How about some strumming with that Stray Cat Strut?

A Cool Cats Coffee House will benefit Second Chance Fund for Animal Welfare, a non-profit organization that helps cat owners with affordable and accessible spay and neuter services.

Facing an uncertain future, the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University is showcasing  treasures from its extensive collection in a satisfying, often spectacular exhibit covering the breadth of 20th century art.

The "Young Jesus Chronicles," a book of cartoons created by Framingham friends, will soon join the publisher of "Dilbert," "Calvin and Hobbes" and "The Far Side."

Challenging ingrained notions of shame, Newtonville artist Roberta Paul gives Eve a cultural makeover by contrasting Masaccio's famous 1427 painting "The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden" with her own gentler contemporary vision.

The Boston Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society presents master fiddler Hanneke Cassel performs at the 16^th annual Scottish concert, at the National Heritage Museum, 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, Sunday, Nov. 7, at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Boston-based photographer Stefanie Klavens saw a history unfolding in theaters – places where, for decades, ordinary Americans lined up for a bit of escapism, in surroundings of elegance a bit at odds with workaday lives.

Composer John Bucchino has written songs performed by everyone from Liza Minnelli, Judy Collins, Barbara Cook and Harvey Fierstein to cellist Yo-Yo Ma. In Boston this week, 25 local performers – including eight from the South Shore – will join the award-winning composer for concerts of his music on Friday and Saturday at the Roberts Theatre in the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts.

They are studies of a work in progress – of women preparing for the birth of a child, seeing how their bodies are changing, and the emotions evoked in the experience, including joy, anticipation and wonderment.

There’s something bracingly honest about a Tennessee Williams play performed for a contemporary audience.

Juliette Fay, author of “Shelter Me,” will be at the Melrose Public Library to talk about her book on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m.