Friday

• The Temple Club, 500 E. Grand River Ave. in Lansing, presents Live Jazz Happy Hour with the Jazz Dogs from 5-9 p.m. The Fuzz will perform with special guests The Haskels and Buddha’s Belly at 10 p.m. For more information, call (517)316-0400.

• Sparty’s Night Club, 410 S. Clippert St. in Lansing, presents house techno and top-40 dance music. For more information, call (517)351-5690.

• The University Activities Board presents world-famous mentalists The Evansons at 9:15 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. The Evansons will perform mind reading, prediction, telekinesis and levitation feats. For more information, call (517)355-3354.

• The Arts Council of Greater Lansing presents pianist Ralph Votapek at 8 p.m. at the Music Building Auditorium. For more information, call (517)355-3345.

• The Michigan Writers Series presents a reading by Judith Kerman, poet and founder of Earth’s Daughters, the oldest American feminist literary magazine. Reading starts at 7:30 p.m. in W-449 Main Library. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.lib.msu.edu/events/writers.htm.

• The University Activities Board presents comedy hypnotist Dale K in a stage hypnosis show at 10:30 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. For more information, call (517)355-3354 or visit www.uabevents.com.

• Kalamazoo’s State Theatre presents Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker at 7 p.m. The performance is being shown in 70 different cities across the nation. Ticket prices range from $18-$34.75. For more information, call (269)345-6500 or visit www.kalamazoostatetheatre.com.

Saturday

• Wharton Center presents “Hubbard Street Dance Chicago,” the world premiere of a new dance to celebrate Wharton Center’s 20th anniversary. The show starts at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $16-$28. For more information, call (517)432-2000.

• The Temple Club, 500 E. Grand River Ave. in Lansing, presents the MTV Real World Party with hosts Teck, Steven and DJ Mars. Ticket prices are $10 for those 21 and older and $15 for those under 21. For more information, call (517)316-0400.

• The University Activities Board will host “Relive Your Childhood Night” dance event with DJ “The Laser” at 10 p.m. in the International Center. Free slap bracelets to the first 100 people and free food vouchers to the first 100 dressed in ’80s attire. Make your own T-shirts and play childhood trivia. For more information, call (517)355-3354.

• Kalamazoo’s State Theatre presents “If These Hips Could Talk” at 8 p.m. The show explores women’s issues such as sexual promiscuity, abusive relationships, obsessive dieting and marital infidelity. Tickets are $21.50 in advance and $25.50 the day of the show. For more information call (269)345-6500 or visit www.kalamazoostatetheatre.com.

Sunday

• Art Garfunkel will perform at 8 p.m. at Ann Arbor’s Michigan Theatre. Tickets are available through www.ticketmaster.com or can be purchased at the Michigan Theatre by calling (734)668-8397.

All weekend

• Abrams Planetarium features “The Search For Life in the Universe” and “Sol and Company” every weekend through Nov. 24. Showtimes are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays. Prices are $3 for adults, $2.50 for students and seniors and $2 for children ages 12 and under. Parking is free. For more information, call (517)355-4672 or visit www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/.

• Kresge Art Museum presents “Art in the ’Toon Age” and “The Story of ’Toons,” exhibitions of comics, cartoons, animation and contemporary popular illustrations. For more information contact April Kingsley at (517)353-9834 or visit www.msu.edu/unit/kamuseum/toon.