Campus Calendar

Turning into 'Gary' Three rock 'n' roll sibling in Gary, Ind., find that despair isn't something they can drown out by cranking up the volume. Karl Baker Olson and Nael Nacer (above) get into the groove as Mark and Tommy in "Gary," a play by Boston Playwrights' Theatre alumna Melinda Lopez. Rick Sims composed the music and M. Bevin O'Gara directs. Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. (through March 16). $25, $20 seniors, $10 students. Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave. 866-811-4111. bostonplaywrights.org

Discussions with scholarship artists Listen to three of the six School of the Museum of Fine Arts Traveling Scholarship Award recipients discuss their art: Bill Durgin (photography), Elizabeth H. Wallace (drawings), and Matthew Clay Freeman (multimedia installations). 11 a.m. Free with museum admission ($17, $15 students). Museum of Fine Arts, Foster Gallery, 465 Huntington Ave. 617-369-3718. smfa.edu/ exhibitions

Aimee Liu signing and discussion What causes eating disorders? What does it take to recover? Liu discusses her book, "Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders." 6-9 p.m. $10, $5 students, free for Simmons community. Simmons College, Holmes Sports Center Gymnasium, 300 The Fenway. 617-558-1881, ext. 15. medainc.org

"2001: A Space Odyssey" Most critics have spent the past 40 years swooning over the intergalactic mark this film made on cinematic history, but according to Robert Ebert, actor Rock Hudson stormed out of the 1968 premiere screaming, "Will someone tell me what the hell this is about?" Whether you fall on the confusion or commendation side of the monolith, seeing the film on the biggish screen is worth a night out. Friday, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics pairs "2001: A Space Odyssey" with "A Trip to the Moon," a 14-minute, 1902 silent short in which scientists shoot a manned bullet to the moon. 7 p.m. Free; space is limited. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Philips Auditorium, 60 Garden St., Cambridge. 617-495-7461. cfa-www.harvard.edu

"King Arthur" Boston Baroque presents a modern retelling of Henry Purcell's musical play. Cast includes Kristen Watson (soprano), Marc Molomot (tenor), and David Kravitz (baritone). Former US poet laureate Robert Pinsky performs a modern narration that includes snatches of John Dryden's original libretto. Fri and Sat 8 p.m.; introductory talk 7 p.m. $25-$72. New England Conservatory, Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St. 617-484-9200. bostonbaroque.org

Symposium on the Dreyfus Affair In 19th-century France, a Jewish captain was accused and convicted of treason - and later proven innocent. The gross miscarriage of justice, known as the Dreyfus Affair, sparked anti-Jewish riots. A Sunday symposium entitled, "Catalyst to History" will explore the relevance of the event that historicans dubbed "a dress rehearsal for the Holocaust." ABC News legal correspondent Dan Abrams will moderate a panel that includes Alan Dershowitz, Jeffrey Mehlman, Robert Zelnick, and Eugene R. Sheppard. 2-5 p.m. Free. Boston University, Jacob Sleeper Auditorium, 871 Commonwealth Ave. 617-531-4610. ncacboston.org

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