Weekend Event Picks, July 25-27
FRIDAY
BOY AND MAN There’s Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn’t grow up, and there’s J.M. Barrie, the man who created him. The latter is the subject of “Finding Neverland,’’ the new musical based on David Magee’s movie of the same name and Allan Knee’s play “The Man Who Was Peter Pan.’’ American Repertory Theater presents the world premiere with direction by Diane Paulus, music by Gary Barlow and choreography by Mia Michaels. July 25-27, 7:30 p.m. Through Sept. 28. From $25. Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Cambridge. 617-547-8300, www.americanrepertorytheater.org
WOMAN AS MAN Viola assumes the identity of Cesario to secure a job in the house of Duke Orsino. Mistaken identities, love triangles, and cross dressing contribute to the merry mayhem in the comedy “Twelfth Night,’’ Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s choice for its 19th edition of Free Shakespeare on the Common. Through Aug. 10. Tues-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 7 p.m. Matinee July 26, 3 p.m. Free. Parkman Bandstand, Boston Common. www.commshakes.org
SATURDAY
THE ART-FULL HUB Copley Square will be packed with music, dance, and family entertainment for the Boston Summer Arts Weekend. Performers at the event, presented by The Boston Globe, WGBH, and Citizens Bank, include the Handel & Haydn Society, Women of the World, Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band, Arturo Sandoval, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, the Soul Rebels, the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, and Los Lobos. July 26, from 11 a.m. July 27, from 1 p.m. Free. Copley Square, Boston. www.boston.com/sponsored/extra/summerartsweekend/schedule
JOIN THE ART PARTY Inclusive and participatory are the keywords for FIGMENT Boston. The annual celebration of art features dancers, musicians, visual artists, and you in collaborative, in the moment creativity. July 26, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. July 27, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston. boston.figmentproject.org
A SPICY AFTERNOON Eat your fill of sausages, quesadillas, and empanadas and wash it all down with some chili-infused tequila at a Latin Street Food Fair. The patio event is brought to you by chefs Michael Schlow and Leo Asaro. July 26, 1-4 p.m. $35. Tico, 222 Berkeley St., Boston. 617-351-0400, www.ticoboston.com
SUNDAY
BIG FISH FEST This year’s Boston Seafood Festival offers the usual chef demos, seafood dishes, lobster bake, oyster shucking contest, and education about sustainability and nutrition. It also celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Boston Fish Pier. July 27, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Boston Fish Pier, 100 Northern Ave., Boston. www.bostonseafoodfestival.org
JAZZ-MA-TAZZ If heading to next week’s Newport Jazz Festival isn’t in the cards for you, don’t despair. Here’s a chance to see some excellent jazz artists closer to home. The first annual Cambridge Jazz Festival boasts an impressive line-up of musicians including drummer Terri Lyne Carrington with Motown artist Valerie Simpson, the Ron Savage Trio, pianist George W. Russell Jr. and his trio, Fernando Brandao and the Berklee Brazilian All-Stars, and vocalist Dominique Eade. July 27, noon-6 p.m. Free with button (can be picked up at festival or in advance). University Park Commons, Sidney St., Cambridge. www.cambridgejazzfestival.org
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