Ongoing

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.

FRIDAY, Dec. 5

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

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

Electric Touch, with the Texas Drag Queens and Wine & Revolution, 8 p.m. Stafford Main Street.

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

SATURDAY, Dec. 6

Karan Chavis, 7:30 p.m. Christopher's World Grille, no cover.

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

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

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

MONDAY, Dec. 8

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

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10

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

Upcoming

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

Crosswind will be performing at The Junction, 315 College Ave., at 9 p.m. Saturday with Christian rock band Fireproof. The band will also perform Sunday at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Caldwell and Sunday at 11 a.m. at Mecedonia-Hix Baptist Church in Caldwell's morning service. Toy donations will be collected at the performances, and a portion of the merchandise sold at these performances will go toward buying toys for the children of Scotty's House. The concerts are free and open to the public. Contact Denise at 272-3184 to make donations.

The Brazos Valley Music Teachers Association's Ensemble Festival Recital is Saturday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Bryan Public Library. Students of music teachers from the BVMTA will perform in musical ensembles. The program includes pieces from classical repertoire, jazz, contemporary compositions, and Christmas tunes arrangements. The guest artist, Chris Hoffman, tenor, will perform Aria from La Boheme by G. Puccini, and two Art Songs by R. Hann and A. Copland, with pianist Gayle Worthy. The recital is free and open to the public. 204-1134.

The December contra dance is Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Brazos Valley. The dance will feature local callers and music by Jalapeno Honey. http://bcscontra.org and http://pages.suddenlink.net/jalapenohoney.

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.