The Beer Joint -- Firehouse Karaoke, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, no cover.

Christopher's World Grille -- Pianist D.A. McDowell, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, no cover.

The Corner -- Piano Bar, 9 p.m. Sundays, no cover.

The Cowboy Club -- Rockin' C Karaoke, 9 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays, no cover.

Eccell Steakhouse -- Live music, Thursday-Saturday, no cover.

Fitzwilly's Bar & Grille -- Idol Tuesdays Karaoke, 9 p.m. Tuesdays; Open mic Wednesdays.

Halo -- DJ RH Factor, 9:30 p.m. Thursdays; DJ Producer LTD, Fridays; drag shows, 11:30 p.m. Fridays; DJ Chris Allen, 10:30 p.m. Saturdays.

Luigi's Patio Ristorante -- Live jazz, 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, no cover.

Margarita Rocks -- Salsa dancing, 10:30 p.m. Fridays, $5.

O'Bannon's Taphouse -- Pub Quiz, 9 p.m. Sundays; Karaoke, 10 p.m. Tuesdays, no cover; Open Mic comedy night, 8 p.m. Wednesdays; Patrick Fleming, 10 p.m. Thursdays, no cover.

Ozona Grill & Bar -- Texas music, Tuesdays; Live music, Thursdays.

The Republic -- Live blues with Louis Ebbecke and Francisco Farias, 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, no cover.

Revolution Cafe & Bar -- J Goodin, 10 p.m. Tuesdays; open mic, 9 p.m. Wednesdays; poetry open mic, 9 p.m. Sundays.

The Tap -- The Space Rockers, 9:30 p.m. Thursdays.

Veritas Wine & Bistro -- Live jazz, 9 p.m., Friday-Saturday, no cover.

VFW Foxhole Lounge -- Rockin' C Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fridays, no cover.

THURSDAY, Nov. 20

Meryll, 7 p.m. MSC Rumours Coffeehouse.

Greg Tivis, 7:30 p.m. Eccell Steakhouse.

Greg Schroeder, 10 p.m. Fitzwilly's Bar & Grille, $5.

Strawberry Jam, 10 p.m. Revolution Cafe & Bar.

Machine Meets Land, Primal, Redmeadow, 10 p.m. Stafford Main Street.

Andrea Marie, 11 p.m. La Bodega Baja Taco Bar.

FRIDAY, Nov. 21

Uptown Jazz, 7:30 p.m. Christopher's World Grille, no cover.

The Band of Heathens, 8 p.m. Stafford Main Street.

Karl Rehn duo, 8:30 p.m. Eccell Steakhouse.

Kelsey Taylor Trio, 9 p.m. Veritas Wine & Bistro.

The Bellamy Brothers with Leanne Swenson, 9 p.m. Texas Hall of Fame, $12 in advance, $15 at door.

Cody Johnson, 10 p.m. Fitzwilly's Bar & Grille, $5.

The Black, Wine and Revolution and Buxton, 10 p.m. Revolution Cafe and Bar.

Raptors in the Rafters, 11 p.m. La Bodega Baja Taco Bar.

SATURDAY, Nov. 22

Uptown Jazz, 7:30 p.m. Christopher's World Grille, no cover.

Lit and The Texas Twisters, 8 p.m. Maroon and White Ball Fest, Brazos County Expo Complex, $18.

Juhee Choi, 8 p.m. Eccell Steakhouse.

Cross Country, 8 p.m., Sons of Hermann Hall in Bryan, $5.

Leannasaurus Rex, 9 p.m. Fitzwilly's Bar & Grille, $5.

Zona Jones, 10 p.m. Texas Hall of Fame, $7.

Rattletree, 10 p.m. Revolution Cafe & Bar.

Chris Salinas, 11 p.m. La Bodega Baja Taco Bar.

SUNDAY, Nov. 23

Texas Nation Live with Chris Austin -- BTHO t.u. Show with Granger Smith '02, Fitzwilly's Bar & Grille, free.

TUESDAY, Nov. 25

5th Annual Pre-BTHO t.u. concert w/ Wade Bowen & Bart Crow, Hurricane Harry's.

Upcoming

The Hightailers, 10 p.m. Nov. 28, Revolution Cafe & Bar.

Texas Nation Live with Chris Austin -- Brett Crenshaw, Nov. 30, Fitzwilly's Bar & Grille, free.

Freddy Sanchez, 11 p.m. Dec. 3, La Bodega Baja Taco Bar.

Kevin Fowler, 10 p.m. Dec. 5, Texas Hall of Fame, $15.

Electric Touch, Dec. 5, Stafford Main Street.

Brandon McDermott, 11 p.m. Dec. 5, La Bodega Baja Taco Bar.

Wine and Alchemy, 10 p.m. Dec. 6, Revolution Cafe & Bar.

Two Tones of Steel, 10 p.m. Dec. 6, Texas Hall of Fame, $8.

Reagan Wilkins, 11 p.m. Dec. 6, La Bodega Baja Taco Bar.

Attractive and Popular, Ginsu Wives, Transmography & Atarimatt, Dec. 8, Stafford Main Street

Stoney LaRue with Sunny Sweeney, 10 p.m. Dec. 10, Texas Hall of Fame, $12 in advance, $15 at door.

Circle Birds, 10 p.m. Dec. 11, Revolution Cafe & Bar.

Texas Nation Live with Chris Austin -- Britt Lloyd, Dec. 14, Fitzwilly's Bar & Grille, free.

Oscillator Music Series 5 with Noggin, Together We Are Instruments, Bryce Clayton Eiman & Skullfu**er, Dec. 20, Stafford Main Street.

BIG EVENTS

The Wine Bar at Messina Hof Winery & Resort is hosting a Turkey Time Tours at 7 p.m. Friday. Get an insider's look at the estate and enjoy four fall-themed wine and food pairing stations. $25 per person. 979-778-9463 ext. 234 or www.messinahof.com.

The 4th Annual Maroon & White Ball Fest is Saturday at the Brazos County Expo Complex in Bryan. Entertainment by Lit with special guests The Texas Twisters begins at 8 p.m. (gates open at 7 p.m.) Tickets are $18. www.maroonandwhiteball.com.

Street Fest will start at 11 a.m. in Edge, featuring live music and barbecue.

The Texas Renaissance Festival continues. The theme for this weekend is Barbarian Invasion. Other themes: Nov. 28-30 -- Celtic Christmas. F.M. 1774, between Magnolia and Plantersville. www.texrenfest.com or 1-800-458-3435.

The Brazos Valley Music Teachers Association Ensemble Festival pre-hearings are 3-5 p.m. on Saturday at the Brazos Arts, 708 S. Bryan Ave., Bryan. Students of music teachers from the BVMTA will perform in musical ensembles. Free.

979 Represent/Sinkhole Texas Toy Drive is Dec. 12 at Revolution Cafe and Bar. Performances by The Hangouts, Machine Meets Land, Throne of Odin, Magic Girl Band and the Ex-Optimists. Toy donations will be accepted in lieu of cover.

"Siempre! Hispanics at Texas A&M Celebrating 130 years" is an exhibit spotlighting the contributions of Hispanics to the University since the school opened in 1876. Forsyth Galleries at the MSC. Through Dec. 14.

MUSEUMS

Brazos Valley African American Museum, 1-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays; 2-5 p.m. Sundays. 500 E. Pruitt St., Bryan. 775-3961.

Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 3232 Briarcrest Drive, Bryan. 776-2195 or www.brazosvalley museum.org.

George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays. 1000 George Bush Drive. 691-4050.

Forsyth Center Galleries, MSC, Texas A&M, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and noon-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 845-9251.

J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries, MSC, Texas A&M, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and noon-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 845-6081.