Abegg Trio (presented by Raleigh Chamber Music Guild), Fletcher Opera Theater, Progress Energy Center.

"States of Mind: Dan Perjovschi and Lia Perjovschi," Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University. Through Jan. 6, 2008.

"How I Got That Story," black comedy, Deep Dish Theater, University Mall, Chapel Hill. Through Sept. 15.

"Intimate Apparel," drama set in turn-of-the-century New York's Lower East Side, Raleigh Little Theatre. Through Sept. 23.

"Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes," musical, Temple Theatre, Sanford. Through Sept. 30.

"SPoT!: The Southeastern Photography Triennial," with "Juror's Work: The Photography of Joyce Tenneson," Gregg Museum of Art & Design, NCSU, Raleigh. Through Oct. 7.

"New Acquisitions," NCCU Art Musuem, Lawson Street, Durham, Through Oct. 5.

10-"Bending Space: Georges Rousse and the Durham Project," documentary, Carolina Theatre, Durham.

Soprano Terry Rhodes and pianist Jane Hawkins, Hyde Hall, UNC-CH.

11-Peter Bjorn and John, indie pop, Cat's Cradle, Carrboro.

12-Andrew Bird with Augie March, indie pop, Carolina Theatre, Durham.

"When the Bulbul Stopped Singing," one-man show set in Palestine, Playmakers Repertory Company, Center for Dramatic Art, UNC-CH. Through Sept. 16.

"Hang It Out to Dry: Katrina's Spun Tales," Hurricane Katrina narratives, Department of Communication Studies, Swain Hall, UNC-CH. Through Sept. 14.

Clayton Harvest Festival, downtown, Clayton. Through Sept. 16. www.claytonchamber.com.

13-Soul -Al Green, Memorial Hall, UNC-CH.

Aretha Franklin canceled out on this gig, but her replacement is more than worthy. Green has spent his whole career bouncing back and forth between sacred and secular, and he's great in both guises. Jazz singer Lizz Wright makes a great opening-act bonus on this soldout show.

13-Pops

N.C. Symphony with Elvis Costello, Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary.

Since his early punk days, Costello has collaborated with everybody from New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint to classical singer Anne Sofie von Otter. At this stage, he needs an orchestra to do justice to all facets of his back catalog.

"Hamlet," Burning Coal Theatre, St. Mary's School, Raleigh. Through Sept. 30.

Stephen Thomas Moore, flute, plus electronic music, Arts Now Series, Tally Student Center Ballroom, NCSU.

John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension, with Gary Husband, Mark Mondesir, & Hadrien Feraud, Carolina Theatre, Durham.

David Harrington, musical talk by the Kronos Quartet founder, Nasher Museum of Art.

14-Kronos Quartet, "Awakening: A Musical Meditation on the Anniversary of 9/11," Page Auditorium, Duke University.

Old School Freight Train, acoustic band, Stewart Theatre, NCSU.

Augustana, rock, with Grayson Hill, McIver Amphitheater, Meredith College.

"Enlightened Patronage: Art in Service to Humanity," and "The Healing Arts: Sickness and Social Impact," Ackland Art Museum, UNC-CH. Through Jan. 13.

Raleigh Symphony Orchestra, Louisburg College Auditorium, Louisburg.

"Veronica's Room," thriller, Neuse Little Theater, Smithfield. Through Sept. 22.

Cary Town Band, Sertoma Amphitheatre, Bond Park, Cary.

"Max and the INDEXICON," youth theater from Open Dream Ensemble, Sertoma Amphitheatre, Bond Park, Cary.

"Goldilocks and the Three Bears," Carolina Puppet Theater, Holly Springs Cultural Center, Holly Springs.

15- N.C. Symphony, 75th anniversary gala with mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves and music director Grant Llewellyn, Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center.

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