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Another string of can’t-miss musical performances at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College begins at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, as Germany’s Auryn Quartet presents the first in a multiyear series of concerts constituting the complete Beethoven string quartet cycle.

The second concert in that ambitious series takes place at 8 p.m. the next day. Both performances take place in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.

Two concerts in very different genres are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 7. At 8 p.m., also in the Olin concert hall, the teenaged musicians of the Neo Jazz Collective perform. Following at 9 p.m. in the Benjamin Mays Center, 95 Russell St., is a show with headliners and the .

Finally, at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Olin auditorium, musicians including ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ pianist James Parakilas offer a program of trios by Schubert and Ravel.

Part of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College Concert Series, admission to each of the Auryn Quartet performances is $10 general admission and $4 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at .

The other Olin concerts are open to the public at no cost, but tickets are required. For reservations and more information, please call 207-786-6135, visit the or the Olin site, or e-mail olinarts@batesedu.

For ticket information about the Barefoot Truth show, call 207-795-7496.