THURSDAY, MAY 15
SECOND ANNUAL ARTWALK, sponsored by Natick Center Associates, takes place tonight from 5:30-8. Thirty businesses in Natick Center will display works by area artists. Admission is free. Call 508-259-9118.
DECORDOVA MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE PARK, 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, hosts a reception tonight from 6-9, for its 2008 DeCordova Annual Exhibition featuring 12 New England artists. Call 781-259-8355 or visit decordova.org.
HOVEY PLAYERS presents Barbara Lebow's ``A Shayna Maidel'' May 15-17 at 8 p.m., at Abbott Memorial Theater, Joel's Way, 9 Spring St., Waltham. Tickets are $15/$13. Call 781-893-9171.
VOKES PLAYERS stages Michale Healey's ``The Drawer Boy'' May 15-17, at Beatrice Herford's Vokes Theatre, Rte. 20, Wayland. Tickets are $13-$16. Call 508-358-4034 or visit vokesplayers.org.
THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK, 14 Summer St. The Lydian String Quartet performs works by Beethoven, Mozart and Dvorak tonight at 7:30. Admission is $25/$20. Call 508-647-0097 or visit natickarts.org.
AMAZING THINGS ARTS CENTER, 55 Nicholas Road, Framingham. Dan Cloutier leads a Folk Open Mike featuring Owen Plant tonight at 7:30. Admission is $6/$5. Call 508-405-2787 or visit amazingthings.org.
FOOTHILLS THEATRE COMPANY, 100 Front St., Worcester, stages the musical ``Falsettos'' Thursday-Sunday through June 1. Tickets are $38-$35. Students are $19. Call 508-754-4018 or visit foothillstheatre.com.
THE COLONIAL INN, 48 Monument Square, Concord. John Fitzsimmons & Friends perform traditional pub songs tonight at 8. No cover. Casual dining available. Call 978-369-9200 or visit concordscolonialinn.com.
MA GLOCKNER'S RESTAURANT, 151 Maple St., Bellingham. Join the Dixie Diehards tonight from 7-10. Cover is $10. Call 508-966-1085.
HARVEST CAFE, 40 Washington St., Hudson. Tonight from 8-10, it's rock with the Rev. JJ (Justin Burns). No cover. Dinner is available from 5-9. Call 978-567-0948 or visit harvestcafeonline.com.
FRIDAY, MAY 16
ENTER STAGE LEFT THEATER presents ``Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' May 16, 17 and 23 at 7:30 p.m., and May 18 and 24 at 2 p.m., at Hopkinton Middle School, 88 Hayden Rowe St. Tickets are $15/$10. Backstage tours are available at matinees for $5. Call 508-435-2114 or visit enterstagelefttheater.com.
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER OF METROWEST stages ``Once Upon a Mattress'' tonight and tomorrow night at 7, at the Framingham Civic League, 214 Concord St. Tickets are $14-$10. Call 508-875-5554 or visit pacmetrowest.org.
AMAZING THINGS FIREHOUSE, 160 Hollis St., Framingham. Join the Hal McIntyre Orchestra for music of the big band era tonight at 8. Tickets are $22-$19. Call 508-405-2787.
`THE MAGNIFICENCE OF A DISASTER,' Rebecca Fisher's one-woman show, will be performed tonight at 7:30, at the Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Wellesley College, 106 Central St. Admission is free. Donations support the Women of Means Foundation. Call 782-283-2000.
GORE PLACE, off Rte. 20, Waltham, offers Jane Austen tours of its 1806 mansion tonight at 7, and tomorrow hourly from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The historic home shares many features with the manor houses in Austen's novels. Admission is $12/$8 Friday and $10/$5 Saturday. Call 781-894-2798 or visit goreplace.org.
THE CONCORD ORCHESTRA presents ``A Little Traveling Music,'' a pops concert featuring music from around the world, May 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 8 p.m., at 51 Walden St., Concord. Tickets are $20. Call 978-369-4967 or visit concordorchestra.com.
THEATRE III, 250 Central St., Acton, stages the ``Man of La Mancha''tonight and tomorrow night at 8, and May 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18/$15. Call 978-263-9070 or visit theatreiii.org.
HANOVER THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, 554 Main St., Worcester, hosts B.B. King's 60th Anniversary Celebration tonight at 8. Tickets are $52-$77. Visit thehanovertheatre.org.
ACME THEATER PRODUCTIONS, 61 Summer St., Maynard, presents Larry Ketron's ``The Trading Post'' tonight and tomorrow night at 8. Tickets are $16-$14. Call 978-823-0003 or visit acmetheater.com.
THE PALLADIUM, 261 Main St., Worcester. Tonight at 8, it's the legendary Bob Dylan. Tickets are $56. Call 800-477-6849 or visit tickets.com.
THE COLONIAL INN Join Lisa Marie's Red Hot Blues and the Workingman's Jazz Band tonight at 8. No cover. Call 978-369-9200.
NOBSCOT CAFE, 847 Edgell Road, Framingham. Tonight at 9, it's Dave Parker. No cover. Call 508-788-8040.
HAPPY SWALLOW CAFE, 398 Waverley St., Framingham. Join Rockin' George tonight at 9. No cover. Call 508-875-3942.
GUISEPPE'S GRILL, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough, welcomes the Jumpin' Jupa duo tonight at 7:30. Call 508-393-4405.
STONES PUBLIC HOUSE, 176 Main St., Ashland. Join Tim Merle and Jake Tosti tonight at 9. No cover. Call 508-881-1778.
HARVEST CAFE hosts Harmony 421 tonight from 8-10. No cover. Call 978-567-0948.
SATURDAY, MAY 17
2008 KITCHEN TOUR is hosted by the Wellesley Hills Junior Woman's Club today from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. View the work of local builders, designers, craftsmen and more. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30. Visit whjwc.org.
BENEFIT CONCERT Janis Ian performs tonight at 8, at Emerson Umbrella, 40 Stow St., Concord. Tickets are $30 or $100 (includes a pre-concert reception). Proceeds benefit Animals As Intermediaries. Call 978-369-2585 or visit aai-nature.org.
AMAZING THINGS FIREHOUSE Libby Franck hosts a storytelling workshop today from 2-4 p.m. Tuition is $25. Tonight at 8, it's bluegrass with the Stillhouse Jammers. Tickets are $15-$12. Call 508-405-2787.
THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK Tonight at 8, it's a TCAN Membership Mixer featuring Mark Walker's Latin Jazz Project. Admission is $10 or free for members. Call 508-647-0097.
THE LEARNING CENTER FOR THE DEAF hosts Rathskellar, a group enjoyed by hearing and deaf audiences worldwide, today at 2 and 7 p.m., at the Keefe Technical High School Auditorium, 750 Winter St., Framingham. Tickets are $15/$10 in advance or $20/$15. Visit ticdeaf.org or rathskellar.com.
`WAKE UP AND SMELL THE POETRY,' a poetry and music series hosted by Cheryl Perreault, continues today at 10:30 a.m., at the HCAM-TV Studio, 77 Main St., Hopkinton, with special guests Paul Szlosek, John Mylotte and Bernadette Weimer. An open mic follows. Admission is free. Visit www.hcam.tv.
POETRY READING Mary Ellen Tuthill reads from her book ``The Linen Man & Other Poems'' today at 2 p.m., at Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central St., Natick. Admission is free. Call 508-647-6526.
HARVEST CAFE Lauren Passarelli hosts a monthly Songwriter's Workshop today at 1 p.m. Join Hip Anonymous tonight from 8-10. No cover. Call 978-567-0948.
HAPPY SWALLOW CAFE welcomes the band Slapped Together tonight at 9. No cover. Call 508-875-3942.
THE COLONIAL INN Jeannie Lovering teams up with the Tom Yates Group tonight at 8. No cover. Call 978-369-9200.
SUNDAY, MAY 18
SPRING FAMILY FAIR, sponsored by the Sudbury Valley Trustees, takes place today from noon-5 p.m., at Wolbach Farm, off Rte. 27, Sudbury. Those attending may enjoy square dancing, scavenger hunts, music, a spinning demonstration and more. Admission is free. Visit sudburyvalleytrustees.org.
DANFORTH MUSEUM OF ART, 123 Union Ave., Framingham, hosts a museum tour today at 12:15 p.m. Local artist Katherine Gulla gives a gallery talk at 3 p.m. The events are free with museum admission of $8/$7. Call 508-620-0050 or visit danforthmuseum.org.
WELLESLEY CHORAL SOCIETY, led by Edward Whalen, performs music by the Haydn brothers today at 3 p.m., at St. Andrew's Church, 79 Denton Road, Wellesley. Tickets are $15-$5. Visit wellesleychoralsociety.org.
AMAZING THINGS FIREHOUSE The Boston-based chorale ensemble In Choro Novo presents ``A Spring Rhapsody'' today at 2 p.m. Admission is $15-$12. Call 508-405-2787.
REDPEPPER RESTAURANT, 17 Edgell Road, Framingham. Tonight from 5-8, it's jazz with the Dennis James Trio. Cover is $3 per person or $5 per couple. Call 508-620-9998.
HARVEST CAFE Enjoy Sunday brunch today from 10 a.m.-1 p.m, with pianist Jill Goldberg and guitarist Jeff Gracia. No cover. Call 978-567-0948.
STONES PUBLIC HOUSE Pete Henderson and friends lead a Blues Jam tonight from 8-midnight. No cover. Call 508-881-1778.
HAPPY SWALLOW CAFE hosts a Sunday Night Blues Jam & Open Might Night tonight at 8. No cover. Call 508-875-3942.
THE COLONIAL INN Tonight at 8, it's John Fitzsimmons' Folk Tradition. No cover. Call 978-369-9200.
