Globe West listings
Comprehensive listings for galleries, plays, music and other happenings in the area.
THEATER
Natick: TCAN Players troupe presents "The Odd Couple (Female Version)" through April 1 at the Center for Arts, 14 Summer St. Performances Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Also April 1, 2 p.m. $18. 508-647-0097, natickarts.org.
Waltham: Debbie Reynolds performs April 20, 7 p.m. and April 21-22, 2 p.m. at Robinson Theatre, 617 Lexington St. $35-$48, children $25, seniors $1 off. 781-891-5600, reagleplayers.com.
Watertown: Improv Jones theater company performs "Death's Not So Bad Once You Get Used to It" Fridays, 8 p.m., at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, Black Box Theatre, 321 Arsenal St. $10. 617-926-1770, arsenalarts.org.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Hopkinton: The Metrowest Symphony Orchestra kicks off Boston Marathon week with a performance featuring "Fanfare for the Common Man," "Chariots of Fire," "Pirates of Penzance," selections from Dvorak's Symphony No. 8, and other works April 7, 7:30 p.m. at Hopkinton High School, 90 Hayden Rowe St. $15, students and seniors $6. 508-453-4734, metrowestsymphony.org.
Framingham: Pianist Alla Nikitskaya performs April 1, 3 p.m. at Amazing Things Arts Center, 55 Nicholas Road. $12-$15. 508-405-2787, amazingthings.org.
Newton: Schola Nocturna performs works by di Lasso, Gesualdo April 1, 8:30 p.m. at Episcopal Parish of the Messiah, 1900 Comm. Ave. Free. nightprayer.org.
JAZZ, POP, ROCK
Bellingham: Jazz at Ma Glockner's, 15 Maple St., Thursdays 7-10 p.m. $10. April 5, Stan
Framingham: Firefly's. Performances 9 p.m. to midnight at 235 Old Connecticut Path (Route 126). No cover. Wednesdays at 8 p.m., blues open mike with Bruce Marshall. March 31, Billy Claire. April 7, John Burrows. April 14, Yoke Shire. April 21, Michelle Lewis. April 28, Lucinda. 508-820-3333.
Framingham: Amazing Things Arts Center, 55 Nicholas Road. March 30, 8 p.m., Dominique Eade, $18. April 3, 8 p.m., jazz jam with Daryl Lowery, $6. April 7, 8 p.m., Bruce Gertz/Ken Cervenka Quintet with Jerry Bergonzi, $12-$15. April 10, 8 p.m., jazz jam with Ted Knowlton Group, $6. April 11, 7:30 p.m., cabaret open mike with Matt Romero, $8. April 13, 8 p.m., Sergio Brandao Sextet, $12-$15. 508-405-ARTS, amazingthings.org.
Marlborough: Dante's, at Marlborough Firefly's, 350 East Main St. (Route 20). March 31, Lydia Warren, $7. April 7, Commander Cody, $15. April 13, Little Charlie and the Nightcats, $18. April 14, the Fools, $18. April 20, Peacheaters, $8. April 21, Entrain, $16. April 27, James Montgomery, $16. April 28, Bruce Marshall Band, $7. 508-357-8883, fireflysbbq.com.
Maynard: Sit 'n Bull Pub, 163 Main St. March 30, Playin' Dead, $7. March 31, Carry the One, $5. April 7, Band that Time Forgot, $6. 978-897-4663, sitnbull.com.
Natick: The Center for Arts, 14 Summer St. April 13-14, 8 p.m., George Winston. April 21, 8 p.m., Alamo City Jazz Band. 508-647-0097, natickarts.org.
Natick: The Squirrel Hill Olde Tyme Band performs April 1, 2 p.m. at the Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central St. Free. 508-647-6524.
Newton: The All Newton Music School Jazz Trio performs April 1, 2 p.m. at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St. Free. 617-796-1360.
Newton: AcaFest, a cappella festival featuring the Newtones, Emerson Noteworthy, Harvard Veritones and MIT Logarhythms, April 5, 7:30 p.m. at Newton South High School, Seasholes Auditorium.
Sherborn: Jazz 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Sherborn Inn, Main Street. $10. April 3, Ken Steiner's Jazz Babies. April 20, New Liberty Jazz Band. April 17, Blue Horizon Jazz Band. April 24, Black Eagle Jazz Band. May 1, Ain't We Got Fun. May 8, Wolverine Jazz Band. May 15, Blue Horizon Jazz Band. May 22, Molly Malone with Sinti Rhythm. May 29, Lost in the Sauce. June 5, Rags to Riches. June 12, Wolverine Jazz Band. June 19, Blue Horizon Jazz Band. June 26, Squirrel Hill Jazz Band. 508-655-9521.
Watertown: The John Baboian Quartet performs March 30, 8 p.m. at the Armenian Library and Museum Art Gallery, 65 Main St. $10. 617-926-2562, almainc.org.
Wayland: The Greg Hopkins Jazz Quintet performs April 1, 3 p.m. at the Wayland High School Little Theater. Free. 508-358-2311.
FOLK, WORLD MUSIC
Framingham: Amazing Things Arts Center, 55 Nicholas Road. March 29, 7:30 p.m., open mike with Terence Hegarty, $6. March 31, 8 p.m., Brooks Williams and Paul Asbell, $12-$15. April 5, 7:30 p.m., open mike with Terence Hegarty, $6. April 6, 8 p.m., John Schindler, Tracy O'Connell, $12-$15. April 12, 7:30 p.m., open mike with Tim Fitzpatrick and Amy Basse, $6. 508-405-2787, amazingthings.org.
Medway: Mickey Cassidy's, 116 Main St. Thursdays, 8:30 p.m., open mike with Chris Ross. No cover. 508-533-1343.
Natick: The Center for Arts, 14 Summer St. April 20, 8 p.m., Chris Trapper. April 27, 8 p.m., Catie Curtis, Edie Carey. April 28, 8 p.m., Don White, John Forster. 508-647-0097, natickarts.org.
Sudbury: Drum Circle with Ricardo Frota, Fridays, 7-8 p.m., at fscottgallery , 29 Hudson Road. Donations. Children welcome. 978-440-8898, fscottgallery.com .
DANCE
Berlin: Contra dance, with caller Bill Fischer and music by Berlin Country Orchestra, April 7, 8-10:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 12 Woodward Ave. $5, family maximum $12. 978-273-8238.
Watertown: Dance Friday. Barefoot dancing in a smoke- and alcohol-free environment Fridays, 8 p.m. to midnight, at Phillips Congregational Church, 111 Mt. Auburn St. Sliding scale $8-$12, teenagers $4, under 12 free with supervising adult. 617-876-3050.
KIDS/TEENS
Ashland: Magician Steve Rudolph presents "Magic With a Beat: A Musical Magic Show" April 1, 3 p.m. at the Ashland Public Library, 66 Front St. Free.
Natick: Trout Fishing in America performs a family concert April 7, 1 p.m. at the Center for Arts, 14 Summer St. 508-647-0097, natickarts.org.
Newton: ArtsPower National Touring Theatre presents "Harry the Dirty Dog" April 1, 1:30 p.m. at Newton North High School. $12, $10 advance. 617-796-1540.
HAPPENINGS
Lincoln: Woolapalooza features "Sheep to Sweater" interpretive trail, covering carding, spinning, felting, dyeing, sheep shearing, and border collies, March 31, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Drumlin Farm, 208 South Great Road. $12, children $10. 781-259-2176.
Lincoln: Guided evening tour of the Gropius House on April 6, 8-9:30 p.m. $22. Registration required. 781-259-8098, historicnewengland.org.
Norfolk: Big Night Extravaganza features guided, lantern-lighted walks with costumed characters March 30-31 at Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, 108 North St. Walks leave on the quarter hour 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday. Event educates visitors about amphibians and vernal pools. $8. Registration required. 508-528-3140.
Waltham: Chautauqua-style presentation on "Mrs. Codman and Mary: Lives from the Early Republic" March 30, 7 p.m. at Gore Place, 52 Gore St. Question and answer session with costumed interpreter. $5. 781-894-2798, goreplace.org.
EXHIBITIONS
Ashland: Work by Laurie Leavitt on view through March at the Ashland Public Library, 66 Front St. Photography by Ken Buck is on view April 3-28. 508-380-6782.
Framingham: Work by Framingham State College seniors is on view through April 4 at the Mazmanian Gallery, Justin D. McCarthy College Center. Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 508-626-4512.
Hudson: Work by 46 area photographers on view through March 30 at Citizens Bank, 17 Pope St. 978-562-1646, upwitharts.org.
Natick: Center for Arts, 14 Summer St. Through April 29, "Local Color: Works in Watercolor and Acrylic" featuring art by Scott Smith and Lavonne Suwalski. 508-647-0097, natickarts.org.
Newton: Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St. April 4-29, Karen Frostig's "Ancestral Conversations." Reception and panel discussion April 12, 6:30 p.m. 617-796-1360.
Newton: "The Visions and Voices of Children's Book Illustrators" is on view through May 20 at New Art Center, 61 Washington Park. The center's hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. 617-964-3424, newartcenter.org.
Waltham: "Hannah Frank: A Jewish Artist of Glasgow" on view through April 6 at the Kniznick Gallery, Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University. Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 781-736-2064.
Wellesley: Khaki Gallery, 9 Crest Road. Through March 30, "InScapes II" photographs and "Black and Blue" paintings. Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 781-237-1095, khakigallery.net.
Westborough: "Woodicisms and Impossiburdities" by Joel Tro and Jeff Butler on view through May 13 at the Westboro Gallery, 8 West Main St. Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 508-870-0110, westborogallery.com.
FILMS
Newton: Nordic Film Series features screenings at 7:30 p.m. at the Scandinavian Living Center, 206 Waltham St. April 5, "Kops/Kopps." Free. 781-893-3794.
LITERARY/SPOKEN WORD
Framingham: Outspoken Word Open Mike with Dawn Randall, Helen Casey, Isabel Ferguson, Joel Moskowitz and Anite Oulette on April 4, 7:30 p.m. at Amazing Things Arts Center, 55 Nicholas Road. $6. 508-405-2787, amazingthings.org.
Newton: Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St. April 4, 7:30 p.m., Contemporary Books Group discusses "Terrorist" by John Updike. April 9, 7:30 p.m., Short Story Group discusses "Miami-New York" by Martha Gellhorn and "The Broad Estates of Death" by Paula Fox. April 10, 7:15 p.m., Great Books Group discusses "The Bhagavad-Gita." April 11, 7:30 p.m., African Literatures Group discusses "The Book of Not" by Tsitsi Dangarembga. 617-796-1360.
LECTURES
Newton: Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St. March 29, 7 p.m., Chaim Rosenberg on "Goods for Sale: Products and Advertising in the Massachusetts Industrial Age." 617-796-1360.
Wayland: Photographer Lou Jones presents an illustrated talk on his travels April 5, 7-9 p.m. at the Wayland Town Building, Public Hearing Room, 41 Cochituate Road. Free. 508-358-2939.
NATURE
Lincoln: Massachusetts Audubon Society's Drumlin Farm on Route 117 consists of 180 acres of pastures, fields, and woodlands. Representative New England farm animals are housed in several barns, and live exhibits of wildlife are featured. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $6; ages 3 to 12 and seniors $4; younger than 3 free. Call 781-259-9807.
Natick: The Massachusetts Audubon Society's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, off Route 16, covers 600 acres of woodlands, fields, marshes, and pond; a gristmill; and sawmill sites along the banks of the Charles. A footbridge over Indian Brook is a good spot for viewing wildlife. Trail and boardwalk are accessible to wheelchairs. Open dawn to dusk Tuesday through Sunday. Nature Center hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $4; ages 3-12 and seniors $3. April 1, 6:30-8 p.m., "April Fools! It's a Woodcock!" April 7, 1-2:30 p.m., "Wild About Reptiles." 508-655-2296.
Norfolk: Massachusetts Audubon Society's Stony Brook Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary on North Street covers 241 acres. A self-guided nature trail bounded by fields, wetlands, and ponds leads to a boardwalk over a marsh. Sanctuary hours: dawn to dusk. Nature Center hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $3, children $2. March 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Big Night, family program, $8. Call 508-528-3140.
MUSEUMS Framingham: Danforth Museum of Art, 123 Union Ave. Ongoing: "Selections From the Permanent Collection of 19th- and 20th-Century American Art," "Hopi Kachina Gallery," "American Crafts," "Paul and Elaine Marks Library." "Ballou Family Interactive Junior Gallery." Hours: Wednesday-Sunday noon-5 p.m. $5, students and seniors $4, younger than 12 free. 508-620-0050.
Lincoln: DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Sandy Pond Road. Through April 22: "Big Bang! Abstract Painting for the 21st Century," "Stephen DiRado: JUMP." Ongoing: "Social Studies: Documentary Photography." Tuesday-Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $6, children and seniors $4. 781-259-8355.
Newton: McMullen Museum of Art. Through July 22: "A New Key: Modern Belgian Art from the Simon Collection." The museum in Boston College's Devlin Hall, 140 Commonwealth Ave., is open Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Free. 617-552-8100, bc.edu/artmuseum.
Newton: Newton History Museum at the Jackson Homestead, 527 Washington St. Ongoing exhibitions include "Hyphenated-Origins: Going Beyond the Labels," "Journey of Grace: Retrospective Exhibit on Myrtle Baptist Church," "Four-Legged Newton," "Seeking Freedom in 19th-century America," "Picturing Children," "Historic Burying Grounds," and Newton History Gallery. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 2-5 p.m. $5, $3 for seniors and children. 617-796-1450.
Weston: Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History, Regis College, Wellesley Street. Through April 30: "Quilts and Stamps: Art by Design." 617-784-5838.
Listings may be sent three weeks in advance to Globe West Calendar, 111 Speen St., Framingham 01701; or e-mail westarts@globe.com. 
