Jim Stein and Allisyn Paino will perform in Butler Ballet's "Stars of the Ballet." (Provided by Butler University for The Star)

A piece from "Taiwan: From Within the Mist." (Submitted photo for The Star)

An image from "Itty Bitty Titty Committee," screening at the LGBT Film Festival. (Submitted photo for The Star)

1. Stars of the Ballet

8 p.m. Nov. 10, $21.50-$28.50 adults, $17-$23 children, students, seniors, $14 groups of 15 or more, Clowes Hall, Butler University, 4600 Sunset Avenue, www.butler.edu.

Butler University brings back several of its successful alumni for Nov. 10's performance of "Stars of the Ballet." Diane Coburn Bruning (from the Chamber Dance Project, New York City), Thaddeus Davis (Wideman/Davis Dance, New York City), and Pete Lay (Louisville Ballet, Kentucky) are a few of those returning to Indy for the event, with others -- from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Ballet Austin, and Dance Kaleidoscope -- joining the group. The event is the first show in the company's "A Season of Greatness."

2. Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival

Various times, Nov. 9-11, $8 individual films, $65 full festival pass, $5 students individual films, Landmark's Keystone Art Cinema and Indie Lounge, 8702 Keystone Crossing, Suite 201A, www.indylgbtfilmfest.com.

Happy Hour drink specials mark the start of this year's seventh annual Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival on Nov. 9. The 7 p.m. cocktail party at the Indie Lounge at Landmark's Keystone Art Cinemas is followed by the screening of two of the featured films this year: "Checkout and "Itty Bitty Titty Committee," with an after-party at Mass Ave's Agio. The festival, which features 25 films over three days, promotes the cultural celebration of the LGBT community through cinema and benefits the Indiana Youth group, a non-profit organization that offers support to LGBT youth in Indiana.

3. Lilly Classical Series Concerts featuring Leila Josefowicz

8 p.m. Nov. 9, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 10, $16-$63, Hilbert Circle Theatre, 45 Monument Circle, www.indianapolissymphony.org.

From Canada to California to the Circle City -- with several stops in between -- comes Leila Josefowicz, a child star and virtuoso with the violin. The classical soloist plays Hilbert Circle Theatre on Nov. 9 and 10, with accompaniment from the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Josefowicz, will perform Oliver Knussen's Violin Concerto, with orchestral works, including Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 4 and his Overture, Scherzo and Finale, plus Weber's Overture to 'Oberon.'

4. Taiwan: From Within the Mist

Opening reception 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 12, free, Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, University of Indianapolis, 1400 E. Hanna Ave., arts.uindy.edu.

Featuring 21 artists and 29 pieces, "Taiwan: From Within the Mist" brings Taiwanese avant-garde art to Indianapolis in a touring exhibit that will occupy three galleries on the University of Indianapolis campus. Presented locally by the school's Department of Art and Design and UIndy's Asian Programs office, the exhibit presents a diverse range of media, including oil painting, sculpture and installation, and the individual artworks address themes of commercialization, urbanization, Westernization and more. The exhibit runs through Dec. 7.

5. 'Mamma Mia'

Doors 6:30 p.m., show 7:30 p.m., Nov. 8, doors 7 p.m. show 8 p.m. Nov. 9, doors 1 and 7 p.m., shows 2 and 8 p.m. Nov. 10, doors noon and 5:30 p.m., shows 1 and 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11, $27-$70, The Murat, 502 N. New Jersey St., www.broadwayacrossamerica.com, www.murat.com.

Promoters say "Mamma Mia" is the ultimate feel-good show, and we feel good knowing when we go to the Broadway Across America performance, we're going to get our fix of ABBA tunes. The tale unfolds on a Greek island, where a young girl is set to be married, but must discover the identity of her father before she does. There's love, there's laughter, there's friendship -- and there's ABBA. Feel-good all around.