Weekend Event Picks, July 11-13
Making plans? Short on ideas? No worries. See Milva DiDomizio’s picks for the top things to do around the Hub this weekend.
FRIDAY
DEAN TIME After a long career performing with dream-pop bands Galaxie 500, Luna, and Dean and Britta, Dean Wareham finally released a full-length solo album this year. Jim James of My Morning Jacket did the production honors. Wareham performs in Wavelengths, the ICA’s summer series. The night also features opening act Quilt and pop-up eats by Island Creek Oysters. July 11, 6:30 p.m. $20-$25. Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave., Boston. 617-478-3100, www.icaboston.org
GOOD AS GRU Reformed bad guy Gru returned for the 2013 “Despicable Me 2,’’ the animated sequel featuring the voices of Steve Carell and Russell Brand. Bring a blanket and picnic, and enjoy it under the stars at Free Friday Flicks. Games, giveaways, and entertainment keep you busy until the screening begins at sundown. July 11, 6 p.m. In case of inclement weather, call hotline for event information. Free. DCR Hatch Shell, 1 David G. Mugar Way, Boston. 617-787-7200, boston.cbslocal.com/flicks/
REAL TO REEL There’s the writer’s real life in which he’s trying to turn his book into a screenplay, and there’s the fictional world of the movie. The two are interwoven in the Tony Award-winning musical film noir homage “City of Angels.’’ F.U.D.G.E. Theatre presents the production. July 11-12, 8 p.m. July 13, 2 p.m. Through July 19. $26, $21 students and seniors. Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown. 617-945-0773, www.fudgetheatre.com
FRENCH FETE It’s celebration time on Marlborough Street for the annual Bastille Day Party sponsored by the French Cultural Center. Francophone acts H’Sao and Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate provide the danceable music. July 11, 6-11 p.m. $35, $28 advance, under 10 free. Marlborough Street between Berkeley and Clarendon, Boston. 617-912-0400, www.frenchculturalcenter.org
MAKE CONTACT Is technology good for the soul? Five one-act plays address the question in “Human Contact: Short Sci-Fi Plays.’’ Unreliable Narrator presents tales about aliens, time travel, self-directed evolution, and futuristic phenomena. July 11-12, 8 p.m. July 13, 3 p.m. Through July 19. $15, $12 students and seniors. Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, 949 Comm. Ave., Boston. 617-386-9595, untg.tumblr.com/
ICE CREAM AND BEER By day, it’s ice cream, family entertainment, interactive games, and PBS characters like Curious George and Clifford at the WGBH FunFest. By night, the WGBH Craft Beer Festival features brews, live entertainment, and food trucks. July 12. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., FunFest, $10. 7-10 p.m., Craft Beer Fest, $50. WGBH Studios, 1 Guest St., Boston. www.wgbh.org
SUNDAY
FIELD DAY Bring the whole family, even the dog, to Futures at Fenway, the annual celebration of minor league baseball at which the Lowell Spinners take on the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. After the game, sit back and relax for a screening of the baseball flick “Field of Dreams.’’ July 13, 2 p.m. gates. $15, $20 with dog (registration and waiver required). Fenway Park, Boston. boston.redsox.mlb.com
BACON AND BLUES The pork and the line-up are sizzling at Smoken’ Joe’s seventh annual Pig Roast Party. Performers include the Peter Parcek Trio, Paul Rishell and Annie Raines, Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers, Eddie Scheer, the Tony Soul Project, Alizon Lissance, Dave B and the Hot Shots, and Satch Romano. July 13, 2 p.m.-midnight. $25. Smoken’ Joe’s BBQ & Blues, 351 Washington St., Boston. 617-254-5227, www.facebook.com/pages/Smoken-Joes-BBQ-Blues/139957683488
KEY SOUNDS Producer Jon Hopkins welcomes listeners into his latest recording “Immunity’’ with the sound of a key unlocking the door of his East London studio. The electronic aritist who’s worked with Coldplay and Brian Eno appears with The Range. July 13, 8 p.m. doors. $18, $15 advance. Sinclair, 52 Church St., Cambridge. 617-547-5200, www.sinclaircambridge.com
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