Merengue, Rumba, and Tango. 9 p.m. Pierson. $2.

LECTURE

"The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks": Author Randall Robinson discusses his new book of the same title. Sponsored by the Chaplain's Office, Gilder Lehrman Center, and Afro-American Cultural Center. Place and time TBA. Free.

FILM

The Maltese Falcon: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Whitney Humanities Center. Free.

saturday, february 19

WEEKEND EXCURSION

Jerry Seinfeld once said, "You can divide your whole life into two basic categories. You're either staying in or going out. Everything else is irrelevant detail." If you want comedy when you go out this weekend, trek to Orange, Conn. for Nic's Cafe Stand-Up Comedy Spotlight featuring Victor Ramos, Primo Rivera, and Dave Padilla. It'll most likely fall short of the Seinfeld benchmark, but then again, as soon as you're out, "you must go back" anyway—"the return urge is very strong." —Andra Waniek Stand-Up Comedy Spotlight, St. Nic's Cafe, 350 Boston Post Rd., Orange. Sat., Feb. 19, 9 p.m. Call 799-7761 for information.

PERFORMANCES

Copenhagen: Written by Michael Frayn. Directed by Colin Spoelman. 2 and 8 p.m. Berkeley Multi-Purpose Space. Free. E-mail abha.khanna@yale.edu for tickets.

Curse of the Starving Class: Written by Sam Shepard. Directed by Jim Simpson. Featuring live music composed and arranged by Steve Bargonetti and Diane Gioia. 2 and 8 p.m. Yale Repertory Theatre. $10 to $34. Student discounts available. Call 432-1234 for information.

The Grand Guignol: Featuring works written by Georges Courteline and Kelly Flynn. Directed by Denver Latimer and Kelly Flynn. 8:30 and 11 p.m. Yale Cabaret. $8. Call 432-1566 for information and reservations.

Marco Polo Sings a Solo: Written by John Guare. Directed by Michael Schulman. Produced by Alice Wolfram. Yale Dramat Freshperson Show. 8 p.m. Nick Chapel. Free. Call Alice at 436-0283 for reservations. Proof of the Pudding: Spring jam. 9:30 p.m. Battell Chapel.

EVENT

African-American History Bowl 2000: Sponsored by the National Society of Black Engineers. 1 to 3 p.m. Afro-American Cultural Center. Free.

FILM

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City: Part of the film series "Unreal City; the Urban Experience." 2 p.m. British Art Center. Free.

sunday, february 20

Copenhagen: Written by Michael Frayn. Directed by Colin Spoelman. 7 p.m. Berkeley Multi-Purpose Space. Free. E-mail abha.khanna@yale.edu for tickets.

Pearly Sweets and the Platonics: CD release party. Also featuring Boogie Chillun. 9:30 p.m. Rudy's Restaurant. Ages 21 and up. Free.

The Scarlet Pimpernel: Directed by Roger Longbottom. 2 p.m. Shubert Theater. $28 to $60. Call the Shubert Box Office at 562-5666 for tickets and information.

Scenes: Yale College Opera Company. Excerpts from Hansel and Gretel, Beatrice and Benedict, Cosi Fan Tutti, and The Magic Flute. 9 p.m. Timothy Dwight Dining Hall. $5, $3 for students. Call Kate Ling at 436-1653 for information.

Sherlock Holmes and the Hands of Othello: Written by Alexander Simmons. Sponsored by The Folks. Part of the Black Play Writer's Series. 6 p.m. Yale Cabaret. Free.

The Thoreau Quartet: Twentieth-century music composed by Frank Bridge and Benjamin Britten. 2 p.m. British Art Center. Free.

FILM

Tonight with Dzigan: Taken from Dzigan's live standup comedy shows performed in Israel. English subtitles. 1 p.m. Slifka Center. Free.

monday, february 21

Curse of the Starving Class: Written by Sam Shepard. Directed by Jim Simpson. Featuring live music composed and arranged by Steve Bargonetti and Diane Gioia. 7 p.m. Yale Repertory Theatre. $10 to $34. Student discounts available. Call 432-1234 for information.

DISCUSSIONS

"Black Women in Pirson and the Plight of Kemba Smith": Led by Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. Featuring State Senator Toni Harp, Congressman John Martinez, and Alder Jelani Lawson. 6:30 p.m. Afro-American Cultural Center. Free.

"The Making of The Scarlet Pimpernel": A discussion with the musical's creators, sponsored by the Yale Dramatic Association. Featuring librettist Nan Knighton, composer Frank Wildhorn, director Robert Longbottom, and lead actor Douglas Sills. 4 p.m. University Theater, 222 York St. Free.

tuesday, february 22

Curse of the Starving Class: Written by Sam Shepard. Directed by Jim Simpson. Featuring live music composed and arranged by Steve Bargonetti and Diane Gioia. 8 p.m. Yale Repertory Theatre. $10 to $34. Discounts for students available. Call 432-1234 for information.

The Scarlet Pimpernel: Directed by Roger Longbottom. 7:30 p.m. Shubert Theater. $28 to $60. Call the Shubert Box Office at 562-5666 for tickets and information.

LECTURE

"The European Union: Current Issues and Future Developments": Featuring Sir Leon Brittan, former vice president of the European Commission. Sponsored by the European Union studies program and the Yale Center for International and Area Studies. Noon. Luce Hall 202. Free.

wednesday, february 23

Curse of the Starving Class: Written by Sam Shepard. Directed by Jim Simpson. Featuring live music composed and arranged by Steve Bargonetti and Diane Gioia. 8 p.m. Yale Repertory Theatre. $10 to $34. Student discounts available. Call 432-1234 for information.

Macbeth: Directed by Peter Oyston, of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Produced by Melissa Rose Barton. Yale Dramat Spring Mainstage Production. 8 p.m. $5. Call 432-1212 for tickets.

The Scarlet Pimpernel: Part of the Bell Atlantic Mobile Broadway Series. 7:30 p.m. $28 to $60. Call the Shubert Box Office at 562-5666 for tickets and information.

thursday, february 24

Curse of the Starving Class: Written by Sam Shepard. Directed by Jim Simpson. Featuring live music composed and arranged by Steve Bargonetti and Diane Gioia. 8 p.m. Yale Repertory Theatre. $10 to $34. Student discounts available. Call 432-1234 for information.

Guitar Recital: Featuring guitarist Benjamin Verdery. Part of the Faculty Artist Series. Works by Bach, Mozart, Marshall, and Verdery. 8 p.m. Sprague Memorial Hall. Free. Call 432-4157 for information.

Macbeth: Directed by Peter Oyston, of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Produced by Melissa Rose Barton. Yale Dramat Spring Mainstage Production 8 p.m. $5. Call 432-1212 for tickets.

The Scarlet Pimpernel: Directed by Roger Longbottom. 7:30 p.m. Shubert Theater. $28 to $60. Call the Shubert Box Office at 562-5666 for tickets and information.

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