Weekend Event Picks, Aug. 15-17
Making plans? Short on ideas? No worries. See Milva DiDomizio’s picks for the top things to do around the Hub this weekend.
FRIDAY
GOO-EY TUNES Making music doesn’t get old for the Goo Goo Dolls. Singer and guitarist John Rzeznik puts it simply when talking about the making of “Magnetic,’’ the band’s newest album: “Just had a great time doing it.’’ It should also be a great time when the rockers visit Boston with Daughtry and The Plain White T’s. Aug. 15, 6:45 p.m. From $35. Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston. www.livenation.com
GOOD SPIRITS This week’s feature for Free Friday Flicks is an oldie but a goodie. Tim Burton’s 1988 “Beetlejuice’’ stars Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin as dead newlyweds doing a miserable job of haunting their old house, until an uncouth spook played by Michael Keaton shows up. Aug. 15, movie begins at sundown. Free. DCR Hatch Shell, Boston. http://boston.cbslocal.com/flicks/
SATURDAY
BANANA BREW Last month Okie the gorilla turned 21. If you’re at least that old, you’re invited to celebrate by raising a glass of Banana Weizen, formulated especially for the occasion by Hopsters. It’s just one of the beers at Brew at the Zoo, a tasting event featuring local breweries and restaurants. The zoo will be open during the festivities, so while you’re sipping and noshing you can visit the animals. Aug. 16, 3:30-7:30 p.m. $60, $50 advance. Franklin Park Zoo, Boston. www.zoonewengland.org
DOGS ON THE HILL Explore one of Boston’s most historic neighborhoods with your canine at Boston by Foot’s Beacon Hill Dog Friendly Walking Tour. Urban Hound owner Rebecca Willson will be on hand with training and walking tips, and fresh water and pup-friendly frozen yogurt at the end of the 90-minute trek. Aug. 16, 10 a.m. $8-$12. Meet at the foot of the State House steps on Beacon St., Boston. www.bostonbyfoot.org
MERCURY RISING The award-winning Mercury Orchestra presents a concert featuring Victor Xie, 16-year-old winner of the 2014 Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts Concerto Competition. The program includes Saint-Saëns’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6. Channing Yu conducts. Aug. 16, 8 p.m. $20-$25. Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge. www.mercuryorchestra.org
QUICK FIXES Is your blender busted? Your toaster toast? Your laptop lacking? Bring your broken stuff to a Fixer Fair and attempt a DIY repair. Tools, supplies, and fixers including Bike Boom, Boston Tech Collective, and auto mechanic Chris Pennie will be on hand. Aug. 16, 3-7 p.m. Free. Union Square Plaza, Somerville. www.fixerfair.org
SUNDAY
QUIETLY POETIC Relax on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s lawn and watch the 1929 silent film version of his poem “Evangeline,’’ starring Dolores del Rio. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, and picnics. Aug. 17, screening at 8 p.m. Free. Longfellow House, 105 Brattle St., Cambridge. www.nps.gov
FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD The former Restaurant Week, now Dine Out Boston, features prix fixe lunch and dinner menus at oodles of area eateries. Want to try out a new restaurant? Now is the time. Aug. 17-29. $15-$38. Participating Boston area restaurants. www.dineoutboston.com
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