90 enjoyable issues to do in and round Boston this fall season

VIVO PERFORMING ARTS It’s the primary full season beneath a brand new title for the presenting group previously often known as Celebrity Series of Boston, and its early fall classical choices embody a Jordan Hall live performance by the Brentano Quartet; recitals by pianists Igor Levit, Bruce Liu, and Avery Gagliano, and violinist Geneva Lewis; and free Neighborhood Arts collection installments by Castle of our Skins, the Borromeo Quartet, Hemenway Strings, and an all-cello orchestra to honor the one hundred and fiftieth birthday of Pablo Casals. Various venues. From Sept. 12. 617-482-2595, vivoperformingarts.org — A.Z. Madonna

MISTRAL MUSIC Mistral turns 30 this 12 months, and the get together begins with a collaboration with pianist Pablo Ziegler, a foundational member of tango nuevo legend Astor Piazzolla’s closing quintet. (Sept. 12-13) Then, “Sotto Voce” focuses on chamber music by composers who’re extra identified for his or her operas, reminiscent of Verdi and Respighi; with basic arias and some transient Verdi-inspired trendy items by girls composers additionally within the combine. (Oct. 24-25). Venues in Andover and Boston. 978-474-6222, mistralmusic.org — AZM

ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM You most likely can’t go mistaken with any of the acts the Gardner hosts at Calderwood Hall, however I’m particularly excited for chamber orchestra Alarm Will Sound’s rendition of Georg Friedrich Haas’s shattering, not often carried out “in vain” (Oct. 29) and a portrait live performance of Jamaican-British composer Eleanor Alberga, that includes the three string quartets and a piano quintet with the composer herself on piano (Nov. 1). Just have a look sooner fairly than later; they do are inclined to promote out. From Sept. 13. 25 Evans Way. 617-566-1401, gardnermuseum.org — AZM

BLACK GIRL MAGIC A showcase of black feminine comics from Boston, that includes a killer lineup with Bethany Van Delft, Tooky Kavanagh, Amma Marfo, Dorothy Whitfield, and Pamela Zabala. A free midweek present. Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m. Free. The Comedy Studio, 5 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge. thecomedystudio.com — Nick A. Zaino III

BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Andris Nelsons is on the rostrum for the primary stretch of his closing season as BSO music director, beginning with the opening night time that includes Yo-Yo Ma in Elgar’s Cello Concerto and bandoneon virtuoso Julien Labro in Arturs Maskats’s “Tango.” The following weeks embody Nelsons’ first-ever performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 with the BSO paired with Sofia Gubaidulina’s posthumously printed “Prologue,” an all-Rachmaninoff program with pianist Seong-Jin Cho, the American premiere of Francisco Coll’s Piano Concerto with Kirill Gerstein, and Carlos Simon’s Double Concerto Suite for violin and cello with Hilary Hahn and Seth Parker Woods. Later within the fall, Boston-based composer Tod Machover’s “already and not yet” wires the stage with a live-processed synthetic intelligence system, and Haydn’s “The Creation” serves as prelude to the world premiere of Boston-based composer Osvaldo Golijov’s “Creation” the next week. Starting Sept. 17. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave. 617-266-1200, bso.org — AZM

WHY LOOK AT HORSES? An exhibition with disturbingly on-point unintended timing — wild horses within the West have been just lately victimized by a rapacious federal authorities decided to make meat of them — this exhibition asks a necessary query about mankind’s most noble animal image of progress: “What happens when an animal that once shaped the course of human history becomes experienced primarily as an image?” A wild guess, in case you’ll pardon the pun: We turn out to be disconnected from its physicality, its animal-ness, and distracted by its symbolic would possibly. Recent occasions ought to be sufficient to shake off the distraction, however we’ll see. Sept. 17–March 14. Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, Maine. 207-859-5600, museum.colby.edu — Murray Whyte

JAY LARSON The Stoneham native hasn’t performed Boston in three years or so. He comes again for 3 reveals at Laugh Boston forward of taping a brand new particular with “Don’t Tell Comedy” in October. Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. $39.90. Laugh Boston, 425 Summer St., Boston. 617-725-2844, laughboston.com — NZ

JOSH GONDELMAN The former Boston comedian is a mild soul. “Even when I drink, I don’t do anything adventurous or exciting,” he says. “So I don’t have any wild, regrettable tattoos or exciting stories. All I have are text messages I’ve sent to my friends telling them exactly what I appreciate about them on an individual basis.” Seven o’clock present is bought out. Sept. 19, 4:30 p.m., 7:15 p.m., and 9:30 p.m. $29.95. The Comedy Studio, 5 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge. thecomedystudio.com — NZ

RHODE ISLAND PHILHARMONIC Music director Ruth Reinhardt conducts the primary two live shows of the autumn; the primary options Beethoven’s bucolic Symphony No. 6 and violinist Yevgeny Kutik in “The Mountains We Climb,” a brand new violin concerto by Eric Nathan (Sept. 19); the second pairs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”) with Brahms’s Symphony No. 3. (Oct. 16-17) The VETS, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence, R.I. 401-248-7000, riphil.org — AZM

ISAMU NOGUCHI: I AM NOT A DESIGNER In the title of this exhibition, Noguchi protests simply sufficient. Of course he was a designer — of wildly well-liked Akari mild sculptures beloved by mid-century aesthetes in all places and possibly essentially the most knocked-off espresso desk of all time. But discover how the Akaris, during which delicate rice paper is wound round a barely-there slim picket armature after which fitted with a light-weight bulb, aren’t referred to as “light fixtures.” They’re sculpture — testomony to Noguchi’s guiding ethos that utility didn’t strip an object of creative intent or social goal, however augmented it as an alternative. Sept. 19-Jan. 3. Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, 161 Essex St., Salem. 978-745-9500, pem.org — MW

WILLOW AVALON The tremulous voice of Ms. Avalon would possibly counsel vulnerability, however don’t let that idiot you; on her sophomore file, “Pink Pocket Pistol,” she makes use of it to supply recommendation on find out how to eliminate the physique of a dishonest husband who’s met an unlucky finish. “Hypothetically Speaking,” in fact. She’s at the moment touring behind the file, a positive, ‘60s country-infused affair. Sept. 18, 6 p.m. Royale. 888-929-7849, royaleboston.com — Stuart Munro

WHITEY MORGAN & THE 78’s Whitey Morgan (born Eric David Allen) points information solely periodically (his final one got here out in 2018, though there may be discuss of a brand new one within the works), however he’s on the highway perennially, enjoying music unapologetically rooted in ‘70s outlaw country, and in particular, in that of “Take This Job and Shove It”-era Johnny Paycheck. Sept. 18, 8 p.m. Off the Rails, Worcester. 866-468-3399, offtherailsworcester.com — SM

A FAR CRY The adventurous Jamaica Plain-based string orchestra has two main stage programs this fall; first up, the adventurous pianist Simone Dinnerstein joins the orchestra at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall for a long-in-the-making growth and reorchestration on Bach’s “Goldberg Variations,” initially for solo keyboard and now for piano, string orchestra, impromptu choir, and … what else? Who is aware of (Sept. 19). In November at Old South Church, the orchestra pairs two items that quote the Lutheran hymn “Ein feste Burg is unser Gott”; Bach’s chorale cantata of the identical title, and Julius Eastman’s defiant “Gay Guerrilla” (Nov. 7). In between, there’s “Folie a Deux,” a chamber program of various duets. (Oct. 24-25). Various venues. afarcry.org — AZM

HORSE FEATHERS Justin Ringle and the indie-folk collective he calls Horse Feathers be part of the burgeoning proclivity for celebrating previous information by marking the twentieth anniversary of their very first effort, 2006’s “Words Are Dead,” with an expanded version. That’s going to carry them again to the realm for the primary time in virtually a decade. Sept. 20, 7 p.m. Club Passim, Cambridge. 617-492-7679, passim.org — SM

NICK HAKIM “I Can See,” the newest album from this R&B singer-producer who started determining his on-record aesthetic in Jamaica Plain, is heady but clear-eyed, with Hakim widening his compositional palette on vivid tracks that mirror his increasing consciousness. Sept. 20, 8 p.m. The Sinclair, Cambridge. 617-547-5200, sinclaircambridge.com — Maura Johnston

BOSTON BAROQUE Marc Minkowski conducts his inaugural live performance as Boston Baroque’s second-ever music director: Haydn’s pastoral oratorio “The Seasons” at NEC’s Jordan Hall will function the Boston Baroque Orchestra and Chorus in addition to soprano Lauren Snouffer, tenor Andrew Turner, and bass-baritone Brandon Cedel (Sept. 20). The X-tet chamber ensemble then groups up with soprano Amanda Forsythe and viola da gamba participant Cristiano Contadin for a night of Italian music at Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Seully Hall. (Nov. 13-14) Various venues. 617-987-8600, baroque.boston — AZM

“LET’S DANCE BOSTON 2026” Vivo Performing Arts’ annual extravaganza presents 5 nights of stay music and social dance on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. It’s free, every night time of dancing is preceded by a 45-minute lesson, you don’t must RSVP, and you may present up and not using a companion. This 12 months’s line-up: Sept. 23: salsa; Sept. 24: Latin Afro-Caribbean; Sept. 25: hustle; Sept. 26: Lindy hop; Sept. 27: soul line dancing. Sept. 23-26 at 6 p.m.; Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. Rose Kennedy Greenway, Dewey Square Park. vivoperformingarts.com — Jeffrey Gantz

DEAD TONGUES OR MARIACHI EL BRONX Same time, identical place, completely different reveals: Mariachi El Bronx, the musical alter ego of punk band The Bronx, will carry its trad-Mexican flip facet to City Winery’s principal stage, whereas Ryan Gustafson will play the extreme species of folks he makes because the Dead Tongues within the venue’s lounge. Take your decide; in case you can determine a approach to see each, let me know. Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m. City Winery. 617-933-8047, citywinery.com/boston — SM

JUANES The dual-personality idea of the Colombian rock legend’s newest album “JuanesTeban” shines by way of on its tracklist, which incorporates dry-brushed soul (“La Carta”) and heartbreak-propelled reggae (“Vuelve”) alongside wrenching balladry (“Humano”) and summery guitar pop (“Gato”). Sept. 23, 8 p.m. MGM Music Hall at Fenway. 617-488-7540, crossroadspresents.com — MJ

DAVE HOLLAND The grasp jazz bassist and composer concludes his fall residency at New England Conservatory with a free live performance. Holland, now 79, will play his personal compositions with a small pupil ensemble. The present is free, however tickets are required (accessible by way of the NEC web site). Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m. Jordan Hall. 617-585-1100, necmusic.edu/events — Jon Garelick

MAX B After spending practically 20 years in jail, Max B’s reemergence within the music trade is among the most anticipated thus far. When he launched “G’s Up” in 2005, it served as a robust declaration of his New York bravado — one that is still prevalent in 2026. Sept. 24, 10 p.m. Big Night Live. 617-338-4343, bignight.com — Candace McDuffie

COVENANT When a once-struggling musician named Johnny “Honeycomb” James (Anthony T. Goss) returns to his Georgia hometown within the Thirties, he’s been reworked right into a well-known blues performer, prompting rumors that he bought his soul to the satan in return for the present of musical genius. York Walker’s gothic drama, impressed by the parable that surrounded legendary blues pioneer Robert Johnson, blends the weather of religion, household, horror, and suspense. Featuring Deannah “DRIPP” Blemur as Avery, the younger girl Johnny needs to steer to run away with him; Crystin Gilmore as Avery’s mom; Sydney Alicia Jackson as Violet, Avery’s sister; and Kayla Sessoms as Ruthie, Violet’s good friend. Directed by Dawn M. Simmons. Sept. 25-Oct. 17. SpeakEasy Stage Company. At Roberts Studio Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts. 617-933-8600, speakeasystage.com — Don Aucoin

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL A musical horror-comedy, set in a fictional West Virginia neighborhood and heavy on camp, a few half-bat, half-boy struggling to slot in (and curb his thirst for blood). Starring as Edgar is Johnny Shea, whose efficiency in “tick, tick…BOOM!” earned him this 12 months’s Elliot Norton Award for excellent lead efficiency in a musical from the Boston Theater Critics Association. The pop-rock rating is by Laurence O’Keefe, and the e book is by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming. Directed by Jeremy Johnson, who did very good work earlier this 12 months on the helm of SpeakEasy Stage Company’s “Swept Away.” Sept. 25-Nov. 8. Umbrella Stage Company. At Umbrella Arts Center, Concord. 978-371-0820, ext. 309, theumbrellaarts.org — DA

BOSTON LYRIC OPERA BLO kicks off its fiftieth anniversary season in grand operatic model with Rossini’s “William Tell” on the Emerson Colonial Theatre, co-directed by Vita Tzykun and David Adam Moore with baritone George Gagnidze within the title position (Sept. 25 and 27 and Oct. 2 and 4); then, the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre hosts André Previn’s “A Streetcar Named Desire,” with Britney Renee and Angela Yam as Blanche and Stella reverse Thomas Glass as Stanley. (Nov. 5-8) 617-542-6772, blo.org — AZM

EXCAVATING ANTIOCH: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF AN ANCIENT CITY In 1930, Princeton University, in partnership with the French authorities, led an excavation of the traditional metropolis of Antioch in what’s now modern-day Turkey. Through the colonial archaeological apply of partage — actually, sharing — finds have been divvied up among the many numerous excavating events and dispersed to museums throughout Europe and North America. After three years of analysis by Wellesley College, this exhibition tries to place the items again collectively — a lot of them not seen, and even identified, for many years. Sept. 25-May 30. The Davis Museum at Wellesley College, 106 Central St., Wellesley. 781-283-2051, www1.wellesley.edu/davismuseum — MW

SUZANNE JACKSON: WHAT IS LOVE “It’s political to make an artwork about peace and beauty,” Jackson as soon as mentioned, and it’s onerous to think about a second extra well timed for that perspective than proper now. A fixture of the Sixties California Black Arts scene, Jackson has her first full retrospective of her 60-plus-year profession. Now in her 80s, possibly it was a matter of ready for simply the fitting — if horrible — time. Sept. 26-Jan. 18. Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave. 617-267-9300, mfa.org — MW

WILLIAM BECKMANN This Texan is beginning to make waves with a hard-country sound that’s half neo-trad, half Sam Outlaw, half Logan Ledger. He’s obtained the voice, he’s obtained the appears to be like, and he’s obtained the songs to make sure that he’ll be enjoying rooms bigger than the Red Room earlier than lengthy. Sept. 26, 7 p.m. The Red Room at Cafe 939. 857-337-6206, berklee.edu/cafe939 — SM

CAROLYN WONDERLAND The 53-year-old Texas singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist writes tunes which might be tough-minded even at their most open-hearted and weak. She additionally has nice pipes and rips it up on guitar and lap metal. Sept. 26, 7 p.m. The Fallout Shelter, Norwood. grcpac.org/the-fallout-shelter — JGar

DON OMAR This Puerto Rican multi-hyphenate is touting himself as “The Last King” on this tour, the place he’ll run by way of the wide-ranging catalog that features the game-changing Afro-fusion reduce “Danza Kuduro,” the pumping bachata-reggaeton hybrid “Ella Y Yo,” and the upbeat journey to Brazil “Hasta Que Salga El Sol.” Sept. 26, 8 p.m. TD Garden. 617-624-1000, tdgarden.com — MJ

DANIELLE NICOLE The Kansas City, Mo.,-born singer and songwriter made inroads together with her brothers Nick and Kris in Trampled Under Foot earlier than making a string of solo albums with collaborators like Luther Dickinson (featured on the brand new “Fireflies”) and Anders Osborne. So, sure, she’s the actual deal, matching a uncooked, soulful vocal supply with artful writing. Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m. City Winery. 617-933-8047, citywinery.com/boston — JGar

SHABOOZEY The deep-voiced multi-hyphenate adopted up his inescapable 2024 hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” with “The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales,” a wide-ranging idea album with a slew of visitor stars — like Sam Elliott, Jamie Foxx, and Teyana Taylor — and gorgeous songs that present how his genre-fluid method helps remake trendy pop. Sept. 28, 8 p.m. MGM Music Hall at Fenway. 617-488-7540, crossroadspresents.com — MJ

RAVYN LENAE Two years in the past, this Chicago R&B singer’s giddy, elliptical “Love Me Not” dominated summertime get together playlists; in August she launched “Blue Island,” a genre-hopping romp that reveals how her elastic voice can deal with jittery ‘00s-inspired R&B, groove-forward freestyle, and glitchy funk-pop. Sept. 30, 7 p.m. Roadrunner. 888-226-0076, roadrunnerboston.com — MJ

ZACH BRYAN It’s uncommon to seek out an artist who can seize brutal intimacy on a file someday and hearth up a stadium-size crowd the following, however this Oklahoma-born troubadour has accomplished simply that because the skeletal “Something in the Orange” grew to become a left-field pop hit 4 years in the past. Oct. 2-3, 7 p.m. Gillette Stadium, Foxborough. 508-543-8200, gillettestadium.com — MJ

EMILY CATALANO A good friend as soon as tried to get Catalano to return to his church by telling her it was additionally a brewery. “I don’t like that,” she says. “That seems sneaky to me. It just feels like when Google Maps takes you to a Starbucks that’s inside of a Target.” Both seven o’clock reveals are bought out. Oct. 2 at 7:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. and Oct. 3 at 4:30 p.m., 7:15 p.m., and 9:30 p.m. $33.95. The Comedy Studio, 5 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge. thecomedystudio.com — NZ

KANAN GILL: NOT THIS AGAIN Gill bemoans the results of co-dependence on a pair. “You go from two separate interesting people and you become one boring person,” he says. “Because your personalities cancel out. ‘Loves to travel’ plus ‘hates to travel’ equals ‘travels sometimes angrily.’” Oct 4, 7 p.m. $48-$108.55. The Wilbur, 256 Tremont St., Boston. thewilbur.com — NZ

COLLAGE NEW MUSIC Artistic director and Providence-based composer Eric Nathan leads Collage’s first program of the season, “The Fire Within,” which options the world premiere of a brand new chamber ensemble piece by Ileana Perez Velázquez in addition to music by composers together with Joan Tower, JaRon Brown, and Niloufar Nourbakhsh (Oct. 4). November’s program, performed by Ken-David Masur and that includes resident artists Tony Arnold (soprano) and Kebra-Seyoun Charles (double bass), anchors itself in centenarian composer György Kurtág’s “Scenes from a Novel,” with further music by Peter Child, Eun Young Lee, Charles, and Nathan (Nov. 15). Various venues. 617-850-2044, collagenewmusic.org — AZM

SPAMALOT For the legendary British comedy troupe Monty Python, from whose 1975 movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” this musical is tailored, absurdity was primarily an aesthetic precept. The brainchild of former Python Eric Idle (e book, music, and lyrics) and John DuPrez (music), “Spamalot” stays true to that precept as beleaguered King Arthur (Major Attaway, in a job originated on Broadway by the late Tim Curry) journeys searching for the Grail along with his cadre of clueless knights, punctuated by visits with the Lady of the Lake (Amanda Robles). Directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes. Oct. 6-11. Boch Center Wang Theatre. Boston. 800-877-7575, bochcenter.org — DA

BRANDON WOODY BERKLEE ENSEMBLE Trumpeter Brandon Woody’s 2025 Blue Note debut, “For the Love of It All,” mixed realized depth, technical mastery, and blood-stirring emotional pleasure. He’ll lead an ensemble of Berklee college students in a program of his selection. Oct. 8, 7 p.m. The Red Room at Cafe 939. 617-747-2261, berklee.edu/cafe939 — JGar

KEVIN HAYS AWAKENING QUARTET The restlessly ingenious pianist and composer Kevin Hays is probably finest identified for his longtime trio with bassist Doug Weiss and drummer Bill Stewart. Here Hays breaks out an thrilling new configuration: saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, bassist Matt Brewer, and drummer Brian Blade. Oct. 8, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Regattabar, Cambridge. 617-661-5099, regattabarjazz.com — JGar

CUPCAKKE Always sexually provocative and by no means apologetic about it, CupcakKe — a proud Chicago native who went to high school with Chief Keef — has rapped about the whole lot from poverty to her kinship with the LGBTQ+ neighborhood. Her 2015 single “Deepthroat” made her a star; her dedication to crafting X-rated songs has saved her one. Oct. 9, 7 p.m. House of Blues. 888-693-2583, houseofblues.com/boston — CM

DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS In this comedian take by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen on Bram Stoker’s bloodthirsty creation, Count Dracula is described as a “hunky, self-obsessed, pansexual, fitness-nut sex icon.” Featuring Paul Melendy because the Count; Thalia Gerloff as Lucy Westfeldt, an adventurous scientist who’s Dracula’s meant prey; Doug Lockwood as Jean Van Helsing, an intrepid vampire hunter; Bobbie Steinbach because the bug-eating Renfield; Nicholas Papayoanou as anxiety-stricken real-estate agent Jonathan Harker. Directed by Christopher V. Edwards. Oct. 9-Nov. 1. Actors’ Shakespeare Project. At Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown. 617-241-2200, actorsshakespeareproject.org/dracula — DA

SARAH SZE: IMAGES IN TRANSLATION Sze, one of many nation’s best-known artists, had her breakthrough second in 2013 because the US consultant on the Venice Biennale, the place she reworked the American Pavilion in and out together with her densely intricate chaotic installations of discovered objects teetering precariously on the verge of catastrophe. At Yale, her alma mater — Sze is from Boston, and was awarded the inaugural Meraki Art Award on the ICA in 2025 — she is going to current new work hung within the midst of a room-size sculptural piece that challenges the character of each. Oct. 9- Feb. 14. Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-432-0601, artgallery.yale.edu — MW

GYM CLASS HEROES AND LUPE FIASCO Two of music’s most enjoyable entities determined to hitch forces for the 19-city “Back to Basics” tour. Gym Class Heroes will certainly provide up rap-rock nostalgia courtesy of Travie McCoy’s innate cool, whereas Lupe Fiasco’s pure love of the style will fulfill hip-hop’s most devoted followers. Oct. 11, 7 p.m. House of Blues. 888-693-2583, houseofblues.com/boston — CM

KRISTIN KEY: THE CA-CAW TOUR Key is already a pointy comedian author. Add to that her musical expertise and the short wit she shows within the Q&A classes together with her viewers, and also you get a pleasant present with a way of neighborhood (the “ca-caw” within the tour title refers to a technique for lesbians to seek out one another in a crowd). Oct. 11, 7 p.m. $35-$46. The Wilbur, 256 Tremont St., Boston. thewilbur.com — NZ

CHIEF KEEF This legendary Chicago drill rapper has been a polarizing determine in hip-hop since his 2012 single “I Don’t Like” broke by way of to the mainstream. Chief Keef has launched greater than 30 mixtapes, albums, and EPs, and although his discography is in depth, the “Faneto” artist has no plans of letting up. Oct. 12, 8 p.m. MGM Music Hall at Fenway. 617-488-7540, crossroadspresents.com — CM

FRED ARMISEN: COMEDY FOR MUSICIANS BUT EVERYONE IS WELCOME Armisen began his profession drumming for a punk outfit referred to as Trenchmouth, and introduced his musical experience to characters like Fericito and Ian Rubbish on “Saturday Night Live.” But in case you’re solely music-curious, he’d nonetheless such as you to benefit from the present. Oct. 12-13, 7:30 p.m. $47-$55. The Wilbur, 256 Tremont St., Boston. thewilbur.com — NZ

JOHNNY BLUE SKIES & THE DARK CLOUDS The artist previously often known as Sturgill Simpson continues his irascible (or, relying on who you take heed to, market-savvy) methods beneath his new moniker. He “accidentally” leaked his new file, “Mutiny After Midnight,” every week early after which launched it solely on bodily codecs. Oct. 13, 8 p.m. TD Garden. 800-653-8000, tdgarden.com — SM

THE SITAYANA (OR “HOW TO MAKE AN EXIT”) The much-admired Chicago playwright and director Lavina Jadhwani, who died one 12 months in the past of most cancers at 42, specialised in remodeling classics from extra various views. In “The Sitayana,” Jadhwani reimagined the Ramayana, the Sanskrit epic, by telling the story by way of the eyes of princess-turned queen Sita, the spouse of Rama, the king. Five girls — Vijaya Sundaram, Ann Varghese, Vidisha Agarwalla, Audrey Seraphin, and Riya Ramaswamy — painting Sita at completely different phases of her life (and Rama as nicely). Directed by Tushar Mathew. Oct. 14-31. CHUANG Stage. At Black Box Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts. 617-297-7161, chuangstage.org/the-sitayana-or-how-to-make-an-exit — DA

OLIVIA RODRIGO With her just-released protest observe “serena joy,” her next-generation Lilith Fair Daisy Chain Fields, and her declaration that her “goal [isn’t] to be liked by all,” this singer-songwriter is shaping as much as be considered one of pop’s most electrifying figures. That her sharp-elbowed music — together with her most up-to-date full-length, “you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love” — is undeniably nice is icing on the cake. Oct. 15, 17, and 18, 7 p.m. TD Garden. 617-624-1000, tdgarden.com — MJ

RORY BLOCK A string of stellar albums within the ’80s and ’90s for then-Cambridge-based Rounder Records established Rory Block as a singular interpreter — as singer and guitarist — of basic nation blues, in addition to a positive songwriter. She hasn’t a misplaced step. Oct. 15, 8 p.m. Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, Waltham. 781-893-5410, charlesrivermuseum.org/events — JGar

TAYLOR MAC AND MATT RAY: SONGS FROM BARK OF MILLIONS A live performance model of the epic rock opera, that includes an ensemble of 17 performers, together with Mac and Ray. With lyrics and route by Mac, and music and musical route by Ray, “Songs from Bark of Millions” was “inspired by queer figures past and present” and seeks to carry collectively “music, performance, history, and radical imagination in a celebration of queerness across time,” based on press supplies. Costumes by Machine Dazzle. Oct. 15-18. Presented by ArtsEmerson in affiliation with The Huntington. At Robert J. Orchard Stage, Emerson Paramount Center, Boston. 617-824-8400, artsemerson.org — DA

90 YEARS Given the Institute of Contemporary Art’s comparatively current surge to prominence within the Boston artwork panorama, locals are sometimes shocked to seek out that it is among the oldest trendy and up to date artwork museums within the nation. No, actually — based in 1936 as a sister establishment to New York’s Museum of Modern Art, its lengthy life tracks a lot of the arc of the artwork of the previous century, together with some biggies: It was among the many first within the nation to showcase Modern Mexican artists reminiscent of Jose Clemente Orozco (in 1941), an early survey of Andy Warhol’s work in 1966, and a dedication to video artwork when it was a head-scratcher for many. So why look ahead to the century mark? A celebration of a longtime proud outsider, this present helps use hindsight as 20-20 validation. Oct. 15–March 7, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, 25 Harbor Shore Drive. 617-478-3100, icaboston.org — MW

JPEGMAFIA On “EXPERIMENTAL RAP,” JPEGMAFIA made a acutely aware choice to make use of extra speedy and spastic sounds to maintain up along with his risky rapping. It’s not a snug pay attention, as observe titles vary from “The 1st Amendment” to “The Ghost of Emmett Till” — however for JPEG, stunning content material is seemingly the entire level. Oct. 16, 8 p.m. Roadrunner. 888-226-0076, roadrunnerboston.com — CM

BOSTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL Stile Antico, an outstanding British vocal ensemble that navigates and not using a conductor, visits in October with a grand tour of Renaissance Europe as seen by way of a cappella polyphony, with stops in Paris, Seville, Rome, Munich, and Venice (Oct. 16). Then, the redoubtable Baroque band Les Arts Florissants visits Boston with co-directors William Christie and Paul Agnew on the helm for a night of vibrant Monteverdi madrigals (Nov. 7). Various venues. bemf.org — AZM

MARGO CILKER AND LILLY HIATT A wonderful double-shot of two flavors of alt-country-leaning music. Margo Cilker might be showcasing a brand new album, “White Cross,” that’s imbued with the colour of unhappiness; Lilly Hiatt amps up the rock facet of her roots-rock combine on her newest, a bout of self-reckoning she titled “Forever.” Oct. 17, 7 p.m. The Red Room at Cafe 939. 857-337-6206, berklee.edu/cafe939 — SM

ALLISON RUSSELL The songs on this Canadian singer-songwriter’s just-released “In the Hour of Chaos” are meant to be an antidote to its title; she sings its songs, joined by a number of mates — Norah Jones, Joy Oladokun, and Devon Gilfillian amongst them — with a view to engendering optimism, neighborhood, and hope. Oct. 18, 7 p.m. Royale. 888-929-7849, royaleboston.com — SM

PHANTOM No, not that “Phantom.” No Andrew Lloyd Webber rating right here, although this musical, by Maury Yeston (music and lyrics) and Arthur Kopit (e book), is drawn from the identical supply materials: Gaston Leroux’s novel “The Phantom of the Opera.” Featuring Sean Seamus Thompson as The Phantom, a disfigured musical genius residing within the catacombs of the Paris Opera House, and Madison Claire Parks as Christine, the gifted younger singer with whom he turns into obsessed. Directed by Robert W. Schneider and choreographed by Briana Fallon. Oct. 21-Nov. 1. North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly. 978-232-7200, nsmt.org — DA

DANILO PÉREZ The pianist, composer, educator, and founding father of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of “PanaMonk,” a visionary breakthrough that solid a connection between the music of Thelonious Monk and Latin dance rhythms. He’s joined by longtime trio-mates Ben Street (bass) and Adam Cruz (drums). Oct. 22, 8 p.m. Groton Hill Music Center, Groton. 978-486-9524, grotonhill.org/concerts — JGar

ROUGH DRAFTS: “BRAIDING FUTURES” The choreographic lab and educating residency Rough Drafts is a program from MIDDAY Movement Series, and this 12 months’s culminating showcase, “Braiding Futures,” appears to be like to discover “the themes of cultural resistance and resilience through contemporary movement practices.” The three artists who will current new and reimagined work developed throughout their residency interval are Mira Göksel, Aiden Marshall, and Simon Montalvo. Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. $15-$25. Institute of Contemporary Art. icaboston.org — JGan

ERIN MAGUIRE In 2025, Arlington native Maguire marked a triumphant return with a rousing set at Comics Come Home and a brand new particular recorded on the Rockwell. She’s again headlining Giggles this 12 months, and the particular, “Party Clown,” is slated to be launched Dec. 8 on the Comedy Dynamics label. With Jay Martin and Johnny Pizzi. Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. $33.85-$35.98. Giggles Comedy Club, 517 Broadway (Route 1), Saugus. 781-233-9950, princerestaurant.com/giggles-events — NZ

BALLET RHODE ISLAND: “IN MOTION” The firm’s 2026–2027 season kicks off with creative director Yury Yanowsky’s “Bathers,” which was impressed by Charles H. Woodbury’s portray “Bathers, Perkins Cove,” and which premiered on final season’s “Off the Wall” program. The night continues with the corporate premiere of “City of Women,” a 2021 work by former Boston Ballet and present American Ballet Theatre principal James Whiteside; it’s set to the Andante con moto from Franz Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14 (“Death and the Maiden”). Closing out this system is a world premiere impressed by the story of Lilliane Birch, whose mom was a Holocaust survivor, and created in collaboration with the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center. Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.; Oct. 24 at 1:30 and seven p.m.; Oct. 25 at 1:30 p.m. Woodman Center, Providence, R.I. $37-$77. balletri.org — JGan

BLACKHOLLOW: A GOTHIC TALE OF POSSESSION A brand new solo drama starring Anna Slate as Lucy Cull, an formidable younger nurse working in a Nineteenth-century “criminal lunatic asylum” who will get caught up in medical experiments that cross the road from science into one thing darker. Written by Weylin Symes, the longtime creative chief of Greater Boston Stage Company, and co-directed by Symes and Daniel Begin. Oct. 23-Nov. 8. Greater Boston Stage Company, Stoneham. 781-279-2200, greaterbostonstage.org — DA

TIM RAY Long earlier than he grew to become Tony Bennett’s pianist and musical director, Tim Ray was a jewel of the Boston scene. Here his trio with bassist Ehud Ettun and drummer Mark Walker is joined by the sensible saxophonist Edmar Colón. Oct. 24, 7 p.m. Scullers Jazz Club. 617-562-4111, scullersjazz.com — JGar

AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA This important Boston massive ensemble opens its 54th season with an America250 program, “honoring freedom, diversity, inclusion, and other bedrock ideas of democracy,” with compositions by Revolutionary War-era Boston composer William Billings and a number of other by music director Mark Harvey, together with the group’s anthem, “No Walls.” Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m. Church of the Covenant, Boston. 617-877-0428, mandorlamusic.net — JGar

ROD WAVE Grammy-nominated rapper and singer Rod Wave has made trap-soul stylings his trademark. His seventh full-length album, “Don’t Look Down,” is chock-full of emotional revelations. Oct. 25, 8 p.m. TD Garden. 617-624-1000, tdgarden.com — CM

1972 The challenge of abortion is entrance and heart within the premiere of a rock opera by Chadwick Stokes (music, lyrics, and e book) and Jessie Nelson (e book and route) about Hannah, a pregnant 19-year-old who hops freight trains to hunt an abortion after fleeing an abusive relationship. She meets members of the Chicago-based Jane Collective, often known as the Janes, an underground group that centered on offering secure abortions from 1969 to 1973. The musical is about within the months earlier than the US Supreme Court legalized abortion within the Roe v. Wade choice, which was overturned in 2022. Cast is to be introduced. Oct. 27-Nov. 22. American Repertory Theater. At Farkas Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge. 617-547-8300, americanrepertorytheater.org — DA

BOSTON DANCE THEATER Now settled into its new dwelling at Watertown’s Mosesian Center for the Arts, Boston Dance Theater might be internet hosting a trio of free occasions this fall. “Hallowed Samhain: Joshua Peugh” (Oct. 28 at 6 p.m.) will give viewers members early entry to a brand new fee based mostly on “Sweeney Todd.” “Trainee Program Observation Day” (Nov. 18 at 6 p.m.) will provide solos by the BDT trainees, a bit from BDT’s repertoire, and a brand new work by German choreographer Elisabeth Schilling. “Viriditas: A Transatlantic Artistic Partnership” (Nov. 19 at 6 p.m.) will highlight the collaboration between Schilling and BDT co–creative director Jessie Jeanne Stinnett. RSVP. Black Box @ Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown. www.bostondancetheater.com — JGan

JEF ALLEN “If you’re a young parent, everything I was told about grandchildren is true,” says Allen, who spent some formative time in Boston as a younger comedian. “They are your reward for letting your teenagers live. Fight the urge, let those ingrates live, and they’ll bring you a bundle of joy.” Oct. 31, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. $42.10-$53.12. Laugh Boston, 425 Summer St., Boston. 617-725-2844, laughboston.com — NZ

LIL PEEP 30TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Lil Peep was simply 21 years outdated when he immediately died in 2017. Despite his youth, the late emo-rap icon lives on within the reminiscences of his followers. This Halloween celebration (which is being thrown by his property) isn’t nearly commemorating what would have been his thirtieth birthday — it’s about acknowledging the impression Peep nonetheless has on hip-hop right now. Oct. 31, 7 p.m. House of Blues. 888-693-2583, houseofblues.com/boston — CM

HORSEGIIRL What higher approach to spend this 12 months’s Halloween than at a frenzied dance get together presided over by a next-generation trance-pop-house-kitchen-sink DJ who’s all the time cloaked in an almost-too-realistic horse masks? Oct. 31, 9 p.m. Roadrunner. 888-226-0076, roadrunnerboston.com — MJ

THE WASH Kelundra Smith’s play was impressed by the Atlanta Washerwomen’s Strike of 1881. At that point, principally Black “washerwomen” (laundresses) in Atlanta have been paid as little as $4 a month whereas enduring grueling working circumstances. Twenty laundresses shaped a commerce union referred to as the Washing Society and arranged a strike, demanding wages of $1 per 12 kilos of laundry. Featuring MaConnia Chesser, Lindsey Colelli, Eliza Fichter, Kiera Prusmack, MarHadoo Effeh, and Victoria Omoregie. Directed by Tasia A. Jones. Oct. 31-Nov. 22. Front Porch Arts Collective. At Roberts Studio Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts. 617-266-0800, frontporcharts.org — DA

VINCE STAPLES Vince Staples is sort of the outspoken emcee, who has lyrically tackled the whole lot from politics to police brutality. His most up-to-date album, “Cry Baby,” was launched earlier this 12 months and continues this custom in a daring and charming vogue. Nov. 1, 7 p.m. Roadrunner. 888-226-0076, roadrunnerboston.com — CM

DEV LEMONS This Philly enigma’s forthcoming full-length “hunting what we already killed” (which comes out Oct. 2) captures a worldview in overdrive on tracks just like the cacophonous, vengeful “Eat the Pavement” and the swirling “Only One Way to Know.” Nov. 1, 6:30 p.m. Sonia, Cambridge. 617-864-3278, mideastoffers.com — MJ

MARTY STUART AND HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES The well-oiled machine that’s Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives retains purring alongside, persevering with the seemingly unimaginable trick of obsessively preserving and paying tribute to the previous of electrical (and typically acoustic) nation music, whereas concurrently taking it locations it’s by no means been earlier than. Witness the latest proof in “Space Junk,” an instrumental album that Stuart characterizes as “California music.” Nov. 6, 8 p.m. The Cabot, Beverly. 978-927-3100, thecabot.org — SM

COMICS COME HOME This profit present, a collaboration between Denis Leary and Cam Neely for the The Cam Neely Foundation, celebrates its thirtieth anniversary with John Mulaney, Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart, Ray Romano, Leslie Jones, Alex Edelman, Sam Jay, Robert Kelly, and Lenny Clarke. Nov. 7, 8 p.m. $93-$421. TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston. tdgarden.com — NZ

ANDREW WYETH: HUMAN NATURE The New England calendar feels incomplete with out an exhibition of some Wyeth, someplace, and this fall by way of winter, the Farnsworth supplies. Andrew Wyeth, the undisputed grasp amongst three generations of artists, made his title largely on the forlorn byways of nation winter and fall, the place the desolate, denuded chill mirrored a long time of rural decline. This exhibition, centered on the artist’s gaze on the human determine, reveals a parallel perspective by different means, and an undiminished present for seeing what lies beneath the floor. Nov. 7-March 21. Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St., Rockland, Maine, 207-596-6457, farnsworthmuseum.org — MW

LAURENT GRASSO: METAPHYSICAL MAZE With the wind-down of Jeffrey Gibson’s two-year-long “POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT” this fall, November might be time to show over Mass MoCA’s nice large Building Five. It’s an airplane hangar of an exhibition corridor to each thrill and daunt even essentially the most resolute of artists; subsequent up for the problem is Laurent Grasso, whose conceptual movie work will create atmospheric accompaniment to an array of his work and sculptural work in an all-encompassing new set up. Worry not how he would possibly fill the house: Grasso’s work will burst the large constructing’s seams, spilling into neighboring museums together with the Olana State Historic Site, dwelling to the painter Frederic Owen Church in Hudson, N.Y., and the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in close by Catskill, the place variations on Grasso’s “Studies Into the Past” theme will additional unspool. Nov. 7-TBD. Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams. 413-662-2111, massmoca.org — MW

SASCHA BRAUNIG: WRIST PAINTER Braunig’s work, writes curator Sayantan Mukhopadhyay, “exist within a genealogy of feminist art where the body is posed as a problem — something to pull apart, to interrogate, to stretch beyond recognition.” Literally gruesome-sounding, the lyrical, allegorical expression of these concepts take form in work which might be enigmatic, fantastical, precisionist, and solely tangentially bodily. Braunig’s formal allegiances to Surrealism is abundantly clear; the apparent title examine could be Dali, however just for Braunig to tug aside, a dismantling of his blustering machismo; a more in-depth ally could be Kay Sage. Captivating, mysterious, and astonishing feats of portray itself, this present ought to be on everybody’s fall calendar. Nov. 13-March 14. Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, Maine. 207-775-6148, portlandmuseum.org — MW

JEAN APPOLON EXPRESSIONS: “POUVWA” Jean Appolon got here to Boston within the wake of the 1991 Haitian army coup; the corporate he based “is committed to creating hope and healing through Haitian folkloric dance” and now has its personal JAE Dance Center in Roxbury’s Nubian Square. In 2022, Global Arts Live offered Jean Appolon Expressions on this planet premiere of “Traka” (“Troubles” in Haitian Kreyol) on the Institute of Contemporary Art. The firm’s present world premiere, “Pouwva” (“Power”), might be accompanied by Afro-electronica, stay drumming, and visible installations. Nov. 13-14 at 8 p.m. $42-$66. Takeda Theater at The Platform, Cambridge. globalartslive.org — JGan

EXPLORING CALVIN AND HOBBES If you grew up within the ’80s or ’90s — or actually, anytime thereafter, in case you have a soul — the existential drama of Bill Watterson’s sensible sketch was a flash of day by day enigmatic brilliance that paled the opposite funnies on the web page to nonexistence. So you might need been simply as giddy as me to see this sprawling exhibition of Calvin and Hobbes coming to the Norman Rockwell Museum this fall, till you realized that your favourite place to sink into the depths of the very best comedian of all time — not an opinion, a reality — was in your pajamas, on the couch, with a thick anthology of it and nothing particularly to do for hours. Comic exhibitions are inclined to dissatisfy for that motive — squinting at wall panels in public, absolutely clothed, doesn’t give the identical solipsistic probability to wallow. But if any comedian deserves the good thing about the doubt, it’s this one. Nov. 14-May 31. Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 Glendale Road, Stockbridge. 413-931-2221, nrm.org — MW

BROTHER ALI This storied underground rapper has balanced his ardour for social justice along with his love of hip-hop. Brother Ali, who additionally proudly works as a neighborhood organizer, has additionally collaborated with the likes of Public Enemy and Killer Mike over time to really drive dwelling his message of togetherness. Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m. City Winery. 617-933-8047, citywinery.com — CM

MARCI “Mask Lady and Late Night Girl,” this Montreal pop dreamer’s newest album, plunges into the after-after hours, with cuts just like the blissful “99 Dimensional” capturing the hyperfocused euphoria that may solely arrive after 3 a.m. Nov. 18, 7 p.m. Deep Cuts, Medford. 781-219-3815, deepcuts.rocks — MJ

AJ LEE & BLUE SUMMIT Move over Molly Tuttle, there’s a brand new it-girl rising in bluegrass-leaning and adjoining music. AJ Lee and firm’s final file supplied an outstanding remodeling of the country-soul basic “He Called Me Baby,” and now they’ve gone entire hog with their new album “Cover to Cover,” which incorporates their tackle Sheryl Crow’s “Soak Up the Sun” and an prolonged, morphing model of the New Riders of the Purple Sage’s “Glendale Train.” Nov. 19, 8 p.m. The Sinclair, Cambridge. 888-929-7849, sinclaircambridge.com — SM

BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE COMPANY: “COLLAGE REVISITED” AND “STORY/” Created in 1988, “The History of Collage” was the final collaboration between Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane earlier than Zane’s demise. In “Collage Revisited” (2025), the corporate returns to that work as a part of a legacy undertaking. “Story/” (2013) additionally appears to be like again, to “Story/Time,” which took its inspiration from John Cage’s “Indeterminacy,” and which Jones dropped at the Institute of Contemporary Art in 2014. “Story/Time” was set to one-minute tales advised by Jones himself; “Story/” might be accompanied by Franz Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14 (“Death and the Maiden”). Nov. 20-21 at 8 p.m.; Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. $45-$60. Institute of Contemporary Art. icaboston.org — JGan

TRIANA MACIEL AND NINO DE LOS REYES: “PerpetuARTE” Nino de los Reyes was the primary dancer ever to obtain a Grammy (Chick Corea and the Spanish Heart Band’s “Antidote” received for finest Latin jazz album in 2020). In this Neighborhood Arts presentation from Vivo Performing Arts, he groups along with his spouse, Mexican bailadora Triana Maciel, for a flamenco program during which they’ll dance with stay musicians, with expertise, and even with no accompaniment in any respect. Nov. 21 at 3 p.m. Free. Roxbury Community College Media Arts Center. vivoperformingarts.com — JGan

BALLETX Created in 2005 by Christine Cox and Matthew Neenan, this Philadelphia firm has been right here 3 times, most just lately in 2023. The Boston premieres for its fourth go to begin with James Roberts’s “Honey” (2022), three duets set to music by Black classical and jazz composer and pianist Don Shirley. Noelle Kayser’s “Scales on the Wings of a Butterfly” (2025) attracts from microscopic pictures and videography; Marguerite Donlon’s “Big Wig” (2024) attracts on the footwork of Irish dance and the daring wigs of the Eighties. Nov. 21 at 8 p.m.; Nov. 22 at 3 p.m. $57-$88. Takeda Theater at The Platform, Cambridge. globalartslive.org — JGan

COLTRANE 100 John Coltrane’s centennial (Sept. 23) has set an all-star configuration on tour: saxophonists Joe Lovano and Melissa Aldana, pianist Leo Genovese, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts. Nov. 21, 8 p.m. Berklee Performance Center. 617-482-2595, vivoperformingarts.org — JGar

BALLET BC Founded as Ballet British Columbia in 1986, this Vancouver firm has made quite a few visits to Jacob’s Pillow, most just lately in 2025, but it surely’s getting its Boston debut from Vivo Performing Arts. Artistic director Medhi Walerski’s “SWAY” (2019) is impressed by the poetry of Emily Dickinson; for the rating, he collaborated with Belgian composer Adrien Cronet. “Obsidian” (2025), from resident choreographers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, is a Ballet BC fee set to music by George Ivanovich Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann. And Shahar Binyamini’s “Bolero X” (2023) is danced to Maurice Ravel’s 1928 “Bolero.” Nov. 21 at 8 p.m.; Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. $34-$104. Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre. vivoperformingarts.com — JGan

DOJA CAT The rapper-turned-pop-star (turned rapper once more) launched her elastic undertaking “Vie” final 12 months. Not solely is Doja fairly the imaginative songwriter, however her brilliance effortlessly interprets to a compelling stay efficiency. Nov. 23, 7.30 p.m. TD Garden. 617-624-1000, tdgarden.com — CM

SUBJECT MATTER: “OUTSIDE” Comprising tappers and a jazz septet, this Boston firm has carried out on the Museum of Fine Arts, the Institute of Contemporary Art, and Jacob’s Pillow and is changing into an annual Global Arts Live fixture. “Outside” will carry the 45-minute “With Far Hand,” which Subject:Matter premiered in 2023, and the world premiere of “Outside,” which appears to be like to discover “new dimensions of tap dance through soft shoe and sand dancing.” Dec. 11–12 at 8 p.m.; $42-$66. Takeda Theater at The Platform, Cambridge. globalartslive.org — JGan

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