SUNDAY, JULY 13
DANFORTH MUSEUM OF ART, 123 Union Ave., Framingham. Cora Roth presents a gallery talk today at 3 p.m. Her paintings are on view through Aug. 3 in an exhibit titled ``Nothing Twice.'' Call 508-620-0050 or visit danforthmuseum.org.
`ANNIE,' starring Sally Struthers, will be staged by the Reagle Players today at 2 p.m., and July 17-19 at 7:30 p.m., at the Robinson Theater, 617 Lexington St., Waltham. Tickets are $49-$34 or $25 for youth. Call 781-891-5600 or visit reagleplayers.org.
CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL The International Chamber Music Festival and Institute hosts concerts tonight, tomorrow night, July 23 and July 26 at 7 p.m., at St. Mark's School, 25 Marlborough Road, Southborough. Admission is free. Call 508-786-6309 or visit stmarksschool.org.
SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS The Algonkuin Theatre Company presents ``The Tempest'' today at 3 p.m., at Whitin Park, 60 Main St., Whitinsville. Performances continue July 19 and 20 at Daniels Farmstand, 286 Mendon St., Blackstone; July 26 and 27 at Kampersal Field, South Street, Holliston; and Aug. 2 and 3 at River Bend Farm, 287 Oak St., Uxbridge. Admission is free. Call 508-272-0111.
THE GALLERY AT NORUMBEGA, 99 Norumbega Road, Weston, hosts an opening reception today from 2-4 p.m., for its exhibit featuring watercolors by Paula Piraino Grimes. Call 781-899-5505.
REDPEPPER RESTAURANT, 17 Edgell Road, Framingham, continues its Live Jazz Series tonight from 5-8, with the Alison Keslow Group. Cover is $5. Call 508-620-9998.
STONES PUBLIC HOUSE, 176 Main St., Ashland. Pete Henderson and friends lead a Blues Jam tonight from 8-midnight. No cover. Call 508-881-1778.
THE COLONIAL INN, 48 Monument Square, Concord. Tonight at 7, it's Massmainia. No cover. Casual dining available. Call 978-369-9200 visit concordscolonialinn.com.
MONDAY, JULY 14
ENTER STAGE LEFT THEATER, 30 Main St., Hopkinton, holds auditions for its October production of ``The Bad Seed'' tonight at 7. There are roles for seven men, four women and one girl. Call 508-435-2114 or visit enterstagelefttheater.com.
THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK, 14 Summer St., Mark Stepakoff hosts a Folk Open Mic featuring Howie Newman tonight at 8. Admission is $5 for non-members. Call 508-647-0097 or visit natickarts.org.
BANK OF AMERICA PAVILION, 290 Northern Ave., Boston. Tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30, it's John Mellencamp with Lucinda Williams. Tickets are $35, $60, $85 or $125 plus a $5 venue charge. Call 866-448-7849 or visit livenation.com.
THE COLONIAL INN Join Seth Connolly tonight at 8. No cover. Casual dining available. Call 978-369-9200.
TUESDAY, JULY 15
SOCIETY FOR HISTORICALLY INFORMED PERFORMANCE Tonight at 8, at St. Peter's Church, 320 Boston Post Road, Weston, it's the ensemble Quince. Tickets are $20/$15. Call 508-212-6038 or visit sohipboston.org.
AMAZING THINGS ARTS CENTER, 55 Nicholas Road, Framingham. Join John Funkhouser for a Jazz Jam tonight at 8. Admission is $6/$5. Call 508-405-2787 or visit amazingthings.org.
SHERBORN INN, routes 16 and 27, welcomes the Blue Horizon Jazz Band tonight from 7-9:30. Admission is $10. Call 508-655-9521.
THE COLONIAL INN Singer-songwriter Bruce Marshall hosts an Acoustic Open Mike tonight at 8. No cover. Casual dining available. Call 978-369-9200.
CHICKEN BONE SALOON, 358 Waverly St., Framingham, welcomes the Kilborn Alley Blues Band tonight at 9. Composed of players in their mid-20s, the band mixes funk with Chicago blues and southern soul. Call 508-879-1138.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16
GORE PLACE, off Rte. 20, Waltham. The Boston Chamber Ensemble performs music from the world of Jane Austen arranged for flute and strings tonight at 7, in the 1793 Carriage House. Admission is $15/$10. Call 781-894-2798 or visit goreplace.org.
VOICES OF THE ANDES presents music from South America tonight at 6:30, at Wood Park, Park Street, Hudson. Admission is free. Visit upwitharts.org or call 978-562-1646.
JOHN GARFIELD FILM FESTIVAL Tonight at 7, at Goodnow Library, 21 Concord Road, Sudbury, it's ``Body and Soul'' (1947). Admission is free. Call 978-443-1035.
AMAZING THINGS ARTS CENTER Join Jean Schwartz for a Children's Weekly Sing today from 10-10:45 a.m., at 160 Hollis St., Framingham. Admission is $5. Call 508-405-2787.
THE WILLOWS AT WESTBOROUGH, 1 Lyman St., continues its Summer Concert Series in the Rose Garden Courtyard tonight at 7:15, with the Westwood Swing Band. Admission is free. Bring lawn chairs or blankets.
WELLESLEY SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Join Rico Barr & Jump 'N Jive Review
tonight at 7, at the Wellesley Town Hall Green. Call 781-235-2370.
COMCAST CENTER, formerly the Tweeter Center, 885 South Main St., Mansfield. Tonight at 7:30, it's Projekt Revolution 2008 featuring Linkin Park, Chris Cornell, The Bravery, Ashes Divide and Atreyu. Tickets are $24.75-70.75 or $75 for a four-pack lawn ticket special. Call 866-448-7849 or visit livenation.com.
THE COLONIAL INN Jimmy Mazzy and the Last Minute Men perform traditional jazz tonight at 8. No cover. Call 978-369-9200.
HARVEST CAFE, 40 Washington St., Hudson. Singer-songwriter Steve Howard hosts an Open Mike tonight from 8-10. No cover. Dinner is available from 5-9. Call 978-567-0948 or visit harvestcafeonline.com.
THURSDAY, JULY 17
VOKES PLAYERS stages ``Born Yesterday,'' a romantic comedy by Garson Kanin, Thursday-Saturday, July 17-Aug. 2, at 8 p.m., at Beatrice Herford's Vokes Theatre, Rte. 20, Wayland. A Saturday matinee will also be held at 2 p.m. Tickets are $13-$16. Call 508-358-4034 or visit vokesplayers.org.
UNCOMMON THEATRE COMPANY'S YOUNG ADULT GROUP presents ``Sweeney Todd -- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' July 17-19 at 7:30 p.m., and July 20 at 2 p.m., at the Orpheum Theater in Foxborough. Tickets are $20/$15. Call 800-838-3006 or visit brownpapertickets.com.
ART WALK, a free festival celebrating the vibrant local art scene, will be held tonight from 6-8, in Natick Center, routes 27 and 135. Art will be displayed in stores, galleries and other businesses, and many artists will be on hand to greet visitors. Call 508-650-8848 or visit natickcenter.org.
TOWER HILL BOTANIC GARDEN, 11 French Drive, Boylston, hosts an opening reception tonight from 6:30-8:30, for the second exhibit in its ``Art in the Garden'' series featuring floral paintings by Jesa Damora of Somerville. Admission is free. Call 508-869-6111 or visit towerhillbg.org.
MARLBOROUGH SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Flash Back performs tonight from 7-9, at Union Common, corner of Main and Bolton streets. Admission is free. Call 508-624-6925.
SUMMER STAGES DANCE presents its 2008 Meet the Artist Performance Series, featuring faculty and guest artists and choreographers, July 17, 23, 24 and 26 at Concord Academy, 166 Main St. Tickets are $25/$10. Call 978-402-2339 or visit summerstagesdance.org.
AMAZING THINGS ARTS CENTER Dan Cloutier leads a Folk Open Mike featuring Tara Greenblatt tonight at 7:30. Admission is $6/$5. Call 508-405-2787.
SUMMER DRAMA WORKSHOP Tonight at 7 and tomorrow at 11 a.m., at Marlborough Middle School, 26 Union St., it's Disney's ``Mulan Jr.'' Tickets are $12-$7. Call 978-562-1646 or visit upwitharts.org.
`KEROUAC'S LAST CALL' Image Theatre's production of Newsday reporter Patrick Fenton's play, will be staged at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, July 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20. Call 866-811-4111 or visit imagetheater.com.
THE CONCORD BAND teams up with jazz vocalist Amanda Carr for a concert tonight at 7:30, at the Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect St., Harvard. Admission is $12/$10 per car. Call 798-897-9969.
THE COLONIAL INN John Fitzsimmons & Friends perform traditional pub songs tonight at 8. No cover. Casual dining available. Call 978-369-9200.
HARVEST CAFE Join Bedrock tonight from 8-10, for music from the 1960s and '70s. No cover. Dinner is available from 5-9. Call 978-567-0948.
FRIDAY, JULY 18
AMAZING THEATER COMPANY stages ``Love Letters,'' featuring Michael Lydon and Louie Mahoney Cohn, July 18, 19, 25 and 26 at 8 p.m., at 55 Nicholas Road, Framingham. Tickets are $16-$13. Call 508-405-2787 or visit amazingthings.org.
THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK ``Rock Off Main Street'' tonight at 7:30, with area youth bands including Prospect Hill, Cherry S/T, Act on Impulse and Break the Dark. Tickets are $8. Call 508-647-0097.
GORE PLACE offers Jane Austen tours of its 1806 mansion tonight at 7, and tomorrow hourly from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The home shares many features with the manor houses described in Austen's novels. Admission is $12/$8 Friday and $10/$5 Saturday. Call 781-894-2798 or visit goreplace.org.
FRAMINGHAM'S CONCERTS ON THE GREEN Tonight from 6:30-8:30, at the Framingham Village Green, it's oldies with the Dynamics. Admission is free. Call 508-532-5485.
CONCORD YOUTH THEATRE presents ``Footloose'' tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30, at Lexington High School, 251 Waltham St. Tickets are $15. Call 978-371-1482, ext. 1.
JAZZ AT SUNSET continues tonight from 6:30-8:30, at the EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, with the Worcester Jazz Orchestra. Tickets are $18. Call 508-929-2703 or visit ecotarium.org.
COMCAST CENTER Join 311 with Snoop Dogg and Fiction Plane tonight at 6:30. Tickets are $27.50 and $37.50. Call 866-448-7849 or visit livenation.com.
THE COLONIAL INN Hannah Rose joins forces with the Harvey Diamond Group tonight at 8. No cover. Casual dining available. Call 978-369-9200.
HARVEST CAFE Tonight from 8-10, it's Outrageous Fortune, a Boston-based acoustic duo featuring Chris Welles and Rod Thomas. No cover. Dinner is available from 5-9. Call 978-567-0948.
SATURDAY, JULY 19
ENTER STAGE LEFT THEATER WORKSHOP presents two 20-minute children shows geared for kids ages 3-7 today and tomorrow. ``The Trial of Mother Goose'' will be performed at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. ``Juan Bobo and the Queen's Necklace'' will be staged at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets are $3 for one show or $5 for two. Call 508-435-2114 or visit enterstagelefttheater.com.
THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK Tonight at 8, it's a Bog Soul Dance Party featuring DeZyne. Admission is $18-$16. Call 508-647-0097.
SATURDAY MORNING DISCOVERY SERIES Join Veronica Robles and her Mariachi Band today at 11 a.m., at Union Common, corner of Bolton and Main streets, Marlborough. The rain location is the Walker Building, 255 Main St., Marlborough. Admission is free. Call 978-562-1646 or visit upwitharts.org.
SUMMER DRAMA WORKSHOP Tonight at 7 at Hudson High School, 69 Brigham St.; and tomorrow at 6 p.m., at Wood Park, Park Street, Hudson, it's Shakespeare's ``The Taming of the Shrew.'' Tickets are $7, $5 if purchased in advance. Call 978-562-1646 or visit upwitharts.org.
`SATURDAYS AT SOUTH STREET,' a new family entertainment series, continues today at 2 p.m., at the newly opened Cellucci Park, 37 South St., Hudson, with Veronica Robles and her Mariachi Band. Admission is free. Call 978-562-1646 or visit upwitharts.org.
GAZEBO PLAYERS stages Shakespeare's ``Macbeth'' July 19, 20, 26 and 27 at the Gazebo in Medfield; and Aug. 2 and 3 at the Pavilion in Bird Park in Walpole. All shows begin at 5 p.m. Admission is free. If there is rain the Medfield performances will be held at the Pfaff center, North and Dale streets; while the Walpole shows will be at the Walpole Footlighters, 5 Scout Road. Visit gazeboplayers.com.
BANK OF AMERICA PAVILION Join Mark Knopfler tonight at 7:30. Tickets are $35, $50 and $75 plus a $5 venue charge. Call 866-448-7849 or visit livenation.com.
COMCAST CENTER Tonight at 6, it's the Steve Miller Band with Joe Cocker. Tickets are $25, $35, $50 or $75 for a four-pack lawn special. Call 866-448-7849 or visit livenation.com.
THE COLONIAL INN Phyllis Fallon teams up with the Workingman's Jazz Band tonight at 8. No cover. Casual dining available. Call 978-369-9200.
HARVEST CAFE Lauren Passarelli hosts a Monthly Songwriters Workshop today at 1 p.m. Tonight from 8-10, it's The Accident That Led Me To The World, with Candle, a bluegrass country group from California, opening. No cover. Dinner is available from 5-9. Call 978-567-0948.
