The Smith College Fall Faculty Dance Concert will feature original choreography and performances by the Smith dance faculty. Enjoy an electrifying evening of dance styles presented by faculty choreographers Rodger Blum (ballet), Marilyn Middleton-Sylla (West African), Robin Prichard (modern) and new guest artist Donna Mejia with her exciting work in tribal fusion. (Nov. 16, Thurs., through Nov. 18, Sat., 8 p.m., Theatre 14, Mendenhall CPA, Smith College. Tickets are $5 for students.)

You know that Bob Dylan rocks your world. Join him as he tears the house down at UMass before you go home for Thanksgiving! Opening for him will be The Raconteurs, featuring Jack White of The White Stripes. (Wed., Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m., Mullins Center, UMass. Check www.ticketmaster.com for prices.)

If you're a Christian and wondering where you stand on the war on terror, this event may help you. At the beginning of the Iraq war, Johnathan Wilson Hartgrove traveled to Baghdad with other Christian peacemakers, praying for an alternative to the violence of war. Wilson-Hartgrove will reflect on what peacemaking can look like in an age of global terror at his talk, titled "To Baghdad and Beyond: A Christian's Story of Peacemaking in a Violent World." (Fri., Nov. 17, 7 p.m., Gamble Auditorium, Mt. Holyoke College. No admission charge.)

Join Professor of Theater Studies at Tel Aviv University Freddie Rokem for his lecture, "Performance and Philosophy-A Dialogue?" He will focus on Walter Benjamin and Bertoit Brecht, specifically on letters between the philosophers and theater makers. Rokem is a translator, a dramaturg and a member of the executive committee of The International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR). His book, "Performing History: Theatrical Representations of the Past in Contemporary Theatre" received the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Prize for best book in theater studies for 2001. (Wed., Nov. 15, 4:30 p.m., Fayerweather 117. No admission charge.