Film

-- The effects of Suharto's 30 years in power in Indonesia were not mitigated by his recent death. The effects of his actions live on, and are poignantly documented in Shape of the Moon, a documentary focusing on a family divided between past and future, Christianity and Islam, country and city. Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge, 3:00pm. Free. (KS)

Music
-- If you listen to Scout Niblett for more than a minute, you'll realize that Cat Power comparisons don't stand up. Niblett howls and yelps through tales that might as well be from another world as her electric guitar (with drummer) moves moves from gentle strum to throaty distorto-rama. It's much more like "Edie Brickell playing over minimalist grunge." Also check out classic soul-inspired rock of The Black Hollies (we call it garage-rock in Boston) and psych-rockers Nudity. Middle East Upstairs, 472 Mass Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, 18+, 9:30 pm, $9. (RV)

Opera

-- Who knew Mozart wrote an opera about the Orient Express? The Abduction from the Seraglio, a singspiel (opera with spoken parts) about concubine kidnapping, introduces its audience to the hilarious and inscrutable East. Presented by Boston Lyric Opera. Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., 3:00pm Matinee. (Also playing next weekend.) $36-$181.

Kerry Skemp and Rob Vassegh contributed to this post.

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