Summer preview
What's the buzz? A jazz club called the Beehive opens in the South End, the Police storm Fenway, and the Berkshires go Dutch. All that, and Judy Garland, too.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Is that a lute I hear? The Boston Early Music Festival is back for its biennial visit, and the North American premiere of the opera "Psyché" promises to be a highlight. N2
POP MUSIC
Nelly Furtado brings Timbaland's beats, but not Timbaland, to Agannis Arena . Meanwhile, Stewart, Sting, and Andy make nice for the summer's biggest reunion. N4
WORLD MUSIC
He's officially a "cultural ambassador" for Belize, and singer-songwriter Andy Palacio shows why at the MFA. Manu Chao parties at Avalon and Pink Martini shakes up Symphony Hall. N6
JAZZ
Grownups are welcome at the Beehive, a venue/restaurant that plans to show off local talent. Elsewhere, get a master class in bass thanks to Esperanza Spalding, Ron Carter, and Charlie Haden. N8
FOLK
It's festivals galore in Lowell, New Bedford, Newport, and in Canton, where Scottish singer Eddi Reader branches out at the Irish Connections Festival. N8
THEATER
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater inaugurates a big new stage named after Julie Harris, while the ART and New Rep put a song into the season. N9
VISUAL ARTS
The intense photographs of Philip-Lorca diCorcia fill the ICA. Out west it's Monet and "The Searchers," up north it's Frank Lloyd Wright. N10
DANCE
Jacob's Pillow's 75th season features more than 300 events, including world premieres and debuts. The Bates Dance Festival celebrates an anniversary of its own. N10
