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Connecticut

BROAD BROOK: The Opera House Players will present "Broadway and the Blues," a summer Cabaret-style show on Saturday, June 1 at 8pm at the Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main Street, Broad Brook, CT. Area performers will sing some of their favorite Broadway songs and closing the show will be a set by local singer/songwriter Keith Carini. Tickets are $10 each and will be sold at the door. For more information, visit www.operahouseplayers.org.

BROAD BROOK: 6/15-16 - Cash is King; 7/20 - The Beatles (Band Number Nine); 9/6-22 - Company; 11/8-24 - Footloose; 2/7-23/14 - Cabaret; 5/2-18/14 - Les Miserables @ Opera House Players, Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main St. - www.operahouseplayers.org

CHESTER: The Fabulous Lipitones - May 9–June 2; TBD - July 25–August 18; Snapshots - October 24–November 17 - 860.873.8668

EAST HADDAM: Goodspeed Musicals kicks off its 50th Anniversary Season with a new production of the classic musical Good News!. This high spirited musical comedy will run from April 12-June 22 at the Goodspeed Opera House. Curtain times are Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Thursday at 7:30 p.m. (with select performances at 2:00 p.m.), Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. (with select performances at 6:30 p.m.). Tickets are available through the Box Office (860.873.8668), open seven days a week, or on-line at www.goodspeed.org.  For show highlights, exclusive photos, special events and more visit us at www.goodspeed.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

NEW!! EAST HADDAM: Hello, Dolly! will run from June 28–September 8 at the Goodspeed Opera House. Tickets are available through the Box Office (860.873.8668), open seven days a week, or on-line at goodspeed.org. For show highlights, exclusive photos, special events and more visit us at www.goodspeed.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

HARTFORD: The Hartt School Community Division (HCD) presents Snow White Friday, June 14, at 7:00 PM; Saturday, June 15, at 7:00 PM; and Sunday, June 16, at 2:00 PM. All performances are held in Millard Auditorium at the University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford. Tickets will be made available to the public on April 20, 2013. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587, or visit http://hcd.hartford.edu, to purchase tickets. Admission to each performance is $30 for adults; $15 for children 12 and under; and $20 for students and senior citizens with ID. University of Hartford discount rates are not available for this production. Group rates may be available to organizations. Contact Amanda Kilpatrick, Hartt Community Division Dance Department, at 860.768.2491 for more information.

IVORYTON: 9/6-22 - Company; 11/8-24 - Footloose; 2/14 - Cabaret; 5/14 - Les Miserables @ Opera House Players, 107 Main St. - (860) 292-6068; www.operahouseplayers.org

IVORYTON: 6/5-23 - I'm Connecticut; 7/3-28 - Footloose; 8/7-9/1 - Dreamgirls; 9/25-10/13 - I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change; 10/30-11/17 - The Seven Year Itch @ Ivoryton Playhouse. Subscriptions are on sale now. Single tickets go on sale February 14, 2012. Visit www.ivorytonplayhouse.org or call (860) 767 7318 for the latest ticket information.

MIDDLETOWN: 5/16-6/20 - Hear What's In the Heart: A Shoemaker's Tale; 6/6 - Food Improv: Take 2 - Where the Performing Arts Meet the Culinary Arts; 6/1-8/2 - 25th Annual Children's Circus of Middletown @ Oddfellows Playhouse, 128 Washington St. (860) 347-6143; www.oddfellows.org

NEW BRITAIN: 5/3-6/1 - Whiskey Tango; 7/12-8/10 - Anything Goes @ Hole in the Wall Theater. All “mainstage” performances run Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. Sunday matinees are at 2:00 p.m. General admission to non-musicals is $20 adults, $15 students and seniors; musicals are $25 and $20, respectively. In keeping with HITW’s policy of making theater available to everyone regardless of ability to pay, the second Friday performance of each show is free, although donations are gladly accepted. Tickets may be reserved on-line at www.hitw.org or by calling (860) 229-3049. Hole in the Wall Theater is located at 116 Main Street

NEW CANAAN: 7/26-8/10 - Boeing Boeing @ Town Players of New Canaan, Powerhouse Theatre, Waveny Park - (203) 270-9144


NEW HAVEN: 5/8-6/2 - Clybourne Park @ Long Wharf Theatre. For more information, visit www.longwharf.org or call 203-787-4282

NEW HAVEN: Long Wharf Theatre announces the first show of its summer season, A Couple of Blaguards, an uproarious comedy from Frank McCourt, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Angela’s Ashes” and his brother, the raconteur and actor Malachy McCourt, author of the bestseller “A Monk Swimming.” The show will take place on Stage II May 21-June 2. Tickets are $40. To purchase tickets visit www.longwharf.org or call 203-787-4282.

NEW HAVEN: Broadway’s master songman, Mandy Patinkin, accompanied by Paul Ford on piano, will bring his critically acclaimed theatre concert to Long Wharf Theatre for one performance only at on Friday, June 7, 2013 on the Claire Tow Stage in the C. Newton Mainstage Theatre. Patinkin is headlining Long Wharf Theatre’s annual Gala, the theatre’s preeminent fundraising event of the year. The evening will being at 6:00 p.m. with elegant cocktails, small plate tastings, and a Silent Auction. Patinkin will begin his performance at 8 p.m. The evening will conclude with a dessert reception at 9:30 p.m. Long Wharf Theatre’s newly renovated Mainstage seats only 404 patrons, promising a very intimate experience for Gala guests – and a quick sellout. Sponsorship opportunities at the $2,000, $5,000 and $10,000 levels include priority seating for the performance, reserved space at the cocktail and dessert receptions, recognition in the invitation and lobby projections at the event and space in the Gala program. For more information about becoming a sponsor of the 2013 Gala or about ticketing for the event, please contact Kathy Cihi, Special Events Manager, at kathy.cihi@longwharf.org or 203.772.8234.

NEW MILFORD: 5/3-25 - Seascape; 7/12-8/3 - Earnest or What's in a Name?; 9/20-10/12 - The Cripple of Inishmaan; 12/6-1/4 - Boeing Boeing @ TheatreWorks New Milford, 5 Brookside Ave. - (860) 350-6863

NEWTOWN: July'13 - The Learned Ladies @ Town Players of Newtown, 18 Orchard Hill Rd. - (203) 270-9144

RIDGEFIELD: October 4 - Pauly Shore @ Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge - (203) 438-5795; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org

SHARON: Monty Python's SPAMALOT - June 26-July 7; THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG - July 19-28; DAMN YANKEES - August 14-25. Gift Certificates and Season Subscriptions are now available for these three Main Stage Shows. Call 860-364-SHOW (7469) X. 100 or visit www.triarts.net

SHERMAN: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES runs June 28,29 July 5,6,7 12,13 19,20 26,27 @ Sherman Players. Curtain time is 8pm. Fridays & Saturdays, with a 2pm. Sunday matinee on July 7. Tickets for all shows are $20 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. On Thursday, June 27, The Sherman Playhouse will host a "Half-Price Preview Night" at a cost of $10 per person. No reservations are required and patrons are seated on a first-come, first-served basis. Students may view any performance for only $10 using cash only and when accompanied by an official Student ID. No reservations are accepted for students requesting a student discount. Reservations can be made online at WWW.SHERMANPLAYERS.ORG or by calling the box office at (860) 354-3622. The Sherman Playhouse is a non-professional community theater located at 5 Route 39 North (next to the fire house)

STRATFORD: 5/17-6/1 - Black Tie @ Square One Theatre Co., Stratford Theatre, 2422 Main St. - (203) 375-8778; www.squareonetheatre.com

WESTPORT: June 11-9 – Westport Country Playhouse stages a rare American classic comedy, The Show-Off by George Kelly, a funny, surprising, and moving story of a family in upheaval when their youngest daughter becomes engaged to a brash loudmouth. Nicholas Martin will helm the production. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court, off Route 1. Information and tickets also available at www.westportplayhouse.org.

WESTPORT: July 16-August 3 Westport Country Playhouse stages Loot, an outrageous romp by the master of British farce Joe Orton, directed by David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director. On the trail of stolen money hidden by bumbling bank robbers, “Loot” is a wickedly funny send-up of larcenous, lascivious behavior among the English middle classes. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court, off Route 1. Information and tickets also available at www.westportplayhouse.org

WESTPORT: August 20-September 7 – Westport Country Playhouse stages the world premiere of Oblivion by Carly Mensch, currently a co-producer on Showtime's "Weeds.” A touching and funny—and very modern—tale of parents, children, and the gulf that sometimes exists between them, the new play, commissioned by Playwrights Horizons and developed by Steppenwolf Theatre Company, will be directed by Mark Brokaw. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court, off Route 1. Information and tickets also available at www.westportplayhouse.org.

WESTPORT: October 8-28 – Westport Country Playhouse stages John Murray and Allen Boretz’s Room Service. Directed by Mark Lamos, the madcap American farce is about a producer and his ragtag bunch of actors who try to raise money for a Broadway show as they scramble to evade their hotel bill. The play was adapted into a 1938 movie with the Marx Brothers and Lucille Ball. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court, off Route 1. Information and tickets also available at www.westportplayhouse.org

MAINE

BATH: Bath Shakespeare Festival, a fully professional theatre, announces its inaugural season with performances of Twelfth Night, which will take place outdoors in Bath's beautiful Library Park from July 20 - August 4th. The performances are presented in conjunction with the Patten Free Library. www.bathshakespeare.org  for info.

BERWICK: 6/21-7/6 - Hound of the Baskervilles; 7/10-27 - The Sound of Music; 7/31-8/17 - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; 8/21-30 - Driving Miss Daisy @ Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School St. - (207) 698-1807; www.hackmatack.org

FORT KENT: The Fort Kent Community High School drama club will perform Ken Ludwig's Lend Me A Tenor on May 25 and 26 at the University of Maine at Fort Kent’s Nowland Hall. Tickets are $25 and include the dinner. Curtains rise at 6:30 p.m. Further information can be obtained by calling the high school at (207) 834-5540.

LEWISTON: Well known children's poems spring to life when The Crabgrass Puppet theatre brings their delightful show, Haiku, HipHop and Hotdogs to The Public Theatre on Sunday May 19th at 2pm, with additional school day morning matinees May 20-22. Perfect for families and children pre-K through fifth grade, this production is a fun way to introduce a child to the magic of theatre, at the affordable price of only $5 a ticket for children 18 and under, and just $10 for adults. Performances are Sunday May 19th at 2pm, Monday May 20th at 9:30am and 11:30 am, Tues, May 21 at 9:30am, 11:30am and 4:30pm, and Wed, May 22 at 9:30am. $10 Adults, $5 Children (18 and under). Advance reservations are required for weekday performances. Call 782-3200 for tickets and more information or visit www.thepublictheatre.org


MONMOUTH: 6/22-8/15 - The Velveteen Rabbit; 6/29 - 14th Annual Black Fly Follies; 7/5-8/19 - The Knight of the Burning Pestle; 7/12-8/18 - The Taming of the Shrew; 7/19-8/18 - The Year of Magical Thinking; 7/30 - Beatles: The Studio Years 1967-70; 9/19-30 - Patience
@ Theater at Monmouth, Cumston Hall - http://theateratmonmouth.wordpress.com

PORTLAND: 10/2-27 - Clybourne Park; 11/6-24 - The Grand Manner; 12/5-8 - Broadway at Good Theater; 1/29-2/23/14 - Becky's New Car; The Outgoing Tide @ Good Theatre, St. Lawrence Arts Ctr. - www.goodtheater.com

 

SPRINGVALE: Sanford Maine Stage Theatre will be holding it's semi-annual fund raiser Murder Mystery dinner show on Saturday, May 25th at the Nasson Little Theatre, 457 Main Street in Springvale, beginning @ 5:30 PM with wine & appetizers... FMI: www.sanfordmainestage.com and click "murder mystery". By reservation only. $30/person; $50/couple. Show only $20. Reservations MUST be made & tickets paid for by May 18th Send check or money order to: Sanford Maine Stage Co., PO Box 486, Springvale, Me 04083 or contact mts@gwi.net or (207) 324-8227 ( message machine )

 

WESTBROOK: The New York Theatre Company in collaboration with Acorn Productions, presents Michael Kimball’s Duck and Cover, opening May 30 at the Acorn Studio Theatre. Michael Kimball, author of past Acorn Studio Theater hits Best Enemies and The Secret of Comedy, introduces his new play Duck and Cover, winner of the 2013 Northern Writes Festival’s “Best Play” award, to area audiences in this new production, directed by Acorn Acting Academy faculty member Stephanie Ross. The play features a “Father Knows Best” family, happily sheltered in 1962 suburbia, who tries to maintain its innocence during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the arrival of eccentric jazz trumpeter Uncle Bunny. Performances of Duck and Cover take place Thursday through Sundays from May 30 to June 9. Tickets cost $15 ($12 for students and seniors), and they may be purchased on-line at www.acorn-productions.org or by calling Acorn at (207) 854-0065.

Massachusetts

ANDOVER: 10'13 - The King & I; 4'14 - Spamalot @ Pentucket Players - www.pentucketplayers.org

 

ARLINGTON: The best comedy comes out of how we deal with life’s tragedies, and The Memory of Water takes on tragedy with a comic vengeance! Three sisters return home for their mother’s funeral, each haunted by her own demons and memories of the past. As the bereaved sisters indulge in witty bickering and dope-induced dress-up, their quarrels over the funeral arrangements, their well-worn family roles, and their mixed memories of a feminine working-class mother are as hilarious as they are painful. Playwright Shelagh Stephenson skillfully charts the joyous and distressing territory of family relationships that with insight and compassion in this dark comedy. Award-winning director Nancy Curran Willis. May 31, June 1, 7 & 8 at 8PM, June 2 & 9 at 4PM, with a talk-back with the cast following the June 2 performance. AFD Theatre, 22 Academy Street, Arlington, MA 781 646-5922; www.afdtheatre.org or boxoffice@afdtheatre.org.  Tickets are $20. Wheelchair accessible and assited listening devices available.

BARNSTABLE: The Barnstable Comedy Club located at 3171 Rte. 6A in Barnstable Village is proud to present DEADWOOD DICK or, The Game of Gold! by Tom Taggart (Based on the Dime Novels of Edward L. Wheeler). John Watters directs this rootin' tootin' Western melodrama which runs May 9-26 with performances on Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday matinees at 2:30 PM. Tickets are $18 / $16 for seniors 62+ and students. Reservations may be made by calling the box office at 508-362-6333. For more information, please visit www.BarnstableComedyClub.com.

NEW!! BARRE: 6/27-30 - The Pied Piper of Hamelin; 8/16-25 - You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
@ Barre Players Theater, 64 Common St, Barre 978-355-2096 or www.barreplayerstheater.com

 

BERLIN: 6/14-23 - Falsettos @ Flyleaf Theater, 1870 Town hall, 12 Woodward Ave. - www.flyleaftheater.com

 

NEW!! BOLTON: Theatre with a Twist, Inc. is proud to present Disney Jr.’s Beauty and the Beast. TMusic by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman, and Tim Rice. Book by Linda Woolverton. Performances will be at the Florence Sawyer School, 100 Mechanic St. on June 7, 7pm June 8, 1:30pm & 4pm & June 9, 1:30pm. Tickets $13 Adults, $11 Students/Seniors and can be purchased at the door. Visit www.theatrewithatwist.org or call 978-302-0985 for more info on this show and all our other productions.

BOSTON: 5/10-6/1 - From Denmark Wit Love @ Vaquero Playground, Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave. - (866) 811-4111; www.VaqueroPlayground.com
 

BOSTON: 6/21 - Dylan Moran @ The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St. in Boston’s Historic Theatre District For more information about the Wilbur and other great events visit http://thewilbur.com

BOSTON: Huntington Theatre Company presents Rapture, Blister, Burn - May 24–June 22 - www.huntingtontheatre.org ; by phone at 617 266 0800, or in person at the BU Theatre Box Office, 264 Huntington Ave. and the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA Box Office, 527 Tremont St. in Boston’s South End

 

BOSTON: 6/28 - Pretty Good Friends (Eugene Mirman, Wyatt Cenac and Bobcat Goldthwait) @ The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St. - www.thewilbur.com

BOSTON: WICKED - August 7–September 15; MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - October 8-20 (Citi Performing Arts Center Emerson Colonial Theatre); WE WILL ROCK YOU - November 5–10 (Boston Opera House); A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL - November 20–December 8 (Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre); I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE - December 3–22 (Citi Performing Arts Center Emerson Colonial Theatre); ONCE - January 7–19, 2014 (Citi Performing Arts Center Emerson Colonial Theatre); Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT - February 7–9 (Boston Opera House); FLASHDANCE: THE MUSICAL - March 11–23 (Citi Performing Arts Center Emerson Colonial Theatre); THE BOOK OF MORMON  - April 1-27; THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - June 11–July 20 (Boston Opera House). To order Season Tickets please visit www.BroadwayInBoston.com  or call 866-523-7469. For more information on Group Sales please visit www.BroadwayInBoston.com,  email Groups@BroadwayInBoston.com  or call 617-482-8616.

BOSTON: 9/17-29 - columbinus (American Theater Co.); 10/8-20 - Back to Baritone: An Unauthorized History. In Song. (Marc Kudisch & Friends); 10/10-12 - Kiss & Cry (Charleroi Danses); 10/31-11/10 - Waiting for Godot (Gare St. Lazare Players Ireland); 11/7-9 - Step Afrika!; 11/13-17 - Sleeping Beauty (Colla Marionette); 11/30-12/8 - Mies Julie (Farber Foundry); 1/30-2/2 - House/Divided (The Builders Association); A Midsummer Night's Dream (Bristol Old Vic/Handspring Puppet Co.); Brief Encounter (Kneehigh Theatre); Lebensraum (Jakop Ahlbom); Red-Eye to Havre de Grace (Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental); Man in a Case (Annie-B Parson & Paul Lazar/Big Dance Theater) @ ArtsEmerson - www.artsemerson.org

BOSTON: The Jungle Book (BU Theater) - September 7–October 6; The Seagull (BU Theatre) - March 7–April 6, 2014; Becoming Cuba (Calderwood Pavilion) - March 28–April 26, 2014; Smart People (Calderwood Pavilion) May 23–June 21, 2014 @ Huntington Theatre Co. Subscriptions to the Huntington’s 2013-2014 Season are on sale now. Seven-play seated packages start at just $126 and offer the very best value – seven plays for the price of six so it’s like seeing one show for free – and up to 54% off single ticket prices. FlexPass packages (a minimum of 4 tickets that can be used for any show and never expire) are also available. Subscriptions may be renewed or purchased by calling the Huntington Box Office at 617 266 0800 or by visiting www.huntingtontheatre.org/subscribe. Groups of 10 or more can place orders by calling 617-273-1665; www.huntingtontheatre.org

 

BOSTON: 11/8-16 - Outlaw Jean; 1/31-2/8/14 - Handicapping; 4/25-4/3/14 - 123; Fall'13 - My Grandson the Power Bottom (staged reading); Fall'13 - Chalk - www.freshinktheatre.com

BRAINTREE: 11/1-9 - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee @ Curtain Call Theatre.
To reserve tickets please call 781-356-5113 or email tickets@curtaincallbraintree.org

BURLINGTON: May 3-18 - Second Samuel @ Burlington Players, Park Playhouse - www.burlingtonplayers.com

CAMBRIDGE: Improvisation quintet The Meltdown Incentive fuses theatrics into musicians with Stuck in a Lenny Bruce Time Warp, exploring the stigma around “colorful” language, on Thursday, May 30, 8 pm at American Repertory Theater’s Oberon, 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge. World-renowned percussionist Ra-Kalam Bob Moses joins the ensemble as special guest for the performance. Tickets are $15 for table seats, $12 for stool seats, $10 for standing room, available by visiting www.cluboberon.com,  calling 617-547-8300, or at the door, as available. For more information, please visit www.themeltdownincentive.com,  or follow The Meltdown Incentive on Facebook.

CAMBRIDGE: Theatre with a Twist, Inc. is proud to present Dog Sees God, Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Royal. Oh, good grief! The Peanuts gang has grown up, and it turns out that life is not a comic strip after all. Ten years removed from childhood, Charlie Brown, Pigpen, Lucy and the others are grappling with the issues of teens today. They include a stoner, a homophobe, an arsonist, a Goth performance artist, a couple of slutty, booze-swilling clique leaders and an outcast who finds happiness only at a keyboard. Turning Schulz's pleasant world into a scathingly-funny psychological disaster area, Dog Sees God will turn childhood on its head and take you through all the happiness and pain that is the institution of high school. For ages 18+ due to strong language and content. Performances will be June 14 & 15 at 7pm and June 16 at 2pm at the YMCA Theatre, Central Sq. All tickets $15 can be purchased on the website or at the door. Visit www.theatrewithatwist.org  or call 978-302-0985 for more info on this show and all our other productions.

NEW!! CONCORD: Fee, Fi, Fo Fum!, a musical re-telling of the story of of 'Jack & the Beanstalk,' will performed by CYT's Junior Performance Company at 358 Baker Ave. June 7 (7:30pm), June 8 (2:30pm & 7:30pm) & June 9 (2:30pm). Recommended for ages 4+.  Tickets may be purchased online with a credit card (choose your own seats) at www.concordyouththeatre.org. Call 978.371.1482, mailbox 1 with questions.

DUXBURY: 6/21-29 - Five Women Wearing the Same Dress; Fall'13 - Cheaper By the Dozen @ Bay Players, First Parish Church, 842 Tremont St. - www.bayplayers.org

FITCHBURG: Fitchburg Theater Company will conclude its first season with a production of Lanford Wilson's modern classic Burn This at the NPTG Performing Arts Center, 15 Rollstone Street. Performances will be on May 23-25 and 30-31, and June 1, at 7:30 PM, with one matinee on May 26 at 2:00 PM. Admission is $15 or $10 for students and seniors. Due to mature language and subject matter, this production is not appropriate for children. For tickets please go to www.fitchburgtheatercompany.org or call 978-314-6403.

GARDNER: 8/9-18 - Monty Python's SPAMALOT @ Theatre At the Mount, 444 Green St., Mount Wachusett Community College - http://mwcc.edu/tam/

NEW!! HAVERHILL: Pentucket Players Inc.'s 20th Anniversary Season begins with Journeys of Love, a garden- party musical-revue directed by Annemarie LaTulip - July 19 & 20, 7:30pm @ Bradford Country Club, 201 Chadwick Rd. Light desserts. Cash bar. Seating is cabaret-style. $25. Reservations; www.MVarts.info ; www.pentucketplayers.org

LEXINGTON: The Lexington Players and Centre Stage Theatre present Rent the Musical: School Edition - Book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson; Directed by Sal Jones & Harriet Friedman w/Music Direction by Tyler St. Clare @ The Cotting School, 453 Concord Ave. Fridays May 31 & June 14; Saturdays June 1, 8 & 15 at 8:00pm. Tickets $20 adults; $18 students/seniors. Purchase at The Crafty Yankee, Wales Copy Center and Online www.lexingtonplayers.org - ticketstage.

LEXINGTON
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7/12 & 13 - Into the Woods, Jr.; 8/2 & 3 - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Jr. @ Lexington Players' YouthStage - www.lexingtonplayers.org

LITTLETON: 5/17-6/8 - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
@ The Cannon Theatre, 410 Great Rd. - www.thecannontheatre.org 

LOWELL: 7/12-13 - Guys & Dolls @ Durgin Hall, UMass Lowell, 35 Wilder St. - www.glmt.org

LOWELL: 9/19-10/13 - God of Carnage; 10/24-11/17 - Mrs. Mannerly; 11/29-12/22 - Stella and Lou; 1/9-2/2/14 - Equally Divided; 2/13-3/9 - The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith; 3/20-4/13 - Talley's Folly; 4/24-5/18 - The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) (The Reduced Shakespeare Company) @ Merrimack Repertory Theatre. Single tickets to all productions in the 2013-2014 Season will go on in sale August. Tickets begin at $20. Tickets may be purchased online at www.MRT.org or by calling the Box Office at 978-654-4MRT (4678). Merrimack Repertory Theatre's Box Office is located at 50 E. Merrimack St.

LOWELL: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ Lowell Auditorium, 50 E. Merrimack St. - Call (978) 937-8688; www.lowellauditorium.com

MANSFIELD: The Un-Common Theatre Company's Improv Soup - June 14. For more information, visit www.improvsoup.org or call (508) 698-3098

NEW!! MAYNARD: 5/31 - A Look Into the Future @ Acme Improv Company, 61 Summer St. - www.acmetheater.com

NATICK: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ The Center for Arts, 14 Summer St. - (508) 647-0097; www.natickarts.org 

NORWELL: 7/26-8/18 - Spamalot; 10/4-20 - Deathtrap; 11/29-12/22 - A Christmas Carol. Company Theatre. For a complete performance schedule, to order tickets, or for more information, call the box office at 781-871-2787, email boxoffice@companytheatre.com,  or visit www.companytheatre.com 

PITTSFIELD: 6/25-7/13 - The Lion in Winter; 7/1-20 - Oklahoma!; 7/11-27 - Extremities; 7/23-8/10 - Same Time, Next Year; 7/31-8/2 - The Cat and The Canary; 8/20-31 - Anna Christie; 10/4-20 - Mary and Edith: Musings by Women a Century Apart @ Berkshire Theatre Group, Colonial Theatre - 413-997-4444; www.berkshiretheatregroup.org

READING: 6/14-23 - NUNSENSE @ Colonial Chorus Players - www.colonialchorus.com

SALEM:
5/9-6/1 - A Delicate Balance @ Salem Theatre Company, Lafayette St. - www.salemtheatre.com

SAUGUS: Performances of A Year With Frog and Toad will be on two weekends, April 26-27-28 and May 3-4-5, 2013. On Friday and Saturday evenings, performances start at 7:30 PM, and on Sunday afternoons at 2:00 PM. The location is the East Saugus United Methodist Church, at 85 Chestnut Street in Saugus, Massachusetts 01906. Tickets are $15 for adults, seniors, and students. Tickets are only $12 for children up to age 12. For large groups of ten or more, tickets are only $10 each. For ticket purchases, directions, and more info about the show, please visit the Theatre Company of Saugus website at http://tcsaugus.org or phone 781-816-7019.

SAUGUS: The Theatre Company of Saugus announces the lineup of four main shows planned for the 2013-14 season. August 9-18 - The Glass Menagerie (E. Saugus United Methodist Church/ESUMC); Fall'13 - Finian's Rainbow (Saugus H.S.); Winter'14 - [title of show] (ESUMC); Spring'14 - Macbeth (ESUMC) - http://tcsaugus.home.comcast.net/~tcsaugus

SOMERVILLE: 6/19-28 - The Baltimore Waltz @ Theatre@First - www.theatreatfirst.org

SOUTHBRIDGE: Gateway Players Theatre, Inc. is sponsoring Dragmania- Mz. Gateway 2013, scheduled for Saturday, June 1 at 6:30pm in the Gateway Arts Barn, 111 Main St. Contestants will compete in a runway andlip-synch competition to determine who will be crowned Mz. Gateway 2013.Contestants are limited to 12, so sign-up early to be sure to be part of thisfun event. Registration fee is $30. The winner will receive $150, roses, crown& sash. Event tickets are $15. Seating is limited, so tickets are sure tosell out quickly. “Dragmania- Mz.Gateway 2013” is an opportunity for local performers to bring our their female,over-the-top personna. For all those people who travel far to have theopportunity to be their glamorous selves- here is your opportunity to performright here in Southbridge! Music! Lights! Excitement!- right in the GatewayArts Barn! To register forthe competition, to buy tickets or formore information, call Gateway Players at 508-764-4531.

SPRINGFIELD (West): 4/11-5/26 - Lies & Legends: The Musical Stories of Harry Chapin @ Majestic Theatre. Tickets are now available by calling the box office at (413) 747-7797. For additional information, visit
www.majestictheater.com

STERLING: Summer'13 - SHREK: The Musical - www.sterlingtheatre.com

WALTHAM: 6/13-23 - Chicago; 7/11-21 - Fiddler on the Roof; 8/8-18 - Les Miserables @ Reagle Music Theatre - www.reaglemusictheatre.com

WALTHAM: 9/13-28 - Measure for Measure; 11/15-3 0 - Oscar and Felix; 1/17-31/14 - Next Fall; 3/14-29 - Good People; 5/16-31 - Assassins @ Hovey Players, Abbott St. Theatre, 9 Spring St. @ Joel's Way - www.hoveyplayers.com

WATERTOWN: Festival of New Voices: Staged Readings by New Rep's New Voices Playwriting Fellows May 19, 20, 21, 22 at 7:30pm, Charles Mosesian Theatre, Arsenal Center for the Arts. Call the Box Office at 617-923-8487 to reserve your complimentary seats.

WATERTOWN: The Wellesley Players announce 2013-2014 season. In November'13, we kick off our season with AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY in the black box at the Arsenal Center for the Arts. Our musical, which will be performed upstairs at the Mosesian Theater in the Arsenal is BIG (February'14). Our final show of the season, in the black box, is NEXT FALL (May'14). www.wellesleyplayers.org

WESTFORD: Theatre with a Twist Inc. is proud to present our annual production of CATS the Musical. The show tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make what is known as the "the Jellicle choice" and decide which cat will ascend to the Heavyside Layer and come back to a new life. Performances: June 20-22. 8PM nightly. Rain date: June 24th PM Kimball Farm. This is an outdoor performance. Tickets $11: seniors/students $13 adults. Tix can be ordered on the website or from a cast member. At the door $15. With a plot based on T.S Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. Visit www.theatrewithatwist.org for more info on this show and all our other productions.

WORCESTER: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ Hanover Theatre - 508.471.1768; www.thehanovertheatre.org

New Hampshire

BEDFORD: Bedford Off Broadway to host the 42nd Annual NH Community Theatre Festival @ Old Bedford Town Hall, September 6 and 7. Contact Chuck Emmons at willwonder2001@yahoo.com or 603-891-0734 for more information

CONCORD: The William H. Gile Series presents The Midtown Men at the Capitol Center for the Arts on Sunday, June 9, at 7:30 p.m. The Midtown Men reunites Tony Award-winner Christian Hoff, nominee J. Robert Spencer, Michael Longoria and Daniel Reichard, the stars from the original cast of Broadway's Tony Award-winning musical "Jersey Boys." This event is free of charge; however tickets need to be reserved to ensure seating. Tickets for this free Gile Series performance are available May 13 by calling 603-225-1111, online at www.ccanh.com,  and at the box office, located at 44 South Main Street

NEW!! NASHUA: Nashua Theatre Guild presents its 20th annual Shakespeare in the Park production - The Merchant of Venice. Saturdays and Sundays, July 27, July 28, August 3 & 4 in Greeley Park at 1pm. This free production will be done in association with Nashua SummerFun. For more information you may call 603-880-0243.

NORTH CONWAY: 5/30-6/15 - Danny & the Deep Blue Sea; 7/11-27 - On Golden Pond; 8/15-31 - Sylvia; 10/10-26 - Deathtrap @ M&D Productions, Your Theatre, 1857 White Mountain Hwy. - (603) 662-7591; www.yourtheatre.org

PETERBOROUGH: 6/26-7/7 - Say Goodnight Gracie; 6/29-7/27 - Snow White; 7/10-21 - 2 Pianos 4 Hands; 7/24-8/4 - Seagull; 8/7-18 - Laughing Stock; 8/21-9/1 - Absurd Person Singular; 8/24-31 - Scapino!; 9/18-22 - Tea for Three @ Peterborough Players - (603) 924-7585; www.peterboroughplayers.com 

PORTSMOUTH: New Hampshire Theatre Project presents Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare @ West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St. May 17-26, Fridays & Saturdays at 7pm, Sundays at 2pm. General admission ~ $20; student & senior admission ~ $14. Reservations recommended: 603-431-6644 x5 or email reservations@nhtheatreproject.org

PORTSMOUTH: STAGE FORCE's Play Reading Series takes place at The Music Hall Loft, 131 Congress St. Schedule: Sept 16 – FABULOSO by John Kolvenbach, Oct 14 – THIS by Melissa James Gibson, Nov 18 – To Be Announced. Tickets may be purchased at the box office at 28 Chestnut Street, by calling 60.436.2400, or online at www.TheMusicHall.org. www.STAGEFORCE.org

ROCHESTER: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - 6/6-6/16. The Rochester Opera House is located in City Hall, 31 Wakefield St.   www.rochesteroperahouse.com  

Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE: From the author of Absurd Person Singular comes the theatrical event of the season: a pair of interlocking comedies that take place simultaneously, with one cast performing both shows in two different theaters at the same time. Directed by resident company member Brian McEleney, runs twin plays House & Garden May 16-June 30 in both the Chace and Dowling Theaters. Hailed by Time magazine as “An audacious, crazy, altogether brilliant achievement, " the Guardian UK calls the evening “much more than a romp, " and states that the play just "bursts at the seams with comedy, intrigue and calamity.” Tickets are on sale now at the Trinity Rep box office, 201 Washington St.; by phone at (401) 351-4242; and online at www.trinityrep.com.

PROVIDENCE: WAR HORSE plays at PPAC June 5–9, 2013. Tickets are on sale now at the PPAC Box Office (220 Weybosset St.), online at www.ppacri.org,  and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). Tickets are $78 - $28; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge and are subject to change without notice. Group sales are available for groups of 20 or more; for more information and to order, please contact Group Sales Representative Paul Hiatt at phiatt@ppacri.org  or 401-574-3162.

PROVIDENCE: The Manton Avenue Project will host its annual gala fundraiser and performance on June 3rd at Fete Music in Olneyville at 6pm. The Manton Avenue Project (MAP) is a non-profit organization that unites children living in Providence’s Olneyville neighborhood with local theater professionals to create original theater together. The Manton Avenue Project’s mission is to unleash the creative voices and unique potential of kids living in Olneyville. MAP works to show Olneyville kids the value of their voices and, through the long-term commitment that MAP makes to each child, help them reach their full potential as the creative thinkers and leaders in the community. Tickets are $60 at the door, $50 on-line. Tickets will be available on Brown Paper Tickets. For more information about the Project, go to www.mantonavenueproject.org.

PROVIDENCE: Feld Entertainment, Inc., producers of Disney On Ice and Disney Live!, is taking top performing cable TV series for preschoolers to the stage in Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate and Princess Adventure. Featuring characters from the smash hits Sofia the First and Jake and the Never Land Pirates, this brand new production launches a 90-city national tour in July 2013 and will come to The VETS in Providence November 23 & 24, 2013 for five performances only. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 10A at the PPAC/The VETS Box Office at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, online at www.thevetsri.com and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). Box Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 10A to 5P; Saturday, 10A to 2P; and through curtain time(s) on performance days. Please note that the on-site VETS Box Office is only open on performance days; hours vary, please call (401) 421-ARTS (2787) for specific times.

WARWICK: 7/10-28 - Legally Blonde: The Musical; 10/2-27 - Les Miserables; 11/6-24 - Lombardi; 1/29-2/16 - Laughter on the 23rd Floor; 2/26-3/16 - The All Night Strut; 3/26-4/13 - The Diary of Anne Frank; 4/23-5/11 - 42nd Street @ Ocean State Theatre, 1245 Jefferson Blvd.  www.OceanStateTheatre.org; (401) 782-TKTS (8587).

WESTERLY: The Exact Center of the Universe - May 17-June 9; Boeing Boeing - June 21-July 21; Skin Flick - July 26-August 25; The Mousetrap - September 6-29; A Chorus Line - October 11-November 17; A Christmas Carol - November 29-December 22 @ Renaissance City Theatre, Granite Theatre, 1 Granite St. – (401) 596-2341; http://granitetheatre.com

Vermont

BURLINGTON: ONGOING PERFORMANCES - Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St. For ongoing listings, visit www.flynncenter.org

MUSIC

Connecticut

FALLS VILLAGE: America's oldest continuing summer chamber music festival, Music Mountain will celebrate its 84th Anniversary Season starting June 16th, with a 12-week schedule featuring seventeen Chamber Music concerts, a twilight series of Jazz, Big Band and Country Music concerts, a unique evening devoted to Gilbert & Sullivan and the first ever Folk Music Jamboree. For a complete summer schedule, special ticket prices, and to download a ticket order form visit www.musicmountain.org or call 860-824-7126.

GOSHEN: Litchfield Jazz Festival returns to Goshen Fairgrounds August 9-11. The line-up is set and tickets will be on-sale in April at www.litchfieldjazzfest.com. The Festival kicks-off with an opening night gala and presents musical tributes to Chet Baker, Coltrane and Cannonball, and performances by award winners of multiple Grammys, Tonys, the Monk Competition, countless critics polls along with a Guggenheim Fellow and an NEA Jazz Master. Highlights also include 2013 Artist-in-Residence Gary Smulyan, and for the first time at Litchfield, gospel and Rhumba Flamenco bands that will have you out of your seat and on your feet! Make a weekend of it and enjoy your stay in the Litchfield Hills; www.litchfieldjazzfest.com/travel  for details on hotels, restaurants, art galleries and more. Follow us on www.facebook.com/litchfieldjazzfestival  and www.twitter.com/litchfieldjazz,  and join our e-mail newsletter list for regular updates, special events and discounts. For more information and tickets visit www.litchfieldjazzfest.com  or call 860-361-6285.

NEW!! HARTFORD: Led by HSO music director Carolyn Kuan, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra will close the 2012-2013 Season performing Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring 100 years after its explosively controversial premiere at Unexpected Sounds May 30–June 2 at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets to this concert range in price from $35.50-$70.50. Student tickets are $10. On Saturday, June 1, $25 tickets are available for patrons age 40 and under. To purchase tickets or for more information, please contact HSO ticket services at (860) 244-2999 or visit www.hartfordsymphony.org

IVORYTON: 6/15 & 16 - CASH is KING (Johnny Cash Tribute Band) @ Opera House Players, 107 Main St. - (860) 292-6068; www.operahouseplayers.org

NEW HAVEN: 5/26 - U.S.C.G. Concert Band: Big Band Jazz @ Leamy Concert Hall, 15 Mohegan Ave. - www.uscg.mil/band

NEW LONDON: Sunday, June 9, at 2 p.m. in Leamy Concert Hall, the Lewis J. Buckley Guest Artist Series continues with acclaimed band leader Dr. Jeffrey Renshaw of the University of Connecticut. This event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. Leamy Concert Hall is located at 15 Mohegan Avenue and is accessible to the handicapped. For more information on the Coast Guard Band, visit www.uscg.mil/band or call the Concert Information Line at (860) 701-6826; www.uscg.mil/band

NEW HAVEN: 6/23 - Electic Conductors @ Leamy Concert Hall, 15 Mohegan Ave. - www.uscg.mil/band

POMFRET: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @
The Vanilla Bean Café, 450 Deerfield Rd. - www.thevanillabeancafe.com

RIDGEFIELD: ONGOING PERFORMANCES
@ Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge - (203) 438-5795; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.


Maine

CARTHAGE
(South): Sunday, July 7, 7pm - Evergreen @ Skye Theatre @ 2 Highland Dr. Doors open at 6:00 - pre-show jam @ 6:30. Info - Phill McIntyre - (207) 491-0273

DEXTER (North): Saturday, October 26, 7pm - Evergreen @ Wayside Theater, Rt. 23. $10 admission. Refreshments will be available. Directions: From Route 7 in Dexter take Route 23 for 4 miles. The hall is on the right. Reservations and info - joekennedy@tds.net;  (207) 277-3733 or 924-7292

GREENE: Friday, August 23 - Evergreen @ Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Foundation, 371 Sawyer Rd. Info - Donald Rose - (207) 946-5659 or 946-5211; sawyermem@cs.com

ISLESBORO: Saturday, July 6, 7:30pm - Evergreen @ Up Island Concerts, Free Will Baptist Church, 138 Church Turn Rd. Info - Linda Kneble - (207) 734-8814

PORTLAND: 5/25 - Rhythmic Cypher Poetry Slam Team Benefit @ St. Lawrence Ctr. for the Arts, 76 Congress St. - http://stlawrencearts.org

NEW!! PORTLAND: PORTopera will hold its annual gala auction on June 14 at 6:30 p.m. to benefit the 19th season production of Puccini’s La Bohème. This year’s theme, inspired by the mainstage production, is Paris, and the evening will take the form of a Parisian Cabaret. The gala will be held at Marriott Sable Oaks in South Portland and guests will be treated to a night of entertainment and gourmet treats at the “Cafe Momus.” Internationally recognized singers Suzanne Nance and John McVeigh will headline the entertainment portion of the evening, which will also feature dancers from the Portland Ballet Company and other entertainers performing in true cabaret style. Guests may join in the fun and dance to the Bob Charest Band; Kaja Veilleux will act as auctioneer for the live auction. Highlights of the auction include sold out premium seats to the opening night performance of La Bohème, a weekend Metropolitan Opera getaway to see the Met’s presentation of Bellini’s Norma starring Maine’s own Kate Aldrich, and a week-long stay in a Paris apartment complete with a tour of the Palais Garnier Opera House and walk on roles in PORTopera’s La Bohème. Tickets for the gala are $125 per person and tables are available to seat parties of 10, 8, and 4. For further information or to request an invitation, call (207) 879-7678; www.portopera.org

PORTLAND: In 2013, PORTopera, Maine’s only opera company, will present three performances of Puccini’s melodic masterpiece La Bohème on July 24, July 26 and July 28 (matinee). Tickets are now on sale through PortTIX, 20 Myrtle St. Tickets start at $41 (including handling fees) and may be purchased online at www.porttix.com or in person during box office hours from noon-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. La Bohème is one of the most beloved operas of all time. Set in 19th century Paris, La Bohème is a tale of struggling young artists interwoven with a beautiful love story. PORTopera’s production features beautiful sets, lavish costumes, world-class singers and an orchestra of over 50 musicians. For more information about PORTopera and its Mainstage Performance, visit www.portopera.org

PORTLAND: 9/29-10/1 - PSO Season Opener; 10/5-6 - Cole Porter & George Gershwin; 10/29 - Tchaikovsky Violin Concert; 11/2-3 - Brubeck Brothers Quartet; 11/24 - Sleepers, Wake!; 12/13-22 - Magic of Christmas; 1/26/14 - Mozart No. 41, "Jupiter"; 2/11- Dvorak Eighth Symphony; 2/15-16 - PSO Pops!; 3/16-18 - Bernstein's Sacred Side; 4/27 - Brahms Third Symphony; 5/3-4 - Classical Mystery Tour; 5/20 - Don Quixote; 6/17 - An American in Paris @ Portland Symphony Orchestra - www.portlandsymphony.org.

NEW!! STONINGTON: Opera House Arts’ expanded concert series at the Stonington Opera House includes: May 26 - Mike Billings & Big Time; 6/1 - Gypsophilia; 6/22 - Paul Sullivan: P.S. I Love Music; July 23: Samba Meets Jazz; July 28: Adrien Reju; August 2: 13th Annual Deer Isle Jazz Festival: Yosvany Terry Quintet; August 3: 13th Annual Deer Isle Jazz Festival: Fred Hersch Trio; August 4: Hymn for Her; August 11: Guitar Masters annual roots concert; August 17: Juliet and the Lonesome Rodeos; August 24: Jonathan Edwards; September 14: Montana Skies. Ticket prices vary. Please go to www.operahousearts.org  to purchase tickets and for full details.

NEW!! STONINGTON: Opera House Arts new classical series at the Burnt Cove Church includes: June 25: The Hancock Quartet; July 9: violinist Johnny Gandelsman; July 16: the Baroque Orchestra of Maine; July 30: Sonatas and Show Pieces for Violin and Piano; August 20: Trio Nuevo, Leah Zelnick, violin; Angel Hernandez,viola; Caroline Reiner-Williams, cello. Ticket prices vary. Please go to www.operahousearts.org  to purchase tickets and for full details.

UNITY: Ongoing Performances @ UNITY CENTRE for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot Street - www.unityme.org/theater or call (207) 948-SHOW

Massachusetts

ALLSTON: Saxman Deric Dyer will present "A Rockin' Hot Evening for Renaissance Man and The Second Step," Wednesday, May 22, at 8:00 PM at Scullers Jazz Club, Doubletree Suites by Hilton Hotel, 400 Soldiers Field Rd. The club is wheelchair accessible and there is ample parking on site. Tickets at $26.00 are on sale now at www.scullersjazz.com or by calling 617-562-4111.

ALLSTON: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ New York Voices @ Scullers Jazz Club - 617-562-4111; www.scullersjazz.com

BOSTON: The 2013 Boston Pops season will feature some of today’s most popular voices from the worlds of television and Broadway, including Megan Hilty (May 23 & 24) and Matthew Morrison (May 28 & 29). Tickets for the 2013 Boston Pops Season priced $22-$105, may be purchased by visiting www.bostonpops.org,  calling 888-266-1200, or visiting the Symphony Hall box office at 301 Massachusetts Avenue.

BOSTON: Guerilla Opera presents the World Premiere of Giver of Light, a new opera based on the life of the 13th-century poet, Rumi. Music and Libretto by composer Adam Roberts with electronic music by Anil Çamci and stage direction by Andrew Eggert. Giver of Light runs Thursday–Saturday, May 23–25, 2013 and Thursday–Friday, May 30–31, 2013. All performances are at 8 p.m. at The Zack Box Theater at The Boston Conservatory, 8 The Fenway. Tickets for all performances are $15 general admission, $10 seniors and free for students with valid IDs; tickets can be purchased from The Boston Conservatory box office at (617) 912-9222 or online at www.bostonconservatory.edu/tickets. Performances are one hour long and sung in English.

BOSTON: The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) presents the Boston premiere of The Alloy Orchestra’s Live Film Score for From Morning to Midnight on Saturday May 25, 2013 at 7 and 9 p.m., in the Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater at the ICA (100 Northern Ave., Boston). General admission tickets for each show are $25, $20 for members and students, and can be purchased at www.icaboston.org or by calling (617) 478-3103.

NEW!! BOSTON: Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops welcome multi-talented Jason Alexander to the Symphony Hall stage on Thursday, May 30, at 8 p.m. for the 32nd annual “Presidents at Pops,” one of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s most important annual fundraisers, and widely acclaimed as one of the largest and most successful corporate benefits for the arts in the United States. Tickets may be purchased online at www.bostonpops.org or by phone through SymphonyCharge at 617-266-1200 or 888-266-1200

BOSTON: Chorus pro Musica, under the direction of Dr. Betsy Burleigh, will present Mozart's C Minor Mass Friday, May 31 at 8:00 PM at NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St. Concert tickets for all this performance at NEC's Jordan Hall are $27, $42 and $57 with discounts available on selected seats for groups, students, seniors and WGBH members. Reserved seats may be selected and tickets purchased at www.choruspromusica.org,  or by phone (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) at 800-658-4CPM (800-658-4276). For wheelchair-accessible seats, call 617-267-7442. Please visit Chorus pro Musica at www.choruspromusica.org.

BOSTON: May 31 & June 1 - Boston Children's Chorus Concert @ ICA Boston. BCC has partnered with the ICA to present an evening of contemporary choral music, including a new work by Haitian American composer Daniel Bernard Roumain, specially commissioned for this performance. Combined with a dance performance featuring choreography by Amy Seiwert and libretto by Marc Bamuthi Joseph. For more information visit www.bostonchildrenschorus.org

BOSTON: Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston will present a Free Family Concert entitled The Sounds of Song and Dance on Saturday, June 1 at 2 PM, in Weld Hall at the Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Public Library, 35 Harvard Avenue in Hyde Park. The program is intended for children of all ages and their families and will be interactive, with time for comments, questions, and answers. An instrument "Petting Zoo" and demonstration will follow the performance in the Library's beautiful outdoor Children's Garden. Children will be able to handle and play orchestral instruments as guided by members of Chameleon, and will be encouraged to touch, blow, pluck, bow, and strike. The concert and instrument petting-zoo is free and open to the public. No tickets are necessary. For more information, concertgoers can call 617-427-8200 or visit www.chameleonarts.org.  The Hyde Park Branch Library is located at the corner of Winthrop Street and Harvard Avenue one block east of Hyde Park Avenue. The Library is a wheelchair accessible venue.

BOSTON: Acclaimed tango dancers Armando Orzuza and Nuria Martinez will join Music Director David Feltner and the Chamber Orchestra of Boston in To Buenos Aires with Love: Tangos and More Wednesday, June 5, 7:30PM at First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough St. Armando and Nuria have appeared in tango festivals and theaters throughout Europe, Japan, South America and the United States, as well as in film and television. Armando also appeared as principal dancer in the movie “Assassination Tango” directed by Robert Duvall. For more information on their many accomplishments, as well as videos of their dancing, please visit http://armandoynuriatango.com.  Join the COB as we explore the rich culture of Argentina with Alberto Williams’s colorful "Argentine Suite for Strings." Music by legendary tango artists Osvaldo Pugliese, Julian Plaza and Astor Piazzolla rounds out the program along with a new tango by Robert Edward Smith. After the concert you are invited to join the performers and mingle in the lobby while sampling savory tapas and delicious wine. Tickets are $20-$45 with students tickets at $10. For tickets or more information, visit www.chamberorchestraofboston.org or call 617-266-1626.

BOSTON: 6/10 - Boston Festival of Bands @ Concord Band, Faneuil Hall - www.concordband.org

BOSTON: 6/14 - Marcia Ball; 6/29 - The Fab Faux @ The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St. in Boston’s Historic Theatre District For more information about the Wilbur and other great events visit http://thewilbur.com

BOSTON: Producers Steven Van Zandt and Maureen Van Zandt, Marc Brickman, Larry Magid and BASE Entertainment are thrilled to announce that following its critically acclaimed sold-out Broadway engagement, THE RASCALS: ONCE UPON A DREAM will embark on a tour across North America beginning this May and will play four performances only at the Boston Opera House, June 25 & 26 at 7:30pm and June 28 & 29 at 8:00pm as part of the 2012-2013 Lexus Broadway In Boston Season. Tickets for the Boston engagement will go on sale to the public on Friday, May 10 at 10am and may be purchased through an authorized ticket seller found only at Ticketmaster 1-800-982-2787, or by visiting www.BroadwayInBoston.com. Tickets will also be sold directly at the Boston Opera House Box Office, 539 Washington Street, Boston, MA during normal business hours (Monday through Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 12pm-6pm). Broadway In Boston Season Series patrons interested in tickets should call 1-866-523-7469 and for Member tickets please call 1 866-551-7469. Groups of 10 or more should contact the Broadway In Boston Group Sales office directly at 617-482-8616 or email Groups@broadwayinboston.com

BOSTON: Grammy and Emmy Award winner, Tony Award nominee and multi-platinum recording artist Harry Connick, Jr. returns to Boston on his EVERY MAN SHOULD KNOW TOUR for two performances only, at Symphony Hall in Boston Friday, June 21 at 8:00pm and Sunday, June 23 at 7:00pm. Accompanied by his band, the upcoming performances will be in support of his new album release EVERY MAN SHOULD KNOW (in stores June 11th), a collection of original songs that touch on some of Harry’s deepest feelings about life and love. HARRY CONNICK JR., EVERY MAN SHOULD KNOW TOUR is part of the 2012-2013 Lexus Broadway In Boston Season. Tickets will go on sale Friday, April 19th at 10:00am and may be purchased through an authorized ticket seller found only at www.BroadwayInBoston.com,  by calling 1-888-266-1200, or directly at the Symphony Hall Box Office, 301 Massachusetts Ave. Boston, MA during normal business hours (Monday through Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 12pm-6pm). Broadway In Boston Season Series patrons interested in tickets should call 1-866-523-7469 and for Member tickets please call 1-866-551-7469. Groups of 10 or more should contact the Broadway In Boston Group Sales office directly at 617-482-8616 or email Groups@broadwayinboston.com

BOSTON: Absolutely Live Entertainment and HT Productions in association with Scullers Jazz Club will present one of fusion's most exceptional guitar soloists, John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension in Concert, Saturday, June 22 at 8:00 PM at 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA. Tickets at $45.00 and $35.00 at http://berkleebpc.com, by calling 617-747-3161 or at the Berklee Performance Center Box Office. Berklee Performance Center is wheelchair accessible.

BOSTON
: Celebrity Series of Boston announced a fully-staged production of Mozart’s arrangement of Handel’s opera, Acis & Galatea, by director and choreographer Mark Morris and the Mark Morris Dance Group. Acis & Galatea, co-commissioned by Celebrity Series of Boston, makes its East Coast premiere May 15-18, 2014 at the Citi Shubert Theatre with the Handel and Haydn Society Period Instrument Orchestra and Chorus. For more information on Celebrity Series of Boston, call (617) 482-2595 or visit us online at www.celebrityseries.org.

BOSTON: The Magic Flute - October 4-13; Lizzie Borden - November 20-24; Rigoletto - March 14-23, 2014; I Puritani - May 2-11, 2014 @ Boston Lyric Opera - (617) 542-6772; www.blo.org

BOSTON: Great Northeast Productions, Inc. is proud to welcome The Piano Guys to Boston’s Berklee Performance Center for one show only October 22 at 7:30 PM. Reserved seat tickets are $40 (plus $1 facility fee) and go on sale Friday, March 29 at 10:00 AM at the Berklee box office (located at 136 Massachusetts Avenue), or online at www.berkleebpc.com.  Tickets may also be ordered by telephone by calling 617-747-2261.


BOSTON: ONGOING PERFORMANCES
@ Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave. - (617) 562-8800; www.thedise.com

BOSTON: ONGOING PERFORMANCES
@ The Red Room @ Cafe 939, 939 Boylston St. - (617) 747-2261

BOSTON: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ Berklee Performance Ctr., Berklee College Of Music - 1140 Boylston St., (617) 747-2261; http://berkleepc.com

BOSTON: ONGOING PERFORMANCES
@ INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, 100 Northern Avenue. For complete listings & information, call (617) 478-3103

CAMBRIDGE: Opening for The James Hunter Six, Boston-based soul singer/songwriter/guitarist Jesse Dee will celebrate the release of his Alligator Records debut CD, ON MY MIND/IN MY HEART, with a live performance at The Sinclair on May 29. With his warm and honest sound, his instantly memorable melodies and positive, slice-of-life lyrics (evoking the heyday of the Brill Building songwriters), Jesse expertly updates soul music for contemporary audiences. 7pm, 52 Church Street - 617-547-5200. Ticket price: $15 advance / $17 day of show.

CAMBRIDGE: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ The Sinclair, 52 Church St. - (617) 547-5200; www.sinclaircambridge.com

CONCORD: 6/14-16 - The Merry Widow @ FOPAC, 51 Walden St. - www.51walden.org

CONCORD: 7/4 - Concord Band @ Emerson Field - www.concordband.org

DORCHESTER: May 18 - Boston Children's Chorus All Choir Season Finale
@ The Strand Theatre. For more information visit www.bostonchildrenschorus.org

NEW!! DUXBURY: South Shore Conservatory presents the Williams Reunion Jazz Band in concert at the Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 St. George Street, on Saturday, May 25, at 8 pm. Celebrating its 60th anniversary next year, the Band has been performing together longer than any other college reunion band, according to Duxbury resident, Fred Clifford, tuba. The Williams Reunion Jazz Band has performed at events and venues across the USA, most notably with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall and on Delta Queen Cruises. The Band plays classic American jazz, including the music of Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller, Bix Beiderbecke and Hoagie Carmichael. Admission to the concert is free with a cash bar and Pops-style table seating. For additional information, please call 781-749-7565, ext. 14.

DUXBURY: South Shore Conservatory’s Pure Treble and Pure Harmony choruses present their Spring Concert on Monday, June 10, 7 pm, at The Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 St. George Street. Students from several South Shore communities will perform in this concert. Pure Treble is open to students in grades 2 through 5, while Pure Harmony is geared to students in grades 6 through 9. Both choruses are directed by Kathy McMinn, music teacher and choral director with the Plymouth Public Schools. Judy Ponte is the accompanist for both groups. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.sscmusic.org/pure_treble.html

FALL RIVER: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ Waterstreet Cafe, Water St., Battleship Cove - (508) 672-8748; www.waterstreetcafe.com

FOXBORO: Blazing a trail across the globe, all-American rock icons Bon Jovi are hitting the road in 2013 for their “BON JOVI Because We Can – The Tour.” Kicking off in North America, the tour will make its way to arenas and stadiums from coast to coast, including Foxboro’s own Gillette Stadium. Following their sold out shows at the venue in 2003 and 2010, Bon Jovi will once again take New England by storm on Saturday, July 20th. Ensuring that there is truly something for every fan, Bon Jovi is offering a wide range of ticket options for the show, starting at $19.50 (plus service charges). Visit www.BonJovi.com for up-to-date ticket information. #BecauseWeCan

FOXBORO: Due to overwhelming demand for his Saturday, August 24, 2013 ‘No Shoes Nation’ Tour date at Gillette Stadium, Kenny Chesney, who holds the Gillette Stadium record for the most sold out concerts with eight, has added an additional 2013 show on Friday, August 23. Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.com. To commemorate the August 23 show being the 10th Chesney has announced at Gillette Stadium, he's offering special 10-ticket packages at an incredible value for that night only. A 10-pack of Category II tickets (individually priced at $82.50) is just $475. A 10-pack of Category III tickets (individually priced at $55) is just $325.

FRAMINGHAM: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ Amazing Things Arts Center @ 160 Hollis St (Rt 126) - 508-405-ARTS (2787); www.amazingthings.org


GREENFIELD: THE 27th Annual GREEN RIVER FESTIVAL, Western New England's favorite summer festival (voted best festival in the Valley Advocate for the past 11 years) will be held Saturday and Sunday, July 20 & 21, on the grounds of Greenfield Community College (I-91, Exit 26, Greenfield, MA). Presented by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, this celebration combines a spectacular line up of music on three stages, food, crafts, a dance tent, a wide array of kid's activities and entertainment, and hot air balloon rides for the Pioneer Valley's biggest outdoor event of the summer. This is the only music festival in Massachusetts that features hot air balloons. Complete event information is available by calling (413) 773-5463, via e-mail: fccc@crocker.com, and on the web: www.greenriverfestival.com.

GREENFIELD: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ The Arts Block, 289 Main St. - www.theartsblock.com

HARVARD: 6/20, 27, 7/4, 11, 18 & 25 - Sounds of Summer @ Concord Band, Fruitlands Museum - www.concordband.org

HINGHAM: South Shore Conservatory’s Berklee Stars at SSC Friday night outdoor concert series kicks off its 2013 season on June 21, 8 pm, with Cosmodrome, a four-piece band that blends funk, soul, hip-hip, with a rock intensity, and features the enchanting lead vocals of Madison McFerrin, daughter of renowned musician Bobby McFerrin. Berklee Stars at SSC is one of three series in the Conservatory’s diverse Summer Spotlight outdoor summer entertainment. Summer Spotlight also includes Evenings Under the Stars Saturday evening concerts, and Wacky Wednesdays family concerts. All concerts take place in the Jane Carr Amphitheater at One Conservatory Drive in Hingham.Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at www.sscmusic.org/berklee_stars.html or by calling 781-749-7565, ext. 22. For more information about all South Shore Conservatory programs and events, visit www.sscmusic.org or follow us on Facebook.

NEW!! HINGHAM: 7/6 - Evening Under the Stars Festival Orchestra; 7/13 - Superchief Trio; 7/20 - Bo Winiker Dance Party; 7/27 - The Pirates of Penzance @ Jane Carr Amphitheater, One Conservatory Dr. Tickets purchased in advance are $35 for pavilion and $20 for lawn seating for Saturday evening concerts. Lawn tickets purchased at the door are $25 for Saturday night concerts. Tickets for the Wednesday morning family concerts are $15 for adults and $5 for children. Season subscriptions to the four Saturday evening concerts are available for $185 for pavilion and $160 for lawn seating and include the pre-concert receptions. New this year is cabaret tables for six. There is no charge for children under three. Tickets may be purchased online at www.sscmusic.org/evenings_under_the_stars.html.  For more information or to order tickets, visit www.sscmusic.org or call 781-749-7565, ext. 22

HUDSON:
ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ 40 Washington St. - (978) 567-0948; www.harvestcafeonline.com

LENOX: 6/8 - Nordic Lights @ Close Encounters With Music, Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood - www.cewm.org; (800) 843-0778

LENOX: The BUTI Young Artists Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Chorus will perform a series of concerts in Ozawa Hall on the Tanglewood estate running from July 13, 14, 27, 28 & August 10. A notable roster of guest artist conductors will work with these three large ensembles, including: Paul Haas, David J. Martins, Ken-David Masur, Tito Muñoz, and H. Robert Reynolds, as well as Vento Chiaro, woodwind quintet, and Axiom Brass, brass quintet. This year’s concert series features masterworks of the past and present. BUTI is a program of the School of Music of the College of Fine Arts at Boston University. For more information, visit http://bu.edu/cfa/tanglewood

LENOX: 8/8-12 - The 2013 Festival of Contemporary Music, under the direction of Pierre-Laurent Aimard, will present the U.S. premiere of George Benjamin’s acclaimed opera Written on Skin (8/12) in a concert presentation and will also introduce works by German composer Helmut Lachenmann and Italian composer Marco Stroppa—two composers perhaps lesser known to American audiences—of whom Mr. Aimard is a major proponent. The Festival will also honor the late American composer Elliott Carter (1908-2012)—one of the great composers of the 20th and 21st centuries and an important figure in the life of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Music Center—with the U.S. premiere of Epigrams (8/9), the East Coast premiere of Instances (8/8), and a performance of his String Quartet No. 1 (8/8). Tickets are available in advance online at www.tanglewood.org or by calling SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or 617-266-1200. For all other TMC concerts, tickets ($11) are available one hour prior to concert start time at the Ozawa Hall Box Office.

LEXINGTON: Lexington Symphony will present an enjoyable, interactive Concert in the Round on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington Center. The relaxed program and atmosphere for this pre-summer concert — the finale of the Symphony’s 2012–2013 season — will give audience members the chance to meet and mingle with professional musicians and gain a new perspective on the instruments and sections that comprise a symphony orchestra. The Symphony will offer a pre-concert Q&A with Music Director Jonathan McPhee and orchestra musicians at Cary Hall at 6:00 p.m. Concert in the Round seating is unreserved, and tickets are priced at $40 ($20 for students). For more information or to purchase tickets for this concert or for the Symphony’s 2013–2014 season, please visit www.lexingtonsymphony.org or call 781-523-9009. Concert in the Round tickets are also available for purchase at Crafty Yankee, 1838 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington (cash or check only, through June 7) and at the door.

LOWELL: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ Lowell Auditorium - For complete listings, visit www.lowellauditorium.com,  or call (978) 454-2299

MARBLEHEAD: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ Me & Thee Coffeehouse, 28 Mugford St. - For complete listings, call (781) 631-8987 or visit www.meandthee.org

NORTH ADAMS: 5/25 - Aaron Neville @ MASS MoCA. Tickets for Aaron Neville's Memorial Day weekend performance at MASS MoCA are $75 for premium seating, $49 for priority seating, $40 for orchestra seats, and $34 for mezzanine seats. Museum members receive a 10% discount. Tickets are available through the MASS MoCA Box Office located off Marshall Street in North Adams. Tickets can also be charged by phone by calling 413.662.2111 x1 during Box Office hours, or purchased on line at www.massmoca.org.  MASS MoCA's galleries will be open until 7:30pm before the show.

NORTH ADAMS: In a flag-planting preview to its bluegrass and roots music festival at MASS MoCA in late September, FreshGrass presents Old Crow Medicine Show in MASS MoCA's Hunter Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, May 28, at 8pm. Tickets for Old Crow Medicine Show's performance at MASS MoCA are $35 in advance and $40 on the day of the show. Museum members receive a 10% discount. Tickets are available through the MASS MoCA Box Office located off Marshall Street in North Adams. Tickets can also be charged by phone by calling 413.662.2111 x1 during Box Office hours, or purchased on line at www.massmoca.org.  MASS MoCA's galleries will be open from 3pm to 7:30pm before the show.

NORTH ADAMS: 6/1 - Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra; 6/15 - Bubble Do Beatles; 6/21-23 - Wilco's Solid Sound Festival; 7/6 - Bettye LaVette; 7/13 - Film with Live Music: Alloy Orchestra with The Black Pirate; 7/20 - Gabriel Kahane with Rob Moose; 7/15-8/3 - Bang On a Can Summer Music Festival; 8/10 - Film with Live Music: Beasts of the Southern Wild: Benh Zeitlin, Dan Romer, and the Wordless Music Orchestra perform his original score to the film; 8/16-18 - Mucca Pazza; 8/22 - Film: Ra.One with local filmmaker Jeff Kleiser, a co-presentation with the Williamstown Film Festival; 8/24 - Film at the Airport: Airplane!; 8/31 - Dance Party: A Tribe Called Red - www.massmoca.org

NORTH ADAMS: The Solid Sound 2013 lineup of musical performers is set and will once again feature two headlining shows by festival founders Wilco. The Chicago sextet will perform on opening night, Friday, June 21 and then again on Saturday evening, June 22. Joining the three-day celebration will be the acclaimed singer and songwriter Neko Case, indie-rock heroes Yo La Tengo, jazz adventurists Medeski, Martin and Wood, Duluth's low-fi darlings Low and a reunited Dream Syndicate whose Solid Sound performance will mark the full band's first North American concert in 25 years. Solid Sound Festival returns to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) on June 21-23. Tickets are on sale now at www.solidsoundfestival.com.

NORTH ADAMS: Securing its place at the forefront of the bluegrass and roots music scene, the first wave of acts announced for MASS MoCA's expanding FreshGrass festival ( www.freshgrass.com ) includes legendary bluegrass pioneers, genre-bending bands, and groundbreaking contemporary traditionalists. A new main stage, located on MASS MoCA's expansive and grassy "Joe's Field", has been added to this year's festival. A full slate of afternoon and evening performances-as well as late-night, hoedown-style barn dances-is scheduled for the weekend of September 20-22, 2013. FreshGrass continues to be one of the best values in the festival world. Early-bird festival passes are available for $68 for adults, $58 for students. After the early-bird tickets are gone, general admission pricing will be $78 for adults, $68 for students, $38 for kids 6-16, and free for children 5 and under. Museum members receive a 10% discount on the regular prices, but membership discounts do not apply on the early-bird prices. Day passes will be available closer to the event. Tickets are available through the festival website (freshgrass.com) and the museum website (massmoca.org) or by calling the MASS MoCA Box office at 413 662 2111 x1. The Box Office is located off Marshall Street, and is open from 11am to 5pm, closed Tuesdays. Festival-goers are welcome to bring chairs, blankets, and cushions to sit on but should leave coolers and picnic baskets at home. The festival will be held rain or shine.

NORTHAMPTON: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ The Parlor Room, 32 Masonic St. - (413) 665-4036; www.parlorroommusic.com

NORTHAMPTON: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center. St. - (413) 586-8686; www.iheg.com

NORWELL: The Company Theatre also features a spectacular 2013 series of Special Events, featuring Britishmania: A Tribute to The Beatles (May 18). Tickets for all performances are now available. Theatrical performance tickets range from $24 to $36. Special events tickets range from $20 to $39. For a complete performance schedule, to order tickets, or for more information, call the box office at 781-871-2787, email boxoffice@companytheatre.com,  or visit www.companytheatre.com

ROCKPORT: Rockport Music’s 32nd Rockport Chamber Music Festival begins June 7 and marks the start of our fourth year in our stunning, seaside Shalin Liu Performance Center. The 32nd Rockport Chamber Music Festival opens with pianists Peter Serkin and David Deveau with A Far Cry chamber orchestra on June 7th performing J.S. Bach's Double Concertos for Two Keyboards and Strings. Other Festival opening weekend concerts include the Jupiter String Quartet, collaborating with the young and talented pianist Joyce Yang performing Franck’s Piano Quintet in F minor - www.rockportmusic.org.

SALISBURY: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ Blue Ocean Music Hall, 4 Oceanfront North - 978-462-5888; www.blueoceanhall.com

SHIRLEY: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Rd. For complete listings, visit www.bullrunrestaurant.com 

SOMERVILLE: ONGOING PERFORMANCES
@ Johnny D's, 17 Holland St. - (617) 776-2004; www.johnnyds.com 

SOMERVILLE: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ Somerville Theatre - For complete listings, visit www.somervilletheatreonline.com  or call (617) 625-4088

SPRINGFIELD: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ uNi Coffeehouse, 245 Porter Lane Dr. For listings & complete info: http://uNiCoffeehouse.org
 

WHATELY: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ Watermelon Wednesdays, West Whately Chapel, Conway & Williamsburg Roads. Advanced tickets are available at www.brattleborotix.com.  Some tickets will also be available at the door the night of the show. For information call 413-665-3741. www.watermelonwedensdays.com

NEW!! WOBURN: Grand Theft Audio will be appearing at The Brickyard, 371 Main St. Saturday, May 18th. 8:30-12:00.

WORCESTER: 5/18 - Worcester Chorus of Music @ Mechanics Hall - 508-754-3231; WWW.MUSICWORCESTER.ORG

New Hampshire

CONCORD: The William H. Gile Series presents The Midtown Men at the Capitol Center for the Arts on Sunday, June 9, at 7:30 p.m. The Midtown Men reunites Tony Award-winner Christian Hoff, nominee J. Robert Spencer, Michael Longoria and Daniel Reichard, the stars from the original cast of Broadway's Tony Award-winning musical "Jersey Boys." This event is free of charge; however tickets need to be reserved to ensure seating. Tickets for this free Gile Series performance are available May 13 by calling 603-225-1111, online at www.ccanh.com,  and at the box office, located at 44 South Main Street

DERRY: Something Wonderful I Missed Concerts - May 26: 1973; July 14: 1983; Sept. 8: 1993; Nov. 17: 2003 @ Derry Opera House. For more information or to reserve your ticket, please visit www.notyourmomsmusicaltheater.com, or email Notyourmoms@gmail.com.  Remaining seats are available at the door with a suggested donation of $10 adults, $5 students. No one will be turned away for inability to pay.

GUILFORD: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion, 72 Meadowbrook Ln - www.meadowbrook.net 

LACONIA: Broken Spoke Saloon, the world’s biggest biker bar, will celebrate its 25th anniversary and the 90th anniversary of Laconia Motorcycle Week, June 8-16 with great music and entertainment. Featured on stage this year will be: James Montgomery & Friends, June 13; Jon Butcher Band, June 14; Foghat, June 15; Farrell Webber, Jasmine Cain, 7 Bridges Road (Eagles tribute), The Peacheaters (Allman Brothers tribute), Houses of the Holy (Led Zeppelin tribute) and many more throughout the week. Celebrate in style with emcee Jack Schit as he guides you through Spoke event favorites such as, Jason Grimes of Northeast Chop Shop’s live bike build, the Broken Spoke’s female oil wrestling with some of the area’s hottest ladies (one lucky volunteer from the audience will get to help the ladies get oiled and ready) and of course, mechanical bull rides along with fantastic drink specials. The Broken Spoke Saloon – Laconia is located at 1072 Watson Road (On Route 2) and has been hard at work during the off-season. The Spoke has improved the property for the very best party in Weirs Beach with an outdoor entertainment area, music indoors every weekend, all summer long – and still no cover! Visit www.BrokenSpoke.com for the full music schedule, menu and more!

LONDONDERRY:
ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ Tupelo Music Hall - www.tupelohall.com

ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ APPLE HILL CENTER FOR CHAMBER MUSIC - (603) 847-3371, or visit www.applehill.org  

Rhode Island

PAWTUCKET: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ STONE SOUP COFFEEHOUSE, St. Paul's Church, 50 Park Pl. - www.stonesoupcoffeehouse.com

NEW!! PROVIDENCE: 11/9-10 - The Britten Legacy (Cathedral of SS. Peter & Paul); 3/1/14 - Haydn & Mozart (Cathedral of SS. Peter & Paul); 4/26-27 - All American (St. Joseph's Church) @ Providence Singers - (401) 751-5700; www.providencesingers.org

WESTERLY: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ KNICKERBOCKER CAFÉ, 35 Railroad Ave - 401-315-5070, 401-596-4225; www.theknickerbockercafe.com


Vermont

BURLINGTON: 5/31-6/9 - Burlington Discover Jazz Festival
@ The Flynn - www.discoverjazz.com 

BURLINGTON: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ HIGHER GROUND MUSIC, 1214 Williston Rd. - www.highergroundmusic.com

BURLINGTON: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ FLYNN CENTER, 153 Main St. - www.flynncenter.org
 

DANCE

Connecticut

HARTFORD
(West): The Hartt School Community Division (HCD) presents Le Corsaire Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 7:30 PM. The performance takes place in Millard Auditorium on the University of Hartford Campus, 200 Bloomfield Avenue. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587, or visit http://hcd.hartford.edu, to purchase tickets. Admission is $10. University of Hartford discount rates are not available for this production. Group rates may be available to organizations. Contact Amanda Kilpatrick, Hartt Community Division Dance Department, at 860.768.6000 for more information.

Maine

NEW!! PORTLAND: Faculty from Bates and Colby colleges perform the Maine premiere of a piece by Philadelphia's Headlong Dance Theater at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, May 28-29
, at Space Gallery, 538 Congress St. Tickets cost $10, and are available at the door and at the Space website, www.space538.org/events/avalanche.  For more information, please call 207-828-5600.

Massachusetts

BOSTON
: Acclaimed tango dancers Armando Orzuza and Nuria Martinez will join Music Director David Feltner and the Chamber Orchestra of Boston in To Buenos Aires with Love: Tangos and More Wednesday, June 5, 7:30PM at First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough St. Armando and Nuria have appeared in tango festivals and theaters throughout Europe, Japan, South America and the United States, as well as in film and television. Armando also appeared as principal dancer in the movie “Assassination Tango” directed by Robert Duvall. For more information on their many accomplishments, as well as videos of their dancing, please visit http://armandoynuriatango.com.  Join the COB as we explore the rich culture of Argentina with Alberto Williams’s colorful "Argentine Suite for Strings." Music by legendary tango artists Osvaldo Pugliese, Julian Plaza and Astor Piazzolla rounds out the program along with a new tango by Robert Edward Smith. After the concert you are invited to join the performers and mingle in the lobby while sampling savory tapas and delicious wine. Tickets are $20-$45 with students tickets at $10. For tickets or more information, visit www.chamberorchestraofboston.org or call 617-266-1626.  

BOSTON: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, 100 Northern Avenue. For complete listings & information, call (617) 478-3103

NEW!! CAMBRIDGE: 6/8-9 - José Mateo Ballet Theatre's Fifth Annual Dance for World Community Festival Weekend. FREE and open to the public, a two-day celebration in Harvard Square , Cambridge showcasing dance as a positive force to better our world. The Festival is the only of its kind in the area offering something for everyone with performances and classes in all dance forms, from Ballet to Hip Hop and beyond. For more information call (617) 354-7467 or www.BalletTheatre.org

CAMBRIDGE: ONGOING PERFORMANCES @ SwingCity, 680 Huron Ave., 2nd Fl. - www.swingcityboston.com

New Hampshire

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Rhode Island

NEW!! NEWPORT: Island Moving Co. presents its fourth annual Great Friends Dance Festival, taking place July 18-21 and July 23-27
, 2013 at the Great Friends Meeting House. Tickets are available on IMC’s website and are $25; $20 for seniors and students. The ticket price includes a $3 restoration fund contribution to the Newport Historical Society, which owns and maintains the Meeting House, New England’s largest Quaker structure. The Great Friends Meeting House is located at 30 Marlborough Street. All Great Friends Dance Festival shows begin at 7:30pm.

Vermont

BURLINGTON: ONGOING PERFORMANCES
@ FLYNN CENTER, 153 Main St. - www.flynncenter.org