Events

PETER PAN - THE MUSICAL Growing up is hard to do, especially when your name is Peter Pan. The Un-Common Theatre Company and Bay Colony Productions present the musical based on J.M. Barrie’s classic 1911 children’s story. Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. (Fri-Sun through Dec. 6). $24, $22 students and seniors, $18 under 12. Orpheum Theatre, 1 School St., Foxboro. 800-838-3006. www.brownpapertickets.com

THANKSGIVING FAMILY WEEKEND AT THE CONCORD MUSEUM Learn how to make books from a bookbinder from Boston’s North Bennet Street School on Nov. 27. And on Saturday, a woodworker from the school will show you how to sand, put joints together, and decorate a piece to take home. Nov. 27 and 28, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (sessions begin on the hour; museum is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m.). Free with museum admission of $10, $8 seniors and students, $5 ages 6-18. Concord Museum, Lexington Road and Cambridge Turnpike, Concord. 978-369-9609. www.concordmuseum-org

THE RAINBOW FISH It’s all about learning to share in Marcus Pfister’s story about a Rainbow Fish who is unwilling to share her beautiful iridescent scales with others. The musical adaptation is presented by ArtsPower National Touring Theatre. Nov. 29 at 1 and 3 p.m. $10. Leventhal-Sidman JCC, 333 Nahanton St., Newton. 617-965-5226. www. magicark.org

MILKSHAKE With or without ice cream, this Baltimore-based rock band for kids started shaking things up in 2002 with a variety of songs influenced by Rodgers and Hammerstein and Lennon and McCartney. The band celebrates its new CD, “Great Day.’’ Nov. 29 at 2 p.m. $10, $8 children. The Center for Arts in Natick, 14 Summer St., Natick. 508-647-0097. www.natickarts.org JUNE WULFF

THE STORE @ DECORDOVA ARTISTS’ MARKET You will be everyone’s BFF when folks open their gifts. Handmade jewelry, pottery, glass, frames, ornaments, paper goods, children’s toys, and wearable art are waiting for you in Lincoln - and don’t forget to buy yourself a few treats. Pictured: Handbag by Becky O’Neil of BECKY OH! Designs. Nov. 27, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Check website for hours through Dec. 31). The Store @ DeCordova, 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln. 781-259-8692. www.decordova.org

CULTURAL SURVIVOR BAZAARS Jose Buenaventura Gonzales Gutierrez is one of many indigenous artisans visiting from around the world. You can watch the Mexican rug-weaver in action at the bazaar, and he’ll be happy to sell you one to take home. Nov. 27-Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. (check website for additional dates and venues). Cambridge College, 1000 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. www.cs.org

F.A.T. CHAIN REACTION The fat you feel the day after Thanksgiving is different from this annual event hosted by MIT which stands for Friday After Thanksgiving. More than 30 mini chain reactions created at the event will be linked together for the grand finale. Nov. 27, 1-4 p.m. $10; $5 under 18, students, and seniors; free under 5. (Includes admission to MIT Museum on Nov. 27, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.). Rockwell Cage Gymnasium, 120 Vasser St., Cambridge. 617-253-5927. web.mit.edu/museum

DENISE HAJJAR’S HOLIDAY-INSPIRED FASHION SHOWS Wednesday used to be Prince Spaghetti Day (according to the TV commercial), but now it’s fashion day, according to us. The designer-in-residence at the Fairmont Copley Plaza will show her collection in the Oak Bar, and her hotel boutique will be open (15 percent discount, free gift wrapping). Dec. 2, 9, and 16, 6-8 p.m. Free. The Fairmont Copley Plaza Oak Bar, 138 St. James Ave., Boston. 617-926-5990. www.denisehajjar.com

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