THURSDAY, MAY 8
POST ROAD ART CENTER, 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough, hosts a reception tonight from 5:30-8:30, for its Spring Flower Show. The exhibit is on view through June 5. Gallery hours are Monday-Saturday from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Call 508-485-2580 or visit postroadartcenter.com.
ROSE ART MUSEUM at Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham, holds an opening reception tonight from 6-8, for three new spring exhibitions -- ``Alexis Rockman: The Weight of Air,'' ``The New Authentics: Artists of the Post-Jewish Generation,'' and ``Paper Trail II: Passing Through Clouds, Curated by Odili Donald Odita.'' Call 781-736-3434 or visit brandeis.edu.
VOKES PLAYERS stages ``The Drawer Boy,'' Michale Healey's story of devotion and sacrifice on a small Canadian farm, Thursday-Saturday through May 17, at Beatrice Herford's Vokes Theatre, Rte. 20, Wayland. Tickets are $13-$16. Call 508-358-4034 or visit vokesplayers.org.
SPRING JEWELRY WORKSHOP Serendipity, 63B Main St., Hudson, holds a ``Cosmic Crystal Earrings or Pendant Workshop'' tonight from 6-8. Tuition is $20/$15. Call 978-562-7756 or visit serendipityinhudson.com.
AMAZING THINGS ARTS CENTER, 55 Nicholas Road, Framingham. Dan Cloutier leads a Folk Open Mike featuring Tom Smith tonight at 7:30. Admission is $6/$5. Call 508-405-2787 or visit amazingthings.org.
THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK, 14 Summer St., hosts an opening reception tonight at 6, for an exhibit featuring works by artists from Natick's Kennedy Senior Center. Admission is free. Call 508-647-0097 or visit natickarts.org.
THE CONCORD PLAYERS stages the classic musical ``West Side Story'' May 8-10 at 51 Walden St., Concord. Tickets are $20. Call 978-369-2990 or visit concordplayers.org.
L-S DANCE TROUPE holds a Spring Recital tonight at 7:30, at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, 390 Lincoln Road, Sudbury. Tickets are $5 at the door. Call 978-443-9962, ext. 4389.
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.
FRIDAY, MAY 9
UNCOMMON COFFEEHOUSE welcomes John Gorka with Meg Baird opening tonight at 8, at the First Parish in Framingham, 24 Vernon St. Tickets are $20 in advance, $22 or $18 for children/seniors. Call 508-872-3111, ext. 5, or visit uncommoncoffeehouse.org.
BENEFIT CONCERT Ashland resident Mike Caruso and his jazz quintet perform songs from their CD ``Songs for Amy'' tonight at 7, at the Acton Jazz Cafe, 452 Great Road. Admission is $12. Proceeds benefit bone marrow transplant patients at Mass. General Hospital. Call 978-263-6161 or visit actonjazzcafe.com.
THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK Chris Trapper, former lead singer and songwriter for the alt-rock trio The Push Stars, performs solo tonight at 8. Tickets are $16-$14. Call 508-647-0097.
AMAZING THINGS FIREHOUSE, 160 Hollis St., Framingham. Join Dust Poets, a five-piece, folk-pop group with roots in the Canadian prairie, tonight at 8. Tickets are $15-$12. Call 508-405-2787.
THEATRE III, 250 Central St., Acton, stages ``Man of La Mancha,'' the musical that reminds us that fighting injustice and serving others are not impossible dreams, May 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 8 p.m., and May 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18/$15. Call 978-263-9070 or visit theatreiii.org.
MUSIC AT ST ANDREW'S Tonight at 7:30, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 79 Denton St., Wellesley, it's ``Only A Cappella'' featuring Fretless Voices, the Mudville Madrigal Singers and Peking & the Mystics. Tickets are $20, $10 or $5 for students. Call 781-235-7310 or visit sapas.org.
HOVEY PLAYERS presents Barbara Lebow's ``A Shayna Maidel'' May 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17 at 8 p.m., and May 11 at 2 p.m., at the Abbott Memorial Theater, Joel's Way, 9 Spring St., Waltham. Tickets are $15/$13. Call 781-893-9171.
ACME THEATER PRODUCTIONS, 61 Summer St., Maynard, stages Larry Ketron's ``The Trading Post'' May 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 8 p.m., and May 11 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $16-$14. Call 978-823-0003 or visit acmetheater.com.
MEDWAY PLAYERS presents ``Love Letters'' tonight and tomorrow night at 8, at Medway Library, 26 High St. Tickets are $14/$12. Call 508-478-5525.
THE PALLADIUM, 261 Main St., Worcester, hosts the Fire and Ice Tour featuring Tech N9ne with Paul Wall and Ill Bill tonight at 8. Tickets are $27.50 in advance or $30. Call 800-477-6849 or log on to tickets.com.
THE COLONIAL INN Tonight at 8, it's Wendee Glick and the Workingman's Jazz Band. No cover. Call 978-369-9200.
HAPPY SWALLOW CAFE, 398 Waverley St., Framingham. Join Kickstand for classic rock tonight at 9. No cover. Call 508-875-3942.
NOBSCOT CAFE, 847 Edgell Road, Framingham. Tonight at 9, it's Tom Miller. No cover. Call 508-788-8040.
SATURDAY, MAY 10
SYMPHONY PRO MUSICA marks its 25th anniversary tonight at 7:30, at Hudson High School, 69 Brigham St., and tomorrow at 3:30 p.m., at Westborough High School, 90 West Main St. Led by Mark Churchill, the orchestra performs the premiere of Michael Schachter's ``Rhapsody'' and joins forces with soloists and the New World Chorale for Beethoven's ``Symphony No. 9.'' Tickets are $18/$16. Call 978-562-0939 or visit symphonypromusica.org.
WALTHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, led by Patrick Botti, makes its debut with a concert featuring music by Mozart, Brahms, Ravel and others tonight at 8, at Kennedy Middle School, 655 Lexington St., Waltham. Tickets are $20/$15. In honor of Mother's Day, mothers and grandmothers are admitted free. Call 781-642-1050 or visit walthamsymphony.org.
ASSABET VALLEY MASTERSINGERS, led by Robert Eaton, teams up with a full orchestra and other singers for Karl Jenkins' ``A Mass for Peace,'' tonight at 8, at Algonquin Regional High School, 79 Bartlett St., Northborough. Tickets are $15-$11. Call 978-562-9838 or visit avmsingers.org.
STEEPLE COFFEEHOUSE, at Pilgrim Church, 15 Common St., Southborough, welcomes Boston's all-vocal rock band Five O'Clock Shadow tonight at 7:30. Tickets are $16 in advance, $20 or $14 for seniors and students. Call 508-485-4847 or log on to steeplecoffeehouse.org.
AMAZING THINGS FIREHOUSE Ben Rudnick & Friends perform today at 11 a.m. Tickets are 8. Jazz artist Billy Novick leads an improvisation workshop and finger-style guitarist Guy Van Duser holds a guitar workshop today from 1-2:30 p.m. Tuition is $25. Tonight at 8, Novick and Duser join forces for a show. Tickets are $18-$15. Call 508-405-2787.
THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK Trout Fishing in America, the musical team of of Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood, performs today at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15/$10. Tonight at 8, it's genre-bending world chamber music with the Grammy-nominated Quartet San Francisco. Admission is $28/$25. Call 508-647-0097.
DRUMLIN FARM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, 208 South Great Road, Lincoln, marks Migratory Bird Day today from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., with ``Wild About Birds,'' featuring demonstrations, walks, talks and more. Activities are free with farm admission of $6/$4. Call 781-259-2200 or visit massaudubon.org.
FOOTHILLS THEATRE COMPANY, 100 Front St., Worcester, stages the Tony Award-winning musical ``Falsettos'' Thursday-Sunday, May 10-June 1. Tickets are $38-$35. Students are $19. Group discounts are available. Call 508-754-4018 or visit foothillstheatre.com.
CONCORD YOUTH THEATRE stages Lewis Carroll's ``Alice in Wonderland'' today and May 17 at 2 and 7 p.m., at the Thoreau School, 29 Prairie St., Concord. Tickets are $12/$9. Call 978-371-1482, ext. 1.
HAPPY SWALLOW CAFE welcomes the band Broken Rose tonight at 9. No cover. Call 508-875-3942.
THE COLONIAL INN Vocalist Beth Logan teams up with the Workingman's Jazz Band tonight at 8. No cover. Call 978-369-9200.
SUNDAY, MAY 11: Mother's Day
AMAZING THINGS FIREHOUSE Comedian Bill Campbell presents his one-man show ``My Life as a Dad'' on Mother's Day today at 2 p.m. Admission is $15-$12. Call 508-405-2787 or visit amazingthings.org.
DANFORTH MUSEUM OF ART, 123 Union Ave., Framingham, holds a Mother's Day Tea & Sale today from noon-5 p.m. Call 508-620-0050 or visit danforthmuseum.org.
BANK OF AMERICA PAVILION, 290 Northern Ave., Boston, hosts the Honda Civic Tour tonight at 7, featuring Panic At The Disco with Motion City Soundtrack, The Hush Sound and Phantom Planet. Tickets are $30 plus a $5 venue charge. Call 617-931-2000 or visit ticketmaster.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.
HAPPY SWALLOW CAFE hosts a Sunday Night Blues Jam and Open Might Night
tonight at 8. No cover. Call 508-875-3942.
