Globe South Best bets
MUSIC
Duxbury: South Shore Conservatory’s Duxbury Music Festival opens with the Evenings Under the Stars Festival Orchestra Pops Concert, with Nicholas Palmer conducting. Tian Lu, winner of the 2008 Duxbury Music Festival Solo Competition, will perform Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major. Friday, 8 p.m., Duxbury Performing Arts Center, 73 Alden St., Duxbury. $25. 781-934-7612, www.duxburymusicfestival.org
Mansfield: Swingin’ Summer concert series at the Village at Willow Crossings kicks off Thursday featuring the Dixieland Band. 6:30-7:30 p.m. 25 Cobb St., Mansfield. Free.
NATURE
Carver: Explore the mystery and magic of the forest at night, and learn how animals survive in a nocturnal world during this free family night hike. This hike meets at Myles Standish State Forest’s new amphitheater. Saturday, 8:30 p.m. 194 Cranberry Road, Carver. Free. 508-866-2526, www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/mssf.htm
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