Listings

Aurelia Thierree stars in "Aurelia's Oratorio" at the American Repertory Theatre. (Richard Haughton)

THEATER

"Alice's Adventures Underground" Central Square Theater, 450 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 866-811-4111. 11/26-12/28: Wed-Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. $32, seniors and students $22. Presented by the Underground Railway Theater.

"An Anthology of Stage Magic" Larcom Theatre, 13 Wallis St., Beverly. 978-927-3677. 10/16: 7:30 p.m. $24, age 11 and under $14.

"Anne of Green Gables" The Center for Arts in Natick, 14 Summer St., Natick. 508-647-0097. 11/7-11/16: Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $8-$20.

"Annie" Lowell Five Performing Arts Series. Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 East Merrimack St., Lowell. 978-454-2299. 11/28: 3 and 7 p.m.

"Blue Man Group" Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton St., Boston. 617-931-2787. Tue-Thu 8 p.m., Fri 7 p.m., Sat 2, 5 and 8 p.m., Sun 2 and 5 p.m. $48-$58. Percussive music, art, and vaudeville.

"The Boys of Winter" Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 866-811-4111. Through 9/21: Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 and 8 p.m. $20, students, seniors and veterans $10. Antiwar play.

"Chicago" Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St., Boston. 617-931-2787. 12/9-12/14: Tue 7 p.m., Wed-Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 2 and 8 p.m., Sun 2 and 7:30 p.m. $27.50-$87.50. Musical.

"A Chorus Line" Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St., Boston. 617-931-2787. 9/11-10/5: Most performances Tue-Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 2 and 8 p.m., Sun 2 and 7:30 p.m., some exceptions apply. $30-$91. Musical by Michael Bennett.

Cirque du Soleil's "Kooza" Bayside Expo Center, Exit 15 off I-93, Boston. 800-678-5440. Through 10/5: Tue-Thu 8 p.m., Fri-Sat 4 and 8 p.m., Sun 1 and 5 p.m. (No Mon performances). $55-$125, ages 2/12 $38.50-$87.50. Acrobatic performance and the art of clowning by David Shiner.

"Claddagh Bing! Original Irish Italian Comedy Wedding" Kowloon Restaurant, 948 Broadway, Saugus. 617-947-8159. 9/19, 10/17, 11/14: 7 p.m. $45, includes dinner

"The Devil's Music - The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith" Cape Playhouse, 820 Main St., Rte. 6A, Dennis. 877-385-3911 or 508-385-3911. Through 9/13: Mon-Sat 8 p.m., matinees Wed, Thu, and Sat. $25-$50, group discounts. Musical by Angelo Parra.

"The Dog Enchanted by the Divine View" Boston Center for the Arts Plaza Theatre, 539 Tremont St., Boston. 866-811-4111. 9/16: 8 p.m. $25-$45. Tennessee Williams' play. Benefit for the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival.

"Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical" Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston. 800-447-7400. 11/26-12/28: Call for schedule. $28-$78.

"Enter Laughing" MMAS Black Box Theater, 30 Crocker St., Mansfield. 508-339-2822. Through 9/21: Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $20, seniors $19, students age 18 and younger $18. Presented by the New England Repertory Company.

"Faith Healer" Publick Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., Boston. 617-933-8600. 10/23-11/22: Wed-Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 3 and 8 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. $20 (previews only)-$35. Brian Friel Play.

"Hay Fever" Christian Herter Park, 1175 Soldiers Field Rd., Brighton. 617-782-5425. Through 9/14: Wed-Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 7:30 p.m. $32. Noel Coward play presented by the Publick Theatre.

"The Hundred Dresses" Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College, 219 Tremont St., Boston. 800-233-3123. 11/15-11/22: Fri 7:30 p.m., Sat-Sun 2 and 7:30 p.m. $21.

"I May Be Black . . . But God Knows I'm Jewish" Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton St., Newton. 617-965-5226. 10/25: 8 p.m., 10/26: 1 and 5 p.m. $28. Presented by the Jewish Theatre of New England.

"Legally Blonde The Musical" Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St., Boston. 617-931-2787. 10/28-11/9: Tue, Wed Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 2 and 8 p.m., Sun 2 and 7:30 p.m., 10/29: 7 p.m.$30-$91.

"Le Grand David Spectacular Magic Company" Cabot Street Cinema Theatre, 286 Cabot St., Beverly. 978-927-3677. Opens 9/21: Sun 3 p.m. $24, age 11 and under $14.

"The Merchant of Venice" Midway Studios, 15 Channel Center St., Fort Point Channel, Boston. 617-776-2200. 11/6-12/7: Call for times. $36-$47. Presented by the Actors' Shakespeare Project.

"Monty Python's Spamalot" Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St., Boston. 617-931-2787. 11/18-11/23: Tue 7 p.m., Wed-Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 2 and 8 p.m., Sun 2 and 7:30 p.m. $27.50-$91.

Out on the Edge Festival of Queer Theater Stanford Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., Boston. 617-933-8300. Presented by Theater Offensive. Call for times. $20-$48.

Mainstage Performances held in Roberts Studio: 10/22-10/26: "Nut/Cracked." 10/28-11/1: "Varla Jean Merman Loves a Foreign Tongue." 10/31-11/2: "Miss America - Split Britches." 11/5-11/8: "Wake the [expletive] Up America."

"Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival" Various indoor and outdoor venues in Provincetown. 866-789-8366. 9/25-9/28: Call for times. $15-$50, festival pass $250. Plays, dance, music, and film. Highlights: Coffee with Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson, and performance by Olympia Dukakis.

"Remembering the 40's - The Farewell Tour" 781-891-5600. $30-$40, senior and youth discounts. Presented by the Reagle Players.

Tilden Arts Center, Cape Cod Community College, Barnstable. 9/27-9/28: 2 p.m.

Robinson Theater, 617 Lexington St., Waltham. 10/4: 1 and 5 p.m.

"Saint Joan" Wheelock Family Theatre, 200 The Riverway, Boston. 617-879-2300. 10/31-11/30: Fri-7:30 p.m., Sat-Sun 3 p.m. George Bernard Shaw drama.

"Seascape" Zeitgeist Stage Company, Plaza Black Box Theater, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., Boston. 617-933-8600. 11/3-11/25: Thu-Fri 8 p.m., Sat 3 and 8 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. $35, seniors and students $30.

"Shear Madness" Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton St., Boston. 617-426-5225. Tue-Fri 8 p.m., Sat 6 and 9 p.m., Sun 3 and 7:30 p.m. $38, students $20 with valid ID. Comic whodunit in a Boston hair salon.

"She's All Yours" Factory Theatre, 791 Tremont St., Boston. 617-817-6600. Through 9/5 and 9/11-9/13: Thu-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. $15, seniors and students $12, 9/11: Pay what you can night. Farce presented by the 11:11 Theatre Company.

"Tartuffe" Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College, 219 Tremont St., Boston. 800-233-3123. 10/25: 8 p.m. $45. Moliere satire presented by the Dell'Arte Company.

"That Fading Scent: A Seditious Comedy about Women and Aging" The Griffen Theatre, 7 Lynde St., Salem. 978-317-1168. 9/18-9/20: 8 p.m. $20. Judith Black comedy.

"The T Plays" The Factory Theatre at the Piano Factory, 791 Tremont St., Boston. 617-240-6317. 9/17-10/4: Wed-Sat 8 p.m. $15. 10 plays about the MBTA.

"The Woman in Black: A Ghost Play" Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main St., Gloucester. 978-281-4433. Through 9/14: Wed-Fri 8 p.m., Sat 3 and 8 p.m., Sun 4 p.m. $35, seniors and students $30.

Tyler Perry's "The Marriage Counselor" Citi Performing Arts Center, Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston. 800-447-7400. 9/26: 8 p.m., 9/27: 3 and 8 p.m., 9/28: 3 p.m. $44.50-$54.50.

Theater Series

American Repertory Theatre 617-547-8300. $15-$79 (includes student rush tickets and $10 discount for seniors.) Call for times.

Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Cambridge. 9/12-10/11: "Let Me Down Easy." 11/28-12/28: "Aurelia's Oratorio."

Zero Arrow Theatre, 1 Arrow St., Cambridge. 10/18-11/9: "The Communist Dracula Pageant."

Boston Playwrights' Theatre 949 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 866-811-4111. Through 9/21: Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 and 8 p.m. $20, students, seniors and veterans $10. Through 9/21: "The Boys of Winter." 10/9-10/26: Miss Margaret LaRue in "Milwaukee." 11/6-11/23: "The Oil Thief."

Boston University 617-933-8600. Call for times and prices.

BU Theatre Mainstage, Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley Studio 210 Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., Boston. 10/10-10/25: "12th Annual Fringe Festival." 12/10-12/13: "The Birthday Party."

Brandeis Theater Company Brandeis University Spingold Theater Center, 415 South St., Waltham. 781-736-3400. $16-$20, subscriptions range $55-$75.

Laurie Theater. 10/16-10/26: "Saturday Night."

Mainstage Theater 11/20-11/23: "Tea and Flowers, Purity and Grace."

Central Square Theater 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. 866-811-4111. Wed-Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun and 9/6 at 3 p.m. $32, students $22. Through 9/27: "We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!" 10/16-11/8: "Martha Mitchell Calling." Presented by the Nora Theatre Company.

Chamber Theatre Productions 800-225-7988. All performances at 10:30 a.m. $15.25. Dramatization of stories by Poe, Irving, Jacobs, de Maupassant, and Twain.

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston: 12/17, 12/19, and 12/23: "Encore!"

John Hancock Hall, 180 Berkeley St., Boston: 12/8 and 12/10: "Encore!!" 12/15, 12/17 and 12/23: "Classics!"

CityStage and Symphony Hall One Columbus Center, Springfield. 413-788-7033. Call for times and prices.

At CityStage: 10/7-10/12: "The Rat Pack is Back." 11/5-11/16: "Menopause the Musical." 11/22: "Hoodwinked."

At Symphony Hall: 10/17: "Hotel California." 11/22: "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."

Firehouse Center for the Arts Market Square, Newburyport. 978-462-7336. Call for times and prices. 10/3-10/4: "In My Head I'm Thin." 10/24-10/26: "The Rivalry." 11/24-11/30: "Oedipus Rex." 12/18-12/21: "It's A Wonderful Life: A Radio Play."

Foothills Theatre Company 100 Front St., Worcester. 508-754-4018. Thu 2 and 8 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 3 and 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. Call for times. 9/27-10/19: "Moonlight and Magnolias." 10/25-11/16: "Take Me Out." 12/6-12/28: "Holiday Revue."

The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts 2 Southbridge St., Worcester. 877-571-7469. $13-$44. Call for times. 9/28: "American Belles." 10/17-10/18: "Nunsense." 11/21-11/22: "Movin' Out." 12/19-12/21: "A Christmas Carol."

Huntington Theatre Company 617-266-0800. $20-$82.50. Call for times.

BU Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., Boston. 9/5-10/5: "How Shakespeare Won the West." 10/10-10/26: Carrie Fisher in "Wishful Drinking." 11/7-12/7: "Rock 'n' Roll."

Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., Boston. 9/18-9/20: "Adam Pascal Live." 10/10-11/15: "Boleros for the Disenchanted."

Lyric Stage Company of Boston 140 Clarendon St., Boston. 617-585-5678. Wed-Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., some matinees Wed, Sat, Sun. Call for prices. Through 10/11: "Follies." 10/17-11/15: "November." 11/28-12/21: "The Mystery of Irma Vep."

New Repertory Theatre Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown. 617-923-8487. Call for times and prices.

Mainstage in the Mosesian Theater: 9/14-10/5: "Eurydice." 10/26-11/16: "The Lieutenant of Inishmore." 12/14-12/28: "A Christmas Carol."

Downstage in the Black Box Theater: 10/4-10/26: "Gutenberg: The Musical!" 12/17-1/4: "The Santaland Diaries."

North Shore Music Theatre 62 Dunham Rd., Beverly 978-232-7200. Tue-Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Wed, Sat, Sun 2 p.m. matinees. $40-$79. 9/23-10/12: "Show Boat." 10/28-11/3: "42nd Street." 12/18-1/11/2009: "Disney High School Musical 2."

Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St., Providence, R.I. 401-421-2787. Call or times and prices. 9/23-9/28: "Legally Blonde, The Musical." 12/2-12/7: "Grease."

Shakespeare & Company 70 Kemble St., Lenox. 413-637-3353. Call for times and prices. In the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre: 9/19-11/9: "The Canterville Ghost." 12/12-12/13: "Twelfth Night."

SpeakEasy Stage Company Stanford Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., Boston. 617-933-8600. Wed-Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 4 and 8 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. Call for prices. 9/19-10/18: "The Light in the Piazza." 11/14-2/13: "The Seafearer."

Stoneham Theatre 393 Main St., Stoneham. 781-279-2200. Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 4 and 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $20-$40. 9/11-10/5: "Pageant." 10/30-9/9: "How Many Miles to Basra?" 11/28-12/21: "It's a Wonderful Life."

Turtle Lane Playhouse 383 Melrose St. Newton. 617-244-0169. Thu-Sun, call for times. $27.50. 9/12-10/12: "Falsettos." 11/14-12/14 and special holiday shows 12/27-12/30: "Into the Woods."

Your Theatre, Inc. 136 Rivet St., New Bedford. " 508-993-0772. Call for times. $14-$17. 9/17-9/27: "Philemon." 10/16-10/19: "Under Milk Wood." 11/12-11/22: "Round and Round the Garden." 12/12-12/14: "The Christmas Quarter."

DANCE

"America's Best Dance Crew" Citi Performing Arts Center, Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston. 800-447-7400. 9/25: 7:30 p.m. $42.50-$57.50. 5 dance crews battle it out on stage.

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave., Boston. 617-478-3103. icaboston.org

10/24-10/25: 8 p.m. 10/26: 3 p.m. "Another Evening: Serenade/The Proposition," drawing on legacy of Abraham Lincoln. $50, students and seniors $40.

Boston Ballet Wang Theatre, Citi Performing Arts Center, 270 Tremont St., Boston. 866-348-9738, 617-695-6955. citicenter.org bostonballet.org Thu 7 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sun 2 and/or 7 p.m. Precurtain talk one hour before Fri performance. $25-$115; rush tickets $20 for full-time college students and children ages 7-17, available two hours before curtain; senior rush $20, available two hours before Sat matinee only.

10/10: 8 p.m. "A Night of Stars," gala benefit. $30-$125.

10/16-10/26: "Cinderella."

2/12-2/15: Kylian's "Black and White."

2/26-3/8: Balanchine's "Jewels."

4/23-5/3: "The Sleeping Beauty."

5/14-5/17: "Ballets Russes" centennial celebration.

Boston Ballet's "Nutcracker" Opera House, 539 Washington St., Boston. 617-931-2787, 617-695-6955. ticketmaster.com bostonballet.org

11/28-12/28: 35 performances, call for schedule. $30-$150.

Boston Conservatory Dance Theater Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Hemenway St., Boston. 617-912-9222. bostonconservatory.edu

11/6-11/8: 8 p.m. 11/9: 2 p.m. Works by Martha Graham, premieres by Thang Dao, Jim Viera, Daniel McCusker. $22, seniors $12, students $7.

Caitlin Corbett Dance Company Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-353-8725. caitlincorbettdance.org

9/19-9/20: 8 p.m. "Tom's Wealth: A Dance for the Masses," based on text from Twain's "Tom Sawyer." $25, students and seniors $12.

Celebrity Series of Boston Tsai Performance Center, Cutler Majestic Theatre, and Opera House, Boston. 617-482-6661, 617-482-2595. celebrityseries.org Call for times and tickets prices.

12/12-12/13: Lar Lubovitch Dance Company.

2/6-2/8: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.

3/19-3/22: Mark Morris Dance Group.

4/16-4/17: Nederlands Dans Theater 2.

4/28-5/3: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Dance Complex Julie Ince Thompson Theatre, 536 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 617-547-9363. dancecomplex.org 8 p.m., Sun 7 p.m., with some exceptions. Call for times and prices.

10/10-10/11: Shared Choreographers' Concert. $9.

10/24-10/26: Green Chair Dance Group. "Dances for the Naked Eye." $12, students $9. 203-247-5723.

11/7-11/9: Anikai Dance. Works by Wendy Jehlen. 617-861-7930.

11/14-11/15: Jane Wang and Company. Four new works with live music by four composers. 617-823-1664.

David Parker and The Bang Group Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., Boston. 617-661-1600. thetheateroffensive.org

10/22-10/26: Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat. 2 and 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. "Nut/Cracked," irreverent take on Tchaikovsky. $20-$48.

Destination Dance Series Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center 41 Second St., Cambridge. 617-577-1400. cmacusa.org 8 p.m. $20, students and seniors $15.

9/12: Kira Seamon. "Collections." With Melissa Gendreau, Perceptions Dance Company.

9/19-9/20: AdrienneCelesteFadjoDANCE "In Mixed Company." With Brian Feigenbaum, Guidance, Inc.

10/3-10/4, plus 10/4: 2 p.m. The Movement Workshop. "Moontides in 23, 149 Parts."

FirstWorksProv Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St., Providence. 401-421-4278. first-works.org 8 p.m. Call for schedule of new music, theater, electronic and multimedia events.

10/21: 7 p.m. Compagnie Heddy Maalem. "The Rite of Spring." $18-$38.

11/8: 8 p.m. Momix. $28-$48.

Harvard University Dance Program Dance Center, 60 Garden St., Cambridge. 617-495-1484. Visiting artists presented by Office for the Arts.

9/27: 8 p.m. "Salad Days," five solos and duets by Sara Hook. With Mary Cochran, David Parker, Paige Cunningham, Erika Randall. Free.

Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre Sanctuary Theatre, 400 Harvard St., Cambridge. 617-354-7467. ballettheatre.org Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 4 p.m. $35, reserved cocktail table seating.

10/10-10/26: "Presage," premiere of "Fearless Symmetries" with music by John Adams.

Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre "Nutcracker" 617-354-7467. ballettheatre.org Fri 7:30 p.m., Sat 2 and 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 and 6 p.m. $15-$50.

12/6-12/14: Spingold Theater, Brandeis University, Waltham. 781-736-3400.

12/19-12/21: Duxbury Center for the Performing Arts, 73 Alden St., Duxbury.

Regent Theatre 7 Medford St., Arlington. 781-646-4849. regenttheatre.com 8 p.m.

10/18: "Rhythm at the Regent," 20th anniversary of Legacy Dance Company, presented by The Dance Inn. Jazz, tap, hip hop. $16-$25.

12/2: Bellydance Superstars. $25-$45.

Sayat Nova Dance Company Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown. 617-923-8487. arsenalarts.org

10/17-10/18: 8 p.m. Armenian folk dance. $30.

Triveni School of Dance Waltham Farmer's Market, 1 Moody St., Waltham. 781-899-6230, 781-893-0357. trivenidance.org

9/27: 11 a.m. Neena Gulati and students perform classical Indian dance. Free.

World Music and CRASHarts Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater, Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave., Boston. 617-876-4275. worldmusic.org Fri 7:30 p.m., Sat 8 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. Preconcert talk by Debra Cash one hour before performance. $35.

10/17-10/19: "Celtic Tap," an evening with James Devine.

11/14-11/16: Philadanco. Works by Rennie Harris, Christopher Huggins, Milton Myers, Gene Hill Sagan.

CLASSICAL

Orchestral

Boston Civic Symphony 617-923-6333. csob.org 3 p.m., preconcert talk 2 p.m. Max Hobart, conductor.

10/12: Regis College Fine Arts Center, 235 Wellesley St., Weston. Gershwin program: "Cuban Overture," Piano Concerto in F with Vytas Baksys, "An American in Paris." $23, $28; students $12.

11/9: NEC's Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston. Beethoven program: "Prometheus" Overture, Piano Concerto No. 5 with Victor Rosenbaum, Symphony No. 3. $25, $30; students $14.

Boston Classical Orchestra Faneuil Hall, Boston. 617-423-3883. bostonclassicalorchestra.org Sat 8 p.m. Sun 3 p.m., preconcert talk by Mary Ann Nichols one hour before performance. $32-$57. Steven Lipsitt, conductor.

9/27-9/28: Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with Benjamin Pasternack.

10/25-10/26: BCO Showcase including Mozart's "Gran Partita."

11/22-11/23: "Old Dances in New Shoes" with Douglas Yeo, serpent and ophicleide.

Boston Philharmonic 617-236-0999. bostonphil.org student rush $8 90 minutes before concert. Benjamin Zander, conductor.

Thu unless noted, Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge. 7:30 p.m. $15-$70. "Discovery Series," concert with commentary by Zander.

Sat NEC's Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston. 8 p.m., preconcert talk by Zander at 6:45 p.m. $45-$78.

Sun Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge. 3 p.m., preconcert talk by Zander at 1:45 p.m. $25-$78.

10/15 (Wed), 10/18-10/19: Bartok's "Dance Suite," Saint-Saens's Piano Concerto No. 2 with George Li, Dvorak's "New World Symphony."

11/20, 11/22-11/23: Bach's Concerto for Oboe and Violin with Peggy Pearson, Gilles Apap; Berg's Violin Concerto with Apap; Beethoven's Symphony No. 3.

Boston Symphony Orchestra Symphony Hall, 301 Mass Ave., Boston. 617-266-1492, 617-266-1200. bso.org 617-266-2378 for recorded program information. James Levine, music director.

Concerts Thu, Sat, and occasional Tue 8 p.m.; Fri 1:30 p.m. unless noted at 8 p.m. $29-$115 depending on day; rush seats $9 day of concert, on sale Fri from 10 a.m. for afternoon concerts, Tue and Thu from 5 p.m.

9/24: 6:30 p.m. Opening Night. Levine conducts Glinka's Overture to "Ruslan and Ludmilla"; Tchaikovsky's Letter Scene from "Eugene Onegin" with Maija Kovalevska, soprano; Mussorgsky-Ravel's "Pictures at an Exhibition." $75-$250.

9/26-9/27: both at 8 p.m. Levine conducts Brahms's "A German Requiem" with Christine Schaefer, soprano; Michael Volle, baritone.

10/2-10/4, 10/7: Andre Previn conducts premiere of his "Owls," Stravinsky's Violin Concerto with Gil Shaham, Beethoven's Symphony No. 4.

10/10-10/11, 10/14: all at 8 p.m. Levine conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 6.

10/16-10/18: Levine conducts Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, premiere of Kirchner's "The Forbidden," Schumann's Piano concerto with Maurizio Pollini.

10/23-10/25: all at 8 p.m. Levine conducts Messiaen's "Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum," Boulez's "Notations I-IV," Berlioz's "Harold in Italy" with Steven Ansell, viola.

10/30-11/1, 11/4: Rafael Fruehbeck de Burgos conducts Brahms's Violin Concerto with Leonidas Kavakos, Strauss's "Symphonia domestica."

11/6-11/8: Songs from Medieval manuscript of "Carmina burana" with Sequentia, ensemble for Medieval music directed by Benjamin Bagby; Rafael Fruehbeck de Burgos conducts Orff's "Carmina burana" with Norah Amsellem, soprano; Christian Gerhaher, baritone; Tanglewood Festival Chorus, PALS Children's Chorus.

11/13, 11/15: Marek Janowski conducts Dvorak's Cello Concerto with Alban Gerhardt, Beethoven's Symphony No. 6.

11/20-11/22, 11/25: Gennady Rozhdestvensky conducts Brahms's "Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel," arr. Rubbra; Elgar's Cello Concerto with Lynn Harrell; Tchaikovsky's "Manfred Symphony."

11/28-11/29: Seiji Ozawa conducts Messiaen's "Trois petites liturgies de la presence divine" with Peter Serkin, piano, Takashi Harada, ondes Martenot, women of Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Berlioz's "Symphonie fantastique."

12/4-12/5: Levine, conductor and pianist. Schubert's Fantasie in F minor for piano four-hands with Daniel Barenboim, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 and premiere of Carter's "Interventions" for piano and orchestra with Barenboim, Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring."

12/6, 12/9: Levine conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, Carter's Horn Concerto with James Sommerville, Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring."

Concert previews 6:45 p.m. before evening concerts, 12:30 p.m. before Fri afternoon concerts. Free with concert ticket. Half-hour talks by Marc Mandel, guests.

Open rehearsals $19. Prerehearsal talk one hour before rehearsal.

Wed 7:30 p.m.: 10/29.

Thu 10:30 a.m.: 10/16, 11/13, 12/4.

Longwood Symphony NEC's Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-667-1527. longwoodsymphony.org Sat 8 p.m. $30, $32; students and seniors $17, $20 to benefit medical causes. Jonathan McPhee, conductor.

10/11: Honegger's "Pacific 231," Roy Harris's Symphony No. 3, Brahms's Symphony No. 3.

Vaughn Williams's "A Sea Symphony."

New England Philharmonic Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-868-1222, 617-353-8725. nephilharmonic.org $30, seniors $25, students $5. Richard Pittman, conductor.

11/1: 8 p.m. Fine's "Serious Song"; Nicholas Maw's "The World in the Evening"; Hindemith's "Konzertmusik" with Randall Hodgkinson, piano; excerpts from Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet."

12/14: 3 p.m. Family concert. Works by Strauss, Adams, Kleinsinger; work TBA with Young Artists Competition winner.

New England String Ensemble Andover, North Andover, and Boston locations. 781-224-1117. newenglandstringensemble.org $25, $35; Boston $25-$45; $10 discount for students. Federico Cortese, conductor.

9/27: 7:30 p.m. Rogers Center for the Arts, Merrimack College, 315 Turnpike St., North Andover. Works by Schubert and Enesco with Irina Muresanu, violin; Lutoslawksi's Preludes and Fugues; Schubert's "Death and the Maiden."

9/28: 3 p.m. NEC's Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston. Repeat of 9/27 program.

11/22: 7:30 p.m. Cochran Chapel, Phillips Academy, 180 Main St., Andover. Works by Bach, Gorecki, Rautavaara, Beethoven. With Boston Children's Chorus; Mark Kroll, harpsichord.

11/23: 3 p.m. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St., Boston. Repeat of 11/22 program.

Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge. 617-779-0900. proarte.org Sun 3 p.m. $15-$50, discounts for students and seniors. Free "Aperitif" chamber concerts 2 p.m., postconcert "Ask the Artist" hosted by Steven Ledbetter.

9/21: Joel Smirnoff conducts "Just Fiddlin' " with Mark O'Connor. Call for information on 9/20 Dinner Jam Benefit in Lexington.

11/30: Beatrice Affron conducts "Wunderkinds of Music" with Concerto Competition finalists.

Choral

Back Bay Chorale Boston. 617-648-3885. bbcboston.org 8 p.m. $30-$45; $5 discount for students and seniors. Scott Allen Jarrett, conductor.

11/8: Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Music for double choir with Marsh Chapel Collegium Vocale. Schuetz's "Musikalische Exequien," works by Pizetti, Bach, Rheinberger.

12/20: Faneuil Hall. "An 18th-Century Christmas." Corelli's "Christmas Concerto," selections from Bach's "Christmas Oratorio," works by Handel, Bach, Vivaldi.

12/21: 3 p.m. Marsh Chapel, Boston University, 735 Commonwealth Ave. Repeat of 12/20 program.

Boston Cecilia 617-232-4540. bostoncecilia.org 8 p.m. unless noted. $15-$62, $4 discount for students and seniors. Donald Teeters, conductor.

11/23: 3 p.m. Bach's "Mass in B minor" with Jessica Cooper, Krista River, Martin Near, Jeffrey Gall.

12/12: Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston. "Christmas in England: Ancient and Modern."

12/14: All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon St., Brookline. Repeat of 12/12 program.

Boston Secession 617-499-4860. bostonsecession.org 8 p.m. $25-$40, seniors $15, students $10. Jane Ring Frank, conductor.

11/15: First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge. "Bach, Brahms, and Schnittke: The Sacred Imagination."

12/5: Old South Church, 645 Boylston St., Boston. "Chestnuts Roasting: A Secession Holiday Concert."

Cantata Singers 617-868-5885. cantatasingers.org $20-$54. Preconcert lecture one hour before performance. David Hoose, conductor. Season features works by Benjamin Britten.

11/7: 8 p.m. NEC's Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston. Britten's "Hymn to the Virgin"; Maw's "One Foot in Eden Still, I Stand"; Britten's "Cantata misericordium" with Rockland Osgood, David Kravitz; Faure's "Requiem" with Megan Beltran, Mark Andrew Cleveland.

11/23: 3 p.m. Longy School, 27 Garden St., Cambridge. Songs and vocal chamber music by Britten.

Chorus pro Musica Old South Church, 645 Boylston St., Boston. 617-267-7442. choruspromusica.org 8 p.m. $25-$45 depending on program.

11/7: Lisa Graham conducts Rachmaninoff's "All-Night Vigil." Repeat performance 11/9: 3 p.m., location TBA.

12/21: Betsy Burleigh conducts "Christmas in the Southwest."

Coro Allegro Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St., Boston. 617-236-4011. coroallegro.org $18-$38. David Hodgkins, conductor.

11/16: Faure's "Requiem," Poulenc's "La Figure humaine."

Handel and Haydn Society Symphony Hall, 301 Mass. Ave., Boston, unless noted. 617-266-3605. handelandhaydn.org $15-$86 depending on program.

10/3: 8 p.m. 10/5: 3 p.m. Harry Christophers conducts Handel program: Coronation Anthems, selections from "Solomon," "Jephta," "Semele."

11/7: 8 p.m. 11/9: 3 p.m. Richard Egarr, conductor and fortepiano. Works by Mozart, Beethoven.

12/5: 7:30 p.m. 12/6-12/7: 3 p.m. Paul Daniel conducts Handel's "Messiah" with Kendra Colton, Paula Murrihy, Brian Stucki, Brett Polegato.

12/18: 8 p.m. 12/21: 3 p.m. NEC's Jordan Hall, 290 Gainsborough St. John Finney conducts Bach program: "'Magnificat," Cantatas BWV 151, 191.

Masterworks Chorale 781-235-6210. masterworkschorale.org Steven Karidoyanes, conductor.

11/16: 3 p.m. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge. Rossini's "Petite messe solennelle" with Meredith Hansen, Rebecca O'Brien, Martin Kelly, Marcus DeLoach; Randall Hodgkinson and Leslie Amper, piano; Kevin Galie, harmonium. $20-$42.

12/19-12/20: 8 p.m. Cary Hall, 1605 Mass. Ave., Lexington. "Messiah" sing. Suggested donation $10.

Spectrum Singers First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge. 617-492-8902. spectrumsingers.org Sat 8 p.m. $15-$45. John Ehrlich, conductor.

11/22: "Christmas Prelude Celebrating St. Cecilia's Day," works by Britten, Dello Joio, Pinkham, Howells, Finzi; seasonal carols.

OPERA

Boston Bel Canto Opera Dante Alighieri Society, 41 Hampshire St., Cambridge. 617-424-0900.

10/5: 4 p.m. Arias and ensembles from favorite Italian operas in celebration of Italian Heritage Month. Bradley Pennington, pianist and director. $18, students and seniors $15.

Boston Lyric Opera Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., Boston. 866-348-9738, 617-542-6772. blo.org 7:30 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. $33-$194 depending on day, students half price at box office. Preopera talk one hour before curtain.

11/7, 11/9, 11/12, 11/14, 11/16, 11/18: Offenbach's "Les contes d'Hoffman" with Gerard Powers, Georgia Jarman, Michele Losier, Gaetan Laperriere, Matthew DiBattista; Renaud Doucet, director; Keith Lockhart, conductor.

3/20-3/31: Dvorak's "Rusalka."

4/24-5/5: Mozart's "Don Giovanni."

Guerilla Opera Zack Box Theater, Boston Conservatory, 31 Hemenway St., Boston. 201-952-6735, 617-912-9222. guerillaopera.com

9/17, 9/19-9/20: 8 p.m. 9/21: 2 p.m. Premiere of Rudolf Rojahn's "We Are Sons." Sally Stunkel, director. $12, students and seniors $7.

Opera Boston Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., Boston. 617-451-3388, 800-233-3123. operaboston.org telecharge.com Fri 7:30 p.m., Sun 3 p.m., Tues 7:30 p.m. Preopera talks one hour before curtain. $29-$119. Gil Rose, music director.

10/17, 10/19, 10/21: Weber's "Der Freischuetz" with Daniel Snyder, Emily Pulley, Andrew Funk, Heather Buck. Sam Helfrich, director; Rose, conductor.

2/27-3/3: Shostakovich's "The Nose."

5/1-5/5: Smetana's "The Bartered Bride."

OperaHub 617-821-8515. operahub.org Free.

9/26: 8 p.m. Christ Church, Zero Garden St., Cambridge. "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Opera," original cabaret directed by Emilia Allen.

9/28: 2:30 p.m. Brookline Public Library, 361 Washington St., Brookline. Repeat of 9/26 program.

1/21-1/25: Factory Theater, Boston. Ravel's 'L'Heure espagnole."

VISITING ARTISTS SERIES

Celebrity Series of Boston Symphony and NEC's Jordan halls and Tsai Center, Boston; Sanders Theatre, Cambridge. 617-482-6661 for single tickets, 617-482-2595 for brochure, subscription information. celebrityseries.org 8 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. $17-$147 depending on event. Performances by visiting orchestras, chamber ensembles, recitalists, jazz artists, dance companies, others.

10/3: Leon Fleisher 80th birthday celebration with pianists Fleisher, Yefim Bronfman, Jonathan Biss, Kathryn Jacobson Fleisher.

10/19: Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano, with Chamber Orchestra of the Armenian Philharmonic.

11/1: Tokyo String Quartet.

11/15: "What Makes It Great?" with Rob Kapilow, Boston Musica Viva.

11/16: Takacs Quartet with Muzsikas.

11/19: Dresden Staatskapelle with Rudolf Buchbinder, piano.

12/5: Emerson String Quartet.

Music Worcester Mechanics and Tuckerman halls, Worcester. 508-754-3231. musicworcester.org 8 p.m. $34-$46 depending on event.

10/17: Benjamin Zander conducts Boston Philharmonic.

10/25: Arcadia Players.

11/17: Hungarian Virtuosi Orchestra.

12/6: Worcester Chorus. Handel's "Messiah."

CHAMBER AND RECITAL SERIES

Andover Chamber Music Series 978-474-6222. andoverchambermusic.org $30 unless noted, student rush $8, children free. Julia Scolnik, director and flutist; Mistral, ensemble-in-residence; guest artists.

9/13: 7:30 p.m. Rogers Center for the Arts, 315 Turnpike St., North Andover. Brentano String Quartet with Scolnik. Works by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Mozart. $25, $30.

10/27: 7:30 p.m. Rogers Center. "Hope and Harmony" orchestral concert with soloists Miriam Fried, Kim Kashkashian, Jason Vieaux, Andres Diaz, Max Levinson. $75 to benefit low-income breast cancer patients.

11/9: 4 p.m. West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd., Andover. New York Festival of Song. "The Last Time I Saw Paris."

12/5-12/7: locations in Lowell, Cambridge, Andover. Mistral performs "A Baroque Banquet."

Arsenal Center for the Arts 321 Arsenal St., Watertown. 617-923-8487. arsenalarts.org $26

9/21: 2 p.m. Commander's Mansion, 395 Arsenal St. John Gibbons, harpsichord; Eliot Fisk, guitar.

10/12: 2 p.m. Vassily Primakov, piano.

10/19: 4 p.m. Esterhazy String Quartet.

Blodgett Chamber Music Series Paine Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge. 617-496-2222. music.fas.harvard.edu Fri 8 p.m. Free, tickets required. Concerts by Chiara Quartet.

10/31: Works by Reich, Bartok, Korngold.

Boston Artists Ensemble Fri 8 p.m., Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem. Sun 2:30 p.m., Trinity Church, Homer and Centre streets, Newton. 617-964-6553. boston artistsensemble.org $24, seniors $20, students $12. Jonathan Miller, director and cellist.

9/21, 9/26: Dvorak's Piano quartet in E-flat, Schumann's Trio in G minor.

Boston Chamber Music Society Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge, unless noted. 617-349-0086. bostonchambermusic.org 7:30 p.m. $20-$50, seniors $16-$46, students $8.

10/19: Durufle's "Prelude, recitatif et variations," Faure's Piano Quartet in G minor, Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in C minor.

11/23: Works by Mozart, Brahms, Dvorak.

12/12: First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge. "An Evening with Mozart." $30, $40; seniors $27, $37; students $10.

Boston Symphony Chamber Players NEC's Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-266-1200. bso.org Sun 3 p.m. $17-$30.

11/2: Divertimentos by Mozart, M. Haydn; Villa-Lobos's "Quintette en forme de choros," Brahms's String Sextet No. 1.

The Center for Arts in Natick 14 Summer St., Natick. 508-647-0097. natickarts.org Sun 7 p.m. Discounts for students and seniors.

9/28: Radius Ensemble. Works by Augusta Read Thomas, Beethoven, Golijov, Janacek. $20.

10/26: Triple Helix. "Musical Mosaic," works by Bright Sheng, Frank Martin, Piazzolla; music from Armenia with Alina Ashjian, dancer. $25.

11/23: Gale Fuller, mezzo. Works by Liszt, Berlioz, Alfano, Mahler, Montsalvage. $20.

12/7: 3 p.m. Jon Ceander Mitchell conducts "Messiah" sing. $10.

Chamber Music at Houghton Library Harvard University, Cambridge. 617-496-2222. Thu 8 p.m. Call for tickets.

10/23: Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Yehudi Wyner, piano. Works by Wyner, Brahms, Bach, Schubert.

11/13: Edward Jones conducts selections from Schuetz's "Kleine geistliche Chormusik."

12/4: Chiara String Quartet. Works by Mozart, Carter.

Chameleon Arts Ensemble Goethe-Insitut Boston, 170 Beacon St., Boston. 617-427-8200. chameleon arts.org Sat 8 p.m. $18-$38, students and seniors $13-$33.

10/4: 8 p.m. 10/5: 3 p.m. "transcendant music i have heard," works by Debussy, Penderecki, Brahms.

11/8: 8 p.m. "a hundred onward years," works by Beethoven, Schumann, Loeffler, Harrison, Kernis.

Kalliroscope Gallery 264 Main St., Groton. 978-486-0540. indianhillmusic.org $25, includes wine and cheese reception with artists.

10/11: 8 p.m. Borromeo String Quartet. Works by Wolf, Shosatkovich, Schumann.

11/16: 3 p.m. John Ferrillo, oboe, and friends. Works by Bolcom, Marcello.

Lydian String Quartet Slosberg Recital Hall, Brandeis University, Waltham. 781-736-3400. brandeis .edu/arts/concerts 8 p.m. lecture 7 p.m. $25, students and seniors $15. Season theme "Around the World in a String Quartet."

10/4: Works by Ives, Gabriela Lena Frank, Beethoven.

11/8: Works by Beethoven, Bright Sheng, Mozart.

Lydian Wednesdays Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University. Wed at noon. Free.

10/8: Works by Ives, Beethoven.

11/12: Works by Beethoven, Bright Sheng.

Radius Ensemble Killian Hall, MIT, 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge. 617-792-7234. radiusensemble.org Sat 8 p.m., lecture 7 p.m. $15, $20; students and seniors $10.

9/27: Works by Thomas, Beethoven, Janacek; Golijov's "There is wind and there are ashes in the wind" with Robin Young, narrator.

11/15: Works by Villa-Lobos, Harbison; premiere of work by Holland for flute and strings; Mozart's Quintet for piano and winds with Robert Levin.

Sarasa Chamber Ensemble Sat 8 p.m., Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge. Sun 7 p.m., Parish Hall, First Parish Church, 20 Lexington Rd., Concord. 617-492-4758. sarasamusic.org $22, seniors $18, students $13, under 12 free. Timothy Merton, director and cellist.

11/1-11/2: String quartets by Haydn, Beethoven, Dvorak.

Winsor Music Chamber Series 781-863-2861. winsormusic.org 8 p.m., lecture 7 p.m. $20, students and seniors $15, ages 9-18 free. Peggy Pearson, director and oboist.

9/20: Premiere of James Matheson's Quartet for oboe and strings; works by Telemann, Rachmaninoff; Villa-Lobos's "Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5" and Stravinsky's "Pulcinella" arranged for theremin, oboe, strings, piano. With Elizabeth Brown, theremin.

11/29: Works by Bach, Tison Street, Dvorak.

Benefit Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St., Boston.

10/29: 8 p.m. Kendra Colton, soprano; Megan Henderson, piano. Works by Schubert, Faure, Wolf. $50, students and seniors $35 to benefit Winsor Music.

NEW MUSIC & PERFORMANCE ART

Alea III Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-353-8725, 617-353-3340. aleaiii.com Free. Theodore Antoniou, director.

10/5: 7 p.m. Works by finalists of 26th International Composition Competition for Young Composers. Winners from Italy, Mexico, Belgium, Japan, Argentina, Cyprus, US.

Boston Musica Viva Tsai Performance Center, Boston University, 685 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-354-6910. bmv.org 8 p.m. $22, seniors $18, students $12. Richard Pittman, director. 40th anniversary season.

10/3: "Living Statues," premieres of three mini-operas depicting Boston statues by Theo Loevendie, Andy Vores, Brian Robison; Stucky's "Boston Fancies," Zwilich's Chamber Symphony, Copland's Sextet. With Elizabeth Keusch, soprano; David Kravitz, baritone; Nicholas Deutsch, director.

11/14: "Credo in US: An American Kaleidoscope." Premiere of Peter Child's "Rilke Songs" with Elizabeth Keusch, soprano; works by Huggler, Cage, Harris; premiere of Ezra Sims's "Four Landscapes."

Ditson Festival of Contemporary Music Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave., Boston. 617-478-3103. icaboston.org ditsonfestival.org Prelude concerts $15, main stage concerts $35, both for $40; $5 discount for students and seniors. Gil Rose, artistic director.

9/18: 6:30 p.m. Firebird Ensemble. Works by Curtis Hughes, Martino, Davidovsky, Hyla.

9/18: 8 p.m. Boston Musica Viva. Richard Pittman conducts works by Schuller, Perera, Richard and Deborah Cornell, Julie Rohwein, Chou Wen-Chung.

9/19: 6:30 p.m. Dinosaur Annex. Scott Wheeler conducts works by Wheeler, Barbara White, Richard Beaudoin, Brian Robison, Ezra Sims.

9/19: 8 p.m. Cantata Singers and Collage New Music. David Hoose conducts works by Sur, Wyner, Rakowski, Fine, Dalit Warshaw.

9/20: 6:30 p.m. Callithumpian Consort. Works by Lei Liang, John Luther Adams, Jo Kondo.

9/20: 8 p.m. George Russell Living Time Orchestra. Works by Russell in celebration of his 85th birthday.

9/21: 1:30 p.m. Matt Haimovitz, cello; Geoffrey Burleson, piano; DJ Olive. Works by Augusta Read Thomas, Tod Machover, David Sanford.

9/21: 3 p.m. Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Gil Rose conducts works by Moravec, Vores, Shapero, Harbison, Levering, Kirchner. With Matt Haimovitz, cello.

EARLY MUSIC

Blue Heron First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge. 617-960-7956. blueheronchoir.org 8 p.m., lecture 7:15 p.m. $30-$50, seniors $20, students and low-income $10, under 18 free. Scott Metcalfe directs Renaissance choir.

10/24: Selections from the Peterhouse Partbooks by Tallis, Taverner, Aston, Jones, Henry VIII.

12/20: "A Franco-Flemish Christmas,' works by Perotin, Josquin.

Boston Baroque NEC's Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-484-9200. bostonbaroque.org 7:30 p.m. unless noted. $26-$73. Martin Pearlman, conductor.

10/24-10/25: Semistaged performance of Handel's "Xerxes" with Michael Maniaci, Amanda Forsythe, Mark Schnaible, Ava Pine, Leah Wool, Marie Lenormand; Paul Peers, director. Preconcert talk 6:30 p.m.

12/12-12/13: Handel's "Messiah" with Tamara Matthews, Alan Dornak, Keith Jameson, Kevin Deas.

12/31: 8 p.m. 1/1: 3 p.m. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge. New Year's Eve/First Day concerts. Works by Bach and Handel with Christina Day Martinson, violin; Kristen Watson, soprano.

Boston Camerata 866-427-2092, bostoncamerata.org 8 p.m. unless noted. $22-$46, 20% discount for seniors, students $10, under 12 free with adult. Anne Azema, director.

11/8: First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge. "Land of Pure Delight: In Search of the American Soul."

12/12: Follen Church, 755 Mass. Ave., Lexington. "The Brotherhood of the Star: A Hispanic Christmas, 1300-1700."

12/13: First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough St., Boston. Repeat of 12/12 program.

12/14: 3 p.m., St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 50 Orchard Ave., Providence. Repeat of 12/12 program.

12/19: First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge. Repeat of 12/12 program.

12/20: First Parish, 20 High Rd., Newbury. Repeat of 12/12 program.

Boston Early Music Festival Concerts 617-661-1812. bemf.org 8 p.m. $19-$64, discounts for students and seniors.

10/18: First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge. Collegium Vocale Gent directed by Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortpiano. "The Haydn Songbook."

10/25: Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge. Hesperion XXI directed by Jordi Savall, gamba. "Music from the Time of Cervantes."

11/29: NEC's Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston. Chamber opera series: John Blow's "Venus and Adonis" with Amanda Forsythe, Tyler Duncan; Charpentier's "Acteon" with Aaron Sheehan. Gilbert Blin, director; Paul O'Dette and Stephen Stubbs, music directors. $19-$100.

Cappella Clausura 617-964-6609. clausura.org Amelia LeClair, director. Vocal music by women from Hildegard to Patricia Van Ness.

10/24: 7:30 p.m. Gordon Chapel, Old South Church, 645 Boylston St., boston. "Before and After the Veil," sacred and secular polyphony by Vittoria, Raffaela Aleotti. $20, students and seniors $15.

10/25: 8 p.m. Episcopal Parish of the Messiah, 1900 Commonwealth Ave., Auburndale. Repeat of 10/24 program.

12/19: 8 p.m. First Unitarian Society, 1350 Washington St., Newton. "Gloria: A Renaissance Christmas Pageant" with Creationdance. $15, students and seniors $12.

12/20: 8 p.m. Church of St. Andrew, 135 Lafayette St., Marblehead. Repeat of 12/19 program.

12/21: 4 p.m. First Parish of Cohasset, 23 North Main St., Cohasset. Repeat of 12/19 program.

Historical Piano Concerts Ashburnham Community Church, Main and Chapel streets, Ashburnham. 978-827-6232. frederickcollection.org Sun 4 p.m. $10, students free. Concerts feature historical pianos from the Edmund and Patricia Frederick collection.

9/14: Dmitry Rachmanov and Cullan Bryant, piano four-hands. Works by Beethoven and his three teachers Neefe, Haydn, Albrechtsberger.

9/21: Constantine Finehouse, piano. Works by Brahms, Chopin.

10/12: Orfeo Duo, violin and piano. Works by Beethoven and two of his students, Archduke Rudolf, Ferdinand Ries.

10/19: Sarah Grunstein, piano. Works by Chopin, Beethoven, Schumann.

"Music for Viols and Friends" Lindsay Chapel, First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge. 617-776-0692. 8 p.m. $22, students and seniors $17.

11/14: Carol Lewis, gamba. "Echoes of the Danube."

Musicians of the Old Post Road Locations along Old Post Road. 781-466-6694. oldpostroad.org 8 p.m. unless noted. $25, students and seniors $20, accompanied children ages 7-17 free, unless noted.

10/18: 7 p.m. Josiah Smith Tavern, 358 Boston Post Rd., Weston. "A Feast of Delectable Discoveries," fund-raising concert and party $75, students and seniors $60.

11/14: First Parish, 327 Concord Rd., Sudbury. "The Humanity and Humor of Mozart and Haydn."

11/15: Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St., Boston. Repeat of 11/14 program.

12/19: Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St., Boston. "Christmas in Baroque Europe."

12/20: Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Rd., Worcester.

Schola Cantorum of Boston 401-274-5073. scholacantorum boston.com Frederick Jodry, director. Byrd's "Mass for Five Voices," sacred and secular works by Gibbons, Weelkes. $20, seniors $15, students $8.

10/17: 8 p.m. Church of St. John the Evangelist, 35 Bowdoin St., Boston.

10/18: 8 p.m. St. Joseph's Church, Hope and Arnold streets, Providence.

10/19: 3 p.m. St. Michael's Church, High Street, Bristol, R.I.

MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 280 The Fenway, Boston. 617-278-5156. gardnermuseum.org $23, seniors $18, college students $10, ages 5-17 $5; includes museum admission.

Sunday Concerts and Young Artists Showcase Sun 1:30 p.m., Sept.-May.

9/7: Gardner Chamber Orchestra. Paula Robison, conductor and flutist. Works by Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Torelli.

9/14: David Requiro, cello; Elizabeth DeMio, piano. Works by Debussy, Bolcom, Brahms, Cassado.

9/21: Eroica Trio. "Vienna, Part I," works by Mozart, Kreisler, Schubert.

9/28: Eroica Trio. "Vienna, Part II," works by Mozart, Kreisler, Schubert.

Composer Portraits Thu 7 p.m. Part of "Gardner After Hours," varied series third Thu of the month, 5-9 p.m.

10/16: Music of Philippe Hurel with International Contemporary Ensemble

Museum of Fine Arts Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-369-3306. mfa.org/concerts Sun 3:30 p.m. $25, $30; students and seniors $20, $25. Concerts by Boston Museum Trio and friends.

9/14: Trio with Frank Kelley, tenor. Rameau program.

11/23: John Gibbons, harpsichord; Daniel Stepner, violin. Bach program.

Newton Free Library 330 Homer St., Newton Centre. 617-796-1360. newtonfreelibrary.net Sun 2 p.m. unless noted. Free.

9/7: Jonathan Miller, cello; Soomi Lee, piano. Works by Brahms, Beethoven, Schumann.

9/14: Unkyoung Kim, violin; Mikolaj Konopelski, cello. Tribute to Korean Hero of Peace Son KeeChung. Works by Kreisler, Bach, Kodaly, Bauer, Handel.

9/21: Sarah Tocco, piano. Rachmaninoff program.

9/28: Thomas Dawkins, piano. Works by Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Wagner-Liszt.

Weston Public Library 87 School St., Weston. 781-891-8972. westonlibrary.org Sun 3 p.m. Free.

9/21: Igor Lovchinsky, piano. Works by Chopin, Gershwin, others.

10/19: I-Hsuan Cheng, piano. Works by Bach-Busoni, Vine, Schumann.

SCHOOLS

Boston Conservatory Seully Hall, 8 The Fenway, Boston, unless noted. 617-912-9222, 617-912-9240. bostonconservatory.edu Free concerts at 8 p.m. unless noted.

9/12: Juventas. Works by Nathan Davis, Paul Dooley, Panayiotis Kokoras, Isaac Schankler, Ryan Streber. $12, seniors $7, students free.

9/19: Hemenway Strings with soloists Lynn Chang, Sharan Leventhal, Irina Muresanu. Works by Mozart, Danielpour, Grieg, Vivaldi.

9/20: Wind Ensemble. Eric Hewitt conducts Spanish-themed program.

Boston University Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, unless noted. 617-353-8724. bu.edu/cfa Free concerts at 7:30 p.m. unless noted.

9/15: noon. CFA Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Ave. Muir String Quartet. Works by Foss, Mozart.

9/23: Terry Everson, trumpet; Shiela Kibbe, piano; Lori Everson, violin; members of Trumpet Ensemble.

9/25: Symphony Orchestra. Genevieve Leclair, Zachary Bruno, and David Hoose, conductors. Barber's Intermezzo from "Vanessa," Revueltas's "Sensemaya," premiere of Richard Cornell's Concertino for Trumpet and Orchestra, Brahms's Symphony No. 2.

9/26: Chamber Orchestra. Earl Raney and William Lumpkin, conductors. Bloch's Concerto Grosso No. 1, Beethoven's Symphony No. 1.

Brandeis University Slosberg Recital Hall, Waltham campus. 781-736-3400. brandeis.edu/departments/music 8 p.m. unless noted. $10, students and seniors $5.

9/20: Student Coffeehouse with Nina Hurwitz, Ross Brown, Jae Han, Kate Roller, Voicemale, others.

10/5: 3 p.m. Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra. Neal Hampton conducts program with Concerto Competition winners.

Harvard University Paine Hall, Cambridge. 614-495-2791, 617-496-2222. music.fas.harvard.edu/calendar 8 p.m. Free.

10/30-11/1: "Crosscurrents: American and European Music in Interaction, 1900-2000," international conference including free concerts, exhibit, keynote lecture by Michael Denning. For schedule see crosscurrents08-09.org

12/6: Harvard Group for New Music. White Rabbit performs works by graduates and undergraduates.

Longy School "SeptemberFest" 27 Garden St., Cambridge. 617-876-0956, ext. 500. longy.edu 8 p.m. Free, tickets required. Chamber programs by faculty and guests.

9/19: Works by Satie, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin, Epstein.

9/20: "The Legacy of Nadia Boulanger: Elliott Carter and His Contemporaries." Preconcert talk 6:30 p.m.

9/21: 7 p.m. "Blazing New Paths: Jazz and New Music."

9/26: Artist Diploma showcase.

9/27: Schubert program: lieder, chamber, and solo works.

MIT Killian Hall, 160 Memorial Drive, MIT campus, Cambridge. 617-253-2906. mit.edu/arts Free.

9/24: 7 p.m. La Donna Musicale. "The Pleasures of Love and Libation: Airs by Julie Pinel and Other Parisian Women," Baroque and Rococo program.

New England Conservatory 290 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-585-1122. newenglandconservatory.edu Free concerts at 8 p.m. unless noted.

9/14: 3 p.m. Fenwick Smith, flute; Judith Gordon, piano; Marcus Thompson, viola. Works by Foote, Rorem, Devienne; premiere of Hyla's "Warble for Flute and Piano."

9/20: Memorial tribute to Helen Hodam, former voice faculty member.

9/21: 3 and 8 p.m. Laurence Lesser, cello; HaeSun Paik, piano. Lesser's 75th birthday celebration: complete Beethoven cello sonatas.

9/22: Callithumpian Consort. Works by Lei Liang.

9/25: Russell Sherman, piano. Liszt's "Transcendental Etudes."

Wellesley College Houghton Chapel unless noted, Wellesley campus, 106 Central St., Wellesley. 781-283-2028. wellesley.edu/music Free concerts at 8 p.m. unless noted.

9/24: 12:30 p.m. Jewett Auditorium. Triple Helix lecture-recital.

9/27: Triple Helix. "Embodying the Romantic Spirit: The Music of The Schumanns and Brahms."

10/4: Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra.

CHURCHES AND ORGAN RECITALS

Church of St. John the Evangelist 35 Bowdoin St., Boston. 617-227-5242. stjev.org Wed 5:30 p.m. Free.

9/10: Peter Krasinski, organ. Works by Bach, Elgar.

9/17: Anthology, women's vocal ensemble.

9/24: Paula Downes, soprano; David Trippett, piano.

Emmanuel Music Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St., Boston. 617-536-3356. emmanuelmusic.org John Harbison, acting artistic advisor; Michael Beattie, associate conductor. Season theme: "Celebrating the Legacy of Craig Smith."

Cantata Series Bach cantatas, motets, Primosch motets. With choir, orchestra, soloists.

10/5-4/26: Sun 10 a.m. service. Free-will offering.

Bach Year Season includes spring performances of "St. Matthew Passion," choral motets; six noontime concerts of unaccompanied cello suites.

9/18: 7:30 p.m. Gala benefit, all six Brandenburg Concertos. $25-$75, patrons $200, students $10. Reception, auction.

Schumann Series Sun 4 p.m. Final year of five-year cycle of Schumann's chamber, vocal, and piano music.

10/26: "Kreisleriana," "Fantasie," "Arabesque" with Russell Sherman, piano. $30-$75, students $10.

11/2: "Sechs Gesaenge" with Krista River, Brett Hodgdon; Quartet in A minor; "Davidsbuendlertaenze" with Randall Hodgkinson, piano. $30, $55; students $10.

King's Chapel 58 Tremont St., Boston. 617-227-2155. kings-chapel.org Heinrich Christensen, music director.

Sunday Concerts 5 p.m. $12, students and seniors $8.

10/26: King's Chapel Choir and Soloists with Jodi Hagen, violin; Ross Wood, organ. "In Praise of Music," works by Pinkham, Vaughan Williams, Schubert, Britten, Purcell.

11/30: Florestan Recital Project with Heinrich Christensen, organ. Pinkham songs.

Tuesday Noonhour Recitals 12:15 p.m. Suggested donation $3.

9/9: Thomas Jones, baritone; Heinrich Christensen, organ. Works by Purcell, Bach, Handel.

9/16: Quilisma Consort. Renaissance music from Portugal and Spain.

9/23: Peter Sulski, viola. Works by Bach, Telemann.

9/30: Fred Guzasky, organ. Works by Rheinberger, Glazounov; improvisations.

St. Andrew's Performing Arts Series St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 79 Denton Rd., Wellesley. 781-235-7310. sapas.org Fri 7:30 p.m. $20, seniors $10, students $5. Each concert features art exhibit.

10/17: Hirsch-Pinkas Piano Duo.

11/21: Gala vocal chamber concert with D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo; Peter Bloom, flute; Mary Jane Rupert, piano.

POP and ROCK

Agganis Arena 925 Comm. Ave., Boston University campus, Boston. 617-931-2000. agganisarena.com

9/19: 8 p.m. The Swell Season with Patty Griffin. $28-$48.

9/30: 8 p.m. Enrique Iglesias. $47.50-$97.50.

10/3: 7:30 p.m. Death Cab For Cutie. $35.

10/15: 7:30 p.m. Carrie Underwood. $33.50-$53.50.

10/28: 8 p.m. Celtic Thunder. $37.50-$57.50.

10/29, 10/30: 7:30 p.m. So You Think You Can Dance Tour. Top 10 finalists. $35.50-$52.50.

(ahts): the Boston Arts Festival 2008 Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park. bostonahtsfestival.com 617-635-3911.

9/12: 2:30-7:30 p.m. 9/13, 9/14: noon - 6 p.m. Free. Two stages presenting Buffalo Tom, Blue Man Group, Aine Minogue, Boston Ballet, Zili Misik, Bleu, Aparna Sindhoor Dance. Plus interactive art for families, visual art showcase.

Frankie Avalon Barry Price Center fund-raiser and concert, Holiday Inn, 1200 Beacon St., Brookline. 781-239-1480, 617-332-7477.

11/1: 7 p.m. $150.

Bank of American Pavilion 290 Northern Ave., Boston. 617-728-1600, 617-931-2000. livenation.com

9/7: 7:30 p.m. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals. $20, $25.

9/13: 5 p.m. WFNX Disorientation presents Flogging Molly with the Kooks, Alkaline Trio, Rogue Wave, Does It Offend You, Yeah? $37.

9/19: 7:30 p.m. Sigur Ros. $30, $35.

Berklee Performance Center 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. 617-747-2261. berkleebpc.com

9/9: 7:30 p.m. Paul Weller. $39.50.

9/24: Old Crow Medicine Show. $29.50.

10/4: 8 p.m. The Fab Faux - Psychedelia! $40-$100.

10/8: 8:15 p.m. Women Who Rock: Siedah Garrett, Nona Hendryx, Kudisan Kai. $5-$10.

10/10: 7:30 p.m. Matt Nathanson. $20.

10/17: 8 p.m. Lindsey Buckingham. $46.50-$61.50.

11/25: 8:15 p.m. Spanish Language Song Awards. $5-$10.

12/12: 7:30 p.m. Martin Sexton. $26, $32.

Boston Music Festival Ten area venues including Johnny D's, Church, the Fireplace. 617-868-1118. bostonmusicfestival.org Second annual festival organized by School of Groove, raising awareness of new developments in music education and providing exposure for emerging artists. $10 daily pass, $15 full festival pass includes after-party 9/14.

9/8-9/13: Shows at 7, 9, and 10 p.m. 130+ bands and performers. Competition between artists of all genres. Listeners judge. Voting conducted via text messaging and online at ourstage.com Check website for full schedule and details.

9/14: 2-9 p.m. Festival finale at Boston City Hall Plaza. Five winners perform and receive prizes. After-party at Ned Devine's.

Boston Opera House 539 Washington St., Boston. 617-259-3400. livenation.com

10/8: 7:30 p.m. Maxwell. $59.50-$150.

10/9, 10/10: 7:30 p.m. Ray LaMontagne with Leona Naess. $29.50-$39.50.

10/17: 7:30 p.m. The Black Crowes with Howlin Rain. $35-$55.

10/22: 7:30 p.m. Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt - Acoustic On Stage Together. $39-$65.

Cafe 939 939 Boylston St., Boston. 617-747-2261. berklee.edu Shows at 8 p.m.

9/10: Eli "Paperboy" Reed and the True Loves, Cory Chisel. $15.

9/11: Needtobreathe, Kyle Patrick and Jesse Rubin, Andy Davis. $18.

9/12: Roots Nation, 6th Degree. $12.

9/13: Jamie McLean Band, the Spring Standards, Liz Longley. $12.

9/16: Tom Baxter, Charlie Winston, Tom Glynn. $12.

9/29: Rachael Yamagata. $25.

10/1, 10/3: Cesar Camargo Mariano - Celebrating 50 Years of the Bossa Nova.

10/29, 10/30: Sean Jones Quintet. $15.

Calvin Theater 19 King St., Northampton. 413-586-8686. iheg.com 8 p.m. except as noted.

9/28: Randy Newman. $37.50-$47.50.

10/10: Andrew Bird. $18.50-$28.50.

10/24: They Might Be Giants. $25. Age 14+.

Chris Botti Live in Boston Symphony Hall, 301 Mass. Ave., Boston. 888-266-1200. bostonpops.org

9/18, 9/19: 7:30 p.m. With Sting, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, Steven Tyler, others. Keith Lockhart conducts Boston Pops. $95-$250. Taped for PBS. 9/18 SOLD OUT.

Paula Cole - Benefit Concert Center for Arts in Natick, 14 Summer St., Natick. 508-647-0097 natick arts.org

10/30: 7:30 p.m. $150-$200. Proceeds benefit Center for Arts in Natick.

Comcast Center (formerly Tweeter Center) 885 South Main St., Mansfield. 617-931-2000. livenation.com

9/20: 1 p.m. FARM AID 2008 with Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Kenny Chesney. SOLD OUT.

Cutler Majestic Theatre 219 Tremont St., Boston. 800-233-3123. maj.org

9/21: 7 p.m. Handel's Messiah Rocks! featuring LaChanze, J. Robert Spencer, MiG Ayesa, Keith Lockhart with members of the Boston Pops and UMass-Lowell University Choir. $55.

10/30: 8 p.m. Mario Frangoulis. Crossover tenor with orchestra and soprano Kristen Watson. $35-$150. Proceeds benefit the Greek Institute of Cambridge.

12/27: 8 p.m. 12/28: 3 & 7 p.m. Jim Brickman Holiday Tour. $25-$55.

DCU Center 50 Foster St., Worcester. 508-755-6800. dcucenter.com

9/19- 9/20: two shows daily. US Army's Spirit of America. Free but ticketed.

9/25: 7 p.m. 9/26-9/28: two shows daily. Sesame Street Live "Elmo's Green Thumb." $14.50-$30.50.

10/8: Flashback - The Classic Rock Experience. Multimedia show. 30 live performers showcasing '60s-70s rock era.

10/10, 10/11, 10/12: Rock & Shock Festival - Music, Monsters & Mayhem. Headliners performing at the Palladium are Children of Bodom, Gwar, Insane Clown Posse. See rockandshock.com for ticket information.

11/9: 7:45 p.m. Nine Inch Nails. $39.50-$55. Rescheduled from 8/8.

11/17: 7 p.m. The Cheetah Girls One World Tour. $35-$45.

12/12: 7:30 p.m. Christmas with Amy Grant and Vince Gill.

12/21: 2 p.m. Boston Pops Holiday Concert.

Dunkin Donuts Center Providence. 617-931-2000. dunkindonutscenter.com

9/12: 7:30 p.m. Earth Wind & Fire with Michael McDonald. $29.50-$145.

10/24-10/26: Rock the Ink Festival featuring Bret Michaels and Godsmack. $31.50 one day, $77.50 three-day ticket. rocktheink.net.

11/6: 7:30 p.m. New Kids on the Block with Natasha Bedingfield. $37-$77.

Experience Hendrix Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach, NH 60-3929-4100. casinoballroom.com

10/15: 7:30 p.m. All-star lineup features Mitch Mitchell & Billy Cox, Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Brad Whitford, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, others. $40-$90.

Lalah Hathaway Steppin' Out Gala, Westin Waterfront Hotel, 425 Summer St. Boston. 866-468-7619, 617-442-8800, ext. 1006. dimock.org

11/8: $200-$350, $100 seniors. Annual benefit for Dimock Center, Roxbury. 10+ additional artists TBA.

Hootie and the Blowfish, Edwin McCain, Javier, Sister Hazel - the Fish House Foundation Benefit North Hampton, NH. 603-929-2813. fishhouse.org

9/21: 8 p.m. $300. Proceeds provide financial aid and mentoring to New England college students.

Foxwoods Resort Casino Theatre MGM Grand Theater, 39 Norwich Westerly Road, Mashantucket, Conn. 800-200-2882. foxwoods.com Most shows at 9 p.m. Highlights:

9/12: Alicia Keys. $90-$160.

9/19: Sugarland with Ashton Shepard. $39-$69.

9/27: Miley Cyrus. $150-$300.

10/3: Ashanti. $20-$40.

10/5: Rob Thomas - Acoustic Benefit for Sidewalk Angels Foundation. $40-$60.

10/10: Bonnie Raitt. $33-$55.

10/25: Duffy. $20-$40.

Hanover Theatre 2 Southbridge St., Worcester. 877-571-7469. hanovertheatre.org

9/23: Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. $68-$88.

9/28: American Belles - USO style show, tribute to the Andrew Sisters. $20-$35.

10/9: Aretha Franklin. $65-$95.

10/24: Harvey Robbins Royalty of Doo-Wopp and Rock 'n' Roll. $32-$48.

Lowell Memorial Auditorium 50 East Merrimack, Lowell. 978-454-2299, 617-931-2000. lowellauditorium.com

10/29: 7:30 p.m. Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman - The United Tour. $35.75-$43.75.

11/7: 6:30 p.m. Playhouse Disney Live! $18-$54.

11/21: 8 p.m. Dark Star Orchestra. $30.50-$35.50.

12/7: Mannheim Steamroller Christmas. $47-$97.

Middle East Rock Club 472 Mass. Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. 617-864-3278. mideastclub.com Times vary. Highlights:

9/13: Wargasm, Steel Assassin, Raw Radar War, Superpower, Razormaze. $18.

9/16: Arnold Dreyblatt and his Orchestra of Excited Strings, Megafaun, Melissa St. Pierre. $9.

9/20: Lez Zeppelin, Graveyard BBQ. $20.

9/24: Joan as Police Woman. $12.

9/25: My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Provocateur. $17.

10/5: Buckethead with That 1 Guy. $20.

10/11: Les Savy Fav, Passion Pit, Phil and the Osophers. $15.

10/14: Kamelot, Ed Guy, Hypersolid. $27.

10/21: The Egg. $24.

10/24: Jedi Mind Tricks, Outerspace, Reef the Lost Cauze - A History of Violence Tour. $20.

10/28: Lyrics Born. $15.

Mohegan Sun Uncasville, Conn. 888-226-7711, ext. 27163. mohegansun.com Highlights:

9/13, 9/14: 7:30 p.m. Manhattan Transfer. $50.

10/4: 8 p.m. Brooks & Dunn with Chris Cagle and James Otto. $55-$90.

11/12: 7:30 p.m. Staind with Papa Roach. $38.

11/14: 8 p.m. Elton John. $102-$169.

Museum of Fine Arts Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-369-3306. mfa.org 7:30 p.m.

9/19: Why? $12-$20.

9/24: Low with Tulsa. $16-$25.

10/2: The Dodos with Au. $12-$20.

10/8: Etran Finatawa. $20-$30.

10/10: Simon Shaheen. $20-$30.

10/17: Kayhan Kalhor Ensemble. $24-$35.

10/21: Mirah with No Kids. $16-$25.

11/1: Jolie Holland. $16-$25.

11/11: Alejandro Escovedo. $20-$30.

11/22: Loudon Wainwright III. $24-$35.

12/12: Au Revoir Simone. $12-$20.

12/20: Richie Havens. $28-$40.

The Music Hall 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, N.H. 603-436-2400. themusichall.com

9/26, 9/27: 8 p.m. Yard Dogs Road Show. Moulin Rouge rock circus. $27.50-$38.50.

10/8: 7:30 p.m. Andrew Bird. $27-$32.

10/12: 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. Kids RULE! Dan Zanes and Friends. $17, $22.

10/29: 8 p.m. Joe Jackson. $39.75-$79.75.

North Shore Music Theatre 62 Dunham Road, Beverly. 978-232-7200. nsmt.org

9/9: 7:30 p.m. Boz Scaggs. $45-$60.

9/13: 8 p.m. Journey Unauthorized. $25.

10/16: 7:30 p.m. Bowfire. $32-$40.

10/17: 8 p.m. Rick Springfield. $42-$50.

11/28: 8 p.m. B.B. King. $65-$75.

11/29: 8 p.m. Aaron Neville Quintet featuring Charles Neville - Holiday Concert. $37-$45.

12/4: 7:30 p.m. Neil Sedaka. $45-$60.

12/5: 8 p.m. Beach Boys Holiday Concert. $50-$55.

Orpheum Theatre 1 Hamilton Place, Boston. 617-931-2000. Shows at 7:30 p.m. except as noted. Highlights include:

9/14: The Mars Volta. $30-$38.

9/16: Jackson Browne. $35-$49.50.

9/20: Alanis Morissette. $35-$55.

9/26: Ben Folds. $35.

9/27: Built To Spill, with Dinosaur Jr. and Meat Puppets. $25, $28.

10/1: Common/N.E.R.D. $35, $39.50

10/3: The Fratellis, with the Airborne Toxic Event & Electric Touch. $25.

10/8: Lucinda Williams. $35, $39.50.

10/14: Joe Satriani with Mountain. $29.50-$59.50.

10/15: 8 p.m. The Australian Pink Floyd. $37.50-$47.50.

10/17: Jason Mraz, Lisa Hannigan. $35.

10/24: 8 p.m. Great Big Sea. $27.50-$35.

10/25: Alice Cooper. $29.50-$39.50.

11/9: The Hold Steady and Drive-By Truckers. $25, $27.50.

11/12: 7 p.m. Kings of Leon with We Are Scientists and the Whigs. $36.

Paradise Rock Club 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-562-8800 livenation.com Highlights include:

9/13: 9 p.m. Los Lonely Boys with David Barnes. $30.

9/14, 9/15: 8 p.m. James with Unkle Bob. $25.

9/17: 8 p.m. Gaelic Storm - Half Way to St. Patrick's Day Show. $20.

9/25: 9 p.m. Sonya Kitchell featuring the Slip. $15.

9/28, 9/29: 8 p.m. Ratatat. $20.

10/4: 9 p.m. Mason Jennings. $20.

10/6: 8 p.m. Stereolab with Monade and Le Loup. $22.

10/12: 8 p.m. Jamie Lidell. $20.

10/15: 8 p.m. Galactic, with Crown City Rockers. $25.

10/16: 9 p.m. Ben Kweller with Whitley. $22.50.

10/18: 9 p.m. Railroad Earth. $20.

10/20: 8 p.m. Donovan Frankenreiter. $20.

10/25: 9 p.m. JJ Grey and Mofro. $20.

11/1: 9 p.m. John Browns' Body, with Mishka. $20.

11/5: 8 p.m. Bassnectar. $15.

11/6, 11/7: 9 p.m. Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers. $20.

Providence Performing Arts Center 220 Weybosset St., Providence. 401-421-2787. ppacri.org

9/29: 7:30 p.m. Alanis Morissette. $42.50-$75.50.

11/1: 7:30 p.m. Dolly Parton. $68-$128.

Regent Theatre 7 Medford St., Arlington. 781-646-4849. regenttheatre.com

9/12: 7:30 p.m. Stay Positive - A Night of Hip Hop. Benefit for Mass. Org. of Addiction Recovery. $12.

9/13: 7 p.m. Gerald Brann and Yellow Brick Road - Elton John Tribute. $25-$35. Benefit for Elton John AIDS Foundation.

9/26: 8 p.m. 9/27: 2 & 8 p.m. 9/28: 2 p.m. Trilogy. Vocal swing trio in tribute to music of the Andrews Sisters. $17.50-$27.50.

11/7, 11/8: 2 & 8 p.m. John Davidson. $21.50-$41.50.

11/21-11/23: Brainwaves - Cutting Edge Music Festival. Matmos, Meat Beat Manifesto, Stars of the Lid. $75 weekend pass.

Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) - "Double Quartet: The Kompa Variations" RISD Auditorium, 17 Canal Walk, Providence RI. first-works.org

10/3: 8 p.m. $18. World premiere of professional/student collaborative work modeled on Haitian traditions. Plus etudes4violin&electronix with composer/violinist DBR, keyboardist Wynne Bennett, and Elan Vytal (a.k.a. DJ Scientific).

Roxy 279 Tremont St., Boston. 617-931-2000.

10/12: 8 p.m. The Notwist. $20.

10/15: 8 p.m. Yelle. $20.

11/13: 8:30 p.m. Rev. Horton Heat, Nashville Pussy, Reckless Kelly. $25.

Showcase Live 23 Patriot Place, Foxboro. 866-448-7849 showcaselive.com Most shows at 8 p.m. Highlights include:

9/11: Aimee Mann. $35.

9/12: Peter Frampton. $55.

9/18: Average White Band. $25, $45.

9/22: Riders on the Storm. $45.

9/24: Robin Thicke. $35.

9/28: Little Feat. $30.

10/4: David Grisman Bluegrass Experience. $42.50, $75.

10/18, 10/19: Hanson. $30.

10/25: Joe Bonamassa. $35.

11/9: The Bacon Brothers. $25.

11/16: Suzanne Vega. $35, $60.

11/21: Al Green. $80-$175.

12/6: Dave Brubeck. $57.50-$89.

12/7: Hot Tuna. $35.

12/14: Raul Malo Christmas Show. $30, $57.

Somerville Theatre 55 Davis Square, Somerville. somervilletheatreonline.com 617-625-4088. 617-931-2000.

9/13: 8 p.m. Sam Phillips and her band plus Maeve. $24.

9/25: 7:30 p.m. Zucchero. $39.50.

9/26: 7:30 p.m. Kate Voegele with the Virginia Coalition. $17.50.

10/6: 7:30 p.m. Fleet Foxes. $17.

10/24: 7:30 p.m. Joan Osborne with Matt Morris. $28.

Sovereign Bank Music Series Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. 617-931-2000. berkleebpc.com

9/13: 8:15 p.m. Melissa Ferrick. $30.

11/6: 8:15 p.m. Eva Ayllon. $30.

11/16: 7:30 p.m. Daniel Lanois. $30.

TD Banknorth Garden Causeway St., Boston. 617-931-2000. livenation.com

9/26: 8 p.m. 9/28: 7 p.m. New Kids on the Block. $37.50-$77.50.

10/1: 7:30 p.m. Janet Jackson. $47.50-$127.50.

10/15, 10/16: 8 p.m. Madonna - Sticky and Sweet Tour. $57.50-$352.50.

10/24: 8 p.m. The Who. $54.50-$204.50.

10/29: 7:30 p.m. Coldplay, with Duffy. $49.50-$97.50.

Richard Thompson Nock Middle School Auditorium, Newburyport. 978-462-9630. mktix.com/heptunes.

10/18: 8 p.m. $35.

Tsongas Arena 300 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Lowell. 617-931-2000.

9/23: 7:30 p.m. Weezer with Angels and Airwaves, Tokyo Police Club. $50.

10/29: 7 p.m. Panic At The Disco and Dashboard Confessional with Plain White T's, Cab. $36.50.

Wilbur Theatre 246 Tremont St., Boston. 617-931-2000. livenation.com 7:30 p.m. except as noted.

9/11: Xavier Rudd with Griffin House. $22.

9/16: The Dandy Warhols. $22.

9/22: Mogwai, with F**k Buttons. $25.

10/5: 8 p.m. Old 97's. $20.

10/12: Against Me! with Ted Leo and the Pharmacists & the Future of the Left. $25.

10/13: TV on the Radio, with the Dirtbombs. $25.

10/16: Jonatha Brooke with Glen Phillips. $25.

10/21: Minus the Bear, with Annuals, Sylvie. $20.

10/26: Broken Social Scene, with Land of Talk. $27.50.

11/12: 8 p.m. Dir en grey, with the Human Abstract. $29.

JAZZ, BLUES, CABARET

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra 617-776-8778. aardvarkjazz.com

10/25: 8 p.m. Jazz, Politics and Culture - An Aardvark Election Special. With music from recently-released CD "American Agonistes." MIT's Killian Hall, 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge. Free.

12/14: 7:30 p.m. 36th Annual Christmas Concert. Duke Ellington's sacred music plus original holiday music and carol arrangements. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St., Back Bay. $15.

Arsenal Center for the Arts 321 Arsenal St., Watertown. 617-923-8487. berklee.edu 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theater. $10-$15.

9/22: Be-Bop Guitars.

11/3: Maggie Scott Trio.

12/1: Victor Mendoza Quartet.

Jamie Baum Septet Wellesley College, Houghton Chapel, 106 Central St., Wellesley. 781-283-2028.

9/19: 8 p.m. Free. CD release concert features new work inspired by music of Charles Ives. Flute, trumpet, alto sax/clarinet, French horn, piano, bass, drums.

BeanTown Jazz Festival Boston locations as indicated. beantownjazz.org 617-931-2000.

9/26: 7:30 p.m. Drum Summit featuring Cindy Blackman and Terri Lyne Carrington with their own ensembles. With pianists Geri Allen and Patrice Rushen, guitarist David Gilmore, Dutch saxophonist Tinike Postma. $30-$40. Berklee Performance Center. 617-747-2261.

9/27: noon - 6 p.m. Three stages over six blocks. Along Columbus Ave. near Mass. Ave. Lineup includes Gold Sounds with James Carter and Cyrus Chestnut, Javon Jackson, Kurt Elling, Walter Beasley, and Randy Weston.

Hanover Theatre 2 Southbridge St., Worcester. 877-571-7469. hanovertheatre.org

9/20: Betty Buckley. $35-$55.

10/11: Dave Brubeck. $28-$46.

10/16: Artie Shaw Orchestra. $24-$40.

Fred Hersch Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. 617-747-2261. berkleebpc.com

10/14: 8 p.m. $10, $5 students and seniors.

Highland Jazz Series Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Road, Newton Centre. 781-237-1917. highlandjazz.org $17-$20, $10 students.

9/13: 8 p.m. Paul Broadnax Quartet featuring Fred Haas.

11/1: 8 p.m. Sheila Jordan with pianist Steve Kuhn.

Institute of Contemporary Art 100 Northern Ave., Boston. 617-478-3103. icaboston.org

9/20: 8 p.m. George Russell Living Time Orchestra. $30-$35. Part of "Sonic Boom" Ditson Festival.

9/28: 7:30 p.m. Danny Williams's Factory Films. Live music accompaniment by composer T. Griffin and Catherine McRae of the Quavers. $8-$10.

NEW MUSIC NOW Series $25, $20 seniors and students.

9/12: 7:30 p.m. Sam Rivers Trio and Sam Rivers with the NEC Jazz Orchestra.

10/10: 7:30 p.m. Evan Parker and Marilyn Crispell.

12/12: 7:30 p.m. Fred Frith's Cosa Brava featuring Carla Kihlstedt, Zeena Parkins, and Matthias Bossi.

Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette - 25th Anniversary Concert Symphony Hall, 300 Mass. Ave., Boston. 888-266-1200. bso.org.

10/26: 8 p.m. $35-$75.

Jazz at the Gardner Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway, Boston. 617-278-5156. gardnermuseum.org Thursdays at 7 p.m. $23 adults, $18 seniors, $10 college students, $5 children ages 5-17.

9/18: Dr. Magpie with Ben Powell and others.

10/16: Music of Philippe Hurel with the International Contemporary Ensemble.

12/18: Nadia Washington Quartet.

The Jazz Club at the Multicultural Arts Center (formerly Real Deal Jazz Club) 41 Second St., East Cambridge. 617-577-1400. cmacusa.org Shows at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.

10/17: Dwight Ritcher, Nicole Nelson and Friends - Celebration of the Blues. $15-$17.

10/24: Lewis Nash Trio - Tribute to Tommy Flanagan. $17-$19.

11/14: Sheila Jordan with Steve Kuhn - 80th Birthday Celebration. $16-$18.

12/12: Marta Gomez Group. $14-$18.

Jazz Nights at ALMA Armenian Library and Museum of America 65 Main St., Watertown. 617-926-2562. almainc.org $10.

10/17: 8 p.m. Kevin Harris Project.

11/14: 8 p.m. Musaner.

John Coltrane Memorial Concert - A Tribute to 'Trane Northeastern University's Center of the Arts, Blackman Auditorium, All Hall, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-373-4700. jcmc.neu.edu

9/27: 8 p.m. Guru's Jazzmatazz with Superproducer Solar, DJ Doo Wop, Brownman, David Scott. Hosted by Eric Jackson. $20, $25.

New England Conservatory 30 Gainsborough St. at Huntington Avenue, Boston. 617-585-1122. Free concerts.

9/18: 8 p.m. Elliott Sharp Concert. 9/16-9/17 residency and master classes on extended techniques for the composer/performer and approaches to composition and improvisation.

10/2: 8 p.m. Jimmy Giuffre Memorial Concert.

11/17: 8 p.m. Dominique Eade - Faculty Recital.

11/20: 8 p.m. Dave Holland Jazz Residency Concert.

12/18: 8 p.m. NEC Youth Jazz Orchestra.

Regattabar Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. 617-661-5000, 617-395-7757. regattabarjazz.com Shows at 7:30 & 10 p.m. Highlights include:

9/10, 9/11: Chris Potter. $22-$25.

9/12, 9/13: Danilo Perez. $22-$24.

9/18, 9/19, 9/20: Dave Holland Sextet. $25-$28.

9/24, 9/25: Saxophone Summit. $25-$28.

9/30: Aardvark Jazz Orchestra with pianist Matt Savage. $16.

10/3, 10/4: Dee Dee Bridgewater - Red Earth: A Malian Journey. $28-$30.

10/10: Wallace Roney. $20.

10/11: Rebecca Parris. $20.

10/6, 10/17, 10/19: Michel Camilo. $26-$30.

10/28: Avishai Cohen's TRIVENI. $16.

10/29: Anat Cohen. $16.

Boz Scaggs Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont St., Boston. 617-931-2000.

11/23: 4 & 7:30 p.m. $30-$50. Music of Ellington, Mercer, Rodgers & Hart.

Scullers Jazz Club DoubleTree Guest Suites Hotel, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Storrow Drive at Mass. Turnpike, Boston. 617-562-4111. scullersjazz.com Shows at 8 & 10 p.m. Highlights include:

9/9: Noah Preminger. $18.

9/11: Oregon. $25.

9/12, 9/13: New York Voices. $28.

9/24: Christian Fabian Quintet. $20.

9/26, 9/27: Warren Hill. $28.

9/30: Syncopation. $20.

10/3, 10/4: Roy Hargrove. $30.

10/9, 10/10: Tuck & Patti. $25.

10/17, 10/18: Chuck Mangione. $40.

10/24: Kendrick Oliver & the New Life Jazz Orchestra featuring Nicole Nelson. $25.

10/31, 11/1: The Sax Pack featuring Jeff Kashiwa, Kim Waters & Steve Cole. $38.

Wayne Shorter 75th Birthday Celebration Berklee Performance Center 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. 617-747-2261. berkleebpc.com

12/3: 8:15 p.m. NEA Jazz Master/saxophonist with bassist John Patitucci, pianist Danilo Perez, drummer Brian Blade. $46, $66.

The Reel Blues Fest The Roxy, 279 Tremont St. Boston. 508-495-3456. thereelbluesfest.org

9/12: 7 p.m. Joey Kramer/James Montgomery Band, J. Geils, James Cotton, the Uptown Horns, members of Boston, others plus surprise guests. Fund-raiser for musicians' healthcare and first time filmmakers. $45-$200.

Wolf Concert Series All Newton Music School, 321 Chestnut St., West Newton. 617-527-4553. allnewtonmusicschool.com

10/19: 4 p.m. Another Realm. Improvisational ensemble featuring Hankus Netsky, Linda Chase, and others. $25.

Folk, World, Country

A Christmas Celtic Sojourn with Brian O'Donovan Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., Boston. 800-233-3123. maj.org

12/12-12/14, 12/19-12/21: 8 p.m., Sat-Sun matinees. $25-$75. With Solas, Cara Dillon, Sean Keane, Kieran Jordan.

Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet with Bela Fleck First Parish Church, Harvard Square, Cambridge. 978-462-9630. mktix.com/heptunes.

10/3: 8 p.m. $35. With Casey Driessen and Ben Sollee.

Amazing Things Art Center 160 Hollis St., Framingham. 508-405-2787. amazingthings.org Shows at 8 p.m.

9/20: Howard Fishman Band. $23.

9/26: The Young Dubliners. $22.

9/27: The Kossoy Sisters. $18.

10/10: Red Molly. $15.

10/11: Geoff Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur. $26.

Joan Baez Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. 617-747-2261. berkleebpc.com

11/1, 11/2: 8 p.m. $39-$49.

Boston Folk Festival UMass Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston. 617-287-6911. bostonfolkfestival.org Full festival pass $35, children 6-14 $15 per day, under 6 free.

9/13: 6-9 p.m. 9/14: 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. Two stages, songwriting contest. 20+ performers including Buskin & Batteau, Henry Butler, Cliff Eberhardt, Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, Annie Lynch and the Beekeepers, Kathy Mattea, Jason Spooner Trio, Susan Werner.

Casa de la Cultura/Center for Latino Arts Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center, 85 West Newton St., South End. 617-927-1739, 617-927-1707. claboston.org

9/14: 4-8 p.m. The Panamerican Project - A Multicultural Celebration of Hispanic Heritage. Performers include Mariachi Boston, Yarina, Achuira, Grupo Borinken. Free.

10/2: 8 p.m. Cesar Camargo Mariano - Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Bossa Nova. $20, $15 advance.

Celebrity Series of Boston Symphony Hall, 300 Mass. Ave., Boston. 617-482-6661. celebrityseries.org

11/2: 3 p.m. Sweet Honey in the Rock. $37-$58

11/30: 3 p.m. Soweto Gospel Choir - "African Spirit" holiday program. $37-$58.

Center for Arts in Natick 14 Summer St., Natick. 508-647-0097 natickarts.org 8 p.m. shows. Highlights include:

9/13: Karla Bonoff. $36.

9/27: John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. $24.

10/3: Maria Muldaur. $28.

10/11: Charlie Farren. $18.

10/17: Antje Duvekot. $20.

12/5, 12/6: George Winston. $38.

12/12: Chris Smither. $22.

Club Passim 47 Palmer St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. 617-492-7679. passimcenter.org

9/12: 8 p.m. Anais Mitchell & Rachel Ries - CD release. $15.

9/22: 8 p.m. Balval - Gypsy Rock. $15.

9/27: 7 p.m. at Sanders Theatre - Passim's 50th Anniversary Gospel and Blues Celebration with Mavis Staples, Chris Smither, and Ollabelle. $50.

10/4 10/5: 8 p.m. Passim Legacy Series presents Patty Larkin. $50.

11/15: 7 & 9 p.m. Richard Shindell. $35.

12/3: 8 p.m. Passim Legacy Series presents Tom Rush. $50.

12/30, 12/31: 7 & 10 p.m. Ellis Paul. $30.

Comcast Center (formerly Tweeter Center) 885 South Main St., Mansfield. 617-931-2000. livenation.com

9/13: 8 p.m. Rascal Flatts with Taylor Swift. $38-$78.

DCU Center 50 Foster St., Worcester. 508-755-6800. dcucenter.com

10/23: 7:30 p.m. Alan Jackson with Trace Adkins and James Otto. $46.50-$59.50.

Dunkin Donuts Center Providence. 617-931-2000. livenation.com

9/27: 7:30 p.m. Brad Paisley with Jewel, Chuck Wicks, and Julianne Hough. $29.75-$42.50.

ICONS Irish Music & Art Festival Irish Cultural Centre of New England, Canton. iconsfestival.com for details and ticket information.

9/12-9/14: Artists include Beoga, Luka Bloom, Le Vent du Nord, Liam Clancy, Lunasa, Solas, Crooked Still, the Clancy Legacy, Annalivia, many more.

Lowell Memorial Auditorium 50 East Merrimack, Lowell. 978-454-2299, 617-931-2000. lowellauditorium.com

9/13: 8 p.m. John Prine with Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion. $39.50-$44.50.

Me & Thee Coffeehouse Unitarian Universalist Church, 28 Mugford St., Marblehead. 781-631-8987. meandthee.org 8 p.m. $15-$20.

9/19: Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies.

9/26: Antje Duvekot, Chris O'Brien.

10/3: Mark Erelli, Jeffrey Foucault.

10/10: Erin McKeown.

10/17: Three Teens and a Marine - Monty Delaney, Anthony da Costa, Seth Glier, Casey Sullivan.

10/24: Lindsay Mac and Natalie Zukerman.

Mystic Chorale Concert - "We the People" Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Mass. Ave., Lexington. mysticchorale.org

11/22: 8 p.m. 11/23: 3:30 p.m. Songs of protest, anthems of pride.

Narrows Center for the Arts 16 Anawan St., Fall River. 508-324-1926. ncfta.org

9/7: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Narrows Festival of the Arts. Main Stage performers the Holmes Brothers, Eric Lindell Band, Jim Lauderdale Trio, Carrie Rodriguez. Interactive family/children's stage Cultural Palooza features multicultural music, art, dance. Free.

9/12: 8 p.m. Karla Bonoff. $31.

9/13: 8 p.m. Tom Rush. $35.

9/19: 8 p.m. Mose Allison. $23.

9/20: 8 p.m. Cheryl Wheeler. $28.

9/25: 8 p.m. Justin Townes Earle. $15.

9/26: 8 p.m. Donna Jean and the Tricksters. $20.

9/27: 8 p.m. The Kennedys. $17.

NEC Intercultural Institute New England Conservatory, 30 Gainsborough St, Boston. 617-585-1122. Free. Directed by Robert Labaree.

9/19: 3 p.m. Kal: The Rom Sound and Fury. Belgrade-based Romani band. Music from Bosnia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia. Accordion, guitar, sax, bass, drums.

9/29: 4 p.m. Kabuki Theater Music. From Kyoto. Traditional forms for voice, shamisen, flute, percussion, dancers.

10/8: 4 p.m. Contemporary Turkish folk music with Erkan Ogu and Ismail Demircioglu. Duo from Istanbul. Traditional music of Anatolia with voice, sax, kopuz, fretless guitar.

Providence Performing Arts Center 220 Weybosset St., Providence. 401-421-2787. ppacri.org

11/1: 7:30 p.m. Dolly Parton. $68-$128.

12/18: 7:30 p.m. A Christmas Celtic Sojourn. $45-$65.

12/21: 6:30 p.m. The Von Trapp Children with the RI Philharmonic. $38-$58.

Regent Theatre 7 Medford St., Arlington. 781-646-4849. regenttheatre.com

9/20: 8 p.m. Matimba ya Ripfumelo and Friends - A Celebration of South African Gospel and Traditional Music. $12.50-$17.50.

12/4: 7:30 p.m. Pan-Celtic Winter Sojourn featuring Cape Breton Island's J.P.Cormie Trio with guest Jennifer Roland. $20-$30, reserved seating.

REVELS 617-972-8300 revels.org

9/21: 6 p.m. -sunset. RiverSing 2008: Bridging the Charles with Voice & Light. Along both sides of the Charles River bank at Weeks Footbridge. Music for autumnal equinox. Communal singing led by George Emlen with 100+ singers from community choruses.

12/12-12/30: 2008 Christmas Revels. 18 performances, matinees and evenings. Sanders Theatre, Cambridge. Music, dance, and folklore from the fictional Victorian-era county of Wessex in rural England as depicted in the novels of Thomas Hardy.

11/8: 3 & 7:30 p.m. $27, $15 children.

Sanders Theatre Memorial Hall, 45 Quincy St., Harvard University campus, Cambridge. 617-496-2222.

9/19: 8 p.m. Gordon Lightfoot. $47.50-$57.50.

10/26: 7 p.m. Leo Kottke. $35.75.

Somerville Theatre 55 Davis Square, Somerville. 617-931-2000. livenation.com

9/12: 7:30 p.m. Dar Williams with Shawn Mullins. $30.

9/20: Lori McKenna with Mary Gauthier. $25.

Verizon Wireless Arena Manchester NH.

9/25: 7:30 p.m. Brad Paisley with Jewel, Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough. $29.75-$42.50.

World Music & CRASHarts 617-876-4275 worldmusic.org Local venues as noted.

9/19: 8 p.m. Kal. Seven-member band from Serbia. $28. Somerville Theatre. Free lecture-demo at NEC 3:30-5 p.m.

9/20: 8:30 p.m. Al-Kindi & the Whirling Dervishes of Damascus. With liturgical singer Sheikh Hamza Shakkur. $28-$40. Sanders Theatre, Cambridge.

9/27: 8 p.m. Vieux Farka Toure. Afro-pop quintet. $25-$30. Somerville Theatre.

10/3: 8 p.m. Lo Cor De La Plana. Boston debut. A cappella ensemble sings in medieval Occitan language of southern France. Mediterranean roots, African influences, chant.

10/4: 8 p.m. Carolina Chocolate Drops. Instrumental/vocal trio. Old-time string and jug band music from the Piedmont region. $22, $28. Somerville Theatre.

10/12: 8 p.m. Lura. International pop singer and band with Cape Verdean stylings. $28-$37. Berklee Performance Center.

11/1: 8 p.m. Toumani Diabate. Master kora player. $22, $28. Somerville Theatre. Pre-performance Q&A 6-6:45 p.m.

11/22: 8 p.m. Huun Huur Tu. Khoomei singers from Tuva with strings and percussion. $28. Somerville Theatre. Throat Singing Workshop 1-3 p.m. $25.

MUSEUMS

BOSTON & CAMBRIDGE

Boston Athenaeum 10 1/2 Beacon St., Boston. 617-720-7676, www.bostonathenaeum.org. Mon 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Tue-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.

9/17-11/29: "Albert Wein: American Modernist."

Boston Children's Museum 300 Congress St., Boston. 617-426-6500, www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org. Sat-Thu 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Closed 9/8. $10, seniors and ages 2-15 $8, age 1 $2, under 1 free. Fri 5-9 p.m., all ages $1.

Ongoing: "Arthur & Friends," "Art Studio," "Boats Afloat," "Boston Black: A City Connects," "The Common," "Construction Zone," "Japanese House," "Johnny's Workbench," "Kid Power," "New Balance Climb," "Playspace," "Science Playground."

Through 1/4: "Airplay," "Children of Hangzhou: Connecting with China."

Through 10/2: "The Dirty Dozen: 12 Artists & a Ton of Trash."

10/8-11/2: "Tomorrow," Young Photographers Initiative photographic project.

11/17-11/26: Self portraits by students of Derby Academy in Hingham and Qiushi Elementary School in Hangzhou, China.

Harvard Art Museum 617-495-9400, www.harvardartmuseum.org. Includes the Fogg Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, and Arthur M. Sackler Museum. Buildings at 32 Quincy St., Cambridge closed for major renovations, projected re-opening in 2013. Arthur M. Sackler Museum opens 9/13, 485 Broadway, Cambridge. Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m. Closed national holidays. $9, $7 seniors, $6 students, under 18 free. Sat 10 a.m.-noon, free to all.

Opening 9/13: "Re-View," comprehensive selection of work from the Sackler, Fogg, and Bush-Reisinger Museums.

9/20: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Community Day, free admission.

Harvard Museum of Natural History 26 Oxford St., Cambridge. 617-495-3045, www.hmnh.harvard.edu. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed major holidays. $9, $7 students and seniors, $6 ages 3-18, under 3 free. Sun 9 a.m.-noon and Wed 3-5 p.m., free to Mass. residents.

Ongoing: "Climate Change: Our Global Experiment," "Dodos, Trilobites, and Meteorites: Treasures of Nature and Science at Harvard," "Glass Flowers," "Arthropods: Creatures That Rule," "Zoological Galleries," "Mineralogical and Geological Gallery."

Through 1/4: "Sea Creatures in Glass."

Through 2/8: "Looking at Leaves: Photographs by Amanda Means."

9/26-9/6/09: "Language of Color."

9/21: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Community Day, free admission.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 280 The Fenway, Boston. 617-566-1401, www.gardnermuseum.org. Tue-Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (galleries begin closing at 4:45 p.m.). Open some holidays. $12, $10 seniors, $5 students, under 18 free. Free to all bearing the first name Isabella. Box office phone for ticketed events 617-278-5156.

Through 9/28: "Luisa Rabbia: Travels With Isabella, Travel Scrapbooks 1883/2008."

10/17-1/18: "Triumph of Marriage: Painted Cassoni of the Renaissance."

9/18: 5:30-9:30 p.m., Gardner After Hours: Wanderlust.

10/13: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Opening Our Doors Day

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Columbia Point, off Morrissey Blvd., next to UMass Boston, Dorchester. 617-514-1600. www.jfklibrary.org. Mon-Sun 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. $10, $8 seniors and students, $7 ages 13-17, 12 and under free.

Ongoing: "Space," "Briefing Room," "Campaign Trail," "Attorney General's Office," "The Kennedy Family," "First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy," "The Oval Office."

Through 9/1/09: "The Making of a President."

Larz Anderson Auto Museum 15 Newton St., Brookline. 617-522-6547, www.larzanderson.org. Tues-Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $10, $5 children and seniors, under six and active military free.

Ongoing: "Passion, Design, Performance: The Art of Italian Style."

Mary Baker Eddy Library 200 Mass. Ave., Boston. 617-450-7000, www.marybakereddylibrary.org. Tue-Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $6; $4 students, seniors, ages 6-17; under 6 free.

Ongoing: "Private Carriage, Public Journey," "Honest Investigator: Mary Baker Eddy and 19th Century Scientific Thought," "The Mapparium: An Inside View," "Sensational Press: Radical Response."

10/13: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Opening Our Doors Day.

McMullen Museum of Art 140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill. 617-552-8587, www.bc.edu/art museum. Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat-Sun noon-5 p.m. Free.

Through 12/7: "Mystic Masque: Semblance and Reality in Georges Rouault 1871-1958."

Museum of African American History 46 Joy St., Boston. 617-725-0022, afroammuseum.org. Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.

Through 12/31: "A Gathering Place for Freedom."

Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-267-9300, www.mfa.org. Sat-Tue 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m., Wed-Fri 10 a.m.-9:45 p.m. $17, $15 seniors and students, $6.50 ages 7-17, under 7 free. Free Wed after 4 p.m.

Through 9/14: "Zhang Daqian: Painter, Collector, Forger."

Through 9/16: "Rockwell and the Shinjin: Celebrating Baseball and the Red Sox."

Through 9/22: "Preserving History, Making History: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston."

Through 10/1: "Twentieth Century Modernism."

Through 10/23: "Envisioning Russia" film series.

Through 11/2: "Kufic Korans: Calligraphy in the World of Islam."

Through 11/9: "Imperishable Beauty: Art Nouveau Jewelry."

Through 12/31: "RSVP: Jim Lambie."

Through 1/4: "Winslow Homer: American Scenes," "Great Company: Portraits by European Masters."

9/21-1/4: "Art and Empire: Treasures from Assyria in the British Museum," special exhibition tickets $25, $23 students and seniors, $9.50 ages 7-17 includes general admission.

9/23-1/19: "Karsh 100: A Biography in Images."

10/1-1/4: "Zen Mind/Zen Brush: Japanese Ink Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection."

10/15-1/25: "Rachel Whiteread."

11/5-6/21: "And So to Bed: Indian Bedcurtains from a Stately English Home."

9/25: 6 p.m.-midnight, College Night, free to students.

Museum of Science Science Park, Boston. 617-732-2500, TY 617-589-0417, www.mos.org. Sat-Thu 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Closed Sept. 17, major holidays. Exhibit halls $19, $17 seniors, $16 ages 3-11; Butterfly Garden additional $3.50-$4.50. Planetarium or Mugar Omni Theatre $9, $8 seniors, $7 ages 3-11. Omni Theatre after 6 p.m. $6.50, $5.50 seniors, $4.50 ages 3-11.

Opening 10/26: "Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns, and Mermaids."

Opening 10/12: "Goose Bumps!: The Science of Fear."

Omni Theater: Through 2/1, "Wild Ocean."

Opening 10/10, "The Greatest Places."

Opening 10/12, "Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk." Charles Hayden Planetarium:

Opening 10/25, "Sky Heroes: Myths in the Stars."

Ongoing, "Into the Unknown," "The Sky Tonight," "What Happened to Pluto?"

New England Aquarium Central Wharf, Boston. 617-973-5200, TTY 617-973-0223, www.newengland aquarium.org. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat-Sun and most holidays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. $19.95, $17.95 seniors, $11.95 ages 3-11. IMAX Theatre $9.95, $7.95 seniors and ages 3-11.

Through 10/15: "Year of the Frog." Opening late Nov: new turtle exhibit.

IMAX Theatre: Ongoing, "Grand Canyon Adventure, River at Risk," "Sharks," "Dolphins and Whales: Tribes of the Ocean," "Deep Sea," "U2."

Opening 10/15: "Wild Ocean."

Old South Meeting House 310 Washington St., Boston. 617-482-6439, www.oldsouthmeetinghouse .org. Daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; beginning 11 /1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed major holidays. $5, $4 students and seniors, $1 ages 6-18, under 6 free.

Ongoing: "Voices of Protest," "If These Walls Could Speak."

Old State House Museum State and Washington St., Boston. 617-720-1713, www.bostonhistory.org. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed major holidays. $5, $4 seniors and students, $1 ages 6-18.

Ongoing: "A Hands-On History," "Boston Massacre Multimedia Presentation," "From Colony to Commonwealth," "Our Favorite Things," "Preservation of the Old State House," "Every Picture Tells a Story," "Treasures from the Boston Society's Collection."

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology 11 Divinity Ave., Harvard University, Cambridge. 617-496-1027, www.peabody.harvard. edu. Mon-Sun 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed major holidays. $9, $7 seniors and students, $6 ages 3-18, under 3 free. Sun 9 a.m.-noon and Wed 3-5 p.m., free.

Through 9/30: "From Nation to Nation: Examining Lewis and Clark's Indian Collection."

Through 10/19: "REMIX: Indigenous Identities in the 21st Century."

Through 3/31: "Fragile Memories: Images of Archaeology and Community at Copan, 1891-1900."

Opening 9/25: "Remembering Awatovi: The Story of an Archaeological Expedition in Northern Arizona 1935-1939" (reception 5-7 p.m.).

Opening 11/10: "Archaeology of Harvard Yard" (reception 5-7 p.m.).

The Institute of Contemporary Art 100 Northern Ave., Boston. 617-478-3100. www.icaboston.org. Tue-Wed 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu-Fri 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Open select Mon holidays. $12, $10 students and seniors, under 18 free. Thu 5-9 p.m., free to all. Last Sat of the month, free to adults with children under 13.

Ongoing: "ICA Collection: Portrait of a Museum."

Through 10/19: "Street Level: Mark Bradford, William Cordova, Robin Rhode."

Through 10/26: "Momentum 11: Nicholas Hlobo."

Through 10/12: "As Below, So Above: Dave Muller."

10/10-1/4: "Tara Donovan."

10/28-10/19/2009: "Sandra and Gerald Fineberg Art Wall: Ugo Rondinone."

11/12-3/1: "Momentum 12: Gerard Byrne."

9/26: 8 p.m., Experiment: live remix of presidential debate by Sosolimited, $25, $20 students and seniors.

WEST

Armenian Library and Museum of America 65 Main St., Watertown. 617-926-2562, www.almainc.org. Thu 6-9 p.m., Fri & Sun 1-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $5, $2 students, under 12 free. 9/11-10/11: "A Photographic Journey of Armenia's Natural Treasures."

Charles River Museum of Industry 154 Moody St., Waltham. 781-893-5410, crmi.org. Thu-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $5, $3 seniors and students, under 6 free.

Ongoing: exhibitions on textile history, Waltham Watch Company, steam power, transportation.

9/13: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Innovations of Yesteryear Outdoor Festival at Landry Park. $10; $5 children, seniors, students; under 5 free.

Clark Art Institute 255 South St., Williamstown. 413-458-2303, www.clarkart.edu. Tue-Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $12.50, students and children free.

Through 10/19: "Like Breath on Glass: Whistler, Inness, and the Art of Painting Softly."

Through 10:26: "Homer and Sargent from the Clark."

Through 11/16: "Visions of the Stage: Prints and Drawings 1600-1800."

10/12-1/4: "Drawn to Drama: Italian Works on Paper 1500-1800."

Concord Museum Lexington Road and Cambridge Turnpike, Concord. 978-369-9609, www.concord museum.org. Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. $10, $8 seniors and students, $5 ages 6-18, under 6 free.

Ongoing: Period Rooms, "Why Concord?"

Through 9/14: "Seasonings."

10/3-1/19: "Street Smarts."

Danforth Museum of Art 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050, www.danforthmuseum.org. Wed-Thu & Sun, noon-5 p.m., Fri-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $10, $8 seniors and students, under 16 free.

Through 10/19: "Carolyn Evans: Katrina's Third Birthday, No Cake."

Through 11/2: "Brian Lies: Bats at the Library."

Through 11/9: "Katherine Porter: Splendid Cities," "Jo Sandman: Once Removed."

Through 11/23: "Joan Snyder: One Blue Sky."

10/24-1/4: "Jason Berger: Paintings."

Davis Museum and Cultural Center Wellesley College, 106 Central St., Wellesley. 781-283-2051, www.wellesley.edu/davismuseum. Tue-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-4 p.m. Free.

9/17-12:14: "Black Womanhood: Images, Icons, and Ideologies of the African Body," "Ellen Zweig: HEAP," "Recent Acquisitions: Works on Paper."

9/17: 6-8 p.m., "Black Womanhood" opening reception; 7:30-9 p.m., outdoor concert by Zili Miski. <

DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln. 781-259-8355, www.decordova.org. Tues-Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Open some Mon holidays. $12; $8 seniors, students, ages 6-12; under 6 free.

Ongoing: "Cal Lane: Crude," "American Vernacular," "PIXNIT: Folie que la nouveaute 2008."

Through 9/14: "Moving Through New England."

Through 1/4: "Drawn to Detail," "Laylah Ali: Notes/Drawings/Untitled Afflictions," "Stacey Steers: Phantom Canyon," "Zea Mays Printmaking: The Nature of Things."

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 125 West Bay Road, Amherst. 413-658-1100, www.carle museum.org. Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. $7; $5 seniors, youths, students; $20 family; under 1 free.

Through 10/26: "Flights Into Fantasy: The Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection of Children's Illustration."

Through 12/7: "Dorothy Kunhardt's Pat the Bunny."

9/16-1/25: "Selections from the Art of Eric Carle."

11/11-3/8: "Over Rainbows and Down Rabbit Holes: The Art of Children's Books."

Fitchburg Art Museum 185 Elm St., Fitchburg. 978-345-4207, www.fitchburgartmuseum.org. Tue-Sun noon-4 p.m. $7, $5 seniors and students.

10/5-1/4: "The Allure of Italy: Photography, Fashion and Design Since 1945," "Stephen DiRado's Dinner Series: How We Lived."

Hancock Shaker Village Rte. 20, Pittsfield. 413-443-0188, www.han cockshakervillage.org.

Through 10/19: daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

10/20-11/9: daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $15, $7.50 ages 13-17, under 13 free.

11/10-4/15: Guided tours weekdays 1 p.m., weekends 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. $12.50, $4 ages 13-17, under 13 free.

Ongoing: 20 historic buildings set amongst farm, field, meadow and woodland; 22,200 objects.

Through 10/31: "Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection."

9/27-9/28: Country Fair.

Higgins Armory Museum 100 Barber Ave., Worcester. 508-853-6015, www.higgins.org. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun noon-4 p.m. Closed holidays. $9, $8 seniors, $7 ages 6-16, under 6 free.

Ongoing: Medieval and Renaissance arms and armor.

10/16-4/26: "The Age of Armor."

Historic Deerfield 88 Old Main St., Deerfield. 413-775-7214, www. historic-deerfield.org. Daily 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed major holidays. $14, $5 ages 6-21, under 6 free.

Ongoing: Tours of complex of 11 historic houses.

Through 2/1: "What's New: Recent Acquisitions at Historic Deerfield 2007-2008."

9/27: forum, "Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate History."

Mass MoCA (Mass. Museum of Contemporary Art) 87 Marshall St., North Adams. 413-662-2111, www.massmoca.org. Daily 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Tue. Admission through 11/17: $12.50, $9 students ($10 after 11/17), $5 ages 6-16, under 6 free. Admission after 11/17: $15, $11 students, $5 ages 6-16.

Through 11/16: "Jenny Holzer: Projections."

Through 3/1: "Being Here Is Better Than Wishing We'd Stayed."

Through 3/2: "Eastern Standard: Western Artists in China."

Through 4/9: "Badlands: New Horizon in Landscape."

Through 10/2009: "Anselm Kiefer: Sculpture and Paintings."

Opening 11/16: "Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective."

Museum of Russian Icons 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000, www.museumofrussianicons.org. Tue-Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m. $5, seniors by donation, students and children free.

Ongoing: large collection of Russian icons.

9/13-11/1: Russian Language Study Group.

National Heritage Museum 33 Marrett Road, Lexington. 781-861-6559, www.nationalheritage museum.org. Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. Free.

Ongoing: "The Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts: Celebrating 275 Years of Brotherhood," "American Family Treasures: Decorative Arts from the D.J. and Alice Shumway Nadeau Collection," "Sowing the Seeds of Liberty: Lexington and the American Revolution."

Through 12/7: "There'll Be a Hot Time in the USA: Illustrated American Sheet Music 1917-1924."

Through 4/5: "Visualizing Brotherhood: Masonic and Fraternal Prints."

Through 2/8: "Keepers of Tradition: Art and Folk Heritage in Massachusetts."

10/11-4/26: "Augustus Frederick Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-1920."

Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 508-347-3362, www.osv.org. Through 10/24: Daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 10/25-4/3: Tue-Sun 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Open most holidays. $20, $18 seniors, $7 ages 3-17, under 3 free.

Ongoing: recreation of 19th-century New England village.

Through 12/31: "Taking Root: The Growing Business of Gardening in Pots in the 1800s."

Rose Art Museum Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham. 781-736-3434, www.brandeis.edu/rose. Tue-Sun noon-5 p.m. $3; children, students, and seniors free. Closed through 9/25.

Opening 9/26: "Invisible Rays: The Surrealism Legacy," "Project for a New American Century," "Drawing on Film."

10/30: 7 p.m., 16mm films by Stan Brakhage.

Williams College Museum of Art 15 Lawrence Hall Drive, Suite 2, Williamstown. 413-597-2429, www.wcma.org. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m. Free.

Through 10/5: "The Long Night and the New Day: Lithographs by Benton Spruance."

Through 9/14: "Nick Zammuto: Laser Show, Six Perspectives on a Chaotic Resonator."

Through 10/5: "Emily Driscoll: Works."

9/20-3/8: "Beyond the Familiar: Photography and the Construction of Community," "Media Field: Independent Film and Ethnography."

9/20-2/11: "Fiona Tan: Countenance."

11/14-5/17: "The ABCDs of Sol LeWitt."

11/15-4/26: "Liu Zheng: The Chinese."

SOUTH

Art Complex Museum 189 Alden St., Duxbury. 781-934-6634, www.art complex.org. Wed-Sun 1-4 p.m. Closed major holidays.

Through 11/9: "Haiga."

9/21-1/25: "Rotations: Glass en Masse," "Artists and Books" (reception 9/21, 1:30-1:30 p.m.).

11/23-2/15: "On Their Own: Laura Tryon Jennings."

Attleboro Arts Museum 86 Park St., Attleboro. 508-222-2644, www. attleboroartsmuseum.org.

Through 10/3: "Monotype Guild of New England," 126 pieces from 43 states.

10/16-10/18: "My American Dream: A Multigenerational Exhibition of Artistic Responses to and Personal Perspectives on the American Dream."

Cahoon Museum of American Art 4676 Falmouth Road, Cotuit. 508-428-7581, www.cahoonmuseum.org. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun 1-4 p.m. Closed major holidays. $5, $4 seniors and students, under 12 free.

Through 11/2: "Trend Meets Tradition: Ethnic Heritage in Contemporary Art."

11/4-12/31: "A Measured and Deliberate Response: The Art of Colin Berry."

Cape Cod Museum of Art off Rte. 6A, Dennis. 508-385-4477, ext. 12; www.ccmoa.org. Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m.

Through 10/5: "Aiden Lasell Ripley (1896-1969): A Retrospective."

Through 10/19: "Arthur Cohen: Painting Provincetown."

Through 11/2: "At Home on the Cape," work by former Fine Arts Work Center Visual Art Fellows.

9/13-10/12: "Carl Ashby (1914-2004): The Structure Within."

11/1-1/4: "Architecture of the Cape Cod Summer."

11/8-1/25: "Arnold Geissbuhler: Sculptor (1897-1993)."

Fuller Craft Museum 455 Oak St., Brockton. 508-588-6000, www.fullercraft.org. Mon-Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed major holidays. $8, $5 seniors and students, under 12 free. Wed 5-9 p.m., free.

Through 9/14: "Sculpture Transformed: The Work of Marjorie Schick," "The Machinery of Heaven: Glass Sculpture by Steven Easton," "Arboreal Anatomy: Sculpture by Wendy Wahl."

Through 11/2: "Art ASPIRE."

Through 11/9: "Gina Kamentsky: Mechanical Confections."

Through 3/8: "Micah Sherrill: A Language of Faces, Portraits and Icons," "Portions of the Re-Possessed: Fiber Work by Xenobia Bailey."

10/4-2/8: "Garry Knox Bennett: Call Me Chairmaker," "Fantasy Teapots from the Arthur Goldberg Collection."

New Bedford Whaling Museum 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford. 508-997-0046, www.whalingmuseum.org. Mon-Sun 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed major holidays. $10, $9 seniors and students, $6 ages 6-15, under 6 free.

Through 5/31: "Sea and Sky: Atmospheric Explorations by William Bradford and Other Marine Artists."

Plimoth Plantation 137 Warren Ave., Plymouth. Mayflower II located on the Plymouth waterfront. 508-746-1622, www.plimoth.org. Through 11/30: daily 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $10-$28, $9-$25 seniors, $7-$18 ages 6-12.

NORTH

Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant St., Gloucester. W 978-283-0455, www.capeannmuseum.org. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 1-4 p.m. Closed major holidays. $8; $6 seniors, students, Cape Ann residents; under 12 free.

Through 9/14: "Oliver Balf: Selected Work."

Through 10/12: "Greenheads: Paintings by Sam Holdsworth."

Through 10/19: "Carved and Gilded: The Sculpture of James T. McLellan (1910-2005)."

Opening 11/8: "Gershon Benjamin (1899-1985) and His Contemporaries."

Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-456-3924, www.fruitlands.org. Daily 11 a.m.-4 p.m., weekends and holidays 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $10, $8 seniors and students, $4 ages 5-17, under 5 free. Trail and grounds only $6, children free.

Through 11/2009: "Joe Wheelwright: Tree Figures."

Through 12/21: "New England Survey," landscape photography.

11/16: 5 p.m., photographer Barbara Bosworth on her work.

Griffin Museum of Photography 67 Shore Road, Winchester. 781-729-1158, www.griffinmuseum.org. Tue-Thu 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat-Sun noon-4 p.m. $5, $2 seniors, under 12 free. Thu, free to all.

9/11-11/2: "Sanctuary: Anna Tomczak Photography," "Pins: Photographs by Pelle Cass," "The McCann Family: Photographs by Karen Davis."

Through 10/18: "Hudson Valley of the Dolls: Images by Charise Isis" at the Atelier Gallery, 304 Main St., Stoneham.

10/23-11/22: "Afghan Stories: Images by Paula Lerner" at the Atelier Gallery, 304 Main St., Stoneham.

New England Quilt Museum 18 Shattuck St., Lowell. W 978-452-4207, www.nequiltmuseum.org. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun noon-4 p.m. Closed major holidays. $5, $4 seniors and children.

Through 11/2: "Metrotextural: Art Quilts of the Manhattan Quilters Guild."

Opening 11/5: "Gifts from the Heart: New Acquisitions from the Binney and Weinberg Collections."

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, Salem. 978-745-9500, www.pem.org. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed major holidays. $15, $13 seniors, $11 students, under 17 free.

Ongoing: "Auspicious Wishes and Natural Beauty in Korean Art," "Of Gods and Mortals," "Intersections: Native American Art in a New Light," "All of My Life: Contemporary Work by Native American Artists," "Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese House."

Through 9/14: "Wedded Bliss: The Marriage of Art and Ceremony."

Through 1/19: "Body Politics: Maori Tattoo Today," "Gateway Bombay."

Through 2/16: "Stage Idols: Japanese Kabuki Theater."

Through 6/7: "Polar Attractions."

Through 6/28: "Perfect Imbalance: Exploring Chinese Aesthetics."

11/8-3/1: "To the Ends of the Earth: Painting the Polar Landscape."

Whistler House Museum of Art 243 Worthen St., Lowell. 978-452-7641, www.whistlerhouse.org. Wed-Sat, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. $5, $4 seniors and students.

Through 10/18: "Timothy J. Clark: A Retrospective."

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Canterbury Shaker Village 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury. 603-783-9511, www.shakers.org. Through 10/31: daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 11/1-12/7: Fri-Sun only. $15, $13 seniors, $7 ages 6-17, $37 family, under 6 free.

Ongoing: 25 restored original Shaker buildings, four reconstructed Shaker buildings, 694 acres including gardens and nature trails, "By Shaker Hands: The Furniture and Design of an American Religious Sect."

Currier Museum of Art 150 Ash St., Manchester. 603-669-6144, ext. 108; www.currier.org. Sun-Mon & Wed-Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. First Thu of each month, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. $10, $9 seniors, $8 students, under 18 free. Sat 10 a.m.-noon free to all.

Through September: "Recent Acquisitions from the Dawn of Photography," "A Tribute to Mary and Ed Scheier."

9/27-1/4: "Andy Warhol: Pop Politics."

MAINE

Farnsworth Art Museum 16 Museum St., Rockland. W 207-596-6457, www.farnsworthmuseum.org. Through 10/11: daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thereafter: Tues-Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed major holidays. $12, $10 seniors and students, under 17 free.

Ongoing: Wyeth Center, "Maine in America."

Through 10/26: "Alex Katz and Friends."

Through 11/30: "Uncommon Treaures: Folk Art from the Farnsworth."

Through 12/14: "Homer, Whistler, Marin, and Bellows: American Prints from the Farnsworth."

Through 2/1: "Louise Nevelson," "From Impressionism to Modernism: American Paintings from the Farnsworth Art Museum 1885-1935."

Portland Museum of Art 7 Congress Square, Portland. 207-775-6148, www.portlandmuseum.org. Tue-Thu and Sat-Sun (also Mon through Columbus Day), 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri 10 a.m.-9 p.m. $10, $8 seniors and students, $4 ages 6-17, under 6 free. Fri 5-9 p.m. free.

Through 11/9: "American Menagerie."

Opening 9/25: "Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism."

Opening 11/26: "New Acquisitions 2008."

RHODE ISLAND

RISD Museum 224 Benefit St., Providence. 401-454-6500, www.risdmuseum.org. Tue-Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m., third Thursday of the month until 9 p.m. Closed major holidays. $8 (after 9/27 $10), $5 seniors, $3 students, $2 ages 5-18. Sun 10 a.m.-1 p.m. free. Last Sat of month free.

Through 10/5: "Surimono from Osaka and Edo: The Pumpelly Album."

Through 10/12: "Broken Plaid and Other Works by Mika Tajima."

Through 10/26: "From Durer to Van Gogh: Gifts from Eliza Metcalf Radeke and Helen Metcalf Danforth," "RISD and Photography."

Through 1/18: "After You're Gone: An Installation by Beth Lipman."

9/27-1/4: "Chihuly at RISD."

9/27-1/28: "Building Books: The Art of David Macaulay."

CONNECTICUT

Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic. 860-572-0711, www.mysticseaport.org. Until 10/31: daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 11/1-3/31: daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $18.50; $16.50 seniors, students, and active military; $13 ages 6-17; under 6 free.

9/27-11/16: "28th International Marine Art Exhibition."

Through 4/30: "Frozen In: Captain Comer and the Hudson Bay Inuit," "Illuminating the Sea: The Marine Paintings of James E. Buttersworth 1844-1894."

Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-2800, www.ycba.yale.edu. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. Closed major holidays. Free.

9/18-1/4: "Benjamin West and the Venetian Secret."

10/16-1/4: "Sun, Wind and Rain: The Art of David Cox."