Globe North best bets

It's our pick of the best of the 'burbs. Go to boston.com/north for a complete listing of musical events, theaters, galleries, children's activities, and other happenings in Globe North.

Saugus: Kowloon Restaurant, Route 1 north, celebrates its 57th anniversary Wednesday, 6 p.m.-midnight, with a fund-raiser to benefit the Joey Fund for cystic fibrosis research and the Massachusetts Restaurant Association's Education Foundation college scholarships. Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes, a 1970s R&B group, will perform. Tiny Tavares, a spin-off from Tavares, plays downstairs, while blues legend James Montgomery plays at Maddy's, 1639 Broadway (at routes 1 and 99). Free shuttle buses will run from Kowloon to Maddy's. $50. 781-233-0077, kowloonrestaurant.com.

Gloucester: Eight homes in East Gloucester will open their doors Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., for the "Homes for the Holidays" self-guided tour. Many of the homes will be professionally decorated for the holidays. The tour is sponsored by the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce businesswomen's division to support the Carolyn O'Connor Scholarship. $25 in advance; $30 day of the tour. Purchase tickets and pick up a map on the day of the tour at Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, 33 Commercial St., between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. For advance tickets, call 978-283-1601.

Portsmouth, N.H.: US Representative Jay Inslee will read and sign his book "Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy," Friday at 7 p.m. at Riverrun bookstore, 20 Congress St. Inslee, a Democrat, has represented the First Congressional District of Washington state since 1998 and is the primary sponsor of the New Apollo Energy Act, the goal of which is a clean energy future. Free. 603-431-2100.

Gloucester: Cape Ann Symphony's annual Holiday Pops concert, Nov. 24 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 25 at 2 p.m., features gospel vocalist Renese King. Held at Fuller Auditorium, Blackburn Circle/Route 128. $25, children younger than 18 free. 978-281-0543, capeannsymphony.org.

Marblehead: me & thee coffeehouse at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 28 Mugford St., will hold a Cajun dance party with the Squeezebox Stompers, Friday at 8:30 p.m. The acoustic roots trio band plays a mix of country blues, Zydeco, Celtic, Cajun, ballads, and some original tunes. Together they play 15 instruments, including several kinds of fiddles, banjos, and accordions. Captain Fiddle will teach the two-step Cajun waltz. Refreshments available. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12. Tickets at 781-631-8987, meandthee.org, Spirit of '76 Bookstore, and Arnould Gallery. Handicapped-accessible entrance.

Lynnfield: Lynnfield High School music department presents the musical "Anything Goes," Thursday-Sunday at Lynnfield High School auditorium, 275 Essex St. Performances Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. $12, seniors and students $10. For reservations call 781-334-5820, ext. 4510. Tickets also at the door an hour prior to each show. Reserved seating for all performances.

Newburyport: Sirius Theatre Company will perform three short plays by Samuel Beckett. "Not I," "Footfalls," and "Act Without Words No. 1," illustrating three different sides of the 1969 Nobel Prize winner in literature. Performances Friday and Saturday and Nov. 23 and 24 at 8 p.m., and next Sunday and Nov. 25 at 3 p.m. at Firehouse Center for the Arts, 1 Market Square. $18, seniors and students $13. 978-462-7336, firehouse.org.