SUNDAY, JULY 6
VILLAGE HARMONY, a teen world music ensemble based in Vermont, performs tonight at 7:30, at the First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington. The program features gospel and Appalachian music from America, traditional music from Bulgaria and South Africa, African drumming and more. Tickets are $10/$5. Call 802-436-3210 or visit villageharmony.org.
SNAPPLE SUNSET MUSIC SERIES continues at the Newport Yachting Center, Newport R.I., tonight at 7, with Melissa Etheridge. Becky Chace opens at 5:30. Tickets are $95/$105. Tomorrow night at 7, it's the Plain White T's with mae and the Kung Fu Girls. Admission is $35/$40. Call 401-846-1600 or visit newportfestivals.com.
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.
BULLFINCHS, 730 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. Join the Richard Greenblatt Trio for a Live Jazz Brunch today from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tonight from 6-9, it's Dan & Nat Bongiorno. Call 978-443-4094 or visit bullfinchs.com.
THE COLONIAL INN, 48 Monument Square, Concord. Tonight at 7, it's Alizon Lissance. No cover. Casual dining available. Call 978-369-9200 visit concordscolonialinn.com.
MONDAY, JULY 7
THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK, 14 Summer St. Phil and Trisha Knudsen host a Folk Open Mic featuring Adam Michael Rothberg tonight at 8. Admission is $5 for non-members. Call 508-647-0097 or visit natickarts.org.
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 140 Pearl St., Framingham, continues its Summer One-Week Musical Theater Workshops July 7-11 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., with "Muppets Greatest Hits," a program for students entering grades 3-9. Tuition is $285. Discounts are available. Call 508-875-5554.
THE COLONIAL INN Join the Hatrack Gallagher Group tonight at 8. No cover. Casual dining available. Call 978-369-9200.
TUESDAY, JULY 8
STRAWBERRY CONCERTS SERIES The Alwater-Donnelly duo performs its mix of American and Celtic music and dance tonight at 7, in the Martha-Mary Chapel at Longfellow's Wayside Inn, off Rte. 20, Sudbury. Tickets are $15. A special concert dinner package including strawberry shortcake is available for $38.95. Call 978-443-1776 or visit wayside.org.
SOCIETY FOR HISTORICALLY INFORMED PERFORMANCE continues its summer concert series tonight at 8, at St. Peter's Church, 320 Boston Post Road, Weston, with Les Bostonades performing "Die Kleine Kammermusik." Tickets are $20/$15. Call 508-212-6038 or visit sohipboston.org.
AMAZING THINGS ARTS CENTER 55 Nicholas Road, Framingham. Join the Ted Knowlton Group for a Jazz Jam tonight at 8. Admission is $6/$5. Call 508-405-2787 or visit amazingthings.org.
BANK OF AMERICA PAVILION, 290 Northern Ave., Boston. Tonight at 7:30, it's Feist. Tickets are $25 or $35 plus a $5 venue charge. Call 866-448-7849 or visit livenation.com.
SHERBORN INN, routes 16 and 27, welcomes the band That Old Feeling 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.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9
GORE PLACE, off Rte. 20, Waltham. The Altschuler-Caplan Ensemble performs "Exotic Dances & Love Songs," featuring music by Piazzolla, Schubert and more, tonight at 7, at the 1793 Carriage House. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $15/$10. Call 781-894-2798 or visit goreplace.org.
CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL The International Chamber Music Festival and Institute performs an Opening Concert tonight at 7, at St. Mark's School, 25 Marlborough Road, Southborough. Future programs feature Student Concerts July 13, 14 and 23 and a Closing Concert July 26, all at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Call 508-786-6309 or visit stmarksschool.org.
JOHN GARFIELD FILM FESTIVAL begins tonight at 7, at Goodnow Library, 21 Concord Road, Sudbury, with "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946). Admission is free. Call 978-443-1035.
FREE FILM SCREENING of "To Be or Not to Be" (1942), starring Carole Lombard and Jack Benny, takes place tonight at 7, at the Framingham Public Library, 49 Lexington St. Visit framinghamlibrary.org.
DANFORTH MUSEUM OF ART, 123 Union Ave., Framingham, exhibits "Nothing Twice," featuring paintings by Cora Roth, Wednesday-Sunday through Aug. 3. The artist visits the museum for a gallery talk July 13 at 3 p.m. Museum admission is $8/$7. Call 508-620-0050 or visit danforthmuseum.org.
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. Tonight at 7:30 at the Nicholas Road site, Leslie Holmes hosts a Cabaret Open Mike featuring Mark Hethrington. Admission is $8/$7. 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 Wolverine Jazz Band. Admission is free. Bring lawn chairs or blankets.
WELLESLEY SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Join the Cocabanana Band tonight at 7, at the Wellesley Town Hall Green. Call 781-235-2370.
FIREFLY'S UNPLUGGED, 235 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham. Bruce Marshall leads an Acoustic Blues Open Mike tonight from 8-10. No cover. Call 508-820-3333 or visit fireflysbbq.com.
THE COLONIAL INN Moishe Feldman 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 10
'ANNIE,' starring Sally Struthers, Broadway's original Hannigan, will be staged by the Reagle Players Thursday-Sunday, July 10-19, at the Robinson Theater, 617 Lexington St., Waltham. Tickets are $49-$34 or $25 for youth. Call 781-891-5600 or visit reagleplayers.org.
CLASSICAL CONCERT Cellist Susanne Friedrich and pianist Ana Sorina Popa perform works by Bach, Kodaly and Beethoven tonight at 7, at the Framingham Public Library, 49 Lexington St. Visit framinghamlibrary.org.
MARLBOROUGH SUMMER CONCERT SERIES The Continentals perform 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 10 11, 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 Shayne Holland tonight at 7:30. Admission is $6/$5. Call 508-405-2787.
THE CONCORD BAND continues its series of concerts at the Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect St., Harvard, tonight at 7:30, with "A Salute to Leroy Anderson." Admission is $12/$10 per car. Call 798-897-9969.
BANK OF AMERICA PAVILION Join Widespread Panic tonight at 7. Tickets are $30 plus a $5 venue charge. Call 866-448-7849 or visit livenation.com.
THE COLONIAL INN John Fitzsimmons & Friends perform traditional pub songs tonight at 8. No cover. Casual dining available. Call 978-369-9200.
FRIDAY, JULY 11
THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK Aztec Two-Step, featuring Rex Fowler and Neal Shuman, returns to the center tonight at 8, for an evening of folk. Admission is $28/$25. Call 508-647-0097.
AMAZING THINGS ARTS CENTER, 160 Hollis St., Framingham. Join the College All Star Jazz Ensemble tonight at 8. Tickets are $15-$12. Call 508-405-2787.
FRAMINGHAM'S CONCERTS ON THE GREEN Tonight from 6:30-8:30, at the Framingham Village Green, it's Beatles music with Help! Admission is free. Call 508-532-5485.
SUMMER DRAMA WORKSHOP Today at 1:30 p.m., at Hudson High School Auditorium, 69 Brigham St., it's Disney's "The Aristocrats Kids." Tickets are $5 and include a Little Theater performance at 1 p.m. Call 978-562-1646 or visit upwitharts.org.
EVENINGS AT GROPIUS A slide show and house tour of the Gropius House, a 1938 showcase of modern design at 68 Baker Bridge Road, Lincoln, will be held Fridays through Oct. 17 from 8-9:30 p.m. Admission is $25. Preregister at historicnewengland.org or at 781-259-8098.
THE COLONIAL INN Beth Logan 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, comic singer-songwriter Howie Newman showcases songs from his new CD "Baseball's Greatest Hits, Volume 2." No cover. Dinner is available from 5-9. Call 978-567-0948.
STONES PUBLIC HOUSE Join the Bobby Watson Band, featuring Ashland native Rick Magnani, tonight at 9:30. No cover. Call 508-881-1778.
SATURDAY, JULY 12
'SATURDAYS AT SOUTH STREET,' a new family entertainment series, begins today at 2 p.m., at the newly opened Cellucci Park, 37 South St., Hudson, with puppeteer Len Gerwick presenting "The Case of the Missing Woodpile." Admission is free. Call 978-562-1646 or visit upwitharts.org.
AMAZING THINGS ARTS CENTER, 160 Hollis St., Framingham. Flocky & The Beans performs a children's program today at 11 a.m. Admission is $8. Tonight at 8, it's "Men & Masculinity Revisited: An Exploration in Poetry and Song," featuring Franklin Abbott, Steven Riel, Rick Goldin and Willie Sordillo. Tickets are $15-$12. Call 508-405-2787.
THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK Join the pop a cappella quintet Five O'Clock Shadow tonight at 8. Admission is $20-$18. Call 508-647-0097.
SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS The Algonkuin Theatre Company presents "The Tempest" tonight at 5, and tomorrow 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.
SATURDAY MORNING DISCOVERY SERIES continues today at 11 a.m., at the Walker Building, 255 Main St., Marlborough, "Fascinating Rhythms," featuring Cornell Coley performing interactive Afro-Latin drum and dance. Admission is free. Call 978-562-1646 or visit upwitharts.org.
'THE PIRATES ARE COMING,' a living history re-enactment presented by the Rhode Island Pirate Players, takes place today from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., on the lawn of the Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central St., Natick. A black powder firing demonstration will be held at noon. Admission is free. Call 508-647-6521.
SUMMER DRAMA WORKSHOP celebrates its 20th anniversary tonight at 7:30, at Hudson High School Auditorium, 69 Brigham St., with an evening of songs from Broadway shows sung by performers with local roots. Admission is $10/$5. Call 978-562-1646 or visit upwitharts.org.
COMCAST CENTER, formerly the Tweeter Center, 885 South Main St., Mansfield. Tonight at 7:30, it's John Mayer with Brett Dennen. Tickets are $29.50, $39.50, $59.50 and $99 for a four-pack lawn ticket special. Call 866-448-7849 or visit livenation.com.
BIG DIPPER ICE CREAM FESTIVAL takes place today from 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m., at Elm Park, Rte 9 and Park Avenue, Worcester. The guest artist American Idol finalist Ayla Brown. Admission is $5. Visit childrensfriend.org.
THE COLONIAL INN New Orleans vocalist Henri Smith teams up with the Workingman's Jazz Band tonight at 8. No cover. Casual dining available. Call 978-369-9200.
