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It's still pretty mellow out there during the college winter's break, so here are two correspondingly low-key joints which reflect that fact.

Starting at 6 p.m. at the restaurant in the Victorian Inn, Jeffery Smoller will be playing instrumental jazz guitar sets for your dining and/or wining pleasure. (Free.)

A lovely trio and personal favorite act of mine, Mon Petite Chou, will play in my favorite nighttime cafe, Café Mokka, tonight at 8 p.m. (Free). Petite Mon Chou plays acoustic folk songs from the Francophonic parts of Canada, and they fit the old world ambience of the spot perfectly