Parkening is the recognized heir to the legacy of his mentor, the great Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia. His combination of dramatic virtuosity and eloquent musicianship has captivated audiences from New York to Tokyo.

The program for his recital includes a broad range of guitar styles. He will begin with pieces by Bach and Dowland and conclude with works by Villa-Lobos, Albeniz, Falla and Granados

Tickets are $24-$28 (students half price) from the box office at the Performing Arts Center, 542-4400.

Mannerist etchings
The Georgia Museum of Art is currently hosting an exhibition of the etchings of Jacques Bellange in the Virginia and Alfred Kennedy Gallery. Bellange, who lived from about 1575 to 1616, was an enormously successful artist during his lifetime. He was attached to the ducal court at Nancy as painter and printmaker.

Almost all of his paintings have been lost. This exhibition, which was organized by the British Museum, includes 44 of the 48 remaining prints, along with some related works by contemporaries. The varied subjects--religious and secular, historical and mythological--demonstrate Bellange's elegance and theatricality.

The museum is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. It will be closed Thanksgiving day. For further information, call 542-4662.

China from China.
At Table in the 18th Century is the current exhibition in the Martha and Eugene Odum Gallery of Decorative Arts at the Georgia Museum of Art. The gallery is furnished as a formal 18th-century dining room, with furniture made in the Georgia Piedmont, and the table is laid with an 18th-century Chinese-export porcelain dinner service, a recent gift to the museum.

The museum is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. It will be closed Thanksgiving day. For further information, call 542-4662.

Photo: BRITISH WATERCOLORS--Louise J. Rayner's watercolor of Bridge Street, Chester is one of the 20 paintings in the exhibition British Watercolors from the West Foundation Collection currently on display at the Georgia Museum of Art. The collection, on long-term loan to the museum, is dominated by Victorian paintings from the latter half of the 19th century, when watercolor rivaled oil painting in popularity in Britain.

Army brass band
The Performing Arts Center will present the U.S. Army Brass Band Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Hall.

The group, America's only military brass band, is modeled after the traditional European brass band. It was formed in 1981 as a performing element of the U.S. Army Band. Repertoire spans more than a century of brass band music and includes classical, popular and patriotic pieces. In addition, a growing collection of original compositions have been written for the band.

The program for this concert is not yet final but is expected to include music from West Side Story as well as several traditional marches.

The concert is being presented free of charge as a holiday gift to the community from the arts center. Tickets, however, are required and can be obtained at the box office in the center, open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call the box office at 542-4400.

Kwanzaa celebration
This year's celebration of Kwanzaa, the university's sixth, will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Georgia Museum of Art. The annual family celebration of African-American culture is organized around the seven principles of Kwanzaa. The program is co-sponsored by the museum and the African-American Cultural Center. For additional information, call the museum at 542-4662 or the center at 542-8468.