Globe NorthWest best bets
MUSIC
North Andover: Fall is heralded by many things: foliage, falling temperatures, and the opening of the coffeehouse season. Crossroads Coffeehouse, Old Center Hall, 3 Great Pond Road, opens its 20th season on Sept. 13 with two of the greats of acoustic music, Rex Fowler and Neal Shulman, better known as Aztec Two-Step. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., the music starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20. crossroads-coffeehouse.org, 978-687-3960.
BENEFITS
Arlington: Hip-hop artists Lyrical, Sugar, Juma Tron, John the Baptist, and Sarita, comedian Big Moe, and members of the Legacy Dance Company are all coming out in support of the Massachusetts Organization of Addictive Recovery on Sept. 12 at the Regent Theatre. "Stay Positive: A Night of Hip Hop," a fund-raiser, kicks off at 7:30 p.m. at the theater at 7 Medford St. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 on the day of the show. regenttheatre.com, 781-646-4849.
DANCE
Winchester: Remember poodle skirts, saddle shoes, Elvis, duck tails? WROR DJ Hank Morse will spin lots of great rock 'n' roll hits at the Sept. 12 oldies dance at the Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Road. Admission $10. 781-721-7136.
ARTS FEST
Medford: The Medford Arts Center Inc. will host a daylong arts fest Sept. 13, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., at Riverside Avenue and River Street. More than 30 participants, including artists and musicians, will be on hand. There will be free ice cream, sidewalk chalk artists, children's games, and face drawing. Bring a T-shirt from home for tie-dying, $3, or buy one for $5. medfordarts.org, 781-395-7460.
POETRY
Concord: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Maxine Kumin will read from her works Sept. 13, 7 p.m., at the Concord Free Public Library, 129 Main St. The author of novels, memoirs, essays, children's books, and 16 volumes of poetry, Kumin is a former poet laureate of New Hampshire. Kumin's latest volume of poetry, "Still to Mow," explores life and aging. Signing and reception follow the reading. Free. concordlibrary.org, 978-318-3300.
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