Globe West best bets

THEATER

Hopkinton: Enter Stage Left Theater presents "High School Musical" Friday and Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m., at the Hopkinton Middle School. $10, under 3 free. 508-435-2114, enterstagelefttheater.com.

Sudbury: Sudbury Savoyards present "Arsenic and Old Lace" Friday and Saturday and Aug. 1-2, 8 p.m.; July 27 and Aug. 2, 2 p.m. at Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd. $15, $12 seniors, students and children. 978-443-8811, sudburysavoyards.org.

MUSIC

Newton: New Jazz Echo performs Thursday, 7 p.m. at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St. Free. 617-796-1360, newtonfreelibrary.net.

Waltham: Guitarist Gerry Beaudoin and friends perform jazz Wednesday, 7 p.m. at Gore Place, 52 Gore St. $15. 781-894-2798, goreplace.org.

Watertown: Summer concerts, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays, at Saltonstall Park. Rain location: Watertown Public Library. Free. This week, Phil Wilson and the Berklee Rainbow Band. 617-972-6431, ci.watertown.ma.us.

FAMILY

Framingham: Garden in the Woods, 180 Hemenway Road. Today, Ladybug Weekend in conjunction with "Big Bugs" exhibition. Monday, 10 a.m., Animal Ambassadors, $5. Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Big Bug Little Bug, $8. Saturday and next Sunday, Dragonfly Weekend. 508-877-7630, newfs.org.

Newton: Arts in the Parks free programs, canceled in case of rain unless otherwise noted. Tuesday Children's Performance Series, 1 p.m., at Newton Centre Playground (rain location: Mason Rice School): This week, Philip Alexander (below). Thursday Children's Performance Series, 1 p.m., at Ware's Cove: This week, Drumming About You. 617-796-1540, newtonpride.org.

LECTURES

Newton: Free events at Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Brown University professor Kenneth R. Miller speaks on "Is Intelligent Design Putting America's 'Scientific Soul' at Risk?" 617-796-1360, newtonfreelibrary.net.

Waltham: Dyan deNapoli discusses the world's largest penguin rescue Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. at the Waltham Public Library, Main St. Free. 781-314-3425,

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