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THURS 12-1

NEWBURY COMICS ROCK POSTER EXHIBIT Hello December, can you hear the panic in our voice? Exactly 24 days left until Christmakkuh, and the gift shopping has yet to commence. Tonight’s Newbury Comics Rock Poster Exhibit offers an opportunity to perhaps finally think of others and their art needs. The store will be jammed with more than 200 silk-screened and digital images of concert posters of folks such as Elvis Costello, Smashing Pumpkins, and Bright Eyes. Most of these are limited edition works that have been signed and numbered by the artists. Prices of these frame-worthy prints are mostly in the $15-$30 range. The exhibition runs from 6-8 p.m. at the Newbury Street location only. Newbury Comics, 332 Newbury St., Boston. 617-236-4930.

FRI 12-2

EVAN O’TELEVISION Everyone talks to their television — think of the last time you urged the kids on ‘‘Trading Spouses’’ to run and hide from their scary new mommy. But when Evan O’Television talks to his television, it talks back to him. For the past 10 years, O’Television has performed tightly scripted and infinitely clever video conversations with himself for the benefit of club audiences. He turns this TV shtick into a full-on variety show at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. Friday at midnight, catch O’Television and his Magnavox in action, plus comedy from the Walsh Brothers, short films, live music, and puppets. But, please, don’t let the puppets frighten you away. Tickets to this multimedia spectacular are $8. Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline. 617-734-2500.

SUN 12-4

FRED EVERYTHING Infamous Montreal DJ Frederic Blais — widely known as Fred Everything — gives the techno beat at the Phoenix Landing a Quebecois accent this weekend. Sergio Santos kicks off the weekly Sunday party called Bump at 9 p.m. Tickets are $5. Phoenix Landing, 512 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 617-576-6260.

MON 12-5

CAIN AND ABEL: STORIES OF FAMILY ON THE EDGE Bigger-than-sliced-bread local authors Tom Perrotta and Elizabeth Benedict stop by the Enormous Room for an evening of stories about families that don’t quite get along as part of this month’s edition of Four Stories. Given the proximity of this modern salon to the holidays, expect some sharp and salty readings. Four Stories is a collaboration between the Enormous Room and Newtonville Books with a mission to narrow the gap between the worlds of nightlife and literature. Hang out, eat the veggie tempura, enjoy a couple of mojitos, and nod along to the work of Jamie Clarke, Megan Sullivan, Perrotta, and Benedict. The party takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. and is free. Enormous Room, 569 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 617-491-5550.

WED 12-7

NAKED COMEDY SHOWCASE Are comedians funnier when they tell jokes in the altogether? Local comic Andy Ofeish seems to think so. He regularly convinces Boston comedians to shuck their skivvies and hit the stage to tell jokes naked. What began in 1998 as a weekend of clothing-optional marriage workshops and stand-up comedy classes has morphed in one big nudie stand-up comedy monster. ‘‘The fact that people are naked really impresses the audience,’’ says Ofeish, a Waltham software developer. ‘‘Before you ever say a word, there’s a connection with the audience. They’re on your side.’’ It remains to be seen, however, if the audience is laughing with the comedians, or at them. The showcase takes place at ImprovBoston at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10. ImprovBoston, 1253 Cambridge St., Cambridge. 617-576-1253.

WED 12-7

SUGAR PLUM RETREAT Proving that a sugar plum is more than a just a stanza in a Clement Clark Moore poem or the name of a fruity, pirouetting Christmas faerie, Pyara Spa and Salon hosts a Sugar Plum Retreat for weary ladies and gents who need a sugar plum aqua back polish treatment — that’s a fancy way of saying a scrub and back massage. After the helping hands, the staff at Pyara will show you how to properly apply make-up so you don’t show up at the office Christmas party looking like Rue McClanahan again this year. The retreat takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. and costs $35. Pyara Spa & Salon, 104 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge. 617-497-9300.

Christopher Muther can be reached at muther@globe.com