SUNDAY, JULY 20
GAZEBO PLAYERS stages Shakespeare's ``Macbeth'' July 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 shows will be held at Pfaff Center in Medfield or Walpole Footlighters, 5 Scout Road. Visit gazeboplayers.com.
AMAZING THINGS ARTS CENTER, 55 Nicholas Road, Framingham. Lida McGirr Theater presents ``Dorothy Parker Revived,'' celebrating the wit and humor of this pioneering woman of the 1920s, today and July 27 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16-$13. Call 508-405-2787 or visit amazingthings.org.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL, featuring the Squirrel Hill Old Tyme Band, takes place today at 2 p.m., at the Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central St., Natick. Admission is free. Call 508-647-6526.
ENTER STAGE LEFT THEATER WORKSHOP, 30 Main St., Hopkinton, stages ``The Trial of Mother Goose'' today at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.; and ``Juan Bobo and the Queen's Necklace'' 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.
UNCOMMON THEATRE COMPANY'S YOUNG ADULT GROUP presents ``Sweeney Todd -- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' today at 2 p.m., at the Orpheum Theater in Foxborough. Tickets are $20/$15. Call 800-838-3006 or visit brownpapertickets.com.
CIRCUS SMIRKUS, Vermont's traveling youth circus, performs today at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., at Elm Bank Horticultural Center, Rte. 16, Wellesley. Tickets are $20/$18. Visit smirkus.org.
SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS The Algonkuin Theatre Company presents ``The Tempest'' today at 3 p.m., at Daniels Farmstand, 286 Mendon St., Blackstone. Performances continue July 26 and 27 at Kampersal Field in Holliston and Aug. 2 and 3 at River Bend Farm, Uxbridge. Admission is free. Call 508-272-0111.
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 Just Another Guru. No cover. Casual dining available. Call 978-369-9200 visit concordscolonialinn.com.
HARVEST CAFE, 40 Washington St., Hudson, holds a Sunday brunch today, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., featuring guitarist and composer Nunzio Rosselli. No cover. Call 978-567-0948 or visit harvestcafeonline.com.
MONDAY, JULY 21
GARDEN IN THE WOODS, 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, continues its Animal Ambassadors series today from 10-11 a.m., with Curious Creatures. Meet an albino python, blue and gold macaw and more. Admission is $4/$5 at the door. Call 508-877-7630 or visit newenglandwild.org.
THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK, 14 Summer St., Phil and Trisha Knudsen host a Folk Open Mic featuring Al Gould tonight at 8. Admission is $5 for non-members. Call 508-647-0097 or visit natickarts.org.
THE COLONIAL INN Join the Hatrack Gallagher Group tonight at 8. No cover. Casual dining available. Call 978-369-9200.
TUESDAY, JULY 22
STRAWBERRY CONCERTS SERIES The Squirrel Hill Olde Tyme Band performs
tonight at 7, in the Martha Mary Chapel, Longfellow's Wayside Inn, off Rte. 20, Sudbury. Tickets are $15. A concert/dinner package with strawberry shortcake is available for $38.95. Call 978-443-1776 or visit wayside.org.
SOCIETY FOR HISTORICALLY INFORMED PERFORMANCE Tonight at 8, at St. Peter's Church, 320 Boston Post Road, Weston, it's the 7 Hills Renaissance Wind Ensemble. Tickets are $20/$15. Call 508-212-6038 or visit sohipboston.org.
AMAZING THINGS ARTS CENTER Join Jamie Stewardson and The Rivers Music School faculty tonight at 8. Admission is $6/$5. Call 508-405-2787 or visit amazingthings.org.
COMCAST CENTER, formerly the Tweeter Center, 885 South Main St., Mansfield. Tonight at 7:30, it's 3 Doors Down with Staind and Hinder. Tickets are $20, $35, $50 or $75 for a four-pack lawn ticket special. Call 866-448-7849 or visit livenation.com.
SHERBORN INN, routes 16 and 27, welcomes the Black Eagle 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.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23
GORE PLACE, off Rte. 20, Waltham. Jazz guitarist Gerry Beaudoin performs tonight at 7, in the 1793 Carriage House. Admission is $15/$10. Call 781-894-2798 or visit goreplace.org.
FREE SCREENING of ``Bringing Up Baby,'' starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, takes place tonight at 7, at Framingham Public Library, 49 Lexington St. Call 508-532-5570, ext. 4347, or visit framinghamlibrary.org.
JOHN GARFIELD FILM FESTIVAL Tonight at 7, at Goodnow Library, 21 Concord Road, Sudbury, it's ``Gentlemen's Agreement'' (1947). Admission is free. Call 978-443-1035.
SUMMER STAGES DANCE concludes its 2008 Meet the Artist Performance Series, featuring faculty and guest artists and choreographers, July 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 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, it's a gumbo supper with music by Lil' Brian & The Travelers. Also at 7:30 at 55 Nicholas Road, Leslie Holmes hosts a Cabaret Open Mike featuring Sharon DiFronzo. 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 Claflin Hill Summer Winds. Admission is free. Bring lawn chairs or blankets.
WELLESLEY SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Join Tom Nutile's Big Band tonight at 7, at the Wellesley Town Hall Green. Call 781-235-2370.
CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL The International Chamber Music Festival and Institute presents concerts tonight 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.
COMCAST CENTER hosts the Vans Warped Tour 2008 today at 1 p.m., featuring 3OH!3, The Academy Is..., Against Me!, Starship, Gym Class Heroes and more. Tickets are $26 or $29. 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 24
VOKES PLAYERS stages ``Born Yesterday,'' a romantic comedy by Garson Kanin, July 24, 25, 31 and Aug. 1 at 8 p.m., and July 26 and Aug. 2 at 2 and 8 p.m., at Beatrice Herford's Vokes Theatre, Rte. 20, Wayland. Tickets are $13-$16. Call 508-358-4034 or visit vokesplayers.org.
MARLBOROUGH SUMMER CONCERT SERIES The Silver City Band performs
tonight from 7-9, at Union Common, corner of Main and Bolton streets. Admission is free. Call 508-624-6925.
AMAZING THINGS ARTS CENTER, 55 Nicholas Road, Framingham. Dan Cloutier leads a Folk Open Mike featuring Thea Hopkins tonight at 7:30. Admission is $6/$5. Call 508-405-2787.
`KEROUAC'S LAST CALL' Image Theatre's production of Patrick Fenton's play will be staged July 24-26 at 8 p.m., at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Tickets are $20. Call 866-811-4111 or visit imagetheater.com.
THE CONCORD BAND performs ``The Music of John Williams'' 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.
FRIDAY, JULY 25
SUDBURY SAVOYARDS presents ``Arsenic & Old Lace'' July 25, 26, Aug. 1 and 2 at 8 p.m., and July 27 and Aug. 2 at 2 p.m., at Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Road, Sudbury. Tickets are $15/$12. Visit sudburysavoyards.org.
ENTER STAGE LEFT THEATER stages the ``High School Musical'' today and tomorrow at 2 and 7 p.m., at Hopkinton Middle School, 88 Hayden Rowe St. Tickets are $10. Call 508-435-2114 or visit enterstagelefttheater.com.
AMAZING THEATER COMPANY stages ``Love Letters,'' featuring Michael Lydon and Louie Mahoney Cohn, tonight and tomorrow night at 8, at 55 Nicholas Road, Framingham. Tickets are $16-$13. Call 508-405-2787 or visit amazingthings.org.
FRAMINGHAM'S CONCERTS ON THE GREEN Tonight from 6:30-8:30, at the Framingham Village Green, it's latin and salsa with the Gringo Kings. Admission is free. Call 508-532-5485.
SUMMER DRAMA WORKSHOP Today at 1 and 7:30 p.m., at Hudson High School Auditorium, 69 Brigham St., it's ``Anything Goes. '' Tickets are $12-$7. Call 978-562-1646 or visit upwitharts.org.
MEDFIELD ARTIST Taryn Wells exhibits her large-scale drawings July 25-Aug. 29 at the Brookline Arts Center, 86 Monmouth St. Meet the artist at a reception tonight from 6-8. Call 617-738-8760.
LOWELL FOLK FESTIVAL, billed as the largest free folk festival in the nation, takes place July 25-27 on six outdoor stages throughout town. Headliners include the Lonesome River Band, The Skatalites and Redd Volkaert Band with Cindy Cashdollar. Visit lowellfolkfestival.org.
JAZZ AT SUNSET concludes this summer's series tonight from 6:30-8:30, at the EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, with Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers. Tickets are $18. Call 508-929-2703 or visit ecotarium.org.
BANK OF AMERICA PAVILION, 290 Northern Ave., Boston. Tonight at 7:30, it's ``An Evening with Crosby, Stills & Nash.'' Tickets are $36 and $51 plus a $5 venue charge. Call 866-448-7849 or visit livenation.com.
HARVEST CAFE Join Kathy Phipps and Wendy Sobel tonight from 8-10. No cover. Dinner is available from 5-9. Call 978-567-0948.
THE COLONIAL INN Tonight at 8, it's Lisa Marie's Red Hot Blues and the Workingman's Band. No cover. Casual dining available. Call 978-369-9200.
SATURDAY, JULY 26
THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK Tonight at 8, it's a Stand-Up Sit-Down Comedy Showcase featuring Robbie Printz and Jim Lauletta. Admission is $18-$16. Call 508-647-0097.
SATURDAY MORNING DISCOVERY SERIES Celebrate Ireland in Story and Song with Mary King & Friends today at 11 a.m., at Union Common, Bolton and Main streets, Marlborough. The rain location is the Walker Building, 255 Main St. Admission is free. Call 978-562-1646 or visit upwitharts.org.
'SATURDAYS AT SOUTH STREET,' a family entertainment series, continues today at 2 p.m., at Cellucci Park, 37 South St., Hudson, with Mary King & Friends. Admission is free. Call 978-562-1646 or visit upwitharts.org.
BANK OF AMERICA PAVILION Join Umphrey's McGee and STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) tonight at 7. Tickets are $24.50 plus a $5 venue charge. Call 866-448-7849 or visit livenation.com.
THE COLONIAL INN Vocalist Kathleen Kolman teams up with the Workingman's Jazz Band tonight at 8. No cover. Casual dining available. Call 978-369-9200.
HARVEST CAFE Join Steve Roberson tonight from 8-10. No cover. Dinner is available from 5-9. Call 978-567-0948.
SPEAKERS NIGHT CLUB, 19 Weed St., Marlborough, hosts a Hawaiian Beach party with the cover band Rewind tonight from 9-1. Cash prizes will be awarded for the best outfits. There is no cover for this 21-plus show.
