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HOUGHTON’S POND FISH FESTIVAL Bait and switch is a good thing at Saturday’s event where you’ll learn about casting, knot tying, fish identification, and then cast a line into Houghton’s Pond. Bring equipment or borrow from a limited supply at the festival. July 23 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., rain or shine. Free. Picnic site No. 5, Blue Hill River Road, Milton. 617-698-1802, ext. 310. www.mass.gov/dcr |
Events: the week ahead
KIDS
“BYE BYE BIRDIE’’ Eat your heart out Ann-Margret because the 30-member cast from Lexington Youth Summer Theatre will sing, dance, and faint when Conrad Birdie opens his mouth and asks for one last kiss. July 21 and 22 at 7 p.m., July 23 at 1 p.m. $13, $15 at the door. Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington. 781-888-4565. www.lexingtonyouthsummertheatre.org
“ALICE IN WONDERLAND, JR.’’ Young actors from Indian Hill Music School’s Summer Musical Theatre program have been getting acquainted with Alice, the White Rabbit, Dodo Bird, the Tweedles, and other characters - so don’t be late. July 22 and 23 at 7 p.m., July 24 at 2 p.m. $10. Indian Hill Music, 36 King St., Littleton. 978-486-9524, ext. 116. www.indianhillmusic.org
REGATTABAR’S KIDS’ SUMMER MUSIC SERIES Elizabeth Mitchell entertains with folk songs about the beauty of the natural world and magic in life’s simple moments. Mariana Iranzi is up July 31, followed on Aug. 7 by Bill Harley. July 24 at 4:30 p.m. (pre-show activities at 4 p.m.). $12, free age 1 and under. Regattabar at the Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. 617-395-7757. www.regattabarjazz.com
EVENTS
NARRAGANSETT BEER PAIRING DINNER It’s the first beer dinner at Kingston Station, and your four courses will be paired with suds, from standards to craft offerings. Food includes littleneck clams, lump crab salad, braised short rib, and lemongrass panna cotta. July 21 from 5-10 p.m. $35 (reservations recommended). Kingston Station, 25 Kingston St., Boston. 617-482-6282. www.kingstonstation.com
VERRILL FARM Pace yourself with the blueberry pancakes at breakfast if you plan to enter the pie-eating contest at 11 a.m. The first to finish an 8-inch pie (no hands) wins. Stop by the farm stand and buy yummy baked goods and blueberries to take home. July 23 from 9 a.m.-noon. Breakfast is $7.50, $4.50 under 10; pie-eating contest is free (adult and child categories). Verrill Farm, 11 Wheeler Road, Concord. 978-369-4494. ww.verrillfarm.com
SOMERSTREETS “Seize the Summer!’’ takes to the streets with live music, outdoor yoga, dance, the “Kidical Mass’’ bike ride to Davis Square, farmers’ market, arts and crafts, and a 4 p.m. walk down Vinal Avenue to a concert at the Community Growing Center. July 24 from noon-4 p.m., rain or shine. Free. Along Highland Avenue from Walnut to Cedar streets, Somerville. 617-625-6600. www.somervillema.gov
BROOKLINE BOOKSMITH Contributors to The Best Women’s Travel Writing anthology are in Brookline to tell stories about sharing a skirt in Russia, learning flamenco in Spain, and other travel tidbits. Will Meera Subramanian, Carol Reichart, Anna Wexler, and Marcia DeSanctis share stuff that did not make it onto the page? July 25 at 7 p.m. Free. Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline. 617-566-6660. www.brooklinebooksmith.com
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