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Summer arts preview
Events listings
May 17, 2009
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Agganis Arena 925 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-358-7000, www.AgganisArena.com
June 16: Earth, Wind & Fire, Chicago. Tickets: $33-$95.
June 26: Demi Lovato, David Archuleta. Tickets: $39.50-$49.50.
May 21: Keane. Tickets: $29.50-$39.50.
June 9: The Decemberists. Tickets: $20-$32.50.
June 13: Diana Krall. Tickets: $35-$65.
June 14: Crosby, Stills & Nash. Tickets: $36-$51.
June 19: Andrew Bird. Tickets: $20-$30.
June 25: Michael McDonald & Boz Scaggs. Tickets: $28.50-$60.
July 7: Matisyahu & Umphreys McGee. Tickets: $22.50-$35.
July 14: Staind. Tickets on sale May 30.
July 19: Jackson Browne. Tickets: $25-$75.
July 25: Tom Jones. $35-$60.
July 31: Gov't Mule. Tickets: $22.50-$30.
Berklee Performance Center 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. 617-747-2261, www.berkleebpc.com
May 29: Steve Earle. Tickets: $30
June 3: Grizzly Bear. Tickets: $18.50.
June 13: They Might Be Giants. Tickets: $26.
June 20: Absolutely Live Entertainment & HT Productions Presents Gary Burton Quartet Revisited. Tickets: $41-$56.
June 28: Madeleine Peyroux. $32.50-$37.50.
Boarding House Park 40 French St., Lowell. 978-970-5200, www.lowellsummermusic.org
June 27: Los Lobos. Tickets: $21 in advance, $25 day of concert.
July 10: Los Lonely Boys. Tickets: $26 in advance, $30 day of concert.
July 11: Ani DiFranco. Tickets: $27 in advance, $35 day of concert.
July 17: Michael Franti and Spearhead. Tickets: $35 in advance, $40 day of concert.
July 18: Aimee Mann. Tickets: $29 in advance, $35 day of concert.
July 30: Joan Baez. Tickets: $35 in advance, $40 day of concert.
July 31: Blues Traveler. Tickets: $26 in advance, $30 day of concert.
Boston Symphony Hall 301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. 617-266-1492, www.bso.org
May 30: John Williams and Share the Beat.
June 3: Chris Botti.
The Brattle Theatre 40 Brattle St., Cambridge. 617-876--6838, www.brattlefilm.org/brattlefilm
June 15: Bill Callahan, presented by World Music/CRASHarts. Tickets: $20. 617-876-4275, www.worldmusic.org
June 18: The Low
Cafe 939 at Berklee 939 Boylston St., Boston. 617-931-2000, www.cafe939.com
May 21: Butterfly Boucher. Tickets: $10.
July 8: Ryan Cabrera, Zach Hexum. Tickets: $12.
July 17: The Berklee Staff Infection. Tickets: $8.
Cape Cod Melody Tent 21 W. Main St., Hyannis. 508-775-5630, www.melodytent.org
June 11: Pink Martini. Tickets: $36.25-$52.25.
June 13: Indigo Girls with special guest Matt Nathanson. Tickets: $40.25-$56.25.
June 14: Dark Star Orchestra. Tickets: $33.25-$49.25.
June 20: Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald. Tickets: $60.75-$76.75.
June 26: Susan Tedeschi. Tickets: $33.25-$49.25.
June 28: Huey Lewis and the News. Tickets: $53.25-$69.25.
July 2: Diana Krall. Tickets: $66.75-$82.75.
July 3: Joe Cocker. Tickets: $43.25-$59.25.
July 12: Josh Turner. Tickets: $36.25-$52.25.
July 17: Aimee Mann. Tickets: $35.75-$51.75.
July 18: LeAnn Rimes. Tickets: $44.25-$60.25.
July 19: The Beach Boys. Tickets: $42.75-$58.75.
July 23: Buddy Guy. Tickets: $33.25-$49.25.
July 26: Tom Jones. Tickets: $55.25-$71.25.
Center for Arts in Natick 14 Summer St., Natick. 508-647-0097, www.natickarts.org
July 10: John McCutcheon. Tickets: $26, members $22, students/seniors $1 discount.
Aug. 15: Ryan Montbleau Band. Tickets: $25, members $22, students/seniors $1 discount.
Aug. 22: Suzy Bogguss. Tickets: $32, members $28, students/seniors $1 discount.
Citi Wang Theatre 270 Tremont St., Boston. 617-482-9393, www.citicenter.org/index.php
May 29-30: Leonard Cohen. Tickets: $77.50-$253.
Club Lido 1290 North Shore Road, Revere. 781-289-3080, www.clublido.com
May 22: Fay Ann Lyons & Bunji Garlin. Tickets: $35.
June 6: Mavado, Serani & Shaggy w/ Mighty Mystic & more. Tickets: $35-$50.
Club Passim 47 Palmer St., Cambridge. 617-492-7679, www.clubpassim.org
May 17: Sassafrass. Tickets: $13.
May 17: Eric Eid-Reiner CD release. Tickets: $12.
May 18: Roots 'n' Ruckus featuring John Cohen of the New Lost City Ramblers. Tickets: $12.
May 19 through Tuesday, June 30: Open mike. Tickets: $5.
May 20: Pierce Pettis. Tickets: $18.
May 21: Alastair Moock presents Pastures of Plenty With Deb Pasternak, Mark Erelli, and Rani Arbo. Tickets: $20.
May 27: Katie Melua, David Berkeley. Tickets: $18.
May 28: Lev Friedman. Tickets: $15.
May 29: Geoff Muldaur. Tickets: $20.
May 30: Swinging Steaks 20th anniversary show with Jamie Walker Jr. and Sara Kochanski. Tickets: $20.
May 31: Strike a Chord Concerts for Charity presents a Benefit for the Home for Little Wanderers. Tickets: $15.
June 3-4: The Guggenheim Grotto. Tickets: $14.
June 5: Garnet Rogers. Tickets: $17.
June 5: Caravan of Thieves. Tickets: $10.
June 6: Darol Anger & Friends. Tickets: $25.
June 7: Mary Fahl with special guests Glenn Patscha and Byron Isaacs from Ollabelle. Tickets: $25.
June 8: BCMFest Presents Celtic Music Monday. Tickets: $12.
June 10: Tyler Winn Education Fund benefit with the Loomers, Don White, Jim Infantino, Alastair Moock & Rob Laurens. Tickets: $25.
June 11: Bongo Love. Tickets: $15.
June 12: Red Molly, Jud Caswell. Tickets: $20.
June 13: Jason Myles Goss CD release. Dean Fields. Tickets: $15.
June 14: Tim Eriksen. Tickets: $20.
June 15: Richard Cambridge's Poet's Theater presents Kelley Donovan & Dancers. Tickets: $15.
May 17: Kiss 108 Concert 2009. Tickets: $35-$200.
May 30: George Strait. Tickets: $35-$75.
June 3: Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction. Tickets: $18-$58
June 6: Phish. Tickets: $49.50.
June 12: Brad Paisley. Tickets: $18.75-$49.50.
June 14: Summer Jam 2009. Tickets: $25-$87.50.
June 16: Aerosmith. Tickets: $35-$200.
June 19: New Kids on the Block. Tickets: $10-$80.50.
June 20: No Doubt with Paramore. Tickets: $80.
June 21: The Fray with Jack's Mannequin. Tickets: $10-$80.50.
June 24: 311, Ziggy Marley. Tickets: $27.50-$37.50.
June 25, June 27: Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band. Tickets: $36-$136.
June 28: REO Speedwagon, Styx, 38 Special. Tickets: $13.50-$45.
June 30: Def Leppard, Poison, Cheap Trick. Tickets: $20-$125.
July 7: Judas Priest. Tickets: $20-$45.
July 18: Rock the Bells 2009 featuring Nas, Damian Marley, and the Roots. Tickets: $45-$150.
July 21: 15th annual Vans Warped Tour 2009. Tickets: $26.25.
July 24: Nickelback. Tickets: $22.50-$232.50.
July 26: Toby Keith with Trace Adkins. Tickets: $20-$72.
July 29: Kid Rock & Lynyrd Skynyrd. Tickets: $21-$76.
July 31: Depeche Mode. Tickets: $18.75-$89.50.
Aug. 1: Incubus. Tickets: $20-$37.50.
Aug. 3: Coldplay. Tickets: $35-$97.50.
DCR Hatch Memorial Shell 10 Storrow Drive, Boston. 617-626-4970, www.hatchshell.com
May 30: Radio 92.9 EarthFest. Free.
Downtown Lowell Merrimack, Market, Middle, Andover, and Central streets.
July 24-26: Lowell Folk Festival. Free.
Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts 40 Stow St., Concord. 978-371-0820, www.emersonumbrella.org
May 30: Tom Rush in concert to benefit the Nature Connection. Tickets: $40, $35 advance; $125 for premium seating and reception.
Fenway Park 4 Yawkey Way, Boston. 617-267-9440, www.redsox.com
May 29: Dave Matthews Band.
May 30: Dave Matthews Band with Willie Nelson.
May 31: Phish.
Fort Adams State Park Harrison Avenue, Newport, R.I. 401-841-0707, www.fortadams.org
Aug. 1-2: George Wein's Folk Festival 50 with Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Fleet Foxes, Neko Case, Gillian Welch, the Decemberists, and many more. Tickets: Adults $75 festival weekend, $69 advance. Children 3-15 $15; under 3 are free. Full lineup and tickets available at www.folkfestival50.com.
Aug. 7-9: George Wein's Jazz Festival 55 with Tony Bennett, Etta James, Dave Brubeck, the Bad Plus, Branford Marsalis Quartet, and many more. Tickets: Adults $75 festival weekend, $69 advance. Children 3-15 $15; under 3 are free. Full lineup and tickets available at www.jazzfestival55.com.
Franklin Park Playstead Pierpont Road, Boston. 617-282-2881, www.franklinparkcoalition.org
July 14: Vivian Cooley-Collier & Company, Kendrick Oliver & the New Life Jazz Ensemble. Free.
July 21: Stephen O'Neil & IntaAfrika, Marcus Santos Batukaxe. Free.
July 21: Serious Biz with Ray Greene. Free.
July 28: Latin Jazz with Temtumbao. Free.
Aug. 11: Andre Ward. Free.
Gillette Stadium 1 Patriot Place, Foxboro. 508-543-1776, www.gillettestadium.com
July 18: Elton John & Billy Joel Face 2 Face Tour 2009. Tickets: $54.50-$179.50.
July 28: AC/DC.
Aug. 15: 6th annual New England Country Music Festival featuring Kenny Chesney, Sugarland, Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum. Tickets: $44.50-$99.50.
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton, N.H. 603-929-4100, www.casinoballroom.com
June 12-13: Dark Star Orchestra. Tickets: $28, $26 advance.
June 18-19: The Black Crowes. Tickets: $36.
June 21: Huey Lewis & The News. Tickets: $41-$76.
June 25: Susan Tedeschi. Tickets: $23.50-$35.50.
June 26: Taking Back Sunday. Tickets: $27, $25 advance.
June 27: Boz Scaggs. Tickets: $33-$50.
July 3: Badfish - a Tribute to Sublime. Tickets: $19-$23.
July 7: Joe Cocker. Tickets: $41-$86.
July 9: State Radio. Tickets: $26, $21 advance.
July 10: Buddy Guy. Tickets: $26-$41.
July 12: Hinder. Tickets: $25.
July 16: inaugural Hampton Beach Bluegrass Festival featuring Ricky Skaggs & Del McCoury Band. Tickets: $28-$40.
July 23-24: Bob Weir & Ratdog. Tickets: $31.
July 25-26: moe. Tickets: $27.50, $25.50 advance.
July 29: Queensryche. Tickets: $27.50, $25.50 advance.
Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts 2 Southbridge St., Worcester. 877-571-7469, www.thehanovertheatre.org
May 21: Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes. Tickets: $24-$34.
May 30: Kashmir (Led Zeppelin tribute). Tickets: $25-$38.
June 20: 2009 Community Chorus Festival. Tickets: $17-$37.
Aug. 21: The Kings & The Killer. Tickets: $20-$47.50.
House of Blues 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. 888-693-2583, www.hob.com
May 17: Jagermeister Music Tour featuring Pennywise, Pepper & The Supervillains. Tickets: $20.
May 20: The Prodigy. Tickets: $29.50-$39.50.
May 23: The National. Tickets: $22.
May 26: Keri Hilson, The-Dream, Bobby Valentino. Tickets: $35-$45.
May 27: The Bangles. Tickets: $25.
June 1: Filter presents Santigold with Amanda Blank and Trouble Andrew. Tickets: $25-$35.
June 2: WXRV presents Gomez.
June 4: TV on the Radio. Tickets: $25.
June 5: Gogol Bordello. Tickets: $22.
June 6: PJ Harvey and John Parish. Tickets: $25-$35.
June 7: Doves. Tickets: $18-$30.
June 10: Jenny Lewis with Deer Tick. Tickets: $20.
June 11: SMV - Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten - Thunder. Tickets: $35-$45.
June 12: Get the Led Out. Tickets: $22.
June 13: Collie Buddz with New Kingston Band. Tickets: $25.
June 17: Regeneration Tour featuring ABC. Tickets: $29.50.
June 27: Taking Back. Tickets: $25.00.
Indian Ranch 200 Gore Road, Webster. 508-943-3871, www.indianranch.com
July 19: The Oak Ridge Boys. Tickets: $10-$45.
July 26: Ronnie Milsap. Tickets: $10-$37.50.
Aug. 2: The Marshall Tucker Band. Tickets: $10-$37.50.
Aug. 9: Jo Dee Messina. Tickets: $10-$47.
Aug. 16: The Charlie Daniels Band. Tickets: $10-$47.50.
Aug. 22: Three Dog Night. Tickets: $10-$45.
Aug. 23: George Jones. Tickets: $32.50-$50.
Institute of Contemporary Art 100 Northern Ave., Boston. 617-478-3100, www.icaboston.org
June 12: Experiment - Super Secret Summer Surprise. Tickets: $25, $20 for members.
July 9: Neara Russell. Free.
July 16: Tubby Love. Free.
July 23: La Timbistica. Free.
July 30: Alex Wintz. Free.
Iron Horse Music Hall 20 Center St., Northampton. 413-586-8686, www.iheg.com
May 24: The Radiators. Tickets: $28, $25 advance.
May 26: Katie Melua. Tickets: $15, $12.50 advance.
May 29: Poco. Tickets: $38, $35 advance.
June 2: Marcia Ball. Tickets: $28, $25 advance.
June 5: A.A. Bondy.
June 19: Alejandro Escovedo. Tickets: $28, $25 advance.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 280 The Fenway, Boston. 617-566-1401, www.gardnermuseum.org
June 18: Jazz at the Gardner - Berklee Middle Eastern Fusion Ensemble. Tickets: $23, $18 seniors, $15 members, $10 students, and $5 children (ages 5-17).
Johnny D's Restaurant & Music Club 17 Holland St., Somerville. 617-776-2004, www.johnnyds.com
May 19: Ukulele Noir.
May 21: Hoots & Hellmouth with Ben Carroll.
May 28: Rhonda Vincent and the Rage. Tickets: $10.
June 9: Makem & Spain Brothers.
June 11: Junior Brown. $20.
Jordan Hall 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. 617-585-1260, www.newenglandconservatory.edu
May 18: Michael Mucci conducts NEC Massachusetts Youth Wind Ensemble. Tickets: $10; $5 for students and seniors; free with NEC identification.
May 21: A Far Cry. Tickets: $22.50.
May 29: Steven Karidoyanes conducts NEC Youth Symphony. Tickets: $10; $5 for students and seniors; free with NEC identification.
June 1: David Samour conducts NEC Junior Massachusetts Wind Ensemble. Free.
June 20: Patti LaBelle in "Singing for a Cure." Tickets: $85 and up.
LeLacheur Park 450 Aiken St., Lowell. 978-459-1702, www.lowellspinners.com
Saturday, July 11: Wilco.
Lowell Memorial Auditorium 50 East Merrimack St., Lowell. 978-454-2299, www.lowellauditorium.com
May 27: Cake. Tickets: $36.50.
June 10: Vince Gill. Tickets: $47.75-$57.75.
Aug. 29: Sara Evans. Tickets: $37.75-$47.75.
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art 87 Marshall St., North Adams. 413-664-4481, www.massmoca.org
May 23: 10th anniversary Ball With Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. Tickets: $80 ball and opening reception; $200 dinner, ball, and opening reception.
June 13: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo. Tickets: $6.
June 26: Roomful of Teeth. Tickets: $10.
June 27: Blonde Redhead. Tickets: $29, $25 advance.
July 11: Aimee Mann. Tickets: $34, $29 advance. Members 10 percent discount.
July 25: Bang on a Can plays Steve Reich. Tickets: $24.
Aug. 1: Bang on a Can Marathon. Tickets: $24; $40 combo with tickets to Reich concert on July 25.
McCoy Stadium 1 Columbus Ave., Pawtucket, R.I. 401-724-7300, www.pawsox.com
July 21: Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp.
Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion 72 Meadowbrook Lane, Gilford, NH. 603-293-4700, www.meadowbrook.net
May 23: Rock On! Fest 2009 with Korn and Burn Halo.
May 31: Willie Nelson.
June 14: Brad Paisley: American Saturday Night Tour 2009.
June 17: The Outlaws.
June 17: Creedence Clearwater Revisited.
June 18: Blake Shelton.
June 19: Live with Candlebox.
June 27: REO Speedwagon with Styx and .38 Special.
Middle East Club 472 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. 617-864-3278, www.mideastclub.com
May 17: Pato Banton, Dis N Dat. Tickets: $13.
May 19: Straylight Run, Lovedrug. Tickets: $13.
May 21: The Juan MacLean and The Field. Tickets: $12.
May 22: Hallelujah the Hills, Bon Savants. Tickets: $10.
May 23: Tally Hall. Tickets: $10.
May 24: The daKAH Chamber, Hip Hop Orchestra. Tickets: $15.
May 26: Chickenfoot. Tickets: $40.
May 27: A Camp featuring Nina Persson (of the Cardigans). Tickets: $15.
May 28: Secret Chiefs 3, Kayo Dot. Tickets: $15.
May 29: Buckethead.
June 6: MassCann/NORML Benefit - Prospect Hill, The Force. Tickets: $10.
June 9: Harry and the Potters, Previously on Lost. Tickets: $10.
June 11: Sunset Rubdown. Tickets: $12.
June 14: John Vanderslice. Tickets: $14.
June 19: Cracker. Tickets: $17.
July 11: mewithoutYou, The DearHunter. Tickets: $13.
July 17: Upstairs: Graveyard BBQ, Cocked N' Loaded. Tickets: $10.
July 24: 2 Live Crew, Ninjasonik. Tickets: $20, $17 advance.
July 25: Harvey Milk, Torche. Tickets: $12.
MFA Concerts in the Courtyard Museum of Fine Arts, Calderwood Courtyard, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-369-3306, www.mfa.org
June 24: Bettye LaVette. Tickets: $28-$38. MFA members, seniors, and students $24-$32.
July 1: Marco Benevento Trio. Tickets: $28-$38. MFA members, seniors, and students $24-$32.
July 8: Martha Wainwright. Tickets: $28-$38. MFA members, seniors, and students $24-$32.
July 15: King Sunny Adé and his African Beats. Tickets: $28-$38. MFA members, seniors, and students $24-$32.
July 22: Grupo Fantasma. Tickets: $28-$38.
July 29: Alex Cuba. Tickets: $28-$38. MFA members, seniors, and students $24-$32.
The Music Hall 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, N.H. 603-436-2400, www.themusichall.org
May 17: Henry Rollins.
May 28: Steve Earle.
June 2: Chris Botti.
June 11: Rain - A Tribute to the Beatles. Tickets: $45-$72.
Narrows Center for the Arts 16 Anawan St., Fall River. 508-324-1926, www.ncfta.org
May 21: The Radiators. Tickets: $28, $25 advance.
May 22: Michael Troy. Tickets: $17, $15 advance.
May 28: The Greencards. Tickets: $17, $15 advance.
June 5: Richie Havens. Tickets: $40, $35 advance.
June 12: Savoy Brown. Tickets: $25, $22 advance.
June 13: Leo Kottke. Tickets: $45, $40 advance.
June 14: Hayes Carll. Tickets: $17, $15 advance.
June 19: Jonathan Richman. Tickets: $20, $18 advance.
June 20: Ronnie Earl. Tickets: $28, $25 advance.
Orpheum Theatre 1 Hamilton Place, Boston. 617-679-0810, www.livenation.com
May 20: The Shins.
The Palladium 261 Main St., Worcester. 508-797-9696, www.thepalladium.net
May 24: Unearth.
May 24: Testament.
June 11: Drop Dead Gorgeous.
June 26: Sworn Enemy.
July 18: Necrophagist.
Paradise Rock Club 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-562-8800, www.thedise.com
May 17: Peaches.
May 18: Ben Lee with Low vs Diamond and Dawes.
May 19: Carbon Leaf.
May 20: Southern Culture on the Skids and Los Straitjackets.
May 26: X.
May 27: The US Air Guitar Championships - Boston Region.
May 31: Gregory Isaacs.
June 4: 3rd Annual Unity Fest.
June 5: Isis.
June 6: Amadou & Mariam.
June 10: Meat Puppets.
June 15: Bob Schneider.
June 17: Phoenix.
June 18: Passion Pit.
June 19: Bedouin Soundclash, The Aggrolites.
June 24: Femi Kuti.
June 25: The Slip.
June 26: Buffalo Tom.
June 27: Humanwine.
Regattabar at the Charles Hotel 1 Bennett St., Cambridge. 617-661-5000, www.regattabarjazz.com
May 19: Benny Reid. Tickets: $15.
May 20: Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Tickets: $22.
May 21-22: Bill Frisell's 858 Quartet. Tickets: $25.
May 23: Aaron Goldberg Trio. Tickets: $20.
May 27: Tom Harrell Quintet. Tickets: $22-$25.
June 5: David Maxwell's Maximum Blues salutes the group Stuff. Tickets: $16.
Regent Theatre 7 Medford St., Arlington. 781-646-4849, www.regenttheatre.com
May 29: Charlie Farren - a Musical Retrospective Concert. Tickets: $20-$30.
May 30-31: Odaiko New England presents reVISION: a celebration of 15 years of taiko in New England and beyond. Tickets: $14-$25.
The Roxy 279 Tremont St., Boston. 617-338-7699, www.roxyplex.com
May 30: The Toadies. Tickets: $18.
June 5: Paul Oakenfold. Tickets: $35.
June 11: King Size Boston presents Mstrkrft. Tickets: $15.
Sanders Theatre 45 Quincy St., Cambridge. 617-496-2222, www.fas.harvard.edu
May 29-30: Natalie MacMaster. Tickets: $28-$40.
Scullers Jazz Club 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston. 617-562-4111, www.scullersjazz.com
May 20: John Jorgensen Quartet. Tickets: $22.
May 21: Dave Valentin & Bill O'Connell The Latin Jazz Project. Tickets: $22.
May 22: Stanley Jordan. Tickets: $25.
May 23: Hiromi. Tickets: $25.
May 27: James Montgomery Band featuring J. Geils. Tickets: $25.
May 28: Candy Dulfer. Tickets: $38.
June 3: Steve Kuhn Trio. Tickets: $22.
June 4: Hilary Kole & the Bucky Pizzarelli Quartet. Tickets: $22.
June 5-6: Spyro Gyra. Tickets: $40.
June 10: Sophia Bilides. Tickets: $18.
June 12-13: The Manhattans featuring Blue Lovett & Gerald Alston. Tickets: $35.
June 18: Ellen O'Brien. Tickets: $20.
June 19: Andre Ward. Tickets: $25.
June 24: Stanton Davis Jr. & Ghetto Mysticism Revival. Tickets: $18.
June 25: Chuck Loeb. Tickets: $25.
June 26: Terence Blanchard. Tickets: $25.
July 22: Hiroshima. Tickets: $25.
Showcase Live 23 Patriot Place, Foxboro. 508-543-5120, www.showcaselive.com
May 23: The Radiators. Tickets: $18.
May 24: Pete Francis (of Dispatch) with Barefoot Truth & Mikey Powell. Tickets: $15.
May 30: The Tubes. Tickets: $20.
May 31: Gary Allan. Tickets: $39-$55.
June 6: Psychedelic Furs.
June 12: Patty Smyth & Scandal. Tickets: $26.
June 14: Luka Bloom. Tickets: $20.
June 19: Berlin. Tickets: $20.
July 2: The Church.
July 9: Peter Murphy.
Somerville Theatre 55 Davis Square, Somerville. 617-625-5700, www.somervilletheatreonline.com
May 19: St. Vincent. Tickets: $18.
June 18: The Dirty Projectors with Vieux Farka Touré. Tickets: $18.
June 25: Camera Obscura. Tickets: $19.50.
South Shore Music Circus 130 Sohier St., Cohasset. 781-383-9850, www.themusiccircus.org
June 11: Dark Star Orchestra. Tickets: $33.25-$49.25.
June 14: Indigo Girls. Tickets: $40.25-$56.25.
June 27: Huey Lewis & the News. Tickets: $53.25-$69.25.
June 28: Susan Tedeschi, Ryan Shaw. Tickets: $35.75-$51.75.
July 2: Joe Cocker. Tickets: $43.25-$59.25.
July 12: Engelbert Humperdinck. Tickets: $40.75-$56.75.
July 16: Drake Bell. Tickets: $38.25-$54.25.
July 19: LeAnn Rimes. Tickets: $44.25-$60.25.
July 24: An Evening With the Beach Boys. Tickets: $44.75-$60.75.
July 25: Yes.
July 31: ABBA The Music. Tickets: $34.25-$50.25.
Aug. 2: The B-52s. Tickets: $44.75-$60.75.
Aug. 7: KC & the Sunshine Band. Tickets: $43.25-$59.25.
Aug. 15: An Evening with Tony Bennett. Tickets: $68.25-$84.25.
Aug. 16: An Evening with Bowzer's Original Doo-Wop Party. Tickets: $40.50-$56.50.
Aug. 20: Great Big Sea. Tickets: $32.75-$48.75.
Aug. 22: B.B. King. Tickets: $54.75-$70.75.
Aug. 27: Melissa Etheridge.
Aug. 29: Steve Miller Band. Tickets: $80.75-$96.75.
T.T. the Bear's Place 10 Brookline St., Cambridge. 617-492-2327, www.ttthebears.com
May 28: Au Revoir Simone. Tickets: $14.
June 2: IAMX. Tickets: $14.
June 5: Pretty & Nice. Tickets: $10.
June 6: Kevin Devine. Tickets: $11.
June 17: Pansy Division. Tickets: $10.
June 19: The Blackjacks Two Night Pass. Tickets: $10.
June 20: Mark Lind & The Unloved featuring The Blackjacks. Tickets: $10.
June 25: Tiny Vipers featuring Balmorhea, Arms & Sleepers. Tickets: $9.
TD Banknorth Garden 100 Legends Way, Boston. 617-931-2000, www.tdbanknorthgarden.com
July 17-18: The Jonas Brothers with Jordin Sparks.
July 20: Green Day.
July 31: Keith Urban with Taylor Swift. Tickets: $20-$87.50.
Aug. 18: American Idols Live!, featuring this season's top-10 finalists.
June 16: Fleetwood Mac.
Aug. 24: Demi Lovato with special guests David Archuleta and Jordan Pruitt. Tickets: $39.50-$49.50.
Wilbur Theatre 246 Tremont St., Boston. 617-931-2000; 617-248-9700, www.thewilburtheatre.com
May 17: Bonnie "Prince" Billy. Tickets: $25.
May 23: Spinal Tap. Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean & Harry Shearer. Tickets: $60.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Arsenal Center for the Arts 321 Arsenal St., Watertown. 617-923-0100, www.arsenalarts.org.
June 24: Harlem Quartet. Tickets: $21 -$26 for Arsenal members and $13 for students.
Aug. 12: Colors and Chords: A kids workshop with The Bergonzi Quartet. Admission is free with pre-registration.
Aug. 13: The Bergonzi Quartet. Tickets: $21-$26 for Arsenal members and $13 students.
May 27 -May 29: Boston Pops Presents Film Night. $20-$89.
Boston University, College of Fine Arts, Main Concert Hall 855 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-353-3341, www.bu.edu.
May 17: Ballets Russes 2009: Homage to Feodor Chaliapin. Tickets: Free.
Boston Pops 301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. 617-266-1492, www.bso.org.
May 19: 100th anniversary of Ballet Russes. Tickets: $20-$60.
May 20: Boston Pops honor the 100th anniversary of Mr. Pops, Harry Ellis Dickson. Tickets: $20-$89.
May 21-May 23: Boston Pops Celebrates Baseball Night and The Red Sox Album. Tickets: $20-$89.
May 26-May 30: Boston Pops Presents Film Night. Tickets: $20-$89.
June 2 and 5: Tribute to the King of Swing; Benny Goodman. Tickets: $20-$89.
June 6: Ethan Hawkins celebrates the 14th anniversary of Oh Happy Day. Tickets: $20-$89.
June 9-June 10: Showcase of Linda Eder in a tribute to Judy Garland favorites. Tickets: $20-$89.
June 16-June 18: A Richard Rogers Celebration. Tickets: $20-$89
June 19-June 20: Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Project. Tickets: $20-$89
June 21: Let's Dance. Tickets: $20-$89
Calderwood Pavilion 527 Tremont St., Boston. 617-933-8600, www.bemf.org.
June 6-June 14: Boston Early Music Festival 2009. Coronation of Poppea.
DCR Hatch Memorial Shell 10 Storrow Dr., Boston. 617-626-4970, www.hatchshell.com.
July 22: Boston Landmarks Orchestra Classical Concert.
July 29-Sept. 9: Boston Landmarks Orchestra classical concert.
July 29: Youth Orchestra of the Americas.
Aug. 26-Sept. 9: Boston Landmarks Orchestra classical concert.
Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music 27 Garden St., Cambridge. 617-76-0956, www.longy.edu.
May 23: Wagner and Strauss: Operatic Excerpts, Songs, and Piano Transcriptions. Tickets: General $25; Boston Wagner Society members $20; students $10.
First Church in Boston 66 Marlborough St., Boston. 617-267-6730, www.fscboston.org.
June 11: Newport Baroque at the Boston Early Music Festival. Tickets: Free.
Fuller Auditorium Blackburn Circle, Gloucester. 978-281-0543, www.capeannsymphony.com.
May 17: Cape Ann Symphony Spring Pops Concert. Tickets: Adults:$30; Senior Citizens & College Students: $25; Children under 18: Free.
Goethe-Institut Boston 170 Beacon St., Boston. 617-262-6050, www.goethe.de.
May 17: Chameleon Arts Ensemble - Of Spirits Voices Ecstatic. Tickets: $13-$38.
Gordon Chapel at Old South Church 645 Boylston St., Boston. 617-536-1970, www.oldsouth.org.
May 17: Dolci Momenti: Boston Secession Benefit Concert. Tickets: $50 concert and reception.
Hanaway Theatre - Silver Center for the Arts Main St, Plymouth, NH., 603-535-5000, www.plymouth.edu.
July 9: New Hampshire Music Festival: Opening Night Celebration. $20 - $65.
July 11: New Hampshire Music Festival: Opening Night Pops. $20 - $65.
July 23: New Hampshire Music Festival: Fireworks and Thrills. $20 - $65.
July 30: New Hampshire Music Festival: Gershwin and a New World. $20 - $65.
Aug. 6: New Hampshire Music Festival: Legends in the Making. $20 - $65.
Aug. 13: New Hampshire Music Festival: One Grand Finale. $20 - $65.
Hawes Room at Trinity Church One Queen Anne Square, Newport, RI. 401-855-3096.
June 6: Newport Baroque Orchestra. Tickets: $10-$25.
Holy Name Church 1689 Centre St., West Roxbury. 617-325-4865, www.holynameparish.com.
May 20: Fauxharmonic Orchestra - Beethoven Digital Symphonies. Tickets: Free.
Jordan Hall 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. 617-585-1260, www.newengland conservatory.edu
May 19: Boston Modern Orchestra Project Club Concert Series. Tickets: $20.
May 20: Benjamin Zander conducts NEC Youth Philharmonic Orchestra. Tickets: $10; $5 for students and seniors; free with NEC identification.
May 22: Boston Modern Orchestra Project. $10-$52.
May 31: Chorus pro Musica: Puccini's Turandot. $37-$77.
June 3: Concerto per la Repubblica. Tickets: $27-$47.
Kresge Auditorium 48 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. 617-253-2908, www.web.mit.edu.
May 17: Cambridge Community Chorus Spring Concert.
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle St., Great Barrington. 413-528-6415, www.mahaiwe.org.
June 19-June 21: Boston Early Music Festival 2009. Tickets: $30-$95.
June 21: Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea. Tickets: $30-$95.
Music on the Hill P.O. Box 633, East Greenwich, RI 02818, Warwick, RI. 401-884-9894, www.musiconthehillri.com.
June 5-June 14: Music on the Hill's 2009 Chamber Music Festival. Tickets: $5-$30.
Newton Free Library 330 Homer St., Newton. 617-796-1360, www.newtonfree library.net.
May 17: Concert: Handel's Italian Passion and English Charm. Tickets: Free.
Portland Chamber Music Festival Abromson Community Education Center, 88 Bedford St., Portland, ME. 207-780-5670, www.usm.maine.edu.
Aug. 13: Portland Chamber Music Festival Opening Night. Tickets: $25; 21 and under free.
Aug. 15: Portland Chamber Music Festival 10th Annual Sarah B. Minton Concert. Tickets: $25; 21 and under free.
Aug. 16: Portland Chamber Music Festival - Free Children's Concert. Tickets: Free.
Aug. 20: Portland Chamber Music Festival Fosco Picchi Memorial Concert. Individual Tickets: $25; 21 and under free.
Aug. 22: Portland Chamber Music Festival - Business Supports the Arts Concert. Individual Tickets: $25; 21 and under free.
Rockport Chamber Music Festival Rockport Art Association, 12 Main St., Rockport. 978-546-6604, www.rockportartassn.org.
May 8: Bill Preucil, Yinzi Kong, Eric Kim and David Deveau. Tickets: $22-$40.
June 4: Williams Preucil and David Deveau. Tickets: $23-$40.
June 6: Claremont Trio. Tickets: $22-$40.
June 7: Borromeo Quartet. Tickets: $22-$40.
June 12: David Finckel and Wu Han. Tickets: $33-$50.
June 13: Marc-Andre Hamelin. Tickets: $22-$40.
June 14: Synergy Brass Quintet. Tickets: $22-$40.
June 18: Time for Three. Tickets: $23-$40.
June 19: Mia Chung and Alina Ployakov. Tickets: $23-$40.
June 20: Gilles Vonsattel, Frank Huang and Nicolas Altstaedt. Tickets: $23-$40.
June 21: The Newberry Consort. Tickets: $23-$40.
June 25: Jupiter String Quartet. Tickets: $23-$40.
June 26: Biava Quartet. Tickets: $23-$40.
June 27: Biava Quartet with Quynh Nguyen. Tickets: $23-$40.
June 28: Boston Symphony Chamber Players. Tickets: $23-$40.
June 30: Brasil Guitar Duo. Tickets: $23-$40.
Rockport High School Auditorium 24 Jerden's Lane, Rockport. 978-546-1200, www.rockport.k12.ma.us.
July 1: Rockport Chamber Music Festival: Esperanza Spalding. Tickets: $23-$40.
July 2: Rockport Chamber Music Festival: Alison Brown Quartet. Tickets: $23-$40.
The First Congregational Church of Rockport 12 School St., Rockport. 978-546-6638, www.rockportucc.org.
June 9: Rockport Chamber Music Festival: St. Lawrence String Quartet. Tickets: $22-$40.
Sanders Theatre 45 Quincy St., Cambridge. 617- 496-2222, www.fas.harvard.edu.
May 17: Masterworks Chorale presents Haydn's Stabat Mater.
St. Paul Catholic Church 29 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge. 617-491-8400, www.stpaulparish.org.
May 17: Organ Recital by Louis Lawrence Perazza. Tickets: Free.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church 15 St. Paul St., Brookline. 617-947-4495, www.ventochiaro.org.
May 31: Vento Chiaro Chamber Music Concert. Tickets: $20.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church 166 High St., Newburyport. 978-465-5351, www.stpauls-nbpt.org.
August 8-August 16: Newburyport Chamber Music Festival. Suggested donation: $25; seniors and students, $20; festival pass, $125 (includes three concerts and festival dinner-concert).
The Breakers 44 Ochre Point Ave., Newport, RI. 401-847-1000, www.tickets.newportmansions.org.
July 10: Newport Music Festival. Ticket: $25-$100.
Trinity Church Queen Anne Square, Newport, RI. 401-846-0660, www.trinity newport.org.
June 6: From Holland: Pieter Affourtit and Kaori Uemura. Tickets: $10-$25.
Tsai Performance Center 685 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-353-6467, www.bu.edu/tsai.
August 5-August 9: Boston Midsummer Opera Presents Cosi Fan Tutte. Tickets: $20- $50.
Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills 309 Washington St., Wellesley. 781-235-7423, www.uuwellesley.org
May 31: Concert: Pianist Jacqueline Schwab. Tickets: $8
THEATER
American Repertory Theater 617-547-8300, www.amrep.org.
May 17-June 7: Romance. Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Cambridge. Tickets: $25 - $79.
May 29 -- June 6: Seriously Funny. Zero Arrow Theater, Arrow St. and Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Tickets: $5-$10.
June 11-June 28: Sexual Perversity in Chicago and The Duck Variations. Zero Arrow Theater, Arrow St. and Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Tickets:$25-$39.
July 22-Aug. 2: Aurelia's Oratorio. Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Cambridge. Tickets: $25-$79.
Apollinaire Theatre 189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea. 617-887-2336, www.apollinaire theatre.com.
May 17: Men of Tortuga. Tickets: $18, $20 (door).
Barrington Stage 30 Union St., Pittsfield. (413) 236-8888, www.barrington stageco.org.
May 15-May 17: I Got Sick Then I Got Better. Tickets: $15-$20.
May 23-May 24: Poolside at Hotel Bel Air. Tickets: $15
May 30: The Beacon Brothers. Tickets: $45-$65.
June 10-June 28: Freud's Last Session. Tickets: $15-$30.
June 18-July 11: Carousel. Tickets: Free.
July 2-July 3: Amanda McBroom Cabaret. Tickets: $35-$45.
July 6: Shirley Jones in Concert. Tickets: $45-$75.
July 8-July 26: Underneath the Lintel. Tickets: $15-$30.
July 15-Aug.16: Disney's High School Musical 2: Tickets: $8-$15.
July 16-Aug. 1: Sleuth. Tickets: $15-$56.
July 31 and Aug. 1: Bill Nelson's All Male Revue. Tickets: $15.
Aug. 6 -Aug. 29: A Streetcar Named Desire. Tickets: $15-$56.
Aug. 7-Aug. 8: The Longing and The Short of It: The Songs of Daniel Mate. Tickets: $15.
Aug. 13-Aug. 29: I'll Be Damned. $15-$20.
Boston Center for the Arts Tremont Street, Boston. 617-933-8600, www.bu.edu/bpt.
May 17: 11th Annual Boston Theater Marathon. Tickets: $25-$30.
May 22- May 30: 11:11 Theatre Company: An Evening of Almost. Tickets: $20; $17 for students and seniors with id.
July 17-Aug. 15: Company One: After the Quake. Tickets: $15-$38.
May 17-May 30: SpeakEasy Stage Company: Jerry Springer The Opera. Tickets: $30-$54.
Boston Children's Museum 300 Congress St., Boston. (617) 426-6500, www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org.
June 21: Friends of Broadway. Tickets: Adults, $12; children (1-15) and senior citizens, $9; children under one and Museum members are always free.
Boston Playwrights' Theatre 949 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 866-811-4111, www.bostonplaywrights.org.
May 17: Elmer and the Elder Tree. Tickets: $8-$24.
Cambridge Family YMCA Theatre 820 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. 617-661-9622, www.cambridgeymca.org.
July 30-August 9: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Tickets: $15 online; $20 at door.
Cape Cod Theatre Project Falmouth Academy, 7 Highfield Dr., Falmouth. 508-457-4242. www.falmouthacademy.org.
July 9-July 11: Six. Tickets: $20 suggested donation.
July 16-July 18: Creating Claire. Tickets: $20 Suggested Donation.
July 23-July 25: Photograph 51. Tickets: $20 suggested donation.
July 30-August 1: Indio. Tickets: $20 suggested donation.
Central Square Theater 450 Mass Ave., Cambridge. 617-57 MY CST, www.central squaretheater.org.
May 17: The Life of Galileo. Tickets: $32; $22 for seniors; and $18 for students with a valid ID..
May 28-June 21: On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning). Ticket: $32; $22 for seniors; and $18 for students with a valid ID.
Charles Playhouse 74 Warrenton St., Boston. 617- 426-6912, www.newengland nightlife.com.
May 17: Blue Man Group. Tickets: $48-$62.
Charlestown Working Theater 442 Bunker Hill St., Boston. 617-242-3285, www.charlestownworkingtheater.org.
May 21-May 23: Miss Margarida's Way. Tickets: $10-$15.
Citi Shubert Theatre 265 Tremont St., Boston. 617-931-2787, www.citicenter.org/ theatres/shubert.
July 23-Sept. 26: Jersey Boys. Tickets: $49-$99.
Citi Wang Theatre 270 Tremont St., Boston. 617-482-9393, www.citicenter.org.
June 13: Kathy Griffin Live. Tickets: Tickets: $45- $75.
June 16-June 28: The Color Purple. Tickets: $28- $100.
August 29: Lewis Black. Tickets: Tickets: $39.50-$75.
Colonial Theatre 106 Boylston St., Boston. 617-931-2787, www.bostonscolonial theatre.com.
May 24: Spring Awakening. Tickets: $25-$84.
July 18 July 26: Rent. Tickets: $40-$70.
Double Edge Theatre The Farm, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield. 413-628-0277, www.doubleedgetheatre.org.
July 30-Aug. 30: The Arabian Nights. Tickets: $15-20.
Factory Theatre at the Piano Factory 791 Tremont St., Boston. 617-817-6600, www.thefactorytheatre.org.
May 17: Mill 6 Collaborative: Bunbury: A Serious Play for Trivial People. Tickets: $17.
May 18-19: Factory Theatre and Another Country Productions: Best of the Best.
June 13-14: Counter-Productions: Psycho Beach Party.
Faneuil Hall Marketplace One Faneuil Hall Square, Boston. 617-523-1300, www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com.
May 23-May 25: Faneuil Hall Marketplace Street Performers Festival. Tickets: Free.
Foothills Theatre Company 100 Front St., Worcester. 508-754-4018, www.foothills theatre.com.
May 17-June 7: Charlie Brown.
Gloucester Stage Company 267 E. Main St., Gloucester. 978-281-4433, www.gloucesterstage.com.
June 4-June 21: You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. Tickets: $15.
July 2-July 19: Last of The Red Hot Lovers by Neil Simon. Tickets: Adults: $37; Senior Citizens: $32; Students: $32.
July 12: The Year of Magical Thinking featuring Nancy E. Carroll. Tickets: $37.
July 23-Aug 2: The Breath of Life by David Hare. Tickets: Adults: $37; Senior Citizens: $32; Students: $32.
Aug. 6 -Aug. 23: The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? By Edward Albee. Tickets: Adults: $37; Senior Citizens: $32, Students: $32.
Aug. 16: Asking For It. Tickets: $37.
Aug. 27-Sept. 13: Sins of the Mother by Israel Horovitz. Tickets: Adults: $37; Senior Citizens: $32; Students: $32.
Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts 2 Southbridge St., Worcester. 877-571-7469, www.thehanovertheatre.org.
June 5-7: Chicago. Tickets: $40 - $70.
June 19: Defending the Caveman. Tickets: $35-$50.
Aug. 25-Aug.27: Menopause the Musical. Tickets: $37-$47.
Huntington Theatre Company Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-273-1688, www.huntington theatre.org.
May 17 - June 14: Pirates! (Or, Gilbert And Sullivan Plunder'd). Tickets: $25- $50.
John Hancock Hall 180 Berkeley St., Boston. 617-236-1199, www.tillingers.com/ john-hancock-hall.html.
June1: ENCORE!! by Boston Chamber Theatre Productions. Tickets: $15-$75.
Machine Nightclub 1254 Boylston St., Boston. 617-266-2986, www.nightclub machine.com.
May 17-May 24: Willie Wanker. Tickets: $30.75-$35.
Merrimack Repertory Theatre 50 E. Merrimack St., Lowell. 978-654-4MRT, www.merrimackrep.org.
May 17: A Moon for the Misbegotten. Tickets: $26-$56.
National Yiddish Book Center 1021 West St., South Amherst. 413-256-4900, www.yiddishbookcenter.org.
May 31: Bente Kahan - Home: Songs and Tales by a European Jew. Tickets: $10.
Palace Theater 80 Hanover St., Manchester, NH. 603-688-5588, www.palace theatre.org.
May 22-May 23: Sweet Charity.
Perishable Theatre 95 Empire St., Providence. 401-331-2695, www.perishable.org.
June 4-June 14: CHILDREN OF THE DNIPRO (Ukraine). Tickets: $15 Students and Seniors $10.
June 17-June 20: Improv Jones. Tickets: $20.
Providence Performing Arts Center 220 Weybosset St., Providence. 401-421-2787, www.ppacri.org.
May 31: The Color Purple. Tickets: $51-$61.
Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre 172 Exchange St., Pawtucket, RI. (401) 723-4266, www.gammtheatre.org.
May 17-June 7: The Scarlet Letter. Tickets: $24-$39.
Shakespeare and Company 70 Kemble St., Lenox. 413-637-3353, www.shakespeare .org.
May 21-June 7: Romeo and Juliet. Tickets: $12-$48.
May 27-Sept. 11: Shirley Valentine. Tickets: $12-$46.
May 31: Diva Dialogues: We Are All Shirley Valentine, with Tina Packer.
June 3-June 14: The Actors Rehearse the Story of Charlotte Salomon. Tickets: $12-$48.
June 7: Diva Dialogues: Who Was Charlotte Salomon?
June 12-Aug. 2: Pinter's Mirror: Family Voices, Victoria Station, A Slight Ache. Tickets: $12-$48.
June 17-July 3: Golda's Balcony. Tickets: $12-$48.
June 20-Aug. 29: Toad of Toad Hall (Part A). Tickets: Free.
June 20-Aug. 29: Toad of Toad Hall (Part B). Tickets: Free.
June 21: Diva Dialogues: Remembering The Life, Courage and Legacy of Golda Meir, with Annette Miller.
June 27-Aug. 28: Hamlet. $15-$60.
June 28: Looking Into Pinter's Mirror. Tickets: $10-$20.
July 4 Sept. 6: Othello. Tickets: $15-$60.
July 5: Revolutionary Moments. Tickets: $10-$20.
July 11-Sept. 5: Measure for Measure. Tickets: $14-$24.
July 19: Ancestral Voices: A Family Story.
July 24-Sept. 5: Twelfth Night. Tickets: $15-$60.
July 30-Aug. 16: Devil's Advocate. Tickets: $12-$48.
Aug. 8-Sept. 6: The Dreamer Examines His Pillow. Tickets: $12-$48.
Aug. 13-Sept. 6: Word Play. Tickets: Free.
Aug. 18: My Year With The Moor, with John Douglas Thompson. Tickets: $10-$20.
Aug. 22 -Sept. 4: White People. Tickets: $12-$48.
Shakespeare on the Common Parkman Bandstand, Boston Common, Boston. 617-532-1212, www.commshakes.org.
July 31-Aug. 16: Commonwealth Shakespeare Company presents "The Comedy of Errors". Tickets: Free.
South Shore Music Circus 130 Sohier St., Cohasset. 781-383-9850, www.themusic circus.org.
July 9: Russian American Kids Circus. Tickets: $14.50.
July 16: Kaleidoscope Theatre 'Sleeping Beauty'. Tickets: $8
July 23: Kaleidoscope Theatre 'The Frog Prince'. Tickets: $8.
July 30: Kaleidoscope Theatre 'Snow White'. Tickets: $8.
Aug. 13: Kaleidoscope Children's Theatre 'Cinderella'. Tickets: $8.
Aug. 20: Kaleidoscope Children's Theatre 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'. Tickets: $8.
Stoneham Theatre 395 Main St., Stoneham. 781-279-2200, www.stoneham theatre.org.
May 17-May 24: Strangers on a Train. Tickets: $20-$40.
June 4-June 28: Dear Miss Garland. Tickets: $20-40.
July 9-June 26: The Rat Pack Is Back. Tickets: $44-48.
Stonington Opera House School Street, Stonington, ME. 207-367-2788, www.operahousearts.org.
July 2-July 12: Shakespeare in Stonington -A Midsummer Night's Dream. Tickets: $15-$30.
Aug. 15-Aug 16: OHA's 10th Anniversary Revue-Looking Forward, Looking Back. Tickets: $15-$30.
Stuart Street Playhouse 200 Stuart St., Boston. 617-426-4499, www.stuartstreet playhouse.com.
May 22-June 27: Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra 'A Night At The Rock Opera'. Tickets: $39.50.
Trinity Repertory Company 201 Washington St., Providence. 401-351-4242, www.trinityrep.com.
May 17-May 31: Shapeshifter. Tickets: $20-$60.
June 5-Aug. 2: Menopause the Musical. Tickets: $20-$50.
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater Wellfleet. 508-349-9428, www.what.org.
May 20-June 20: The Mystery of Irma Vep. Tickets: $25.
June 11-July 12: The Bald Soprano. Tickets: $29.
June 16: I Got Sick Then I Got Better. Tickets: $25.
June 27: 25th Anniversary Gala. Tickets: $150.
June 28: Phedre. Adult: $24; Seniors: Tickets: $22.
July 1-Aug. 1: Noises Off. Tickets: $25.
July 15-Aug. 16: Laughing Wild. Tickets: $29.
July 19-Aug. 30: The Happy Oyster Spectacular Show. Tickets: $25.
Aug. 7-Sept. 5: The Little Dog Laughed. Tickets: $25.
August 20 through September 27: Speech Debate. Tickets: $29.
Williamstown Theatre Festival '62 Center for Theatre and Dance, 1000 Main St., Williamstown. 413-597-2425, www.williams.edu.
July 2-July 12: Children by A.R. Gurney. Tickets: $45-$59.
July 9-July 19: knickerbocker by Jonathan Marc Sherman at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Tickets: $35-$37.
July 10-Aug. 1: Late-Nite Cabaret at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Tickets:$25.
July 15 July 26: True West by Sam Shepard at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Tickets: $45-$59.
July 22-Aug 2: What Is the Cause of Thunder? By Noah Haidle at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Tickets: $35-$37.
July 30-Aug. 9: The Torch-Bearers by George Kelly at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Tickets: $45-$59.
Aug. 5-Aug. 16: Caroline in Jersey by Melinda Lopez at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Tickets: $35-$37.
Aug. 13-Aug. 23: Quartermaine's Terms by Simon Gray at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Tickets: $45-$59.
DANCE
808 Gallery 808 Commonwealth Ave., Boston.
May 22-31: Ballets Russes Exhibition. Free and Open to the Public.
Bates Dance Festival 365 College, Lewiston, ME. 207-786-6161 (after July 6), www.batesdancefestival.org
July 6: Kate Weare Company lecture/demonstration
July 11: Kate Weare Company performance
July 13: Battleworks Dance Company lecture/demonstration.
July 16, 18: Battleworks Dance Company performance.
July 21: Global Exchange panel.
July 24-25: Tania Isaac Dance performance.
July 27: Bebe Miller Company video/talk.
July 31-Aug 1: Bebe Miller Company performance.
Aug. 4: Moving in the Moment.
Aug. 6-7: Different Voices.
Aug. 8: Festival finale.
Boston Opera House 539 Washington St., Boston. 617-259-3400, www.live nation.com.
May 17: Lord of the Dance. $30-$70.
Boston Symphony Hall 301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. 617-266-1492, www.bso.org.
May 19: Boston Pops salutes Ballets Russes 2009. $20 - $119.
Boston University George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Ave, Boston.
May 18: Ballets Russes 2009: Diaghilev, A Film Biography. Metcalf Hall
May 19: Ballets Russes 2009: The Spirit of Diaghilev. Metcalf Ballroom. $120 per person for the entire conference or $45 per day.
Boston University Dance Theater 915 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-353-2748, www.bu.edu/fitrec.
Saturday, June 20 through , Saturday, June 20: He Who Burns. $25/$20 students and seniors.
Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center 41 Second St., Cambridge. 617-577-1400, Ext. 10, cmacusa.org
May 28-30: Sprout: A Evening of Dances with Weber Dance. $20-$30.
Franklin Park Playstead Pierpont Road, Boston. 617-282-2881, www.franklinpark coalition.org.
August 4: Elma Lewis Playhouse in the Park: OrigiNation. Free.
Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts 2 Southbridge St., Worcester. (877) 571-7469, www.thehanovertheatre.org
May 20: Dance Tribute to Bob Fosse. $12-$24.
June 13-14: Charlotte Klein Dance Performances. $20-$24.
Jacob's Pillow Dance 358 George Carter Rd., Becket. 413-243-9919, www.jacobs pillow.org
June 20: Jacob's Pillow 77th Season Opening Gala.
June 24-28: "Mujeres" at Jacob's Pillow.
July 1-5: "Radio and Juliet" at Jacob's Pillow.
July 1-5: LAFA Artists at Jacob's Pillow.
July 8-12: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet.
July 8-12: Gallim Dance.
July 15-19: Groupe Emile Dubois.
July 15-19: David Rousseve/REALITY.
July 22-26: Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
July 23-August 2: Jason Samuels Smith and A.C.G.I. (Anybody Can Get It).
July 26: Community Day.
July 29 through , Sunday, August 2: Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montr
August 5-9: Rennie Harris Puremovement.
August 5-9: Jacinta Vlach/Liberation Dance Theater.
August 12-16: Doug Varone and Dancers.
August 12-16: Rubberbandance Group.
August 19-23: Pacific Northwest Ballet.
August 19-23: Kidd Pivot.
August 23: A Jazz Happening.
August 26-30: Ballet Hispanico.
August 26-30: Doug Elkins and Friends: Fraulein Maria.
Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre at The Sanctuary Theatre 400 Harvard St., Cambridge.
May 17: Revel Without a Cause. Tickets: $28-$35.
Lily Pad 1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge. 617-388-1168, www.lily-pad.net
May 17: La Fin Du Temps. Tickets: $10-$15.
May 19-June 2: The Odd Tuesday Milonga. Tickets: $5-$10.
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle St., Great Barrington. 413-528-6415, www.mahaiwe.org.
Saturday, May 23: Paul Taylor Dance Company. Tickets: $20-$50, $60 Golden Circle.
Martin Luther King Jr. Open School 850 Cambridge St., Cambridge.
May 30: Out of Africa. Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 BDA Members, $8 Children (6-17), Groups 10 and over 25 percent discount.
Somerset Club 42 Beacon St, Boston., www.somersetclub.org.
May 22: Ballets Russes 2009: The Masked Ball. Dancing tickets cost $125 per person and dining tickets cost $325.
Sorenson Center for the Arts 231 Forest St., Wellesley. 781-239-5682, www.babson.edu/Sorenson
June 9: Sleeping Beauty Ballet. Tickets: $18.
Summer Stages Dance
July 9: Armitage Gone! Dance. Performing Arts Center, Concord Academy, 166 Main St., Concord. 978-402-2200, www.concordacademy.org. Tickets: $25.
July 11: Summer Stages Dance: The Disappearing Woman. Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave., Boston. 617-478-3100, www.icaboston.org. $25, $15 students/seniors.
July 16: Chris Elam's Misnomer Dance Theater. Performing Arts Center, Concord Academy, 166 Main St., Concord. 978-402-2200, www.concordacademy.org. Tickets: $25 general admission, $15 students/seniors.
July 23: David Parker The Bang Group 10th Anniversary. Performing Arts Center, Concord Academy, 166 Main St., Concord. 978-402-2200, www.concordacademy.org. Tickets: $25 general admission, $15 students/seniors.
July 25: Choreographers Project Showcase. Performing Arts Center, Concord Academy, 166 Main St., Concord. 978-402-2200, www.concordacademy.org. Tickets: $25 general admission, $15 students/seniors.
July 25: Summer Stages Dance: Mama etcetera, Gabri Christa Germaul Barnes. Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave., Boston. 617-478-3100, www.icaboston.org. Free with museum admission.
Tanglewood Ozawa Hall, 297 West St., Lenox. www.tanglewood.org
Aug. 5-6: Mark Morris Dance Company. 
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